Module 12

Gift of Healings and Miracles.

Difference between a Healing and a Miracle?

• Healing is a process where the cells in the body regenerate and repair themselves, while miracle is a wonderful event occurring in the physical world attributed to supernatural powers.
• A miracle is an instantaneous work of God, while healing implies a process.
• The purpose of healing is to recover function of some organ or tissue that the individual already has in his (or her) body, while in the working of miracles there is an instantaneous creative formation of a new organ or tissue, or it happens when something disappears from the body such as a tumour.

The Gift of the working of Healings.

Hebrew word for healing is Rapha which is one of the Lord's names – Jehovah Rapha Strongs 7495

Different ways of working healings.

Old Testament.

• The Bronze Serpent​ (​Nu 21:8–9​)
• ​Jeroboam's Hand Is Withered and Restored​ (1Ki 13:4–6​)​
• Naaman Cured of Leprosy​ ​(2 Ki 5:1–19​)​
• Hezekiah Is Healed​ (​2 Ki 20:7​)

New Testament.

• Jesus Heals a Paralyzed Man​ (​Mt 9:1–8)
• Jesus Heals a Bleeding Woman​ (Mt 9:20–22​)​
• Jesus Heals Two Blind Men​ (Mt 9:27–31​)​
• Jesus Heals Every Disease and Sickness​ (Mt 9:35​)​
• Jesus Heals a Man's Withered Hand​ (Mt 12:9–14​)​

Full list on graceproclaimed.org

The Gift of working of Miracles.

Miracle, an extraordinary and welcome event that is not explicable by natural or scientific laws and is therefore attributed to a divine agency:

Hebrew word for Miracle is Mopheth Strongs 4159

Old Testament.

• Exodus 4:21 The Lord said to Moses, when you return to Egypt, see that you perform before Pharaoh all the wonders I have given you the power to do. Moses stands before Pharaoh and brings forth the miracles and then the 10 plagues.
• Exodus 14:26 Then the Lord said to Moses, stretch out your hand over the sea so that the waters may flow back over the Egyptians and their chariots and horsemen…. not one of them survived. They were set free from their oppressors.
• 3 days after the miracles the grumbling begins.
• Ex 16:2 In the desert the whole community grumbled against Moses and Aaron. V10,11 and there the glory of the Lord appearing in a cloud. The Lord said to Moses, I have heard the grumbling of the Israelites. Tell them, at twilight you will eat meat, and in the morning, you will be filled with bread. Then you will know that I am the Lord your God
• The Manna (what is it) begins and lasts for 40 years.
• V15 What is it? They did not recognise God's miraculous provision.
• Joshua 5:12 The manna stopped the day after they ate this food from the land; there was no longer any manna for the Israelites, but that year they ate of the produce of Canaan.
• New Testament.
• The four Gospels record 37 miracles of Jesus, with Mark's Gospel recording the most.
• Three New Testament words refer to Jesus's miracles:
• Power (Dunamis), which means "mighty deed." Jesus's miracles were overwhelmingly powerful acts that revealed his omnipotence and authority.
• Sign (semeion), which refers to a miracle that figuratively represents something else, such as the kingdom of God. The miracles of Jesus were signs, authenticating his ministry and revealing him to be the Messiah and Son of God –
• Wonder (teras), which indicates something extraordinary. Christ's miracles were wonderful, compelling, supernatural acts that caused people to marvel and confirmed his divine nature.

Ø Messianic miracles.

• Matthew 11:1 -6 Now it came to pass, when Jesus finished commanding His twelve disciples, that He departed from there to teach and to preach in their cities.
• 2 And when John had heard in prison about the works of Christ, he sent two of his disciples 3 and said to Him, "Are You the Coming One, or do we look for another?"
• 4 Jesus answered and said to them, "Go and tell John the things which you hear and see: 5 The blind see and the lame walk; the lepers are cleansed and the deaf hear; the dead are raised up and the poor have the gospel preached to them. 6 And blessed is he who is not offended because of Me."

• Different ways of working miracles.

• Water into wine John 2:1-11
• Miraculous catch Luke 5:1-11
• Centurions' servant Luke 7:1-10
• Healing on the Sabbath Luke 6:6-11
• Calms the storm Luke 8:22-25
• Raises the dead Luke 8:40-42, 49-56
• Restores ear Luke 22:50-51
• Full list on learnreligions.com