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Leviticus 13:45 And the leper in whom the plague is, his clothes shall be rent, and his head bare, and he shall put a covering upon his upper lip, and shall cry, Unclean, unclean.
Crying, "Unclean! Unclean!" tends to elicit a negative response in the hearer, causing him/her/them to stay clear of the one issuing the warning. Hence, the attitude and fear in which lepers were held in Jewish society. The people in Jesus' time were still practicing the same law that Moses received from יהוה about 1400 years before, including Leviticus 13:45.
Another answer:Lepers were kept apart from the general population and compelled to warn others away from long before the time of Jesus, for very good reason. Leprosy was a highly contagious disease, spread by both direct contact with the afflicted person and indirect contact through items touched by the leper, such as clothes and bedding.The hygienic laws God gave the Jews regarding leprosy are recorded in Leviticus chapters 13 and 14, and go into great detail.
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∙ 6y agoThey were treated as outcasts because of hatred. Whether caused by ignorance, prejudice, or oppression, hatred was rampant in Jesus' day.
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People Jesus cured who were outcasts?
Lepers. Lepers were outcasts because of the disease leprosy from which they suffered. People believed leprosy to be highly contagious and so avoided people who had it for fear of catching it.
Who were regarded as social outcasts in Palestine at the time of Jesus?
Samaritains, tax collectors, lepers and prostitutes were a few of the people looked down on in the time of Christ.
Who were the unclean in Jesus time?
They were the lepers.
Why were lepers outcasts?
Lepers, or those infected with leprosy, were outcasts partly out of fear and partly out of necessity. Although rare, leprosy can be spread from person to person. Isolating lepers would thus prevent the vulnerable members of a population (as much as 5 percent) from contracting it. The fear element comes from both the physical appearance of lepers, and the fear of contracting leprosy.
Who lived a life of love and service to god and helping lepers?
Basically that is Jesus Christ who spent His time devoted to Serve God and helping the lepers who were considered outcasts. according to the law of Moses, lepers were considered unclean and therefore were not supposed to be in the public and were made to wear the bells on their necks and make sounds to alert people that they were present and people would run away because leprosy was considered contagious and so would make one unclean so JESUS came and welcomed the lepers and even healed them for example HE healed ten lepers and further on another leper
Who was the oppressed of jesus days?
During Jesus' time, the oppressed were often seen as the poor, sick, marginalized groups such as lepers, Samaritans, and women. Jesus preached love, compassion, and justice for all people, especially those who were considered outcasts by society. He challenged social norms and reached out to those who were marginalized or mistreated.
Name one of the groups of people not treated well in the time of Jesus?
the lepers
Why were people outcasts at the time of Jesus?
Because of the law and their rejected will of God in their lives!
How were the outcasts treated in Jesus' time?
badlyThere were many groups who were considered outcasts at the time of Jesus. Firstly Samaritans, they were seen as outcasts because they lived in the region of Samaria where they had their own version of the Law of Moses, their own priesthood, and their own temple. They were people of a mixed race. They married into the foreign families who were sent by the Assyrians and Babyloniand to occupy Palestine. The main two reasons that the Jews could not forgive them and therefore treated them as outcasts was firstly because they married into foreign families, many whom worshipped Gods of other religions, therefore they were racially impure. Also because they built a temple for worship on Mount Gerizim. The Jews thought it was impossible to sacrifice Yahweh, in any place but Jerusalem. We see that Jesus attitude differed from most people in this time as when he says to Zacchaeus, "Zacchaeus come on down. I want to stay at your house today!" This shows us that Jesus treated everyone equally despite the fact they were treated as outcasts.Secondly, Lepers, as leprosy was a dreaded disease that could not be cured so therefore sufferers were isolated from the rest of society. Whole families were divided from each other because of this illness. Also prejudiced views about leprosy condemned people who were not infected but had a skin complaint. Lepers were not allowed to go home if they themselves thought they were clean. They at first had to get official recognition that they were clean. We see that Jesus treated Lepers differently. This is because he cured Lepers and was not afraid to make contact with them.Finally another group of people who were treated as outcasts were prostitutes. These people were seen as living a sinful life. Any women in any age or generation who were making a living through prostitution were not considered socially acceptable. Often in the twentieth century they are not given the same consideration as 'respectable' women. We see that Jesus treats this group of outcasts the sane as any other person in this time. This is because when Jesus was in Simon's house, a prostitute came in and washed Jesus' feet with her tears and dried them with her hair. He then forgave her for her sins.
Did Jesus deliberately spend time with social outcasts?
Yes in order to change their bad or mislead lives
What is the cure of the ten lepers an example of?
That out of the ten lepers only one came back to thank Jesus
What is a healing story of Jesus?
Jesus healed the blind man as well as the lepers.
