Cleansing the Leper
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Bible Verses ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Mark 1:40 And a leper came to Him, entreating Him and falling
on his knees and saying to Him, If You are willing, You can
cleanse me. 41 And He was moved with compassion, and
stretching out His hand, He touched him and said to him, I am
willing; be cleansed! 42 And immediately the leprosy left
him, and he was cleansed.
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Words of Ministry ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
A leper portrays a typical sinner. Leprosy is the most
contaminating and damaging disease, much more serious than
fever (v. 30), isolating its victim both from God and from
men. According to the law, a leper should be excluded from the
people because of his uncleanness. No one could touch him
(Lev. 13:45-46) According to the scriptural examples, leprosy
comes from rebellion and disobedience. Miriam became leprous
because of her rebellion against God's deputy authority (Num.
12:1-10). Naaman's leprosy was cleansed because of his
obedience (2 Kings 5:1, 9-14). All fallen human beings have
become leprous in the sight of God because of their rebellion.
Because leprosy isolated its victim from both God and man, to
cleanse the leper signifies to recover the sinner to
fellowship with God and with men. This was the consummating
part of the Slave-Savior's gospel service according to the
record of this chapter.
The Lord Jesus was moved with compassion. The Slave-Savior's
compassion and willingness issuing from His love were dear and
precious to the hopeless leper. The Lord stretched out His
hand and touched the leper. This showed His sympathy and
intimacy with the miserable leper, whom no one dared to touch.
According to verse 42, immediately the leprosy left him, and
he was cleansed. This verse says that the leper was not only
healed, but also cleansed. Leprosy not only requires healing
as do other diseases; it also requires cleansing, like sin (1
John 1:7), because of its filthy and contaminating nature.
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(c) Living Stream Ministry. Bible verses are taken from the
Recovery Version of the Bible and Words of Ministry from
Witness Lee, Life-study of Mark, pp. 56-57. Both are
published by Living Stream Ministry, Anaheim, CA
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