“ Cleansing”
BIBLE
READING: Matthew 8
Most likely, many diseases went under
the heading of leprosy in Bible times.
Not everything that appeared to be leprosy was in fact that actual
disease. The process by which one was
diagnosed by the priest is outlined in Leviticus 14:1-32. Since there was no cure for the disease in
that time, if a person was cleansed it was by the grace of God. If cleansing did occur, there was a definite
process for restoring the healed person to the community (Numbers
12:13-15). Sometimes leprosy came as a
direct result of God's action (Numbers 12:9-15).
Lepers, under the Law, were like a type
of sinner under grace. Sin separated one
from God and from His people (Isaiah 59:1-2), just as leprosy separated one
from the community. The separation
caused by sin can be temporary or permanent (2 Thessalonians 1:6-9). The only cure for sin is the blood of Christ,
which we come in contact with in baptism.
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