games for peter and john heal a lame man

The man doesn’t know who Jesus is and the power he has. Of course he wants to be healed, that’s why he is competing with all the others to get into the pool first.ħ The sick man answered him, “Sir, I have no one to put me into the pool when the water is stirred up, and while I am going another steps down before me.” (Jn 5.7) He asks an obvious question, ‘Do you want to be healed?’. The duration is there to emphasise the miraculous nature of what Jesus is about to do. Jesus finds a man who had been invalid for a long time. He goes to where there are many people who want to be healed. The blind, lame and the paralyzed hang out by the pool because they believe the first one in at a certain time will be healed of their illness. 6 When Jesus saw him lying there and knew that he had already been there a long time, he said to him, “Do you want to be healed?” (Jn 5.1-6) 5 One man was there who had been an invalid for thirty-eight years. 3 In these lay a multitude of invalids-blind, lame, and paralyzed.

Unfortunately as he does so he disturbs the sensibilities of some who care more about observing the Sabbath than healing people.ĥ After this there was a feast of the Jews, and Jesus went up to Jerusalem.Ģ Now there is in Jerusalem by the Sheep Gate a pool, in Aramaic called Bethesda, which has five roofed colonnades. This post is part of my bible in a year series.Īs Jesus continues his ministry, he heals more and more people. What do you focus on when you hear about Jesus? They can’t see that Jesus is our healer and God is doing a mighty work through him. Many can’t see beyond the fact he commanded the man to walk on the sabbath. The incident raises questions about how people view him and what is appropriate to do on the Sabbath.

Games for peter and john heal a lame man