Jesus Heals Ten Lepers

By

The Twelve Apostles

Jesus Heals Ten Lepers

And Jesus, all alone, went to the feast by the Samaria way. And as He went through Sychar on the way, the lepers saw Him and a company of ten lepers called from afar and said, “Lord Jesus, stay and speak the Word for us that we may be made clean.”
And Jesus said, “Go forth and show yourselves to the priests.” They went, and as they went their leprosy was healed.

One of the ten, a native of Samaria, returned to thank the Master and to praise the Lord. And Jesus said to him, “Behold, ten lepers were cleansed. Where are the other nine? Arise, and go your way. Your faith has made you whole. You have revealed your heart and shown that you are worthy of the power.”

Explanations:

1. By this narrative, Jesus confirmed that the laws and sacrifices are still relevant.

2. For the covenant laws require the a leper, who has been cleansed from his infirmity, do the following, among other requirements:

Then the Lord spoke to Moses, saying, "This shall be the law of the leper for the day of his cleansing: He shall be brought to the priest. And the priest shall go out of the camp, and the priest shall examine him; and indeed, if the leprosy is healed in the leper, then the priest shall command to take for him who is to be cleansed two living and clean birds, cedar wood, scarlet, and hyssop. And the priest shall command that one of the birds be killed in an earthen vessel over running water. As for the living bird, he shall take it, the cedar wood and the scarlet and the hyssop, and dip them and the living bird in the blood of the bird that was killed over the running water. And he shall sprinkle it seven times on him who is to be cleansed from the leprosy, and shall pronounce him clean, and shall let the living bird loose in the open field. He who is to be cleansed shall wash his clothes, shave off all his hair, and wash himself in water, that he may be clean. After that he shall come into the camp, and shall stay outside his tent seven days. But on the seventh day he shall shave all the hair off his head and his beard and his eyebrows — all his hair he shall shave off. He shall wash his clothes and wash his body in water, and he shall be clean. Leviticus 14:2-9

3. It is good to thank God for His goodness and mercies to the children of men.

4. The other nine lepers did get the blessings that they should have received, if they had come back to thank God.