10 Lepers   Luke 17:11-19

This post concerns Jesus curing Ten Lepers at once.

10 Lepers discusses the differences of this miracle from earlier miracles.

By the time Jesus did this miracle on these Lepers, the gospel of Luke had recorded thirteen miracles across a broad spectrum that stretched from raising the dead to curing all types of disease and deformities, plus demonstrating mastery over nature. Earlier miracles occurred by touch or from afar but only on single individuals.

Could the reader think of this miracle as just another miracle? Instead, this big miracle was performed on ten at one time from afar while curing a horrible disease!

On Jesus’ final trip to Jerusalem, He met these


 

lepers pleading for mercy and standing afar. Then, as a test of their faith, Jesus sent the lepers to go show themselves to the priests as required by the Old Law in Leviticus 13. As they went, they were cleansed. However, only one, a Samaritan, turned back to give thanks and praise God. Jesus seemed surprised and reminded this Gentile that his obedient faith had made him well.

The return to thank Jesus probably interrupted his trip to Mount Gerizim in Samaria to have a priest there declare him clean. Because he was a Gentile, a Jewish priest likely would not have touched him or examined him.

Jesus knew he was not a Jew. But He still healed him. Although Jesus came primarily to preach to the Jews, He still showed compassion to this Samaritan. Other passages like Mark 7:24-30 illustrated His care for Gentiles. See also John 4 and the woman at the well.

Another special nature of this miracle ensued when only one of ten was thankful, a foreigner, not an Israelite. Thus, by citing this miracle as Jesus progressed toward Jerusalem and the cross, Luke cites another example of the ungrateful nature of many Jews.

So, what did we learn?

1.Be thankful for every blessing.

2.Jesus cares for all people.

3.Jesus did an awesome miracle.

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