Luke 4:39

‘And he stood over her, and rebuked the fever, and it left her, and immediately she rose up and ministered to them.'

And Jesus responded to their plea, and standing over the woman rebuked the fever, and it left her, revealing that all disease had to respond to His word. And the woman then immediately arose and produced a meal for them. God was arranging for His Son to be fed legitimately. Her actions, following immediately after arising from a bed on which she had been lying with a severe fever, revealed the total adequacy of the cure. people do not usually feel sprightly after a great fever.

Note how the healing of this woman, who is Peter's mother-in-law, parallels the healing of a man in the same way in Luke 4:33. The preparing of a meal parallels other places where women are seen as preparing meals. It is a part of their ministry (Luke 10:40). The women who followed Jesus probably did the same (Luke 8:2).

‘He rebuked the fever.' It is as though the fever is at fault and behaving as it ought not. But behind His rebuke is the sinfulness of man that had caused such things as this fever. Had it not been for man's sinfulness this fever would never have been. Thus is He rebuking mankind. And the great fever is an offence against God. It has marred His perfect handywork.