Contemplative Bible Reading

Luke 7:15-16 (New Living Translation)

¹⁵ Then the dead boy sat up and began to talk! And Jesus gave him back to his mother. ¹⁶ Great fear swept the crowd, and they praised God, saying, “A mighty prophet has risen among us,” and “God has visited his people today.”

The people saw Jesus raise a boy from the dead. They proclaimed that Jesus must be a prophet – someone who God speaks with directly.

Their error is understandable. For all of their history with Jehovah God, the prophets were the ones who could perform miracles like raising someone from the dead. None of the Kings could do that, not even David. None of the Priests could do that. Only the prophets could.

Still, the people missed on this one. Jesus was the Messiah, not a prophet. Yes, they have a good excuse for their mistake. No, they didn’t have a perfect excuse as the Messiah was prophesied.