Healing a Leper
The story, Jesus Healing a Leper, is the third craniological miracle Jesus performs within the four Apostles books of the Bibles New Testament. The story is found in Mark Luke and Mathew and is quite remarkable. Still, a different point of view can be very helpful when deciding what someone is saying. Memory and interpretation can change slightly. Ones demeanor and capabilities can change the perspective of a story. This is why we have several jurors in a trial. To ascertain what is said, to the best of our abilities, we use this method. Was Jesus, aware of this?
Did Jesus cure this man? Was he dying of a physical sickness? Are mental sicknesses just as troublesome? Is the lack of a blessed life worse than physical death? These are questions for your own heart to determine. Losing Faith Finding God is here to feed the questioning soul, who looks for a realistic, non-supernatural interpretation of the Bible. As the reader asks, what was Jesus message? Did he ever change that message in any of his teachings? Are supernatural miracles real? Are miracles real? Losing Faith Finding God encourages the practice of Jesus’s teachings, which bring forth miracles unto the practitioner.
The following essay, includes text from King James Version of the Bible. The story (Healing a Leper) is in the Book of Mark, Luke and Mathew. Followed with a Revelation of Interpretation, and concluded with a WORD/KEY & some passages defined. After, the Revelation of Interpretation. chew and digest what was read and ask any questions you may have sharing your thoughts in the comment section. A WORD/KEY & some passages defined are found at the very bottom of the essay. Click on the picture below, or check out the Witness You-Videos available on the site for the visual learner. God Bless, we will see you in the Kingdom of Heaven.
KJV
Mark 1
40. And there came a leper [JW1] to him, beseeching him, and kneeling down to him, and saying unto him, If thou wilt, thou canst make me clean[JW2] .
41. And Jesus, moved with compassion, put forth his hand, and touched him, and saith unto him, I will; be thou clean.
42. And as soon as he had spoken, immediately the leprosy departed from him, and he was cleansed.
43. And he straitly[JW3] charged [JW4] him, and forthwith sent him away;
44. And saith unto him, See thou say nothing to any man: [JW5] but go thy way, shew thyself to the priest, and offer for thy cleansing those things which Moses commanded[JW6] , for a testimony unto them.
45. But he went out, and began to publish it much, and to blaze abroad the matter, insomuch that Jesus could no more openly enter into the city, but was without in desert places: and they came to him from every quarter.
Mathew 8
2. And, behold, there came a leper and worshipped him, saying, Lord, if thou wilt[JW7] , thou canst make me clean.
3. And Jesus put forth his hand, and touched him, saying, I will; be thou clean. And immediately his leprosy was cleansed.
4. And Jesus saith unto him, See thou tell no man; but go thy way, shew thyself to the priest, and offer the gift that Moses commanded, for a testimony unto them.
Luke 5
12. And it came to pass, when he was in a certain [JW8] city, behold a man full of leprosy: who seeing Jesus fell on his face[JW9] , and besought him, saying, Lord, if thou wilt, thou canst make me clean.
13. And he put forth his hand, and touched him, saying, I will: be thou clean. And immediately the leprosy departed from him.
14. And he charged him to tell no man: but go, and shew thyself to the priest, and offer for thy cleansing, according as Moses commanded, for a testimony unto them.
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Revelation of Interpretation
Reading Mark the largest passage, is followed by two more in Mathew and Luke that are only 3 verses long. Let us see what is revealed in Mark first.
In our third Miracle, Jesus is approached by a leper. A leper is a person falling apart. Does this mean physically or spiritually (morally) though? He urges Jesus, gets down on his knees and asks for help, because he is wilting. Remember what Jesus shared on the mount? Remember the parable of the seed? Jesus uses plant terminology to teach about personal growth. Next, Jesus is moved with compassion uses the same lesson he repeatedly teaches in the Bible.
Mathew 22.
[36] Master, which is the great commandment in the law?
[37] Jesus said unto him, Thou shalt love the Lord thy God with all thy heart, and with all thy soul, and with all thy mind.
[38] This is the first and great commandment.
[39] And the second is like unto it, Thou shalt love thy neighbour as thyself.
[40] On these two commandments hang all the law and the prophets.
LFFG- Can this lesson and miracle can be performed by all that believe in the lord?
Jesus reached out his hands. Hands what we work with, are also used as comport tools. When he touches the man, Jesus speaks to his heart and soul. Saying “I will.” Jesus tells him the Truth. The man is instantly cleansed.
Strait-ly (dividing the waters) Jesus divided right from wrong regarding his issues. Jesus then says “make sure to say nothing to any man: but go thy way”, meaning - live the way.
Continuing Jesus says “shew thyself to the priest, and offer for thy cleansing those things which Moses commanded, for a testimony unto them.” Show yourself as Jesus has taught you, and offer for their cleansing the true meaning of the ten commandment so that they will see. The man began to publish it much, and to blaze abroad the matter.
Looking back at scripture. What viewpoints are discussed in the "The Parable of the Sower" that hurt growth which can be attributed to this story?
The story of Mathew is the same with one lesson repeated. Tell no man but go thy way. Actions speak louder than words. Live the word. You cannot preach it unless you practice it. The way cannot be faked.
In Luke, we hear the same important moral to our story for a third time. Mark and Mathew, Luke also speaks of Jesus being in a Certain city. In scripture, look for the word Certain. It will help you determine where Jesus is working at the moment. Can you answer where the “Certain” is?
There is a certain lesson learned from combining the three text.
1. The story is of a man falling apart.
2. Compassion is shown on the man.
3. The man is given the Truth about God
4. Jesus instructs the man to live the way, not talk the way
5. Finally, the man is taught that by living the way, you actually give testimony
Let all with eyes SEE, let all with ears HEAR
WORD / KEY
[JW1]Leper - a person who is avoided or rejected by others for moral or social reasons.
"the story made her out to be a social leper"
[JW2]Clean - morally uncontaminated; pure; innocent
[JW3]Strait-ly - Strait- a narrow passage of water connecting two seas or two large areas of water.
[JW4]Charged - entrust (someone) with a task as a duty or responsibility.
[JW5]See thou say nothing to any man – this is something that Jesus says to those he helped one on one
[JW6]things which Moses commanded – Gods Commandment, the 10.
[JW7]Wilt – Plant reference -(of a plant, leaf, or flower) become limp through heat, loss of water, or disease; droop
[JW8]Certain- a place of importance that MUST be discovered to understand the Bible and oneself
[JW9]Face – What people see when the look at you
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