When = And when. the even. Probably the Sabbath, for they came straight out of the Synagogue and waited for the end of the Sabbath. devils = demons: i.e. evil spirits. App-101 . spirits. App-101 . with His word = by a word. Supply "a" instead of "His". sick = in evil case. App-128 . read more
That = So that. by = by means of. Greek. dia. Esaias = Isaiah. See App-79 . saying . Quoted from the Hebrew of Isaiah 53:4 . Compare 1 Peter 2:24 . took . . . bare. The two words together fulfill the sense of the Hebrew (Isaiah 53:4 ). The Inspirer of Isaiah adapts and deals as He pleases with His own words. bare = to take up for one's self; to bear our infirmities as in Luke 14:27 . Romans 15:1 .Galatians 1:5 , Galatians 1:10 ; Galatians 6:17 . Compare John 4:6 . sicknesses. Greek. ... read more
And when even was come, they brought unto him many possessed with demons: and he cast out the spirits with a word, and healed all that were sick.Demon possession is a problem for some. The sophisticated mind of this scientific age, as a usual thing, simply does not believe in such things as demon possession. It seems quite obvious that Christ did. It is the view here that Christ is divine, that his judgments were altogether true and accurate, and that, whether any such things exist today or... read more
That it might be fulfilled which was spoken through the prophet Isaiah, saying, Himself took our infirmities, and bare our diseases.The passage quoted by Matthew is Isaiah 53:4. Matthew constantly appealed to the prophetic writers of the Old Testament, citing their long established and widely-known words as proof of Jesus' claim to be the Messiah. read more
Matthew 8:16. When the even was come— St. Mark adds, At even, when the sun was set; because it was the sabbath, the people did not come with their sick to Jesus; but as soon as the holy rest was ended, that is to say, at sun-setting, they brought them in great numbers to him, fully persuaded that he would heal them. read more
Matthew 8:17. That it might be fulfilled, &c.— This prophecy of Isaiah relates properly to the sins of men, whereof diseases are the emblem and the consequence; for which reason the original Hebrew words rendered here our infirmities have been by the LXX, and by St. Peter, 1Pe 2:24 translated our sins. Grotius has observed that the original word εβαστασεν signifies, "to carry a heavy load," Romans 15:1. Gal 6:2 and so expresses well the indefatigable labours of Christ, spending the evening... read more
1. Jesus’ ability to heal 8:1-17This first group of four miracle events apparently all happened on the same day (Matthew 8:16). read more
A. Demonstrations of the King’s power 8:1-9:34Matthew described Jesus’ ministry as consisting of teaching, preaching, and healing in Matthew 4:23. Chapters 5-7 record what He taught His disciples: principles of the kingdom. We have the essence of His preaching ministry in Matthew 4:17. Now in Matthew 8:1 to Matthew 9:34 we see His healing ministry. He demonstrated authority over human beings, unseen spiritual powers, and the world of nature. Matthew showed that Jesus’ ability proves that He is... read more
The healing of many Galileans 8:16-17 (cf. Mark 1:32-34; Luke 4:40-41)That evening many other people brought their afflicted friends and relatives to Jesus for healing. In the Jewish inter-testamental literature the writers spoke of demons as responsible for making people ill. [Note: Carson, "Matthew," p. 205.] Jesus cast out many demonic spirits and healed many who were sick.Matthew noted that Jesus’ healings fulfilled messianic prophecy (Isaiah 53:4). Matthew’s citation from Isaiah really... read more
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Bridgeway Bible Commentary - Matthew 8:14-17
29. Many sick people healed (Matthew 4:23-25; Matthew 8:14-17; Mark 1:29-39; Luke 4:38-44)Further examples of the ministry of Jesus show the presence and power of the kingdom of God in healing those afflicted by Satan (Matthew 4:23-25; Mark 1:29-34). (For the significance of the kingdom of God see earlier section, ‘Jesus and the Kingdom’.) On one occasion when Jesus was staying in Capernaum, he went outside the town to find a quiet place to pray to his Father. Peter thought he was losing... read more