Why Jesus Touched the Leper (And the Law He Broke on Purpose)

Why did Jesus touch the leper when the law said no one should? In this Bible study, we walk through every scene where Jesus healed an outcast, and show how the touch at the gate in Mark 1 was never only about skin. A man stands outside a town gate, calling out "Unclean!" Nobody has touched him in years. Then a teacher comes down the road and reaches out his hand. To see why that moment shocked everyone, we go back to Miriam outside the camp, the laws of Leviticus 13 and 14, the Hebrew word tsara'at, and what Josephus says about how lepers were treated. In this video: Jesus and the leper (Mark 1:40-45), including the Greek word for compassion and the manuscript that says "angry" Leviticus 13-14: what the law really said, and the priest who declares but never heals Jairus and the woman bleeding for twelve years (Mark 5) The ten lepers and the one Samaritan (Luke 17) The man born blind who was driven out (John 9) Francis of Assisi and the leper CHAPTERS 00:00 The man outside the gate 03:09 Miriam and the camp that waited (Numbers 12) 04:22 What the law said about "leprosy" (Leviticus 13) 05:39 "Make me clean": Jesus touches the leper (Mark 1) 08:29 The priest, the birds and the cleansing ritual (Leviticus 14) 10:35 Jairus and the woman who bled twelve years (Mark 5) 14:41 Ten lepers and one Samaritan (Luke 17) 19:04 The man born blind who was thrown out (John 9) 23:30 Francis of Assisi and the leper 24:08 Three takeaways SCRIPTURE IN THIS VIDEO Leviticus 13-15 · Numbers 12 · Mark 1:40-45 · Mark 5:21-43 · Mark 14:3 · Luke 4:27 · Luke 17:11-19 · John 9 If this study helped you see these scenes in a new light, subscribe so you don't miss the next one, and tell us in the comments: which scene stayed with you most? The man at the gate, the woman in the crowd, the Samaritan on the road, or the man driven out of the synagogue? #JesusHealing #LeprosyInTheBible #BibleStudy #MarkChapter1 #Leviticus #Gospels #ChristianEducation #BibleExplained