Have you ever wondered why Jesus sometimes seemed so miracle shy?

I have.

But in reading Matthew 11 and 13, Jesus actually answers this question for us, though it is admittedly an indirect answer. He’s actually trying to protect us.

Let me explain…

This episode digs deeper into “epachynthe” (meaning ‘calloused’) in Matthew 13:15.

“For this people’s heart has become calloused ; they hardly hear with their ears, and they have closed their eyes. Otherwise they might see with their eyes, hear with their ears, understand with their hearts and turn, and I would heal them.’

But blessed are your eyes because they see, and your ears because they hear. For truly I tell you, many prophets and righteous people longed to see what you see but did not see it, and to hear what you hear but did not hear it.” (Matt. 13:15-17-NIV)

Matthew 13:15 – Ἐπαχύνθη γὰρ ἡ καρδία τοῦ λαοῦ τούτου

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• Aaron Woodard for Graphic Design

• Dave Allam of Allam House for advanced audio techniques: sound.allamhouse.com

• Bible Hub for Greek / Hebrew hypertext links

• Pixabay & floraphonic for sound effects

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