God's Presence Is in the Tent of the Promised Land

There's a transition in the New Testament when Israel first gets these laws. They have to be mindful that there's this incredible power and especially the holiness of God in their midst. A runny nose does not disqualify you from coming into the tabernacle but being on your period does. The reason is for for the particular fluids that are problematic are that they are related to life like the production of life  and anything else that's related to that so if a husband and wife have sexual intercourse they have to wait 24 hours before they can come into theTabernacles. It's actually out of a deep sense of respect for a woman's role in producing life, she says