BIBLICAL HEALTHCARE

The Concept of Biblical Healthcare

The concept of Biblical healthcare is based on the belief that physical health and spiritual health are interrelated and that God is the ultimate source of healing.

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This approach to healthcare emphasizes the belief that God is the ultimate healer and that His Word is our best source of medical advice. Its belief system is founded on the premise that God has the power to heal us, and that His Word contains the wisdom we need to care for our bodies. This perspective leads to a focus on prayer and Scripture as the primary tools for maintaining our health. Additionally, believers in biblical healthcare often seek natural remedies and avoid medical procedures that they believe may be harmful.

The Bible is clear that we are to take care of our bodies and seek medical help when needed. In 1 Corinthians 6:19-20, we are told to “honour God with our bodies.” This means that we are to take care of them and not abuse them. Additionally, in James 5:14-15, we are told to “pray for one another, that you may be healed.” This shows that God wants us to seek medical help when we are sick or injured. There are many other verses in the Bible that talk about taking care of our bodies, and we should heed these verses in order to live a healthy life.

Biblical healthcare is about trusting God for our healing, whether that means seeking medical help or not. In either case, we are placing our faith in God and His ability to heal us. Whether we see physical healing or not, we know that God is working in our lives and is ultimately in control.

It is not only about taking care of our bodies and treating them with respect, as they are fearfully and wonderfully made, but it is also about listening to our bodies and giving them what they need. Too often, we neglect our bodies and push them to the limits, without listening to the warning signs they give us. This can lead to serious health problems down the road. So it is important to take care of our bodies, mind and soul, and treat them with respect and love.

MEDICINE IN THE BIBLE

The Bible is the word of GOD who describes himself, according to the Hebrew text of Exodus 15:26, as our ‘Rophe’, doctor. It is no wonder then that such a wide scope of medicine is represented in the Bible. It covers the full cycle of life, from birth to death.

It all started with GOD creating Adam from dust. Then in Genesis 2:21-22, God performed the first operation ever. He took a rib from Adam, filled the space up with flesh and formed Eve from the rib.

During the procedure, Adam was in a deep sleep, tardema in Hebrew. Today, the word hardema is being used in modern Hebrew for anaesthesia. Then Adam had sexual intercourse with his wife and man began to multiply (Genesis 4:1). GOD the Creator is the embryologist who forms human beings in the womb. Psalm 139:13-16 says that He sees our unformed lump and wonderfully knits and weaves us together.

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What Does the Bible Say About Medicine?

Nowhere in the Bible is medicine condemned. On the contrary, it recommends it instead. Although many circles believe that medicine contradicts the will of God or the concept of faith in God, such a stance is not supported by the Bible.

Below are 20 Powerful Bible Verses About Medicine:-

  1. Jeremiah 8:22 – Is there no medicine in Gilead? Is there no physician there? Why is there no healing for the wounds of my people?
  2. Ezekiel 47:11-12 – Yet its swamps and marshes will not be healed; they will be left for salt. All kinds of trees providing food will grow along both banks of the river. Their leaves will not wither, and their fruit will not fail. Each month they will bear fresh fruit because the water comes from the sanctuary. Their fruit will be used for food and their leaves for medicine.
  3. Revelation 22:2 – It flowed down the center of the main street. On each side of the river grew a tree of life, bearing twelve crops of fruit, with a fresh crop each month. The leaves were used for medicine to heal the nations..
  4. Isaiah 38:21 – Isaiah had said to Hezekiah’s servants, “Make an ointment from figs and spread it over the boil, and Hezekiah will recover.”
  5. 2 Kings 20:7 – Then Isaiah said, “Make an ointment from figs.” So Hezekiah’s servants spread the ointment over the boil, and Hezekiah recovered!
  6. Jeremiah 51:8 – But suddenly Babylon, too, has fallen. Weep for her. Give her medicine. Perhaps she can yet be healed.
  7. Isaiah 1:6 – You are battered from head to foot— covered with bruises, welts, and infected wounds— without any soothing ointments or bandages.

Alcohol was used as medicine.

  1. 1 Timothy 5:23 – Don’t drink only water. You ought to drink a little wine for the sake of your stomach because you are sick so often.
  2. Luke 10:33-34 – Then a despised Samaritan came along, and when he saw the man, he felt compassion for him. Going over to him, the Samaritan soothed his wounds with olive oil and wine and bandaged them. Then he put the man on his own donkey and took him to an inn, where he took care of him.
  3. Proverbs 31:6 – Give strong drink to the one who is perishing, and wine to those who are bitterly distressed.

Doctors mentioned in the Bible.

  1. Matthew 9:12 – When Jesus heard this, he said, “Healthy people don’t need a doctor–sick people do.”
  2. Colossians 4:14 – Luke, the beloved doctor, sends his greetings, and so does Demas.
  3. Job 13:4 – You, however, smear me with lies; you are worthless physicians, all of you!
  4. Genesis 50:2 – Then Joseph told the physicians who served him to embalm his father’s body; so Jacob was embalmed.

YeHoVaH Ropheka (GOD Our Healer)

  1. Psalm 103:2-3 – Bless the LORD, my soul, and never forget any of his benefits: He continues to forgive all your sins, he continues to heal all your diseases.
  2. Job 5:18 – because though he wounds, but then applies bandages; though he strikes, his hands still heal.
  3. Psalm 147:3 – He heals the broken-hearted, binding up their injuries.
  4. 2 Corinthians 5:7 – (For we walk by faith, not by sight.)
  5. Proverbs 17:22 – A joyful heart is good medicine, but a broken spirit dries up the bones.
  6. Ecclesiastes 3:3 – – A time to kill, and a time to heal; a time to break down, and a time to build up.

Conclusion:

GOD can use medicine to heal us. We live by faith and not by sight. GOD is always behind the scenes working. Pray that GOD will heal you. Trust in Him alone to help you, and always remember to use, never abuse. Prayer is the best medicine. GOD is the best doctor.

“GOD heals, and the doctor takes the fee.” – Benjamin Franklin.

So continue to trust in the LORD, He is the one who really heals. He just does it behind the scenes.