Not till we have become humble and teachable, standing in awe of God's holiness and sovereignty, acknowledging our own littleness, distrusting our own thoughts and willing to have our minds turned upside down, can divine wisdom become ours.
J.I. Packer

LEPROSY

LEPROSY

LEPROSY

  1. A common disease among the Jews # Lu 4:27
  2. INFECTED 2a) Men

    # Lu 17:12

2b) Women # Nu 12:10 2c) Houses # Le 14:34 2d) Garments # Le 13:47 3) An incurable disease # 2Ki 5:7 4) Often sent as a punishment for sin # Nu 12:9,10 2Ch 26:19 5) Often hereditary # 2Sa 3:29 2Ki 5:27 6) PARTS AFFECTED BY 6a) The hand # Ex 4:6 6b) The head # Le 13:44 6c) The forehead # 2Ch 26:19 6d) The beard # Le 13:30 6e) The whole body # Lu 5:12 7) Often began with a bright red spot # Le 13:2,24 8) Turned the skin white # Ex 4:6 2Ki 5:27 9) Turned the hair white or yellow # Le 13:3,10,30 10) THE PRIESTS 10a) Judges and directors in cases of # De 24:8 10b) Examined persons suspected of # Le 13:2,9 10c) Shut up persons suspected of, seven days # Le 13:4 10d) Had rules for distinguishing # Le 13:5-44 10e) Examined all persons healed of # Le 14:2 Mt 8:4 Lu 17:14 11) Ceremonies at cleansing of # Le 17:14 12) THOSE AFFLICTED WITH 12a) Ceremonially unclean # Le 13:8,11,22,44 12b) Separated from intercourse with others # Nu 5:2 12:14,15 12c) Associated together # 2Ki 7:3 Lu 17:12 12d) Dwelt in a separate house # 2Ki 15:5 12e) Cut off from God’s house # 2Ch 26:21 12f) Excluded from priest’s office # Le 22:2-4 12g) To have their heads bare, clothes rent, and lip covered # Le 13:45 12h) To cry unclean when approached # Le 13:45 13) Less inveterate when it covered the whole body # Le 13:13 14) Power of God manifested in curing # Nu 12:13,14 2Ki 5:8-14 15) Power of Christ manifested in curing # Mt 8:3 Lu 5:13 17:13,14 16) Christ gave power to heal # Mt 10:8 17) GARMENTS 17a) Suspected of, shown to priest # Le 13:49 17b) Suspected of, shut up seven days # Le 13:50 17c) Infected with, to have the piece first torn out # Le 13:56 17d) Incurable infected with, burned # Le 13:51,52 17e) Suspected of, but not having, washed and pronounced clean # Le 13:53,54,58,59 18) HOUSES 18a) Suspected of, reported to priest # Le 14:35 18b) Suspected of, emptied # Le 14:36 18c) Suspected of, inspected by priest # Le 14:37 18d) Suspected of, shut up seven days # Le 14:38 18e) To have the part infected with, first removed, and the rest scraped, &c # Le 14:39,42 18f) Incurably infected with, pulled down and removed # Le 14:43-45 18g) Infected with, communicated uncleanness to everyone who entered them # Le 14:46,47 18h) Suspected of, but not infected, pronounced clean # Le 14:48 18i) Ceremonies at cleansing of # Le 14:49-53