"Jesus Heals a Man Born Blind"
John 9:1-41 Bible Study

Jesus Heals a Man Born Blind

In the previous study, Jesus declared himself to be the light of the world. In this study, He restores a blind man's physical and spiritual light.

John 9:1-41

Jesus Heals a man born blind:



Jewish teachers often believed suffering and sickness was due to sin; that someone could be made to suffer for the sins of one's parents, or even for a sin committed by the mother during the pregnancy.

This curse, sometimes referred to as a Generational Curse, was surely removed by Jesus.  Paul says, "there is now no condemnation." If God does not condemn us for our own sins, He surely will not condemn us for the sins of others, (Rom 8:1).

Nevertheless, we often carry the curses of our forefathers dating back perhaps, to the Garden of Eden. We can also have their bad habits, features, and propensities to do the wrong things. We might make the same mistakes, have the same sicknesses, and so on.

So there are many reasons, to seek deliverance from things passed down from our forefathers, but these things are not due to the sins of our forefathers, because Jesus paid the price for all sins.







Our present medical professionals might disagree, but in that time, there was a belief that saliva was beneficial for a diseased eye. John made it clear that it was a miraculous healing, which occurred as the man obeyed by washing his eyes in "Siloam.



The people were debating the identity of the man born blind that Jesus healed, and questioned his vague knowledge of Jesus.

People don't normally recover from being born blind. The man kept telling them He was the same one they had always known, but some of them just could not believe he was.


We're not told who brought the man to the Pharisees, but it is likely to have been some who were hostile toward Jesus. Even though it was an act of mercy, making the clay on the Sabbath would have been against the law.



The Pharisees were interested in the method Jesus used, and He told them. The Pharisees claimed to know God and everything about the law, but the man born blind, who knew very little about the law, had met Jesus. He had experienced a miracle these scholars could not refute.



However, some of them knew the healing of the "man born blind" had to come from God.




Although His parents didn't want to testify, both the Greek and Jewish courts could have forced them against their will. Not wanting to be in trouble with the court, they simply acknowledged that he was their son and had been born blind. Then they said, "ask him, he is of age."


The Jews had already made up their mind to disregard the man's miraculous healing. They dismissed the evidence that, although he had been born blind, now he could see. They disregarded his testimony, his parents, and the testimony of all of those who had known him these many years.

Even though there was no other explanation for the man's healing, they clung to their argument that no power, except of God, could heal anyone who had been born blind, and that Jesus was not of God.


The law of the Pharisees was very strict concerning cross-examing  the witnesses. It was supposed to be fair, and without prejudice, so these interrogators had violated their own rules and ethics.



Again they called the man born blind to court and commanded him to "give glory to God." Although it would seem they were urging the man to praise God for the healing. This was actually a, "Swearing in Ceremony," a common Jewish oath to tell the truth.






This may have been a suggestion or idea concerning Jesus heritage that seems to reappear from time to time. The courts would sometimes investigate a person to determine if they were an illegitimate child, which would eliminate any credibility.







The theologically minded Jews finally realized they could make no headway with this man. Although he had argued his case with integrity and correct argument, they kicked him out of the synagogue, because it was not the answer they were looking for.

Jesus finds the man born blind


Jesus finds the man born blind and offers him comfort, assurance, and eternal life.

The man did not know Jesus' true identity until He said, "I am the Son of Man;" then he said "Lord I believe." How blessed, to meet the Master, and worship Him face to face.

Jesus continues to speak


The blind man had received both spiritual and physical sight. The Pharisees possessed natural sight,  (and thought they possessed spiritual sight), but their reaction to Jesus shows they were (spiritually blind.



Some of these Pharisees would have been Scholars, intellectuals, and teachers of the Law, and should have recognized Jesus.


This concludes our study of; "Jesus Heals a Man Born Blind."

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