Signs
I read: 2 Kings 5-7
The Sunday School class I sat in on yesterday at Quail Hollow Presbyterian was discussing the book The Jesus Code by Scott McKnight. Yesterday, the chapter they were covering was focusing on miracles and the question of why Jesus did miracles. 'Cause he could? 'Cause he felt compassion for the afflicted who were often the target of the miracles? Both, I suppose. I think that under "'cause he could" there are a couple of sub-categories as well. The Hebrew word for miracle (and this goes back to 10th grade theology class so I hope this is right) actually translates more as "sign." What this stuff that Jesus was doing was, in many cases, a sign of who he is and his divinity.
I remarked a few days ago on this very page how a lot of what Elisha has been up to lately in 2 Kings is reminiscent of Jesus' miracle glory days and it forms a prequel of sorts. It still does as Elisha is still up to his old tricks and a few chapters ahead, Jesus is up to his. What are these signs pointing to? That the majesty and awesomeness (word?) of God are in harmony between the New and the Old Testaments. The amazing things that God did, has done, and continues to do are eternal and infinite. And that's a comforting thought :)
posted by Matt Wiggins @ 11:59 PM
3 Comments:
I get you Matt. Very much how Jesus was though, in the sense that he made a point to avoid telling people who he was. By his actions, he allowed them to decide what to believe.
Jesus seemed to be all about release from oppression. and so i feel like he did miracles as a way to uplift the downtrodden, to free the captive, and to offer relief to the oppressed.
and my word verification word today was "bonugu", which i think well ought to be a word, cause it's sweet.
: )
BONUGU rules. Much better than my current vglpzxkw. That's hardly pronounceable. Or fun. But huge points in Scrabble :)
Oh, and good Jesus points, all :)
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