When Jesus Allows and
Doesn't Allow
Wesley's
Comments
Odilon Massolar
Chaves
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Table of Contents
·
Introduction
·
Examples of the use
of the phrase "Jesus permitted"
·
Jesus did not allow
Lazarus to remain dead
·
Jesus did not allow
the woman who anointed his feet to be humiliated
·
Jesus did not allow
the blind man of Jericho to ask in vain
·
Jesus did not allow
the woman caught in adultery to be stoned
·
Jesus did not allow
his disciples to call for fire from heaven against the Samaritans
·
And he didn't allow
anyone to follow him
·
Jesus did not allow
the Canaanite woman to pray in vain for her daughter
·
When Jesus Allows and
Doesn't Allow
·
Jesus allows and
performs healing
Introduction
"When Jesus Allows and Doesn't Allow"
is a 33-page book about a question that constantly comes to our ears: Why does
God allow evil?
God does not allow evil!
Jesus is the clear example that he went everywhere
doing good, fighting all evil.
The expression "everywhere doing good"
"refers mainly to the action of Jesus Christ, who, according to Acts
10:38, went about anointed by the Holy Spirit, healing the oppressed and doing
good, because God was with him. The expression also describes a call for
Christians to act in all areas of society, such as the family, politics, work and
culture, seeking the common good and acting with solidarity and service."[1]
When the disciples wanted to ask for fire from
heaven to destroy the Samaritans, Jesus told the disciples that they did not
know what spirit they were from, because the Son of Man came to serve and give
his life.
We are the ones who allow evils when we do not
fight injustices, social evils, hatred, etc.
We are called to be the light of the world and the
salt of the earth.
Paul says that we are children of light.
"Paul, children of light" refers to the
apostle Paul's exhortation, especially in the Epistle to the Ephesians (chapter
5) and in 1 Thessalonians (chapter 5), for Christians to live as "children
of light" and not of darkness. This means adopting a life of
goodness, justice, and truth, contrasting with the fruitless works of darkness,
demonstrating the transformation that occurs with having the light of
Christ."[2]
God does not allow evil. Therefore, we must be the
voice of God, as the prophets were, in the midst of an evil and corrupt
generation.
We have free will and we must decide to do good and
understand that God is love.
In this book, there are several reports of when
Jesus allowed something or did not allow it.
Jesus revealed the will of the Father.
The Author
Examples of the use of the
phrase "Jesus permitted"
- "Divorce (Matthew 19:8-9):
-
Jesus explains that Moses allowed divorce, but that God's original intention was for marriage to be forever. He uses the phrase to disqualify a practice instituted by Moses.
- Demons and Pigs (Matthew 8:31-32):
Jesus allows the demons who were possessing two men to enter a herd of pigs. Jesus' permission is not an approval of the practice, but rather a demonstration of his authority over demonic forces and the consequences of their actions, such as the destruction of pigs that drown in the sea.
- The Death of Jesus:
Jesus' words at Luke 23:46 ("Father, into your hands I commend my spirit") indicate that he gave his life willingly. He was not forced to die, but "allowed" his life to be given for the redemption of mankind.
Other Permissions and Contexts
- The Sabbath (Matthew 12):
Jesus declares himself to be "the Lord of the sabbath itself," indicating his authority over the law. It does not "allow" the violation of the Sabbath, but it redefines the understanding of the purpose of the law, which is mercy and life.
- Peace (John 14):
Jesus leaves his peace to his disciples, which is different from the peace of the world. What he leaves to his followers is the ability to experience peace through faith in God and his word."[1]
- Demons and Pigs (Matthew 8:31-32):
Jesus did not allow Lazarus to remain dead
"Jesus
said to him, 'Have I not told you that if you believe, you will see the glory
of God?'"
Jesus
groaned again and went to the grave where Lazarus was
Wesley
explains: "These caves were commonly in rocks, which abounded in that
country, dug out by nature or hewn by art. And the entrance was closed with a
large stone, which sometimes had a monumental inscription."
"Jesus
said, 'Take away the stone.' Martha, the sister of the deceased, said to him,
"Lord, it smells bad, because he has been dead for four days."
Wesley
said, "Lord, at this point he stinks - So reason and faith fight
together."
"Jesus said to him,
'Have I not told you that if you believe, you will see the glory of God?'"
And
Wesley says, Lazarus, come out–Jesus called him out of the tomb as
easily as if he were not only alive, but also awake.
"And
the one who was dead came out, with his hands and feet bound with linen cloths,
and his face was bound with a handkerchief. Jesus said to them, "Let him
go and let him go."
And many
Jews believed in Jesus.
Jesus, therefore, groaning again in himself
Jesus,
then, groaning again in himself, comes to the grave. It was a cave, and a stone
was on it.
Wesley's
Commentary
These caves were commonly on rocks
It was a
cave - So Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob, and their wives except Rachel, were
buried in the cave of Machpelah, Genesis
49:29-31. These caves were commonly in rocks, which
abounded in that country, excavated by nature or carved by art. And the
entrance was closed with a large stone, which sometimes had a monumental
inscription.
Take away the stone
Jesus
said, "Take away the stone." Martha, the sister of the deceased, said
to him, "Lord, it smells bad, because he has been dead for four
days."
Wesley's
Commentary
Lord, by
this time he stinks - Thus reason and faith
fight together.
Have I not told you that if you believe, you will see the glory of God?
Jesus said to him,
"Have I not told you that if you believe, you will see the glory of
God?"
Wesley's
Commentary
He had said more to Martha than is previously
recorded
I did
not say - It appears by this, that Christ had said more to Martha than is
before recorded.
Then
they took the stone away from the place where the dead man was laid. And Jesus
lifted up his eyes and said, "Father, I thank you that you have heard
me."
Wesley's
Commentary
He worked the miracle with an air of absolute
sovereignty, as the Lord of life and death
Jesus
lifted up his eyes - Not as if he asked his
Father for help. There is not the slightest demonstration of this. He worked
the miracle with an air of absolute sovereignty, as the Lord of life and death.
But it was as if he had said, I thank thee, that, at the disposal of thy
providence, thou hast granted my desire, in this remarkable opportunity of
exercising my power and showing thy praise.
And when
he had said this, he cried with a loud voice, "Lazarus, come out."
Wesley's
Commentary
He cried
out in a loud voice - That all present might
hear.
Jesus called him out of the grave so easily
Lazarus,
come out–Jesus called him out of the tomb as easily as if he were not only alive,
but also awake.
Jesus said to them, "Let him go and let
him go
And the one
who was dead came out, with his hands and feet bound with linen cloths, and his
face was bound with a handkerchief. Jesus said to them, "Let him go and
let him go."
Wesley's
Commentary
If the Jews buried like the Egyptians
And he
came out bound hand and foot with sheets - Which
were wrapped round every hand and every foot, and his face was wrapped with a
napkin - If the Jews buried it as the Egyptians did, his face was not covered
with him, but was only round his forehead, and under his chin; that he might
easily see the way.
They
believed in him
Then
many of the Jews who had come to Mary, and had seen what Jesus was doing,
believed in him.
Wesley's
Commentary
And so the Son of God was glorified
Many
believed in him - And so the Son of God was glorified,
according to what our Lord had said, and .
But some
of them came to the Pharisees and told them what Jesus had done.
Wesley's
Commentary
Neither will they be persuaded, even though
one has risen from the dead!
But some
of them went to the Pharisees - What a terrible
confirmation of this weighty truth, if they will not listen to Moses and the
prophets, nor will they be persuaded, though one has risen from the dead!
What will we do?
Then the
chief priests and the Pharisees gathered a Sanhedrin together and said,
"What shall we do? for this man does many miracles.
Wesley's
Commentary
What do
we do? "What?" To believe. yes, but death yields to the power of
Christ sooner than infidelity.
If we leave it at that, everyone will believe
in it
If we
leave him so, all will believe in him: and the Romans will come and take away
our place and nation.
Wesley's
Commentary
All men will believe - And receive him as the Messiah
All men
will believe - And receive him as the Messiah. And this
will give so much resentment to the Romans that they will come and subvert so
much our place - Temple; and nation - Both our Church and our state. Were they
really afraid of it? Or was it just a light color? It certainly wasn't anymore.
For they could not fail to know that he who raised the dead was able to conquer
the Romans.
And one of them, named Caiaphas
And one
of them, named Caiaphas, who was high priest that same year, said to them,
"You know nothing at all,
Wesley's
Comments
It was the last and chief of Daniel's seventy
weeks, the fortieth year before the destruction of Jerusalem, and was
celebrated for various causes in Jewish history
That
year - That memorable year, in which Christ was to die. It was the last and
chief of Daniel's seventy weeks, the fortieth year before the destruction of
Jerusalem, and was celebrated for various causes in Jewish history. Hence this
year is so peculiarly mentioned: Caiaphas was the high priest before and after
him.
You know
nothing - He reproves your slow deliberations in so clear a case.
Let one man die for the people, and let the
whole nation not perish
Nor do
you consider that it is expedient for us that one man should die for the
people, and that the whole nation should not perish.
Wesley's
Commentary
Then God ruled his tongue, for he did not
speak of himself, only by his own spirit, but by the spirit of prophecy
It is
expedient that a man should die for the people–So God
governed his tongue, for he did not speak of himself, only by his own spirit,
but by the spirit of prophecy. And so he gave by surprise as plain a testimony
to the priest, as Pilate did to the royal office of Christ.
And not only for that nation
And not only
for that nation, but also that he might gather into one the children of God who
were scattered abroad.
Wesley's
Commentary
Through all ages and nations
But that
he might gather into one--Church, all the children
of God that were scattered - through all ages and nations.
And the Passover of the Jews was near
And the
passover of the Jews was at hand, and many went out of the field to Jerusalem
before the passover to purify themselves.
Wesley's Commentary
Many went up to purify themselves
Many went up to purify
themselves - That they might remove all obstacles to eating the passover.[4]
Jesus
did not allow the woman who anointed his feet to be humiliated
And he
turned to the woman, and said to Simon, "Do you see this woman?" I
went into your house, you gave me no water for my feet, but she washed me with
tears, and wiped them with the hair of her head
Luke 7
And one
of the Pharisees asked him to eat with him
And one of the Pharisees
asked him to eat with him. And he went into the Pharisee's house, and sat down
at table.
And one of the Pharisees
bade him eat with him - May the frankness with
which our Lord accepted this invitation, and his gentleness and prudence in
this entanglement entertainment, teach us to mingle the wisdom of the serpent,
with the innocence and sweetness of the dove. Let us not absolutely refuse all
favours, nor resent all the negligences, of those whose friendship is at best
very doubtful, and their intimacy by no means secure, said Wesley.
And behold, a sinful woman
of the city, knowing that Jesus was at table in the Pharisee's house, brought
an alabaster jar of ointment,
A woman–Not the
same with Mary of Bethany, who anointed him six days before his last passover,
said Wesley.
Verses
38-39
If he
had been a prophet, he would well know who and what is the woman who touched
him
And standing behind him at
his feet, weeping, he began to water his feet with tears, and wiped them with
the hair of his head; and he kissed his feet, and anointed them with the
ointment.
When the Pharisee who had invited him saw this, he spoke to himself,
saying, "If this man were a prophet, he would well know who and what woman
is who touched him, for she is a sinner."
Verse 40
Simon, I
have something to tell you
And Jesus answered and said
to him, "Simon, I have something to say to you." And he says: Master,
continue.
Wesley remarked,
"And Jesus said, Simon, I have something to say unto thee—So tender
and courteous am I the address which our Lord uses even for a proud and
reproachful Pharisee!
Verses 41-42
he forgave them both
A certain creditor had two
debtors: one owed him five hundred pence, and the other fifty.
And when they had nothing to pay,
he forgave them both. Tell me, then, which of them will love him more?
Verse 43
I
suppose he, whom he forgave the most
Simon answered and said, I
suppose he, whom he has most forgiven. And he said to him, "You have
judged well."
Which one will love you
more? "None of them will love him at all, before he forgives them. An
insolvent debtor, until he is forgiven, does not love but runs away from his
creditor, Wesley said.
Verse 44
he said
to Simon, "Do you see this woman?"
And he turned to the woman,
and said to Simon, "Do you see this woman?" I went into your house,
you did not give me water for my feet, but she washed me with tears, and wiped
them with the hair of her head.
Wesley commented, Thou
hast given me no water–It was customary with the Jews to show respect and
kindness to their welcoming guests, by greeting them with a kiss, washing their
feet, and anointing their heads with oil, or some fine ointment.
Verse 47
their
many sins are forgiven; 'Cause she loved it so much
Therefore I say to you, that
your many sins are forgiven; for she loved much, but to whom little is
forgiven, loves little.
Wesley commented,
"These many sins of hers are forgiven; therefore she loves very much—The
fruit of her having had much forgiven. It should be carefully observed here
that his love is spoken of as the effect and evidence, not the cause, of his
forgiveness. She knew that much had been forgiven, and therefore she loved
much.
Verse 50
Your
faith saved you
And he
said to the woman, Thy faith hath made thee whole; Go in peace.[5]
Jesus did not allow the blind man of Jericho to ask in vain
And
those who passed by rebuked him to be silent; but he cried out all the more,
"Son of David, have mercy on me!"
Then
Jesus stopped and commanded that he be brought to him; And when he came, he
asked him,
Saying,
"What do you want me to do for you?" And he said, Lord, let me see.
And Jesus said to him, "See; Your faith saved you
And it came
to pass, when he came to Jericho, that a blind man sat by the wayside, begging.
Matthew
20:29; Mark 10:46.
Verses
36-43
asked
what that was
Hearing the crowd pass by, he
asked what that was.
And they told him that Jesus of
Nazarene was passing by.
Jesus, Son of David, have mercy
on me
Then he cried out, saying,
"Jesus, Son of David, have mercy on me."
And those who passed by rebuked
him to be silent
Jesus stopped and ordered that he
be brought to him
Then Jesus stopped and commanded
that he be brought to him; And when he came, he asked him,
Saying, "What do you want me
to do for you?" And he said, Lord, let me see.
See; Your faith saved you
And Jesus said to him, "See;
Your faith has saved you.
and he followed him, glorifying
God
And immediately he saw him, and
followed him, glorifying God. And when all the people saw this, they gave
praise to God. [6]
Jesus did not allow
the woman caught in adultery to be stoned
And when
they continued to ask him, he stood up and said to them, "Let him who is
without sin among you be the first to throw a stone at him
John 8
Jesus restores the dignity of the woman caught in adultery and frees her
from stoning
Jesus always valued life and sought to give
people a new opportunity to change their lives. He came to seek and save what
was lost. He said that the healthy do not need a doctor.
It was like that with the woman caught in adultery.
Jesus also knew the hypocrisy of the time. He
wisely asked the question that collapsed all the narrative of men: "He who
is without sin, let him cast the first stone."
He did not fail to guide the woman and told her
to go and sin no more. And he said it with great compassion and affection.
Verses
4-6
Master, this woman was caught, in
the very act, committing adultery
And they put her in the midst, and said to him,
"Teacher, this woman was caught committing adultery in the very act."
You, then, what do you say?
And in the law Moses commanded us that such
should be stoned. You, then, what do you say?
This they said, tempting him, so that they would
have something to accuse him of. But Jesus stooped down and wrote with his
finger on the ground.
Wesley's
Comments
It must have been a woman who, having been
betrothed to a husband, was guilty of this crime before the marriage was
concluded
Wesley commented, Moses
commanded us to stone - If they spoke accurately, it must have been a woman who,
having been betrothed to a husband, was guilty of this crime before the
marriage was concluded; for Moses alone commanded them to be stoned. He did
order other adulteresses to be put to death; But the manner of death was not
specified. Deuteronomy 22:23.
This they said, tempting
him, that they might have to charge him. But Jesus stooped down and wrote with
his finger on the ground, as if he did not hear them.
In order to awaken your consciences
That they might have to
charge him - Either of usurping the office of judge, if he convicted her, or of
being an enemy of the law, if he acquitted her, said Wesley.
God once wrote in the Old Testament; Christ once in the New
Jesus bending down, wrote
with his finger on the ground - God wrote once in the
Old Testament; Christ once in the New: perhaps the words he spoke afterwards,
when they continued to ask him. By this silent action, Hebrews, 1, fixed his
wandering and hasty thoughts, in order to awaken their consciences: and, 2,
signified that he came not to condemn, but to save the world, commented Wesley.
Verse 7
The one who is not guilty
And when they continued to
ask him, he stood up and said to them, "Let him who is without sin among
you be the first to throw a stone at him."
Wesley's
Comments
He that hath no sin - He
that is not guilty: his own conscience being the judge) of the same sin, or of
some almost like it; Leave it - As a witness, cast the first stone at it.
Verse 9
They listened, convinced by their own conscience
And
those who heard him, convinced by their own conscience, went out one by one,
beginning with the eldest, to the last; and Jesus was left alone, and the woman
stood in the middle.
Wesley's
Comments
Starting with the oldest - Or
the oldest.
To whom our Lord addressed his discourse soon after
Jesus was left alone - By
all the scribes and Pharisees who proposed the question. But many others
remained, to whom our Lord addressed his discourse soon after.
Verse 10
Woman, where are those accusers of yours?
Wesley's Comments
Has no
one condemned you? - No
court sentence has been handed down on you?
No one, Lord
Verse 11
She
said, "No one, Lord." And Jesus said unto him, Neither do I condemn
thee; go, and sin no more.
Wesley's
Comments
Neither do I condemn thee - Nor
do I take it upon myself to pass such a sentence. Let that deliverance lead you
to repentance.[7]
Jesus did not allow
his disciples to call for fire from heaven against the Samaritans
And when
his disciples James and John saw this, they said, Lord, wilt thou have us
command fire to come down from heaven, and to consume them, like Elijah?
But he
turned and rebuked them and said, "You do not know what spirit you are
of."
Luke
9
he set firmly to go to Jerusalem
And it came to pass, when
the hour came for him to be received, that he set himself firmly to go to
Jerusalem,
The days are fulfilled that
he should be received - That is, the time of his
passion was now at hand. St. Luke looks through this, to the glory that would
follow, said Wesley.
He firmly set his face -
Without fear of his enemies, or shame of the cross, Hebrews 12:2,
commented Wesley.
Verse 52
they went into a village of the Samaritans to
prepare it
And they sent messengers
before him, and they went and went into a village of the Samaritans, to prepare
him.
He sent messengers to
prepare - A necessary lodging and entertainment for him and those with him,
said Wesley.
And they didn't receive it
And they did not receive
him, because his face was as if he were going to Jerusalem.
His face was as if he were going
to Jerusalem - It seemed clearly, he was going to worship
in the temple, and so, in effect, to condemn the Samaritan worship on Mount
Gerizim, said Wesley.
wilt thou have us command fire to come down
from heaven and consume them, like Elijah?
And when his disciples
James and John saw this, they said, Lord, wilt thou have us command fire to
come down from heaven, and to consume them, like Elijah?
As Elisha did - In or
near this very place, what could put it into the minds of the apostles to make
the move now, rather than at any other time or place, where Christ had received
the same affront, said Wesley.
Verse 55
He rebuked them and said, "You do not
know what spirit you are
But he
turned and rebuked them and said, "You do not know what spirit you are
of."
Wesley's
Comment: You do not know what kind of spirit - The spirit of
Christianity is. It is not a spirit of wrath and vengeance, but of peace,
meekness, and love.[8]
And he
didn't allow anyone to follow him
And he
did not allow anyone to follow him except Peter, James, and John the brother of
James.
Mark 5:36
And when Jesus passed by ship again to the
other shore
And when Jesus passed by
ship again to the other shore, a great crowd gathered to him, and he was near
the sea.
Luke 8:40.
And behold, one of the rulers of the synagogue
comes, named Jairus
And behold, one of the
rulers of the synagogue comes, named Jairus; and when he saw him, he fell down
at his feet,
Wesley's comments:
One of the rulers of the
synagogue - To regulate the affairs of each synagogue there was a council of
grave men. Over them was a president, who was called the ruler of the
synagogue. Sometimes there was no more than one ruler in a
synagogue. Matthew 9:18; Luke 8:41.
35
While he was still speaking,
some of the ruler of the synagogue came and said, "Your daughter is dead;
why do you bore the Master any more?"
Fear not, believe only
Verse 36
And Jesus, when he heard
these words, said to the ruler of the synagogue, "Do not be afraid, only believe,"
said Wesley.
Verse 37
And he didn't allow anyone to follow him
And he
did not allow anyone to follow him except Peter, James, and John the brother of
James.
John, brother of James - When
St. Mark wrote, not long after the ascension of our Lord, the memory of St.
James, lately beheaded, was so fresh, that his name was better known than that
of John himself.
Verses
38-39
And when he came to the house of the ruler of
the synagogue, he saw the uproar, and those who wept much and mourned.
And he went in and said to them, "Why do
you are angry and weeping? The girl is not dead, but sleeps.
went where the girl was lying
And they laughed at him
with derision. But when he had put them all out, he took the girl's father and
mother, and those who were with him, and went in where the girl was lying.
Those who were with him–Peter,
James, and John, said Wesley.
Verses
41-42
Girl, I say to you, get up
And he took the child's hand, and said to her,
"Talita cumi; which, translated, is: Girl, I say to you, arise.
And immediately the girl got up, and walked, for
she was twelve years old; and they were astonished with great astonishment.
Verse 43
and ordered something to be given to him to
eat
And he
commanded them sternly that no one should know about it; and he ordered
something to be given to him to eat.
Wesley's comments:
He
accused them that no man should know of it - That
he might avoid all appearance of vain glory, might hinder a very large
multitude of people, and might not further enrage the scribes and Pharisees
against him; the time of his death and the full manifestation of his glory is
not yet come.
He
commanded that something should be given him to eat - So
that, when natural or spiritual life is restored, even by immediate miracle,
all proper means should be used to preserve it.[9]
Jesus did not allow the Canaanite woman to pray in
vain for her daughter
And
behold, a woman of Canaan went out of the same terms, and cried unto him,
saying, Have mercy on me, O Lord, the Son of David; My daughter is severely
angry with a demon.
Then
Jesus answered and said to her, "O woman, great is your faith; let it be
as you will. And her daughter was healed from that very hour
Matthew 15
Verse 21
So Jesus departed from there and departed
According
to the Gospel of Matthew: Then Jesus departed from
there and departed for the borders of Tyre and Sidon.
Mark 7:24.
Verse 22
Have mercy on me, O Lord, Son of David; My
daughter is badly angry with a demon
According to the Gospel of
Matthew: And behold, a woman of Canaan went out of the same borders, and
cried out to him, saying, Have mercy on me, O Lord, the Son of David; My
daughter is severely angry with a demon.
Wesley made the following
comment:
A woman of
Canaan-Canaan was also called Syropos, situated between Syria proper and
Phoenicia, by the sea.
cried unto him, Afar
off, thou Son of David, so she had some knowledge of the promised Messiah.
But he didn't answer a word
According to the Gospel of
Matthew: But he did not answer a word. And his disciples came and begged
him, saying, Send her away; because it cries out behind us.
He didn't answer her a word — He
sometimes tests our faith in the same way, Wesley said.
I was sent only to the lost sheep of the
house of Israel
According to the Gospel of
Matthew: But he answered and said, "I have not been sent except to the
lost sheep of the house of Israel."
I am not sent - Not
primarily; Not yet.
Verse 25
Lord, help me
According to the Gospel of
Matthew: Then she came and worshipped him, saying, 'Lord, help me.'
Then she came - To
the house where he was now, wrote Wesley.
O woman, great is your faith; Make yourself
as you want
According to the Gospel of
Matthew: Then Jesus answered and said to her, "O woman, great is your
faith; let it be done to you as you will." And his daughter was healed
from that very hour.
Thy faith - Your
confidence in the power and goodness of God, said Wesley.
Jesus departed from there
According to the Gospel of
Matthew: And Jesus departed from thence, and came to the Sea of Galilee; and
he went up into a mountain, and sat down there.
Wesley made the following
comment: The Sea of Galilee - The Jews gave the name of seas to all the
great lakes. This was a hundred furlongs long and forty wide. It was also
called the Sea of Tiberias. It was on the borders of Galilee, and the city of
Tiberias was on its western coast. In like manner it was styled the lake of
Gennesaret: perhaps a corruption of Cinnereth, the name by which it was
anciently called, Numbers 34:11; Mark 7:31.[10]
When Jesus Allows and
Doesn't Allow
And when
he got into the boat, he who had been possessed with demon begged him to be
with him.
But
Jesus did not permit it, but said to him, "Go home to your friends, and
tell them how great things the Lord has done for you, and has had compassion on
you."
Mark 5
And they crossed over to the other side of
the sea
According
to the Gospel of Mark: And they passed over to the other side of the sea, to
the land of the Gadarenes.
Matthew 8:28; Luke 8:26, said
Wesley.
Immediately a man of unclean spirit came out
to meet him at the tombs
According
to the Gospel of Mark: "And as
he got out of the boat, immediately a man of an unclean spirit came out to meet
him at the tombs,
There he
met a man with an unclean spirit - St. Matthew mentions
two. Probably this, so particularly spoken of here, was the most remarkably
fierce and ungovernable, said Wesley.
What is your name?
My name
is Legion! for we are many - But all these seem to
have been under one commander, who speaks all the time, both for them and for
himself, Wesley affirmed.
When
Jesus allows it - Mark 5:10-14
¹⁰ And
he begged him earnestly not to send them out of that province.
¹¹ And
there was a great herd of pigs grazing on the mountain.
¹² And
all those demons begged him, saying, "Send us to those pigs, that we may
enter into them."
¹³ And
Jesus immediately allowed it. And when those unclean spirits came out, they
went into the swine; and the herd rushed down a cliff into the sea (there were
about two thousand), and they drowned in the sea.
¹⁴ And
those who fed the swine fled, and told him in the city and in the fields; and
they went out to see what had happened.
And they came to Jesus, and saw him who was
demon-possessed
And they
were afraid — Not improbable that they could have
offered some rudeness, if not violence, Wesley said.
And when he got into the boat, he who had
been demon-possessed begged him to be with him
According
to the Gospel of Mark: And when he got into the boat, he who had been
possessed with demon begged him to be with him.
When
Jesus Doesn't Allow It – Verse 19
However, Jesus did not allow it
According
to the Gospel of Mark: "But Jesus did not allow it, but said to him,
"Go home to your friends, and tell them how great things the Lord has done
for you, and has had compassion on you."
Tell
them how great things the Lord has done for thee - This
was peculiarly necessary there, where Christ was not in person, said Wesley.
And he departed, and began to publish in the
Decapolis how great things Jesus had done for him
According
to the Gospel of Mark: And he departed, and began to publish in the
Decapolis how great things Jesus had done for him; and all men were astonished.
He
published in the Decapolis—Not only at home, but in
all that country where Jesus Himself did not come, said Wesley.
Verse 21
a great crowd gathered to him
According
to the Gospel of Mark: And when Jesus went again by ship to the other shore,
a great crowd came to him, and he was near the sea.
Luke 8:40.[11]
Jesus allows and performs
healing
"Does the Law allow
healing on the Sabbath day?"
9 "Then he went to the
synagogue. 10 And he saw there a man with one of his hands crippled. The
Pharisees asked him, "Does the Law permit healing on the Sabbath
day?" They did it so that they would have something to accuse him of.
11 His answer was,
"Which of you, if you had only one sheep and it fell into a ditch on the
Sabbath, would not try to get it out of it? 12 How much more is a person worth
than a sheep! Evidently it is right to do good on a Sabbath." 13 And he
said to the man, "Stretch out your arm!" He did so and immediately
his hand became completely normal, just like the other."
"Jesus heals the
crippled hand in a synagogue in an act that confronted the Pharisees, who were
focused on the rules of the Sabbath, but Jesus showed compassion by healing the
man on the day of rest, according to the Gospels of Mark. At the same
instant, the man's hand was restored, and he was able to extend it normally, a
miracle that revealed the legalistic attitude of the religious and the compassion
of Jesus."[12]
Wesley's
Commentary on Healing on the Sabbath
And looking at them with
anger, grieving because of the hardness of their hearts, he said to them,
"Stretch out your hand." And he stretched it out, and his hand was
restored as the other
Mark 3
Verse 1
He entered again into the
synagogue - At Capernaum on the same day. Matthew 12:9; Luke 6:6.
Wesley remarked, And they
beheld him, whether he would heal him on the sabbath day; so that they would
accuse him.
And they - The
scribes and Pharisees, watched him, that they might accuse him - Pride, anger,
and shame, after being so often silenced, began now to ripen into malice.
Wesley commented:
And he said to them,
"Is it lawful to do good on the Sabbath days, or to do evil?" Saving
lives or killing? But they kept silent.
Is it licit to save lives
or to kill? - What he knew they were looking for
occasion to do.
But they were silent - Being
confounded, though not convinced.
Wesley commented:
Looking round at them in
anger, being grieved - Angry with sin, grieved
with the sinner; the true pattern of Christian anger. But who can separate the
anger of sin from the anger of the sinner? No one except a true believer in
Christ.
And the
Pharisees went out, and immediately consulted with the Herodians against him,
how they could kill him.
Wesley
commented:
The
Pharisees going out - Probably leaving the
scribes to watch him still: took counsel with the Herodians - As bitter as they
used to be against one another.[13]
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