Luke 14:1-4
One Sabbath, when Jesus went to eat in the house of a prominent Pharisee, he was being carefully watched. There in front of him was a man suffering from abnormal swelling of his body. Jesus asked the Pharisees and experts in the law, “Is it lawful to heal on the Sabbath or not?” But they remained silent. So taking hold of the man, he healed him and sent him on his way.
Sabbath healings
Jesus kept healing people on the Sabbath
Religious people criticized Jesus all the time for healing on a Sabbath
The Man
Jesus removes many pounds/ gallons of fluid from a man's body in a few seconds.
DROPSY: An old term for the swelling of soft tissues due to the accumulation of excess water. The causes of the swelling could be: Edema, heart failure, kidney problems, liver failure, etc.
The Place and Time
This was a Sabbath and Knowing his host, the Pharisee, would be offended if He healed the man, Jesus explains why he is healing that man.
He was not there by accident; this was not a public place. The proximity of the man to Jesus at this meal indicates that he was deliberately placed opposite or near Jesus at the table
The Healing
Luke used the Greek word epilabomenos, which Matthew Henry says indicated that Jesus “embraced him, took him in his arms, big and unwieldy as he wa
The cure of a very swollen person, one would think, would have to be gradual, but Luke describes it as taking place in a moment
JESUS IS THE GREAT PHYSICIAN!
Isaiah. 53:5
But he was wounded for our transgressions, he was bruised for our iniquities: the chastisement of our peace was upon him; and with his stripes we are healed
Exodus. 15:26 I am Jehovah-Rapha” – “the Lord that heals you.”
Matthew. 4:23-24
“Jesus went…healing EVERY disease and sickness among the people….ALL who were ill with various diseases, those suffering severe pain, the demon-possessed, those having seizures, and the paralyzed; and he healed them”
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