Matthew 15:29-31 - Homilies By J.a. Macdonald

The power of Christ.

In this narrative there is no word of Christ recorded; yet the scene is full of animation. It is the animation of power . We have in it—

I. CHRIST IN THE POWER OF HIS ATTRACTION .

1 . He sat upon the mountain. (17 Possibly Tabor. "The mountain," meaning some particular mountain which he was accustomed to frequent; for whenever it is spoken of at a time when Jesus is in Galilee, it is always distinguished by the article (cf. Matthew 4:18 ; Matthew 5:1 ; Matthew 13:54 ; Matthew 14:23 ; Matthew 28:16 ). "I suppose it was Mount Tabor" (Wakefield).

2 . Great multitudes came to him.

II. CHRIST IN HIS POWER OF HEALING .

1 . Physical maladies owned this power,

2 . The physical are typical of the spiritual.

3 . The miraculous is typical of the spiritual healing.

III. CHRIST THE POWER OF GOD .

1 . The people glorified Christ as God.

2 . They glorified him as " the God of Israel. "