Leviticus 13:24-28

d. THE FOURTH CASE 13:24-28
TEXT 13:24-28

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Or when the flesh hath in the skin thereof a burning by fire, and the quick flesh of the burning become a bright spot, reddish-white, or white;

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then the priest shall look upon it; and, behold, if the hair in the bright spot be turned white, and the appearance thereof be deeper than the skin; it is leprosy, it hath broken out in the burning: and the priest shall pronounce him unclean: it is the plague of leprosy.

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But if the priest look on it, and, behold, there be no white hair in the bright spot, and it be no lower than the skin, but be dim; then the priest shall shut him up seven days:

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and the priest shall look upon him the seventh day: if it spread abroad in the skin, then the priest shall pronounce him unclean: it is the plague of leprosy.

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And if the bright spot stay in its place, and be not spread in the skin, but be dim; it is the rising of the burning, and the priest shall pronounce him clean: for it is the scar of the burning.

THOUGHT QUESTIONS 13:24-28

252.

How does the description here differ from the third case?

253.

Why no mention of medicine or of any type of treatment?

PARAPHRASE 13:24-28

If a man is burned in some way, and the burned place becomes bright reddish-white or white, then the priest must examine the spot. If the hair in the bright spot turns white, and the problem seems to be more than skin-deep, it is leprosy that has broken out from the burn, and the priest must pronounce him a leper. But if the priest sees that there are no white hairs in the bright spot, and the brightness appears to be no deeper than the skin and is fading, the priest shall quarantine him for seven days, and examine him again the seventh day. If the spot spreads in the skin, the priest must pronounce him a leper. But if the bright spot does not move or spread in the skin, and is fading, it is simply a scar from the burn, and the priest shall declare that he does not have leprosy.

COMMENT 13:24-28

Leviticus 13:24-28 There are two considerations to add here that were not already given in the third case: (1) this is a scar from fire and not hot water or pitch; (2) in neither one of these cases do we have a two-week quarantine. Perhaps this is due to the fact that in these cases the cause of the infection is known and in the previous ones it was not.

FACT QUESTIONS 13:24-28

305.

Give the two additional thoughts related to case four.