The Healing of Aeneas
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· 1,059 viewsPeter confirms the Gospel with the healing of Aeneas who was paralyzed for 8 years.
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32 Now as Peter went here and there among them all, he came down also to the saints who lived at Lydda.
33 There he found a man named Aeneas, bedridden for eight years, who was paralyzed.
34 And Peter said to him, “Aeneas, Jesus Christ heals you; rise and make your bed.” And immediately he rose.
35 And all the residents of Lydda and Sharon saw him, and they turned to the Lord.
We continue to “Discover the Church” through the Book of Acts. Remembering it’s purpose can be found in Luke.
4 that you may have certainty concerning the things you have been taught.
The Book of Acts has several themes...
The Themes of Acts
World Mission; Providence of God; Power of the Spirit; Restored Isreal; Inclusive Gospel; Faithful Witness; Relationship to the World; Triumph of the Gospel
32 Now as Peter went here and there among them all, he came down also to the saints who lived at Lydda.
So Peter is going around preaching.
Notice
Who did Peter also come down to? The Saints
He stopped in Lydda to visit the “saints” there. Just how the Christian community began there we are not told. Perhaps it was the product of Philip’s ministry, since he would have passed through Lydda on his journey northward from Azotus to Caesarea (8:40)
He stopped in Lydda to visit the “saints” there. Just how the Christian community began there we are not told. Perhaps it was the product of Philip’s ministry, since he would have passed through Lydda on his journey northward from Azotus to Caesarea (8:40)
Lydda today is a town called Lod. S we discover the Gospel has spread southwest.
Polhill, J. B. (1992). Acts (Vol. 26, p. 245). Nashville: Broadman & Holman Publishers.Lydda today is a town called Lod. S we discover the Gospel has spread southwest.
40 But Philip found himself at Azotus, and as he passed through he preached the gospel to all the towns until he came to Caesarea.
33 There he found a man named Aeneas, bedridden for eight years, who was paralyzed.
Acts 9:33
Scripture does not record a request for healing. Just as jesus did...
13 And when the Lord saw her, he had compassion on her and said to her, “Do not weep.”
14 Then he came up and touched the bier, and the bearers stood still. And he said, “Young man, I say to you, arise.”
15 And the dead man sat up and began to speak, and Jesus gave him to his mother.
12 When Jesus saw her, he called her over and said to her, “Woman, you are freed from your disability.”
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How long had Aeneas been paralyzed? 8 years
This leaves no mistaking that the Providence and Power of God was at work here. Substantiating the fact that Peter’s Gospel is true.
34 And Peter said to him, “Aeneas, Jesus Christ heals you; rise and make your bed.” And immediately he rose.
Note Peter uses the name of Jesus. Not because it is a formula but to give Him the glory.
Peter obviously remembers the Lord’s actions who did the same.
11 “I say to you, rise, pick up your bed, and go home.”
24 But that you may know that the Son of Man has authority on earth to forgive sins”—he said to the man who was paralyzed—“I say to you, rise, pick up your bed and go home.”
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Scripture records 4 miracles of Peter’s, including this one.
21 And those who ate were about five thousand men, besides women and children.
29 He said, “Come.” So Peter got out of the boat and walked on the water and came to Jesus.
6 But Peter said, “I have no silver and gold, but what I do have I give to you. In the name of Jesus Christ of Nazareth, rise up and walk!”
Acts 3:6
40 But Peter put them all outside, and knelt down and prayed; and turning to the body he said, “Tabitha, arise.” And she opened her eyes, and when she saw Peter she sat up.
How long did it take for the healing to work? It happened immediately
35 And all the residents of Lydda and Sharon saw him, and they turned to the Lord.
The right purpose of the miracle was fulfilled, people turned to the Lord.
The miracle confirmed the word that Peter was preaching.
No mistaking the miracle since the man had been paralyzed for 8 years.
Peter’s Gospel and the miracle led to what? People turning to the Lord
Positive responses to miracles
Positive responses to miracles
Faith
Faith
ESV31 Israel saw the great power that the Lord used against the Egyptians, so the people feared the Lord, and they believed in the Lord and in his servant Moses.
31 Israel saw the great power that the Lord used against the Egyptians, so the people feared the Lord, and they believed in the Lord and in his servant Moses.
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Amazement
Amazement
ESV31 so that the crowd wondered, when they saw the mute speaking, the crippled healthy, the lame walking, and the blind seeing. And they glorified the God of Israel.
31 so that the crowd wondered, when they saw the mute speaking, the crippled healthy, the lame walking, and the blind seeing. And they glorified the God of Israel.
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Praise and worship
Praise and worship
ESV8 And leaping up, he stood and began to walk, and entered the temple with them, walking and leaping and praising God.
8 And leaping up, he stood and began to walk, and entered the temple with them, walking and leaping and praising God.
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A closer attention paid to the word of God
A closer attention paid to the word of God
ESV6 And the crowds with one accord paid attention to what was being said by Philip, when they heard him and saw the signs that he did.
6 And the crowds with one accord paid attention to what was being said by Philip, when they heard him and saw the signs that he did.
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Temporary faith as a response to miracles
Temporary faith as a response to miracles
ESV23 Now when he was in Jerusalem at the Passover Feast, many believed in his name when they saw the signs that he was doing. 24 But Jesus on his part did not entrust himself to them, because he knew all people
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20 Then Miriam the prophetess, the sister of Aaron, took a tambourine in her hand, and all the women went out after her with tambourines and dancing.
21 And Miriam sang to them: “Sing to the Lord, for he has triumphed gloriously; the horse and his rider he has thrown into the sea.”
22 Then Moses made Israel set out from the Red Sea, and they went into the wilderness of Shur. They went three days in the wilderness and found no water.
23 When they came to Marah, they could not drink the water of Marah because it was bitter; therefore it was named Marah.
24 And the people grumbled against Moses, saying, “What shall we drink?”
1 They set out from Elim, and all the congregation of the people of Israel came to the wilderness of Sin, which is between Elim and Sinai, on the fifteenth day of the second month after they had departed from the land of Egypt.
2 And the whole congregation of the people of Israel grumbled against Moses and Aaron in the wilderness,
3 and the people of Israel said to them, “Would that we had died by the hand of the Lord in the land of Egypt, when we sat by the meat pots and ate bread to the full, for you have brought us out into this wilderness to kill this whole assembly with hunger.”
3 But the people thirsted there for water, and the people grumbled against Moses and said, “Why did you bring us up out of Egypt, to kill us and our children and our livestock with thirst?”
3 And the people quarreled with Moses and said, “Would that we had perished when our brothers perished before the Lord!
4 Why have you brought the assembly of the Lord into this wilderness, that we should die here, both we and our cattle?
5 And why have you made us come up out of Egypt to bring us to this evil place? It is no place for grain or figs or vines or pomegranates, and there is no water to drink.”
17 Then Jesus answered, “Were not ten cleansed? Where are the nine?
18 Was no one found to return and give praise to God except this foreigner?”
49 Your fathers ate the manna in the wilderness, and they died.
Negative responses to miracles
Negative responses to miracles
Fear
Fear
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Disbelief
Disbelief
ESV14 Recognizing Peter’s voice, in her joy she did not open the gate but ran in and reported that Peter was standing at the gate. 15 They said to her, “You are out of your mind.” But she kept insisting that it was so, and they kept saying, “It is his angel!”
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17 Then Abraham fell on his face and laughed and said to himself, “Shall a child be born to a man who is a hundred years old? Shall Sarah, who is ninety years old, bear a child?”
18 And Abraham said to God, “Oh that Ishmael might live before you!”
18 And Zechariah said to the angel, “How shall I know this? For I am an old man, and my wife is advanced in years.”
20 And behold, you will be silent and unable to speak until the day that these things take place, because you did not believe my words, which will be fulfilled in their time.”
Hardness of heart
Hardness of heart
ESV19 Then the magicians said to Pharaoh, “This is the finger of God.” But Pharaoh’s heart was hardened, and he would not listen to them, as the Lord had said.
19 Then the magicians said to Pharaoh, “This is the finger of God.” But Pharaoh’s heart was hardened, and he would not listen to them, as the Lord had said.
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Opposition
Opposition
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47 So the chief priests and the Pharisees gathered the council and said, “What are we to do? For this man performs many signs.
48 If we let him go on like this, everyone will believe in him, and the Romans will come and take away both our place and our nation.”
Disobedience
Disobedience
ESV7 Our fathers, when they were in Egypt, did not consider your wondrous works; they did not remember the abundance of your steadfast love, but rebelled by the sea, at the Red Sea.
7 Our fathers, when they were in Egypt, did not consider your wondrous works; they did not remember the abundance of your steadfast love, but rebelled by the sea, at the Red Sea.
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Jealousy/ Greed
Jealousy/ Greed
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18 Now when Simon saw that the Spirit was given through the laying on of the apostles’ hands, he offered them money,
19 saying, “Give me this power also, so that anyone on whom I lay my hands may receive the Holy Spirit.”
13 Even Simon himself believed, and after being baptized he continued with Philip. And seeing signs and great miracles performed, he was amazed.