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Miracles of Jesus #26

 Miracle #26

The story of Jesus healing a blind man in Jerusalem is found in John 9:1-12 (the full account continues through John 9:41).

The Story:

The encounter: As Jesus went along, he saw a man blind from birth

The disciples' question: They asked, "Rabbi, who sinned, this man or his parents, that he was born blind?"

Jesus's answer: "Neither this man nor his parents sinned, but this happened so that the works of God might be displayed in him"

The urgency: Jesus said, "As long as it is day, we must do the works of him who sent me. Night is coming, when no one can work. While I am in the world, I am the light of the world"

The method: Jesus spit on the ground, made mud with the saliva, and put it on the man's eyes

The command: He told him, "Go, wash in the Pool of Siloam" (which means "Sent")

The healing: The man went and washed, and came home seeing

The neighbors' reaction: His neighbors and those who had formerly seen him begging asked, "Isn't this the same man who used to sit and beg?"

The debate: Some said yes, others said he only looked like him

The man's testimony: But he himself insisted, "I am the man"

Their question: They asked him, "How then were your eyes opened?"

His answer: He replied, "The man they call Jesus made some mud and put it on my eyes. He told me to go to Siloam and wash. So I went and washed, and then I could see"

Looking for Jesus: They asked where Jesus was, but the man didn't know

Significance:

  • Corrected the theology that all suffering is punishment for sin
  • The man was blind from birth—an impossible case for human medicine
  • Jesus used physical means (mud and saliva) combined with obedience (washing)
  • The Pool of Siloam's name ("Sent") pointed to Jesus as the one sent by God
  • Jesus declared himself "the light of the world" before giving physical sight
  • The miracle happened on the Sabbath, leading to major controversy (John 9:13-41)
  • The man's simple, bold testimony contrasted with the Pharisees' spiritual blindness
  • This miracle illustrated spiritual blindness vs. sight—a major theme in John's Gospel
  • The man's progressive understanding: "the man called Jesus" → "a prophet" → "from God" → worshiping Jesus as Lord
  • Led to the man's excommunication from the synagogue but finding true faith in Jesus

This miracle powerfully demonstrates that Jesus brings both physical and spiritual light, and that religious knowledge doesn't guarantee spiritual sight.

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