Why Did Jesus Heal People? | The Gospels | Matthew 4:23–25
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What two key questions does Keith ask about Jesus’ teaching and miracles?
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I'm Keith Simon. Today we're in Matthew chapter four. And before I read the passage, I just want to ask you a couple questions. How would you summarize Jesus' message? In other words, if you had to take all of Jesus' teaching, how would you condense it down into a sentence or two? And then my second question is this why did Jesus perform miracles? I think a lot of people believe that Jesus performed miracles to validate that he was God. The Son of God. And I think there's truth in that, but I'm not sure that's the main reason Jesus did miracles. Okay, with those two questions in our mind, let's read Matthew Chapter four, just a few verses here, starting in verse twenty three. Jesus went throughout Galilee, teaching in their synagogues, proclaiming the good news of the kingdom, and healing every disease and sickness among the people.
News about him spread all over Syria, and people brought to him All who were ill with various diseases, those suffering severe pain, the demon possessed, those having seizures and the paralyzed, and he healed them. Large crowds from Galilee, the Decapolis, Jerusalem, Judea, and the region across the Jordan followed him. Let's pray. Father, I pray that you would open your word, that we would be able to see your truth in it, and I pray that you would open our heart, that we would receive your truth, and that it would change us to make us the men and women you want us to be. Amen. Here's what I want you to see in this passage. I want you to see what Jesus' message was, and I want you to see what the miracles actually meant.
And then we'll add one more. I want you to see who showed up when Jesus started teaching. So the first is that the message that Jesus taught was the kingdom of God. Verse 23, Jesus went throughout Galilee. In other words, he went from place to place, from town to town, village to village, proclaiming the good news of the kingdom. His message was not the good news of a technique for a happier life. His message was not the good news of a self-improvement program. It's not even at this early stage in his ministry. history an explanation for how you get forgiven. No, the good news is the news of the kingdom.
How does Matthew 4:23‑24 describe the kingdom of God’s proclamation?
The announcement is that in Jesus God became king and has begun to reign. Now you might notice that Matthew is the only gospel writer who says the kingdom of heaven. Mark and Luke say the kingdom of God. Matthew was a Jewish man, and his gospel was written primarily to a Jewish audience. So out of reverence, the Jews did not say the name of God. So the kingdom of heaven is a reverent Jewish way of avoiding the divine name. When Matthew says the kingdom of heaven, he's not talking about the Jewish God. Talking about a different kingdom than Mark and Luke were, nor is he just saying the afterlife. When Jesus says kingdom, he's not primarily talking about a place you go when you die. He's talking about a reign and a rule, the active kingship of God breaking into history.
Notice the verb Matthew chooses. Jesus is proclaiming this, he's announcing it. Imagine a herald making a great proclamation. A herald does not debate, a herald does not negotiate terms or take a vote. A herald walks into the town square and announces what the king has already decided. The decision has been made somewhere else by someone else, and your job is to hear it and get on board with it. That is what the gospel is before it is anything else. It is good news. It's not good advice. And and watch the order that all this happens in. In tomorrow's episode, we're going to start going through the Sermon on the Mount, which is commonly referred to as the greatest sermon ever preached. And of course, that's true because it was preached by Jesus.
But for now, notice that Jesus announces the kingdom before he explains how his people live inside of his kingdom. In other words, Jesus does not open with ethics, he opens with news. The king came first, the instructions come second.
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Chapters
7 chapters
1
What two key questions does Keith ask about Jesus’ teaching and miracles?
0:05–2:21
2
How does Matthew 4:23‑24 describe the kingdom of God’s proclamation?
2:21–4:36
3
Why does Keith say the miracles are the message, not just proof of divinity?
4:36–7:17
4
How do Isaiah’s prophecies connect to Jesus’ healings in Galilee?
7:17–8:29
5
What does the description of the crowds reveal about who followed Jesus?
8:29–10:18
6
Why is need the ‘door’ to the kingdom rather than a barrier?
10:18–11:46
7
What are the two ‘wrong turns’ people take when hearing the Beatitudes?
11:46–13:54
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