The House of Simon the Leper
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This week, we invite you to step inside the home of a former outcast. After receiving a miraculous healing from Jesus, Simon the Leper was able to return to his house in Bethany. It was in Simon’s home that Christ was honored with an elaborate meal. Here, Jesus praised a woman who anointed His head with costly oil. Join us as our talented animators bring Simon’s house to life for upcoming episodes of iBIBLE.
The village of Bethany lay about two miles southeast of Jerusalem. This small agrarian region cultivated olive groves, fig trees, almonds, and dates. Bethany is widely recognized as location of the home of Lazarus, along with his sisters Mary and Martha.
Matthew 26:6–13 and Mark 14:3–9 recount the story of Simon the Leper. In ancient Israel, anyone diagnosed with leprosy was required to live outside the village, often joining others in isolated colonies. Due to purity laws, those with leprosy had to shout out “unclean” to anyone who came near. Christ’s dining with Simon in his home makes it clear that Simon had been healed and restored to life within the community—an extraordinary and uncommon miracle in that time.
Leprosy is a contagious disease manifested in skin lesions, loss of digits, numbness, ulcers, stiff skin, muscle weakness, and more. Christ’s compassion for the outcasts with leprosy shattered the social barriers of Israel. In deliberately touching those infected, Christ testified to His divine authority to heal every affliction.
First-century Israelite houses had several defining features. One large room served multiple purposes throughout the day from cooking and dining to working, and at night for sleeping. Stone was the primary material for the foundation because of its abundance in the region. Sun-dried bricks or packed clay was laid on top. The roof was flat, built from wooden beams and branches, and sealed with a layer of clay or plaster. Because of its flat, sturdy surface, residents could sleep, relax, or store goods on the rooftop.
While Jesus reclined at the dinner table, an unnamed woman entered the room, broke open an expensive flask of perfume, and poured it over His head. The disciples viewed her offering as a foolish waste of resources, but Jesus saw it differently. He defended her bold act of devotion, recognizing it as a meaningful preparation for His burial, an honor reserved for someone of importance, like the Messiah. This moment unfolded in the home of Simon the Leper just one week before Christ’s crucifixion.
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