Give Thanks(3)

Luke 17:11–19 AV

11 And it came to pass, as he went to Jerusalem, that he passed through the midst of Samaria and Galilee. 12 And as he entered into a certain village, there met him ten men that were lepers, which stood afar off: 13 And they lifted up their voices, and said, Jesus, Master, have mercy on us. 14 And when he saw them, he said unto them, Go shew yourselves unto the priests. And it came to pass, that, as they went, they were cleansed. 15 And one of them, when he saw that he was healed, turned back, and with a loud voice glorified God, 16 And fell down on his face at his feet, giving him thanks: and he was a Samaritan. 17 And Jesus answering said, Were there not ten cleansed? but where are the nine? 18 There are not found that returned to give glory to God, save this stranger. 19 And he said unto him, Arise, go thy way: thy faith hath made thee whole.

The grass withered and the flower fade but the word of the Lord stands forever.

Psalm 19:14 AV

14 Let the words of my mouth, and the meditation of my heart, be acceptable in thy sight, O LORD, my strength, and my redeemer.

Psalm 107:8 AV

8 Oh that men would praise the LORD for his goodness, and for his wonderful works to the children of men!

Give Thanks Which are You?

The healing of the ten lepers is fourth of five miracles recorded in the book of Luke.

The first three involving one person and the final one involving

two blind men.

The fourth miracle involves ten people.

Amazing miracle

God demonstrates HIs compassion , love, power and mercy.

This was leprosy at its’ worse.

considers by some to be divine judgement because of sin.

but Jesus (so amazing)

Jesus on way to Jerusalem (for the last time) through Jericho

Leprosy

scaly condition of human skin and of inanimate objects

a human disease, sometimes serious and sometimes a sign of divine displeasure

Explicit rules for the priests on how to diagnose ṣāra‘at in human beings are given in Lv 13.1–46; however, modern translations of clinical terms in that chapter are confusingly disparate. The affliction called ṣāra‘at was diagnosed from the following symptoms: subcutaneous lesions with hairs turning white (Lv 13.3), spreading lesions (Lv 13.7–8), lesions with ulceration (Lv 13.11), secondary infections with ulceration (Lv 13.15), deepseated lesions spreading from a healed ulcer (Lv 13.22) or from the healed scar of a burn (Lv 13.25, 27), spreading lesions on scalp or chin or forehead (Lv 13.30, 36,43). Superficial local skin infections that improved or failed to spread after a quarantine of a week or two were not considered ṣāra‘at (Lv 13.6, 23, 28, 34, 37, 39). Moreover, a man in whose skin ṣāra‘at developed into a generalized eruption covering the entire body that later healed by desquamation (scaling) was declared clean (Lv 13.12–13,16–17).

Once a man was diagnosed as having ṣāra‘at, he had to keep his clothes rent and his head bare, muffling his beard and calling out, "unclean" (Lv 13.45); he was obliged also to dwell outside the camp (Lv 13.45; Nm5.2; 12.15) or in a separate house (2 Chr 26.21) "as long as the sore is on him" (Lv 13.46). When a priest found that the ṣāra‘at had healed, the man underwent an expiatory rite of purification (Lv 14.1–32). Another rite was prescribed for the purification of houses in which ṣāra‘at of walls had not spread after replastering (Lv 14.49–53).

The Address of these lepers to Christ.

Luke 17:11 AV

11 And it came to pass, as he went to Jerusalem, that he passed through the midst of Samaria and Galilee.

Luke 17:12 AV

12 And as he entered into a certain village, there met him ten men that were lepers, which stood afar off:

They stood afar off

Luke 17:12 AV

12 And as he entered into a certain village, there met him ten men that were lepers, which stood afar off:

There request was unanimous,

Luke 17:13 AV

13 And they lifted up their voices, and said, Jesus, Master, have mercy on us.

Master _Jesus , a Savior and

Not to be cured of their leprosy but

have mercy on us.

Christ sent them to the priest

Luke 17:14 AV

14 And when he saw them, he said unto them, Go shew yourselves unto the priests. And it came to pass, that, as they went, they were cleansed.

Obedience

And it came to pass , that as they went, they were cleansed.

How Should I respond to God’s blessing..

1. He recognized his healing

2. He turned Back.

We should see ourselves as unclean before God and Men.

We should call out to Jesus the Master for Mercy.

We should respond with obedient faith.

take another step

glorify God at the feet of Jesus with thankful hearts.

Hebrews 13:15–17 AV

15 By him therefore let us offer the sacrifice of praise to God continually, that is, the fruit of our lips giving thanks to his name. 16 But to do good and to communicate forget not: for with such sacrifices God is well pleased. 17 Obey them that have the rule over you, and submit yourselves: for they watch for your souls, as they that must give account, that they may do it with joy, and not with grief: for that is unprofitable for you.

The Healing

The turning Back and Praising God

the Prostration and thanksgiving at Jesus’s feet.