Miracles of Jesus: Healing 10 men suffering from leprosy • Healing a man with dropsy

1. Miracles of Jesus – 21th October 2016
 Healing 10 men suffering fromleprosy (Luke 17:11-19)
 Healing a man with dropsy - (Luke 14:1-6)
Healing 10 men suffering fromleprosy (Luke 17:11-19)
When he saw them, he said, “Go, show yourselves to the priests.”And as they went, they were
cleansed”(Luke 17:14).
Samariawas a part of the Biblical landof Israel butwasinhabitedlargelybypeople knownasthe
Samaritans.While travelingalongthe borderof Samaria,Jesusmetagroup of people sufferingfrom
leprosyandmiraculouslyhealedthem.One of the men,aSamaritan,returnedandthankedJesusfor
healinghim:
“Nowon hisway to Jerusalem,Jesus traveled alongthe border between SamariaandGalilee.As he
was goingintoa village,ten men who hadleprosy met him. They stoodat a distanceandcalled out in
a loudvoice, "Jesus,Master, havepity on us!"
Whenhe sawthem, he said,"Go,showyourselvesto the priests." Andas they went, they were
cleansed.
One of them, when he saw he was healed,came back, praisingGodina loudvoice. He threw himself
at Jesus' feet andthanked him-andhewas a Samaritan. Jesus asked,"Were not all ten cleansed?
Where are the other nine?Has no one returned to give praiseto Godexcept thisforeigner?" Then he
saidto him, "Riseand go; yourfaith hasmade you well."(uke17:11-19).
Healing a man with dropsy - (Luke 14:1-6)
Jesus asked the Pharisees and experts in the law, “Is it lawful to heal on the Sabbath or not?”
4 But they remained silent. So taking hold of the man, he healed him and sent him on his
way”( (Luke 14:3-4).
The Gospel of Luke describesamiracle thatJesusperformedonthe Sabbath,healingamanwho
sufferedfromaconditionthatcausedan abnormal swellingof hisbody.
The Phariseeswere amongthe prominentreligiousleadersinthe landof Israel duringthe time of Jesus.
Some of themstronglyopposedJesusandplottedagainsthim, tryingtoentraphiminsituationsthat
wouldcause harm tohim.
The man who Jesushealedmighthave beensufferingfromDropsy,whichisalsoknownasEdema.Itis
an abnormal conditioninwhichfluidaccumulatesunderaperson'sskin,insome areasof theirbody,
such as inthe legs.The condition,whichcanbe verydangerous,requiresmedical attentionfroma
doctor

2. “OneSabbath,when Jesus went to eat inthe houseof a prominentPharisee,he wasbeing carefully
watched. There infront of himwas a man sufferingfromabnormal swellingofhisbody.Jesus asked
the Pharisees andexperts inthe law,"Isit lawful to heal onthe Sabbathor not?" But they remained
silent.So takinghold ofthe man,he healed himand sent himon his way”.
“Then he asked them, "Ifone of youhas a childor an ox that fallsintoa well on the Sabbathday,will
you not immediatelypull itout?" And they had nothingto say”(Luke13:10-13).
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