- be washed:
- "And Elishaª sentª° a messengerª unto¹ him, saying,ª° Goª° and washª° in Jordanª sevenª times,ª and thy fleshª shall come againª° to thee, and thou shalt be clean.ª°" {2Kg 5:10} + "Then went he down,ª° and dippedª° himself sevenª timesª in Jordan,ª according to the sayingª of the manª of God:ª and his fleshª came againª° like unto the fleshª of a littleª child,ª and he was clean.ª°" {2Kg 5:14} + "Washª° me throughlyª° from mine iniquity,ª¹ and cleanseª° me from my sin.ª¹" {Psa 51:2} + "Havingª° thereforeª theseª promises,ª dearly beloved,ª let us cleanseª° ourselvesª fromª allª filthinessª of the fleshª andª spirit,ª perfectingª° holinessª inª the fearª of God.ª" {2Co 7:1} + "Forª this thingª I besoughtª° the¹ Lordª thrice,ª thatª it might departª° fromª me.ª" {2Co 12:8} + "[Which stood] onlyª inª meatsª andª drinks,ª andª diversª washings,ª andª carnalª ordinances,ª imposedª° [on them] untilª the timeª of reformation.ª" {Hbr 9:10} + "Andª fromª Jesusª Christ,ª [who is] the¹ faithfulª witness,ª [and] the¹ first begottenª ofª the¹ dead,ª andª the¹ princeª of the¹ kingsª of the¹ earth.ª Unto him that lovedª° us,ª andª washedª° usª fromª ourª sinsª inª his own²¹ blood,ª" {Rev 1:5}; The plague of leprosy was inflicted immediately from the hand of God, and came not from natural causes, as other diseases; and therefore must be managed according to a divine law. Miriam's leprosy, and Gehazi's and King Uzziah's were all the punishments of particular sins; and if generally it was so, no marvel there was so much care taken to distinguish it from a common distemper, that none might be looked upon as lying under this extraordinary token of Divine displeasure, but those that really were so.
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