Below you'll find a list of all posts that have been tagged as “Healing”
Mark 5:23 The contrast between the unbelief of the Gerasenes and the faith of Jairus is like night and day. When the Gerasenes see Jesus’ miracle, they ask him to leave. When Jairus sees Jesus, he asks him to come. A miracle performed among people who don’t want to believe often leads to greater unbelief. Jesus often healed the sick …
Mark 5:1 Jesus goes to a non-Jewish area where most Gentiles live. The “Gerasenes” were probably non-Jews because they had a large herd of pigs. However, if the Gerasenes were Jews, they were breaking the rules of the Pentateuch because pigs are unclean animals for Jews (Leviticus 11:7). Mark 5:2 Since Jesus goes to this area, frees this man from …
Mark 1:40 “Leprosy” is a skin disease that can cause severe physical damage. The lepers were considered unclean and therefore one was not allowed to touch a leper (Leviticus 13-14). Since the man became clean and free from his disease the moment Jesus touched him, technically Jesus did not break this prohibition. Mark 1:44 The reason Jesus did not want …
Mark 1:32 This was on Saturday evening, a day later, when the Sabbath was over. Many Jews considered healing to be work, and since work was not allowed on the Shabbat, people waited until after the Shabbat to bring their sick. Since Jesus did not consider it forbidden to heal the sick on the Sabbath, this became a recurring conflict …