Healing

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The bringing about of a state of physical or spiritual health. Scripture recognises a close link between physical and spiritual health, with healing often being seen as an image of salvation in Christ.

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God as the author of healing

Ex 15:26; Ps 103:2–3

General aspects of healing

Requests for healing

2 Kings 20:1–11 NLT

About that time Hezekiah became deathly ill, and the prophet Isaiah son of Amoz went to visit him. He gave the king this message: “This is what the Lord says: Set your affairs in order, for you are going to die. You will not recover from this illness.” When Hezekiah heard this, he turned his face to the wall and prayed to the Lord, “Remember, O Lord, how I have always been faithful to you and have served you single-mindedly, always doing what pleases you.” Then he broke down and wept bitterly. But before Isaiah had left the middle courtyard, this message came to him from the Lord: “Go back to Hezekiah, the leader of my people. Tell him, ‘This is what the Lord, the God of your ancestor David, says: I have heard your prayer and seen your tears. I will heal you, and three days from now you will get out of bed and go to the Temple of the Lord. I will add fifteen years to your life, and I will rescue you and this city from the king of Assyria. I will defend this city for my own honor and for the sake of my servant David.’ ” Then Isaiah said, “Make an ointment from figs.” So Hezekiah’s servants spread the ointment over the boil, and Hezekiah recovered! Meanwhile, Hezekiah had said to Isaiah, “What sign will the Lord give to prove that he will heal me and that I will go to the Temple of the Lord three days from now?” Isaiah replied, “This is the sign from the Lord to prove that he will do as he promised. Would you like the shadow on the sundial to go forward ten steps or backward ten steps?” “The shadow always moves forward,” Hezekiah replied, “so that would be easy. Make it go ten steps backward instead.” So Isaiah the prophet asked the Lord to do this, and he caused the shadow to move ten steps backward on the sundial of Ahaz!

Quarantine regulations

Le 12:1–4; Le 13:4; Le 13:26; Le 13:46; Le 14:8; Nu 5:2; Nu 31:19; 2 Ki 15:5; Lk 17:12

Healing results in discipleship

Mark 10:52 NLT

And Jesus said to him, “Go, for your faith has healed you.” Instantly the man could see, and he followed Jesus down the road.

Healing results in praise

Acts 3:8–9 NLT

He jumped up, stood on his feet, and began to walk! Then, walking, leaping, and praising God, he went into the Temple with them. All the people saw him walking and heard him praising God.

Miraculous healing

By Jesus Christ

Mt 8:2–3; Lk 4:18

See also Mt 9:27–30; Mt 14:34–36; Mt 15:21–28; Mk 1:32–34; Lk 6:17–19; Lk 8:48; Lk 9:11; Lk 17:19

Through the prophets

1 Ki 17:17–24; 2 Ki 4:29–37; 2 Ki 5:10–14

Through the apostles

Mt 10:1; Ac 3:6–8; Ac 5:15–16; Ac 9:34; Ac 14:8–10; Ac 19:11–12; Ac 28:8–9

In the church

1 Corinthians 12:8–9 NLT

To one person the Spirit gives the ability to give wise advice; to another the same Spirit gives a message of special knowledge. The same Spirit gives great faith to another, and to someone else the one Spirit gives the gift of healing.

See also Mk 16:17–18; 1 Co 12:28; 1 Co 12:30

Healing of fever

Mt 8:15; Jn 4:46–54

Healing of demon-possession

Mt 9:32–33; Mt 12:22; Mk 5:1–20; Mk 9:17–27; Ac 16:16–19; Ac 19:11–12

Healing withheld

2 Co 12:8–9; 2 Ti 4:20

Medical treatments to bring healing

Consulting doctors

2 Ch 16:12; Mt 9:12

Taking medicine

1 Timothy 5:23 NLT

Don’t drink only water. You ought to drink a little wine for the sake of your stomach because you are sick so often.

Disinfecting the house

Leviticus 14:41–42 NLT

Next the inside walls of the entire house must be scraped thoroughly and the scrapings dumped in the unclean place outside the town. Other stones will be brought in to replace the ones that were removed, and the walls will be replastered.

Using splints

Ezekiel 30:21 NLT

“Son of man, I have broken the arm of Pharaoh, the king of Egypt. His arm has not been put in a cast so that it may heal. Neither has it been bound up with a splint to make it strong enough to hold a sword.

Using bandages and oil

Isaiah 1:6 NLT

You are battered from head to foot— covered with bruises, welts, and infected wounds— without any soothing ointments or bandages.

The spiritual significance of healing

As an image of salvation

Ps 41:4; Ps 103:2–5; Ps 147:3; Je 3:22; Je 14:19; Je 17:14; Eze 47:12; Ho 6:1; Mal 4:2; Mt 8:17; Is 53:4–5

Heaven is the place of ultimate healing

Revelation 21:4 NLT

He will wipe every tear from their eyes, and there will be no more death or sorrow or crying or pain. All these things are gone forever.”