The Solution
Matthew chapter 8:1-34 documents a veritable avalanche of miracles that resulted from Jesus' ministry to the Jewish people. Matthew 8 lists: the healing of a leper, the healing of a paralyzed Gentile servant, the healing of Peter's mother-in-law from a fever, the freeing of two men from demon possession, and continues in chapter 9 with the forgiving and healing of a paralytic man, the calling of Matthew to follow Jesus, the raising of a girl from the dead, the healing of a women from twelve years of illness, the restoration of sight for two blind, and the restoration of a mute man's ability to speak again. Then at the end of chapter 9, in verses 35-36, Matthew succinctly characterizes the key aspects of Jesus' ministry, their impact and what motivated Him: 35 Then Jesus went about all the cities and villages, teaching in their synagogues, preaching the gospel of the kingdom, and healing every sickness and every disease among the people. 36 But when He...