Matthew 8
Healing Miracles of Christ
In chapters 8-9 Matthew records 10 miracles. The first three miracles of healing are: The leper healed – (v. 1-4), After Jesus touched and healed the leper. He told him to go to the priest and offer the proper sacrifice for cleansing as Moses had prescribed (Lev. 14). …
Motives of Service
In this section Matthew gives two illustrations of men who said they wanted to follow the Lord and serve Him but had the wrong motives.Desired fame – Because great crowds followed Jesus and there had not been much opposition up to this point, many expressed a desire to follow Him …
Jesus Transfers Demons to Pigs
The event recorded here took place near Gergesa, a town on the eastern slope of the Sea of Galilee. There Jesus met two demon possessed men. These men under the influence of demons were violent and had been forced out of the city and were living in a graveyard ( …