Chapter 1
Healing Scriptures – Old Testament
Exodus 15:26 I am the LORD that healeth thee [Jehovah Rapha]. This is
the verse where God reveals Himself as Jehovah Rapha (the Lord who heals you).
The Old Testament was written in Hebrew and Chaldea. In the original Hebrew
text, the Jewish National Name of God “Yahweh or Jehovah” is translated into
the English as “LORD” (all caps). The Hebrew word “rapha” means: “healing,
cure, mending, stitching up, medicine, physician, repair, to be made whole, to
invigorate.”
Exodus 23:25-26 Worship the LORD your God, and His blessing will be on
your food and water. I will take away sickness from among you, and none will
miscarry or be barren in your land. I will give you a full life span.
Deuteronomy 7:15 And the LORD will remove from you all sickness.
Deuteronomy 28:1-13
1 And it shall come to pass, if thou shalt hearken diligently unto the
voice of the LORD thy God, to observe and to do all his commandments which I
command thee this day, that the LORD thy God will set thee on high above all
nations of the earth:
2 And all these blessings shall come on thee, and overtake thee, if thou
shalt hearken unto the voice of the LORD thy God.
3 Blessed shalt thou be in the city, and blessed shalt thou be in the
field.
4 Blessed shall be the fruit of thy body, and the fruit of thy ground,
and the fruit of thy cattle, the increase of thy kine, and the flocks of thy
sheep.
5 Blessed shall be thy basket and thy store.
6 Blessed shalt thou be when thou comest in, and blessed shalt thou be
when thou goest out.
7 The LORD shall cause thine enemies that rise up against thee to be
smitten before thy face: they shall come out against thee one way, and flee
before thee seven ways.
8 The LORD shall command the blessing upon thee in thy storehouses, and
in all that thou settest thine hand unto; and he shall bless thee in the land
which the LORD thy God giveth thee.
9 The LORD shall establish thee an holy people unto himself, as he hath
sworn unto thee, if thou shalt keep the commandments of the LORD thy God, and
walk in his ways.
10 And all people of the earth shall see that thou art called by the
name of the LORD; and they shall be afraid of thee.
11 And the LORD shall make thee plenteous in goods, in the fruit of thy
body, and in the fruit of thy cattle, and in the fruit of thy ground, in the
land which the LORD sware unto thy fathers to give thee.
12 The LORD shall open unto thee his good treasure, the heaven to give
the rain unto thy land in his season, and to bless all the work of thine hand:
and thou shalt lend unto many nations, and thou shalt not borrow.
13 And the LORD shall make thee the head, and not the tail; and thou
shalt be above only, and thou shalt not be beneath; if that thou hearken unto
the commandments of the LORD thy God, which I command thee this day, to observe
and to do them.
Deuteronomy 30:19-20 I call
heaven and earth to record this day against you, that I have set before you
life and death, blessing and cursing: therefore choose life, that both thou and
thy seed may live: That thou mayest love the LORD thy God, and that thou mayest
obey his voice, and that thou mayest cleave unto him: for he is thy life, and
the length of thy days: that thou mayest dwell in the land which the LORD sware
unto thy fathers, to Abraham, to Isaac, and to Jacob, to give them.
Psalms 30:2 O LORD my God, I cried unto thee, and thou hast healed me.
Psalms 30:5 Weeping may endure for a night, but joy cometh in the
morning.
Psalms 34:18 The LORD is close to the brokenhearted and saves those who
are crushed in spirit.
Psalms 42:11 Why art thou cast down, O my soul? and why art thou
disquieted within me? Hope thou in God: for I shall yet praise Him, who is the
health of my countenance, and my God.
Psalms 69:32b Your heart shall live (be rejuvenated) that seek God.
Psalms 91:9-11 Because thou hast
made the LORD, which is my refuge, even the most High, thy habitation, there
shall no evil befall thee, neither shall any plague come nigh thy dwelling. For
He shall give His angels charge over thee, to keep thee in all thy ways.
Psalms 91:16 With long life will
I satisfy him, and show him My salvation.
Psalms 92:12-15 The righteous
will flourish like a palm tree, they will grow like a cedar of Lebanon; planted
in the house of the LORD, they will flourish in the courts of our God. They
will still bear fruit in old age, they will stay fresh and green, proclaiming,
“The LORD is upright; he is my Rock, and there is no wickedness in him.”
Psalms 103:2-5 Bless the LORD, O my soul, and forget not all his
benefits: Who forgiveth all thine iniquities; who healeth all thy diseases. Who
redeemeth thy life from destruction; who crowneth thee with lovingkindness and
tender mercies. Who satisfieth thy mouth with good things; so that thy youth is
renewed like the eagle's.
Psalms 105:37 He brought them forth [Children of Israel delivered out of
Egypt) also with silver and gold: and there was not one feeble person among
their tribes.
Psalms 107:20 He sent his Word, and healed them, and delivered them from
destruction.
Psalms 118:17 I shall not die, but live, and declare the works of the
LORD.
Psalms 147:2-3 The LORD builds up Jerusalem; He gathers together the
outcasts of Israel. He heals the brokenhearted and binds up their wounds.
Proverbs 3:7-8 Be not wise in
thine own eyes: fear the LORD, and depart from evil. It shall be health to thy
navel, and marrow to thy bones.
Proverbs 4:20-22 My son, attend
to my words; incline thine ear unto my sayings. Let them not depart from thine
eyes; keep them in the midst of thine heart. For they are life unto those that
find them, and health to all their flesh.
Proverbs 12:18b The tongue of the wise is health.
Proverbs 13:12 Hope deferred
makes the heart sick, but when the desire comes, it is a tree of life.
Proverbs 13:17b A faithful
ambassador is health.
Proverbs 14:30 A sound heart is
the life of the flesh.
Proverbs 15:4a The tongue that
brings healing is a tree of life.
Proverbs 15:30 A cheerful look
brings joy to the heart, and good news gives health to the bones.
Proverbs 16:24 Pleasant words are
as an honeycomb, sweet to the soul, and health to the bones.
Proverbs 17:22 A merry heart
doeth good like a medicine.
Proverbs 18:21 Death and Life is
in the power of the tongue.
Isaiah 38:16 You restored me to
health and let me live.
Isaiah 53:5 But He (Jesus) was
wounded for our transgressions, He was bruised for our iniquities: the
chastisement of our peace was upon Him; and with His stripes [from the
scourging and beatings] we are healed.
Isaiah 54:17 No weapon that is
formed against thee shall prosper; and every tongue that shall rise against
thee in judgment thou shalt condemn. This is the heritage of the servants of
the LORD, and their righteousness is of me, saith the LORD.
Isaiah 55:11 So shall My Word be
that goes forth from My mouth; it shall not return to Me void, but it shall
accomplish what I please, and it shall prosper in the thing for which I sent
it.
Isaiah 57:18-19 I have seen his
ways, but I will heal him; I will lead him and restore comfort to him and to
his mourners, creating the praise of the lips. Peace, Peace to him who is far
and to him who is near, says the LORD, and I will heal him.
Isaiah 58:8 Then shall thy light
break forth as the morning, and thine health shall spring forth speedily: and
thy righteousness shall go before thee; the glory of the LORD shall be thy
reward.
Isaiah 58:11 The LORD will guide
you continually and satisfy your soul in drought. And strengthen your bones.
You shall be like a watered garden, and like a spring of water, whose waters do
not fail.
Isaiah 61:1-3 (xref Luke 4:18-19)
The Spirit of the Lord GOD is upon me; because the LORD hath anointed me
to preach good tidings unto the meek; He hath sent me to bind up the
brokenhearted, to proclaim liberty to the captives, and the opening of the
prison to them that are bound. To proclaim the acceptable year of the LORD, and
the day of vengeance of our God; to comfort all that mourn. To appoint unto
them that mourn in Zion, to give unto them beauty for ashes, the oil of joy for
mourning, the garment of praise for the spirit of heaviness; that they might be
called trees [oaks] of righteousness, the planting of the LORD, that He might
be glorified.
Isaiah 61:7-8a Instead of your
shame you will have a double portion; and instead of humiliation you will shout
for joy over your portion. Therefore, you shall possess a double portion in
your land, and everlasting joy will be yours. For I, the LORD, love justice.
Isaiah 65:24 And it shall come to
pass, that before they call, I will answer; and while they are yet speaking, I
will hear.
Isaiah 66:14 You shall see it,
and your heart shall rejoice; your bones shall flourish like new grass.
Jeremiah 1:12 Then the LORD said
to me, “You have seen well, for I am ready to perform My word.”
Jeremiah 17:14 Heal me, O LORD,
and I shall be healed; save me, and I shall be saved: for thou art my praise.
Jeremiah 29:11 For I know the
thoughts that I think toward you, saith the LORD, thoughts of peace, and not of
evil, to give you a hope and a future.
Jeremiah 30:17 For I will restore
health unto thee and I will heal thee of thy wounds, saith the LORD; because
they called thee an Outcast, saying, This is Zion, whom no man seeketh after.
Jeremiah 31:3-4 I have loved you
with an everlasting love; therefore I have drawn you with lovingkindness. Again
I will build you and you will be rebuilt ... again you will take up your
tambourines, and go forth to the dances of the merrymakers.
Jeremiah 33:6 Behold, I will
bring you health and cure, and I will cure you, and will reveal unto you the
abundance of peace and truth.
Ezekiel 34:16 I will search for
the lost and bring back the strays. I will bind up the injured and strengthen
the weak.
Ezekiel 37:3-10 And He said to
me, “Son of man, can these bones live?” So I answered, “O Lord GOD, You know.”
Again He said to me, “Prophesy to these bones, and say to them, ‘O dry bones,
hear the Word of the LORD!’ Thus says the Lord GOD to these bones: “Surely I
will cause breath to enter into you, and you shall live.” Then He said to me,
“Prophesy to the breath, prophesy, son of man, and say to the breath, ‘Thus
says the Lord GOD: “Come from the four winds, O breath, and breathe on these
smitten, that they may live.’” So I prophesied as He commanded me, and breath
came into them, and they lived, and stood upon their feet. (The breath of God
refers to the Holy Spirit who quickens our mortal bodies—Romans 8:11.)
Ezekiel 47:12 (xref Rev 22:1-2)
All kinds of fruit trees will grow along the riverbanks. The leaves will
never turn brown and fall, and there will always be fruit. There will be a new
crop every month—without fail! For they
are watered by the river flowing from the Sanctuary. The fruit will be for food
and the leaves for medicine.
Joel 3:10 Let the weak say, ‘I am
strong.’
Nahum 1:9 Affliction will not
rise up a second time.
Zechariah 4:6-7 This is the word
of the LORD unto Zerubbabel, saying, “Not by might, nor by power, but by My
Spirit, saith the LORD of hosts.” Who art thou, O great mountain? Before
Zerubbabel thou shalt become a [level] plain. xref Mark 11:23
Malachi 4:2 But unto you that
fear My Name shall the Sun of Righteousness arise with healing in His wings.
The word “wings” in Malachi 4:2 is, according to the Hebrew definition,
referring to the hem, border, edge of the garment, such as of the priestly robe
or the fringes of a prayer shawl.
In the New Testament, Matthew tells of the account in Matthew 9:20-22 of
a woman who had an issue of blood (hemorrhaging) for 12 years and had spent all
she had on doctors and was not any better. She heard that Jesus was in town.
She said to herself: “If I might just touch the hem of His garment, I shall be
made whole.” She spoke in faith, then took action and pressed through the
crowds. When she made it to Jesus, she touched the hem of His robe or the
prayer shawl He was wearing, and when she did, she was instantly healed of her
affliction.
Jesus felt virtue (healing power) go out of him and asked who touched
him. Then the woman told her whole story to Him and all those around her ...
about how she had suffered with this affliction for 12 years and was only
growing worse, she had spent every dime on doctors but was not any better, but
that now she was healed and whole through the power of Jesus Christ.
Other passages mention that more people were healed when they touched
the hem of Jesus’ garment. See Matthew 14:35-36 and Mark 6:56.
Jesus’ robe signified His Priestly authority. The priestly garment
symbolizes a mantle of the Anointing of the Holy Spirit. He is our Great High
Priest from the Tribe of Judah in the order of Melchizedek (which is a Heavenly
and eternal Priesthood).
The prayer shawl represents being wrapped in all the promises of God
that are legally ours through the Covenant we have with God. One of those promises is healing and health.
