IN HIMintermediate
According to the New Testament in Matthew 8:16–17, Jesus's healing of the sick and casting out of spirits directly fulfilled which Old Testament prophecy?
Answer
Isaiah's prophecy that the Servant would take our infirmities and bear our diseases
Explanation
### Why this is right
- **Isaiah’s statement about healing through the servant’s stripes** is cited as a foundation for the author’s healing-in-the-atonement argument.
- **Matthew’s account that Jesus healed and fulfilled Isaiah’s words** links Jesus’ ministry with that prophetic text.
- **Acts’ description of Jesus healing those oppressed by the devil** supports the book’s contrast between Jesus as healer and the devil as oppressor.
### The other options
- **D. A claim that healing is earned through financial payment**: no such claim appears in the cited argument.
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