19. Uncleanness of skin abnormalities (Lev 13:18-39)

The Lord tells what symptoms are unclean in the cases of boil or burn on the skin and scall on the head. 

 

πŸ‘‰ Read Leviticus 13:18-39


Find verses that tell the criteria of telling unclean. The spot is deeper than the skin (three verses:             ). Its hair has turned white or reddish yellow (three verses:              ). It has spread after seven days of quarantine (three verses:              ).

When the scall had been healed, the priest was to pronounce him (          ).

A man of bright spots is (              ).



Answers and Meditation

20, 25, 30

20, 25, 30

22, 27, 36

The Hebrew word for leprosy is Χ¦ָΧ¨ַΧ’ַΧͺ (zza-ra-ath). Many English versions translate this as leprosy. In NET Bible, it is translated to 'a diseased infection' reflecting that, at the time of OT, the term 'leprosy' had been used to refer to various skin diseases in a broader sense than what is known as Hansen's disease (the modern medical term for leprosy).

This chapter tells how to diagnose leprous disease. These three symptoms were common for various skin diseases for the priest to declare the person leprous.

 

Clean

 

Clean

Not all skin symptoms of abnormalities are unclean. The unhygienic or contagious diseases were considered unclean.

They were not cut off from God’s people because of their uncleanness. They were only banned from participating in the sacrifice and the fellowship until they were clean. 

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