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2Kings 7:1-2 The background to this incident is that Israel and Aram are fighting with eachother. In the previous chapter, Elisha, through God’s intervention, managed to put an end to the Aramean raids inside Israel, but now the Aramean king Ben-Hadad comes with his entire army and lays siege to the Israelite capital of Samaria. The siege becomes so difficult …
Mark 1:40 “Leprosy” is a skin disease that can cause severe physical damage. The lepers were considered unclean and therefore one was not allowed to touch a leper (Leviticus 13-14). Since the man became clean and free from his disease the moment Jesus touched him, technically Jesus did not break this prohibition. Mark 1:44 The reason Jesus did not want …