{"id":75195,"date":"2020-05-25T17:25:44","date_gmt":"2020-05-25T14:25:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/wp.929.org.il\/?p=75195"},"modified":"2020-05-25T17:25:44","modified_gmt":"2020-05-25T14:25:44","slug":"the-impurity-of-death","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/wp.929.org.il\/en\/the-impurity-of-death\/","title":{"rendered":"The Impurity Of Death"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"entry-content\"><\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"","protected":false},"author":7,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[281],"tags":[],"acf":{"old_id":"75195","type":"no","iframe":"","writer":72948,"related_cahpter":"488","type_929":"2","show_author_image":false,"old_create_date":"","old_url":"","post_main_content":{"description":"Leading to purification for life\r\n\r\n","content":"<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The various descriptions of redemption in Ezekiel suggest that the occurrence of the redemption is not dependent on the nation\u2019s deeds, rather the process is carried out in its entirety by God. The prophet states the reason for this: the ingathering of the nation into its land takes place solely because of God\u2019s desire that His Name be sanctified in the eyes of the nations. The Destruction and the exile do not cause any fundamental change in the nation\u2019s attitude towards God, and therefore the desired processes \u2013 purification and atonement &#8211; will take place without any preconditions.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The aim of Chapter 36 is to prepare the nation to protect the future Temple. At the center of this prophecy is a ceremony in which God sprinkles purifying water over the nation, thereby cleansing them of their defilement and their sins.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The biblical background to this ceremony is twofold. On one hand, it recalls the ceremony whereby someone who has contracted ritual impurity through contact with a corpse is purified using the \u201cmei nidda\u201d \u2013 such that the sins of the nation are compared to the impurity of death, and God\u2019s sprinkling of water is compared to the sprinkling of the purifying water that is performed by the priest. On the other hand, it also recalls the forging of the covenant in Exodus, at the center of which is the \u201cceremony of blood\u201d.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">In this way Ezekiel reinforces the importance of this ceremony in which the nation is cleansed, and he emphasizes the severity of the deeds of the people by comparing them to the impurity entailed in contact with death \u2013 a severe form of impurity requiring a comprehensive process of purification. Ezekiel emphasizes that the future purification \u2013 like the covenant at Sinai \u2013 has historical significance, and will redefine the relationship between God and His people.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Published in conjunction with hatanach.com. 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