Why does Jesus heal people and then ask them not to tell anyone? Good question. One speculation is that the Jewish people thought that the Messiah would be a conquering king who would overthrow the Roman empire and kick some serious Roman butt. Palestine was a bit of a powder keg waiting to blow. Rebellion was always just under the surface. Jesus knew that if the report went out that He was the Messiah the revolutionaries would be ready to act.
Jesus may have wanted to wait so that He could teach the people that the Messiah would not be that conquering king but rather a suffering servant. When Jesus asked for silence from people, he was buying time to show them what the Messiahship meant.
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