Ignoring social constructs, Jesus touches and heals a leper (Matthew 8:1 – 8:4)
After Jesus completed his Sermon on the Mount, he came down from the mountainside. Large crowds of people followed him (recall that prior verses tell us the people were “astonished” at his teachings). A man with leprosy approached Jesus and knelt before him. He said, “Lord, if you are willing, you can make me clean again.” Jesus