Lesson 86 Jesus heals the lepers Matthew 8 v 1-4 Luke 17 v 11-19 Solve this code ... J A J B I R G Q K N O C E N Q R A. U N D E C F V S N F H F S N F H F G N B S N F H F L J U U N M J F T N M G C H L Q N M R A A N M R J G N U V G R A N J B M Q N A N B G Q N V G C I Q C Here’s the key: G C J B M Q R A G Q N I J F F G C C M Q R A L J A N A J B L H E N M. T B N U G G C L H E N J B M J B C G Q N E I N E N U N D N E F J G M R F G J B L N J Q J WN D R G V C B A N G J B M G Q N A J K L M N O P Q R S T U A B C D E F G H W I V A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P R S T U V W Y Jumbled words EH LOTD MEHT OT WSOH LSEVTEESMH OT EHT RITSSEP. ........................................................................................ ........................................................................................................................................ SA EYHT TNEW EYTH REEW DELAEH. Fill in the vowels _n_ _f th_m, wh_n h_ s_w th_t h_ w_s h__l_d, c_m_ b_ck pr__s_ng G_d _n _ l__d v__c_. H_ thr_w h_ms_lf _t J_s_s’ f__t, th_nk_ng h_m. Lesson 86 - Now something harder … Leprosy What did lepers have to call everywhere they went? ...................................................... (Leviticus 13 v 45) What did they call it when a leper was cured? ..................................................... (Leviticus 14 v 11) Which herb was dipped in the blood of a dead bird when a leper was cured? ................................... (Leviticus 14 v 6) If you read an NIV Bible, leprosy is often called an infectious skin disease. What do these verses say that being sinful is the same as All of us have become like one who is unclean, and all our righteous acts are like filthy rags; Isaiah 64 v 6 Who may ascend the hill of the LORD? ... He who has clean hands and a pure heart, Psalm 24 v 3-4 Wash and make yourselves clean. Take your evil deeds out of my sight! Stop doing wrong, Isaiah 1 v 16 Wash your hands, you sinners, and purify your hearts, you double-minded. James 4 v 8 ........................................................................ David said to God (in Psalm 51) v2 Wash away all my .............................. and cleanse me from my .............. v7 Cleanse me with ........................... and I shall be clean. Wash me and I shall be .......................... ................................. (iniquity and sin both mean doing wrong things) Some readings for next week: Sunday Mark 1 Monday Leviticus 13 Tuesday Wednesday Leviticus 14 Thursday Luke 17 Friday Psalm 103 Saturday Luke 7 verses 40-45 verses 9-11 verses 45-46 verses 10-11 verses 11-19 verses 1-5 verses 20-23 As you read these verses, think about what it must have been like to have had leprosy. How would they have felt if they were cured? John the Baptist knew that Jesus was the Saviour of the world when he heard how happy Jesus was making everyone.