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30 Then apassing through the midst of them, He went His way.  

Jesus Casts Out an Unclean Spirit

31 Then aHe went down to Capernaum, a city of Galilee, and was teaching them on the Sabbaths.  
32 And they were aastonished at His teaching, bfor His word was with authority.  
33 aNow in the synagogue there was a man who had a spirit of an unclean demon. And he cried out with a loud voice,  
34 saying, “Let us alone! What have we to do with You, Jesus of Nazareth? Did You come to destroy us? aI know who You are—bthe Holy One of God!”  
35 But Jesus rebuked him, saying,1 “Be quiet, and come out of him!” And when the demon had thrown him in their midst, it came out of him and did not hurt him.  
36 Then they were all amazed and spoke among themselves, saying, “What a word this is! For with authority and power He commands the unclean spirits, and they come out.”
37 And the report about Him went out into every place in the surrounding region.

Peter’s Mother-in-Law Healed

38 aNow He arose from the synagogue and entered Simon’s house. But Simon’s wife’s mother was1 sick with a high fever, and they bmade request of Him concerning her.  
39 So He stood over her and arebuked the fever, and it left her. And immediately she arose and served them.  

Many Healed After Sabbath Sunset

40 aWhen the sun was setting, all those who had any that were sick with various diseases brought them to Him; and He laid His hands on every one of them and healed them.  
41 aAnd demons also came out of many, crying out and saying, b“You are the Christ, the Son of God!” And He, crebuking them, did not allow them to2 speak, for they knew that He was the Christ.  
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Luke 4:31-39

What Jesus did on the first Sabbath of His ministry is to signal an attack against the forces of evil. He began a holy war to free mankind from Satan and sin. The demon knew it, which is why it reacted the way it did. It threw a tantrum. If we would put what the demon said into modern, colloquial terms, it snapped at Jesus, "Why are You interfering here?" And Jesus came right back, with authority, "Shut your mouth! And come out of him."

The demon was not about to give up easily. It was probably a strong demon, but it did obey its Master and came out - yet not without thrashing the man around. Fortunately, the man was not hurt.

So the first shot that was fired in this war was a spiritual healing: Jesus liberated a man from a demon on the Sabbath day. He may have done a few other things before, but this was the first public act as part of His ministry.

This began the war for control of the earth, for the right to rule over it after He had defeated the demons' master, Satan. Jesus was showing that the demons would not fare any better than he. By casting out the demon, He restored order and peace to the congregation, as the possessed man had been causing trouble.

The second thing He did, then, was a physical healing that resulted in service to others. This unfortunate woman, who was bound by a disease, is relieved of it by Jesus Christ. Then she rose and immediately served everybody else. This ought to give us a clue - those of us who receive healing - as to what we are supposed to do with our healing. We are to rise and serve.

Here, in a nutshell, are major principles by which our Sabbath activities can be judged. The Sabbath is for redemption, liberty, joy, peace, and service that comes through fellowship and instruction that reorients our devotion to the right direction.

John W. Ritenbaugh
The Fourth Commandment (Part 2)

Related Topics: Healing | Liberation from Bondage | Liberty | Relieving Burdens | Sabbath | Sabbath as Blessing | Sabbath as Delight | Sabbath, Liberating Intent of | Sabbath, Redemptive Function




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