Leviticus 14:10

"And on the eighth day he shall take two he-lambs without blemish, and one ewe-lamb a year old without blemish, and three tenth parts of an ephah of fine flour for a meal-offering, mingled with oil, and one log of oil. And the priest that cleanseth him shall set the man that is to be cleansed, and those things, before Jehovah, at the door of the tent of meeting. And the priest shall take one of the he-lambs, and offer him for a trespass-offering, and the log of oil, and wave them for a wave-offering before Jehovah: and he shall kill the he-lamb in the place where they kill the sin-offering and the burnt-offering, in the place of the sanctuary: for as the sin-offering is the priest's, so is the trespass-offering: it is most holy: and the priest shall take of the blood of the trespass-offering, and the priest shall put it upon the tip of the right ear of him that is to be cleansed, and upon the thumb of his right hand, and upon the great toe of his right foot. And the priest shall take of the log of oil, and pour it into the palm of his own left hand; and the priest shall dip his right finger in the oil that is in his left hand, and shall sprinkle of the oil with his finger seven times before Jehovah: and of the rest of the oil that is in his hand shall the priest put upon the tip of the right ear of him that is to be cleansed, and upon the thumb of his right hand, and upon the great toe of his right foot, upon the blood of the trespass-offering: and the rest of the oil that is in the priest's hand he shall put upon the head of him that is to be cleansed: and the priest shall make atonement for him before Jehovah. And the priest shall offer the sin-offering, and make atonement for him that is to be cleansed because of his uncleanness: and afterward he shall kill the burnt-offering; and the priest shall offer the burnt-offering and the meal-offering upon the altar: and the priest shall make atonement for him, and he shall be clean."

Simeon pointed out the analogy between cleansing the leper and the conversion of a sinner: "You must be sprinkled with the blood of Christ ... you shall be washed thoroughly and cleansed from your sin."[15] There is no way for such a view to be mistaken, for the author of Hebrews wrote:

"Let us draw near with a true heart in fullness of faith, having our hearts sprinkled from an evil conscience, and our bodies washed with pure water." (Hebrews 10:22).

"Log of oil ..." (Leviticus 14:10,12). "This log was a liquid measure, probably less than a pint."[16]

The importance of this ceremony is indicated by the numerous kinds of offerings that were required to be made, including all of the mandatory offerings:

(1) burnt-offering;

(2) meal-offering;

(3) purification-offering, and

(4) the trespass-offering.

All of these were set forth in Leviticus (Leviticus 1-5). Only the peace-offering, which was voluntary, does not appear here. Another unusual feature of the ceremonies is the touching of the ear, thumb, and big toe, first with blood, and again with oil.

Before leaving this catalogue of the things required for the cleansing in view here, it is appropriate to notice again the washing required in Leviticus 14:9. Seiss called this washing "the third thing required for the leper's cleansing."[17] He added that, "The spiritual significance is easily understood," as indeed it is. The washing is a typical reference to the great initial ordinance of Christianity, namely, that of baptism (Hebrews 10:22).