DAY 65. Leviticus 14 | Mark 13:1-31 | Psalm 38:12-22 - PROCLAIM x BIBLEin365

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Episode: DAY 65. Leviticus 14 | Mark 13:1-31 | Psalm 38:12-22
Date: March 10, 2026
Host: Erika Kirk (voicemail), Guest Reader

Episode Overview

On this day of the BIBLEin365 journey, the episode focuses on:

The laws for cleansing leprosy and impurity in Leviticus 14
Jesus’ prophetic discourse on the destruction of the Temple and the end times in Mark 13:1-31
A psalm of David expressing lament, dependence on God, and a plea for help in the face of enemies in Psalm 38:12-22

Host Erika Kirk briefly introduces the episode, explaining her absence due to losing her voice. The team member continues with the day’s readings, maintaining a reverent and instructional tone.

Key Discussion Points and Insights

1. Leviticus 14: Laws for Cleansing Leprosy (00:16–17:45)

Detailed Rituals for Physical and Spiritual Cleansing
- The process by which a leprous person is pronounced clean involves inspection by a priest, animal sacrifices (live birds, lambs, or affordable alternatives), ritual washings, and offerings.
- Emphasis on both external purification and ritual atonement before God.
- Special provisions are made for the poor, demonstrating God’s concern for accessibility in worship.
Extending Holiness to Homes
- If a house shows signs of “leprous disease” (mold, decay), it must be inspected, cleansed, and, if incurable, dismantled.
- The law extends God’s concern for holiness from individual bodies to communal spaces.
- The cleansing of a house mirrors that of a person: sacrifice, blood, water, and the release of a bird.
Notable Moment (06:45):

“This is the law for any case of leprous disease... to show when it is unclean and when it is clean.” (Reader)

2. Mark 13:1-31 – Jesus’ Prophecy, End Times, and Warning (17:46–27:45)

Destruction of the Temple Foretold
- Disciples marvel at the Temple; Jesus responds with a startling prophecy.
  
  “Do you see these great buildings? There will not be left here one stone upon another that will not be thrown down.” (Jesus, 17:58)
Signs of the End of the Age
- Warnings of false messiahs, wars, earthquakes, famine.
- Encouragement to remain discerning and “not be alarmed,” as these are “the beginning of birth pains.”
  
  “This must take place, but the end is not yet.” (Jesus, 19:35)
Persecution, Gospel Mission, and Divine Aid
- Followers will be delivered before authorities because of their faith; they are to trust the Holy Spirit for their words.
  
  “Do not be anxious beforehand what you are to say, but say whatever is given you in that hour, for it is not you who speak, but the Holy Spirit.” (Jesus, 22:18)
The Abomination of Desolation
- A grave warning for when sacrilege appears in the holy place—followers are urged to flee quickly, not looking back.
- Emphasizes unprecedented tribulation and God’s merciful intervention for the sake of “the elect.”
Final Victory: The Son of Man’s Return
- After tribulation: cosmic signs, the visible and glorious coming of the Son of Man, and the gathering of God’s people.
- The parable of the fig tree encourages interpretation of signs with readiness; emphasis on the certainty of Jesus’ words.
  
  “Heaven and earth will pass away, but my words will not pass away.” (Jesus, 27:38)

3. Psalm 38:12-22 – A Lament and Plea for Rescue (27:46–29:45)

Describing Persecution and Suffering
- David describes relentless adversaries: “Those who seek my life lay their snares...”
- The psalmist adopts a posture of silence and surrender, compared to being “like a deaf man” (28:16).
Confession and Humility
- Admission of sin and ongoing pain: “My pain is ever before me. I confess my iniquity. I am sorry for my sin.” (28:38)
Dependence on God Through Despair
- Despite being wronged and alone, David waits on God: “But for you, O Lord, do I wait; it is you… who will answer.” (28:24)
- Closes with a passionate plea for God’s presence and salvation:
  
  “Do not forsake me, O Lord! O my God, be not far from me! Make haste to help me, O Lord, my salvation!” (29:20)

Memorable Quotes and Timestamps

Leviticus (general principle):

“This is the law for any case of leprous disease… to show when it is unclean and when it is clean.” (06:45, Reader)
Mark (Destruction of the temple):

“There will not be left here one stone upon another that will not be thrown down.” (17:58, Jesus)
Mark (Trust in adversity):

“Do not be anxious beforehand what you are to say, but say whatever is given you in that hour, for it is not you who speak, but the Holy Spirit.” (22:18, Jesus)
Mark (Certainty of Jesus’ words):

“Heaven and earth will pass away, but my words will not pass away.” (27:38, Jesus)
Psalm (Hope amid suffering):

“Do not forsake me, O Lord! O my God, be not far from me! Make haste to help me, O Lord, my salvation!” (29:20, David)

Structure & Flow

Intro (00:01–00:15): Erika’s note on being away due to illness.
Leviticus 14 (00:16–17:45): Stepwise reading of laws for cleansing and restoration.
Mark 13:1-31 (17:46–27:45): Jesus’ eschatological teaching and warnings.
Psalm 38:12-22 (27:46–29:45): Lament and reliance on God.
Outro: None (transcript ends with psalm reading).

Takeaways

God’s laws for cleansing and restoration are detailed, merciful, and accessible to all.
Jesus’ words about the end times call for vigilance, endurance, trust in the Holy Spirit, and hope in his ultimate victory.
The psalm exemplifies honest confession, patient waiting, and the urgent hope for God’s rescuing presence.

Listeners are provided a path from ritual cleansing, through prophetic warning, to heartfelt prayer—each section demonstrating God’s ongoing work of redemption and the call to steadfast faith.

Transcript

A (0:01)

Hey, guys, this is Erica Kirk. Unfortunately, I'm losing my voice. And so I'm going to have one of our amazing team members from Bible in365 read to you guys the next few days of readings. God bless you all and keep fighting to stay in the word.

B (0:16)

Leviticus, chapter 14. Laws for cleansing lepers. The Lord spoke to Moses, saying, this shall be the law of the leprous person. For the day of his cleansing, he shall be brought to the priest, and the priest shall go out of the camp, and the priest shall look. Then if the case of leprous disease is healed in the leprous person, the priest shall command them to take for him who is the cleansed to live clean birds and cedar wood and scarlet yarn and hyssop. And the priest shall command them to kill one of the birds in an earthenware vessel over fresh water. He shall take the live bird with the cedar wood and the scarlet yarn and the hyssop and dip them in the live bird in the blood of the bird that was killed over the fresh water. And he shall sprinkle it seven times on him who is to be cleansed of the leprous disease. Then he shall pronounce him clean and shall let the living bird go into the open field. And he who is to be cleansed shall wash his clothes and shave off all his hair and bathe himself in water, and he shall be clean. And after that he may come into the camp but live outside his tent seven days. And on the seventh day, he shall shave off all his hair from his head, his beard and his eyebrows. He shall shave off all his hair. Then he shall wash his clothes and bathe his body in water, and he shall be clean. And on the eighth day he shall take two male lambs without blemish and one ewe lamb a year old without blemish, and a grain offering of 3/10 of an ephah of fine flour mixed with oil and one log of oil. And the priest who cleanses him shall set the man who is to be cleansed and these things before the Lord at the entrance of the tent of meeting. And the priest shall take one of the male lambs and offer it for a guilt offering along with the log of oil and wave them for a wave offering before the Lord. And he shall kill the lamb in the place where they kill the sin offering and the burnt offering, and in the place of the sanctuary for the guilt offering, like the sin offering belongs to the priest, it is most holy. The priest shall take some of the blood of the guilt offering. And the priest shall put it on the lobe of the right ear of him who is to be cleansed, and on the thumb of his right hand and on the big toe of his right foot. Then the priest shall take some of the log of oil and pour it into the palm of his own left hand and dip his right finger in the oil that is in his left hand and sprinkle some oil with his finger seven times before the Lord. And some of the oil that remains in his hand the priest shall put on the lobe of the right ear of him who is to be cleansed, and on the thumb of his right hand and on the big toe of his right foot, and on the top of the blood of the guilt offering, and the rest of the oil that is in the priest's hand he shall put on the head of him who is to be cleansed. Then the priest shall make atonement for him before the Lord. The priest shall offer the sin offering to make atonement for him who is to be cleansed from his uncleanness. And afterward he shall kill the burnt offering. And the priest shall offer the burnt offering and the grain offering on the altar. Thus the priest shall make atonement for him, and he shall be clean. But if he is poor and cannot afford so much, then he shall take one male lamb for a guilt offering to be waved to make atonement for him. And a tenth of an ephah of fine flour mixed with oil for a grain offering and a log of oil. Also two turtle doves or two pigeons, whichever he can afford. The one shall be a sin offering and the other a burnt offering. And on the eighth day he shall bring them for his cleansing to the priest to the entrance of the tent of meeting before the Lord. And the priest shall take the lamb of the guilt offering and the log of oil, and the priest shall wave them for a wave offering before the Lord, and he shall kill the lamb of a guilt offering. And the priest shall take some of the blood of the guilt offering and put it on the lobe of the right ear of him who is to be cleansed, and on the thumb of his right hand and on the big toe of his right foot. And the priest shall pour some of the oil into the palm of his own left hand and shall sprinkle with his right finger some of the oil that is on his left hand seven times before the Lord. And the priest shall put some of the oil that is in his hand on the lobe of the right ear of him who is to be cleansed. And on the thumb of his right hand and on the big toe of his right foot. In the place where the blood of the guilt offering was put. And the rest of the oil that is in the priest's hand. He shall put on the head of him who is to be cleansed. To make atonement for him before the Lord. And he shall offer of the turtledoves or pigeons, whichever he can afford. One for a sin offering and the other for a burnt offering along with a grain offering. And the priest shall make atonement before the Lord for him who is being cleansed. This is the law for him in whom is a case of leprous disease, who cannot afford the offerings for his cleansing. Laws for cleansing houses the Lord spoke to Moses and Aaron, saying, when you come into the land of Canaan, which I give you for a possession. I put a case of leprous disease in a house in the land of your possession. Then he who owns the house shall come and tell the priest, There seems to me to be some case of disease in my house. Then the priest shall command that they empty the house before the priest goes to examine the disease. Lest all that is in the house should be declared unclean. And afterward the priest shall go in to see the house. And he shall examine the disease. And if the disease is in the walls of the house with greenish or reddish spots. And if it appears to be deeper than the surf, Then the priest shall go out of the house to the door of the house. And shut up the house seven days. And the priest shall come again on the seventh day. And look, if the disease has spread in the walls of the house. Then the priest shall command that they take out the stones in which is the disease. And throw them into an unclean place outside the city. And he shall have the inside of the house scraped all around. And the plaster that they scrape off, they shall pour out in an unclean place outside the city. Then they shall take other stones and put them in the place of those stones. And he shall take other plaster and plaster the house. If the disease breaks out again in the house. After he has taken out the stones and scraped the house and plastered it, Then the priest shall go and look if the disease have spread in the house, it is a persistent leprous disease in the house it is unclean. And he shall break down the house, its stones and timber. And all the plaster of the house. And he shall carry them out of the city to an unclean place. Moreover, whoever enters the House, while it is shut up, shall be unclean until the evening. And whoever sleeps in the house shall wash his clothes, and whoever eats in the house shall wash his clothes. But if the priest comes and looks, and if the disease has not spread, and in the house after the house was plastered, then the priest shall pronounce the house clean, for the disease is healed. And for the cleansing of the house, he shall take two birds with cedar wood and scarlet yarn and hyssop, and shall kill one of the birds in an earthenware vessel over fresh water, and shall take the cedar wood and the hyssop and the scarlet yarn along with the live bird, and dip them in the blood of the bird that was killed and in the fresh water, and sprinkle the house seven times. Thus he shall cleanse the house with the blood of the bird and with the fresh water, and with the live bird, and with the cedar wood and the hyssop and scarlet yarn. And he shall let the live bird go out of the city into the open country. So he shall make atonement for the house, and it shall be clean. This is the law for any case of leprous disease. For an itch for leprous disease in a garment or in a house, and for a swelling or an eruption, or a spot to show when it is unclean and when it is clean. This is the law for leprous disease. Mark 13:1 31. Jesus foretells destruction of the temple. And as he came out of the temple, one of his disciples said to him, look, teacher, what wonderful stones and what wonderful buildings. And Jesus said to him, do you see these great buildings? There will not be left here, one stone upon another that will not be thrown down. Signs of the end of the age. And as he sat on the Mount of Olives opposite the Temple, Peter and James and John and Andrew asked him privately, tell us, when will these things be? And what will be the sign when all these things are about to be accomplish? And Jesus began to say to them, see that no one leads you astray. Many will come in my name, saying, I am he, and they will lead many astray. And when you hear of wars and rumors of wars, do not be alarmed. This must take place. But the end is not yet. For nation will rise against nation, and kingdom against kingdom. There will be earthquakes in various places. There will be famines. These are but the beginning of the birth pains. But be on your guard, for they will deliver you over to councils, and you will be beaten in synagogues, and you will stand before governors and kings for my sake to bear witness before them. And the Gospel must first be proclaimed to all nations. And when they bring you to trial and deliver you over, do not be anxious beforehand what you are to say, but say whatever is given you in that hour, for it is not you who speak, but the Holy Spirit and brother will deliver brother over to death, and the father, his child, and children will rise against parents and have them put to death. And you will be hated by all for my name's sake. But the one who endures to the end will be saved. The Abomination of desolation but when you see the abomination of desolation standing where he ought not to be, let the reader understand then let those who are in Judea flee to the mountains. Let the one who is on the housetop not go down, nor enter his house to take anything out. And let the one who is in the field not turn back to take his cloak. And alas for women who are pregnant, and for those who are nursing infants in those days, pray that it may not happen in winter. For in those days there will be such tribulation as has not been from the beginning of the creation that God created until now and never will be. And if the Lord had not cut short the days, no human being would be saved. But for the sake of the elect whom he chose, he shortened the days. And then if anyone says to you, look, here is the Christ, or look, there he is, do not believe, for false Christs and false prophets will arise and perform signs and wonders to lead astray, if possible, the elect. But be on guard. I have told you all things beforehand. The coming of the Son of Man but in those days after that tribulation, the sun will be darkened, and the moon will not give its light, and the stars will be falling from heaven, and the powers in the heavens will be shaken. And then they will see the Son of Man coming in clouds with great power and glory. And then he will send out the angels and gather his elect from the four winds, from the ends of the earth to the ends of heaven. The Lesson of the Fig tree From the fig tree learn its lesson. As soon as its branch becomes tender and puts out its leaves, you know that summer is near. But also when you see these things taking place, you know that he is near at the very gates. Truly I say to you, this generation will not pass away until all these things take place. Heaven and earth will pass away, but my words will not pass away. Psalm 38:12 22 those who seek my life lay their snares. Those who seek my hurt speak of ruin and meditate treachery all day long. But I am like a deaf man, I do not hear, like a mute man who does not open his mouth, I have become like a man who does not hear and in whose mouth are no rebukes. But for your, O Lord, do I wait. It is you, O Lord, my God, who will answer for I said only let them not rejoice over me who boast against me when my foot slips, for I am ready to fall and my pain is ever before me. I confess my iniquity. I am sorry for my sin. My foes are vigorous, they are mighty and many of those who hate me wrongfully, those who render me evil for good accuse me because I follow after good, do not forsake me. O Lord, O my God, be not far from me. Make haste to help me, O Lord, my salvation.