Answers to February 20 Questions

When someone is declared clean of leprosy, what happens to the two birds the man takes to the priest? One bird is killed in an clay vessel over running water; he dips the living bird in the blood of the dead bird. The priest also sprinkles the blood on the cleansed person seven times

After this, how many days does he wait until he is purified? seven

What must he offer at the end of his purification time? Two male lambs, one ewe lamb of the first year, three-tenths of a hin of flour mixed with oil, and a log of oil

If a person is poor, what does he bring instead? One male lamb, two turtledoves, one-tenth of a hin of flour mixed with oil, and a log of oil

What is done with the oil he must bring? The priest sprinkles it with his finger seven times before the Lord; he puts some on the cleansed person’s right ear, right thumb, and right big toe; the rest is poured on the clean person’s head

What is done with the blood of the sacrifice? The priest puts some of the blood on the right ear, the right thumb, and right big toe of the person to be cleansed before the oil was applied to him

How can a house get leprosy? Mold, mildew, dry rot, etc. appear on the walls, floor, or ceiling

How could it be determined if it is leprous or has been cleansed? It is examined by a priest, then shut up for seven days and examined again. If it has not grown, then it is clean.

If it has spread, the contaminated part is removed and taken to an unclean place and the house repaired. If it comes back, the entire house has to be torn down.

How long is someone with an infectious discharge considered unclean? As long as the discharge is running

What is to be done with any object the unclean person touches? It is to be washed or broken and replaced

After the discharge stops, how long must he wait to be declared clean? Seven days

What offering must the person make when he is cleansed? Two turtledoves

What is required of a person which is made unclean by semen to do to be clean? Bathe in water and wash any garment

How long is he/she unclean? Until evening

How long is a woman with a regular issue of blood considered unclean? Seven days

What sacrifice is required of her after this period? none

How long is a woman with an irregular flow of blood considered unclean? As long as the flow continues and then seven days after it stops

What sacrifice is required of her? Two turtledoves

What must Aaron do before he can go into the Holy of Holies behind the veil in the tabernacle? He must wash and put on the holy garments, then sacrifice a bull as a sin offering for himself and a ram as a burnt offering

Why must Aaron take some coals from the golden altar and place the censer behind the veil and burn incense in it? To make a cloud of smoke so Aaron would not die when he enters in

What is done with the two goats? Lots are cast for one to be killed and the other to be the scapegoat


What is done with the blood of the goat that is killed? The blood applied before the Lord in the Holy of Holies and to the horns of the altar of burnt offering and the rest is sprinkled on the altar all around; its fat is burned on the altar; the rest of it is burned outside the camp.


What is done with the goat that is not killed? The high puts his hands on the head of the scapegoat and confesses the sins of Israel; then he sends the goat away into the wilderness by the hand of a suitable man

What does God tell the people to do on the 10th day of the 7th month every year? Afflict their souls (that means to fast)