The Miracles Of Jesus (Pt 3) Series

The plan is to spend a few weeks in the miracles, shift to the parables, and finish up with the miracles.

We are chronologically studying these miracles.

There are several things I’d like to unwrap during this study series.

Types of miracles

Who was present

Purpose of the miracles

Which gospels recorded unique miracles

Which gospel had most miracles

Which gospel fewest

Which miracle recorded in all 4 gospels

Which gospel had most of each type of miracles

A quick recap of what we’ve learned so far in the first 10:

2 unique to John:

water to wine

Healing of the Government officials son

1 unique to Luke: miraculous catch

8 of 10 not found in John

4 not found in Matthew

4 not recorded in Mark

2 not recorded in Luke

Regarding the types of miracles, thus far in the 10:

2-nature

7-healing

2-demons driven out

For you math professors:

Yes, I know that equals 11, because 1 miraculous event had many healed and many demons driven out in the same night! That was the 5th miracle we examined.

We also see the beginnings of the plot to kill Jesus.

Body

We will begin today, by looking @ one that is found only in Luke.

It is Luke 7:11-17 read from my bible

Luke 7:11–14 “Now it happened, the day after, that He went into a city called Nain; and many of His disciples went with Him, and a large crowd. And when He came near the gate of the city, behold, a dead man was being carried out, the only son of his mother; and she was a widow. And a large crowd from the city was with her. When the Lord saw her, He had compassion on her and said to her, “Do not weep.” Then He came and touched the open coffin, and those who carried him stood still. And He said, “Young man, I say to you, arise.””

Luke 7:15–17 “So he who was dead sat up and began to speak. And He presented him to his mother. Then fear came upon all, and they glorified God, saying, “A great prophet has risen up among us”; and, “God has visited His people.” And this report about Him went throughout all Judea and all the surrounding region.”

and He presented him to his mother

Sounds a bit like what we see in John 19:25–27 “Now there stood by the cross of Jesus His mother, and His mother’s sister, Mary the wife of Clopas, and Mary Magdalene. When Jesus therefore saw His mother, and the disciple whom He loved standing by, He said to His mother, “Woman, behold your son!” Then He said to the disciple, “Behold your mother!” And from that hour that disciple took her to his own home.”

By this point in Jesus’ ministry He had called out the 12 to follow Him.

This was a very public miracle: “A large crowd”.

Funeral procession included many from the town, who were giving support of the widow during her grieving.

Again, that word “fear”. The best I can tell, this is an awe-struck fear, not a fear of something bad to happen to them.

Then fear came upon all, and they glorified God, saying, “A great prophet has risen up among us”;

This is the first gospel recording of the raising of the dead, but not the 1st recording of it, in the bible.

1 Kings 17:17-24 I just want to share with you v23-24.

The widow’s son is proclaimed dead, Elijah prays to God to bring him back to life, and God does:

1 Kings 17:23–24 “And Elijah took the child and brought him down from the upper room into the house, and gave him to his mother. And Elijah said, “See, your son lives!” Then the woman said to Elijah, “Now by this I know that you are a man of God, and that the word of the Lord in your mouth is the truth.””

There is at least one other raising of the dead in the OT.

And again, we see Jesus having compassion upon His children.

He “touched” the open coffin, but He “spoke life” back into the widows son.

Church, I want to challenge you this week, to speak life into someone this week. Maybe it is that person, that you least want to do that for.

She was a mother of one son, and a widow, and Jesus saw her.

I thought of Hagar in:

Genesis 16:13 “Then she called the name of the Lord who spoke to her, You-Are-the-God-Who-Sees-Me (El Roi); for she said, “Have I also here seen Him who sees me?””

He sees us, and we should see His:

Sweetness

Excellency

His Lordship

His Saviorhood

One other unique feather of this miracle:

Jesus took the initiative for the miracle.