And the priest shall take some of the log of oil, and pour it into the palm of his own left hand:
Leviticus 14:15 is part of the law for a person cleansed of leprosy, prescribing that the priest take some of the prescribed log of oil and pour it into the palm of his own left hand. In the fuller procedure of Leviticus 14:1-32, the healed person was to show himself to the priest and present for his cleansing the offering Moses commanded. The priest was first to thoroughly examine him and proclaim to the people that he was entirely free from the infectious disease and in sound health, and only then could accept an offering from his hands. That certification declared him clean and restored him to family, friends, and the congregation, to unite with them again without endangering them.
Jesus honored this law by sending the man he had healed to the priests, the same priests who had banished him, to be examined and to present his offering. That obedience showed his healing and teaching were not opposed to the law of Moses and the Jewish code. It proved false the accusation that his teachings opposed the law of Moses and exalted himself. The examination and offering gave the priests a public, irrefutable testimony of the cure and evidence of his divine power and respect for the law.
This ceremonial requirement belonged to the system of offerings and ordinances that Christ recognized during his life, whose types met their fulfillment in his death.
Leviticus 14:15 is part of the law for a person cleansed of leprosy, prescribing that the priest take some of the prescribed log of oil and pour it into the palm of his own left hand. In the fuller procedure of Leviticus 14:1-32, the healed person was to show himself to the priest and present for his cleansing the offering Moses commanded. The priest was first to thoroughly examine him and proclaim to the people that he was entirely free from the infectious disease and in sound health, and only then could accept an offering from his hands. That certification declared him clean and restored him to family, friends, and the congregation, to unite with them again without endangering them.
Jesus honored this law by sending the man he had healed to the priests, the same priests who had banished him, to be examined and to present his offering. That obedience showed his healing and teaching were not opposed to the law of Moses and the Jewish code. It proved false the accusation that his teachings opposed the law of Moses and exalted himself. The examination and offering gave the priests a public, irrefutable testimony of the cure and evidence of his divine power and respect for the law.
This ceremonial requirement belonged to the system of offerings and ordinances that Christ recognized during his life, whose types met their fulfillment in his death.