What is the meaning of Luke 4:36? All the people were overcome with amazement • Luke records a literal scene of awe as the crowd in Capernaum watches Jesus deliver a man from demonic oppression (Luke 4:31-35). • Similar wonder follows other miracles—see Luke 5:26, where “everyone was seized with amazement,” and Mark 1:27, the parallel account. • The reaction underscores that Christ’s works are unmistakably divine, fulfilling prophecies such as Isaiah 35:4-6, where God’s saving power brings visible, dramatic change. and asked one another • The people immediately turn to each other, trying to make sense of what they have witnessed (Luke 7:16). • Throughout the Gospels, questioning conversations spring up whenever Jesus reveals His power—compare Luke 8:25, where even the disciples ask, “Who is this? He commands even the winds and the water, and they obey Him.” • These questions are invitations to faith: God confronts onlookers with undeniable evidence and waits for their personal response. “What is this message?” • The crowd recognizes that Jesus’ words themselves carry divine weight (Matthew 7:28-29; John 7:46). • “Message” points to the gospel Jesus proclaims—good news of the kingdom (Luke 4:43). • Scripture presents Jesus not merely as a miracle-worker but as the incarnate Word (John 1:1,14); His spoken commands reveal His identity and God’s redemptive plan. With authority and power He commands the unclean spirits • Authority: the legal right; Power: the effective might. Jesus possesses both (Matthew 28:18). • Luke highlights this authority earlier when Jesus rebukes Satan in the wilderness (Luke 4:1-13) and later when He sends out the Twelve with “power and authority over all demons” (Luke 9:1). • These exorcisms fulfill messianic expectations—see Isaiah 61:1, which Jesus applies to Himself in Luke 4:18, announcing liberty for the captives. and they come out! • The demons’ instant obedience proves Christ’s supremacy over the spiritual realm (Luke 8:29-33; Mark 5:13). • Their departure confirms that the kingdom of God has broken in decisively (Luke 11:20). • For believers today, this same Jesus still liberates from bondage—Acts 10:38 declares that He “went around doing good and healing all who were oppressed by the devil.” summary Luke 4:36 records the crowd’s stunned reaction to Jesus’ effortless expulsion of a demon. Their amazement, their questions, and the demons’ immediate submission all spotlight the unique authority and power of Christ’s spoken word. The verse invites every reader to acknowledge Jesus as the promised Messiah whose kingdom power decisively overcomes evil and still sets people free. |
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