Matthew 8:1-34 Questions by Stephen Ricker
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Questions for Study 13

Matthew 8:1-34
Key Verse: 17

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I. The Man With Leprosy (1-4)

1. What had Jesus been doing on the mountain? Who greeted Jesus on the way down? Why was leprosy a cause of such fatalism and despair for this man (Lev 13:45-46)

2. What did the man ask Jesus? What inspired him? (Matthew 7:7-8) What was Jesus' reply? (3) What does this say about Jesus' attitude toward our problems? What was the result (3)

II. The Faith of the Centurion (5-16)

3. What is a centurion? Why did he come to Jesus (6) Why might this be unusual? What was Jesus' response? (7) What moved Jesus' heart?

4. What does verse 8 show about his attitude toward Jesus? What practical life experience helped him to have faith? (9) Why is important to have simple faith life the centurion?

5. What astonished Jesus? (10) Why? What crucial role does our personal faith play in our lives regardless of our background? (11-12)

6. What did Jesus say? What was the result? What role does our faith play in helping others be healed by Jesus?

7. Who else did Jesus heal? (14-15) What was her attitude toward Jesus after she was healed? What kind of people came to Jesus after sunset? According to verse 17, why did Jesus heal the people?

8. How does sin make us infirm? (Psalm 38:3-4) How is sin like a disease? (Romans 5:4, 6:23) How does Jesus offer hope to those who suffer from sin-sickness? (Job 36:15; Psalm 30:2; Isaiah 53:5)

III. The Cost of Following Jesus (17-27)

For questions on this section see Luke 19 study section IV.

IV. The Demon Possessed Men (28-34)

9. Who met Jesus on the other side of the lake? What was their problem? What role do demons play in making us sin-sick? (Ephesians 6:12)

10. What was the demons request to Jesus? (31) What did Jesus say? (32) What happened? (32) What does this show us about how much Jesus values people? (John 3:16; Romans 5:8) How did the people respond to Jesus? (34-35) Why?