{"id":9427,"date":"2016-09-14T06:16:52","date_gmt":"2016-09-14T13:16:52","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/hoshanarabbah.org\/blog\/?p=9427"},"modified":"2016-09-14T06:16:52","modified_gmt":"2016-09-14T13:16:52","slug":"cleanliness-is-next-to-godliness","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/hoshanarabbah.org\/blog\/2016\/09\/14\/cleanliness-is-next-to-godliness\/","title":{"rendered":"Cleanliness Is Next to Godliness"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"http:\/\/hoshanarabbah.org\/blog\/2016\/09\/14\/cleanliness-is-next-to-godliness\/open-toilet-bowl-isolated-file-contains-a-path-to-isolation\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-9428\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-9428\" src=\"http:\/\/hoshanarabbah.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/AdobeStock_67872940.jpeg\" alt=\"Open toilet bowl isolated. File contains a path to isolation.\" width=\"5295\" height=\"6521\" srcset=\"https:\/\/hoshanarabbah.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/AdobeStock_67872940.jpeg 5295w, https:\/\/hoshanarabbah.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/AdobeStock_67872940-244x300.jpeg 244w, https:\/\/hoshanarabbah.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/AdobeStock_67872940-768x946.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/hoshanarabbah.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/AdobeStock_67872940-831x1024.jpeg 831w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 5295px) 100vw, 5295px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><b>Deuteronomy 23:10\u201315,<\/b> <b><i>When the army goes out.<\/i><\/b> With regard to the sanctity of the camp, the Jewish sages teach that whereas other armies triumph by force of numbers and arms, Israel\u2019s success is in the hands of Elohim, and, therefore, its army\u2019s most potent weapon is its righteous behavior (<i>The ArtScroll Stone Edition Chumash<\/i>, p. 1055).<\/p>\n<p>Holiness and righteousness (i.e., obedience to YHVH\u2019s commands coupled with trusting faith in Yeshua and in his blood atonement) can help us defeat our enemies (see Rev 1:5; 12:11,\u200917; 14:12).<\/p>\n<p>Though the phrase, \u201cCleanliness is next to godliness\u201d is not found in the Scriptures, it is nevertheless a true statement in light of this Torah passage.<\/p>\n<div class=\"evernoteSiteMemory\"><a href=\"javascript:\" onclick=\"Evernote.doClip({title: 'Cleanliness Is Next to Godliness',url: 'https:\/\/hoshanarabbah.org\/blog\/2016\/09\/14\/cleanliness-is-next-to-godliness\/',contentID: 'post-9427',suggestTags: 'Cleanliness,Deuteronomy,Health,Human Waste,Toilet',providerName: 'Hoshana Rabbah Blog',styling: 'text' });return false\" class=\"evernoteSiteMemoryLink\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/static.evernote.com\/article-clipper.png\" \nclass=\"evernoteSiteMemoryButton\" \/>\n\t\t\t\t<\/a>\t\t\t\t<div class=\"evernoteSiteMemoryClear\">&nbsp;<\/div>\n<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Deuteronomy 23:10\u201315, When the army goes out. 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