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# '''The Leper as a Picture of Christ''' | # '''The Leper as a Picture of Christ''' | ||
#* Just as '''the leper was outcast''', Jesus was '''cast out of the city''' at the crucifixion. | #* Just as '''the leper was outcast''', Jesus was '''cast out of the city''' at the crucifixion. (he finished the 'play' by withdrawing. | ||
#* Jesus '''touched the unclean''', just as He '''became sin for us''' (2 Cor 5:21). | #* Jesus '''touched the unclean''', just as He '''became sin for us''' (2 Cor 5:21). | ||
#* The leper’s healing '''foreshadows Jesus’ resurrection'''—a return from impurity to life. | #* The leper’s healing '''foreshadows Jesus’ resurrection'''—a return from impurity to life. | ||
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# '''The Irony of Jesus Swapping Places With the Leper''' | # '''The Irony of Jesus Swapping Places With the Leper''' | ||
#* The '''leper is restored to society''', while '''Jesus is forced into isolation'''—mirroring the '''exchange of the cross''' (He took our place). | #* The '''leper is restored to society''', while '''Jesus is forced into isolation'''—mirroring the '''exchange of the cross''' (He took our place). | ||
#* The '''leper spreads the news''' about Jesus, while Jesus’ mission required '''silence until the cross'''. | #* The '''leper spreads the news''' about Jesus, while Jesus’ mission required '''silence until the cross'''. It is a 'false' gospel since it focused on the flesh only. | ||
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