What is the meaning of the story of the woman with the issue of blood? | GotQuestions.org

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May 22, 2023

Why did Jesus heal the woman who was bleeding for 12 years? In this video, Pastor Nelson answers your question: What is the meaning of the story of the woman with the issue of blood? Source: https://www.gotquestions.org/woman-issue-blood.html *** Check out, Bible Munch! @BibleMunch https://www.youtube.com/BibleMunch *** Recent Bible Munch Videos: James 1:2-4 - How to Face Trials in Life & Find Joy https://youtu.be/MnxnQ92ikYk John 4:24 - Is there a wrong way to worship? https://youtu.be/spWZfc2pje4 Philippians 4:13 - What this misused verse really means. https://youtu.be/6DlZAWOvSDU *** Recommended Resource: God the Son Incarnate: The Doctrine of Christ By: Stephen J. Wellum, John S. Feinberg https://bit.ly/2VWpQaU *** Related Questions: What did Jesus mean when He told people, “Your faith has made you well”? https://www.gotquestions.org/your-faith-has-made-you-well.html What does it mean that there is “healing in His wings” (Malachi 4:2)? https://www.gotquestions.org/healing-in-His-wings.html What is the meaning of “Physician, heal thyself” in Luke 4:23 https://www.gotquestions.org/physician-heal-thyself.html Intro/Outro Music: https://www.purple-planet.com Note: Some links may be affiliate links that cost you nothing, but help us share the word of God.

00:00: Today's question is, what is the meaning of the story of the woman with the issue of blood?
00:05: In this video I'll answer that question from a biblical perspective. Then afterwards, as always,
00:11: I'll share some helpful resources, so stick around until the end. The story of the woman with the issue of blood can be found in Mark 5, verses 24–34 and Luke 8, verses 42–48.
00:30: Though neither account is very long, Mark's account provides a few more details than Luke's. The story of this woman takes place within a larger story.
00:39: Jesus is on His way to a synagogue leader's house to heal His dying daughter, see Mark 5, verses 21–24, when an unnamed woman causes an interruption to His progress.
00:50: What we know about the woman is, first, she had a bleeding condition, and the issue had continued for 12 years.
00:58: That's a very long time. Second, she had spent all of her money on treatments from many doctors, and nothing had helped.
01:05: In fact, the blood issue had only grown worse, see Mark 5, verses 25–26.
01:11: We also know that Jewish law declared her to be ceremonially unclean due to her bleeding issue.
01:18: This meant that she would not have been permitted to enter the temple for Jewish religious ceremonies.
01:24: According to the law, anything or anyone she touched became unclean as well.
01:29: The fact that she was in the crowd pressing around Jesus means that each person who bumped into her would have become unclean too, including
01:38: Jesus. But after 12 years of suffering, she was obviously desperate for a miracle.
01:44: When she heard about Jesus, she came up behind Him in the crowd and touched His cloak because she thought, if I just touch
01:51: His clothes, I will be healed, Mark 5, verses 27–28. As soon as the woman touches
01:59: Jesus, her bleeding stops, and she knows she's been healed. In an instant,
02:04: Jesus does what no doctor in 12 years had been able to do. This proves the power of Christ, of course, but it also illustrates an important point about Jesus and the law.
02:15: In Leviticus 15, verse 31, God says, "...you must keep the
02:20: Israelites separate from things that make them unclean, so they will not die in their uncleanness for defiling
02:26: My dwelling place, which is among them." In the Old Testament, the temple was where God dwelt among the
02:33: Israelites, but in the New Testament, God dwelt among men in the person of Jesus Christ, see
02:39: John 1, verse 14. Through Jesus, the penalties of the law are reversed, and the contamination of this world had no effect on Christ.
02:49: The woman did not make Jesus' dwelling unclean. He made her clean. Jesus immediately responds to the woman who touched
02:57: His clothing and was healed. People were pushing and pressing into Him from all over, yet He stops, turns, and asks, "...who
03:07: touched My clothes?" Mark 5, verse 30. The disciples were incredulous, but Jesus knew that healing power had gone out of Him.
03:16: We can't steal a miracle from God. After the woman comes forward and explains herself,
03:22: Jesus clears up any misconceptions about her healing, saying, "...daughter, your faith has healed you.
03:29: Go in peace and be freed from your suffering." Mark 5, verse 34. God is moved to action by our faith, even when
03:39: He is in the middle of doing something else. Jesus could have healed the woman and kept on walking to His original destination.
03:46: Only He and the woman would have known what had taken place, but He didn't do that. Jesus stopped what
03:52: He was doing and acknowledged the result of this woman's faith—her complete and instantaneous healing.
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