Ministry & MissionClear Fulfillment
The Deaf Hear and the Mute Speak
Written: ~735 BC→Fulfilled: ~AD 28-30
Isaiah's description of the messianic age included healing the deaf and mute, fulfilled in Jesus's healing ministry.
Prophecy & Fulfillment
Old Testament Prophecy
Isaiah 35:5-6
"Then will the eyes of the blind be opened and the ears of the deaf unstopped. Then will the lame leap like a deer, and the mute tongue shout for joy."
New Testament Fulfillment
Mark 7:37
"People were overwhelmed with amazement. "He has done everything well," they said. "He even makes the deaf hear and the mute speak.""
Commentary
The crowd's amazement at Jesus's healing of a deaf-mute echoes Isaiah 35:5-6. The people's declaration "He has done everything well" is a recognition that Jesus's ministry fulfilled the prophetic expectations of the messianic age.