Seven of Everything

Last week I created a new set of seven I call the process of healing. I created it after the process of repentance and the set I showed last week from the story of the Good Samaritan . Process of Repentance Process of Healing Luke 10:34 Recognize Awareness of injury And went to him, Regret Swelling and bound up his wounds, Remove Blood (nutrients) pouring in oil Report White blood cells (disinfects) and wine, Restore Platelets (scabbing) and set him on his own beast, Replace Rebuild (scaring) and brought him to an inn, Remit Function properly and took care of him. The process of healing is the body's ability to heal itself and the mechanisms in place to do so. Whenever there is an injury to the body it is aware immediately. There are nerves throughout that communicate back to the brain what is wrong and takes immediate action. ...

As some people know, the story of the good Samaritan in Luke 10:30-35 is an allegory, not just a parable. I may discuss the nature of this allegory in another post; but here, I wanted to present one of the patterns that I have found in the story. This is a pattern of seven in verse 34 : 1) And [the Samaritan] went to him, [the injured Jew] 2) and bound up his wounds, 3) pouring in oil 4) and wine, 5) and set him on his own beast, 6) and brought him to an inn, 7) and took care of him. I am going to consider the Samaritan as a doctor. Here the doctor is aware that he has what is needed to take care of the wounded man and is willing to help. The doctor must bind up the wounds to prevent further damage to them. Oil, probably olive oil, is an ointment which both soothes and nourishes the healing tissues. Wine is a disinfectant with alcohol in it which may sting but certainly kills bacteria. The wounded man cannot walk, because he is half dead, so the docto...