In Matthew 11, John (the Baptizer) is not so sure that Jesus is Messiah, so he asks his disciples to ask Jesus about it. Jesus answered:
4-6 Jesus told them, “Go back and tell John what’s going on:
The blind see,
The lame walk,
Lepers are cleansed,
The deaf hear,
The dead are raised,
The wretched of the earth learn that God is on their side.
“Is this what you were expecting? Then count yourselves most blessed!”
This is a reference to Isaiah 35. Jesus saw himself as the one who fulfills this prophecy, but what is this prophecy saying? It is talking about restoration. Jesus saw himself as the one who restores Israel (or the world) to the shalom, to the will of the Lord. As a Christian, I understand that Jesus is the one who restores me to be pleasant to the Lord.
Wednesday, March 19, 2025
Matthew 11: How Jesus see himself?
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