Bible Lesson: Miracles Of The Old
Testament: Moses Leprous Hand Healed.
Occasion: The Revelation Of God's
Power.
Location: Horeb.
Bible Text: Exodus 4:5-8 KJV
5 That they may believe that the Lord
God of their fathers, the God of Abraham, the God of Isaac, and the
God of Jacob, hath appeared unto thee.
6 And the Lord said furthermore unto
him, Put now thine hand into thy bosom. And he put his hand into his
bosom: and when he took it out, behold, his hand was leprous as snow.
7 And He said, Put thine hand into thy
bosom again. And he put his hand into his bosom again; and plucked it
out of his bosom, and, behold, it was turned again as his other
flesh.
8 And it shall come to pass, if they
will not believe thee, neither hearken to the voice of the first
sign, that they will believe the voice of the latter sign.
One may read of the terrible plague of
leprosy in Leviticus 13:1-46.
Leviticus 13:1-3 NLT
1 The Lord said to Moses and Aaron,
2 “If anyone has a swelling or a rash
or discolored skin that might develop into a serious skin disease,[a]
that person must be brought to Aaron the priest or to one of his
sons.
3 The priest will examine the affected
area of the skin. If the hair in the affected area has turned white
and the problem appears to be more than skin-deep, it is a serious
skin disease, and the priest who examines it must pronounce the
person ceremonially unclean.
Leviticus 13:45,46 NLT
45 “Those who suffer from a serious
skin disease must tear their clothing and leave their hair uncombed.
They must cover their mouth and call out, ‘Unclean! Unclean!’
46 As long as the serious disease
lasts, they will be ceremonially unclean. They must live in isolation
in their place outside the camp.
Leprosy, was a terrible flesh eating
disease. God's people had to be protected at all costs from such a
plague, and so God gave Moses and Aaron their guide lines of
protection.
God gave a Moses and Aaron a second
miraculous sign to show Pharaoh, that God was with them.
It was the terrible sign of leprosy.
Exodus 4:6-8 KJV
6 And the Lord said furthermore unto
him, Put now thine hand into thy bosom. And he put his hand into his
bosom: and when he took it out, behold, his hand was leprous as snow.
7 And He said, Put thine hand into thy
bosom again. And he put his hand into his bosom again; and plucked it
out of his bosom, and, behold, it was turned again as his other
flesh.
8 And it shall come to pass, if they
will not believe thee, neither hearken to the voice of the first
sign, that they will believe the voice of the latter sign.
The Priest, was the one to determine if
one was “unclean,” with disease.
In Biblical Typology, leprosy, is a
“type of spreading spiritual disease, the disease of “sin”.
As in leprosy, sin gives misery.
Job 15:20 NLT
“The wicked writhe in pain throughout
their lives. Years of trouble are stored up for the ruthless.
Psalm 107:17 KJV
Fools because of their transgression,
and because of their iniquities, are afflicted.
Proverbs 6:33 KJV
A wound and dishonor shall he get; and
his reproach shall not be wiped away.
Proverbs 13:15 NLT
A person with good sense is respected;
a treacherous person is headed for destruction.
Proverbs 11:19 KJV
As righteousness tendeth to life: so he
that pursueth evil pursueth it to his own death.
Proverbs 23:29,30 KJV
29 Who hath woe? who hath sorrow? who
hath contentions? who hath babbling? who hath wounds without cause?
who hath redness of eyes?
30 They that tarry long at the wine;
they that go to seek mixed wine.
Isaiah 1:4-6 NLT
4 Oh, what a sinful nation they are
loaded down with a burden of guilt. They are evil people, corrupt
children who have rejected the Lord. They have despised the Holy One
of Israel and turned their backs on Him.
5 Why do you continue to invite
punishment? Must you rebel forever? Your head is injured, and your
heart is sick.
6 You are battered from head to foot—
covered with bruises, welts, and infected wounds— without any
soothing ointments or bandages.
Jeremiah 30:12,13 NLT
12 This is what the Lord says: “Your
injury is incurable— a terrible wound.
13 There is no one to help you or to
bind up your injury. No medicine can heal you.
Ezekiel 18:4 KJV
"...the soul that sinneth, it
shall die.
Romans 2:9 NLT
There will be trouble and calamity for
everyone who keeps on doing what is evil—for the Jew first and also
for the Gentile.
Romans 3:16-18 NLT
16 Destruction and misery always follow
them.
17 They don’t know where to find
peace.”
18 They have no fear of God at all.
II Timothy 3:13 KJV
But evil men and seducers shall wax
worse and worse, deceiving, and being deceived.
Today there is a Priest, who determines
spiritual disease and death, it our High Priest, the Lord Jesus
Christ.
Jesus Christ our High Priest:
Hebrews 4:14-16 KJV
14 Seeing then that we have a great
High Priest, that is passed into the heavens, Jesus the Son of God,
let us hold fast our profession.
15 For we have not an High Priest which
cannot be touched with the feeling of our infirmities; but was in all
points tempted like as we are, yet without sin.
16 Let us therefore come boldly unto
the throne of grace, that we may obtain mercy, and find grace to help
in time of need.
Hebrews 7:26 KJV
For such an High Priest became us, who
is holy, harmless, undefiled, separate from sinners, and made higher
than the heavens;
Hebrews 8:1 KJV
Now of the things which we have spoken
this is the sum: We have such an High Priest, who is set on the right
hand of the throne of the Majesty in the heavens;
What is it, that our Priest has
concluded?
Isaiah 53:6 KJV
All we like sheep have gone astray; we have turned every one to his own way; and the Lord hath laid on Him the iniquity of us all.
Isaiah 53:6 KJV
All we like sheep have gone astray; we have turned every one to his own way; and the Lord hath laid on Him the iniquity of us all.
Isaiah 64:6 KJV
But we are all as an unclean thing, and
all our righteousnesses are as filthy rags; and we all do fade as a
leaf; and our iniquities, like the wind, have taken us away.
Romans 3:23 KJV
For all have sinned, and come short of
the glory of God;
Galatians 3:22 KJV
But the scripture hath concluded all
under sin..."
I John 1:8,9 KJV
8 If we say that we have no sin, we
deceive ourselves, and the truth is not in us.
9 If we confess our sins, He is
Faithful and Just to forgive us our sins, and to cleanse us from all
unrighteousness.
We have the disease. The life taking
disease of sin.
What is the remedy, shall we be forever
unclean outcasts, without hope?
John 3:16-18 KJV
16 For God so loved the world, that He
gave His only Begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in Him should
not perish, but have everlasting life.
17 For God sent not His Son into the
world to condemn the world; but that the world through Him might be
saved.
18 He that believeth on Him is not
condemned: but he that believeth not is condemned already, because he
hath not believed in the name of the only begotten Son of God.
II Peter 3:9 KJV
The Lord is not slack concerning His
promise, as some men count slackness; but is long suffering to
us-ward, not willing that any should perish, but that all should come
to repentance.
I Corinthians 1:18 KJV
For the preaching of the cross is to
them that perish foolishness; but unto us which are saved it is the
power of God.
John 10:28 KJV
And I give unto them eternal life; and
they shall never perish, neither shall any man pluck them out of my
hand.
Dear friend, call on a Priest, that not only can diagnose the disease of sin, but who can cleanse it!
Psalm 51:2 KJV
Wash me throughly from mine iniquity, and cleanse me from my sin.
Mark 1:42 KJV
And as soon as He (Jesus) had spoken, immediately the leprosy departed from him, and he was cleansed.
I John 1:7 KJV
But if we walk in the light, as He is in the light, we have fellowship one with another, and the blood of Jesus Christ His Son cleanseth us from all sin.
I John 1:9 KJV
If we confess our sins, He is faithful and just to forgive us our sins, and to cleanse us from all unrighteousness.
