Scriptural Healing Instructions

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ScripturalHealing

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This document is an effort to learn what the Bible says about the

subject of healing. What is healing? Think about how you feel and what

you are able to accomplish when you are suffering from a sickness or

other malady. Think about how well you know your mind and body are

capable of functioning. The difference between the two is healing for

you. It is the same for others.

The first part contains scriptures that give us instructions about the

various aspects of healing. The second part contains scripture references

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Part 1 Scriptures ThatTell Us About the Nature

of HealingThe Eternal is our healer.

Ex 15:26 and said, "If you diligently heed the voice of the LORD your

God and do what is right in His sight, give ear to His commandments

and keep all His statutes, I will put none of the diseases on you which I

have brought on the Egyptians. For I am the LORD who heals you."

Pslm 103:1-4 Bless the LORD, O my soul; And all that is within me,

bless His holy name!2

Bless the LORD, O my soul, And forget not all

His benefits:3

Who forgives all your iniquities, Who heals all your

diseases,4

Who redeems your life from destruction, Who crowns you

with lovingkindness and tender mercies,

The Eternal heals broken spirits from catastrophes, as

well as physical diseases.


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healing as well as divine healing. The bodys ability toheal itself is certainly miraculous.

Lev 13:18 " If the body develops a boil in the skin, and it is healed,

Lev 13:37 But if the scale appears to be at a standstill, and there is blackhair grown up in it, the scale has healed. He is clean, and the priest shall

pronounce him clean.

Lev 14:3 "And the priest shall go out of the camp, and the priest shall

examine him; and indeed, ifthe leprosy is healed in the leper,

2Kngs 8:29 (KJV) And king Joram went back to be healed in Jezreel of

the wounds which the Syrians had given him at Ramah

Healing and health comes from obedience to parents.

Ex 20:12 "Honor your father and your mother, that your days may be

long upon the land which the LORD your God is giving you.

Prov 4:20 My son, give attention to my words; Incline your ear to my

sayings. 21 Do not let them depart from your eyes; Keep them in themidst of your heart;

22For they are life to those who find them, And

health to all their flesh.


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wisdom from spirits that are not from the Creator (Isa8:19).

Prov 12:18 There is one who speaks like the piercings of a sword, But

the tongue of the wisepromotes health.

Prov 13:17 A wicked messenger falls into trouble, But a faithful

ambassador brings health.

Prov 16:22 Understanding is a wellspring of life to him who has it. But

the correction of fools is folly.

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The heart of the wise teaches hismouth, And adds learning to his lips.24

Pleasant words are like a

honeycomb, Sweetness to the soul and health to the bones.

Healing is something that people can cause to happen.

Ex 21:19 "if he rises again and walks about outside with his staff, then

he who struckhim shall be acquitted. He shall only pay forthe loss of

his time, and shall providefor him to be thoroughly healed.

Things can be "healed", such as mold in houses, or water

sources.

Lev 14:48 "But if the priest comes in and examines it, and indeed the

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Healing sometimes occurs on a national level.

Isa 19:22 And the LORD will strike Egypt, He will strike and heal it;

they will return to the LORD, and He will be entreated by them and

heal them.

Isa 30:26 In the day that the LORD binds up the bruise of His people

And heals the stroke of their wound.

People sometimes fail to understand when they have

been healed by the Eternal.

Hos 11:2As they called them, So they went from them; They sacrificed

to the Baals, And burned incense to carved images.3

"I taught Ephraim

to walk, Taking them by their arms; But they did not know that I healed

them.

The Eternal intentionally lets evil come upon us to help us

return to Him:

Hos 5:14 For I will be like a lion to Ephraim, And like a young lion tothe house of Judah. I, even I, will tear them and go away; I will take

them away, and no one shall rescue.15

I will return again to My place

Till they acknowledge their offense. Then they will seek My face; In

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priest, Everyone deals falsely.

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They have also healed the hurt of Mypeople slightly, Saying, 'Peace, peace!' When there is no peace.15

Were

they ashamed when they had committed abomination? No! They were

not at all ashamed; Nor did they know how to blush. Therefore they

shall fall among those who fall; At the time I punish them, They shall

be cast down," says the LORD.

Jer 8:10 Therefore I will give their wives to others,Andtheir fields to

those who will inherit them; Because from the least even to the greatest

Everyone is given to covetousness; From the prophet even to the priest

Everyone deals falsely.11

For they have healed the hurt of the

daughter of My people slightly, Saying, 'Peace, peace!' When there isno peace.

12Were they ashamed when they had committed

abomination? No! They were not at all ashamed, Nor did they know

how to blush. Therefore they shall fall among those who fall; In the

time of their punishment They shall be cast down," says the LORD.

Rev 13:3 And I saw one of its heads as having been slain to death, and

its deadly wound was healed. And all the earth marveled after the beast.

The Eternal sends some diseases from which one cannot

be healed: If he is trying to get your attention by sending you a disease, no modern medicine will cure it. (On the

other hand, if you have a disease that is completely

hopeless by modern medicine He can heal you )


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Deut 32:39 Now see that I, even I, am He, And there is no God besidesMe; I kill and I make alive; I wound and I heal; Nor is there any who

can deliver from My hand.

Jer 30:12 "For thus says the LORD: 'Your affliction is incurable, Your

wound is severe.13

There is no one to plead your cause, That you may

be bound up; You have no healing medicines. 14 All your lovers haveforgotten you; They do not seek you; For I have wounded you with the

wound of an enemy, With the chastisement of a cruel one, For the

multitude of your iniquities,Because your sins have increased.

Lam 2:13 How shall I console you? To what shall I liken you, Odaughter of Jerusalem? What shall I compare with you, that I may

comfort you, O virgin daughter of Zion? For your ruin is spread wide as

the sea; Who can heal you?

Nah 3:18 Your shepherds slumber, O king of Assyria; Your nobles restin the dust. Your people are scattered on the mountains, And no one

gathers them.19

Your injury has no healing, Your wound is severe. All

who hear news of you Will clap theirhands over you, For upon whom

has not your wickedness passed continually?

The Eternal sometimes chooses to heal or not healaccording to His own time schedule or even the actions of

third parties.


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souls which I have made.

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For the iniquity of his covetousness I wasangry and struck him; I hid and was angry, And he went on backsliding

in the way of his heart.18

I have seen his ways, and will heal him; I will

also lead him, And restore comforts to him And to his mourners.19

"I

create the fruit of the lips: Peace, peace to him who is far off and to him

who is near," Says the LORD, "And I will heal him."

Jer 30:17 For I will restore health to you And heal you of your

wounds,' says the LORD, 'Because they called you an outcastsaying:

"This is Zion; No one seeks her." '18

" Thus says the LORD: 'Behold, I

will bring back the captivity of Jacob's tents, And have mercy on his

dwelling places; The city shall be built upon its own mound, And thepalace shall remain according to its own plan.

Jer 33:5 'They [Israel] come to fight with the Chaldeans, but only to

fill their places with the dead bodies of [Israelite] men whom I will slay

in My anger and My fury, all for whose wickedness I have hidden Myface from this city.6

'Behold, I will bring it health and healing; I will

heal them and reveal to them the abundance of peace and truth.7

'And I

will cause the captives of Judah and the captives of Israel to return, and

will rebuild those places as at the first.8

'I will cleanse them from all

their iniquity by which they have sinned against Me, and I will pardon

all their iniquities by which they have sinned and by which they havetransgressed against Me.

Jer 51:8 Babylon has suddenly fallen and been destroyed. Wail for


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wickedness; Now their own deeds have surrounded them; They arebefore My face.

Healing comes about because of repentance and

departure from sin.

2Chr 7:14 "if My people who are called by My name will humble

themselves, and pray and seek My face, and turn from their wicked

ways, then I will hear from heaven, and will forgive their sin and heal

their land.

Pslm 41:4 I said, "LORD, be merciful to me; Heal my soul, for I have

sinned against You."

Prov 3:7 Do not be wise in your own eyes; Fear the LORD and depart

from evil.8

It will be health to your flesh, And strength to your bones.

Isa 6:10 "Make the heart of this people dull, And their ears heavy,

And shut their eyes; Lest they see with their eyes, And hear with their

ears, And understand with their heart, And return [repent] and be

healed."

Jer 3:22 "Return, you backsliding children, And I will heal your

backslidings." "Indeed we do come to You, For You are the LORD our

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that I had in the wilderness A lodging place for travelers; That I might

leave my people, And go from them! For they are all adulterers, An

assembly of treacherous men.3

"And like their bow they have bent their

tonguesforlies. They are not valiant for the truth on the earth. For they

proceed from evil to evil, And they do not know Me," says the LORD.4

"Everyone take heed to his neighbor, And do not trust any brother; For

every brother will utterly supplant, And every neighbor will walk withslanderers.

5Everyone will deceive his neighbor, And will not speak the

truth; They have taught their tongue to speak lies; They weary

themselves to commit iniquity.6

Your dwelling place is in the midst of

deceit; Through deceit they refuse to know Me," says the LORD.

Jer 14:19 Have You utterly rejected Judah? Has Your soul loathed

Zion? Why have You stricken us so that there is no healing for us? We

looked for peace, but there was no good; And for the time of healing,

and there was trouble.20

We acknowledge, O LORD, our wickedness

Andthe iniquity of our fathers, For we have sinned against You.

Jer 15:18 Why is my pain perpetual And my wound incurable, Which

refuses to be healed? Will You surely be to me like an unreliable

stream, As waters that fail?19

Therefore thus says the LORD: "If you

return, Then I will bring you back; You shall stand before Me; If you

take out the precious from the vile, You shall be as My mouth. Let themreturn to you, But you must not return to them.

Jer 17:13 O LORD, the hope of Israel, All who forsake You shall be


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not save us, We will not ride on horses, Nor will we say anymore to the

work of our hands, 'You are our gods.' For in You the fatherless finds

mercy."4

" I will heal their backsliding, I will love them freely, For My

anger has turned away from him.

Healing comes about because we are fasting and/or

humble and because we have regard for the lowly/poor.

Pslm 41:1 Blessed is he who considers the poor; The LORD will

deliver him in time of trouble.2

The LORD will preserve him and keep

him alive,Andhe will be blessed on the earth; You will not deliver him

to the will of his enemies. 3 The LORD will strengthen him on his bed

of illness; You will sustain him on his sickbed.4

I said, "LORD, be

merciful to me; Heal my soul, for I have sinned against You."

Isa 57:15 For thus says the High and Lofty One Who inhabits eternity,

whose name is Holy: "I dwell in the high and holyplace, With him whohas a contrite and humble spirit, To revive the spirit of the humble, And

to revive the heart of the contrite ones.16

For I will not contend forever,

Nor will I always be angry; For the spirit would fail before Me, And the

souls which I have made.17

For the iniquity of his covetousness I was

angry and struck him; I hid and was angry, And he went on backslidingin the way of his heart.

18I have seen his ways, and will heal him; I will

also lead him, And restore comforts to him And to his mourners.19

"I

create the fruit of the lips: Peace, peace to him who is far off and to him

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righteousness shall go before you; The glory of the LORD shall be your

rear guard.

Healing occurs because we will praise God when we are

well.

Pslm 107:19 Then they cried out to the LORD in their trouble, AndHe

saved them out of their distresses.20

He sent His word and healed them,

And delivered them from their destructions.21

Oh, that men would give

thanks to the LORDforHis goodness, AndforHis wonderful works to

the children of men!22

Let them sacrifice the sacrifices of thanksgiving,

And declare His works with rejoicing.

Healing may not occur during our physical life time. These

verses mention healing in the same context as final

redemption when Messiah and his servants are reigning.

Pslm 103:3-4: Who forgives all your iniquities, Who heals all your

diseases,4

Who redeems your life from destruction, Who crowns you

with lovingkindness and tender mercies,

Mal 4:1 "For behold, the day is coming, Burning like an oven, And

all the proud, yes, all who do wickedly will be stubble. And the day

which is coming shall burn them up," Says the LORD of hosts, "That

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"Woe to the shepherds of Israel who feed themselves! Should not the

shepherds feed the flocks? 3 "You eat the fat and clothe yourselves with

the wool; you slaughter the fatlings, but you do not feed the flock.4

"The weak you have not strengthened, nor have you healed those

who were sick, nor bound up the broken, nor brought back what was

driven away, nor sought what was lost; but with force and cruelty you

have ruled them.

Zech 11:16 "For indeed I will raise up a shepherd in the land who will

not care for those who are cut off, nor seek the young, nor heal those

that are broken, nor feed those that still stand. But he will eat the flesh

of the fat and tear their hooves in pieces.

Compassion and a willingness of a righteous person to

suffer on behalf of another is often associated with

healing. The Messiah was the primary example of this.

Isa 53:4 Surely He has borne our griefs And carried our sorrows; Yet

we esteemed Him stricken, Smitten by God, and afflicted.5

But He was

wounded for our transgressions, He was bruised for our iniquities; The

chastisement for our peace was upon Him, And by His stripes we are

healed. 6 All we like sheep have gone astray; We have turned, everyone, to his own way; And the LORD has laid on Him the iniquity of us

all.7

He was oppressed and He was afflicted, Yet He opened not His

mouth; He was led as a lamb to the slaughter, And as a sheep before its


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justify many, For He shall bear their iniquities.12

Therefore I will

divide Him a portion with the great, And He shall divide the spoil with

the strong, Because He poured out His soul unto death, And He was

numbered with the transgressors, And He bore the sin of many, And

made intercession for the transgressors.

Messiah healed large numbers of people, apparentlywithout regard to their spiritual state, so he could teach

them.

Matt 4:23 And Jesus went about all Galilee, teaching in theirsynagogues, preaching the gospel of the kingdom, and healing all kinds

of sickness and all kinds of disease among the people.24

Then His fame

went throughout all Syria; and they brought to Him all sick people who

were afflicted with various diseases and torments, and those who were

demon-possessed, epileptics, and paralytics; and He healed them.25

Great multitudes followed Himfrom Galilee, and from Decapolis,

Jerusalem, Judea, and beyond the Jordan.5:1

And seeing the multitudes,

He went up on a mountain, and when He was seated His disciples came

to Him.2

Then He opened His mouth and taught them, saying:

Boldness is required for powerful healing.

Act 4:29 And now, Lord, behold their threatenings, and grant to Your

servants that with all boldness they may speak Your Word30

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another faith by the same Spirit; and to another the gifts of healing by

the same Spirit;

1Co 12:28 And God set some in the church, firstly, apostles; secondly,

prophets; thirdly, teachers, then works of power, then gifts of healings,

helps, governments, kinds of languages.29

Are all apostles? Are all

prophets? Are all teachers? Are all workers of power? 30 Do all havegifts of healings? Do all speak languages? Do all interpret?

The single most comprehensive healing instruction is

found in James 5:13-16. Those in need of healing

frequently do just some of itand one praying for oneself

is often enough to yield results. But if we are still

suffering, it is worthwhile to consider every step. Notice

that prayer is mentioned four times: praying for oneself,

elders praying, praying for one another as we confess our

faults, and righteous people praying. There may be some

overlap, but each should be considered. Cheerful people

singing psalms is part of thisbeing around them can do

wonders for a sick person. (If someone like that is notavailable, an audio recording of uplifting music is the

next best thing.)


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Healing is through the suffering of Christ.

1Pe 2:24 He Himself bore our sins in His own body on the tree, that

dying to sins, we might live to righteousness; by whose stripes you

were healed.

Healings are one sign of a true apostle.

2Co 12:12 Truly the signs of the apostle were worked out among you

in all patience, in miracles and in wonders, and by works of power.

In the New Heavens and the New Earth, Pure water and leaves will be

used for healingcertainly symbolically and probably literally.

Rev 22:1 And he showed me a pure river of Water of Life, clear as

crystal, proceeding out of the throne of God and of the Lamb.22

In the

midst of its street, and of the river, from here and from there, was the

Tree of Life, which bore twelve fruits, each yielding its fruit according

to one month. And the leaves of the tree were for the healing of the

nations.

By: Norman Scott Edwards, PO Box 474, Port Austin, Michigan 48467;

989-738-7774; [email protected].


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Verses Summary

Action of the

Healing Agent

Action of the

Healed

Time

Required Repentance

Purpose of the

HealingGen

17:15-

22;

18:9-15;21:1-7

Sarah is old, never had a

child, and is passed the age

of childbearing, but the

Eternal promises her achild. A year later, she

receives one.

The Eternal directly

promised that Abraham

and Sarah would be the

parents of many nations.Abraham and Sarah

were visited by "three

men", one apparently

the Eternal, (HebrewYHVH) and two angels

(Gen 18:2,13,16,33;19:1).

Abraham and Sarah

laugh at the idea, but

Sarah receives a

child anyway. Theyname him Isaac

meaning "laughter".

About 3

months. One

year till

Isaac's birth(Gen 18:10)

minus 9

months

gestation = 3months till

healing.

There is no

mention of any sin

that caused Sarah

to be infertile.Both Abraham and

Sarah doubted the

Eternal, but there

is no mention ofrepentance.

Hebrew 11:8-16

explains that this

miracle was done for

Abraham and Sarahbecause they had faith

in the Eternal and did

what He said. Faith

comes only by adivine miracle;

Abraham was thefather of the faithful

(Rom 4:12-25).

Gen

20:1-18

Abimelech Takes the

beautiful Sarah, Abraham's

wife, to himself becauseAbraham said she was his

"sister". The women of

Abimelech's household areunable to have children

until they are healed.

Even though the Eternal

communicates with

Abimelech in a dream,He tells Abimelech that

Abraham will pray for

his household to bringhealing. He

acknowledged he should

have said that Sarah washis wife.

Abimelech returned

Sarah to Abraham.

Apparently

immediately

afterAbraham's

prayer.

Abimelech

repented of taking

another man'swife. (While he

didn't know that

she was Abraham'swife, he was not

exactly diligent to

inquire.)

The Eternal was

upholding the sanctity

of marriage andshowing that Abraham

was a prophet. Healing

came through thecompassion of the

offended.

Gen 25:20,21,26

Rebekah could was alsoinfertile and received a

miracle to be able to have

children

Isaac pleaded with theEternal for his wife to

have children

Nothing mentionedat the time of

healingbut she

carried and deliveredtwins.

0-19 years:not clear

when Isaac

asked andwhen healing

occurred.

There is nomention of any sin

in relation to

Rebekah'sinfertility.

A continuation of theAbraham's lesson: the

promises are by faith

and miracle from theEternal.


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Verses SummaryAction of the

Healing AgentAction of the

HealedTime

Required RepentancePurpose of the

Healing

Matt

8:5-13

Christ heals the

Centurions son/servant.

Christ offered to come,

but when He found greatfaith, simply spoke the

word and it was done

Centurion told Christ

that it was notnecessary to come,

but that he knew He

had the authority tospeak and do the job.

That very

hourthesame time is

a reasonable

translation.

Not statedbut

there was amazingfaith

Christ found greater

faith in the GentileCenturion than in

Israel. Faith is possible

without anunderstanding of the

law.

Matt

8:14-15

Christ healed Peters

mother-in-law of a fever.

Christ reached out and

touched her hand

She got up and

served him.

Immediate Not stated She wanted to be of

service to Christs

ministryas soon asshe was healed, she

did.

Matt

8:16-17

Christ healed those who

were sick and possessed bydemons.

The came to him. He cast out demons

with a word.

Apparently

immediate

Not stated Fulfilling Isa 53:4:

He took on himselfour weaknesses andbore our sicknesses.

Mat

8:28-34

Christ cast demons out of

two exceedingly fierce meninto swine, which then

drowned in the water.

Swine owners asked Christ

to leave.

Christ said to them

Go.

They were

completelycontrolled by the

demons, incapable

of action

Immediate Not stated Showed Christs

power over powerfuldemons. Also showed

that people profiting

from unlawful

activities (pig raising)do not want Christ and

His servants.

Matt9:2-8

Christ healed theparalytica man confinedto bedand forgave his

sins.

Christ for gave his sinsand told him to take uphis bed and go home.

The man went homeas instructed, thepeople rejoiced at

the power to heal

and forgive sins.

Immediate The mans sinswere clearlyforgiventhough

the man was

spared havingthem recorded for

all time.

So that you [thescribes] may knowthat the Son of Man

has authority on earth

to forgive sins.


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HealedTime


Healing

Matt

9:18-19,23-26

Luke

8:41-42,

49-56

Christ raises a the only

daughter of Jarius, thesynagogue-ruler. Everyone

thought she was dead.

Christ put out those

who were lacking faithand who laughed at Him

and took the girl by the

hand and commandedthat she be given

something to eat.

The girl was

unconscious and hadno chance to exhibit

faith, but those who

asked on her behalfhad faith.

Christ came

and put outthe

unfaithful,

then healingwas

immediate

Not stated Christ showed the

need for anatmosphere of faith,

and that He has power

over death. He alsoshowed that healing

does not end our

normal care for ourbodies.

Matt9:20-22

Luke

8:43-48

Woman with a blood flowfor 12 years thought she

would be healed if she

touched his garmentandshe was.

Christ was simplywalking and wearing his

robe when he felt his

power go out from

him. The Greek for

power isdunamis(Strongs #1411)

miracle working

power.

The woman believedthat she would be

healed if she touched

his robeeventhough there is no

clear scripture

commanding it.

Immediate Not stated Christ told her that herfaith saved her, yet it

was also clear that

some kind of powerwent out from Him to

heal her. Does faith

unlock the power?

Matt

9:27-31

Two blind men sought out

Christ asking Him to

restore their sight.

He touched their eyes

and told them,

according to your faithlet it be to you.

The said sought out

Christ, asked for

healing and had faithto receive it that they

had faith to receive

it.

Immediate Not stated To show that faith is

sometimes required

for healing.

Matt9:35-36 Christ preached theKingdom of God, taught

and healed every sickness

and disease.

He was moved withcompassion for the

people

They came to Him. Not stated Not stated Showing Christsconcern for the people

who were like sheep

without a shepherd.


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Healing

Matt

10:1-42

Mark6:13

Christ sends out the 12

disciples to heal the sick,raise the dead and cast out

demons. He gives them

powerGreek dunamis

(Strongs #1411).

They anointed the sick

with oil. They had to gowithout taking any

provisions for the trip,

and to be persecuted anddrug before counsels,

etc.

The people had to

receive the disciplesand their message to

be healed.

Apparently

immediate

Not stated The healings showed

that the disciples hadauthority from Christ

to proclaim their

message.

Matt

12:9-14

Christ heals the man with

the withered hand in the

synagogue on the Sabbathday.

Christ commanded the

man to stretch the

withered hand forward,even though the

Pharisees planned to

destroy him for doing it.

The man stretched

out his hand as

commanded.

Immediate Not stated This demonstrated

Christs power and his

willingness tophysically endanger

himself to heal and to

show the error of thePharisees teaching.

Matt12:15 &

19:2

Great crowds followedChrist and he healed them

all.

Not stated They were willing tofollow a man their

leaders were trying

to destroy

Apparentlyimmediate

Not stated Not statedpossiblythe same purpose as

many of His other

healings

Matt

12:22-

37

Christ cast out a demon

that had caused a man to be

blind and dumb and the

Pharisees accuse him ofcasting out demons by

Beelzebub, prince of

demons.

The only thing stated

was the willingness of

Christ to suffer ridicule

and false condemnationat the hands of the

Pharisees.

None stated Immediate Not stated Christ taught the

lesson that those who

falsely accused Him

who blasphemed theHoly Spiritwill not

be forgiven.

Matt13:54-

58

Christ could do no mightyworksGreekdunamis

(Strongs #1411)

because of the unbelief inHis home town.

None They people whoknew Christ as a

child had doubt and

unbelief.

No timenohealings.

The people werenot repentant.

This demonstrated thatwithout faith, even

Christ could do no

might work.


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Healing

Matt

14:13-14 &

15:30-

32

Great crowds followed

Christ out of town on foot.Moved with compassion,

he healed them.

He had compassion on

the people, so he healedthem.

Willing to follow

Christ a long waywithout any food.

Apparently

immediate

Not stated To show that Christ

had compassion forpeople even while they

were sinners.

Matt14:35-

36

People of Gennesarettouched him and touched

Christs robe and were

made perfectly whole.

Christ was present andwore his robe.

The people broughtall who were sick

and were healed

when they only

touched his robe.

Immediate Note stated Not statedpossiblythe same purpose as

many of His other

healings.

Matt

15:22-

28

A Canaanite woman asks

Christ to heal her daughter.

He says he is sent only to

Israel, but she says thateven the dogs get thecrumbs from the masters

table.

He first ignored the

woman, then said that he

was sent only to the lost

sheep of the house ofIsrael, but upon seeingher faith, healed her

daughter.

The daughter had no

action, but her

mother had faith to

persist in her requestand humbled herselfto the level of a

dog to receive a

healing.

A few

minutes were

required to

convinceChrist, thenhealing was

immediate.

Not stated When great faith is

exhibited, Christ will

actually alter His

intended mission andheal others to whomhe was not sent.

Matt

20:29-

34

Christ healed two blind

men who cried out to Him.

Christ first asked them

what they wanted Him

to do for them. He hadcompassion on themand touched their eyes.

They continued to

ask for healing even

though the crowd

told them to bequiet.

Immediate

after their

persistent

asking.

Not stated Showing the need for

persistence to the

Eternal for some

healings.

Matt

21:12-16

Christ cast the money-

changers out of the Templeand healed the blind andlame there.

Christ was willing to

take action thatthreatened his life.

The blind and lame

were willing to cometo a man whomthe authorities

despised.

Apparently

immediate

Not stated Christ cast out money-

changers who knowthey should not be inthe temple and showed

his divine power by

healing.


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Mark

3:10-12

Luke6:17-19

Christ healed so many

people who wanted totouch Him that he had to

go out to sea in a boat.

Demons tried to revealaspects of His mission he

was not ready to teach.

Christ had a desire to

heal all the people andhad to fight evil demons

to do it. PowerGreek

dunamis (Strongs

1411)went out from

him.

They pushed through

the crowds tophysically touch

Christ to be healed.

Apparently

immediate

Not stated Not statedpossibly

the same purpose asmany of His other

healings.

Mark

6:55-56

People where carried to

Christ in their beds and as

many who touched himwere made whole

Christ was simply

available to be touched.

They had to actually

get to Christ.

Apparently

Immediate

Not stated To establish the power

of Christthose who

did not touch Himwere not healed.

Mark

7:32-37

Christ heals a deaf and

dumb man. He asks him

not to tell anyone.

Christ took him aside

from the multitude,put his fingers in his

ears, spit and touchedhis tongue, and saidbe opened.

Simply came to

Christ.

Immediate Not stated This was done to

benefit the man. Was

this rather lengthyprocedure recorded forour benefit? If so how

do we use it?

Mark8:22-26

Christ heals a blind man intwo phasesa very

unusual occurrence for

him. He asks him not to tell

anyone.

Christ first led the

main out of town, spit

on his eyes, put His

hands on him, andasked him what he

saw. The man saw

men as trees

walking. Then Christput his hands on his

eyes and made himlook up.

The healed mansought out Christ

and asked him to

touch him

Immediateupon

completion

of the

procedure

Not stated This was done tobenefit the man.

Again, was this

lengthy procedure for

our benefit, or didChrist take him out of

town and tell him to be

quiet about in order toprevent people from

trying to do this

procecure?


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Luke

8:1-3

Christ healed Mary

Magdalene of seven evilspirits as well as

infirmities.

Not stated She, along with

others, ministered toChrist from their

possessions

Apparently

immediate

Not stated Shows that of all the

people who receivedhealings, apparently

only a group of

women sought toprovide finances for

Christs ministry.

Luke

10:1-17

Christ gave authority to 70

men, sent out two by two,

to heal and to cast outdemons.

They had to have the

faith to go without any

money and depend uponothers for their food,

clothing and shelter.

They had to accept

these men preaching

the Kingdom ofGod.

Immediate Not stated This is the greatest

demonstration of

Christ workingthrough other people

until after His death.

Luke

13:11-17

On the Sabbath day, Christ

healed a woman from aspirit of infirmity thatcaused her to be bent over

for 18 years.

Christ told her that she

was delivered of herinfirmity, then laidhands upon her.

The woman

apparently didalmost nothingChrist saw her and

decided to heal her

Immediate

after layingon of hands

Not stated Christ showing that

deliverance on theSabbath day is moreimportant than the

Pharisees rules for it.

Luke14:1-6

On the Sabbath day, Christhealed a man with dropsy

Christ again braved thepossible retaliation of

the leaders to heal on the

Sabbath.

Not stated Immediate Not stated The famous pullingout an ox in the pit

analogy was spoken

here.

Luke

17:12-19

Christ heals 10 lepers and

only one returns to thankhim.

Christ told them to show

themselves to the priests

They cried out to

Christ asking forHim to pity them.

Only one, aSamaritan, returnedto thank Him

They were

cleansed asthey walked

to Christ

Not stated Shows that often non-

Israelites were morethankful for their

healings than thosewho already knew theEternal to some

degree.

Luke

22:49-

51

When Christ is being

betrayed, Peter cut off the

ear of the high priest with asword and Christ healed it.

Christ touched the ear. Apparently nothing. Immediate Not stated Christ had

compassion, even on

people who wereinvolved in taking His

life.


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Acts

3:1-11

A well-known man who

was lame from birth washealed by Peter in the

temple entry way.

Peter told him he had no

silver and gold, but inthe name of Jesus Christ

rise up and walk. Peter

took him by the handhad lifted him up.

He was utterly not

expecting thehealing, but simply

wanted money. He

leaped for joy andpraised God

afterward.

Immediate Not stated This healing was much

like Christshealingsit showed

the power of the

Eternal at work, butbrought on the wrath

of the Jewish

leadership.

Acts

5:15-16

Sick people were carried

out to the streets so thatthey could be healed when

the shadow of Peter passed

over them.

Peter apparently had to

only be close enoughthat his shadow passed

over sick people and

they were healed.

Required the faith to

go and seek outPeterwho was

being prosecuted by

the authorities.

Immediate Not stated Christ never did this

but he said hisfollowers would do

greater works than He

(John 14:12).

Acts8:5-8

Philip preached Christ inSamaria and healed many.

Philip preached Christnothing specific aboutthe healings.

They listened toPhillips messageand received it and

the healings with

joy.

Apparentlyimmediate

Not stated Miracles establishedthe credibility ofPhilips message.

Acts

8:9-11

Simon the sorcerer fooled

people with false miracles,

but they thought he had the

powerGreekdunamis(Strongs #1411) of the

Eternal.

Simon the sorcerer (also

known as Simon

Magus) had no

connection with theEternal, but tried to buy

the ability to impart the

Holy Spirit.

Many people were

fooled by him.

Apparently

immediate.

False teachers

usually do not ask

those the heal to

repent.

Some false healers

may appear very

convincing, but if we

check them we willfind they are interested

in power & money,

not righteousness.Acts9:17-18

Ananias was used to healPaul after Christ had struck

him blind.

Ananias put his handson Paul and scales fell

from his eyes.

Paul obeyed theEternals prior

command to come.

He was baptized.

Immediate Paul repented ofpersecuting Christ.

Even though Paul hada great ministry, his

healing came through

another brother. Wemust all work

together.


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1Tim

5:23

Paul told Timothy to drink

wine for his stomach andoften infirmities.

Timothy was apparently

not divinely healed ofhis infirmities.

Drinking wine to

physically help thesituation

Apparently

not healeduntil the

resurrection

Not stated The public miracles

once used to drawattention to the Gospel

were not as frequent at

this time.

2 Tim4:20

Trophemus (Acts 20:4;21:9) was left by Paul at

Miletus because he was

sick.

Nothing about anyhuman healing agent

Nothing about hisactions or reason for

sickness

Apparentlysome length

of time

Not stated We do not alwaysknow why a fellow-

believer is sick.

Rev 3:7-13

The Philadelphia Churchwas specifically identified

as having a little

Strength, Greekdunamis

(Strongs #1411).

This Church apparentlyhad little healing

strength though they had

love and an open door.

They have kept theword of my

patience and are

promised delivery

from the hour oftemptation.

Not healed No sins of thesepeople mentioned

Each church had avariety of strengths,

weaknesses and

benefits. This appears

to be just one of them.

Note: When the same story is covered in multiple Gospels, only the first Gospel reference is includedunless there are significant

details that must be merged from two different accounts. Some stories are combined when the details are essentially the same, even

though they may have occurred at different times.

By: Norman Scott Edwards, PO Box 474, Port Austin, Michigan 48467; 989-738-7774; [email protected].

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