Luke 4:27 Meaning and Explanation
“And many lepers were in Israel in the time of Eliseus the prophet; and none of them was cleansed, saving Naaman the Syrian.”
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Read Full Chapter →Likewise many lepers were in Israel in Elisha's time, yet none of them was cleansed except Naaman the Syrian.
What Does Luke 4:27 Mean?
The second precedent: in the days of Eliseus, the Greek form of Elisha, Israel had many lepers, but the cleansing came to Naaman, commander of an enemy army, who at the prophet's word dipped seven times in the Jordan and came up with flesh like a child's.
Naaman nearly forfeited his healing because the instruction offended his expectations; humility, not pedigree, carried him into the blessing. The point presses hard on Nazareth: the blessings of God are not hometown property, and they cannot be inherited like a family field. They meet faith wherever faith is found, including in outsiders, enemies, and strangers. That truth will gather the unlikely and unsettle the established all the way through this Gospel.
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What does Luke 4:27 mean?
Likewise many lepers were in Israel in Elisha's time, yet none of them was cleansed except Naaman the Syrian.