📖 Bible Study Notes: Leviticus 11:24–47 (Part II)
Title: "Do Not Make Yourselves Unclean"
By JK Woodall
📜 Introduction:
This section continues the laws of clean and unclean animals, emphasizing personal responsibility for holiness. God’s instructions to Israel go beyond diet—they set apart His people to walk in obedience, purity, and spiritual awareness. Let’s go verse-by-verse and glean what the Lord reveals about our spiritual hygiene.
📚 Verse-by-Verse Study (NKJV unless otherwise noted)
Leviticus 11:24
“By these you shall become unclean; whoever touches the carcass of any of them shall be unclean until evening.”
👉 Touching the carcass brings uncleanness—even without eating. Contact contaminates.
⚠️ Lesson: Be careful what you connect yourself to, spiritually and physically.
Leviticus 11:25
“Whoever carries part of the carcass of any of them shall wash his clothes and be unclean until evening.”
🧺 Washing is required. Cleanliness is both physical and symbolic of inner renewal.
🔑 Note: Unclean doesn’t always mean sinful—but it separates from holy activity.
Leviticus 11:26
“The carcass of any animal which divides the foot but is not cloven-hoofed or does not chew the cud is unclean to you. Everyone who touches it shall be unclean.”
🐪 God repeats the separation of animals that look acceptable but are not fully clean.
📌 Application: Not all that appears holy is holy. Check alignment with God's Word.
Leviticus 11:27
“And whatever goes on its paws, among all kinds of animals that go on all fours, those are unclean to you. Whoever touches any such carcass shall be unclean until evening.”
🐾 Animals with paws—like lions or dogs—are unclean.
🧠 Reflection: Even powerful or loyal symbols in culture can be spiritually unclean.
Leviticus 11:28
“Whoever carries any such carcass shall wash his clothes and be unclean until evening. It is unclean to you.”
🧼 Again, physical cleansing is necessary, reminding us of spiritual cleansing through Christ.
✝️ New Covenant Lens: Jesus cleanses deeper than the outer garment.
Leviticus 11:29–30
These verses list unclean creeping things:
🦂 “The mole, the mouse, the large lizard... the gecko, monitor lizard, sand reptile, the chameleon.”
🔍 Key Thought: Creeping things represent secret sins or things that “creep in.”
💡 Application: Don't entertain what creeps into your life unseen.
Leviticus 11:31
“These are unclean to you among all that creep. Whoever touches them when they are dead shall be unclean until evening.”
☠️ Death contaminates. Dead things represent separation from God.
🔥 Reminder: Avoid spiritually dead environments. Guard your walk.
Leviticus 11:32
“Any article on which any of them falls... becomes unclean, whether it is wood, clothing, skin, sack...”
🪵 Impurity spreads.
💬 Insight: What touches you can impact what surrounds you.
Leviticus 11:33–35
These verses describe how even vessels and food can become defiled by contact.
🥣 Application: Vessels (us!) must be kept holy. Contamination is easy, so separation is critical.
🧂 Word: Salt preserves. The Word of God preserves us from decay.
Leviticus 11:36–38
“A spring or cistern... shall be clean. But whoever touches their carcass shall be unclean.”
💧 Water symbolizes life. Living water is clean, but contact with the dead still brings uncleanness.
🌊 Application: Stay in living water (the Word, the Spirit) but beware of spiritual contamination.
Leviticus 11:39–40
“If any animal which you may eat dies... he who eats of its carcass shall wash his clothes.”
⚖️ Righteousness Tip: Even acceptable things, when found in death, lead to uncleanness.
Leviticus 11:41–42
Creeping things that go on their belly or many legs are declared detestable.
🪱🐛 Warning: This includes serpents and worms—symbols of deception and decay.
👣 Walk uprightly—not as those who crawl in shadows.
Leviticus 11:43–44
“Do not make yourselves abominable with any creeping thing... for I am the Lord your God. You shall therefore consecrate yourselves...”
👑 This is the climax—God calls us to holiness.
🕊️ Holy means set apart.
🗣️ Decree: “Because I belong to the Lord, I will not make myself unclean. I choose holiness. 🙌”
Leviticus 11:45
“For I am the Lord who brings you up out of the land of Egypt, to be your God. You shall therefore be holy, for I am holy.”
📍 Identity Reminder: He brought us out so we can stand out.
Leviticus 11:46–47
“This is the law... to distinguish between the unclean and the clean...”
🔍 Final Thought: Discernment is key in spiritual living. God’s Word helps us distinguish.
🧭 Use His Word as your compass.
🙏 DECREE
I decree and declare that I will walk in spiritual discernment. I will not make myself unclean. I am set apart, holy, and washed in the Word. My body is a vessel for the Lord, and I choose to remain undefiled. I live according to His standard, and I reject all that defiles. In Jesus’ name, Amen. 🙌🔥🕊️👑📖💧
By JK Woodall
✝️ Servant of the Most High
📍Revival Center, Hesperia
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