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Well, like the title says... my wife's menstrual hut burned down last night, and the timing could not have been any worse. Rebekah gave birth to our fifth son last month, and her womb is going about its business of wasting eggs and bleeding all over the place during this period of inactivity. (As part of our agreement, Rebekah gets three months rest before we conceive again, as long as she bears me a son.)
So since the hut has been in disuse for many months until yesterday, it was a bit of a mess. There was a termite problem. Something had chewed off the end of the extension cord, so there was no electricity. Rebekah was reading the Bible by candlelight and fell asleep without putting it out, and the towel over the window caught fire. So in the middle of the night, she comes screaming and banging on the back door like some overgrown, overexcited hen. I told her to go wait in the woods and to be sure not to sit on anything but the ground, so as not to make objects in our yard likewise unclean.
My buddy Earl and I had the fire put out by about 4am, but it's a total loss. In a way, this is a good thing because I am so proud of Rebekah for being such wonderful help-meet that I was planning on building her a new menstrual hut anyways, complete with an electrical drop and a hookup to the septic tank. This just gives me a good reason to finally get off my duff and get 'ir done. On the other hand, Rebekah does not have a good place to sleep in the meantime. She ended up finishing off the night on a tarp in the woods, but they're saying a storm might be coming through later this week.
She can't stay in the house though. Leviticus 15:19-24 is very clear on this:
So since the hut has been in disuse for many months until yesterday, it was a bit of a mess. There was a termite problem. Something had chewed off the end of the extension cord, so there was no electricity. Rebekah was reading the Bible by candlelight and fell asleep without putting it out, and the towel over the window caught fire. So in the middle of the night, she comes screaming and banging on the back door like some overgrown, overexcited hen. I told her to go wait in the woods and to be sure not to sit on anything but the ground, so as not to make objects in our yard likewise unclean.
My buddy Earl and I had the fire put out by about 4am, but it's a total loss. In a way, this is a good thing because I am so proud of Rebekah for being such wonderful help-meet that I was planning on building her a new menstrual hut anyways, complete with an electrical drop and a hookup to the septic tank. This just gives me a good reason to finally get off my duff and get 'ir done. On the other hand, Rebekah does not have a good place to sleep in the meantime. She ended up finishing off the night on a tarp in the woods, but they're saying a storm might be coming through later this week.
She can't stay in the house though. Leviticus 15:19-24 is very clear on this:
And if a woman have an issue, and her issue in her flesh be blood, she shall be put apart seven days: and whosoever toucheth her shall be unclean until the even.
And every thing that she lieth upon in her separation shall be unclean: every thing also that she sitteth upon shall be unclean.
And whosoever toucheth her bed shall wash his clothes, and bathe himself in water, and be unclean until the even.
And whosoever toucheth any thing that she sat upon shall wash his clothes, and bathe himself in water, and be unclean until the even.
And if it be on her bed, or on any thing whereon she sitteth, when he toucheth it, he shall be unclean until the even.
And if any man lie with her at all, and her flowers be upon him, he shall be unclean seven days; and all the bed whereon he lieth shall be unclean.
And every thing that she lieth upon in her separation shall be unclean: every thing also that she sitteth upon shall be unclean.
And whosoever toucheth her bed shall wash his clothes, and bathe himself in water, and be unclean until the even.
And whosoever toucheth any thing that she sat upon shall wash his clothes, and bathe himself in water, and be unclean until the even.
And if it be on her bed, or on any thing whereon she sitteth, when he toucheth it, he shall be unclean until the even.
And if any man lie with her at all, and her flowers be upon him, he shall be unclean seven days; and all the bed whereon he lieth shall be unclean.
Earl says she can stay in his wife's menstrual hut, but his wife is also on her unclean time. I can't find any prohibitions in Scripture, but something just seems wrong about two bleeding, hormonal women spending the night together.
Any advice?
Any advice?
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