In the biblical context, "wonder-workers" refers to individuals who perform miraculous acts or signs that demonstrate divine power and authority. These acts are often referred to as "wonders" or "miracles" and serve to authenticate the message and mission of God's chosen servants. The Bible provides numerous accounts of such individuals, both in the Old and New Testaments, who were empowered by God to perform extraordinary deeds.

Old Testament Wonder-workers

1. Moses: One of the most prominent wonder-workers in the Old Testament, Moses was chosen by God to lead the Israelites out of Egypt. Through Moses, God performed numerous miracles, including the ten plagues (Exodus 7-12), the parting of the Red Sea (Exodus 14:21-22), and the provision of manna and water in the wilderness (Exodus 16-17). These acts demonstrated God's power and faithfulness to His covenant people.

2. Elijah: The prophet Elijah performed several miracles that affirmed his role as a prophet of the Lord. Notable among these was the calling down of fire from heaven to consume the sacrifice on Mount Carmel, proving the power of the God of Israel over the prophets of Baal (1 Kings 18:36-39). Elijah also raised the widow's son from the dead (1 Kings 17:21-22) and was taken up to heaven in a whirlwind (2 Kings 2:11).

3. Elisha: As the successor to Elijah, Elisha performed many miracles, including the purification of the waters of Jericho (2 Kings 2:21-22), the multiplication of the widow's oil (2 Kings 4:1-7), and the raising of the Shunammite's son (2 Kings 4:32-35). These acts served to confirm his prophetic authority and God's ongoing presence with Israel.

New Testament Wonder-workers

1. Jesus Christ: The ultimate wonder-worker, Jesus performed numerous miracles that revealed His divine nature and authority. These included healing the sick (Matthew 8:16-17), raising the dead (John 11:43-44), calming storms (Mark 4:39), and feeding thousands with a few loaves and fish (Matthew 14:19-21). Jesus' miracles were signs of the coming Kingdom of God and His identity as the Messiah. As stated in John 20:30-31 , "Jesus performed many other signs in the presence of His disciples, which are not written in this book. But these are written so that you may believe that Jesus is the Christ, the Son of God, and that by believing you may have life in His name."

2. The Apostles: Following Jesus' ascension, the apostles continued to perform miracles through the power of the Holy Spirit. Peter and John healed a lame man at the temple gate (Acts 3:6-8), and many signs and wonders were performed by the apostles among the people (Acts 5:12). The apostle Paul also performed miracles, such as healing the sick and casting out demons (Acts 19:11-12), which served to validate his apostolic ministry and the message of the Gospel.

Purpose and Significance

The purpose of miracles and wonders in the biblical narrative is multifaceted. They serve to confirm the divine calling and authority of God's messengers, demonstrate God's power and compassion, and provide a foretaste of the restoration and redemption that God promises to His people. As signs, they point beyond themselves to the greater reality of God's presence and activity in the world, inviting faith and obedience from those who witness them.

General Service to the Unmercenaries and Wonder-Workers.
... CHAPTER XXVI. GENERAL SERVICE TO THE UNMERCENARIES AND WONDER-WORKERS. At
the Vespers, for O Lord, I have cried, the Stichera, Tone ...
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The General Menaion
... CHAPTER XXV. THE GENERAL SERVICE TO A HIERO-CONFESSOR OR MONK-CONFESSOR. CHAPTER
XXVI. GENERAL SERVICE TO THE UNMERCENARIES AND WONDER-WORKERS. CHAPTER XXVII. ...
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Preface.
... THE GENERAL SERVICE TO A HIERO-CONFESSOR OR MONK- CONFESSOR XXVI. THE GENERAL
SERVICE TO THE UNMERCENARIES AND WONDER-WORKERS XXVII. ...
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Of Porphyry's Epistle to Anebo, in which He Asks for Information ...
... He inquires further, and still as one in doubt, whether diviners and wonderworkers
are men of unusually powerful souls, or whether the power to do these things ...
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Synopsis. --The Cardinal Point in the Present Discussion
... Taking place in the sphere of the senses, they were a revelation of the type seen
before and since in the lives of wonder-workers ancient and modern, in whom ...
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Treatise on the Priesthood. Book vi.
... 6. But as in the case of wonder-workers, a large apparatus is required, both wheels
and ropes and daggers; while the philosopher has the whole of his art ...
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Of Passages from the Holy Scriptures, and from the Apocrypha ...
... Tract.23), "The Lord put us on our guard against those wonder"workers, when he foretold
that false prophets would arise, who, by lying signs and divers ...
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1 Cor. Ix. 1
... by piteous gestures and words and finding that they availed nothing, have left off
those supplications and henceforward our very wonder-workers are surpassed ...
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Wonder-workers (16 Occurrences)
Wonder-workers. Wonder-worker, Wonder-workers. Wonder-working .
Multi-Version Concordance Wonder-workers (16 Occurrences). ...
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Users (9 Occurrences)
... needing wisdom and good sense, about which the king put questions to them, he saw
that they were ten times better than all the wonder-workers and users of ...
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Arts (48 Occurrences)
... (See NIV). Exodus 7:11 Then Pharaoh sent for the wise men and the wonder-workers,
and they, the wonder-workers of Egypt, did the same with their secret arts. ...
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Readers (9 Occurrences)
... Daniel 2:27 Then Daniel said in answer to the king, No wise men, or users of secret
arts, or wonder-workers, or readers of signs, are able to make clear to the ...
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Consulted (33 Occurrences)
... the fire, and made use of secret arts and signs for reading the future; he gave
positions to those who had control of spirits and to wonder-workers; he did ...
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Positions (41 Occurrences)
... the fire, and made use of secret arts and signs for reading the future; he gave
positions to those who had control of spirits and to wonder-workers; he did ...
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Disease (213 Occurrences)
... Exodus 9:11 And the wonder-workers were not able to take their places before Moses,
because of the disease; for the disease was on the wonder-workers and on ...
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Chaldaeans (65 Occurrences)
... Daniel 2:2 Then the king gave orders that the wonder-workers, and the users of secret
arts, and those who made use of evil powers, and the Chaldaeans, were to ...
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Reading (58 Occurrences)
... the fire, and made use of secret arts and signs for reading the future; he gave
positions to those who had control of spirits and to wonder-workers; he did ...
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Powers (43 Occurrences)
... of secret arts, and signs for reading the future, and unnatural powers, and gave
positions to those who had control of spirits and to wonder-workers: he did ...
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