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Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible - Luke 8:19-56

3). Jesus is Revealed As The Messiah Who Has Come With Power (8:19-9:36). In this third part of Section 3 Jesus is Revealed as the glorious Messiah Who has come with power but will be involved in suffering and death (Luke 8:19 to Luke 9:36). It may be analysed as follows: a He no longer owns responsibility to His own family who do not believe in Him, and are on the outside (His own do not recognise Him) (Luke 8:19-21). b He is revealed as the One Who is from above by quelling the storm,... read more

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Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible - Luke 8:22

‘Now it came about on one of those days, that he entered into a boat, himself and his disciples, and he said to them, “Let us go over to the other side of the lake.” And they launched forth.’ Luke gives us the bare details necessary as a context. His whole concentration is on presenting what happened with as little superfluous comment as possible. Thus he simply tells us that Jesus embarked on a boat, taking His disciples with Him in order to cross the lake. read more

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Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible - Luke 8:22-25

Jesus Is Revealed As Lord of Wind and Waves (8:22-25). We first come to three incidents which reveal the folly of His mother and brothers. Each reveals His compassionate power as in His manhood He is revealed as Lord of Creation. In the first He stills the storm and there is a calm. In the second He removes the evil spirits that are causing a storm in the demoniac, so that he ends up seated calmly at the feet of Jesus. And in the third He quietens the storm in the father’s heart over his dead... read more

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Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible - Luke 8:23

‘But as they sailed he fell asleep. And there came down a storm of wind on the lake, and they were filling with water, and were in jeopardy.’ As they sailed on, Jesus was lying in the boat exhausted from His labours, and fell asleep. In a boat such as this there would be a special seat at the stern which was the place of honour for any distinguished person aboard, where there would be a cushion and possibly a carpet. This was the place occupied by the exhausted Jesus. And then there arose a... read more

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Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible - Luke 8:24

‘And he awoke, and rebuked the wind and the raging of the water, and they ceased, and there was a calm.’ In response Jesus awoke, and then He rebuked the wind and the raging water, with the result that their raging ceased. And ‘there was a calm’. The rebuking of the seas by God was a picture common in the Old Testament. It was a picture of total control. It was saying that here was One Who could control Himself and could control the elements. He had no fear of the wind or the sea, batter as... read more

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Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible - Luke 8:25

‘And he said to them, “Where is your faith?” And being afraid they marvelled, saying one to another, “Who then is this, that he commands even the winds and the water, and they obey him?” ’ Jesus then turned to His disciples and asked, “Where is your faith?” Now under all normal circumstances that would be an unreasonable question. No man has a right to expect that God will protect him in all circumstances. It only becomes reasonable if we see that He is indicating that they should have known... read more

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Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible - Luke 8:26

‘And they arrived at the country of the Gerasenes, which is over against Galilee.’ Landing on the east side of the Lake of Galilee they arrived in ‘the country of the Gerasenes’. Differing manuscripts and versions have different names for the area in mind, probably mainly because of the later difficulty of identification - Gerasenes, Gergesenes, Gadarenes, Gergustenes. Gerasa was a well known city thirty miles inland, (and must thus probably be ruled out, although they may have owned land in... read more

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Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible - Luke 8:26-39

Jesus Reveals His Authority Over The Legion of Demons That Possessed the Gadarene Demoniac (8:26-39). Disembarking from the boat in the country of the Gerasenes, fresh from His triumph at sea, Jesus is confronted with another ‘storm’ in the person of a man possessed by many militant evil spirits who had rendered him naked and mad. The whole countryside feared him, and when they could they bound him with chains and fetters. But he was so strong under the evil influence that he could break the... read more

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Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible - Luke 8:27

‘And when he was come forth on the land, there met him a certain man out of the city, who had demons, and for a long time he had worn no clothes, and abode not in any house, but in the tombs.’ On Jesus landing there after revealing His power on the Lake of Galilee He was met by a demon-possessed man from the town nearby. This man was a particularly bad case and was naked and living among the tombs. This would give him privacy and be undisputed territory, and the cave tombs would provide... read more

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Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible - Luke 8:28

‘And when he saw Jesus, he cried out, and fell down before him, and with a loud voice said, “What have I to do with you, Jesus, you Son of the Most High God? I beseech you, torment me not.” ’ When the man saw Jesus he was forced to acknowledge Him. Crying out that he had nothing in common with Jesus he addressed Him as the Son of the Most High God and begged that he might not be tormented. He was aware of the powerful authority of Jesus and of His divine power. In what was now mainly Gentile... read more

Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible - Luke 8:19-56

Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible - Luke 8:22

Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible - Luke 8:22-25

Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible - Luke 8:23

Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible - Luke 8:24

Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible - Luke 8:25

Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible - Luke 8:26

Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible - Luke 8:26-39

Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible - Luke 8:27

Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible - Luke 8:28

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