What does the Bible say about boil?
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The Bible presents boils as painful bodily afflictions that may reveal God’s righteous judgment, yet also show that healing remains in his sovereign hand. In Egypt, the Lord sent boils upon people and animals as a plague against Pharaoh’s hardened rebellion (Exodus 9:9-10). Deuteronomy warns covenant-breakers that grievous sores can accompany divine discipline (Deuteronomy 28:27, 35), while the Philistines suffered tumors when they profaned the ark (1 Samuel 5:6, 9; 6:5). Job’s painful sores remind believers that affliction is not always punishment for personal sin, but may test faith under God’s wise providence (Job 2:7). God also used a fig poultice in Hezekiah’s recovery, affirming his power to heal through ordinary means (2 Kings 20:7; Isaiah 38:21).
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- Plague of Egyptians Exodus 9:9; Exodus 9:10; Deuteronomy 28:27; Deuteronomy 28:35
- Of the Philistines (R. V., tumors) 1 Samuel 5:6; 1 Samuel 5:9; 1 Samuel 6:5
- Of Hezekiah, healed 2 Kings 20:7; Isaiah 38:21
- Of Job Job 2:7; Job 2:8
- Levitical ceremonies prescribed for Leviticus 13:18-23
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