* Thus shall.
  11:47  13:59  Nu 5:3  De 24:8  Ps 66:18  Eze 44:23  Heb 10:29 
  Heb 12:14,15  Jude 1:4 
 * that they.
  19:30  21:23  Nu 5:3  19:13,20  Eze 5:11  23:38  44:5-7  Da 9:27 
  1Co 3:17 
   These laws were principally intended to impress the minds of
   the Israelites with reverence for the sanctuary; and, on the
   one hand, to shew them what need they had of circumspection,
   and purity of heart and life, in order to worship the holy
   God with acceptance; and, on the other hand, that being
   sinners in a world full of temptations and defilements, they
   would continually need forgiveness, through the great
   atonement typified by all the sacrifices, and the
   sanctification of the Spirit, showed forth by all the
   purifications.  While they were encamped in the desert, it
   would not be very burdensome to bring the prescribed
   oblations; but after they were settled in Canaan, many of
   them at a great distance from the tabernacle, this would
   become much more difficult.  We may, however, observe,
   continues Mr. Scott, that many of the cases stated only
   required such washings as might any where be performed, and
   that those, respecting which sacrifices were appointed, would
   more rarely occur.  We may also suppose, that provided these
   were brought, when the person who had been unclean first came
   to the sanctuary, it would suffice: though distance or other
   hindrances prevented its being done immediately, at the
   expiration of the seven days.