Leviticus 13 · Grade 4
A Careful Priest
Read and Think
Leviticus 13 gives the priests careful steps for checking skin diseases. The Hebrew word, often translated leprosy, covered several skin conditions. The priest examined the spot, looked at whether the hair had turned white, and checked whether it went deeper than the skin.
When the signs were unclear, the person was isolated for seven days and checked again, sometimes twice. The priest did not guess. Many people were declared clean. But when the disease was present, the person had to live outside the camp and call out that he was unclean, so others would not come into contact.
This was hard for those who were sick, and it protected the whole camp where God lived. The priests also examined garments with mildew. In Mark 1, Jesus did what no priest could do. He touched a man with leprosy, and the man was made clean. Jesus does not stay away from those who are hurting.
Show What You Know
What did the word often translated leprosy cover?
What did the priest do when signs were unclear?
Why did a sick person live outside the camp?
What did Jesus do that no priest could do?
Word Bank Fill-In
Use the word bank to fill in each blank.
- Leviticus 13 gives the priests careful steps for checking diseases.
- The examined the spot, looked at whether the hair had turned white, and checked whether it went deeper than the skin.
- When the signs were unclear, the person was isolated for days and checked again, sometimes twice.
- Many people were declared .
- But when the disease was present, the person had to live outside the and call out that he was unclean, so others would not come into contact.
Think About It
Who do you know that might feel left out? How could you show them care?
What does Jesus touching the man show you about His heart?
Memory Verse
“All the days in which the plague is in him he shall be unclean. He is unclean. He shall dwell alone. His dwelling shall be outside of the camp.”
Leviticus 13:46 (WEB)
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Prayer
Dear God, thank You for people who are sick. Help me . Amen.
Take It Home
For families: talk about these together.
- How can you be patient and careful before judging someone?
- How does Jesus' compassion change how we treat outsiders?
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