Bible Question:
Where can I find descriptions of healing rituals in the Bible?
Bible Answer:
The Bible records many miracles and signs from the book of Genesis through the book of Revelation. We know God performed a vast number of miracles when He created the universe. God performed miracles through Moses when ten plagues ravaged the Egyptians to convince them to let God’s people go. God parted the Red Sea so that the nation of Israel could cross the Red Sea and escape from the Egyptian army. God caused the earth to stand still when Israel was attacking the city of Jericho. Elijah and Elisha performed miracles. Miracles can be found throughout the Bible.
The Greek word for miracles is dynamis. It means power or might. God used His power to create. From our perspective miracles are the use of power to perform an act that is outside the laws of the universe. But for God miracles are within His routine (Colossians1:16) because He established the laws of the universe or the laws of physics. He created the first man and woman. He created; no one else did.
When God took on human flesh (Luke 1:35; John 1:14-16; Hebrew 2:17-18; 1 John 4:1-3), He was called Jesus Christ. John 1:14-17 says that the people saw His glory. They saw His holy behavior. They heard His teachings and witnessed His miracles. For them, the miracles were supernatural, but Jesus was just adjusting the laws of the universe that He had originally established. John. 20:30 says,
Therefore many other signs Jesus also performed in the presence of the disciples, which are not written in this book; but these have been written so that you may believe that Jesus is the Christ, the Son of God; and that believing you may have life in His name. John 20:30-31 (NASB)
John 21:25 adds this,
And there are also many other things which Jesus did, which if they were written in detail, I suppose that even the world itself . . . John 21:25 (NASB)
Jesus Heals a Leper
The four gospels in the New Testament record thirty-five miracles that Jesus performed. A list of all of His recorded miracles is provided in the following table in chronological order with the scripture references. For an explanation of the miracles, you can visit the Life of Christ Bible study series or click on the miracle listed in the left column of the table. The table is adapted from W. Graham Scroggie’s A Guide to the Gospels.
| Miracles of Jesus* | Passage |
|---|---|
RECORDED IN ONE GOSPEL | |
| Water Turned into Wine – His Miracle | John 2:1-11 |
| Royal Officer’s Son Healed | John 4:46-54 |
| Impotent Man at Bethesda Healed | John 5:1-9 |
| First Miracle of Many Fishes | Luke 5:1-11 |
| A Widow's Son Raised | Luke 7:11-17 |
| Blind and Dumb Man Cured | Matt. 12:22 |
| Two Blind Men Healed | Matt. 9:27-31 |
| A Dumb Demon Exorcised | Matt. 9:32-33 |
| A Deaf and Dumb Man Healed | Mark 7:31-37 |
| A Blind Man Healed | Mark 8:22-26 |
| Tribute Money Provided | Matt. 17:24-27 |
| Healing of a Man Born Blind | John 9:1-7 |
| A Dumb Demoniac Healed - | Luke 11:14 |
| A Woman's Infirmity Cured | Luke 13:10-17 |
| A Man with Dropsy Healed - | Luke 14:1-6 |
| Lazarus Raised from the Dead | John 11:17-44 |
| Ten Lepers Healed | Luke 17:11-19 |
| The Ear of Malchus Healed - | Luke 22:49-51 |
| Second Miracle of Many Fishes | John 21:1-14 |
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RECORDED IN TWO GOSPELS | |
| A Demoniac Liberated Healed | Mark 1:23-28; Luke 4:33-37 |
| A Centurion's Servant Healed | Matt. 8:5-13; Luke 7:1-10 |
| Syro-Phoenician Woman's Daughter | Matt. 15:21-28; Mark 7:24-30 |
| Four Thousand Fed | Matt. 15:32-38; Mark 8:1-9 |
| A Fig Tree Cursed | Matt. 21:18-22; Mark 11:12-14 |
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RECORDED IN THREE GOSPELS | |
| Healing of Peter's Mother-in-law | Matt. 8:14-15; Mark 1:29-31; Luke 4:38-39 |
| A Leper Cured | Matt. 8:2-4; Mark 1:40-45; Luke 5:12-16 |
| A Paralytic Healed | Matt.9:2-8; Mark 2:3-12; Luke 5:18-26 |
| A Man with a Withered Hand Healed | Matt. 12:10-13; Mark 3:1-5; Luke 6:6-11 |
| Jesus Calms the Storm | Matt. 8:23-27; Mark 4:35-41; Luke 8:22-25 |
| Two Demoniacs Liberated | Matt. 8:28-34; Mark 5:1-20; Luke 8:26-39 |
| A Woman's Issue of Blood Staunched | Matt. 9:20-22; Mark 5:25-34; Luke 8:43-48 |
| The Daughter of Jairus Raised | Matt.9:18-26; Mark 5:22-43; Luke 8:41-56 |
| Jesus Walks on the Sea | Matt. 14:25-33; Mark 6:45-52; John 6:16-21 |
| Epileptic Boy Cured | Matt. 17:14-18; Mark 9:14-29; Luke 9:38-43 |
| Two Blind Men Healed | Matt. 20:29-34; Mark 10;46-52; Luke 18:35-43 |
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RECORDED IN FOUR GOSPELS | |
| Feeding of Five Thousand | Matt. 14:15-21; Mark 6:35-44; Luke 9:12-17; John 6:1-14 |
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| * W. Graham Scroggie. A Guide to the Gospels. Fleming H. Revell Company. 1973. pp. 554-555. |
Conclusion:
But the greatest miracle of all is the miracle of a new life that is given by God alone. It is called eternal life. All that is required to receive eternal life is to seek Jesus Christ and ask Him to forgive your sins. Eternal life is given to the person who decides to believe in Jesus Christ and follow Him. Learn more on the page Searching for God.
“For God so loved the world, that He gave His only begotten Son, that whoever believes in Him shall not perish, but have eternal life. John 3:16 (NASB)
References:
1. W. Graham Scroggie. A Guide to the Gospels. Fleming H. Revell Company. 1973. pp. 554-555.