Did anyone in the Bible (besides Jesus) ever heal a blind person?
I cannot find an account in scripture of any prophet or apostle ever healing blindness. They healed all kinds of sickness and even raised people from the dead. But Jesus seems to be the only one who has restored vision to the sightless. This has to be theologically significant, but I have never read anything about it or heard it discussed.
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Asked February 27 2014
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David Robinson
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Jack Gutknecht
In Scripture we see prophets and apostles perform many miracles, healing sickness, casting out demons, and even raising the dead. But I cannot find an example of anyone besides Jesus healing physical blindness. Jesus opened the eyes of the blind more than once, but no one else seems to have done so. Could this be theologically significant? If so, what does it teach us about who Jesus is and His mission?
This makes me think of my own testimony. Spiritually I was like that blind man, wandering and full of worries and fears. But when God opened my eyes, I could finally see His truth. Just as the old song says: “Just like the blind man I wandered along. Worries and fears I claimed for my own. Then like the blind man that God gave back his sight, praise the Lord, I saw the light.”