* he took.
  5:40  8:23  1Ki 17:19-22  2Ki 4:4-6,33,34  Joh 9:6,7 
 * put.
   This was clearly a symbolical action; for these remedies
   evidently could not, by their natural efficacy, avail to
   produce so wonderful an effect.  As the ears of the deaf
   appear closed, he applies his fingers to intimate that he
   would open them; and as the tongue of the dumb seems to be
   tied, or to cleave to the palate, he touches it, to intimate
   he would give loose and free motion to it.  He accommodated
   himself to the weakness of those who might not indeed doubt
   his power, but fancy some external sign was requisite to
   healing.  It was also thus made manifest, that this
   salutiferous power came from Himself, and that He who by one
   word, [ephphatha [,] had healed the
   man, must be Divine.