The Crittenden record. [volume] (Marion, Ky.) 1904-1907, 1906-05-11
A Fierce
DemOniaCHealed
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Lord hath done FOR thee Mark 10.
TlME.-Autumn. 4. n. - the morning
following tho events Of last lesson
PLAtE.-Coast Of Lake OF Galiloe. across
from TibcrIas
SCRIPTURE REFERENCES - Other
recorded cures OF demoulacs. Matt 80,
% Mark g1-s luke $3.50. Matt y =
Luke n 10. Matt i1li-B MARX Sli-D.
Luke $50 References 70 satan. !
Chron al. Job 10. rsA 1916 Hcch -
New Testament references 10 Satan Matt
go. 1875 IS q. Mark Az. Luke 10 rs. y ]
John 70 =. ArtsbJ.. a. Rom 90 " Tim.
rs. Rom u 9. etc Demons Mstk -
Luke iU.sl. lOl1. 80. I Cor lo.A. .
Jas q ~ Rev ls..etc
Comment and Suggestive Thought
V They" Jesus and the Twelve
The other side" Across tho Sea OF
GalIlee from Capernaum, hence To-
ward Us southeast extremity
Y ? "Out Of the tomhs Which
we're not far from the shore 4 man.
Matthew mentions two demoniacs
We may presume that the one Mark
tells OF vas 20 peculiarly fierce tina,
the other was scarcely considered.
though We have no doubt Jesus healed
him also An unclean spirit" one
thus afflicted vas prone 10 haunt
places and follow practices regarded
by Jews as corcm0nIilly uneleln
v ? Had his dwelling Rmong tho
tombs" Na'ural and ARTIFICIAL caves
often very large are found In this
frg.on
v bound with letters" Chains
fastening she Zoe, Matthew tells ne
that people were afraid 20 pass Tia,
way because Of this fierce man
'riurked asunder' Like many an.
other frcnaoi person. DO seemed TO
have sup-rhuman strength Broken
80 pieces Or torn a,unlrr. u they
we're Of rope
v . 'NEh' ana iay noun
tains and tombs" Roaming the hill
sides or hiding among ne iomls
Crying and cutting himself" lie
was 10 misery. ana gave vent probably
90 h"rcr shrIsks he also had a pro.
p"ns.ty % lulufe himself Tho devil
BE- a hard raymas'er from 30
V g Saw aiir on lis
must have disrcrnel him uhsn he vas
ye' ont az SEA "W1rhpeI Him
Fel PROSTATE bsiore Jesus. a. 10
worship
v e. "crei win a Iona ,oIc.
An .naf'.ru.Afr Shrek What have
T. etc Literally What is there %
me- ara thee That De-. what tav.
ar iu common Son n thr most
h.lh God s title Dor Jesus that
va. uf.l hy GENTLE rather than
jews Torment me not Trench
say Tho 'rgs is.IIsh spirit count1
u a torment not Co De- suffered to tor
men' 0'hers"
vs. .ilo said Rather was SAY
Ing Already ty v1rI 20 manner
Jesus bad Indicated DIS purpose %
release ths lcmorfri man
V . what is ihy name I, h|
aIl nothing r1ss farther toward
bringing a 'fras,i person 70 com
posture than rs't.ns him 90 tell hisI
name Legion division - The
Roman army consisting nominal.y %.
5000 soldiers. vas called a legion
Here The term merely means many
v 10 'OH' ~ ihs country Luke
SAYS "iu'l The iesp." or ths abyss
that is. 60 Gohsnn1 %. place ~ e,.lI
spirits.
v ~ a great herd % swine
The region vas hrssly inhabited hy
G'uii.es. 0r By rr'.F.0gsly arsIets
I~ss since strict Jews deemed swine
unc.cau and vouil have nothing 10
DO sith Che animal save under a.
rect necessity lI.uky 1879.
v o. Jesus save them l.sy, a
Demons can 90 nothing among me,
ave a. permitted BY God ani this
assures us that h. purposes G, over
rule their work Tor our e5oi and
viii enable us o. escape being harmed
by them a Cor iOl1l. The herd
ran trusbrU into thr sea 3D.
The frrufIcl animals rushed down the
steep hank Thus the demons vrr,
ortvI'irl and We may presume could
only return ~ their oan place
v ~ They Ted" Tho krrpsr
were d.snayci perhaps feared f5r
their Own lives. ami hurried tsm.
ward spreading thc neva ~ che event
in the country and tbc city as tbs,
sent They Many % those Who
beard ihr story of the EaInshsris
Matthew als .thn whole city,
v ~ Sec him Better in Rrv
Yer. Behold al che ofItIual
means i1 look earnestly aui IuirHfIy
Doubles many of them hal tu6ab|
tht man in The rast only 90 fear
him sitting clothed. in hIs rlbt|
mind " Whereas before De bad bccn
ever on the move naked and dement,.
"a Were afraid" They folt an awe
~ both The man and his Healer.
v o. They that saw d." Tho
selnehrrds. who returned with Tho
crowd Told how Il befcll" They
fully reported both parts " tho stor,
hut alas. the loss Of the pigs Impressed
the people more than the rescue Of tho
afflicted man
Practical Points.
V Jesus would seek and save
people u every land John io.iG.
V Many whom chains Of iron
cannot bind may b. bound BY the
mlghticr bonds Of love- Cor
80 a.