AMAZING AUTHORITY
DISPLAYED
Luke 4:32-37
Luke 4:32 And they were astonished at his doctrine: for his word
was with power.
Susie: Mark’s gospel (below) tells us Jesus was teaching back in Capernaum, the
hometown of Peter, Andrew, James, and John. The people were surprised by His
teaching because of its power. Most rabbis quoted other, more prominent rabbis
to validate their teaching. Jesus had no need to do that because His authority
came directly from God.
Mark 1:21-22 And they
went into Capernaum; and straightway on the sabbath day he entered into the
synagogue, and taught. And they were astonished at his doctrine: for he taught
them as one that had authority, and not as the scribes.
Luke 4:33 And in the synagogue, there was a man, which had a
spirit of an unclean devil, and cried out with a loud voice, Saying, Let us
alone; what have we to do with thee, thou Jesus of Nazareth? art thou come to
destroy us? I know thee who thou art; the Holy One of God.
Mark 1:23-24 And there
was in their synagogue a man with an unclean spirit; and he cried out, Saying,
Let us alone; what have we to do with thee, thou Jesus of Nazareth? art thou
come to destroy us? I know thee who thou art, the Holy One of God.
Susie: A demon-possessed man entered the synagogue where Jesus was
teaching.
Susan: The demons inside the man not only recognized Jesus as the
acclaimed teacher from Nazareth, but as the Messiah, the Son of the Living God,
the One who has all authority and power.
Susie: Since the demons knew who Jesus was, it was logical for them to
think Jesus might have come to destroy them completely.
Luke 4:35 And Jesus rebuked him, saying, Hold thy peace, and come out of him. And when the devil had thrown him in the
midst, he came out of him, and hurt him not.
Mark 1:25-26 And Jesus
rebuked him, saying, Hold
thy peace, and come out of him. And when the unclean spirit had torn him, and cried with a loud
voice, he came out of him.
Susan: Jesus silenced the demon because the appointed time for Jesus’s
complete identity to be revealed had not yet come.
Susie: Jesus commanded the demon to come out of the man. The demon
threw the man into the crowd but did not physically harm him.
Luke 4:36 And they were all amazed, and spake among themselves,
saying, What a word is this! for with authority and power he commandeth the
unclean spirits, and they come out.
Mark 1:27 And they
were all amazed, insomuch that they questioned among themselves, saying, What
thing is this? what new doctrine is this? for with authority commandeth he even
the unclean spirits, and they do obey him.
Luke 4:36 (CJB) They
were all astounded and said to one another, “What kind of teaching is this?
Why, he gives orders with power and authority to the unclean spirits, and they
come out!”
Susan: The people were not only awestricken by Jesus’s teaching, but
they were amazed the demons had to be obedient to what He commanded.
Susie: They had never seen anyone like Him because there had never been
anyone like Him before! Jesus is the one and only begotten Son of God.
Luke 4:37 And the fame of him went out into every place of the
country round about.
Mark 1:28 And
immediately his fame spread abroad throughout all the region round about
Galilee.
Susan: Jesus’s reputation of eloquence and miraculous power was spread
excitedly throughout the region of Galilee.
Ways we can apply this to our lives:
·
The name Jesus became
a household word without benefit of radio, TV, or social media! We have access
to all of those things. How effectively are we spreading the gospel with the
resources God has given us?
·
We can still use the
old-fashioned word-of-mouth method as well. Have you shared the Good News with
a friend or acquaintance lately?
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