Leviticus 14

2 cleansing. Leprosy being regarded as an expressive token of sin, its removal was to be accompanied with purifying ceremonies and offerings, uniting confessions of guilt and pollution with grateful acknowledgment of God’s mercy.

14 ear . . . hand . . . foot. (Cp. viii. 23.) Intimating that the whole man was cleansed; as afterwards the application of the oil to these same parts (vers. 17, 18) intimated that the whole man, with all his powers, was consecrated to God his Saviour. The combination of these ceremonies (vers. 13-18) reminds us that whenever the blood of Christ is applied to the sinner for justification, the anointing of the Spirit is granted for sanctification. These two are inseparable; and both are necessary to our acceptance with God. See Heb. x. 22; 1 John ii. 20.