I didn t give you that quotation merely for its shock value. I had a very specific reason. I want you to see how God views sin. You see, leprosy was the most graphic illustration that there was of sin. Sin defiles the whole body.
Sin is ugly and loathsome.
It is incurable. It contaminates the entire body. And it brings about eventual death. There was a terrible stigma connected to leprosy. The leper was excluded from worship within the temple.