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and the priest shall look on him the seventh day: and, behold, if in his eyes the plague be at a stay, and the plague isn`t spread in the skin, then the priest shall shut him up seven days more:
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A Model for Patient Judgment
Matthew Henry draws a powerful spiritual lesson from the priest's caution. The mandatory second week of observation teaches believers not to be hasty in judging their own spiritual state or that of others. Just as the priest needed time to be certain, we should allow time for discernment, avoiding quick censures and recognizing that some spiritual issues are only clarified over time.
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Leviticus
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18th Century
Presbyterian
And the plague spread not – Rather, it did not advance, showing that the disease is under the cuticle and taking on the symptoms of ([Refere…
19th Century
Anglican
And the priest shall look on him. —If at the end of a week there is no alteration in the symptoms, the case must be adjou…
17th Century
Reformed Baptist
And the priest shall look on him the seventh day In the day, and not in the night, as Maimonides, but not on the sev…
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