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RIVER BIBLE SKIN
Six times he plunged under the water with no results, but when he came up the seventh time, the leprosy was gone! His skin was as pure and healthy as a baby's. Naaman slowly stepped down into the waters of the Jordan.
So he stopped his horse, slid down, and laid aside the armor that covered the awful evidence of his leprosy. As he passed by, Naaman's servants urged him to try the prophet's advice. But in order to reach Damascus, Naaman had to ride by the Jordan River. In a rage, Naaman spun his horse around and began riding home. The prophet's command to wash implied that Naaman was dirty! Being told to wash seven times and in a muddy river, no less, was too much for the proud Syrian general. Instead, he sent his servant with these simple instructions: "Go and wash in Jordan seven times, and thy flesh shall come again to thee, and thou shalt be clean." 2 Kings 5:10. When Naaman finally stood before the humble house of the prophet, Elisha would not come out. With him was a small band of personal bodyguards and a king's ransom to pay for this miracle of healing. Willing to grasp at any thread of hope, Naaman made the long trip to Israel. A Hebrew slave girl who worked in Naaman's house said that if her master would only go to the prophet Elisha in Israel, he would heal Naaman of his leprosy. Leprosy meant isolation from loved ones and a slow, wretched death. Naaman was a brave, rich, and famous commander for the armies of Syria who contracted leprosy, the most dreaded disease of Bible times.
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