Filled with compassion… (Mark 1:41, NIV - Anglicised)
… indicates a pity so great that one is moved to meet another's need
The suffering caused by the disease, both physically and socially, moved Jesus
Mark had no reservations about depicting the humanity of Jesus
Reached out
… Jesus reached out his hand and touched the man. (Mark 1:41, NIV - Anglicised)
Willing and able
"I am willing," he said. "Be clean!" (Mark 1:41, NIV - Anglicised)
Jesus acted graciously out of compassion for the man's plight
Healing
Jesus' word of power
Instantaneous healing
Immediately the leprosy left him and he was cured.
Points to who Jesus is
For he spoke, and it came to be; he commanded, and it stood firm. (Psalm 33:9, NIV - Anglicised)
According to Judaism, God alone can heal the leper
Jesus' entire life on earth shows that He is God. And that God cares.
Jesus' preaching and teaching is the good news about God's sovereign rule
Inclusive
Brings people into God's people
Leprosy exclude people; Jesus included them
"… show yourself to the priest and offer the sacrifices that Moses commanded for your cleansing, as a testimony to them." (Mark 1:44, NIV - Anglicised)
