When Naaman was sent to the king of Israel, the king said, "Am I a god, to kill and to make alive, that this man doth send unto me to recover a man of his leprosy?" (2 Kings 5:7)
Does this imply that leprosy was rarely cured and then only by miraculous means? Lev 13 and 14 seem to be silent about the method or frequency of the cure.
I think the answer to this question would be helpful in deciphering Jesus words to the leper in Matt 8:4, "And Jesus saith unto him, See thou tell no man; but go thy way, shew thyself to the priest, and offer the gift that Moses commanded, for a testimony unto them."
Does this imply that leprosy was rarely cured and then only by miraculous means? Lev 13 and 14 seem to be silent about the method or frequency of the cure.
I think the answer to this question would be helpful in deciphering Jesus words to the leper in Matt 8:4, "And Jesus saith unto him, See thou tell no man; but go thy way, shew thyself to the priest, and offer the gift that Moses commanded, for a testimony unto them."