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#*'''Isaiah 35:5-6''' – “The lame will leap like a deer.” Jesus is the fulfillment of messianic healing. | #*'''Isaiah 35:5-6''' – “The lame will leap like a deer.” Jesus is the fulfillment of messianic healing. | ||
#'''Luke (Confronting Religious Leaders, God’s Power Revealed)''' | #'''Luke (Confronting Religious Leaders, God’s Power Revealed)''' | ||
=== '''1. Adam’s Fall and Christ’s Bearing of Sin''' === | |||
* '''Genesis 3:17-19''' – Adam’s sin brought '''toil, suffering, and death''', which left humanity in a spiritually paralyzed state. | |||
* The paralytic’s inability to move reflects the '''consequence of sin''', and Christ’s healing mirrors the '''reversal of the curse''' (Romans 5:12-19). | |||
=== '''2. The Four Who Carried the Paralytic = Four Rivers of Eden''' === | |||
* '''Genesis 2:10-14''' – The four rivers flowing from Eden may symbolize '''the means of restoring life'''. | |||
* The '''four friends lowering the paralytic''' could symbolize the '''restoration of fallen man''', as they bring him back to the presence of Christ, the true source of life. | |||
=== '''3. Jacob’s Ladder (Genesis 28:12-13) and the Roof Opening''' === | |||
* '''Genesis 28:12''' – Jacob sees a '''ladder''' reaching from earth to heaven, where angels ascend and descend. | |||
* The '''paralytic lowered through the roof''' mirrors this image: a man is '''brought down''' so that he might be '''raised up''', just as Christ came down from heaven to raise us up to the Father (John 1:51). | |||
=== '''4. Joseph’s Descent and Rise (Genesis 37-41)''' === | |||
* Joseph was '''betrayed and cast down into a pit''' (Genesis 37:24), just as the paralytic is '''lowered down'''. | |||
* Later, Joseph '''rose to power''' and saved many lives (Genesis 41:39-57), just as the paralytic '''rises at Christ’s command''', symbolizing resurrection and redemption. | |||
=== '''5. God’s Promise to Abraham (Genesis 15:6)''' === | |||
* Abraham '''believed God''', and it was counted to him as '''righteousness''' (Genesis 15:6). | |||
* The '''faith of the paralytic’s friends''' leads to Jesus forgiving sins, showing that '''faith precedes healing''', just as Abraham’s faith preceded the fulfillment of God’s promises. | |||
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