The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1906-05-11
A Fierce
Demoniac Healed
Sunday School Lessen Tor May IS. 1900
Spscil-y Prepared for This Pager

IlML-AUtl--ius A. ~ - Nt-~
following the events % last lesson
tst-Ace -l-oast ~ Lake OF Galllee. across
SCRIPTURE REFERENCES. = Oths'
recorded cures OF demon'aes' M~.- 80
81. Mark .3-E luke s---l. Maj -
duke II 10. Matt ls-li-N MAX
luke 9 1S-tg References 10 SATAN
-, ~ Ioh is. Psa ioe 8. Iech- 81
New Testament references 20 satah- -aAN s
40. !. IS. 1873: Mark rs. Luke lv.4s' -
John IS =. Acts IS; Sis. Rom d. -, -.
SIS. Rom. is. etc Demons. -, =.
Luke al. 81; lc-ls. J. 49, So'- 49,
las are. Rev. i 2. etc -.
Comment and Suggestive Thought
VI They" Jesus and the Twelve.
The other side" Across the Eel
Galilee from Capernaum; hence 10
ward its southeast extremity
V .'Out OF the tombs. Wh'0n
were not far from the shore "A man
Matthew mentions two demoniacs-
We nav presume that the one Marx
Tells Of was 80 peculiarly fierce tna'
the other was scarcely considered,
though we have no doubt Jesus healel
him also. An unciean spirit Ohe
thus alicted was prone 10 hauht I
places and follow practices Te7aI-su
| Nv Jews as tttl NAAAA-A--tt-
Y. s. Had his dwelling among tns
torbs.~ Natural and artificial caves.
often very large. are found IN TINS
region.
Y Bound with letters" Chains
fastening the feet Matthew tells III
that people were afraid 10 pass that
wav because OF this fierce man
"Plucked asunder." Like many an
other frenzled person. he seemed 10
have superhuman strength BFoheH
IN pieces" Or torn asunder. II they
we're OF rope.
vs.. Night and day noun
tains and to-nbs" Roaming the hiii-
sides or hiding among tie tom1s.
-Crvirz and cutting himself. he
was in misery. and gave vent prooaoiy
TO fierce shrieks. lie also had a pro-
pensstv 10 injure himself The devh
IS a hard paymaster (Rom- 6:239.
V 6. "Saw afar OF" He
must have dlsce-ned him when he was
y vet out al saa. ~Worshiped Him
FELL PROSTATE before Jesus. as In
4 worship.
j, V. :. Cried with loud voice
An inarticulate shrek. What have
To- etc Literally. What Is there "a
= me and thee" That Is. What have
= ne in common" son Of the most
high God" title for Jesus that
was used BY Gentiles rather than
Jews" Torment me not" Trench
: saws. The true devilish spirit counts
II a torment not TO be suffered to tor
ment others"
Y s. He said" Rather. was say
II ing" Already. by word or manner
~ Jesus had indicated his purpose q
= release the demonized man
V. 9. What is thy name?" IT
= said nothing goes farther towar
:. bringing a frenzied person 20 con
posure than getting him 10 tell hi
- name. LEGION" A division OF IN
= Roman army consisting nominally 9
-. 600 soldiers. was called legioI
- Here the term merely means many
- V. 10. "Out OF the country" Lux
- says into the deep" or the abyss
- that Is, TO Gehenna. the place OF eV
~ spirits.
~ V. II. "A great herd Of swine
80 The region was largely inhabited
n Gentiles. or BY religiously carele
80 Jews. since strict Jews deemed swi'
~, unclean. and would have nothing
do with the animal save under
TIE rect necessity Luke 1870.
the Y. Is. Jesus gave them leave
Nv Demons can do nothing among m
save as permitted by Cod and n
assures us that he purposes to oy'
~ rule their work for our good. al
80 wiu enable US TO escape being harm
hv them q Cor. 1913. The he
80, ran (rushed) into the Sc;
The frenzied animals rushed down
steep bank Thus the demons VS.
- outwittea. and We may presume COT
-, only return TO their own place.
~ Y IA. They fed" The keep
we're dismayed. perhaps feared
10 their own lives. and hurried hoE
80 ward. spreading the news Of the ev'
-, in the country and the city as q
went. They" Many Of those
a., heard the story OF the swineheF
-eo,- Matthew says the whole city"
~, V. Is. See him" Better in r
,-es Yer. Behold" as the origi
h.s means to look earnestly and inten
King. Doub'iess many - -.
125 this man IN the 20 oNs
nited him sitting c'O'nsu' ~ ~. !
49,. ever on the move. naked and DEM
"a Were afraid They felt an
- I, az both the man and his Healer.
a.io, v lG. They that saw IT,"
.rS swineherds. who returned with
.-s crowd Told how IL befell"
49,. fully reported both parts Of the so
u NJ. but alas. the loss OF the pigs impre.
the people more than the rescue Of
afiictel man
" Practical Points.
VI. Jesus would seek and