Leviticus 13 - 14

These two chapters are dedicated to the diagnosis of leprosy, and then the procedure the priests are to follow when leprosy has been cleansed. This is fascinating because leprosy was incurable, and there is no record of anyone in Israel having leprosy, and then being subsequently cured (except Miriam, who was struck by God, and then cured at Moses’ prayer).

Throughout the Bible leprosy is seen as a type of sin, which is also incurable. Sin was incurable until Jesus came and permanently atoned for the sins of the world. Likewise, there were suddenly many in Israel reporting to the priests (according to the instructions here in Leviticus 14) to be declared clean after Jesus healed them, which had never happened in the history of Israel.