More about leprosy today. It must have been a real scourge in a camp. If it got hold, hundreds, if not thousands could die. So God sets things up carefully to keep that particular problem at bay.
The treatment of lepers
Leviticus 13:45-46
Concerning the leprosy in garments
Leviticus 13:47-59
Declaring the leper to be clean
Leviticus 14:1-9
The sacrifices to be offered by him
Leviticus 14:10-32
Leprosy in a house
Leviticus 14:33-53
Summary of the law concerning leprosy
Leviticus 14:54-57
Laws concerning ceremonial uncleanness
Leviticus 15:1-33
There must have been great joy if someone recovered from leprosy. Perhaps they saw it as a miraculous healing, or evidence of God’s mercy. But the detailed sacrifices that are described, and indeed prescribed to be offered, must have been a real occasion of celebration. Someone who had the tinge of death about them has been welcomed back into the community. Almost a resurrection.
I remember a colleague and friend of mine whose housegroup once bravely took on studying Leviticus. She professed to enjoy it, and spoke with a gleam in her eye about mildew! Well Sue, that memory has helped me through today - so thank you. If God blessed you and your group when you studied mildew in Leviticus, he’s blessed me again today. May your house forever remain free of the defiling mould!
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