Étude 1 sur 2 · La guérison d'un démoniaque

  1. Étude 1 : La guérison d'un démoniaque
  2. Étude 2 : Le Messie Jésus contesté après un miracle

From the second to the third Passover festival

  • The healing of a demon-possessed man

    Pericope 157 recounts Jesus’ healing of a mute demoniac at Capernaum, reported only by Matthew (Matt 9,32-33). This episode highlights Jesus’ authority over demonic forces, the role of intercessory faith, and the contrast between the crowd’s amazement and the Pharisees’ unbelief. Here Matthew builds a progressive messianic argument, presenting Jesus as the one whose miracles have no precedent in Israel.

    Matthew 9.32-33 (King James Version) :
    As they went out, behold, they brought to him a dumb man possessed with a devil.And when the devil was cast out, the dumb spake: and the multitudes marvelled, saying, It was never so seen in Israel.
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From the 3rd Passover to the start of the final week

  • Jesus the Messiah challenged after a miracle

    In Jerusalem, after healing a mute demoniac, Jesus the Messiah is challenged by opponents who attribute his power to Beelzebul and demand another sign. He answers with logical and spiritual arguments, cites the sign of Jonah, redirects a word of praise toward obedience to the Word, and concludes with a metaphor about the inner light. This discourse, reported only by Luke (11.14-36), illustrates two opposite attitudes toward the Messiah: authentic faith and unbelieving rejection.

    Luke 11.16 (King James Version) :
    And others, tempting him, sought of him a sign from heaven.
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