Luke 4:38
And he arose out of the synagogue, and entered into Simon’s house. And Simon’s wife’s mother was taken with a great fever; and they besought him for her. And he arose out of the synagogue, and entered into Simon’s house. And Simon’s wife’s mother was taken with a great fever; and they besought him for her.
Jesus leaves the synagogue and enters Simon Peter's house at Capernaum, where Simon's wife's mother lies ill with a great and severe fever and those present tell Him about her and plead with Him for her. Moved with sympathy to relieve her suffering, He rebukes the fever and touches her hand, and the fever leaves her at once. She rises filled with joy and gratitude, praises God for His mercy, and ministers with willing hands to the needs of Jesus and His disciples. The healing takes place on the Sabbath, which He makes His busiest day for healing the sick as a medical missionary, with healing power flowing from Him to make the sick whole. His practical work of restoring her bodily health prepares the way for restoration of the soul and gives hope that the sick may be cured by the same Jesus.
Scene and Miraculous Healing
Jesus arose out of the synagogue at Capernaum and entered into Simon Peter's house. He had gone there for a little rest, but there was no rest for him there. Lying there in the house was Simon's wife's mother, taken with a great and severe fever.
Her family and others present told Jesus about her and besought Him for her, pleading with Him on her behalf. His sympathetic heart was moved to relieve her suffering. He rebuked the fever and the disease and touched her hand, and it was at once removed from her and left her immediately.
She rose from her bed at once, filled with joy and gratitude, and praised God for His mercy. With willing hands she served food and ministered to the needs of Jesus and His disciples. This healing followed immediately after the miracle in the synagogue and was quite as wonderful as it.
Sabbath Ministry and Hope
The healing in Simon's house took place on the Sabbath, which Jesus made His busiest day for healing the sick. He chose that day for this work because on it He could best reach those who were laboring during the week. Entering Simon's house on that day after leaving the synagogue to heal Simon's wife's mother of her great fever, He did this work as a medical missionary and unerring physician wherever He went. Speaking words of comfort and love, with a stream of healing power flowing from Him that made the sick whole, He healed men and women with unhesitating willingness and hearty joyfulness because He was glad to be able to restore suffering ones to health. His Sabbath work of comforting the sick and healing disease was so extensive that it cannot be counted.
His practical work of restoring bodily health in healing the sick helped open and prepare the way for the restoration of the soul. The family's appeal on her behalf when she lay ill with the severe fever shows that practical care for bodily suffering can prepare the way for spiritual restoration. His healing of Peter's wife's mother of the great fever by touching her hand gives hope that the sick may be cured by the same Jesus.