This material is also found in Mark 5:22-43, where the passage is a good deal longer than … See more

The passage is dealing with life and death issues. In both the case of the woman and the case of the little girl, life had ceased (in different ways). The miracles in both cases show that J… See more

Here again we have a story within a story. In verses 18, 19 we have the request of the ruler for Jesus to come heal his daughter. In verses 20-22 we have the healing of the woman alo… See more

I. Jesus responds to the request of the ruler to heal his daughter (18-19).This first part of the narrative does not need much further explanation, other than to explain how Matthew ab… See more

As far as Old Testament passages are concerned, I have already mentioned the Messianic passages of the kind of things that the Messiah was to do, especially for those who … See more