Jesus Healed 10 Lepers

In today's bible story, we will discover the amazing miracle of how Jesus healed 1o lepers.  In Bible times, a leper had a skin disease that resulted in scaly, rough skin (Blueletterbible.org, nd).

In bible times, Hebrews who had the disease had to live away from other people.

The disease did not go away and no one could cure it in those times. Therefore, people were afraid of lepers.

Read on to learn more.

Discover how Jesus healed 10 lepers

One day, Jesus was going to Jerusalem. He had to pass between Samaria and Galilee. 

As He entered one of the villages, Jesus was met by ten men who had a disease called leprosy.

Their skin was rough and scaly and they felt very bad about their condition.  

The men stood at a distance because they were unclean. People with this condition could not mingle with others. They had to cover their lips and loudly cry "unclean, unclean."

Desperate to be healed, the lepers raised their voices and said, ‘Jesus, Master, have mercy on us.’ 

When Jesus saw them He said, ‘Go and show yourselves to the priests.’

According to the law, the men would be declared clean by the priests after their skin was inspected.

By faith, the men began to take the route leading to the priest.   As they went along, they were cleansed. 

One of them, seeing that he was healed, turned back, praising God with a loud voice.  Maybe he had been inspecting his skin. 

What do you think?

The former leper fell down at Jesus' feet with his face to the ground. He gratefully thanked Jesus for healing him.

This man was a Samaritan and the other nine were Jews.

Jesus was amazed that the nine lepers from His own country had not returned to give Him thanks!

Jesus asked in astonishment, 

‘Weren't ten men cleansed? Where are the other nine?

Why didn't the Jews return to give thanks to God? Why did the foreigner alone give thanks?"

Jesus said to the man, ‘get up and go your way. Your faith has made you well.’

Jesus healed 10 lepers Luke 17: 11 - 19 (NASB)

11 While He was on the way to Jerusalem, He was passing between Samaria and Galilee.

12 As He entered a village, ten leprous men who stood at a distance met Him;

13 and they raised their voices, saying, ``Jesus, Master, have mercy on us!"

14 When He saw them, He said to them, ``Go and show yourselves to the priests." And as they were going, they were cleansed.

15 Now one of them, when he saw that he had been healed, turned back, glorifying God with a loud voice,

16 and he fell on his face at His feet, giving thanks to Him. And he was a Samaritan.

17 Then Jesus answered and said, ``Were there not ten cleansed? But the nine--where are they?

18 ``Was no one found who returned to give glory to God, except this foreigner?"

19 And He said to him, ``Stand up and go; your faith has made you well."

Jesus healed  ten lepers meaning

Leprosy was a disease in which the skin of the affected person became scaly and rough. One of the related scriptures talked about scales falling from the eyes of Apostle Paul when Ananias laid hands on him (Acts 9: 18). 

Leprosy is like the disease of the spirit that is called sin.  Every human was born with the sin disease and needs to be cleansed, like the lepers.

People with sin cannot see what God is saying because their god satan has blinded their eyes.

The blood of Jesus is the only way to see and to be cleansed from sin.

To be cleansed, we need to believe that Jesus is the Son of God and that He died to save us from our sins.

Believing must be followed by confession of sins and turning away.

Turning away from sin means to repent and do them no more.

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In this excellent analysis, Dr. Jay Schamberg shows that the leprosy of bible and modern times is not the same disease.

He reveals that bible days leprosy could have been psoriasis or vitiligo  and drectly related to punishment from God for transgressings  certain laws.

THE NATURE OF THE LEPROSY OF THE BIBLE.FROM A MEDICAL AND BIBLICAL POINT OF VIEW. By JAY F. SCHAMBERG, A.B, M.D., Philadelphia, Pa

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Parable Of The New Cloth

Introduction to the parable of the new cloth

Jesus told the parable of the new cloth as part of a response to a question.  The disciples of John the Baptist had asked the Lord to tell them why His disciples did not fast like others.

Jesus answered by saying that wedding guests do not mourn while the bridegroom is with them. They celebrate instead.

Therefore, Jesus' disciples did not fast because He is the bridegroom and they are the wedding guests.

Parable of the new cloth bible verse

Mat 9: 14 - 16

Then the disciples of John came to him, saying, “Why do we and the Pharisees fast,[fn] but your disciples do not fast?”

And Jesus said to them, “Can the wedding guests mourn as long as the bridegroom is with them? The days will come when the bridegroom is taken away from them, and then they will fast.

No one puts a piece of unshrunk cloth on an old garment, for the patch tears away from the garment, and a worse tear is made.

The parable of the new cloth

In the parable, Jesus said that no one uses an unshrunken or new piece of fabric to repair a hole in an old garment.

Why does unshrunken cloth tear if it is sewn into an old garment?

Unshrunken or new cloth will shrink and become smaller when it is exposed to water and heat.

The cloth in old garments, on the other hand, have already shrunken because they have been washed and ironed. Washing and ironing also cause old garments to become loose and relaxed.

If an old garment is torn, it is best to use a shrunken or older piece of fabric to mend the area.

If an unshrunken piece is used to mend a patch, that area will shrink when it gets wet. That area will pull away from the old garment, and the tear will become worse.

People listening to Jesus would have understood. In bible days, the fabrics that were worn were likely to shrink after washing.

These fabrics included:

• Cotton
• Wool
• Silk
• Linen

Meaning of the parable of the new cloth

Jesus and His disciples did not observe the tradition of fasting like the other teachers and their disciples.

He conducted His ministry activities in a totally different manner from the other teachers. 

He taught about the Kingdom of Heaven, healed the sick, raised the dead, fed the hungry, cast out devils, and worked all kinds of miracles.

These were things to rejoice about. 

He was the Son of God and the Bridegroom.

He was doing wonderful miracles and wanted His disciples to rejoice and to be glad.

Jesus did not want His disciples to be sorrowful while He was in the earth with them. He wanted them to be glad.

Joyfulness and excitement were present in everything that Jesus did. 

He was not going to follow religious practices just because everyone was doing them.

A time would come for His disciples to fast, but while He was with them, they would rejoice.

Jesus dwells in the spirit of every child of God and He wants us to rejoice.

There will be times to fast, but He wants us to rejoice.

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Parable Of The Plough

Parable of the plough introduction 

The parable of the plough is today's bible story.  Like all of His parables, Jesus hid a secret message that He wants us to learn and apply to our lives.

Jesus told the parable because one of His disciples wanted to return home to say goodbye to loved ones.

The Lord gave an unexpected response. He told His follower that if he returned home, he would be like someone who looked back when ploughing in a field.

Even worse, Jesus said that such a person is not fit for the Kingdom of Heaven.

We'll talk about what it means to plough and the meaning of the parable.

Parable of the plough bible verses

Luk 9:61

Yet another said, “I will follow you, Lord, but let me first say farewell to those at my home.”

Luk 9:62

Jesus said to him, “No one who puts his hand to the plow and looks back is fit for the kingdom of God.”

What is a plough?

A plough is a device, like a rake, that was used to loosen the soil in preparation for planting.

In bible times, ploughs were made from wood. The wooden blade would scratch the ground and loosen the soil.  Some farmers were able to afford a blade made from iron  (Revised English Version, nd).

How did a farmer plough the land?

The plough was fastened by straps or cords to a device called the yoke on the neck of the oxen. The farmer would then stand behind the oxen and the plough. 

As the oxen pulled, the farmer would hold onto the plough in order to make sure that the oxen ploughed in a straight line (Revised English Version, nd).

 

What does it mean to put your hands to the plough?

The farmer had to hold on to the plough and look straight ahead in order to plough in a straight line.

It was impossible for a farmer to plough in a straight line while looking backwards (Revised English Version, nd).

 If he looked behind, the oxen could veer off the straight path. The plough would make a crooked line.  

What is the meaning of the parable of the plough?

Jesus' follower asked if he could return home to say goodbye to loved ones. 

He wanted to follow Jesus everywhere, but his family was also important to him.

We don't know how long it would have taken to say goodbye.

Maybe he would have had to give many explanations to his family.

Maybe he would have had to finish up tasks before returning to the Lord's work.

Jesus didn't think that it was important to say goodbye. He preferred his disciple to focus on the work of the ministry. The disciple only had a short time with the Lord.

Jesus sends this message to us. He is saying that His followers must make Him their most important friend. 

Althought this seems very difficult to do, Jesus did not tell the man to abandon his family. 

Rather, he just wanted him to focus on buliding the Kingdom at that point in time. 

So I hope that you will make the Lord Jesus the most important person in your life.

Parable Of The Wineskins

Today, we are going to learn about Jesus' parable of the wineskins. 

Read on to learn more.

 

Parable Of The Wineskins MATTHEW 9: 14 - 17

14	Then the disciples of John came to Him, asking, ``Why do we and the Pharisees fast, but Your disciples do not fast?"
15	And Jesus said to them, ``The attendants of the bridegroom cannot mourn as long as the bridegroom is with them, can they? But the days will come when the bridegroom is taken away from them, and then they will fast.
16	``But no one puts a patch of unshrunk cloth on an old garment; for the patch pulls away from the garment, and a worse tear results.
17	``Nor do people put new wine into old wineskins; otherwise the wineskins burst, and the wine pours out and the wineskins are ruined; but they put new wine into fresh wineskins, and both are preserved."

What are wineskins?

Wineskins in bible days were bottles made from the skin of sheep or goats.  Once the skin was removed, it was converted into leather.

Wineskins were used to either store or transport wine or water. 

When a wineskin was new, it could stretch or expand. Old wineskins could not stretch (International Standard Bible Encyclopedia, nd).

What is new wine?

Wine was a beverage that was made from fruits like the grape. After the grapes were picked from the trees, the juice was squeezed out. 

The juice would be converted into wine through a process called fermentation.  When grape juice is fermenting, tiny bubbles appear on the surface. 

WINE FERMENTING

Why was new wine put into new wineskins?

Grape juice or new wine would be allowed to ferment until it aged. If it was put into new wineskins, these could stretch and give room for the bubbling to take place.

Old wineskins could not stretch because the leather was harder. These old skins would break under the pressure as the new wine bubbled and bubbled inside. 

What does the parable of the old and new wineskins mean?

Here is one meaning of the parable of the wineskins:

The wineskins are people in the world.

New wineskins

New wineskins are people who are born again by the Holy Spirit. They have the ability to hear and see the invisible things that God teaches from the Word of God.

New wineskins change their ways into being what God says as He teaches His Holy Word. This is because His Spirit dwells in them and helps them to see and hear what He is saying. 

People who are not born again by the Holy Spirit cannot receive and understand things that God wants to teach from His Word.

Old wineskins

Old wineskins are people who are hardened in their hearts. They are sinners and do not believe the Word of God.

Old wineskins rebel against God and do not change their ways in keeping with His Word.

New wine

New wine refers to the Holy Spirit who teaches believers the Word of God and things that God wants them to know and do. 

When a person is born again by the Holy Spirit, he or she can receive and understand the things that God wants them to know about His Kingdom. 

This is because His Spirit dwells in them and helps them to see and hear what He is saying. 

People who are not born again by the Holy Spirit cannot receive and understand things of the Heavenly Kingdom because their spirits are dead to God. 

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