Title: The Laver and Purification

Topic: Salvation

Summary: Before we are reborn, our outer self is a liability and a cause of problems. Afterwards it is an asset because it functions as a filter for purifying our spirit. This explains why we find so much junk in it sometimes!

Use the reference links below to follow along in the Bible as you watch.

References:
Exodus 30:17-21; 38:8
James 1:19-24
Exodus 40:6-8, 11-12, 30-32
Job 9:29-31; 15:14-16
Psalms 51:1-3, 7, 9-10, 17
Isaiah 1:16-18
Jeremiah 2:20-22
Ezekiel 36:24-26, 29, 31
Malachi 3:1-3
Mark 7:1-8, 14-23
2 Corinthians 7:1
Ephesians 5:25-27, 32
2 Timothy 2:20-22
James 4:7-8

Hands in the Bible represent power, the force with which things are put into action. To be specific, they represent the power of spiritual good -- which is the love of others and serving others -- expressed through spiritual truth -- which is an understanding and knowledge of what it is to love and serve others. This is in contrast to the feet, which represent power on the natural level, and a “rod,” which represents the power of the hand passed down into external or natural ideas. In a few cases in the Bible, hands also represent communication and a drawing together. This is true when people lift their hands to heaven or to Jehovah, and also when the Lord touches children or touches people to heal them.