Matthew 8:14 ¶ And when
Jesus was come into Peter’s house, he saw his wife’s mother laid, and sick of a
fever. 15 And he touched her hand, and
the fever left her: and she arose, and ministered unto them. 16 When the even was come, they brought unto him
many that were possessed with devils: and he cast out the spirits with his
word, and healed all that were sick: 17
That it might be fulfilled which was spoken by Esaias the prophet,
saying, Himself took our infirmities, and bare our sicknesses.
Here is a reinforcement of the last passage with Jesus healing
with a touch and a word and casting out devils. Peter’s mother-in-law is
healed. Matthew tells us that this confirms and fulfills Isaiah when he writes;
Isaiah 53:4 ¶ Surely he
hath borne our griefs, and carried our sorrows: yet we did esteem him stricken,
smitten of God, and afflicted.
This confirms as well that Jesus is the long-awaited Messiah
explained in Isaiah.
Isaiah 52:13 ¶ Behold, my servant shall deal prudently, he
shall be exalted and extolled, and be very high. 14 As many were astonied at thee; his visage was
so marred more than any man, and his form more than the sons of men: 15 So shall he sprinkle many nations; the kings
shall shut their mouths at him: for that which had not been told them shall they
see; and that which they had not heard shall they consider.
53:1 ¶ Who hath believed our report? and to whom is
the arm of the LORD revealed? 2 For he
shall grow up before him as a tender plant, and as a root out of a dry ground:
he hath no form nor comeliness; and when we shall see him, there is no beauty
that we should desire him. 3 He is
despised and rejected of men; a man of sorrows, and acquainted with grief: and
we hid as it were our faces from him; he was despised, and we esteemed him not.
4 ¶ Surely he hath borne our griefs, and carried
our sorrows: yet we did esteem him stricken, smitten of God, and afflicted.
5 But he was wounded for our
transgressions, he was bruised for our iniquities: the chastisement of our
peace was upon him; and with his stripes we are healed. 6 All we like sheep have gone astray; we have
turned every one to his own way; and the LORD hath laid on him the iniquity of
us all. 7 He was oppressed, and he was
afflicted, yet he opened not his mouth: he is brought as a lamb to the
slaughter, and as a sheep before her shearers is dumb, so he openeth not his
mouth. 8 He was taken from prison and
from judgment: and who shall declare his generation? for he was cut off out of
the land of the living: for the transgression of my people was he stricken.
9 And he made his grave with the wicked,
and with the rich in his death; because he had done no violence, neither was
any deceit in his mouth.
10 ¶ Yet it pleased the LORD to bruise him; he
hath put him to grief: when thou shalt make his soul an offering for sin, he
shall see his seed, he shall prolong his days, and the pleasure of the LORD
shall prosper in his hand. 11 He shall
see of the travail of his soul, and shall be satisfied: by his knowledge shall
my righteous servant justify many; for he shall bear their iniquities. 12 Therefore will I divide him a portion with
the great, and he shall divide the spoil with the strong; because he hath
poured out his soul unto death: and he was numbered with the transgressors; and
he bare the sin of many, and made intercession for the transgressors.
See how Peter alludes to Isaiah 53:5;
5 But he was wounded for
our transgressions, he was bruised for our iniquities: the chastisement of our
peace was upon him; and with his stripes we are healed.
1Peter 2:24 Who his own
self bare our sins in his own body on the tree, that we, being dead to sins,
should live unto righteousness: by whose stripes ye were healed.
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