Matthew 8:14-17
King James Version (KJV)
14 And when
Jesus was come into Peter's house, he saw his wife's mother laid, and sick of a
fever.
15 And he
touched her hand, and the fever left her: and she arose, and ministered unto
them.
16 When the
even was come, they brought unto him many that were possessed with devils: and
he cast out the spirits with his word, and healed all that were sick:
17 That it
might be fulfilled which was spoken by Esaias the prophet, saying, Himself took
our infirmities, and bare our sicknesses.
KINGDOM DYNAMICS
8:16,
17 The Biblical Grounds for Divine Healing. DIVINE
HEALING. The provision of divine healing must rest on clear grounds. Obviously
it is biblically based, but from what source is this great mercy of God
derived? Some link it to just that – God’s mercy. While that is certainly a
truth – for His compassions is great – the question at issue is this: What are
the redemptive grounds of divine
healing? Is healing included in God’s saving provision in Christ, or is it
simply a loving gesture of His benevolent character? This text, and that of Is.
53:4,5, gives clear evidence for divine healing as being provided in the
atonement of Christ’s redeeming work on the Cross. To avoid this this truth,
some suggest that Isaiah’s prophecy was fulfilled completely by the healings of
that one day. Such would be impossible, for the prophecy of Isaiah states that
the Servant of Yahweh would bear sickness in the same way that He would bear
sins – that is, vicariously. Furthermore, He was to suffer for our sins and sicknesses.
If
"our" means
all of us in regard to our sin, and our
being given a Savior, then it also means all
of us in regard to sickness and our having been given a Divine Healer. (see
Mark 1:40-45.)
8:15
The cure was immediate and complete as evidenced by the detail, she…ministered
unto them.
8:17 Matthew
interprets Jesus'
healings and exorcisms as a fulfillment of the prophesied messianic Servant’s
role (Is. 53:4).
In Christ,
Playwright Janet Irene Thomas
Founder/CEO
Bible Stories Theatre of
Fine & Performing Arts
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