What was the motivation of Jesus in performing this miracle?

One of the reasons why Jesus used miracles was to exhibit the love and mercy of God toward the plight of human beings. In the healing of the leper, for example, it was because Jesus had pity on the person. Another reason why Jesus performed miracles was to show the people his identity as the Messiah.

What do we learn from the widow of Nain?

Especially when we feel forgotten or overlooked, we must remember: Jesus came to the widow’s aid precisely in her time of need, and He will come to us as well. Sometimes in the ups and downs of life, we can feel like God is not very active in our day-to-day lives.

What is the story of Jesus feeding the 5000?

The Feeding of the 5,000 is also known as the “miracle of the five loaves and two fish”; the Gospel of John reports that Jesus used five loaves and two fish supplied by a boy to feed a multitude. Jesus said that they did not need to go away, and therefore the disciples were to give them something to eat.

Why did Jesus raise the widow’s son?

The woman in the story had lost both her husband and her only son, so that there was no one left to support her. As she could not have inherited the land, the loss of her only son would have left her dependent on the charity of more distant relatives and neighbours.

What are the 7 miracles of Jesus?

Seven Signs

• Changing water into wine at Cana in John 2:1-11 – “the first of the signs”
• Healing the royal official’s son in Capernaum in John 4:46-54.
• Healing the paralytic at Bethesda in John 5:1-15.
• Feeding the 5000 in John 6:5-14.
• Jesus walking on water in John 6:16-24.
• Healing the man blind from birth in John 9:1-7.

What does God say about widows?

The Lord watches over the foreigner and sustains the fatherless and the widow. He heals the brokenhearted and binds up their wounds. My comfort in my suffering is this; Your promise preserves my life. Sustain me, my God, according to your promise, and I will live; do not let my hopes be dashed.

Where did Jesus raise the son of a widow?

Nain
The location is the village of Nain, two miles south of Mount Tabor. This is the first of three miracles of Jesus in the canonical gospels in which he raises the dead, the other two being the raising of Jairus’ daughter and of Lazarus.