Jesus Heals A Blind Man With His Spit

To heal a man born blind, Jesus “spit on the ground, made some mud with the

saliva, and put it on the man’s eyes” (John 9:6).

Certainly, Jesus, the divine Son of God, does not need physical props to work

miracles. In many cases, Jesus merely spoke, and healing followed (e.g., Matthew

15:28; Luke 17:12-14). Yet, in three cases, Jesus used His spittle in the process of

healing.

It is possible that Jesus’ use of mud in John 9 was meant to parallel God’s original

creation of man: “The LORD God formed the man from the dust of the ground”

(Genesis 2:7). In other words, Jesus showed His power as the Creator by imitating

the original creation of man: He used the “dust of the ground” to give the man born

blind new sight. The creative power of Jesus’ miracle was not lost on the man who

was healed: “Since the world began it has been unheard of that anyone opened

the eyes of one who was born blind. If this Man were not from God, He could do

nothing” (John 9:32-33, NKJV).

Jesus healed many people in His ministry; in fact, there was no sickness or

infirmity that He could not heal (Matthew 4:23). Significantly, the details of each

miracle vary slightly. Jesus never healed the same way twice. The variety of

methods used by the Lord eliminates confidence in any one technique or modus

operandi. Healing is not the product of any talisman, amulet, spell, or process.

Healing comes from the power of God.

When Jesus healed, with or without spit, the response was usually something like

this: “This amazed everyone and they praised God, saying, ‘We have never seen

anything like this!’” (Mark 2:12).