Curing Leprosy    2 Kings 5

This post explores at which point the curing of Naaman’s leprosy happened.

‘Curing Leprosy’ discusses when the curing of Naaman occurred. During the declining years of the kingdom of Israel, Elisha became God’s prophet in Judah and Israel.

Their antagonist, Syria, had a strong and celebrated  army commander, Naaman,  a leper. During their raids of Israel, they captured a little girl. She suggested that the prophet in Samaria, Elisha, could cure his leprosy. Naaman immediately set out to find the prophet and get his leprosy cured.

When he arrived at Elisha’s door. Elisha did not even come out, 2 Kings 5:10. “And Elisha sent a messenger to him, saying, “Go and wash in the Jordan seven times, and your flesh shall…restored, and you shall… clean.”

This enraged Naaman, 2 Kings 5:11. “But Naaman…went away, saying, “Behold, I thought that he would surely come out to me and stand and call upon the name of the LORD his God, …Abana and Pharpar, the rivers of Damascus, better than all the waters of Israel? Could I not wash in them and …clean?” So he turned and went away in a rage.” Subsequently, his servants convinced him to try it. Then God healed him.

Ask when the healing occurred?

When Naaman appeared at Elisha’s door nothing happened. Even when he came to his senses and decided to go wash in the muddy Jordan river, no cleansing occurred. When he first waded into the Jordan and began to bathe nothing happened. After the first six bathes he remained a leper. But finally the curing occurred when he obeyed exactly what God had said through Elisha—on the seventh dip.

We can also experience the blessings of God and eternal salvation when we completely obey God’s commands. For example, Peter told believers what to do, Acts 2:38. “Repent and…baptized every one of you in the name of Jesus Christ for the forgiveness of your sins,”

Have you believed, repented, and gone down into the waters of baptism?

So, what did we learn?

1.God can heal leprosy when His word is followed exactly.

2.Likewise, we will receive God’s blessings by following His word exactly.

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