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so, but remembering what happened in the
Shunammite woman’s case, I believe the
woman in Mark 5 got her money and goods
back.
The Bible doesn’t waste words. I believe
that is the reasoning behind introducing her as
one who had “spent all that she had” on physi-
cians. I believe that when Jesus said she would
be shalem, He meant she would recover all fi-
nancially and materially as well as physically.
The Woman Bowed Down
When Jesus saw a woman bowed down,
who could not straighten herself, He “healed
her on the Sabbath day,” and the ruler of the
synagogue reprimanded Him for it. Notice
why He said it was wrong for Satan to bind
her:
Luke 13:16 And ought not this woman,
being a daughter of Abraham, whom Satan hath
bound, lo, these eighteen years, be loosed from
this bond on the sabbath day?
She was a covenant woman! The God of
peace provided Israel with a covenant that
made available to them deliverance, whole-
ness, soundness, prosperity. From Abraham to
the times of Jesus, some — though not nearly
all — took advantage of it.
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