Questions About Healing
Bible Studies on Healing
Power Over Demons, Disease, and Death
Jesus demonstrates comprehensive authority: He delivers a man possessed by a legion of demons, heals a woman who touched His garment after twelve year...
8 min readHealing at the Temple Gate
Peter and John heal a lame man at the temple's Beautiful Gate, creating opportunity for Peter to preach. He proclaims that faith in Jesus' name has he...
7 min readHealing at Bethesda and the Authority of the Son
Jesus heals a man who has been an invalid for thirty-eight years at the pool of Bethesda—on the Sabbath. When Jewish leaders object, Jesus claims to...
7 min readNaaman Healed of Leprosy
Naaman, the Syrian general with leprosy, comes to Elisha at a servant girl's suggestion. Angered by Elisha's simple instruction to wash in the Jordan,...
5 min readHezekiah's Illness and Recovery
Hezekiah falls deathly ill. Isaiah tells him to set his house in order—he will die. Hezekiah prays tearfully, and God adds fifteen years to his life...
5 min readJesus' Authority Over Disease, Nature, and Demons
Jesus demonstrates His divine authority through a series of mighty works—healing a leper, a centurion's servant, and Peter's mother-in-law, calming ...
7 min readHe Heals the Brokenhearted
Psalm 147 praises God who numbers the stars, heals the brokenhearted, sustains the humble, and blesses Jerusalem with His word.
6 min readHealing the Man Born Blind
Jesus heals a man blind from birth, sparking controversy because it happened on the Sabbath. The Pharisees interrogate the man and his parents, eventu...
7 min readBlessed Is the One Who Considers the Poor
The final psalm of Book I pronounces blessing on those who care for the weak, describes betrayal by a close friend, and ends with confident praise.
5 min readThe Ransomed Shall Return
After chapter 34's darkness, chapter 35 blazes with hope. The wilderness rejoices; the desert blossoms. Weak hands are strengthened. The blind see, th...
5 min readCalling the First Disciples
Jesus calls His first disciples by the Sea of Galilee after a miraculous catch of fish. He heals a leper and a paralytic, demonstrating authority over...
7 min readPatience Until the Lord's Coming
James's final chapter warns the rich of coming judgment, calls believers to patient endurance like Job and the prophets, forbids oaths, encourages pra...
6 min readHezekiah's Illness and Folly
Hezekiah falls ill and Isaiah prophesies his death, but Hezekiah prays and receives fifteen more years plus healing. He shows Babylonian envoys all hi...
5 min readWeeping May Tarry for the Night
David dedicates the temple with praise for God's healing, celebrating how God turned his mourning into dancing and his weeping into joy.
6 min readAuthority to Forgive, Heal, and Call Sinners
Jesus demonstrates His authority to forgive sins by healing a paralytic, calls Matthew the tax collector, and responds to criticism by declaring He ca...
7 min readThe Beginning of the Gospel
Mark opens with John the Baptist preparing the way, Jesus' baptism and temptation, and the launch of His Galilean ministry. Jesus calls His first disc...
7 min readFaith, Healing, and Forgiveness
Jesus heals a centurion's servant, marveling at the Gentile's great faith. He raises a widow's son from the dead at Nain. When John the Baptist sends ...
7 min readParables, Storms, and Power Over Demons
Jesus teaches the parable of the sower, explaining how different hearts receive God's word. He calms a storm on the sea, demonstrating power over natu...
7 min readThe Woman at the Well and the Official's Son
Jesus breaks barriers by speaking with a Samaritan woman at Jacob's well, offering her living water that satisfies forever. Many Samaritans believe. J...
7 min readCleansing from Skin Diseases
Leviticus 14 describes the elaborate ritual for restoring healed individuals to the community. The ceremony involved sacrifices, washing, and ceremoni...
7 min readFaith, Forgiveness, and the Coming Kingdom
Jesus teaches about causing others to stumble, the duty to forgive repeatedly, and faith like a mustard seed. He heals ten lepers but only one returns...
7 min readClean and Unclean: Heart Over Tradition
Jesus confronts Pharisees about elevating human tradition above God's commands, teaching that defilement comes from the heart, not from external thing...
7 min readRepentance, the Narrow Door, and Jerusalem's Tragedy
Jesus calls for urgent repentance, illustrated by tragedies and the parable of the barren fig tree. He heals a crippled woman on the Sabbath and teach...
7 min readRegulations for Skin Diseases
Leviticus 13 provides detailed instructions for priests to diagnose and manage skin diseases (often translated "leprosy"). These regulations protected...
7 min readElisha's Miracles of Provision and Life
Elisha multiplies oil for a prophet's widow to pay debts, promises a son to the Shunammite woman and later raises that child from death, purifies pois...
5 min readMiriam and Aaron Challenge Moses
Numbers 12 records Miriam and Aaron's challenge to Moses' unique authority, God's decisive defense of His servant, and Miriam's punishment with lepros...
6 min readThe Bronze Serpent and Victories in the Wilderness
Numbers 21 records Israel's complaint and judgment by serpents, healing through looking at the bronze serpent, and military victories over Canaanite, ...
6 min readClean and Unclean: Heart Versus Tradition
Jesus confronts the Pharisees about elevating human tradition above God's commandments, teaching that defilement comes from the heart, not from food. ...
7 min readThe Workers in the Vineyard and True Greatness
Jesus tells the Parable of the Workers in the Vineyard, showing that the Kingdom operates on grace rather than merit. He again predicts His death, red...
7 min readThe Transfiguration and Lessons on Faith
Jesus is transfigured before Peter, James, and John, revealing His divine glory. Descending the mountain, He heals a boy the disciples could not help ...
8 min readTemptation and the Beginning of Jesus' Ministry
Jesus faces Satan's temptations in the wilderness for forty days and emerges victorious. He returns to Galilee, teaches in the synagogue at Nazarethďż˝...
7 min readPaul Arrives in Rome
After wintering on Malta, Paul finally reaches Rome. Under house arrest, he continues proclaiming the kingdom of God and teaching about Jesus—the bo...
5 min readBodily Discharges and Purification
Leviticus 15 addresses ceremonial uncleanness from various bodily discharges, both abnormal and normal. These regulations taught Israel that all aspec...
6 min readMarriage, Children, Riches, and Servant Leadership
Jesus teaches on marriage and divorce, blesses children, encounters a rich man who cannot give up his wealth, predicts His death a third time, and tea...
8 min readThe Song of Moses
Exodus 15 contains Israel's great song of triumph after crossing the Red Sea—a celebration of God's power and faithfulness—followed by the first t...
6 min readGive Thanks, For He Redeems
Psalm 107 celebrates God as the Redeemer who rescues people from four desperate situations—wandering, imprisonment, sickness, and storms—calling a...
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