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Originally Posted by good samaritan
Matthew 9:20-22
20......And, behold, a woman, which was diseased with an issue of blood twelve years, came behind him, and touched the hem of his garment:
21......For she said within herself, If I may but touch his garment, I shall be whole.
22......But Jesus turned him about, and when he saw her, he said, Daughter, be of good comfort; thy faith hath made thee whole. And the woman was made whole from that hour.
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Did you ever wonder why was that?
Mark 6:56 (NKJV) Wherever He entered, into villages, cities, or the country, they laid the sick in the marketplaces, and begged Him that they might just touch the hem of His garment. And as many as touched Him were made well.
Here is the answer:
Some jews during that time believed that healing will come from the hem of the messiah’s garment because of this verse:
Malachi 4:2 (NKJV) But to you who fear My name The Sun of Righteousness shall arise With healing in His wings (kanap); And you shall go out And grow fat like stall-fed calves.
It comes from here:
Numbers 15:38 (NKJV) “Speak to the children of Israel: Tell them to make tassels on the corners (kanap) of their garments throughout their generations, and to put a blue thread in the tassels of the corners.
Basically, they were convinced Jesus was the Christ of God. That was their faith.
Again, what promise you have?