Mark 7:31–37 — Hearing the Messiah

What Mark shows Jesus doing is a fulfillment of God's promise to overthrow the powers that stand against his people. We're told what will happen: The eyes of the blind will be opened, the ears of the deaf unstopped, the lame shall leap like a deer, the tongue of the mute sing for joy. Waters will break forth in the wilderness and streams in the desert. So what Jesus does for this man is both a fulfillment of Isaiah's prophecy and also a picture for us of what salvation looks like. Desolation—desolation and judgment—turned to celebration and joy.