Leprosy

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

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