Matthew 8, Ten Powerful Miraculous Proofs That He Is King Of The Jews, Leprosy, Capernaum, Who Are “The Sons Of The Kingdom”, Peter, The “1st. Pope”, Demon-possessed oppressed or obsessed

1. Matthew 8-9
Ten Powerful Miraculous Proofs
That He Is King Of The Jews

2. The King Of The Jews Helps Four
Kinds Of Despised Outcasts
#1 Separated, Defiled Jew, Matthew 8:3
#2 Gentile Dog, Matthew 8:5
#3 Tax Collectors And Sinners, Matt 9:11
#4 Woman, Matthew 9:22
Isaiah 53:12 …He poured out Himself to death, And was
numbered with the transgressors; Yet He Himself bore
the sin of many, And interceded for the transgressors.

3. Matthew 8:1-4

4. Matthew 8:1, Large Crowds Followed
Him
• Matthew 8:1 When Jesus came down from
the mountain, large crowds followed Him.
• Matthew 7:28…the crowds were amazed at
His teaching;
• Matthew 5:1…after He sat down, His disciples
came to Him.
• The Sermon On The Mount wasn’t to the
church, or even to the “Twelve,” He was
preaching to Israel.

5. Matthew 5:1,
Luke 6:17 Large Crowd Of His Disciples
• Matthew 5:1…His disciples came to Him.
• Luke 6:17 Jesus came down with them and
stood on a level place; and there was a large
crowd of His disciples, and a great throng of
people from all Judea and Jerusalem and the
coastal region of Tyre and Sidon,
• John 6:66 As a result of this many of His
disciples withdrew and were not walking
with Him anymore.

6. Matthew 8:2, Leprosy, Wikipedia
• Leprosy, also known as Hansen's disease (HD), is a...disease caused
by...bacteria... Named after physician Gerhard Armauer Hansen, leprosy
is primarily a ...disease of the...nerves... Left untreated, leprosy can be
progressive, causing permanent damage to the skin, nerves, limbs and
eyes. Contrary to folklore, leprosy does not cause body parts to fall
off...Secondary infections…can result in tissue loss causing fingers and
toes to become shortened and deformed, as cartilage is absorbed into
the body.... In 1995, the... (WHO) estimated that between 2 and 3
million people were permanently disabled because of leprosy… In the
past 20 years, 15 million people worldwide have been cured of leprosy
....there are still more than 1,000 leper colonies)… Leprosy was once
believed to be highly contagious...It is possible that many early cases
thought to be leprosy could have actually been syphilis]...Effective
treatment for leprosy appeared in the late 1930s... in the early 1980s
that the disease could be diagnosed and treated successfully...In 1988,
the Venezuelan physician and researcher Jacinto Convit was nominated
for the Nobel Prize in Medicine, for developing a vaccine to fight
leprosy....

7. Matthew 8:1-4, Bible Knowledge Commentary
• “…8:1-4. Significantly the first healing Matthew recorded
was that of a man with leprosy. But Jesus had performed
several miracles before that …He came to Jesus,
acknowledging His authority as Lord (cf. 7:21; 8:6). Jesus
healed him—He touched the leper! (v. 3)—and then told
him to go … to the priest and offer the proper sacrifice
for cleansing from leprosy, as Moses prescribed (Lev. 14;
two birds, wood, yarn, and hyssop on the first day [Lev.
14:4-8]; and on the eighth day two male lambs, a ewe
lamb, flour, and oil [Lev. 14:10]), Jesus told him not to tell
anyone before he went to the priest. Apparently Jesus
wanted the priest to be the first to examine him. ….

8. Matthew 8:1-4, Bible Knowledge Commentary
• “ Jesus said this would be a testimony to the priests. And
so it was, for in the entire history of the nation there was
no record of any Israelite being healed from leprosy
other than Miriam (Num. 12:10-15). One can imagine the
dramatic impact when this man suddenly appeared at
the temple and announced to the priests he had been
cured of leprosy! This event should have led to an
examination of the circumstances surrounding the
healing. Jesus in effect was presenting His “calling card”
to the priests, for they would have to investigate His
claims. (The healed man, however, disobeyed Jesus’
orders to tell no one, for he “began to talk freely” *Mark
1:45]. Presumably, however, the man eventually made
his way to the temple.)…” The Bible Knowledge Commentary

9. Matthew 8:4, Present The Offering
• Matthew 8:4 And Jesus said to him, "See that
you tell no one; but go, show yourself to the
priest and present the offering that Moses
commanded, as a testimony to them.“
• How many times, do you supposed, they saw
lepers healed?
• God made provision in The Law for Christ’s
miracle 1500 years earlier.

10. Leviticus 13+14, As For The Leper
• Leviticus 13:45 "As for the leper who has the
infection, his clothes shall be torn, and the hair of
his head shall be uncovered, and he shall cover
his mustache and cry, 'Unclean! Unclean!‘
• Quarantine
• Leviticus 13:52 So he shall burn the garment…
• Leviticus 14:53 "However, he shall let the live bird
go free outside the city into the open field. So he
shall make atonement for the house, and it will
be clean."

11. Matthew 8:1-4, Numbers 12:9-14
• Numbers 12:9-14 So the anger of the LORD burned against
them and He departed. 10 But when the cloud had
withdrawn from over the tent, behold, Miriam was leprous,
as white as snow. As Aaron turned toward Miriam, behold,
she was leprous. 11 Then Aaron said to Moses, "Oh, my lord,
I beg you, do not account this sin to us, in which we have
acted foolishly and in which we have sinned. 12 "Oh, do not
let her be like one dead, whose flesh is half eaten away
when he comes from his mother's womb!"
• 13 Moses cried out to the LORD, saying, "O God, heal her, I
pray!“ 14 But the LORD said to Moses, "If her father had but
spit in her face, would she not bear her shame for seven
days? Let her be shut up for seven days outside the camp,
and afterward she may be received again."

12. Leprosy/Sin
• Leprosy is a disease which lies beneath the skin in
the nerves. In the early stages it shows up as I just
redness under the skin, and a thickening of the
skin, but the real problem is the nature of the
disease. It’s the same way with sin, until our sin
gets really bad we barely see the symptoms but
the problem goes much deeper, it’s in our very
nature.
• Leviticus 13:2 …on the skin of his body a swelling
or a scab or a bright spot…

13. Matthew 8:5-13, Capernaum

14. Matt 8:5, Jesus Entered Capernaum
• Matthew 8:5 And when Jesus entered
Capernaum…
• Capernaum = "village of comfort"
• Misc: 1) a flourishing city of Galilee situated
on the western shore of the Sea of Galilee or
Lake of Gennesaret, near the place where the
Jordan flows into the lake

17. Matt 8:5, Jesus Entered Capernaum
• Matthew 4:13 And leaving Nazareth, He came
and dwelt in Capernaum, which is by the sea, in
the regions of Zebulun and Naphtali,
• 14 that it might be fulfilled which was spoken by
Isaiah the prophet, saying:
• 15 "The land of Zebulun and the land of Naphtali,
By the way of the sea, beyond the Jordan, Galilee
of the Gentiles:
• 16 The people who sat in darkness have seen a
great light, And upon those who sat in the region
and shadow of death Light has dawned."

18. Matthew 8:9, Authority/ Faith
• Matthew 8:9 "For I also am a man under
authority, with soldiers under me; and I say to
this one, 'Go!' and he goes, and to another,
'Come!' and he comes, and to my slave, 'Do this!'
and he does it." Now when Jesus heard this, He
marveled and said to those who were following,
"Truly I say to you, I have not found such great
faith with anyone in Israel.
• No one would be surprised that the centurion
understood authority.
• But he’s saying Jesus has authority over disease!

19. Matthew 8:11, Kingdom Feasting
• Matthew 8:11 "I say to you that many will come
from east and west, and recline at the table with
Abraham, Isaac and Jacob in the kingdom of
heaven;
• Psalm 23:5 You prepare a table before me in the
presence of my enemies; You have anointed my
head with oil; My cup overflows. 6 Surely
goodness and lovingkindness will follow me all
the days of my life, And I will dwell in the house
of the LORD forever.

20. Matthew 8:12, Who Are “The Sons Of
The Kingdom”
• If “The Kingdom” is just in our heart, and it
really means the church, then we’ve got a
huge problem!
• Because “The Sons Of The Kingdom” end up in
hell!

21. “The Sons Of The Kingdom” End Up In
Hell!
• Matthew 22:10 "And those slaves went out into the
streets, and gathered together all they found, both evil
and good; and the wedding hall was filled with dinner
guests. 11 "But when the king came in to look over the
dinner guests, he saw there a man not dressed in
wedding clothes, 12 and he said to him, 'Friend, how
did you come in here without wedding clothes?' And
he was speechless. 13 "Then the king said to the
servants, 'Bind him hand and foot, and cast him into
the outer darkness; in that place there shall be
weeping and gnashing of teeth.' 14 "For many are
called, but few are chosen.“
• This is about Israel, not the “Bride of Christ”

22. Matthew 8:12, Who Are “The Sons Of
The Kingdom”
• Matthew 8:12 but the sons of the kingdom will
be cast out into the outer darkness; in that place
there will be weeping and gnashing of teeth."
• Matthew 8:1 When Jesus came down from the
mountain, large crowds followed Him.
• Matthew 7:28…the crowds were amazed at His
teaching;
• The Sermon On The Mount wasn’t to the church,
or even to the “Twelve,” He was preaching to
Israel.

23. Matthew 8:12, The Sons Of The
Kingdom Cast Out
• Matthew 8:12 but the sons of the kingdom will
be cast out into the outer darkness; in that place
there will be weeping and gnashing of teeth.“
• Matthew 23:15 "Woe to you, scribes and
Pharisees, hypocrites, because you travel around
on sea and land to make one proselyte; and when
he becomes one, you make him twice as much a
son of hell as yourselves.

24. Matthew 8:13, Mastery Over; Disease,
Distance, and Time
• Matthew 8:13 And Jesus said to the centurion,
"Go; it shall be done for you as you have
believed." And the servant was healed that
very moment.

25. Matthew 8:14-17

26. Matthew 8:14, Peter, The “1st. Pope”
• Matthew 8:14 When Jesus came into Peter's home, He
saw his mother-in-law lying sick in bed with a fever.
• 1 Corinthians 9:5 Do we not have a right to take along a
believing wife, even as the rest of the apostles and the
brothers of the Lord and Cephas?
• 1 Timothy 4:1 Now the Spirit expressly says that in
latter times some will depart from the faith, giving
heed to deceiving spirits and doctrines of demons, 2
speaking lies in hypocrisy, having their own conscience
seared with a hot iron, 3 forbidding to marry, and
commanding to abstain from foods which God created
to be received with thanksgiving by those who believe
and know the truth.

27. Matthew 8:15, She Began To Serve
• KJV YLT Matthew 8:15…she arose, and was
ministering to them.
• This is what people do when Jesus touches
them.
• They immediately start to tell folks about Him,
and serve Him!
• No follow up needed.

28. Matthew 8:17, Fulfilled Isaiah’s
Prophecy
• Matthew 8:17 This was to fulfill what was
spoken through Isaiah the prophet: "HE
HIMSELF TOOK OUR INFIRMITIES AND
CARRIED AWAY OUR DISEASES.“
• Isaiah 53:4 Surely our griefs He Himself bore,
And our sorrows He carried; Yet we ourselves
esteemed Him stricken, Smitten of God, and
afflicted.

29. Matthew 8:18-22

30. Matthew 8:18, The Truth Is More
Important Than Numbers
• Matthew 8:18 Now when Jesus saw a crowd
around Him, He gave orders to depart to the
other side of the sea.
• Not, Joel Osteen, or Benny Hinn

31. Matthew 8:18, The Truth Is More
Important Than Numbers
• John 6:63 "It is the Spirit who gives life; the flesh profits
nothing; the words that I have spoken to you are spirit
and are life. 64 "But there are some of you who do not
believe." For Jesus knew from the beginning who they
were who did not believe, and who it was that would
betray Him. 65 And He was saying, "For this reason I have
said to you, that no one can come to Me unless it has
been granted him from the Father." 66 As a result of this
many of His disciples withdrew and were not walking
with Him anymore. 67 So Jesus said to the twelve, "You do
not want to go away also, do you?" 68 Simon Peter
answered Him, "Lord, to whom shall we go? You have
words of eternal life. 69 "We have believed and have
come to know that You are the Holy One of God."

32. Matthew 8:20, No Prosperity Gospel
• Matthew 8:20 Jesus said to him, "The foxes
have holes and the birds of the air have nests,
but the Son of Man has nowhere to lay His
head."

33. Matthew 8:21, Bury My Father
• Matthew 8:21 Another of the disciples said to
Him, "Lord, permit me first to go and bury my
father.“ 22 But Jesus said to him, "Follow Me,
and allow the dead to bury their own dead.“
• This term “bury my father” is a phrase of
procrastination. His dad isn’t dead yet, he’s
saying, “Let me wait and get my inheritance.”

34. Matthew 8:23-27

35. Matthew 8:24, A Great Storm
• Matthew 8:24 And behold, there arose a great
storm on the sea, so that the boat was being
covered with the waves; but Jesus Himself was
asleep.
• 3173 μέγας megas {meg'-as}
• 4578 σεισμός seismos {sice-mos'}
• Meaning: 1) a shaking, a commotion 2) a
tempest 3) an earthquake

36. Matthew 8:24, A Great Storm
• Bible Knowledge Commentary... “Another realm over which
Jesus has authority is nature. This was proved as Jesus and His
disciples started across the Sea of Galilee, a sea notorious for
sudden storms that swept across it. However, in the midst of a
furious storm (lit., “great earthquake,” i.e., great turbulence),
Jesus was asleep. The disciples, fearful of imminent death,
awakened Jesus. First He rebuked them: You of little faith (cf.
6:30), why are you so afraid? Then He … rebuked the winds
and the waves and there was absolute calm. His disciples who
were seasoned fishermen had been through storms on this
sea that had suddenly ceased. But after the wind would pass,
the waves would continue to chop for a while. No wonder
Matthew recorded their amazement as they wondered what
kind of Man He is. They were amazed (ethaumasan; cf. 9:33)
at the supernatural character of the One whose rebuke was
sufficient to bring nature into perfect peace.

37. Matthew 8:26, Men Of Little Faith
• Matthew 8:26 He said to them, "Why are you afraid,
you men of little faith?" Then He got up and rebuked
the winds and the sea, and it became perfectly calm.
• Word Faith teachers say “Faith is a force, and words are
the container of that force.” They then put an undue
emphasis on our words, and speaking into reality what
we want.
• It wasn’t the faith of these “men of little faith” that
calmed the storm, it was Jesus.
• Faith can be good or bad, depending on the subject.

38. Matthew 8:26, Men Of Little Faith
• Matthew 8:26 He said to them, "Why are you
afraid, you men of little faith?...
• Why did Jesus assume they should have felt safe?
• Mark 4:35 On that day, when evening came, He
said to them, "Let us go over to the other side.“
• Luke 8:22 Now on one of those days Jesus and
His disciples got into a boat, and He said to them,
"Let us go over to the other side of the lake." So
they launched out.
• Not, "Let us go under”

39. Matthew 8:27, Men Of Little Faith
• Matthew 8:27 The men were amazed, and said,
"What kind of a man is this, that even the winds
and the sea obey Him?“
• The important thing is the strength of Jesus, not
our faith.
• 2 Timothy 1:12 For this reason I also suffer these
things, but I am not ashamed; for I know whom I
have believed and I am convinced that He is able
to guard what I have entrusted to Him until that
day.

40. Matthew 8:28-34

41. Matthew 8:28, Demon-possessed
• Matthew 8:28 When He came to the other
side into the country of the Gadarenes, two
men who were demon-possessed…
• Christians cannot be “demon-possessed”
• Many Christians are “demon-obsessed”
• Many Christians are “demon-opressed”

42. Matthew 8:28, Not Demon-possessed
• Christians cannot be “demon-possessed”
• 1 John 4:4 You are from God, little children, and
have overcome them; because greater is He who
is in you than he who is in the world.
• Mark 1:34 And He healed many who were ill with
various diseases, and cast out many demons; and
He was not permitting the demons to speak,
because they knew who He was.
• James 2:19 You believe that God is one. You do
well; the demons also believe, and shudder.

43. Matthew 8:28, oppressed/obsessed
• Many Christians are “demon- oppressed ”
• 1 Thessalonians 2:18 For we wanted to come to
you-- I, Paul, more than once-- and yet Satan
hindered us.
• Demons can be an obstacle, not a barrier
• Many Christians are “demon-obsessed”
• Hebrews 12:2 fixing our eyes on Jesus, the author
and perfecter of faith, who for the joy set before
Him endured the cross, despising the shame, and
has sat down at the right hand of the throne of
God.

44. Matthew 8:32, Only Devil Ham
• Matthew 8:32 And He
said to them, "Go!" And
they came out and went
into the swine, and the
whole herd rushed
down the steep bank
into the sea and
perished in the waters.
• Archaeologist recently
found this town

45. Don’t Let The Hounds Of Hell Harass You
• 1 Corinthians 9:24 Do you not know that
those who run in a race all run, but only one receives
the prize? Run in such a way that you may win.
• THE END

46. Matthew 14:32,
• Matthew 14:32 When they got into the boat, the wind
stopped.
• Psalm 107:21 Let them give thanks to the LORD for His
lovingkindness, And for His wonders to the sons of men! 22
Let them also offer sacrifices of thanksgiving, And tell of His
works with joyful singing…. 25 For He spoke and raised up a
stormy wind, Which lifted up the waves of the sea…. 28
Then they cried to the LORD in their trouble, And He
brought them out of their distresses. 29 He caused the
storm to be still, So that the waves of the sea were hushed.
30 Then they were glad because they were quiet, So He
guided them to their desired haven. 31 Let them give thanks
to the LORD for His lovingkindness, And for His wonders to
the sons of men!