Big Healing Book - Matthew 8:14-15

Matthew 8:14-15:

And when Jesus was come into Peter’s house, he saw his wife’s mother laid, and sick of a fever.

And he touched her hand, and the fever left her: and she arose, and ministered unto them.

Notes on Matthew 8:14-15:

Here we can see that when you touch someone, the anointing can flow through you into him and heal him, even if you are not touching the specific afflicted body part. (I know of no cases of “hand fever.”) Also, Matthew omits the fact that Jesus spoke to the fever. Luke says that He rebuked it. So here we have a case of both laying hands on a sick person and rebuking the illness. Luke said that Jesus stood over her, while Matthew leaves out that detail.

Peter’s wife is never named and we know nothing about her other than the fact that she accompanied Peter when he traveled (1 Corinthians 9:5).

Note: If Jesus can love someone’s mother-in-law, you can love your mother-in-law too!