A house with toxic mold can be a hidden chronic health hazard. And an unsightly discoloration of the skin could be the harbinger of a creeping killer, if not diagnosed properly and quickly. The physical necessities of dealing with such “leprosy” in body and stuff illustrate well the cancers of character that grow and consume, if left untreated.
The Torah reading מְּצֹרָע Metzora (“leper,” Leviticus 14–15) picks up from Tazria and reveals how entering the Presence of the Creator of Heaven and Earth requires cleanliness that’s more than skin-deep. That cleanup job is something that’s described in Yom haKippurim (Day of Atonement, Leviticus 16) and reaches its reality in the death and resurrection of Yeshua the Mashiakh (Jesus the Christ).
The traditional haftarah (complementary reading) for Metzorah is 2nd Kings 7:3-20 (see below).
Leviticus 12–15: Dishing and spreading the dirt is easy; preventing its spread is hard
Leviticus 14
Leper Messiah cures the toxic mold of the soul (Leviticus 14; Isaiah 53)
Leviticus 15
Leviticus 15:1-16:19: Uncleanness of mankind and cleansing on Yom haKippurim
Haftarah: 2nd Kings 7:3-20
Messianic prophecy in Elisha and four leper ‘saviors’ (2nd Kings 7)