Matthew the apostle wrote how Jesus, “came near unto the sea of Galilee; and went up into a mountain, and sat down there. And great multitudes came unto him, having with them those that were lame, blind, dumb, maimed, and many others, and cast them down at Jesus' feet; and he healed them”, and in chapter fifteen and verse thirty-one of his book, Matthew shares how Jesus, “the dumb spoke, the maimed were made whole, the lame walked and the blind saw” where we read:
Insomuch that the multitude wondered, when they saw the dumb to speak, the maimed to be whole, the lame to walk, and the blind to see: and they glorified the God of Israel.
The verse reads, “Insomuch that the multitude wondered, when they saw the dumb to speak, the maimed to be whole, ...”. Matthew began with the word, “insomuch that” which means “so then and therefore” “the multitude” or “the huge crowd and mass of people” “wondered” which means “marveled and admired”, “when” or “at the time and moment” “they saw” which means “the crowd and mass of people perceived and noticed that” “the dumb” or “the blunted or lame in tongue” “to speak” which means “was able to talk and utter a sound, “the maimed” which means “the crooked, injured, disabled and mutilated” “to be whole” or “were restored to health and made sound”. Matthew shared how the crowd of people were amazed at the miracles which restored the “dumb and maimed” among them.
The verse continues, “... the lame to walk, and the blind to see: and they glorified the God of Israel.” Matthew added the words, “the lame” which means “the deprived of foot, limping, cripple and halt” “to walk” or “were able to amble about, make progress, regulate their lives and make due use of opportunities”, “and the blind” which means “and those with opaque or no vision” “to see” or “had vision, perception, discernment and ability to discover by use of their eyes”: “and they glorified” which means “and these who were physically troubled extolled, magnified, celebrated and gave honor to” “the God” or “the Godhead bodily and trinity which is comprised of God the Father, Christ the Son and the Holy Spirit” “of Israel” which refers to “belonging to Israel with means he shall be a prince of God and is the family or descendants of Israel”. Matthew shared how those who could not walk, walked, and those who could not see, saw, and this caused the multitude surrounding Jesus to “adore and worship” the mighty “God of Israel”.
When we think through Matthew's words in this verse, we see how Jesus demonstrated His power by healing all these physical difficulties and brought “glory to the God of Israel” in doing so. The “dumb spoke, the maimed were made whole, the lame walked and the blind saw”. Each of these physically impairing maladies were easily restored by Jesus, and He is able to “save” people spiritually with the same power as well. God desires a loving relationship with every person through His Son Jesus, and when they yield their lives to Him, He is able to meet their need regardless of how difficult they may seem to the world. This should cause everyone reading these words to “glorify the God of Israel” because He has sent His only begotten Son to “save” them from theirs “troubles and sins”.
Next time Matthew shares how, “Jesus called his disciples unto him, and said, I have compassion on the multitude”, so read ahead, and we shall join together then.
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