Then a demon-oppressed man who was blind and mute was brought to him, and he healed him, so that the man spoke and saw.
Matthew notes a double affliction: the man was blind and mute, yet not from natural defect in nerve or tongue, but from the devil's work. That Satan should have such freedom to ravage the body ought not surprise us; God permits him to corrupt the soul's faculties, and the body follows.
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Satan blinds the eye of faith and seals up the lips of prayer; a soul under his power sees nothing and says nothing to the purpose. But Christ's mercy is directly opposite to Satan's malice. When Satan's power breaks, the eyes open to see God's glory and the lips open to speak His praise.
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Commenting on Matthew 12:22-37
If I cast out devils by Beelzebub, who casts them out among your own people? Christ names certain Jews who claimed power to exorcise, whether invoking Jesus or their patriarchs; they imitated the apostles' work and cannot judge Him by a standard they themselves fail to meet.
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