The two miracles of John 9
      
      
We often read in the pages of the New Testament about miracles of
healing, sometimes great and sometimes small. In the ninth chapter of
John we read about a man blind from birth. As we read in verse 3, the
reason the man was blind is " that the works of Yahweh should be made
manifest in him". The works of Yahweh that Yahshua is speaking about
are two different, separate miracles. Continuing in verses 6 and 7, "
When he had thus spoken, he spat on the ground , and made clay of the
spittle, and anointed his eyes with the clay, and said to him, Go, wash
in the pool of Siloam ( which is by interpretation, Sent ). He went
away therefore, and washed, and came seeing."

It's interesting to note that Yahshua performed some of these miracles
on the Sabbath, as is mentioned in verse 14. I think he intentionally
made clay just to antagonize the Pharisees and to elicit a response .
We know that all Yahshua had to do was to speak the word, and the man
would have been healed. As we read in verse 7, the man went and washed
his eyes and he was able to see for the first time in his life, truly a
miracle. His neighbors saw him and could not believe it was him, and
finally he admitted who he was . It was the same beggar that they must
have seen every day. In verses 10 and 11, we read, "they said therefore
to him, How then were your eyes opened ? He answered, the man that is
called Yahshua made clay, and anointed my eyes,".

There were many people who were now aware that a great miracle had
happened, and of course they wanted to know how it happened. As we can
see by his answer, he is not sure who Yahshua is and why he has healed
him. Also in verse 14, we read for the second time the phrase "opened
his eyes". So far, there has only been a physical healing of this man,
but he will soon be tested, and the true miracle of this story will be
revealed. Instead of celebrating a great miracle, the Pharisees were
upset and said that this man could not be from Elohim," because he
keeps not the Sabbath ." We all know that Yahshua kept the Sabbath
better than any other person that has ever lived, but the Pharisees
were so involved in their customs and rituals that they lost sight of
the truth. They had become spiritually blind, and wanted to deny that
this miracle had actually happened (verse 19). The man's parents knew a
miracle had happened, but they were afraid that they would be put out
of the synagogue, a fate almost worse than death.

The man knew he had been healed by a great man and yet the so-called
religious leaders badgered him as to who had healed him. He answered
them in verse 30-33 "Why , in this is the marvel, that you know not
from where he is, and yet he opened my eyes. We know that Elohim hears
not sinners: but if any man is a worshipper of Elohim, and does his
will, him he hears. Since the world began it was never heard that any
one opened the eyes of a man born blind. If this man were not from
Elohim, he could do nothing". The Pharisees would have nothing more to
do with him and they cast him out. Thus we have a perfect example of
spiritual blindness. Doctrines and rituals by themselves are of no help
for this kind of blindness.  Yahshua found the man that was healed and
asked him ," Do you believe on the son of Yahweh". The man asked him
who is he that I might believe. Yahshua answered him in verse 37 "You
have both seen him, and he it is that speak with you ". And the man
answered him in the next verse " and he said , Rabb

Now we come to the greatest miracle of John 9, the healing of spiritual
blindness. The man did not question Yahshua or ask for proof that he
was the son of Yahweh, he just believed. His spiritual eyes were
opened. And Yahshua continues, " for judgment came I into this world,
that they that see not may see; and that they that see may become
blind." The Pharisees had their doctrine and all their rules and they
still were blind. They could not see the light of the world. Their self
righteousness got in their way.  Messiah tells us we must come to him
as little children in Matt 18:2-4, " and he called to him a little
child, and set him in the middle of them, and said, Truly I say to you,
except you turn, and become as little children, you shall never enter
into the kingdom of heaven. Whoever therefore shall humble himself as
this little child, the same is the greater in the kingdom of heaven."
This means that just like a child puts all his trust in his parents, we
must do the same. We must trust Messiah complete begotten Son, that
whoever believes on him should not perish, but have eternal life. For
Yahweh sent not the Son into the world to judge the world; but that the
world should be saved through him. He that believes on him is not
judged: he that believes not has been judged already, because he has
not believed on the name of the only begotten Son of Yahweh. And this
is the judgment, that the light has come into the world, and men loved
the darkness rather than the light; for their works were evil. For
everyone that does evil hates the light, and comes not to the light,
lest his works should be reproved. But he that does the truth comes
into the light, that his works may be made manifest, that they have
been worked in Yahweh." When you are in the dark you are blind.

It is the light of Yahweh that opens our spiritual eyes and allows us
to see.  The man in John 9 could have made it into the kingdom being
physically blind, but he would never stand a chance if he was
spiritually blind. Without the light that only comes from Yahweh we are
all blind and lost. Its amazing to me, but the more I trust and humble
myself and believe in Yahshua, the closer I come to Yahweh, the source
of all good things. We have all been in darkness, but as long as we
have the light, The true light, we shall not stumble or fall.

        

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