This [is] the law of the plague of leprosy,.... The rules by which it was to be judged of; whether or no it wasin a garment of woollen, or linen, either the warp or woof, or any thing of skins; which include everything in which this sort of leprosy was:to pronounce it clean, or to pronounce it unclean; either to declare it free from the plague of the leprosy, or as infected with it, and so accordingly dispose of it.
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Leviticus 13:59
Leviticus 13:59
John Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible · John Gill (1697–1771) · Public Domain
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Leviticus 13 — OverviewLeviticus 13 · Matthew Henry's Commentary on the Whole BibleThe next ceremonial uncleanness is that of the leprosy, concerning
which the law was very large and particular; we have the discovery of
it in this chapter, and the cleansing of the leper in the next.
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cf. 2 Kings 5:1-27: Psalms 88:1-18; Matthew 8:1-4; Luke 5:12-15. The preceding chapter brings forward sin as an inheritance through ordinary generation. No thorough…Leviticus 13:1-59Leviticus 13:1-59 · The Pulpit CommentaryLeprosy.
That leprosy is a type of sin is evident from David's allusion in confessing his own horrible offenses (see Psalms 51:7)? This also appears from the words of Jesus to the only leper, out of the ten cleansed by…Leviticus 13:1-59Leviticus 13:1-59 · The Pulpit CommentaryThe priest's adjudication.
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