Bible Readings:
Leviticus 14:1-9, Isaiah 6:1-7, Matthew 8:1-4
Sermon Outline:
Leviticus 14:4–7 (NKJV)
4 then the priest shall command to take for him who is to be cleansed two living and clean birds, cedar wood, scarlet, and hyssop. 5 And the priest shall command that one of the birds be killed in an earthen vessel over running water. 6 As for the living bird, he shall take it, the cedar wood and the scarlet and the hyssop, and dip them and the living bird in the blood of the bird that was killed over the running water. 7 And he shall sprinkle it seven times on him who is to be cleansed from the leprosy, and shall pronounce him clean, and shall let the living bird loose in the open field.
I What’s the point about the detailed regulations about uncleanness.
II The prophet Isaiah’s call in Isaiah ch. 6
III The Gospel accounts of Jesus’ healing of a leper.