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Leviticus 14:1-2, How to Heal a Leper

December 24, 2011November 30, 2012

And the LORD spake unto Moses, saying, This shall be the law of the leper in the day of his cleansing:

//Do you really want to know how to heal a leper?

Okay. First, the Old Testament way:

Find a couple birds. Kill one in a vessel over running water. Dip the other one in the blood of the dead one. Sprinkle the dead bird’s blood on the leper seven times, then let the blood-soaked live bird fly away. Wait for the leper to shave off all his hair, including his eyebrows. Next, kill a lamb. Wipe some of its blood on the leper’s ear, thumb, and big toe. Go get some oil. Sprinkle him seven times with oil, again dobbing some of the oil on his ear, thumb, and toe. Do it once more. Then pour what’s left of the oil over the leper’s head. Finally, kill a couple doves. Offer one as a sin offering, and the other as a burnt offering.

Now, the New Testament way:

Mark 1:40-41, And Jesus, moved with compassion, put forth his hand, and touched him, and saith unto him, I will; be thou clean.

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