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Leviticus 13; Hebrews 10.19-39
King James Version with Web Encyclopedia links: Leviticus 13 Hebrews 10
Offerings from Baker's Evangelical Dictionary of Biblical Theology
Leviticus 13 deals with the regulation of skin diseases including leprosy. Public health sytem was set up in the camp where there were some two million people. The last thing the camp needed in the middle of the wilderness was a spread of diseases. According to the NIV Study Bible, there was an initial examination of the symptoms of the skin disease (v. 1-8) then examination of raw flesh (v. 9-17), boils (v. 18-23), burns (v. 24-26), sores on the head or chin (v. 29-37) and white spots (v. 38-39), and skin diseases on the head that cause baldness (v. 40-44). There was also concern about mildew that ocurred in rainy season (47-59). In all cases, it was the priest who was the public health official, who examine the person, and is the one who can give a clean bill of health. (Leviticus 14) Note that all skin diseases mentioned here may not be leprosy.
What about us? We should not only be concern about our spiritual well-being but should strive to be healthy. What spiritual application do you find out of these passages? Is there a command or warning? A person whose example we can follow, or someone we should avoid being.
Stedman on Leviticus 12 and 13
Leviticus 13 with Commentaries, verse by verse
Links to Commentaries and other References - Leviticus
Hebrews 10.19-39 with Commentaries, verse by verse
Hebrews 10
The author exhorts to persevere in our faith because we have the High Priest.
LARGE PICTURE OF JESUS THE HIGH PRIEST
High Priest Page
Links to Commentaries and other References - Hebrews
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How to Become a Christian
This Posting is NOT a commentary of the passages read today but it is a devotional. Please send a comment if something spoke to you today from the passages, links or thoughts that I have shared with you.
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