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are literal? Did the Israelites really leave Egypt? Did Pharaoh’s army really follow them, and, if so, how
did the Israelites escape? Psalm 78 is one of the many passages where God reminds the Israelites of the
miracles He performed in releasing them from the Egyptian bondage. God’s mighty miracles proved to
the surrounding nations that the Lord is the one, true God. The pagan idols of wood and stone were
capable of no such things. Only the God of miracles deserves worship.

In the New Testament, Jesus performed numerous miracles beginning with His first one at the wedding
in Cana where He turned water into wine (John 2:1-10). One of His most spectacular miracles was the
raising of Lazarus after he had been dead four days (John 11). All the miracles He did were to prove that
He was indeed who He said He was—the Son of God. When He calmed the storm in Matthew 8, even
the disciples were astonished: "The men were amazed and asked, 'What kind of man is this? Even the
winds and the waves obey him!'" (v. 27). If Jesus’ miracles were not real, then the gospel accounts of
Jesus’ healings were just nice stories, and those people remained afflicted by diseases, calling into doubt
His compassion (Matthew 14:14; 10:34; Mark 1:41). If He didn’t really feed thousands of people with a
few loaves and fishes, those people remained hungry and Jesus’ words “I tell you the truth, you are
looking for me, not because you saw miraculous signs but because you ate the loaves and had your fill”
(John 6:26) have no meaning at all. But Jesus did heal, He did create food for thousands, He did turn
water into wine, and He did raise Lazarus from the dead. John 2:23 tells us that many believed in Him
because of the miracles.

Here is a list of the miracles of Jesus as recorded in the Gospels:

1. Born to a virgin 22. Miraculous healing of many people in
2. Changing water into wine Gennesaret
3. Healing of the royal official's son 23. Healing a girl possessed by a demon
4. Healing of the Capernaum demoniac 24. Healing a deaf man with a speech
5. Healing of Peter's mother-in-law impediment
6. Healing the sick during the evening 25. Feeding the 4,000 men and their families
7. Catching a large number of fish 26. Healing a blind man
8. Healing a leper 27. Healing a man born blind
9. Miracle of healing a centurion's servant 28. Healing a demon-possessed boy
10. Healing a paralyzed man 29. Catching a fish with a coin in its mouth
11. Healing a withered hand 30. Healing a blind and mute man who was
12. Raising a widow's son demon-possessed
13. Calming the storm 31. Healing a woman with an 18-year infirmity
14. Healing the Gerasene man possessed by 32. Healing a man with dropsy
demons 33. Healing 10 lepers
15. Healing a woman with internal bleeding 34. Raising of Lazarus
16. Raising Jairus' daughter 35. Healing Bartimaeus of blindness
17. Healing two blind men 36. Jesus curses the fig tree with no fruit
18. Healing a mute demon-possessed man 37. Restoring a severed ear
19. Healing a 38-year invalid 38. The resurrection of Jesus
20. Feeding 5000 men and their families 39. Catching 153 fish
21. Walking on water 40. The ascension of Jesus

2 Corinthians 12:12 says, The signs of a true apostle were performed among you with utmost patience,
with signs and wonders and mighty works. The miracles done by the apostles validated their authority
and words. Remember, God was using them to pen many of the books in the Bible. What they said was

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