Luke 4:33-37 And in the synagogue there was a man, which had a spirit of an unclean devil, and cried out with a loud voice,… I. Observe THE CONFESSION THE UNCLEAN SPIRIT MADE concerning the Redeemer. Here Christ's righteousness and purity are admitted. 1. He is declared to be "the Holy One of God." (1) God's Son — God's Servant. (2) Having God's holy nature and attributes. (3) Formal as to His manhood by the overshadowing of the Holy Ghost. (4) Coming into the world to exhibit in all its complete excellency God's holy law. (5) On the holy mission of redeeming men from sin, and bringing them to the blessedness of personal holiness. (6) In the world for the express purpose of setting up a holy kingdom — a kingdom of righteousness, peace, and joy in the Holy Ghost. 2. This confession was bold and public. 3. It was deprecatory. The language of dread. The demons knew their time was limited, their power circumscribed, and that their hellish rule and dominion was to be overthrown by the Son of God. II. Observe THE COURSE CHRIST ADOPTED. 1. Rebuke. 2. Expulsion. III. Notice THE RESULTS WHICH FOLLOWED. 1. The unclean spirit gives a last struggle to injure his victim. 2. He came out of the man. 3. The people gave homage and glory to Christ. 4. The fame of Christ was spread abroad. Application: 1. The unrenewed mind is under the power of the unclean spirit. 2. Those who are thus influenced are in circumstances of misery and peril. 3. Christ alone has power to save and deliver. 4. In the gospel this deliverance is proclaimed. (Jabez Burns, D. D.) Parallel Verses KJV: And in the synagogue there was a man, which had a spirit of an unclean devil, and cried out with a loud voice, |
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