Matthew Chapter 8
Verses 1-4: “Make me clean:” According to the Law of Moses, to be leprous was to be ceremonially unclean (see Lev. 13:45-46). “Jesus … touched him,” which instead of bringing uncleanness to Jesus caused the total cleansing of the leper!
The purpose of Jesus in giving the command to “tell no man” was to draw attention away from the miracle itself and to appeal to the spiritual need in man. In the Gospels the crowds were often attracted by Jesus’ miracles, but not always by His message. “Show thyself to the priest,” that is, in obedience to the Mosaic Law regarding cleansing.
“Offer the gift that Moses commanded:” These gifts are found in (Leviticus 14:2-32), where they are typical of Christ’s atonement and the cleansing it provided. “For a testimony unto them:” that is, as evidence to the priest that the leper had indeed been cleansed.
Matthew 8:1 “When he was come down from the mountain, great multitudes followed him.”
This “mountain” here, was on the shore of the Sea of Galilee. Jesus had just finished the Sermon on the Mount. A “multitude” was probably over 1,000 people, and since the Scripture included “great”, then it could have been several thousand.
Matthew 8:2 “And, behold, there came a leper and worshipped him, saying, Lord, if thou wilt, thou canst make me clean.”
A “leper” was an outcast from the community. They had to cry, “unclean”, when anyone came near them. This, they thought, was contagious. Also, they felt that leprosy was a curse from God. Why a leper would even be allowed to be with this multitude was a mystery in itself. We could learn a lot from this “leper”.
He had no doubt about Christ’s power, only His will (Mark 1:40-45).
The first thing he did, before he asked for anything, was worship Jesus. He called Him, “Lord”. Then he said, with no doubt in his heart, You can heal me. He knew beyond a shadow of a doubt, that Jesus could heal him. He had either heard from friends about Jesus healing people, or else he had been an eye witness of Jesus healing someone.
When Jesus healed, He said, “Your faith has made you whole”.
Matthew 8:3 “And Jesus put forth [his] hand, and touched him, saying, I will; be thou clean. And immediately his leprosy was cleansed.”
It just takes one touch from Jesus to heal. His answer was always, “I will”. This man did not have to wait and hope. He was “immediately” healed. The statement “be thou clean” showed that the man had to accept the healing.
Matthew 8:4 “And Jesus saith unto him, See thou tell no man; but go thy way, shew thyself to the priest, and offer the gift that Moses commanded, for a testimony unto them.”
“Tell no man”: Publicity over such miracles might hinder Christ’s mission and divert public attention from His message. Mark records that this is precisely what happened. In this man’s exuberance over the miracle, he disobeyed. As a result, Christ had to move His ministry away from the city and into the desert regions (Mark 1:45).
“The gift that Moses commanded”: A sacrifice of two birds, one of which was killed and the other set free (Lev. 14:4-7). “As a testimony to them”: The priests.
When a leper was clean, the priest had to say he was clean, before he could take his place back in the community. This priest would certainly know there had been a miracle. This man was to follow the law, by giving an offering of thanks for the healing.
Verses 5-9: A “centurion” ranked between an officer and a noncommissioned officer (somewhat equivalent to that of a modern sergeant major). It was a position of great responsibility in the Roman occupation force (See the most complete account in Luke 7:2-10).
“Servant (Greek pais), means “child” or “servant” and “Sick of the palsy” means to be paralyzed and greatly afflicted. The centurion was impressed with Jesus, whom he likened to himself as one “under authority.” He recognized that in dealing with the realm of sickness and death Jesus had all the power of God behind Him.
Matthew 8:5 “And when Jesus was entered into Capernaum, there came unto him a centurion, beseeching him,”
“Centurion”: A Roman military officer who commanded 100 men (verse 9). Luke indicates that the centurion appealed to Jesus through intermediaries (Luke 7:3-6), because of his own sense of unworthiness (verse 8; Luke 7:7). Matthew makes no mention of the intermediaries.
Matthew 8:6 “And saying, Lord, my servant lieth at home sick of the palsy, grievously tormented.”
Capernaum was the home of Peter, near the Sea of Galilee. Jesus would later on tell the people of Capernaum that they had very little faith. This particular Roman had much faith.
“Palsy” is a disease of the central nervous system, and there is really no cure for it. This would have to be a miracle. Hundreds of years have passed, and there is still no cure for palsy, outside of a miracle from God. This disease is tormenting. It causes you to shake out of control.
Matthew 8:7 “And Jesus saith unto him, I will come and heal him.”
The answer that Jesus always gave was, “I will”, as we have said before Jesus is never too busy. He was willing to go to this servant. A servant has the same importance as a king to Jesus. Notice Jesus did not say, I will try to heal him, but rather, “I will”.
Matthew 8:8 “The centurion answered and said, Lord, I am not worthy that thou shouldest come under my roof: but speak the word only, and my servant shall be healed.”
“I am not worthy that thou shouldest come under my roof”: Jewish tradition held that a person who entered a Gentile’s house was ceremonially defiled (John 18:28). The centurion, undoubtedly familiar with this law, felt unworthy of having Jesus suffer such an inconvenience for his sake. He also had faith enough to know that Christ could heal by merely speaking a word.
Matthew 8:9 “For I am a man under authority, having soldiers under me: and I say to this [man], Go, and he goeth; and to another, Come, and he cometh; and to my servant, Do this, and he doeth [it].”
Even though this man had great worldly authority, he was fully aware that compared to Jesus, he was unworthy. In fact, we are all unworthy. It is only through grace that we are saved. He recognized the fact that everything and everybody was subject to the command of Jesus. There was no question about the authority of Jesus.
Verses 10-13: The words “from the east and west”, are taken from (Psalm 107; with allusions also to Isaiah 49:12; 59:19; Mal. 1:11). Here Christ is referring to the ingathering of the Gentiles through the preaching of the gospel, culminating in their final gathering at the time of His second coming.
“The children of the kingdom” refers to those to whom the kingdom really belongs. “Outer darkness” refers to the condemnation of the second death. “There shall be … gnashing of teeth:” There (in that place), is used emphatically to draw attention to the fact that such severe punishment is in fact a reality.
Even though he was a Gentile, the servant was healed because of the faith of the centurion. The contrast to this incident drawn by Jesus emphasizes the foolishness of Israel’s rejection of Him as the Messiah.
Matthew 8:10 “When Jesus heard [it], he marveled, and said to them that followed, Verily I say unto you, I have not found so great faith, no, not in Israel.”
This centurion understood Jesus’ absolute authority (verses 8:9). Even some of Jesus’ own disciples did not see things so clearly (verse 26).
Jesus was very impressed that someone, who had never studied the Scriptures, would believe. The learned scholars (scribes and Pharisees), were the worst doubters of all. Jesus came to the house of Israel, but when they refused Him, He created a spiritual Israel based on faith alone.
Matthew 8:11 “And I say unto you, That many shall come from the east and west, and shall sit down with Abraham, and Isaac, and Jacob, in the kingdom of heaven.”
“Many … shall come from the east and west”: Gentiles in the kingdom with Abraham, will enjoy salvation and the blessing of God (Isa. 49:8-12; 59:19; Mal. 1:11; Luke 13:28-29).
The spiritual children of Abraham shall be from all the nations of the world. Their faith, like Abraham’s, will be the saving factor.
Galatians 3:28-29 “There is neither Jew nor Greek, there is neither bond nor free, there is neither male nor female: for ye are all one in Christ Jesus.” “And if ye [be] Christ’s, then are ye Abraham’s seed, and heirs according to the promise.”
Matthew 8:12 “But the children of the kingdom shall be cast out into outer darkness: there shall be weeping and gnashing of teeth.”
“Children of the kingdom”: The Hebrew nation, physical heirs of Abraham.
“Shall be cast out”: This was exactly opposite to the rabbinical understanding, which suggested that the kingdom would feature a great feast in the company of Abraham and the Messiah, open to the Jews only.
Just because a person is Jew by birth, does not mean that he or she will go to heaven. This Scripture above is saying, regardless of whom your parents or grandparents are, without belief in Jesus Christ, you will wind up in hell.
Darkness is the absence of light. Just to know total separation from Jesus would cause great anguish (“weeping and gnashing of teeth”). This expression describes the eternal agonies of those in hell.
God does not have grandchildren, only children. Each person is expected to have his own faith and act upon it.
Matthew 8:13 “And Jesus said unto the centurion, Go thy way; and as thou hast believed, [so] be it done unto thee. And his servant was healed in the selfsame hour.”
“As thou hast believed”: Sometimes faith was involved in the Lord’s healings, in this case not by the one being healed as (in 9:2; 15:28); other times it was not a factor (verses 14-16; Luke 22:51).
We can expect miracles according to the amount of faith we have. If we don’t believe, nothing will happen. The bottom line was, this “servant was healed”.
Matthew 8:14-15 “And when Jesus was come into Peter’s house, he saw his wife’s mother laid, and sick of a fever.” “And he touched her hand, and the fever left her: and she arose, and ministered unto them.”
Peter’s home, as we have said before, was here in Capernaum. Jesus probably went there to rest from the crowd. The Scripture does not state the cause of the fever. She was sick enough to stay in bed. Just one touch of Jesus’ hand, and the fever fled. It was such a miracle; she immediately went to work seeing to their physical needs.
Matthew 8:16 “When the even was come, they brought unto him many that were possessed with devils: and he cast out the spirits with [his] word, and healed all that were sick:”
“Possessed with devils”: This means “demonized,” or under the internal control of a demon. All the cases of demonization dealt with by Christ involved the actual indwelling of demons who utterly controlled the bodies of their victims, even to the point of speaking through them (Mark 5:5-9), causing derangement (John 10-20), violence (Luke 8:29), or rendering them mute (Mark 9:17-22).
The Bible explains in detail, how Jesus got rid of the evil spirits that possessed the bodies they were in. An evil spirit can come into a non-Christian, and actually control that person. I do not believe that a Christian can be possessed by a devil. There is no example in the Bible of a Christian being possessed by a devil.
A demon possesses darkness. A Christian is filled with Light. Light does away with darkness. A Christian, who is full of the Light of Jesus, cannot be consumed by the darkness of the devil. I do believe a Christian can be tormented from without, but not inside. Take note here, that the Word got rid of evil spirits. That should tell us something. Stay full of the Word of God.
Take note also, that sick people are spoken of separately. He “HEALED the sick, and “CAST OUT” the evil spirits. Notice also, that He healed “ALL”. Let me say one more time, that because Christians are filled with the Light of Jesus, they cannot be possessed with devil spirits. They can be oppressed, but not possessed.
Matthew 8:17 “That it might be fulfilled which was spoken by Isaiah the prophet, saying, Himself took our infirmities, and bare [our] sicknesses.”
“Spoken by Isaiah the prophet”: Matthew was citing that passage here. Christ bore both the guilt and the curse of sin (Galatians 3:13). Both physical healing and ultimate victory over death are guaranteed by Christ’s atoning work, but these will not be fully realized until the very end (1 Cor. 15:26).
Isaiah prophesied that the Savior would not only save our souls, but would heal our bodies. He actually took our diseases on His body on the cross. His “healing touch” did not just help way back then, but is still healing people today.
John 14:12-14 “Verily, verily, I say unto you, He that believeth on me, the works that I do shall he do also; and greater [works] than these shall he do; because I go unto my Father.” “And whatsoever ye shall ask in my name, that will I do, that the Father may be glorified in the Son.” “If ye shall ask any thing in my name, I will do [it].”
You see, Christians can pray to the Father in the name of Jesus, and He will hear and answer our prayers. The difference is Jesus healed in His own name. We heal in Jesus’ name. It is the power of Jesus (not our name). We just touch and allow His power to flow through us. Pray and believe in the name of Jesus and expect miracles.
Matthew 8:18 “Now when Jesus saw great multitudes about him, he gave commandment to depart unto the other side.”
The people thronged Him so greatly, that He was pressed from every side. Every so often, He went aside to rest and pray. This multitude, it seems, had followed Him from the time He had given the Sermon on the Mount.
He needed some time alone. His Spirit was always ready, but His body got tired; just like ours does.
Verses 19-27: The reference to “a certain scribe” is unusual since scribes were usually referred to in the plural. “Master, I will follow thee:” These words indicated that he was willing to follow Christ both spiritually and publicly. The word master (Greek didaskalos) here means “Teacher.”
Instead of making it easy to follow Him, Christ insisted that he count the cost of such commitment to discipleship. “The Son of man” is the title by which the lord most frequently referred to Himself. The title originally come from (Daniel 7:13), and had messianic significance. The Lord deliberately used this biblical title of Himself in order to teach the godly that He was in fact, the Messiah.
The reference to another of His disciples must refer to a professed disciple who was unwilling to follow Him unconditionally. The request to “bury my father” probably meant he wanted to stay at home until his father died. Jesus’ strong reply, “Let the dead bury their dead,” was not intended to be harsh, but rather to emphasize that the time to be about the heavenly Father’s business was now.
The “tempest” refers to a violent storm. Jesus rebuked the “little faith” in light of the fact that He had commanded the trip across the Sea of Galilee. In one of His most awesome miracles, He simply “rebuked the winds and the sea,” resulting in an instantaneous miracle of total calm.
Matthew 8:19 “And a certain scribe came, and said unto him, Master, I will follow thee whithersoever thou goest.”
“A certain scribe”: As a scribe. This man was breaking with his fellow scribe by publicly declaring his willingness to follow Jesus. Nonetheless, Jesus evidently knew that he had not counted the cost in terms of suffering and inconvenience.
Scribes were the keepers and registrars of all public documents. The “scribe” mentioned, here, was learned in the law. These men technically knew the rules in the Bible. Very few recognized Jesus for who He really was (the Messiah). This “scribe” had probably, been among the multitude who heard Him preach the Sermon on the Mount and who saw Him do many miracles.
Just as many Jewish people do even today, this scribe recognized Him as a great teacher and as a prophet of God who could perform miracles. The question is, did he recognize Jesus as God manifest in the flesh?
Scribes were teachers of the law. It is so strange, to me, that they could not see that Jesus fulfilled the law in every aspect. This “Scribe” was like so many new Christians. They promise to follow no matter where or how hard the road gets, but when trouble come, they fall away.
Matthew 8:20 “And Jesus saith unto him, The foxes have holes, and the birds of the air [have] nests; but the Son of man hath not where to lay [his] head.”
“Son of man”: This is the name Jesus used for Himself more than any other. It is used 83 times in the gospels, always by Jesus Himself. It was a messianic title (Dan 7:13-14), with an obvious reference to the humanity and the humility of Christ. Yet, it also speaks of His everlasting glory, as (Dan. 7:13-14 shows; Acts 7:56).
Jesus told this scribe just right off, if you follow me, it would not be easy. You might have to sleep outside and may not even know where your next meal would come from. Jesus does not promise an easy life even today to His followers. He just promises to take care of our needs, not our wants.
Matthew 8:21 “And another of his disciples said unto him, Lord, suffer me first to go and bury my father.”
“Suffer me first to go and bury my father”: This does not mean that the man’s father was already dead. The phrase, “I must bury my father” was a common figure of speech meaning, “Let me wait until I receive my inheritance.”
From this statement above, it seems that this disciple, mentioned here, was not one of the 12, but, probably, part of the 120 who followed Jesus for a while. He was asking Jesus to let him tend to his business at home, and he would answer the call to the ministry later.
We cannot put off the call of God for any reason. Even though this seems to be good enough excuse, we will see that God will not wait while we tend to earthly things.
Matthew 8:22 “But Jesus said unto him, Follow me; and let the dead bury their dead.”
“Let the dead bury their dead”: Let the world (the spiritual dead), take care of mundane things.
Here we must understand the religious significance of this statement. He was speaking of the spiritually dead. He was saying, you cannot do anything for him now. It was too late. Salvation is offered to the living only. He told the man, go minister to others before they too die physically not knowing salvation. He too was saying, time is running out. Hurry!
Matthew 8:23 “And when he was entered into a ship, his disciples followed him.”
This was probably, a ship on the Sea of Galilee. It possibly belonged to some of the disciples, who were fishermen before Jesus called them.
Matthew 8:24 “And, behold, there arose a great tempest in the sea, insomuch that the ship was covered with the waves: but he was asleep.”
“There arose a great tempest in the sea”: The Sea of Galilee is more than 690 feet below sea level. To the north, Mt Hermon rises 9,200 feet, and from May to Oct. strong winds often sweep through the narrow surrounding gorges into this valley, causing extremely sudden and violent storms.
“He was asleep”: Just before the disciples saw one of the most awesome displays of His deity, they were given a touching picture of His humanity. He was so weary that not even the violent tossing of the boat awakened Him, even though the disciples feared they would drown (verse 25).
Jesus’ body was tired. He was sleeping right on through the storm. The Sea of Galilee is well known for the heavy wind and boisterous waves. These storms come up suddenly and drown many fishermen. These disciples who had fished on this sea, knew how dangerous it could be.
Matthew 8:25 “And his disciples came to [him], and awoke him, saying, Lord, save us: we perish.”
They knew where the help was. They knew Jesus could save them. The cry of mankind should be, “Lord, save us: we perish.” Jesus is the only one who can save us, but we must cry out for His help. Jesus always listens to our cries, as He did these disciples.
Matthew 8:26 “And he saith unto them, Why are ye fearful, O ye of little faith? Then he arose, and rebuked the winds and the sea; and there was a great calm.”
Fear is not of God. Jesus rebuked them for being fearful. Fear is the opposite of faith. Probably all this happened to make them realize they should act in faith not fear. Nevertheless, He spoke to the “wind and the sea”, and they both immediately obeyed the Word.
Jesus has all power over everything, even the elements.
Matthew 8:27 “But the men marveled, saying, What manner of man is this, that even the winds and the sea obey him!”
“Even the winds and the sea obey him”: This was convincing proof of His deity (Psalms 29:3-4; 89:9; 93:4; 107:25-29).
The amazing thing, to me in all of this, is the fact that they were amazed. Jesus has been doing all these fantastic miracles, and they still did not know that He had power over the entire universe. They were right; truly he was not “man”. He was God housed in the body of a man.
Matthew 8:28 “And when he was come to the other side into the country of the Gergesenes, there met him two possessed with devils, coming out of the tombs, exceeding fierce, so that no man might pass by that way.”
“Country of the Gergesenes”: This refers to a small town on the lake opposite Tiberius, perhaps where the modern village of Khersa (Kursi) is located. Some ancient tombs are there and the shoreline descends steeply into the water, exactly matching the description of the terrain in this account.
“Gergesenes:” The usually preferred reading is “Gadarenes.” Gergesa was a town on the eastern slope of the Sea of Galilee and was included in the district of Gadara, one of the cities of the Decapolis. Both of these were included in the large administrative district of Gerasa, whose center was the town of Gerasa in Gilead.
“Two possessed with devils”: The two other synoptic writings mention only one. Mark and Luke emphasize the more predominant convert of the two, whereas Matthew gives the more complete account of both men with whom Jesus dealt, perhaps the law demanded two or more witnesses.
This area that was on the other side of the Sea of Galilee, today is the Golan Heights controlled by the Arabs. In Bible times, it was a very evil area. There were three accounts of men in tombs who were possessed of devils in three of the gospels. It appears that these were three men telling the same account of what happened.
Verses 29-34: “What have we to do with thee?” The demons reacted with resentment at Jesus’ intrusion into their realm, meaning, “What is there in common between us?” Their reference to Him as the “Son of God” indicates that the demons were fully aware of who Jesus was, and their question about being tormented “before the time” also indicates that they were aware of why He had come to earth.
The reference to a “herd of many swine” suggests that they were being kept illegally by Jews who were living in the Gentile region. Swine were considered unclean by the Mosaic Law. “The whole herd … perished:” Jesus granted the demons’ request because of His concern for the man. The spiritual principle in the incident is that those who are deliberately disobedient deprive themselves of divine protection and place themselves at the mercy of the forces of evil.
Matthew 8:29 “And, behold, they cried out, saying, What have we to do with thee, Jesus, thou Son of God? art thou come hither to torment us before the time?”
“To torment us before the time”: Evidently, even the demons not only recognized the deity of Jesus, but also knew that there was a divinely-appointed time for their judgment and He would be their judge. Their eschatology was factually correct, but it is one thing to know the truth, and quite another thing to love it (James 2:19).
There are several things we need to take notice of here. These devils recognized Jesus. They had been in heaven with Jesus before they followed Lucifer. Devil spirits, or demons, are really fallen angels. When God threw Lucifer out of heaven, one third of the angels followed Lucifer, and became his demons.
These demons were well aware that there is coming a day when they would be thrown into the lake of fire with Lucifer. That was why they asked Jesus, if He was going to torment them before the time. These spirits need a body to dwell in. If they cannot get a human, then they will settle for an animal.
Matthew 8:30 “And there was a good way off from them a herd of many swine feeding.”
“Herd of many swine”: Mark 5:13 adds that there were 2,000 in this herd. Such a large herd of unclean animals suggests that Gentiles dominated the region. It also suggests that the number of demons was large (Mark 5:9).
Matthew 8:31 “So the devils besought him, saying, If thou cast us out, suffer us to go away into the herd of swine.”
“The devils besought him”: (Luke 8:31), relates they pleaded not to be sent into the abyss, meaning the pit, the underworld, the prison of bound demons who disobeyed. They knew Jesus had the power and authority to send them there if He desired.
You see, the devils did not want to be disembodied. Being a spirit, they have to inhabit a person or an animal, because they did not have a body of their own.
Matthew 8:32 “And he said unto them, Go. And when they were come out, they went into the herd of swine: and, behold, the whole herd of swine ran violently down a steep place into the sea, and perished in the waters.”
One word and they obeyed. Jesus just said, “go”. The swine were driven mad by these devils, and rather than live with them, they committed hog suicide.
Matthew 8:33 “And they that kept them fled, and went their ways into the city, and told every thing, and what was befallen to the possessed of the devils.”
Can you imagine how frightening it would be to be herding hogs, and suddenly, they ran and drowned themselves in the sea? Not only were they frightened, but think of the financial loss.
Matthew 8:34 “And, behold, the whole city came out to meet Jesus: and when they saw him, they besought [him] that he would depart out of their coasts.”
“Besought him that he would depart”: perhaps they were concerned with the financial impact from the loss of the pigs. More likely, they were all ungodly people frightened to be in the presence of such spiritual power (Mark 5:14-15).
You would think the people would be tickled to have someone as powerful as Jesus in their midst, but instead, they did not want Him and stopped him at the edge of town. The only reason that makes any sense at all would be that this was a very evil city.
Probably many demon possessed people lived in this city, and you can easily see why they would not want Jesus (the Deliverer), in their city. In (Mark chapter 5), we read the same account (or at least a similar) beginning with verse 2.
Mark 5:2-13 “And when he was come out of the ship, immediately there met him out of the tombs a man with an unclean spirit,” “Who had [his] dwelling among the tombs; and no man could bind him, no, not with chains:” “Because that he had been often bound with fetters and chains, and the chains had been plucked asunder by him, and the fetters broken in pieces: neither could any [man] tame him.” “And always, night and day, he was in the mountains, and in the tombs, crying, and cutting himself with stones.” “But when he saw Jesus afar off, he ran and worshipped him,” “And cried with a loud voice, and said, What have I to do with thee, Jesus, [thou] Son of the most high God? I adjure thee by God, that thou torment me not.” “For he said unto him, Come out of the man, [thou] unclean spirit.” “And he asked him, What [is] thy name? And he answered, saying, My name [is] Legion: for we are many.” “And he besought him much that he would not send them away out of the country.” “Now there was there nigh unto the mountains a great herd of swine feeding.” “And all the devils besought him, saying, Send us into the swine, that we may enter into them.” “And forthwith Jesus gave them leave. And the unclean spirits went out, and entered into the swine: and the herd ran violently down a steep place into the sea, (they were about two thousand;) and were choked in the sea.”
These three could be separate deliverances, because of so many similar details; I believe they are accounts of the same incident.
Matthew Chapter 8 Questions
- Where was the mountain located where Jesus taught the sermon on the Mount?
- Describe a multitude.
- What did a leper have to cry when near others?
- What was the first thing the leper did when he saw Jesus?
- What, besides a physical sickness, did most believe leprosy to be?
- What name did the leper call Jesus?
- How did Jesus answer him?
- What does “be thou clean” show us?
- Why did Jesus send him to the priest?
- A Roman centurion was over how many men?
- What type of disease is palsy?
- Compared to Jesus, what was the centurion?
- What and who are under Jesus’ authority?
- Why was Jesus amazed at the centurion’s faith?
- When physical Israel rejected Jesus, who did He create?
- Where will Abraham’s spiritual children come from?
- Where, in the Bible, do we learn there is no male or female with God?
- Where is outer darkness?
- Does birth into a Jewish family insure your residence in heaven?
- Will your mother’s or father’s faith save you?
- How many great miracles can we expect?
- What was the bottom line about the centurion?
- Where was Peter’s home?
- What was Peter’s mother-in-law healed of?
- Can a Christian be possessed of the devil?
- Tell what darkness represents.
- What one thing did Jesus use too free a person from devil spirits?
- Are sickness and demon possessions the same?
- Is healing for today?
- What Scripture answers this question?
- Whose name must we use?
- Why did Jesus say, to depart to the other side of the sea?
- What promise did the scribe make Jesus?
- What job for the community did the scribe do?
- What did scribes have to do with the law?
- What did Jesus tell the scribe about his living conditions?
- The disciple that wanted to go and bury his father was probably from what group?
- What does the statement “Let the dead bury their dead” mean?
- Salvation is for whom?
- How did Jesus get to the other side of the sea?
- When the storm was raging, where was Jesus?
- What did the disciples say to Jesus about the storm?
- What did Jesus do?
- Why did Jesus rebuke them?
- What is wrong with fear?
- What should we do, if we are caught in a storm?
- How many accounts of the demon possessed, whose demons went into the hogs, are in the Bible?
- What difference is in the stories?
- Name at least two things we need to remember about these devil spirits.
- Where were the devil spirits asked to go?
- What did the swine do?
- How did the people of the town feel?
- What does Mark 5:4 show us about demon possession?
- What was the name of the demons?