INTERNATIONAL SERIES

Pacific Press Publishing Company · Oakland, California · Jun 19, 1901

FromSigns of the Times, Vol. 27, No. 25.

INTERNATIONAL SERIES

THE SABBATH SCHOOL

LESSON XIII.—JUNE 29.—THE CLEANSING OF THE LEPER.

[Note to the Student.—These lessons are not designed to be exhaustive, but suggestive. In references to the “Desire of Ages,” in the lessons, the subscription edition is referred to. Those who have only the trade edition will find the matter in chapters 1, 4, 11, 27, 71, 77, 78; also read “Patriarchs and Prophets,” chapters 5 and 30. “Christ Our Advocate,” Bible Students’ Library No. 129 (price, 10 cents), and “Looking unto Jesus” (price, $1.00) will be found a great help. The SIGNS OF THE TIMES will have an article on the subject of each lesson this quarter by J. O. Corliss. Read these articles in connection with the study of the lesson. We have not space to print all the scriptures. Let the student study them carefully from the Bible. Those printed are from the Revised Version.]

SUGGESTIVE QUESTIONS.

1. Give a brief description of the leprosy. What was done with the leper?

“He is a leprous man, he is unclean: the priest shall surely pronounce him unclean; his plague is in his head.

“And the leper in whom the plague is, his clothes shall be rent, and the hair of his head shall go loose, and he shall cover his upper lip, and shall cry, Unclean, unclean.” Lev. 13:44, 45. (“Desire of Ages,” pp. 262, 263.)

2. Give a brief description of the sinner. What, then, is represented by leprosy?

“Why will ye be still stricken, that ye revolt more and more? the whole head is sick, and the whole heart faint. From the sole of the foot even unto the head there is no soundness in it; but wounds, and bruises, and festering sores: they have not been closed, neither bound up, neither mollified with oil.” Isa. 1:5, 6.

3. Was there human cure for it? (2 Kings 5:5-7.)

4. Is there any human cure for sin?

“For though thou wash thee with lye, and take thee much soap, yet thine iniquity is marked before Me, saith the Lord God.” Jer. 2:22. (Jer. 13:23.)

5. What was the divine cure for leprosy? (God’s Word. 2 Kings 5:10, 13, 14; Luke 5:12, 13.)

6. What provision has been made for the cure of sinners?

“In that day there shall be a fountain opened to the house of David and to the inhabitants of Jerusalem, for sin and for uncleanness.” Zech. 13:1. (Isa. 1:16, 18.)

7. When Christ cleansed the leper, what did He tell him to do?

“And He charged him to tell no man; but go thy way, and show thyself to the priest, and offer for thy cleansing, according as Moses commanded, for a testimony unto them.” Luke 5:14.

8. What was the law commanded by Moses?

“And the Lord spake unto Moses, saying, This shall be the law of the leper in the day of his cleansing; he shall be brought unto the priest.” Lev. 14:1, 2.

9. When the leper was to be cleansed, what was done with him? Where did the priest meet him?

“And the priest shall go forth out of the camp.” Verse 3.

10. Who was represented by the priest? Where, then, does Christ go to find the sinner? Where must we go?

“Wherefore Jesus also, that He might sanctify the people through His own blood, suffered without the gate. Let us therefore go forth unto Him without the camp, bearing His reproach.” Heb. 13:12, 13. (Note 1.)

11. What did the leper bring for offerings?

“And on the eighth day he shall take two he-lambs without blemish, and one ewe-lamb of the first year without blemish, and three tenth parts of an ephah of fine flour for a meal-offering, mingled with oil, and one log of oil. And the priest that cleanseth him shall set the man that is to be cleansed, and those things, before the Lord, at the door of the tent of meeting.” Lev. 14:10, 11.

12. State the order in which they were offered. (See verses 12-20, 53. Note 2.)

13. How many offerings do we have to bring to accomplish far more than was done for the leper? (One. Heb. 10:10-14.)