The Farmville herald. [volume] (Farmville, Va.) 1890-1934, 1906-05-11
A Fierce
DemOniaCHealed
Sunday School Lesson Tor Nay IS. 1906
speeiniiy Prepared for This Paper.

| ILANE.-COaet OF Lake OF NeliAoef 80 N9'
from Tiberias
SCRIPTURE REFERENCES. - otheI
recorded cures Of demoniaos: Matt. s.aI
g.. Mark i;z3-8 duke 4:S-&); Matt ~
duke il.lD; Matt. lf.it-is (Nark e;ll-H
Luke ese-sg) References 10 Satan;
| Chron. nj: Job i6. Psa- ioe.6; Lech "
New Testament references 10 Satan: Matt
4lO. l2:2e, is.9si Mark t:isi Luke io;ls' z .
John 10 n; Acts S:s, sis. Rom. 1870; TIM
Sis: Rom is.e, otc. Demons: Marx sis
Luke 4:Si, OIL; io.lf: is:s7. Cor. io.So. a
Jas 2:is: Rev. ls:2. etc.
Comment and Suggestive Thought
V. /. They" Jesus and the Twelve
'"The other side" Across the Sea ol
Galilee from Capernaumi hence to
ward its southeast extremity.
V. g. "out Of the tombs." Which
were not far from the shore. "A man.
Matthew mentions two demoniacs
We may presume that the one Marl
tells OF was 30 peculiarly fierce tha'
the other was scarcely considered
though We have no doubt Jesus healed
him also. "An unclean spirit" One
thus afalcted was prone TO haunt
places and follow practices regarded
by Jews a. csremonially unclean.
V. s. HAD his dwelling among the
tombs." Natural and artificial caves
often very large. are found In thi;
region.
v. 4. Bound with letters" Chains
fastening the feet Matthew tells u'
that people were afraid TO pass that
way, because OF this fierce man
"Plucked asupder." Like many an
other frenzled person. he seemed &c
have supsrhuman strength Broker
in pieces" Or torn asunder, II they
were OF rope.
v. s. Might and day noun
tains and tombs." Roaming the hill
sides or hiding among the tombs
Crying and cutting himself" He
was in misery. and gave vent probably
to fierce shrieks. He also had a pro
pensity 10 injure himself The devil
is a hard paymaster from. 6:2S).
V. 8. Saw afar on" He
must have dlscerned him when he was
yet out at sea. "Worshlped Him
Fell PROSTATE before Jesus, as In
worship
V. Z. "Cried with a loud voice.
An inarticulate shrek. What have
II" etc. Literally. What is there tc
me and thee" That is, What have
we in common7 "Son Of the most
high Cod" A title for Jesus that
was used by Gentiles rather than
Jews" Torment me not" Trench
says. THE true deyilish spirit counts
It torment not to be suffered to tor
ment others"
VS.. "He said" Rather. was say
ing" Already. by word or manner
Jesus had indicated his purpose to
release the demonlzed man.
V. 9. what Is thy manner" II Is
said nothing goes farther toward
bringing a frenzied person to com
posure than getting him TO tell his
name. Legion" A division OF the
Roman army consisting nominally OF
5000 soldiers. was called a legion
Here the term merely means many.
V. 10. "Out OF the country" Luke
says Into the deep" or "the abyss.
that is, TO Gehenna, the place Of evil
spirits.
V. II. "a great herd Of swine.
The region was largely inhabited by
Gentlles, or by religiously careless
Jews, since strict Jews deemed swine
unclean, and would have nothing "a
do with the animal save under d.
rect necessity (Luke 1919.
V. i3. Jesus gave them leave
Demons can do nothing among men
save az permitted by God; and this
assures US that he purposes 10 over
rule their work for our good. and
will enable US to escape being harmed
by them q Cor. 1919. THE herd
ran (rushed) into the sea"
The frenzied animals rushed down the
steep bank. Thus the demons were
outwitted. and We may presume could
only return 10 their own place.
V. Ia. They fed" The keepers
we're dlsmayed, perhaps feared for
their own lives. and hurried home
ward, spreading the news Of the event
in the country and the city as they
went. They" Many OF those who
heard the story OF the swineherds.
Matthew says the whole city"
V. IS. "See him" Better In Rev.
Yer. Behold" as the original
means TO look earnestly and Intently.
Doubtless many Of them had known
this man in the past only to fear
him. Sitting clothed, in his right
mind" Whereas before he had been
ever on the move, naked and dement,.
ed. Were afraid" They felt an awe
Of both the man and his Healer.
V. i6. They that saw f." The
swineherds. who returned with the
crowd. Told how II befell." They
fully reported both parts Of the story;
but alas. the loss OF the pigs impressed
the people more than the rescue OF the
afflicted man.
Practical Points.
V. 1. Jesus would seek and save
people Of every land.-John l0:i6.
V. 8. Many whom chains OF iron
cannot bind may be bound by the
mightler bonds Of ioye.-2 Cor
5:14. is.
V. o. Evil spirits commonly go In
companies. No sin stands alone
Matt 12:ls-45.
v. IS. When one Is saved by Jesus
he becomes In every particular a new
creature-2 Cor o:l7.
V. II. We must take care lest in
despising Chrlsts messengers. we bid
Him depart from us.-Luke 1915.
A good complexion Is impossible with
the stomach out Of order. II pasty sal
low people would pay more attention
TO their stomachs and less to the skin
on their faces, they would have better
compilations. KODOB FOR DGS-
PERSIA will digest what you eat and
put your stomach back in right shape
10 do its own work. KOdOl relieves
..oI,stotso., ~ tho haarf fafUlcnpp