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Monday, May 30, 2011

Bible Lesson: Miracles Of Jesus: Ten Lepers Healed.

Bible Lesson: Miracles Of Jesus: Ten Lepers Healed.

Bible Location: Borders of Samaria.

Bible Text: Luke 17:11-19 KJV
11 And it came to pass, as He went to Jerusalem, that He passed through the midst of Samaria and Galilee.
12 And as He entered into a certain village, there met Him ten men that were lepers, which stood afar off:
13 And they lifted up their voices, and said, Jesus, Master, have mercy on us.
14 And when He saw them, He said unto them, Go shew yourselves unto the priests. And it came to pass, that, as they went, they were cleansed.
15 And one of them, when he saw that he was healed, turned back, and with a loud voice glorified God,
16 And fell down on His face at his feet, giving Him thanks: and he was a Samaritan.
17 And Jesus answering said, Were there not ten cleansed? but where are the nine?
18 There are not found that returned to give glory to God, save this stranger.
19 And He said unto him, Arise, go thy way: thy faith hath made thee whole.

Luke 17:11,12 KJV
11 And it came to pass, as He went to Jerusalem, that He passed through the midst of Samaria and Galilee.
12 And as He entered into a certain village...

Matthew 4:1 KJV (Temptation of Christ.)
Then was Jesus led up of the Spirit...

Because the Lord Jesus was “led by the Spirit,” He always was looking for a people, a village to announce the Good News!

As a Christian, is that your custom too?

Luke 17:12 KJV
"... there met Him ten men that were lepers, which stood afar off:

Leprosy: A progressive infectious disease caused by a bacterium that attacks the skin, flesh, nerves, etc; it is characterized by nodules, ulcers, white scaly scabs, deformities, and the eventual loss of sensation, and is apparently communicated only after long and close contact.
(New World Dictionary)

These ten men, dare not to approach Jesus or anyone else, because of the extreme communicable nature of their disease.

Luke 17:13 KJV
And they lifted up their voices, and said, Jesus, Master, have mercy on us.

These men in their great “need,” hollered out to Jesus in unison, “Master, have mercy on us.”

These Ten Men, Had:
Unity in Need.
Unity in Voice
Unity in Action.

Many times only tragedy, brings such unity.
And that is so, only because of the hardness of mans heart.

Jesus was their means of “last-restort.”
They, no doubt had heard of Him, and His exploits.
And they had “faith,” that if anyone could help them, it would be Him.

Luke 17:14 KJV
And when He saw them, He said unto them, Go shew yourselves unto the priests...”

The priest was the one to pronounce one sick or well, clean or unclean.
The men in an act of “obedience,” left to go to the priest.

Luke 17:14 KJV
“...And it came to pass, that, as they went, they were cleansed.”

And as they went to show themselves to the priest, “they were cleansed.”

The Lord Our Healer:

Exodus 15:26 KJV
"...I am the LORD that healeth thee."

Psalm 103:2,3 KJV
2 Bless the LORD, O my soul, and forget not all His benefits:
3 Who forgiveth all thine iniquities; who healeth all thy diseases;

Isaiah 53:5 KJV (Prophecy concerning Christ.)
But He was wounded for our transgressions, He was bruised for our iniquities: the chastisement of our peace was upon Him; and with His stripes we are healed.

Luke 4:18 KJV (Isaiah 61:1, Prophecy concerning Christ.)
The Spirit of the Lord is upon Me, because He hath anointed Me to preach the gospel to the poor; He hath sent Me to heal the brokenhearted, to preach deliverance to the captives, and recovering of sight to the blind, to set at liberty them that are bruised,

Luke 17:15:16 KJV
15 And one of them, when he saw that he was healed, turned back, and with a loud voice glorified God,
16 And fell down on his face at His feet, giving Him thanks: and he was a Samaritan.

The Samaritans were a mixed race, and so the Jews, wished noting to do with them.
And yet this healed Samaritan, who showed thanks, was not as the others.

The Samaritan's Gratitude:
He went out of his way and , “turned back,” now he could approach Jesus.
He was not timid or quiet about his thanksgiving, “and with a loud voice glorified God.”
He was not ashamed to “fall down on his face at His feet, giving Him thanks.”

As a Christian, is that your custom too?

Psalm 33:8 KJV
Let all the earth fear the LORD: let all the inhabitants of the world stand in awe of Him.

Psalm 89:7 KJV
God is greatly to be feared in the assembly of the saints, and to be had in reverence of all them that are about Him.

Isaiah 8:13 KJV
Sanctify the LORD of hosts Himself; and let Him be your fear, and let Him be your dread.

Luke 1:50 KJV
And His mercy is on them that fear Him from generation to generation.

Luke 17:17-19 KJV
17 And Jesus answering said, Were there not ten cleansed? but where are the nine?
18 There are not found that returned to give glory to God, save this stranger.
19 And He said unto him, Arise, go thy way: thy faith hath made thee whole.

Ten lepers had been healed, but only one, a Samaritan, had returned to give thanks and worship.
Having once been a leper (a type of sin), this man was not so “conservative, as to not put his face on the ground, in worship of the living God.

The other nine, called upon Jesus for their healing, but in reality, they cherished health more than the Lord.

As a Christian, is thankfulness the custom of your life?

Psalm 92:1 KJV
It is a good thing to give thanks unto the Lord, and to sing praises unto thy name, of Most High.

Psalm 100:4 KJV
Enter into His gates with thanksgiving, and into His courts with praise: be thankful unto Him, and bless His name.

Psalm 107:22 KJV
And let them sacrifice the sacrifices of thanksgiving, and declare His works with rejoicing.

Ephesians 5:20 KJV
Giving thanks always for all things unto God and the Father in the name of our Lord Jesus Christ;

Colossians 3:17 KJV
And whatsoever ye do in word or deed, do all in the name of the Lord Jesus, giving thanks to God and the Father by Him.

I Thessalonians 5:18 KJV
In every thing give thanks: for this is the will of God in Christ Jesus concerning you.

The nine lepers, will be forever forgotten, but one man a Samaritan (For the most part, and outcast.), will be forever remembered. Because he not only was healed and thankful, but returned in worship of the Lord of glory.

So many times our words are louder than our actions. Having read this dear Bible encounter of Jesus, may our actions do all the talking.

Matthew 7:19,20 KJV
19 Every tree that bringeth not forth good fruit is hewn down, and cast into the fire.
20 Wherefore by their fruits ye shall know them.