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  1. Leprosy<\/em>. Biblical leprosy is not just a disease. In the biblical worldview, the connection between body and soul that leprosy represents is clear. It can be a punishment for crossing boundaries, or for pride. Were these the problems of Naaman and Gehazi?\u00a0 Could be.\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n
  2. Great and small<\/em>. The great Naaman could not solve his problem. He also almost missed his chance, in his disdain for the puny Jordan, as compared with the mighty rivers of Damascus. To his good fortune, there was a little girl and a few servants who helped him get down off his high horse. The healing makes his skin like that of \u201ca little boy\u2019s,\u201d and also led to a big inner change.<\/span><\/li>\n
  3. Not everything is political<\/em>. Naaman is the Aramean military chief of staff, charged with conquering Israel. But the Israelite slave girl sees the man and his illness, and wants to help. The king of Israel, by the way, sees only the politics, and is convinced that this is not an innocent inquiry for help.<\/span><\/li>\n
  4. The soil of the Holy Land<\/em>. Naaman, who wants to worship the LORD, God of Israel, takes soil from Israel to Aram. Why? Because he holds the belief that the LORD is a local god (though a very successful one\u2026), and he wants a bit of that <\/span>terroir<\/span><\/i> to be able to worship him properly far away.<\/span><\/li>\n
  5. Knowing is believing<\/em>. Elisha is willing to heal Naaman so that \u201che will learn that there is a prophet in Israel\u201d (verse 8). 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