In 1 Pet 3:19 the text says Christ “went and made a proclamation to the spirits in prison” (HCSB). Peter further says that they “in the past were disobedient, when God patiently waited in the days of Noah.” Several interpretations have been offered concerning these curious words.
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18 The Lord is nigh unto them that are of a broken heart; and saveth such as be of a contrite spirit.
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(Exod 19:10, 14). The law they received from the Lord gave very specific instances when the Israelites were to wash their clothing as part of purification riturals-from touching the carcass of a clean animal that had died to touching something a person had touched who was having a natural discharge (Lev 11:25, 28, 40; 13:6, 34, 54-58; 14:8-9, 47; 15:5-6, 8, 10-11, 21-22; 17:15-16). The clergy and their assistants were to wash their clothing in connection with specific duties they performed (Lev 6:27; 16;26,28; Num 8:7, 21; 19:7-8, 10, 19,21). Again, because the washing of one’s clothing was done less frequently, the direction to do so was more arresting for those living in that era.
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