Matthew Chapter 8: Jesus heals a Leper

By: W Stephen Svedin, Moroni Channel
Published: Saturday, May 14 2016; 6:56 a.m. DMT
United States of America

Go Ye Therefore (Go Ye Therefore, and Teach All Nations), by Harry Anderson (62494); GAK 235; Primary manual 7-41; Matthew 28:16–20; Mark 16:14–20

Summary

Jesus heals a Leper, curses the centurion’s servant and others, stills the tempest, and cast out devils – The devils enter a heard of swine.

This chapter has a blessing and a warning for us who believe that the bible is the word of God. We can see the blessings of those who had faith to come to Jesus and ask for help, in verse 11 Jesus is clear that those who come will be blessed, but in verse 12 He gave a warning those who are born into the kingdom, those who take it for granted will lose all that they could have had. We today who have parents that believe and tried to raise us to believe in the scriptures are the Children of the Kingdom, if we take the blessings we have for granted we, “YOU” and “I” will lose all.

Matthew 8 (KJV) Selected Verses

1 When he was come down from the mountain, great multitudes followed him.
2 And, behold, there came a leper and worshipped him, saying, Lord, if thou wilt, thou canst make me clean.
3 And Jesus put forth his hand, and touched him, saying, I will; be thou clean. And immediately his leprosy was cleansed.
4 And Jesus saith unto him, See thou tell no man; but go thy way, shew thyself to the priest, and offer the gift that Moses commanded, for a testimony unto them.
5 And when Jesus was entered into Capernaum, there came unto him a centurion, beseeching him,
6 And saying, Lord, my servant lieth at home sick of the palsy, grievously tormented.
7 And Jesus saith unto him, I will come and heal him.
8 The centurion answered and said, Lord, I am not worthy that thou shouldest come under my roof: but speak the word only, and my servant shall be healed.
9 For I am a man under authority, having soldiers under me: and I say to this man, Go, and he goeth; and to another, Come, and he cometh; and to my servant, Do this, and he doeth it.
10 When Jesus heard it, he marvelled, and said to them that followed, Verily I say unto you, I have not found so great faith, no, not in Israel.
11 And I say unto you, That many shall come from the east and west, and shall sit down with Abraham, and Isaac, and Jacob, in the kingdom of heaven.
12 But the children of the kingdom shall be cast out into outer darkness: there shall be weeping and gnashing of teeth.
13 And Jesus said unto the centurion, Go thy way; and as thou hast believed, so be it done unto thee. And his servant was healed in the selfsame hour.

Last part of Matthew 8 I am enjoying reading the NT again, I have wondered about verse 26 every time I read it, why did Jesus say that they had little faith, could it be that He was trying to teach them that if they had faith that they could stop the storm? I am also interested in the response from the evil spirit, I am not sure what to make of it tho.

23 And when he was entered into a ship, his disciples followed him.
24 And, behold, there arose a great tempest in the sea, insomuch that the ship was covered with the waves: but he was asleep.
25 And his disciples came to him, and awoke him, saying, Lord, save us: we perish.
26 And he saith unto them, Why are ye fearful, O ye of little faith? Then he arose, and rebuked the winds and the sea; and there was a great calm.
27 But the men marvelled, saying, What manner of man is this, that even the winds and the sea obey him!
28 And when he was come to the other side into the country of the Gergesenes, there met him two possessed with devils, coming out of the tombs, exceeding fierce, so that no man might pass by that way.
29 And, behold, they cried out, saying, What have we to do with thee, Jesus, thou Son of God? art thou come hither to torment us before the time?
30 And there was a good way off from them an herd of many swine feeding.
31 So the devils besought him, saying, If thou cast us out, suffer us to go away into the herd of swine.
32 And he said unto them, Go. And when they were come out, they went into the herd of swine: and, behold, the whole herd of swine ran violently down a steep place into the sea, and perished in the waters.
33 And they that kept them fled, and went their ways into the city, and told every thing, and what was befallen to the possessed of the devils.
34 And, behold, the whole city came out to meet Jesus: and when they saw him, they besought him that he would depart out of their coasts.

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W Stephen Svedin

W Stephen Svedin is a 66 years old Horticulturalist (fancy old farmer), when he is not in the greenhouse or in the nursery He likes to converse with others about the Scriptures and about God and what He wants us to do. He enjoyed teaching 7 years in primary it is the best calling he have ever had. He was just released from the Stake Sunday School Presidency and will soon be released from a call as a Church Service Missionary.

Bachlor of Science, Ornamental Horticulture
Utah State University – Logan UT
Minor in Botany and was also trained in Greenhouse Management in Logan Utah