5.1 - The man with leprosy Flashcards
Explain Mark 1:40-45
(the man with leprosy)
A man with leprosy came to him and begged him on his knees, “If you are willing, you can make me clean.”
Jesus was indignant. He reached out his hand and touched the man. “I am willing,” he said. “Be clean!” Immediately the leprosy left him and he was cleansed.
Jesus sent him away at once with a strong warning: “See that you don’t tell this to anyone. But go, show yourself to the priest and offer the sacrifices that Moses commanded for your cleansing, as a testimony to them.” Instead he went out and began to talk freely, spreading the news. As a result, Jesus could no longer enter a town openly but stayed outside in lonely places. Yet the people still came to him from everywhere.
What was illness believed to have been caused by?
sin
What did illnesses such as leprosy do?
cut you off from society. you were rejected by others.
What was the man careful not to do?
touch Jesus
why?
because touching an unclean person made you unclean so he didn’t want to make Jesus unclean
What is there a glimpse of in this passage?
the messianic secret
how?
becuase Jesus told the man not to tell anyone what happened
What did Jesus show here?
love, compassion, care, emphathy
is leprosy still a problem today?
not nearly as much as it was but it still exists
