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Our skin has become as hot as an oven, Because of the burning heat of famine. Matthew 8:14. Verse Concepts. When Jesus came into Peter’s home, He saw his mother-in-law lying sick in bed with a fever. Psalm 22:15. Verse Concepts. My strength is dried up like a potsherd, And my tongue cleaves to my jaws;
The seventh hour - About one o'clock in the afternoon. The same hour - The very time when Jesus spoke. The fever left him - It seems that it left him suddenly and entirely; so much so that his friends went to inform the father, and to comfort him, and also, doubtless, to apprise him that it was not necessary to ask aid from Jesus.
Matthew 8:14-15. And when Jesus was come into Peter’s house — As is related Mark 1:29, &c.; he saw his wife’s mother laid — Peter was then young, as were all the apostles; sick of a fever — Fevers are ordinary distempers, and often cured by ordinary means, but this was a great fever, Luke 4:38; and it is probable such means, though used, had proved ineffectual.
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For a brief description of the development of medical care to cope with diseases in Biblical times, see Physician.
It is likely that the Hebrews were subject to the same diseases that are prevalent in the semitropical climate of the mid-East today. However, in many cases the Bible only mentions symptoms, such as fever, hemorrhage, discharge or itch, and one can only surmise what the disease entity was.
Some scholars seek to show that the wine was really only grape juice. This is improbable, since grape juice would quickly spoil with temperature and living conditions as they were in Biblical days. Wine was definitely wine as we know it today, and it was a good thing for the people of that day. There were, and still are, many reasons for baldness. ...
However, it is also true that some Hebrews used wine to excess and got themselves and others in trouble. The Bible repeatedly speaks favorably of wine, but warns frequently and emphatically against its excessive use.
Another reference to atrophy is found in Luke 6:6. Jesus healed a right hand that was withered. This time the atrophy could have been due to injured nerves paralyzing the hand and allowing it to wither. Another likely cause is polio meningitis. Thanks to devoted scientistsand the goodness of Godvaccines have been developed which are amazingly effec...
Polio is more frequent in tropical climates than farther N, and it must have been a common ailment in Biblical days. The man with the withered hand may very well have had polio years earlier, with just the single hand permanently affected by it. When paralyzed muscles are not used, withering, or atrophy, inevitably occurs. Epilepsy, in some form, i...
The other frequent cause of blindness was trachoma. The infecting organism is a virus. I have treated scores of Navajo Indians with this disease, and it was a pitiful sight to see them come in with their bleary, itching, painful eyes. Some of them had an apron of tissue, called a pannus, growing down over the cornea. Many older people had badly def...
The middle ear is another frequent source of trouble. This little chamber with its three tiny ossiclesthe malleus, incus and stapesforming a little chain from the ear drum to the window of the cochlea, and the Eustachian tube coming into it from the pharynx, serves an important function in hearing. The area may become infected by organisms coming t...
Deaf and deafness are also used fig. with reference to lack of response to the voice of God (Isa 29:18).
Demon possession may simulate or cause diseases such as epilepsy, insanity, or aphasia, but it is distinguished from these in the Bible (see Matt 4:24, 17:15; Mark 9:17-27). Not every case of illness which Jesus cured was attributed to demonic influence, but certain instances were definitely so identified (see Epilepsy).
Dropsy is an abnormal accumulation of serous fluid in the tissues of the body, or in one of the body cavities. If it is locked in the structure of the tissues, it is usually called edema. It is commonly seen due to a faulty heart or diseased kidneys. There is bloating of the face. Arms and legs may be greatly swollen and have a doughy appearance. L...
Physical normalcy was demanded of Heb. priests, and therefore dwarfs were barred from priestly duties (Lev 21:20).
Dumbness may refer to total inability to speak (mutism), or to inability to speak clearly and coherently (aphasia) as was the case with the man mentioned in Mark 7:32, who was deaf and had an impediment in his speech. Dumbness in the sense of mutism may be due to stubborn uncooperativeness, to severe depression because of an external calamity (Ps 3...
The dumbness of sheep was not due to inability to make a sound, but is considered to be a token of submission. Idols were called dumb (1 Cor 12:2) because they had no life in them. They were unable to hear, speak or act.
With modern sedatives, the attacks can be almost completely eliminated, but no effective medical treatment was available in Biblical days.
Fever refers to bodily temperature distinctly higher than normal. Our bodily temperatures are beautifully controlled under normal circumstances by an inner mechanism which keeps the temperature at about 98.6 degrees Fahrenheit. The controller of this mechanism is a small gland called the hypothalamus, located near the center of the brain. It sends ...
The fever left her, and she got up at once and began to wait on them. International Standard Version He bent over her, rebuked the fever, and it left her. She got up at once and began serving them. Literal Standard Version and having stood over her, He rebuked the fever, and it left her, and immediately, having risen, she was ministering to them.
Quick Reference Dictionary. Fever. Easton's Bible Dictionary - Fever. Fever [N] ( Deuteronomy 28:22 ; Matthew 8:14 ; Mark 1:30 ; John 4:52 ; Acts 28:8 ), a burning heat, as the word so rendered denotes, which attends all febrile attacks. In all Eastern countries such diseases are very common.
1. ( n.) A diseased state of the system, marked by increased heat, acceleration of the pulse, and a general derangement of the functions, including usually, thirst and loss of appetite. Many diseases, of which fever is the most prominent symptom, are denominated fevers; as, typhoid fever; yellow fever. 2. ( n.)
