![]() ![]() The power of Jesus is seen in his ability to converse with powers of darkness that we humans cannot even see. A Roman legion is a military group made up of 6000 men so this indicates the large number of demons possessing him. Even demons recognize the power of God and the demons used the name of God in a vain attempt to protect themselves. The demons that lived in the man used the man’s voice to address Jesus. Mark and Luke only mention one so perhaps one of the men was the more outspoken and one stood back. Matthew’s account mentions two demon-possessed men. Being possessed by demons had ruined his life. His reputation was so bad that even the Gentiles in the nearby town had cast him out. ![]() He was an unclean man living in an unclean place surrounded by unclean animals. The fact that this man came to them out of the tombs reveals how different he was from them. Jews were not supposed to be near dead bodies. Jews did not eat pork because God had declared it unclean so they did not raise them.Īnother thing that was unclean was a tomb. This can be seen in the fact that there was a huge herd of pigs nearby (verse 11). It was a place where many Gentiles (non-Jews) lived. The region of the Gerasenes was on the opposite side of the Sea of Galilee from where many of the other stories about Jesus take place. Then, they land the boat near a cemetery and a naked demon-possessed man (covered in blood and wearing broken chains) runs out yelling at Jesus. The disciples are reeling from the realization that Jesus could just speak to a storm and make it stop. Jesus and the disciples have just been through a terrible storm. If this was a movie then the opening scene would be gripping! It is the middle of the night. (You can also read about this story in Matthew 8:28-34 and Luke 8:26-39)
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