She is a minor character, not even named; a little girl
stolen from home and made a slave in the house of her enemy. But she has pity
on her mighty master afflicted with a skin disease that diminishes all his
accomplishments. At her bidding he goes to her little land with gifts expecting
to be greeted royally but the little girl’s prophet sends his servant to give
instructions to the mighty man. Insulted, he would leave as he came but his
servants convince him to do what he was told; wash and be clean in a dirty little
river. Humbled by his disease, desperate to be clean, he obeys and is made
whole. The little girl sends the mighty man to a little country with a mighty
prophet so the mighty man might regain the skin of a little boy. It is as Jesus
said. “I tell you the truth, anyone who will not receive the kingdom of
God like a little child will never enter it."
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