7:18-20
John the Baptist had prepared the way for Jesus and knew that his mission was to see Jesus exalted. However, now John seems to have some element of doubt. So he sent his disciples to enquire of Jesus. This seems rather odd in some ways, as if Jesus was some form of imposter He would probably says yes anyway! However, this would also serve as useful later on. For remember that in Acts 19 Paul meets some disciples who only really know about John the Baptist (Acts 19:1-7). So everything happens for a reason. So John’s disciples go to Jesus with the question of their master.
7:21
Jesus cured many. Note that diseases, sicknesses and demonic possession are lumped together, as well as giving sight to the blind. The modern view is that demons explain nothing. Now while we are right to be wary of seeing demons explaining everything we are being utterly unbiblical and unfaithful to Christ if we think demons have nothing to do with any illness. On a modern note, it is now widely acknowledged that psychological and physical conditions often interact with each other, so there really should be no surprise that demonic activity and illness sometimes interact with each other.
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