Tazria, haftarah (prophets & writing), and NT
Haftarah ( prophets & writing) for the Tazria portion is from 2Kings 4:42-5:19.
Chapter 4:42 to the end is fascinating. I didn't know a story like this was in the OT. There is a story like this in the New Testament. I am too lazy to look up but I believe the Jewish people can tell what season of the year this happened. I am terrible with this kind of things so I don't know.
Naaman's story
I have always admired the young girl's courage to tell Naaman about the prophet in Samaria. She had been captured and taken to the foreign country, working as a maid. Her situation didn't look good, but she had faith, and that faith caused her to say “I wish my master would go to see the prophet in Samaria. He would heal him of his leprosy.” Would I have passionate enough faith to tell someone that God can heal him/her?
God sometimes uses foolish-looking things to deal with us. Are we willing to look unimportant? I see that God also performs miracles quietly. In Japan I heard a lot of people apologize for not having a dramatic and significant story before they gave their testimonies. I think they are the miracles to believe and follow like that. God loves you!
This portion stirred my heart many years ago when I was praying for my mother. When I knew her heart wanted to believe (though she was not open totally) but there were a lot of obligations she had to do, I used to ask God to forgive her and give her guidance regarding all those cultural things she needs to perform in the daily life in Japan.
New Testament portion covers both feeding the multitudes and healing the leprosy.
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Chapter 4:42 to the end is fascinating. I didn't know a story like this was in the OT. There is a story like this in the New Testament. I am too lazy to look up but I believe the Jewish people can tell what season of the year this happened. I am terrible with this kind of things so I don't know.
Naaman's story
I have always admired the young girl's courage to tell Naaman about the prophet in Samaria. She had been captured and taken to the foreign country, working as a maid. Her situation didn't look good, but she had faith, and that faith caused her to say “I wish my master would go to see the prophet in Samaria. He would heal him of his leprosy.” Would I have passionate enough faith to tell someone that God can heal him/her?
God sometimes uses foolish-looking things to deal with us. Are we willing to look unimportant? I see that God also performs miracles quietly. In Japan I heard a lot of people apologize for not having a dramatic and significant story before they gave their testimonies. I think they are the miracles to believe and follow like that. God loves you!
This portion stirred my heart many years ago when I was praying for my mother. When I knew her heart wanted to believe (though she was not open totally) but there were a lot of obligations she had to do, I used to ask God to forgive her and give her guidance regarding all those cultural things she needs to perform in the daily life in Japan.
New Testament portion covers both feeding the multitudes and healing the leprosy.
