What is the meaning of Matthew 9:25? After the crowd had been put outside • Matthew sets the scene with professional mourners and onlookers filling the ruler’s house (cf. Mark 5:38–40). Their wailing reflected hopelessness; Jesus dismissed them because unbelief has no place in a room where resurrection power is about to work (Matthew 13:58). • Just as Elisha shut the door before raising the Shunammite’s son (2 Kings 4:32–33), Jesus removes distraction so faith can focus on Him alone. • The Lord’s action highlights a principle: God often works most powerfully when the noise of skepticism is silenced (Luke 8:51). Jesus went in and took the girl by the hand • Entering the room, Jesus approaches death without hesitation. Under the law, touching a corpse rendered one unclean (Numbers 19:11), yet His holiness overcomes impurity instead of contracting it (Matthew 8:3). • His touch is personal and tender—no spectacle, no incantations. He simply “took the girl by the hand,” echoing other compassionate touches: “Moved with compassion, Jesus reached out His hand and touched him” (Mark 1:41). • The act fulfills the messianic picture of the Lord who says, “I am the LORD your God who takes hold of your right hand” (Isaiah 41:13). • By entering the house, He acts much like Elijah with the widow’s son (1 Kings 17:19–22), demonstrating continuity with Old Testament resurrection power yet surpassing it in effortless authority. and she got up. • The result is immediate and complete: “and the girl got up” (Matthew 9:25). Life obeys its Creator. • This sign previews His later raising of Lazarus (John 11:43–44) and His own resurrection, proving He holds “the keys of death and Hades” (Revelation 1:18). • For believers, the miracle foreshadows our future: “God will bring with Jesus those who have fallen asleep in Him… the dead in Christ will rise first” (1 Thessalonians 4:14–16). • The girl’s rising testifies that the promised Messiah has indeed come, able to reverse the curse and restore what sin and death have stolen (John 5:28–29). summary Matthew 9:25 shows Jesus emptying the room of unbelief, entering with quiet authority, touching what others feared to touch, and instantly restoring life. The scene confirms His power over death, His willingness to draw near, and His role as the Resurrection and the Life for all who trust Him. |
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