31 After this, Jesus left the coastland of Tyre and came through Sidon on his way to Lake Galilee and over into regions of Syria. 32 Some people brought to him a deaf man with a severe speech impediment. They pleaded with Jesus to place his hands on him and heal him.
33 So Jesus led him away from the crowd to a private spot. Then he stuck his fingers into the man’s ears and placed some of his saliva on the man’s tongue. 34 Then he gazed into heaven, sighed deeply, and spoke to the man’s ears and tongue, “Ethpathakh,” which is Aramaic for “Open up, now!”
35 At once the man’s ears opened and he could hear perfectly, and his tongue was untied and he began to speak normally. 36 Jesus ordered everyone to keep this miracle a secret, but the more he told them not to, the more the news spread! 37 The people were absolutely beside themselves and astonished beyond measure. And they began to declare, “Everything he does is wonderful! He even makes the deaf hear and the mute speak!”
Terrie's Comments:
We again see a posture of desperation. It interests me that Jesus led him away from the crowd to a private spot to heal this man. Jesus didn't pray or ask God but spoke to the problem and commanded it to do what he wanted. How do you keep someone who was mute and deaf from talking about the miracle that just happened?? I think Jesus was asking something that was nearly impossible for humans to accomplish.
Tori's Comments:
It's interesting to note that Jesus led the deaf man away to a private spot, rather than heal the man in front of everyone to show who He was. This was a consistent pattern in His life!
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