Post by Woody Williams on Feb 16, 2009 8:24:00 GMT -5
Text for the Day -- Leviticus 13:1-8
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The LORD spoke to Moses and Aaron, saying:
When a person has on the skin of his body a swelling or an eruption
or a spot, and it turns into a leprous disease on the skin of his
body, he shall be brought to Aaron the priest or to one of his sons
the priests. The priest shall examine the disease on the skin of his
body, and if the hair in the diseased area has turned white and the
disease appears to be deeper than the skin of his body, it is a
leprous disease; after the priest has examined him he shall pronounce
him ceremonially unclean. But if the spot is white in the skin of his
body, and appears no deeper than the skin, and the hair in it has not
turned white, the priest shall confine the diseased person for seven
days. The priest shall examine him on the seventh day, and if he sees
that the disease is checked and the disease has not spread in the
skin, then the priest shall confine him seven days more. The priest
shall examine him again on the seventh day, and if the disease has
abated and the disease has not spread in the skin, the priest shall
pronounce him clean; it is only an eruption; and he shall wash his
clothes, and be clean. But if the eruption spreads in the skin after
he has shown himself to the priest for his cleansing, he shall appear
again before the priest. The priest shall make an examination, and if
the eruption has spread in the skin, the priest shall pronounce him
unclean; it is a leprous disease.
Devotional
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The Old Testament book of Leviticus contains a wide variety of
material on laws that governed the life of the people of Israel. This
chapter and the next contains material on the diagnosis and healing
of leprosy and other skin diseases. You may find it interesting to
read the whole chapter sometime. In those days the priests functioned
as medical people as well as religious leaders. The priests were all
from the tribe of Levi and passed on their role to their children.
Prayer
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Thank you, God, for your healing mercy for my life. Amen
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The LORD spoke to Moses and Aaron, saying:
When a person has on the skin of his body a swelling or an eruption
or a spot, and it turns into a leprous disease on the skin of his
body, he shall be brought to Aaron the priest or to one of his sons
the priests. The priest shall examine the disease on the skin of his
body, and if the hair in the diseased area has turned white and the
disease appears to be deeper than the skin of his body, it is a
leprous disease; after the priest has examined him he shall pronounce
him ceremonially unclean. But if the spot is white in the skin of his
body, and appears no deeper than the skin, and the hair in it has not
turned white, the priest shall confine the diseased person for seven
days. The priest shall examine him on the seventh day, and if he sees
that the disease is checked and the disease has not spread in the
skin, then the priest shall confine him seven days more. The priest
shall examine him again on the seventh day, and if the disease has
abated and the disease has not spread in the skin, the priest shall
pronounce him clean; it is only an eruption; and he shall wash his
clothes, and be clean. But if the eruption spreads in the skin after
he has shown himself to the priest for his cleansing, he shall appear
again before the priest. The priest shall make an examination, and if
the eruption has spread in the skin, the priest shall pronounce him
unclean; it is a leprous disease.
Devotional
----------
The Old Testament book of Leviticus contains a wide variety of
material on laws that governed the life of the people of Israel. This
chapter and the next contains material on the diagnosis and healing
of leprosy and other skin diseases. You may find it interesting to
read the whole chapter sometime. In those days the priests functioned
as medical people as well as religious leaders. The priests were all
from the tribe of Levi and passed on their role to their children.
Prayer
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Thank you, God, for your healing mercy for my life. Amen