Confessing Jesus is the Savior

It appears that several of the people that Matthew records being healed called Jesus "Son of David". This refers to Jesus fulfilling a prophecy that the Savior would descend from David's line. When Jesus was called this title by people, they were in essence stating his divinity. Jesus would then heal them of their sickness or infirmity. I believe Matthew is trying to teach us that when we confess Jesus' divinity and show faith in him, it is then that He is able and willing to heal us.

Here are 3 examples from Matthew:

Matthew 20:

30 ¶And, behold, two ^ablind men sitting by the way side, when they heard that Jesus passed by, cried out, saying, Have mercy on us, O Lord, thou Son of David.

31 And the multitude rebuked them, because they should hold their peace: but they cried the more, saying, Have mercy on us, O Lord, thou Son of David.

32 And Jesus stood still, and called them, and said, What will ye that I shall do unto you?

33 They say unto him, Lord, that our eyes may be opened.

34 So Jesus had ^acompassion on them, and touched their eyes: and immediately their eyes received ^bsight, and they followed him.

Matthew 9:

27 ¶And when Jesus departed thence, two blind men followed him, crying, and saying, Thou Son of David, have mercy on us.

28 And when he was come into the house, the ^ablind men came to him: and Jesus saith unto them, ^bBelieve ye that I am able to do this? They said unto him, Yea, Lord.

29 Then touched he their eyes, saying, According to your ^afaith be it unto you.

30 And their ^aeyes were ^bopened; and Jesus ^cstraitly charged them, saying, See that no man know it.

Matthew 15:

22 And, behold, a woman of Canaan came out of the same coasts, and cried unto him, saying, Have mercy on me, O Lord, thou Son of David; my daughter is grievously vexed with a devil.

23 But he answered her not a word. And his disciples came and besought him, saying, Send her away; for she crieth after us.

24 But he answered and said, I am not ^asent but unto the lost sheep of the house of ^bIsrael.

25 Then came she and worshipped him, saying, Lord, help me.

26 But he answered and said, It is not meet to take the children’s bread, and to cast it to ^adogs.

27 And she said, Truth, Lord: yet the dogs eat of the crumbs which fall from their masters’ table.

28 Then Jesus answered and said unto her, O woman, great is thy^afaith: be it unto thee even as thou wilt. And her daughter was made whole from that very hour.