in the other direction—toward sin, disease, illness, defilement, or contamination—was supposed to be avoided, especially in anticipation of going to the sanctuary. But through the natural course of life, defilement and disease were frequent, almost daily. So the law made provision for these: isolation or quarantine to control contagion that might make others ritually unclean, purification through cleansing ritual, and sanctification through sacrificial ritual.7 The LORD made the provision for the