Tzaraat   צרעת

Normal Tzaraat

• The Tzaraat we’ve seen in Part 1 and Part 2 – 
• Let’s call it “Normal” Tzaraat –
• It becomes impure when spots in the skin turn white 
• And keep spreading.

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What happens if the whole skin turns white?

You would think the person has reached the peak of impurity, right?

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Wrong.

The person then becomes pure!

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Does that make sense??

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It does.

Because we’re dealing here with a different type of Tzaraat.

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• At first, you can’t tell.
• All Tzaraat cases start with white spots.
• If those white spots keep spreading, 
• The Metzora is declared impure
• And removed from the community.

Initial Observations

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• All Metzora cases are rejected 
• But we hope they’d recover.
• Especially after learning (in Part 1) of the great potential hidden in Tzaraat.

Hopes of Recovery

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False Hopes

• And then something strange happens:
• This type of Tzaraat gets worse and worse, 
• Until it spreads to cover the whole body. 
• Not one inch of normal flesh!
• His normality is totally lost.
• And so too any hope of recovery
• Devastating. 

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Why is this happening?!

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Sometimes when things fall apart 
they’re actually falling into place.

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What’s Fallen Apart?

• This completely-white Metzora,
• Together with all the aspirations we had for him.
• We feel very bad for that Metzora, 
• And for ourselves, having invested our hopes in him.

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What's fallen into place?

• We disassociate ourselves from that Metzora
• Close that chapter.
• And move on to reinvest our hopes in a better, worthier cause.

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He is  Neutralised

• Look at him – he’s white from head to toe
• His abnormality can no longer be disguised. 
• His fan-base has diminished.
• Who’s going to vouch for him now?!
• His harmful energies are thus neutralized.
• No longer does he pose danger to the community.

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He is “Pure”

• The Completely-White Metzora is now pure,
• But this status isn’t testimony of good nature. 
• Rather of his inability to adversely impact (impurify) others.

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The Difference

• Normal Tzaraat is applicable to people of internal perfection
• Hence it eventually heals and with flying colors.
• Completely-White Tzaraat is applicable to people who are rotten to the core.
• Hence it’s terminal in its very nature.

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Example

It’s really wicked people like Pharaoh who had such Tzaraat.

More about Pharaoh and his Tzaraat later.

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Summary

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Normal Tzaraat has a central role in the Messianic Process

(As explained in Part 3).

Completely-White Tzaraat
has a pivotal role as well.