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and the priest shall go forth out of the camp; and the priest shall look; and, behold, if the plague of leprosy be healed in the leper,
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Christ Meets Us Where We Are
Commentators note the priest had to go "out of the camp" to meet the outcast. This is seen as a powerful picture of Jesus Christ. As John Gill highlights, Christ leaves the holy place to seek the unclean, going "out of the city" to suffer for us. He takes the initiative to meet us in our brokenness, demonstrating His great readiness to receive and restore sinners.
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Leviticus
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19th Century
Anglican
And the priest shall go forth. — To this appointed place the priest had to go to meet and examine the restored leper, and to satisfy himse…
16th Century
Protestant
And the priest shall go forth. This is the examination, which was more fully discussed in the last chapter, without which it was not lawfu…
17th Century
Reformed Baptist
And the priest shall go forth out of the camp A little without the camp, as Ben Gersom notes. There have been severa…
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Presbyterian
The priests could not cleanse the lepers; but when the Lord removed the plague, various rules were to be observed in admitting them again to the or…
