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Niddah (Menstruation)
Topic Started: Apr 10 2011, 05:16 PM (473 Views)
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And if a woman have an issue, and her issue in her flesh be blood, she shall be put apart seven days: and whosoever toucheth her shall be unclean until the even. (Leviticus 15:19 KJV)

And every thing that she lieth upon in her separation shall be unclean: every thing also that she sitteth upon shall be unclean. (Leviticus 15:20 KJV)

And whosoever toucheth her bed shall wash his clothes, and bathe himself in water, and be unclean until the even. (Leviticus 15:21 KJV)

And whosoever toucheth any thing that she sat upon shall wash his clothes, and bathe himself in water, and be unclean until the even. (Leviticus 15:22 KJV)

And if it be on her bed, or on any thing whereon she sitteth, when he toucheth it, he shall be unclean until the even. (Leviticus 15:23 KJV)

And if any man lie with her at all, and her flowers be upon him, he shall be unclean seven days; and all the bed whereon he lieth shall be unclean. (Leviticus 15:24 KJV)

This is different from a man and woman having sexual relations while she is menstruating. Such is covered in Leviticus 20:18.

And if a woman have an issue of her blood many days out of the time of her separation, or if it run beyond the time of her separation; all the days of the issue of her uncleanness shall be as the days of her separation: she shall be unclean. (Leviticus 15:25 KJV)

Every bed whereon she lieth all the days of her issue shall be unto her as the bed of her separation: and whatsoever she sitteth upon shall be unclean, as the uncleanness of her separation. (Leviticus 15:26 KJV)

And whosoever toucheth those things shall be unclean, and shall wash his clothes, and bathe himself in water, and be unclean until the even. (Leviticus 15:27 KJV)

But if she be cleansed of her issue, then she shall number to herself seven days, and after that she shall be clean. (Leviticus 15:28 KJV)

And on the eighth day she shall take unto her two turtles, or two young pigeons, and bring them unto the priest, to the door of the tabernacle of the congregation. (Leviticus 15:29 KJV)

And the priest shall offer the one for a sin offering, and the other for a burnt offering; and the priest shall make an atonement for her before the LORD for the issue of her uncleanness. (Leviticus 15:30 KJV)

Much has been made (rabbinically as in various other cultures) that make niddah (or a woman’s menstrual cycle) a very negative thing. Practically speaking, if a woman is menstruating, she must be put in absolute isolation with no responsibilities or participation with any other family members for the course of her cycle. Most women I know would get a devilish gleam in her idea at the prospect and say, "Sign me up!" The reality of the teaching is that when the woman is in her uncleanness, her entire family is there right along side her.

This is a powerful blessing for the family that is under-realized. We tend to get stuck in our routine, often requiring the congregation, the Church (or in the biblical setting, the Temple) to carry our religious experience. The law of separation requires the household to step back and quite themselves for a week or so each month and step back into the ritual functions of worship each month with a renewed freshness.

In the same way, a husband and wife can easily become reliant on sexual expressions of intimacy to bond in their relationship toward each other. The Law of separation requires them to find other avenues of closeness in order to balance a healthy relationship.
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