Opened Scriptures Bible Studies

As we move through this chapter we must remember that the location is in the countryside near the synagogue where Jesus healed a man on the sabbath day. The people involved include a vast multitude who followed Jesus and His disciples, and a group of Pharisees and scribes intent on finding fault with Jesus. Jesus exposed how hateful and wicked the Pharisees and scribes were toward God's people and God's Son. God is merciful and compassionate at all times as is His Son, Jesus Christ, but the Pharisees hearts were hardened and lacking compassion for others. We also noted that the Pharisees blasphemed Christ and the Spirit of God by denying that the mighty works Jesus did were of God. Jesus strongly rebuked them by taking a firm stand upon the scriptures to show the error of their doctrines. The fruit we bear in this life will indicate whether we are a good tree or a corrupt one.  Matthew 12:33  Either make the tree good, and his fruit good; or else make the tree corrupt, and his...

Jesus healed a demon possessed man and restored his sight and speech. Matthew 12:22-23  Then was brought unto him one possessed with a devil, blind, and dumb: and he healed him, insomuch that the blind and dumb both spake and saw.  23  And all the people were amazed, and said, Is not this the son of David?  After healing the man afflicted with a withered hand people brought a demon possessed man who was also blind and unable to speak. What a wonderful work Jesus did to heal "One possessed with a devil, blind and dumb." This was a man from whom a demon took away both sight and hearing.  Satan makes himself master of the heart, the eyes, and the tongue of the sinner.  He fills a sinners heart with a love for sin and blinds his eyes that he may not see his guilt before God. Satan masters the sinner's tongue so that it will not pray or praise God but it will readily curse and say vile things. Remember that Satan blinds people's minds to the gospel of Christ but...

  We ended our last post by noting the madness of both Pharisees and scribes who watched Jesus heal a man with a mighty miracle. Instead of rejoicing that their Messiah came to them with healing in His wings, they immediately plotted to kill Jesus! Pharisees and scribes consumed by madness seek to kill Jesus but He withdrew from them. Matthew 12:14-15  Then the Pharisees went out, and held a council against him, how they might destroy him.  15)  But when Jesus knew it, he withdrew himself from thence: and great multitudes followed him, and he healed them all;  When Jesus learned of what the Pharisees and scribes were doing, He withdrew Himself from that place. The words "The Pharisees held a council against him" shows that Satan seeks to hinder the work of God wherever he can and he will use people whose hearts are full of rage and hate to do his diabolical work. Mark adds that the Herodians also took a part in this plot.  They were a political party connec...