Title: Woman with Hemorrhage (Matthew 09:20-22)
"A woman who had been bleeding for twelve years came after Jesus and touched the edge of his cloak...
In the book of the Law of Moses, hemorrhage is unclean, and anything he touches is unclean, and he cannot go to the temple.
Here, hemorrhagic disease usually refers to a disease in which blood flows through the fissures of blood vessels due to weak vascular tissue, but it is estimated that the disease this woman is suffering from is a gonorrhea that regularly causes heavy bleeding due to hemorrhagic endometritis or uterine cancer. is becoming
The Jews generally regarded disease as a punishment for sin, and in particular, hemorrhage was treated as unclean, both physically and religiously due to the discharge of filthy secretions.
The 12 years of this woman's haemorrhage means a long and painful period.
Twelve years of unclean disease are indeed a long period of time.
The woman squandered her household income, was deceived by many lawmakers, and was tormented, and wasted everything she had.
There, the disease got worse, and he was in a state of despair.
The woman did not neglect the search for a remedy, but this was revealed in order to further enhance the glory of the miracle.
The woman's efforts, using all human means, led to her plea for the divine remedy of Jesus Christ.
In spite of his human wisdom, experience, and efforts, he repeatedly failed, so he clinged to the power of Jesus as his last effort.
All of the woman's human efforts and labors were in vain and brought only huge losses.
But the woman's constant effort and obsession with hard work is great.
Instead of falling into the state of despair and abandonment that appears in the sick, the woman showed her indomitable fighting spirit, relying on the power of Jesus for the last time after mobilizing all human methods.
The spirit of fighting spirit of a woman who never gave up or collapsed is essential to the sick. However, the attitude to come to Jesus and be resolved is more important.
2. Healed by touching the outerwear
"Because in my heart I will be saved if I touch that garment."
The woman probably has an indomitable fighting spirit, but seems to have a timid personality.
You can tell from the fact that he went behind Jesus and touched the edge of his cloak.
Disappointed with everything in the world and in despair, the woman cautiously yes with her last hopes
He touched the edge of Sue's robe.
The woman believed that if she touched Jesus' cloak, she would be healed.
And above all else, the woman put her faith into action. The woman cut Jesus' garments
lost.
In this way, belief must be accompanied by both belief and action.
The belief that a woman would be healed if she just touched the hem of Christ's robe
will be.
A woman's faith is a living faith put into action.
And the woman who came behind Jesus and secretly touched the side of his clothes was completely humbled.
It shows human humility. The woman regarded herself as a woman who was not proud.
According to the Jewish law at that time, he was a sinner, and the woman herself considered herself a wretched sinner.
Because of this, I did not have the courage to stand up before Jesus.
And he thought that he could only be touched by the cloak of Jesus.
The woman's faith, which she showed in a state of being completely humbled herself
It was a belief that came to you.
It is necessary for believers to have faith with works with an extremely humble heart.
3. The woman's salvation
“Jesus turned and looked at her and said, “Take heart, daughter, your faith has saved you.
When it was finished, the woman was saved by that hour."
The woman's faith was so sure that she confessed that she would be saved just by touching her cloak.
The woman's confession gave herself to Jesus Christ, knowing that all the means of the world were in vain.
It shows the humble faith, poor spirit, and religious determination of the one who gives it up completely.
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The woman's belief that she would be saved just by touching the hem of Jesus' robe was never superstitious.
it is not
It is the ultimate expression of faith in the absolute certainty of the power of Jesus.
If her confession and the act of touching her clothes were superstitious, not accompanied by faith,
He may have deceived the eyes of the liver, but he could not deceive the soul of Jesus Christ.
there would be no
Jesus, who saw the woman's sincere faith, answered her petition.
“Daughter, your faith has saved you,” Jesus declared.
In the end, it has the same meaning as God, "It shall be done according to your faith."
The verb “to be saved” is often used in the Gospels and Acts to mean to heal a physical illness.
And in the epistles, it is usually used to mean spiritual salvation.
With the proclamation of salvation from Jesus, the woman was healed of physical ailments and spiritually saved.
The woman's faith brought physical salvation, that is, healing, and again became the evidence of eternal salvation.
An incurable disease was not caused by human means and wisdom, but by the hem of the robe of Jesus Christ.
It was treated with burns.
The woman who came before the Lord because of her physical problems was not only healed of physical problems, but also
got eternal life
Only in the Lord can problems between spirit and body be resolved.