Bible Lesson: Miracles Of Jesus: Woman Healed Of 18 Years of Infirmity.
Bible Location: Galilee.
Bible Text: Luke 13:10-17 KJV
10 And He was teaching in one of the synagogues on the sabbath.
11 And, behold, there was a woman which had a spirit of infirmity eighteen years, and was bowed together, and could in no wise lift up herself.
12 And when Jesus saw her, He called her to Him, and said unto her, Woman, thou art loosed from thine infirmity.
13 And He laid His hands on her: and immediately she was made straight, and glorified God.
14 And the ruler of the synagogue answered with indignation, because that Jesus had healed on the sabbath day, and said unto the people, There are six days in which men ought to work: in them therefore come and be healed, and not on the sabbath day.
15 The Lord then answered him, and said, Thou hypocrite, doth not each one of you on the sabbath loose his ox or his ass from the stall, and lead him away to watering?
16 And ought not this woman, being a daughter of Abraham, whom Satan hath bound, lo, these eighteen years, be loosed from this bond on the sabbath day?
17 And when He had said these things, all His adversaries were ashamed: and all the people rejoiced for all the glorious things that were done by Him.
Luke 13:10 KJV
And He was teaching in one of the synagogues on the sabbath.
Luke 4:16 KJV
And He came to Nazareth, where He had been brought up: and, as His custom was, He went into the synagogue on the sabbath day, and stood up for to read.
Jesus had been brought up by Godly parents, to be in the synagogue on the sabbath.
What is your custom? How are you raising your children, what will their custom be?
Luke 13:11 KJV
And, behold, there was a woman which had a spirit of infirmity* eighteen years, and was bowed together, and could in no wise lift up herself.
*Infirmity: Greek-Astheneia (As-then-i-ah): Feebleness, frailty, disease, sickness, weakness.
(Abingdon/Strong's Concordance of the Bible.)
Now someone might say...
“Well, of course seeing how this is a physical condition, due to an accident or some malady, this woman should be referred to a back specialist, one dealing with ailments of the spine.”
Jesus said, this physical condition was the work of Satan! And thus a physical condition resulting from evil spiritual forces.
Luke 13:16 KJV
“... whom Satan hath bound...”
Our enemy is in the, binding, business.
II Timothy 2:26 KJV
And that they may recover themselves out of the snare of the devil, who are taken captive by him at his will.
Romans 8:15 KJV
"...the spirit of bondage..."
Luke 13:12,13 KJV
12 And when Jesus saw her, He called her to Him, and said unto her, Woman, thou art loosed from thine infirmity.
13 And He laid His hands on her: and immediately she was made straight, and glorified God.
Jesus had come to destroy the work of the enemy.
Isaiah 61:1-3 KJV (Luke 4:17-21)
1 The Spirit of the Lord GOD is upon Me; because the LORD hath anointed Me to preach good tidings unto the meek; He hath sent Me to bind up the brokenhearted, to proclaim liberty to the captives, and the opening of the prison to them that are bound;
2 To proclaim the acceptable year of the LORD, and the day of vengeance of our God; to comfort all that mourn;
3 To appoint unto them that mourn in Zion, to give unto them beauty for ashes, the oil of joy for mourning, the garment of praise for the spirit of heaviness; that they might be called trees of righteousness, the planting of the LORD, that He might be glorified.
I John 3:8 KJV
He that committeth sin is of the devil; for the devil sinneth from the beginning. For this purpose the Son of God was manifested, that He might destroy the works of the devil.
The calling of God's people:
Mark 16:15-18 KJV
15 And He said unto them, Go ye into all the world, and preach the gospel to every creature.
16 He that believeth and is baptized shall be saved; but he that believeth not shall be damned.
17 And these signs shall follow them that believe; In My name shall they cast out devils; they shall speak with new tongues;
18 They shall take up serpents; and if they drink any deadly thing, it shall not hurt them (Not willful acts, this speaks of protection from the unknown, see Psalm 91:); they shall lay hands on the sick, and they shall recover.
Luke 13:14-16 KJV
14 And the ruler of the synagogue answered with indignation, because that Jesus had healed on the sabbath day, and said unto the people, There are six days in which men ought to work: in them therefore come and be healed, and not on the sabbath day.
15 The Lord then answered him, and said, Thou hypocrite, doth not each one of you on the sabbath loose his ox or his ass from the stall, and lead him away to watering?
16 And ought not this woman, being a daughter of Abraham, whom Satan hath bound, lo, these eighteen years, be loosed from this bond on the sabbath day?
The ruler of the synagogue, became enraged by Jesus healing on the sabbath, but Jesus replied, “...Thou hypocrite, doth not each one of you on the sabbath loose his ox or his ass from the stall, and lead him away to watering?”
Which of course they all did.
But what an analogy it made. Which as worse, leading his donkey to water to drink (on the sabbath), or healing a woman bent by 18 years of evil bondage?
Luke 13:17 KJV
And when He had said these things, all His adversaries were ashamed: and all the people rejoiced for all the glorious things that were done by Him.
Luke 13:13 KJV
“...and immediately she was made straight, and glorified God.”
Is it God's will to heal the sick today?
Matthew 10:1 KJV
And when He had called unto Him His twelve disciples, He gave them power against unclean spirits, to cast them out, and to heal all manner of sickness and all manner of disease.
Mark 3:14,15 KJV
14 And He ordained twelve, that they should be with Him, and that He might send them forth to preach,
15 And to have power to heal sicknesses, and to cast out devils:
I Corinthians 12:4-11 KJV
4 Now there are diversities of gifts, but the same Spirit.
5 And there are differences of administrations, but the same Lord.
6 And there are diversities of operations, but it is the same God which worketh all in all.
7 But the manifestation of the Spirit is given to every man to profit withal.
8 For to one is given by the Spirit the word of wisdom; to another the word of knowledge by the same Spirit;
9 To another faith by the same Spirit; to another the gifts of healing by the same Spirit;
10 To another the working of miracles; to another prophecy; to another discerning of spirits; to another divers kinds of tongues; to another the interpretation of tongues:
11 But all these worketh that one and the selfsame Spirit, dividing to every man severally as He will.
Exodus 15:26 KJV
"... I am the LORD that healeth thee."
Psalm 103:1-3 KJV
1 Bless the LORD, O my soul: and all that is within me, bless His holy name.
2 Bless the LORD, O my soul, and forget not all His benefits:
3 Who forgiveth all thine iniquities; who healeth all thy diseases;
Psalm 147:3 KJV
He healeth the broken in heart, and bindeth up their wounds.
III John 2
Beloved, I wish above all things that thou mayest prosper and be in health, even as thy soul prospereth.
