understand these laws? Because when we read passages like these, they can feel strange, archaic, even unsettling. Isolating someone with a skin disease? Menstrual cycles and childbirth described as “unclean”? Rules about contact with the dead? These laws feel weird to us. Often, when we encounter these laws, we respond in one of two ways: “We don’t follow this anymore” or “Why would God require this?!” But perhaps a better question is: What kind of law is this? Audio from Megan's Sermon on May 10, 2026.