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Jesus Crosses Purity Boundaries

SYNOPSIS - The touch of Jesus cleanses a leper - The forbidden contact does not render him “unclean” – Mark 1:40-45 .  The touch of Jesus cleansed a leper from ritual impurity, and it restored him physically AND religiously. What sets the story apart is that Jesus touched the man  BEFORE  he was cleansed of his  ritual impurity . Any concern over contracting uncleanness did not stop the messianic “ Son of Man ” from touching a son of Israel to make him whole.