MANY DEMON-POSSESSED PEOPLE
Matthew 8:16: When evening came, many who were demon-possessed were brought to him, and he drove out the spirits with a word and healed all the sick. This was to fulfill what was spoken through the prophet Isaiah: “He took up our infirmities and bore our diseases.”
Infirmity: Demon-possession
Patient: Many
Initiation: They were brought to him
Response: Jesus “drove out the spirits with a word and healed the sick” (v.16)
Directive: None specified
This verse mentions neither the heart of those coming before the Lord nor their actions or beliefs after being healed but merely that Jesus “drove out the spirits with a word and healed the sick” (v.16). This is passage is pointing out that these miracles Jesus is performing fulfill the prophesy of Isaiah 53:4. Jesus is the Messiah.
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