Matthew Poole and continuators on 2 Kings 5:10
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2 Kings5:10
10 And Elisha sent a messenger unto him , saying, Go, and wash in Jordan seven times, and thy flesh shall come again unto thee, and thou shalt be clean.
Which he did, partly, to try and exercise Naaman's Faith and Obedience: partly, for the honour of his Religion and Ministry, that it might appear he sought not his own glory and profit in his miraculous performances, but onely Gods Honour, and the good of Men: and partly, for the discovery of the Almighty Power of God, that could by such slight means cure so desperate a Disease.
Which was in great part consumed by the Leprosy. See Numb. 12. 12.
Marginal references: Heb. be clean.
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