Did Jesus Blaspheme in Matthew 9:1-8?
And behold, some people brought to him a paralytic, lying on a bed. And when Jesus saw their faith, he said to the paralytic, “Take heart, my son; your sins are forgiven.” And behold, some of the scribes said to themselves, “This man is blaspheming.”
Matthew 9:2-3
See now that I, even I, am he, and there is no god beside me; I kill and I make alive; I wound and I heal; and there is none that can deliver out of my hand.
Deuteronomy 32:39
Matthew 9:1-8 is puzzling. What was blasphemous about telling a man his sins are forgiven? Were the scribes just mad because Yeshua was claiming to be God? It's not that simple. To really understand what's going on in this passage, you need to understand how the Jews believed sin and sickness were related.
From Jay Carper at American Torah (https://www.AmericanTorah.com).
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