Albert Barnes Commentary Matthew 15:29-31

"And Jesus departed thence, and came nigh unto the sea of Galilee; and he went up into the mountain, and sat there. And there came unto him great multitudes, having with them the lame, blind, dumb, maimed, and many others, and they cast them down at this feet; and he healed them: insomuch that the multitude wondered, when they saw the dumb speaking, the maimed whole, and lame walking, and the blind seeing: and they glorified the God of Israel." — Matthew 15:29-31 (ASV)

Sea of Galilee. That is, the Lake of Gennesaret. For an account of the principal diseases mentioned here, see Barnes on Matthew 4:24.

Maimed. Those to whom a hand or foot was lacking. See Matthew 18:8. To cure them—that is, to restore a hand or foot—was a direct act of creative power. It is no wonder, therefore, that the people wondered.

And they glorified the God of Israel. To glorify, here, means to praise, to acknowledge his power and goodness. The God of Israel was the God whom the Israelites or Jews worshipped.