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April 19, 2009
Jesus taught in the synagogue not as a teacher of the law but as one with authority. The very Scriptures to which He turned were the Scriptures that pointed to Him as the promised Messiah. The beginning of His ministry, however, brought with it an encounter with Satan and his demons. Alistair Begg shows us that Christ’s immediate conflict with darkness demonstrates that He is the Light of the World who would ultimately destroy the devil.
21jAnd they went into Capernaum, and immediately kon the Sabbath lhe entered the synagogue and was teaching. 22And mthey were astonished at his teaching, mfor he taught them as one who had authority, and not as the scribes. 23And immediately there was in their synagogue a man with an unclean spirit. And he cried out, 24n“What have you to do with us, Jesus of Nazareth? Have you come to destroy us? oI know who you are—pthe Holy One of God.” 25But Jesus qrebuked him, saying, “Be silent, and come out of him!” 26And the unclean spirit, rconvulsing him and scrying out with a loud voice, came out of him. 27And they were all tamazed, so that they questioned among themselves, saying, “What is this? uA new teaching with authority! He commands even the unclean spirits, and they obey him.” 28And at once his fame spread everywhere throughout all the surrounding region of Galilee.
29vAnd immediately he7 wleft the synagogue and entered the house of Simon and Andrew, with James and John. 30Now xSimon's mother-in-law lay ill with a fever, and immediately they told him about her. 31And he came and ytook her by the hand and lifted her up, and the fever left her, and she began to serve them.
32That evening at sundown they brought to him all who were sick or zoppressed by demons. 33And the whole city was gathered together at the door. 34aAnd he healed many who were sick with various diseases, and cast out many demons. And bhe would not permit the demons to speak, because they knew him.
35cAnd rising very early in the morning, while it was still dark, he departed and went out to a desolate place, and dthere he prayed. 36And Simon and those who were with him searched for him, 37and they found him and said to him, e“Everyone is looking for you.” 38And he said to them, “Let us go on to the next towns, that I may preach there also, for fthat is why I came out.” 39gAnd hhe went throughout all Galilee, preaching in their synagogues and casting out demons.
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