Miracle

A miracle is an amazing, beneficial event that goes (or at least seems to go) against natural laws. Some people say that a miracle is always an act brought about by God or other supernatural force (such as an angel). Others say that there can always be another explanation for it. And thirdly, some say the event is myth and never actually even happened in the first place.

According to the Bible

In the Bible a miracle is an act by God, where God's presence is shown. They can be an act that affects one person, or a gigantic disturbance of nature that changes the world.

Examples in the Bible

Here are seven types that can be found. These are just some of the many miracles in the Bible.

God's authority

Moses parts the Red Sea so that the people of Israel could escape from Egypt
Jesus commands the storm winds to stop blowing

Healing

A man crippled since birth gets up and walks after Jesus heals him
Jesus makes a man who was born blind to see

Judgment for evil

People became so evil that God destroys them with a flood; Noah and his family are saved
Two members of the Jerusalem church are struck dead for lying

Provision

God gives manna to the Israelites as they traveled through the desert
Jesus feeds thousands of people with only five loaves of bread and two fish

Raising the dead

By the power of God, Elijah raises a widow’s dead son back to life
Jesus raises his friend, Lazarus, to life

Safety

King Nebuchadnezzar tries to burn Shadrach, Meshach and Abednego to death in a fiery furnace, but God keeps them from burning

Visions

The prophet Isaiah has a vision of God seated on his throne surrounded by angels
Saul has a vision of Jesus that changed his life

In other books

Other religious books, like the Quran, Mahabharata and the Avesta, contains many references to this definition of miracle. An example of a miracle in the Quran is when Muhammad splits the moon into halves.

References

1 2 Exodus 14:15–30
↑ Luke 8:22–25
↑ Mark 2:1–12
↑ John 6:1–15
↑ Genesis 6
↑ Acts 5:1–11
↑ Matthew 14:13–21, John 6:1–15
↑ 1 Kings 17:17–24
↑ John 11:17–44
↑ Daniel 3
↑ Isaiah 6:1–5
↑ Acts 9
↑ The Amazing Bible Factbook. New York: American Bible Society. 2008. pp. 162–167. ISBN 978-1603207782.

[bibleverse||Exodus|14:15–30-1] 1 2 Exodus 14:15–30

[2] Luke 8:22–25

[3] Mark 2:1–12

[4] John 6:1–15

[5] Genesis 6

[6] Acts 5:1–11

[7] Matthew 14:13–21, John 6:1–15

[8] 1 Kings 17:17–24

[9] John 11:17–44

[10] Daniel 3

[11] Isaiah 6:1–5

[12] Acts 9

[ABF-13] The Amazing Bible Factbook. New York: American Bible Society. 2008. pp. 162–167. ISBN 978-1603207782.