If one is blind, then he or she is regarded as having a lack of revelation.
Job said, I admit I once lived by rumors of you; now I have it all firsthand—from my own eyes and ears! (Job 42:5).

He heard about God but did not have any revelation of God in the way we understand it at that time.
The Pharisees had natural sight, but lacked spiritual sight. They were blind leaders of the blind. Jesus brought sight to the blind… natural sight and spiritual sight. In Mark 8, Jesus spat on his eyes and laid his hands on the man, who said, “I see men as trees walking”. Jesus laid his hands on the man again and he said, “I see all things clearly now”. In this account, there are many differing words relating to restoration, sight,seeing, vision and more, all having slightly different meanings.
As usual, Jesus did much more than merely healing a blind man so that he could have normal eyesight again.
The man received ocular vision, spiritual vision and a normal lifestyle.

In the Hebrew, there is a word called Ivvare, a derivative of which has meanings of skin, hide and leather (I wonder if this is where we get the term thick-skinned).
We need clear perception of Spiritual matters. In these last days, there will be massive deception… if we are spiritually blind. Sometimes we can't see the wood for the trees and need to have the blindfolds removed. This guy got more than physical eyesight. I have discovered that it can be very frustrating when sharing some things that can be very plain and simple and they just cannot grasp it. At times, it is like talking to a brick wall until the light goes on inside... you know, "Ohhh! I see it now"!
Many Christians do not know the mind and will of God. Perhaps they are not praying properly... perhaps they are reading the bible instead of eating God's word... perhaps they are starved of good fellowship with people of faith. Who knows? The outcome however is a lack of spiritual perception.

Lack of spiritual perception leads to living less than God's best (for them). Oh, yes, they love the Lord, but their lives are unfruitful, or less fruitful than they could. They are unaware of the devil's ploys and the bible clearly tells us that we are not ignorant of his devices. If you are blind, then you can be cheated, lied to, led astray, deceived or live in a state of fear. How many Christians do you know fear what the devil might do to them? They say that the devil is a roaring lion, but that is not what the bible says. This statement may be found in 1 Peter 5:8, which describes the devil as being like someone wandering around looking for a weaker person. He is "As" a roaring lion... a con man who pretends to be a roaring lion wandering around seeking those who he can fool. I could share more on this point, but I think you have seen what blindness can do to a person who should be walking in Divine ability, understanding and spiritual insight.

The meaning for lameness is to hop, hesitate or limp.
It describes someone whose life is unstable, or whose walk is inconsistent. Double mindedness could be an apt desctription.
Elijah used the same word when he confronted Jezebel. And Elijah came unto all the people, and said, How long halt ye between two opinions? if the LORD be God, follow him: but if Baal, then follow him (1 Kings 18:21).

This is an area in which God wants us to be very serious about our walk with Him. Many areas of the church today are in game playing mode, or in program and entertainment mode. Whilst I advocate excellence in Ministry and using every available tool to get the job done, some folk make this their objective. Some folk attend church because it looks good for them, or they are putting on a front.
but they are putting on a front? Are these people sold out to Jesus and winning souls, or are they meeting attenders.
Another area of concern that disqualifies one from Priesthood is following one of the tides of fashion in the church, following the speaker of the month. It is close to having preference for certain speakers, with the "I am of Paul and I am of Appolos" trait, or, "I am into the deeper things of God" but when you put them to the test they do not have a discipled way of life, accountable and responsible to anyone other than themselves. Although the speaker may be telling the truth and anointed of the Lord, the listener might be suffering from the itching ear syndrome.

There are wonderful people who flit from church to church, from meeting to meeting, to hear the hottest thing in town. It is good at times to receive information this way, but I am not referring to this. I am speaking of the spiritual nomad or church hopper... the one who wants to hear the things that suit him or her, and are the armchair experts who do not get involved. They are as waves tossed here and there... tossed to and from on every whim of doctrine... hearers of the word, without doing it. Other people are unstable in all their ways, without serious commitment. They have one foot in each camp, half heartedly committed to the local church and thus half committed to the Lord. They have an inconsistency in their walk with God. They pray when there is a need, but do not cultivate a prayer regime that is consistent and disciplined. There is no consistency in the relationship with God. Their meditation of his word is just the same. If there is a special event on television and a special event at church, TV often takes precedence.

One's walk with God needs to be steady, certain and sure footed... consistent all the way.

God told Moses that any man who had a flat or broken nose was disqualified from being a priest.
If you have ever seen a boxer, he will probably have had a broken nose at some point in his career. Some of them may look funny, but this is not a frivolous matter, because spiritually speaking, a badly flattened or broken nose immediately disqualified a man from being a priest.
It really has little to do with the outward physical physical appearance.

Sometimes we have no control over our physical appearance, other than radical plastic surgery. I know some people who are never happy with their lot. They are either too fat or too thin- too tall or too short- have brown eyes, but want to have blue eyes instead. Some have curly hair and wish to God that it were straight, whilst others want to have their straight hair turned into curly locks. Some men would be happy to have any sort of hair.
It doesn't matter to me as I have a good head of hair, even if grey, because I am content with myself in this regard. If you want to change your appearance and it would make you happy, then go ahead, but this is not what the bible is saying.

The Hebrew word for flat is charam. There seems to be one single occasion when it means a flat nose... literally.
Why then is it so important that one does not have a "flat nose" to qualify for Priesthood?

This is because the more significant meanings of this word speak about destruction, extermination, forfeited and accursed. If you understand the term, “Sniffing something out”, then this describes what I mean.
The church needs to sniff things out, to test the spirits, to examine things carefully and to possess good discernment of spirits. We are not to glibly accept everything that is said, even if it comes from the pulpit of your own church. First Chronicles 12:32 says that the children of Issachar learned how to discern the times and seasons of God. There are definite times and seasons in God and the bible speaks much about this.
It speaks often about missing the day of opportunity, because the person concerned was not alert and discerning what was going on.

Jesus spoke about this often in His parables. The Church at Berea did no take what the Apostles said for granted. They checked what was said with the scriptures to see if the preacher was correct. The church at Thessalonica apparently was not as discerning. Now these were more noble-minded than those in Thessalonica, for they received the word with great eagerness, examining the Scriptures daily to see whether these things were so (Acts 17:11).
The result was Therefore many of them believed, along with a number of prominent Greek women and men (Acts 17:12).
Yes, much fruit was the result of their discerning nature. Matthew 24:24 says that there will be falsehood that is designed to trick us up… if we allow it.  We are of course, not ignorant of his (the devil's) devices, but we also need to understand that in these closing times, there is a massive surge of interest in all sorts of things with a spiritual nature. Not all of them are good or Godly.  Hollywood knows it, producing numerous blockbuster movies based on the occult, witchcraft (even in the guise of "innocent" children's style movies), new age and even going as far as to promote demonic activity.

Pause for a moment to ask where their inspiration came. Those grotesque beings are real. Walk down the shopping malls or arcades in your town and you will see what I mean. The devil is stirring greatly because he knows his time is short and he wants to deceive as many as he can and destroy both the church and the people. He hates us. Oh, how he hates us. God's word says, “My people are destroyed for lack of knowledge. Because you have rejected knowledge, I also will reject you from being My priest. Since you have forgotten the law of your God, I also will forget your children” (Hosea 4:6). Having a disfigured face is therefore a serious matter that disqualifies one from becoming a Priest.

A deformed limb refers to a limb that is either too long or too short, thus causing imbalance.
There was a man in one of my meetings who had this condition. His right leg was much shorter than his left leg. It was painfully obvious and I had to check myself to ensure that I did not stare. When he walked, his gait was a mixture of funny or strange and one that stirred an emotional response. After all, he did look funny as he sort of wobbled and bounced up and down. The point is... he did not walk normally!
In one of my meetings in India, a young man was healed form a grotesque deformity. One leg was half the length of the other, but otherwise possessed a knee, ankle, foot and toes. He came to the meeting on a sort of trolley, but walked out on his own two (normal) feet when Jesus touched him. He was deformed and so was unable to walk at all.

There are many Christians who do not walk normally, which is both a sad and a serious situation. They may be nice folk, but their lives are out of whack in some way. What I mean by that is that they have a lack of proportion, or a lack of balance, whereby they go to extremes and get into excesses.
Basically, there are three groups or types of Christians or Churches we can look at in this area. Each group in itself is good and necessary and is based on scriptural principles. We therefore need these qualities in our lives and in our ministries to be truly fulfilled and effective, but they are designed to be in correct balance for qualifying purposes. If we focus on one at the expense of another, then we are imbalanced.
They are-

• Personality, which speaks about Character
• Holiness and Righteousness Purpose, dealing with Evangelism, Missions and Charity
• Power. This area deals with the supernatural, miracles and healing.

God’s intention was for man to have dominion or rulership. The authority vested in man was massive. Adam had the capacity to give a name for every beast of every kind that God had created. God promised his people through Moses to give them the land that they trod on for an inheritance. He told Joshua, Every place upon which the sole of your foot shall tread, that have I given to you, as I promised Moses (Joshua 1:3).
THE LORD (God) says to my Lord (the Messiah), Sit at My right hand, until I make Your adversaries Your footstool. The Lord will send forth from Zion the scepter of Your strength; rule, then, in the midst of Your foes. Your people will offer themselves willingly in the day of Your power, in the beauty of holiness and in holy array out of the womb of the morning; to You [will spring forth] Your young men, who are as the dew. The Lord has sworn and will not revoke or change it: You are a priest forever, after the manner and order of Melchizedek. Psalm 110. See also Hebrews. 5:10; 7:11, 15, 21).

Zion refers in typology form to the church and the Jesus mentioned above is building the Church.
Come to Him [then, to that] Living Stone which men  tried and threw away, but which is chosen [and] precious in God’s sight. [Come] and, like living stones, be yourselves built [into] a spiritual house, for a holy (dedicated, consecrated) priesthood, to offer up [those] spiritual sacrifices [that are] acceptable and pleasing to God through Jesus Christ. For thus it stands in Scripture: Behold, I am laying in Zion a chosen ( honored), precious chief Cornerstone, and he who believes in Him [who adheres to, trusts in, and relies on Him] shall never be  disappointed or put to shame. To you then who believe (who adhere to, trust in, and rely on Him) is the preciousness; but for those who disbelieve [it is true], The [very] Stone which the builders rejected has become the main Cornerstone, And, A Stone that will cause stumbling and a Rock that will give [men] offense; they stumble because they disobey and disbelieve [God’s] Word, as those [who reject Him] were destined (appointed) to do. But you are a chosen race, a royal priesthood, a dedicated nation, [God’s] own  purchased, special people, that you may set forth the wonderful deeds and display the virtues and perfections of Him Who called you out of darkness into His marvelous light. 1 Peter 2:4-9.

The Lord God then is sending forth from Zion (which is the church, or to be more precise, you and me) the scepter of his (Jesus') strength.
The King James Version calls it Rod, which literally means a rod, but it also means Tribe.
We are to be Tribe of Priests and Kings ruling and reigning with him.
What a tribe that will be, with Jesus as the Lion of the Tribe of Judah in our midst. When God the Father raised Jesus from the dead, some great and powerful things were done… for us, the church. Paul saw one of the most powerful revelations of the church and the priesthood of the believer when he penned-

For this reason, because I have heard of your faith in the Lord Jesus and your love toward all the saints (the people of God), I do not cease to give thanks for you, making mention of you in my prayers. [For I always pray to] the God of our Lord Jesus Christ, the Father of glory, that He may grant you a spirit of wisdom and revelation [of insight into mysteries and secrets] in the [deep and intimate] knowledge of Him, By having the eyes of your heart flooded with light, so that you can know and understand the hope to which He has called you, and how rich is His glorious inheritance in the saints (His set-apart ones), And [so that you can know and understand] what is the immeasurable and unlimited and surpassing greatness of His power in and for us who believe, as demonstrated in the working of His mighty strength, Which He exerted in Christ when He raised Him from the dead and seated Him at His [own] right hand in the heavenly [places], Far above all rule and authority and power and dominion and every name that is named [above every title that can be conferred], not only in this age and in this world, but also in the age and the world which are to come. And He has put all things under His feet and has appointed Him the universal and supreme Head of the church [a headship exercised throughout the church], Which is His body, the fullness of Him Who fills all in all [for in that body lives the full measure of Him Who makes everything complete, and Who fills everything everywhere with Himself]. Ephesians chapter 1.

What an amazing revelation! Everything is under Jesus’ feet. If we are seated with him in Heavenly places, they are therefore also under our feet.

Romans 16:10 says And the God of peace shall bruise Satan under your feet shortly. The word Bruise comes from the Greek Suntribo, meaning bruise, break, broken to shivers, to tread down, to crush, to put Satan under foot and (as a conqueror) trample on him and to tear one’s body and shatter one’s strength.

If you have a broken foot (spiritually speaking) then you are disqualified from priestly ministry, but if you are an overcomer, that is different.  Over-comers rule. Over-comers rest. Over-comers inherit the promises. Where are you situated right now… ruling and reigning with Christ or being lorded over by another?

A broken hand is a serious matter.
Amongst other things, it is extremely difficult to bathe or feed oneself. It is very hard to dress if you must fumble with zippers or buttons with a hand in plaster. Spiritually however, it is a disaster because it signifies that this person is unable to impart anything.

We are to be life bringers and light bringers. Every believer has a ministry of reconciliation. Every believer has the ability and the command to lay hands on the sick and see them recover. These commands in scripture to “Go ye” apply to ALL believers, not to the pastors and evangelists. The commandments of Christ are to “all who believe”, so we need not pray and ask if we should witness. There is no option. There is no choice when faced with someone in desperate plight, for we have scriptural injunction to do what Jesus did.

When Israel was getting old, Joseph brought his two sons to Israel. Israel then blessed them, which was extremely important… by laying his hands on them. Then Joseph took both of them, Ephraim on his right, facing Israel's left, and Manasseh on his left, facing Israel's right, and brought them close to him. Genesis 48:13.
Instead of placing his right hand on the older boy’s head, Israel deliberately CROSSED his hands so that his right hand was on Ephraim in a prophetic declaration. The meaning of the name Menashsheh is causing to forget. Joseph had been sold into slavery but God raised him up. He named his first son this way as an act of declaration that said, God has caused me to forget my bondage and slavery.
The name of his second son ’eprayim however talks about fruitfulness and blessing.
It means double fruit and is a derivative of ’eprātâ which means fruitfulness and is another name for Bethlehem where Jesus was born.

The custom of laying on of hands takes on another significance. The Levitical Priests laid their hands on the sacrifices for sin offerings and burnt offerings in Leviticus 8. When Moses appointed Joshua as his successor, he laid his hands on him. And he laid his hands upon him and commissioned him, as the Lord commanded through Moses. Numbers 27:23, Deuteronomy 34:9.

In 2 Kings 13, Elisha was on his death bed. He laid his hands on the King Joash’s hands and I am convinced that his desire was to impart or transfer his anointing on the King, but the King missed his day of opportunity because of unbelief. Elisha’s anointing went to the grave with him, but it still raised a dead man. See my article The Horsemand and Chariot of Israel for more information.

Jesus often laid his hands on people and healed them Now at the setting of the sun [indicating the end of the Sabbath], all those who had any [who were] sick with various diseases brought them to Him, and He laid His hands upon every one of them and cured them. Luke 4:4.

Jesus commissioned us with instructions to lay hands on people, not as a religious rite but as an active form of ministry, they shall lay hands on the sick, and they shall recover. Mark 16:18.

Throughout the New Testament, laying hands on people for ministry is an extremely important action for all believers. As priests, you and I can impart something to another by the laying on of hands. By laying hands on someone, you can make provision for healing or blessing. This can also be for separation for ministry. Laying on of hands can be something that will equip another. If you cannot do those things… you are not qualified for priesthood.

Hunchbacks cannot look up.
Their heads are cast down and their vision looks downwards and inwards. Hunchbacks describe people who are not liberated. They are saved but are still in bondage.... weighed down with the problems of life. They cannot see who they are in Christ.
The daughter of Abraham is a good illustration. And there was a woman there who for eighteen years had had an infirmity caused by a spirit (a demon of sickness). She was bent completely forward and utterly unable to straighten herself up or to look upward. Luke 13:11.

She was an heir of the Abrahamic covenant. She was a faithful worshipper. She was a tither. She went to all the prayer meetings... but she was not free!
The devil, according to Jesus, had her bowed down for 18 years, but he came to set her free.

Friend... sickness never emanates from God... never! Sickness, disease, death, poverty and every other foul thing is a result of the curse and does not belong to a child of God. The suffering Jesus bore was in your stead and you do not have to accept it any longer. If anyone tells you otherwise (regardless of who he or she may be) it is a lie!

This woman was in a poor condition. She was in a state of astheneia, which means disease, diseased, infirmity, sick, sickly, sickness, weak, weakened, weaker and weakness.
She had asthenēs which included feebleness (of body or mind); by implication malady; moral frailty, disease, infirmity, sickness, weakness. feeble, impotent, sick, sickly, sickness, weak, weakened, weaker, weakness, impotent, without strength, strengthless (literal, figurative and moral).
Her condition was  synkyptō, or bow, bowed, bow together , to stoop altogether, i.e. be completely overcome by.
If that does not describe it adequately, anakyptō says that she could not lift, look, look up, lift up one's self, to unbend, rise, or be elated.

When Jesus saw her, he did something about it.
And when Jesus saw her, He called [her to Him] and said to her, Woman, you are released from your infirmity! Then He laid [His] hands on her, and instantly she was made straight, and she  recognized and thanked and praised God. But the  leader of the synagogue, indignant because Jesus had healed on the Sabbath, said to the crowd, There are six days on which work ought to be done; so come on those days and be cured, and not on the Sabbath day. But the Lord replied to him, saying, You play actors (hypocrites)! Does not each one of you on the Sabbath loose his ox or his donkey from the stall and lead it out to water it? And ought not this woman, a daughter of Abraham, whom Satan has kept bound for eighteen years, be loosed from this bond on the Sabbath day?

Please take careful  note of the author of her sickness. Jesus clearly said it was the devil!

Those who professed to be priests could not and would not do anything for her. They were hunchbacks.

The woman was affected and influenced by this hunchback mentality.
I have good news for you. Jesus came to set the captive free. Priests of the most high should be able to set the captives free. If you are not free… you can be… today!

What I am about to say, may be misinterpreted without first reading the context, as I do not wish to offend anyone who may actually be a dwarf.
Dwarfs take on several spiritual implications, one of which is in dream and vision interpretation, whereby a dwarf sometimes speaks of an evil spirit.
Please… I am not denigrating any real person who is a dwarf… this is a spiritual illustration.

A dwarf may also represent stunted growth and immaturity. First Peter 2:2 says Like newborn babies you should crave (thirst for, earnestly desire) the pure (unadulterated) spiritual milk, that by it you may be nurtured and grow unto [completed] salvation.

As priests, we are to grow in the knowledge of Jesus… to measure up to the fullness of the stature of the man Christ Jesus. When the writer of the book of Hebrews was talking about the Priesthood of Christ, Being designated and recognized and saluted by God as High Priest after the order (with the rank) of Melchizedek he admonished them because they had become dull of hearing. Listen to what he said
Concerning this we have much to say which is hard to explain, since you have become dull in your [spiritual] hearing and sluggish [even slothful in achieving spiritual insight]. Hebrews 5:10-11.
Notice that he is addressing believers who had tasted of the things of God and had lapsed in their growth, describing then as ones who had become dull and slothful. In other words, they regressed in their experience and it was for this reason that he was rebuking them.
Dwarfs speak about believers who have not grown and remain like babies. It describes believers who do not get their foundations right in the beginning.

If a believer stops growing, he or she will spiritually stagnate and I dare say to the point of complete abandonment to the things of God.
The answer is to make a determined effort to press on towards the mark.
When Paul said that, he used an aggressive manner of speech. So… press on. He told Timothy Study to shew thyself approved unto God, a workman that needeth not to be ashamed, rightly dividing the word of truth. 2 Timothy 2:15. The word Approved is dokimos, which means tried, pleasing and accepted.

In those days, there were no banking systems as we know them and no paper money. Money was made from metal, which was melted, poured into moulds and allowed to cool. When the coins cooled down, it was necessary to smooth off the uneven edges. The coins were comparatively soft and many people shaved them. In Athens, more than eighty laws were passed to stop this practice. Moneychangers with honour and integrity would accept no counterfeit money. They used genuine full weighted money and nothing else and were called dokimos or approved. Rightly Dividing is a term coming from the word Orthotomeo which means to cut straight, to proceed on straight paths, to hold a straight course, to do things right, to make straight and smooth, to handle aright and to teach the truth directly and correctly.

If we are unable to do these things, then we are not qualified to be Priests of the Most High God.

People with defective eyes have a lack of clear vision and understanding.
This is different to blind people who have no sight whatsoever. This speaks about people who cannot focus properly or cannot see clearly.
Several years ago, I had a cataract operation in my left eye. My driving license had to be renewed and I went to the motor vehicle registration department to renew my license. As I stood at the counter to read the eyesight chart, I could not see it clearly with my left eye. Everything was blurry. I could read the chart, but only to a certain level, before the blurry vision made it hard to discern between certain letters. I failed that test and had the operation. After recovery, I took another test and passed with flying colours.
The Lord told me that I would not need another operation again and my right eye is perfectly clear!

I had defective eyes! I would have been disqualified from Priesthood.

People with sight can be either near sightedness or far sighted.

Near-sighted people are unable to see things clearly at a distance. They have little or no long-range vision. Far-sighted people have difficulty in seeing what is close up. Both of these extremes present problems in a spiritual sense. Near-sighted Christians focus on the short term or the immediate. They become bogged down with the problems and current situations of life and cannot see what God has planned for them in the long term. It is like living for the moment (which has merit of course), but they do not see any escape, or are unable to see themselves as God sees them. Far-sighted people live for tomorrow. They are the “gonna” people… gonna do this… gonna do that. They cannot come to terms with the present. They are so focused on what is coming “one day” they cannot see what IS happening now. They live in the future, sometimes in the unreality of the future. Many prophets are far-sighted people. To qualify for Priesthood, one needs good vision... not defective eyes.

The term Crushed Stones refers to damaged testicles... or the inability to become a father.
In the Old Testament, the Priesthood was a very serious matter. The Priest had to be of the right family, from the right tribe, of the right stock. If he had no heir, what was to become of the Priestly line? It was shameful. It was a disgrace. The family was ostracised for barrenness. They were as good as if they were lepers and all but cast out of town.
I can image the conversations of others when they saw such a childless couple, "There must be sin in their lives".
This slander ever pervades the church of our own day.
Image the consternation of Elizabeth and Zechariah! Little wonder that the birth of John the Baptist was special.

Now the time that Elizabeth should be delivered came, and she gave birth to a son. 

And her neighbors and relatives heard that the Lord had shown great mercy on her, and they rejoiced with her. 

And it occurred that on the eighth day, when they came to circumcise the child, they were intending to call him Zachariah after his father (according to custom), But his mother answered, Not so! But he shall be called John (a complete break with tradition). 

And they said to her, None of your relatives is called by that name (maintaining the priestly line). 

And they inquired with signs to his father [as to] what he wanted to have him called. 

Then Zachariah asked for a writing tablet and wrote, His name is John. And they were all astonished. 

And at once his mouth was opened and his tongue loosed, and he began to speak, blessing and praising and thanking God. 

And awe and reverential fear came on all their neighbors; and all these things were discussed throughout the hill country of Judea. 

And all who heard them laid them up in their hearts, saying, Whatever will this little boy be then? For the hand of the Lord was [so evidently] with him [protecting and aiding him]. Luke 1:57-66.

Proverbs says that there are three things that cannot be satisfied and a barren womb was one of them. Proverbs 30:15-17.
A priest therefore had to be capable of reproduction. The priestly line had to be pure and remain so. His progeny was to succeed him and their progeny afterwards… for all time! If he was unable to father a child, he was out!
This condition speaks of lack of fruit, the inability to reproduce or the inability to impart something.