Matthew 8:14-17
The King heals the afflicted and fulfills Isaiah’s promise of the servant who bears our weakness.
14 When Jesus came into Peter’s house, he saw his wife’s mother lying sick with a fever.
15 He touched her hand, and the fever left her. She got up and served him.
16 When evening came, they brought to him many possessed with demons. He cast out the spirits with a word, and healed all who were sick;
17 that it might be fulfilled which was spoken through Isaiah the prophet, saying, “He took our infirmities, and bore our diseases.”
The King heals the afflicted and fulfills Isaiah’s promise of the servant who bears our weakness.
Matthew records Jesus healing Peter’s mother-in-law and many afflicted people, then interprets the healing ministry as fulfillment of Isaiah’s servant-bearing prophecy.
Peter’s house, followed by an evening gathering where many afflicted people are brought to Jesus.
The Authority of Jesus over Uncleanness, Sickness, Discipleship, Storms, and Demons
The authoritative King who taught the kingdom now displays his authority over uncleanness, sickness, distance, discipleship, creation, and demons, calling forth true faith and costly following.