The Old Testament prophesied that Messiah would give sight to the blind. Take, for example, Isaiah 42:7 – "I will appoint [My Servant] as a covenant to the people, as a light to the nations, to open blind eyes, to bring out prisoners from the dungeon and those who dwell in darkness from the prison." The New Testament recorded that Jesus of Nazareth gave sight to the blind. So we read in Luke 7:22 – John the Baptist sent two of his disciples to question Jesus: "Are You the Expected One, or do we look for someone else?" … And He answered and said to them, "Go and report to John what you have seen and heard: people who were blind receive sight, people who limped walk, people with leprosy are cleansed and people who were deaf hear, dead people are raised up, and people who are poor have the gospel preached to them."
"Are You the Expected One, or do we look for someone else?"
Turn with me to John 9:1-12, as we enter a new section of John's Gospel (chapters 9 and 10).
John chose this miracle, out of Christ's countless miracles, to underscore again that Jesus is the promised Messiah, the Son sent to do His Father's will and works.
This miracle is going to lead to a lot of teaching and contention!
To begin with…
Jesus heals a blind man and everyone is full of questions! 1. A question of theology (vv.1-5) 2. A question of methodology (vv.6-7). 3. A question of identity (vv.8-13).
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