Leviticus 13:28

"The priest shall examine him on the seventh day. If it has spread in the skin, then the priest shall pronounce him unclean. It is the plague of leprosy."

Key Reflection

This verse underscores the importance of divine inspection and diagnosis, reflecting how God's authority is established through religious rituals. The spread of the "plague" symbolizes the progression of sin or moral corruption, which, if unchecked, can lead to spiritual uncleanness requiring separation from the community.

From the Scholars: Barnes' Notes

“And if the glossy spot continues unchanged and makes no advance in the skin, and is rather indistinct” (see the note atLeviticus 13:6), “it is the mark of the inflammation, and the priest shall pronounce him clean, for it is the (mere) hurt of inflammation.”

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