Matthew 8:17 That it might be fulfilled which was spoken by Esaias the prophet, saying, Himself took our infirmities, and bore our sicknesses. The miracles which Christ had wrought. I. A REVELATION OF CHRIST — of the sympathetic heart of Jesus. The working of healing miracles not with Jesus a matter of calculation, rather the spontaneous forth-putting of endowment, in response to need; a revelation of the grace in Himself. They show His love even more than His power. II. A PROPHECY OF BETTER DAYS FOR THE WORLD. They are signs that disease does not belong to the true order of nature; a prophecy that the true order shall be restored. III. AN INSPIRATION TO ALL WHO HONOUR THE NAME OF CHRIST AND CHERISH THE SPIRIT OF CHRIST. We cannot do as Christ did; but we may adopt His aim, and work for it according to our ability. (A. A. Bruce, D. D.) Parallel Verses KJV: That it might be fulfilled which was spoken by Esaias the prophet, saying, Himself took our infirmities, and bare our sicknesses. |
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