Lev 15:25 And if a woman have an issue of her blood many days out of the time of her separation, or if it run beyond the time of her separation; all the days of the issue of her uncleanness shall be as the days of her separation: she shall be unclean.
Mar 5:25 And a certain woman, which had an issue of blood twelve years, 26 And had suffered many things of many physicians, and had spent all that she had, and was nothing bettered, but rather grew worse, 27 When she had heard of Jesus, came in the press behind, and touched his garment. 28 For she said, If I may touch but his clothes, I shall be whole. 29 And straightway the fountain of her blood was dried up; and she felt in her body that she was healed of that plague. 30 And Jesus, immediately knowing in himself that virtue had gone out of him, turned him about in the press, and said, Who touched my clothes? 31 And his disciples said unto him, Thou seest the multitude thronging thee, and sayest thou, Who touched me? 32 And he looked round about to see her that had done this thing. 33 But the woman fearing and trembling, knowing what was done in her, came and fell down before him, and told him all the truth. 34 And he said unto her, Daughter, thy faith hath made thee whole; go in peace, and be whole of thy plague.
Luke 8:43 And a woman having an issue of blood twelve years, which had spent all her living upon physicians, neither could be healed of any, 44 Came behind him, and touched the border of his garment: and immediately her issue of blood stanched. 45 And Jesus said, Who touched me? When all denied, Peter and they that were with him said, Master, the multitude throng thee and press thee, and sayest thou, Who touched me? 46 And Jesus said, Somebody hath touched me: for I perceive that virtue is gone out of me. 47 And when the woman saw that she was not hid, she came trembling, and falling down before him, she declared unto him before all the people for what cause she had touched him, and how she was healed immediately. 48 And he said unto her, Daughter, be of good comfort: thy faith hath made thee whole; go in peace.
Matt 9:20 also has a more brief telling of this story
In Leviticus 15 is given laws concerning being made unclean by an issue.
Secondarily in this story we see that she had sought help through many physicians, but was no better, only worse. But then she heard about Jesus! She knew that He could make her clean. If she could just get to him. As she saw the crowd, she had only one chance she could see, to press through the crowd and just touch his clothes, something she could reach. It seems from Luke's telling that she tried to remain hidden, but the virtue flowing out of Jesus was clearly recognizable to him and she could not be hidden.
Jesus declared to her, your faith has made thee whole, go in peace.
Jesus is seen here not only as the healer, but the one who removes uncleanness.
The women had no right to be there, no worthiness to obtain what she sought, she had every excuse not to press in, but she had absolute confidence in who He was, absolute certainty that she would receive her healing.
Only faith can draw on the healing power of Jesus, and faith will not be stopped!
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