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People who are qualified in medicine and treat those who are ill. Doctors do not feature extensively in Scripture; rather God is portrayed as the source of health and healing for his people. Prophets were sometimes intermediaries in healing and priests were responsible for diagnosing certain diseases in accordance with the law. Luke, the author of the Gospel of that name and Acts, was a doctor.
Ex 15:26 See also Nu 12:10-15; Nu 21:4-9; Dt 32:39; Ps 6:2
Job 5:18 See also Isa 53:5; Jer 33:6; Hos 6:1
Mt 8:16-17 pp Mk 1:32-34 pp Lk 4:40 See also Isa 53:4; Mt 4:24; Mt 14:14 pp Lk 9:11
2Ki 5:1-14; 2Ki 20:1-7 pp 2Ch 32:24 pp Isa 38:1-5; Isa 38:21
Use of oils and emollients on wounds Isa 1:6 See also Jer 46:11
Splinting and bandaging of broken limbs Eze 30:21
Poultices 2Ki 20:7 See also Isa 38:21
Their limited ability contrasted with God’s power 2Ch 16:12-13 See also Job 13:4; Mk 5:25-29 pp Lk 8:43-44
Non-Israelite doctors Ge 50:2 These were Egyptian physicians. See also Col 4:14 Luke was a Greek.
Figurative use Mk 2:17 pp Mt 9:12 pp Lk 5:31 See also Lk 4:23
2351 | Christ, miracles |
4490 | ointment |
5285 | cures |
5296 | disabilities |
5297 | disease |
5333 | healing |
5334 | health |
5405 | medicine |
5410 | midwife |
5428 | nurse |
5571 | surgery |