But Jesus took him by the hand, and lifted him up; and he arose.
Jesus had just commanded the tormenting unclean spirit to leave the afflicted boy, and its violent departure left him powerless, unconscious, motionless and apparently dead. In tender pity Jesus stooped, took him by the hand, lifted him up, and he arose and stood. He was made completely whole in soundness of mind and body, freed forever from the demon's power, and returned to his father and home. Both he and his father praised their Deliverer, while the crowd praised God and marveled at His power. The act is an object lesson of redemption, in which the Divine One comes down from the Father's glory to save the lost, and sets the pattern for work among souls enslaved by Satan through faith and prayer.
Setting and Miraculous Restoration
It is morning after Jesus has spent the entire night on the mountain, and He and His disciples descend to the plain where the people are already searching for Him and there is work to be done for them. The event belongs to the account of the afflicted boy with the dumb spirit whom the disciples had failed to cast out, and Jesus arrives as the crowd's attention turns from the disciples' failure and the scribes' accusations to Him.
In a brief space He comes from the extremes of glory to grief, descending the mount where He had just stood transfigured by the glory of God, talked with messengers of heaven, and been proclaimed the Son of God by the Father's voice from radiant glory, to meet a lunatic child possessed by Satan, with distorted countenance and gnashing teeth in spasms of agony no mortal could relieve.
After commanding the unclean spirit to leave and casting the demon out, He displays compassionate power over the demon that had tormented and endangered the youth. The healing is the restoration of the tormented youth after the command to leave, when Jesus takes him by the hand, lifts and raises him, and the youth arises and stands up.
The demon's violent departure has left the boy powerless, unconscious, motionless and apparently lifeless, so that onlookers thought he was dead. He has lain motionless and appeared dead after the demon's violence left him powerless and apparently dead. His apparent death is not death but the result of the spirit's violent attack and the boy's loss of strength.
Jesus stoops with tender pity, takes the boy by the hand, lifts and raises him up, and the boy arises and stands up. Tenderly taking him by the hand and raising him after the demon's violent departure had left him powerless and unconscious, He lifts the apparently lifeless sufferer to his feet.
Redemption Lesson and Response
Jesus took the lifeless-seeming boy by the hand and lifted him into perfect soundness of mind and body, then gave him back to his father and to his home. The lifting was a complete restoration, leaving nothing broken in body or mind. The return to the father was the completion of the healing, placing the restored child again in the family circle.
The rising was proof of full deliverance, for the boy stood up freed forever from the demon's power. No remnant of possession remained to reclaim him. His freedom was final and entire.
Restored and free, the boy arose and with his father praised their Deliverer, while father and multitude praised God and marveled at His power. The praise answered the display of power to deliver and restore. Wonder at that power spread from the family to the crowd.
The stooping to lift the sufferer from the ground is an object lesson of redemption, in which the Divine One comes down from the Father's glory to save the lost. It belongs to the contrast between Christ's glory on the mount and the enslaved souls waiting below for faith and prayer to bring deliverance. It represents the disciples' mission of work among people enslaved by Satan, where only faith and prayer can set them free.
The child's severe convulsive struggle is not a pattern all must pass through before coming to Jesus. Those who trust Him may rest in His saving care without taking up needless fear and distress.
Jesus had just commanded the tormenting unclean spirit to leave the afflicted boy, and its violent departure left him powerless, unconscious, motionless and apparently dead. In tender pity Jesus stooped, took him by the hand, lifted him up, and he arose and stood. He was made completely whole in soundness of mind and body, freed forever from the demon's power, and returned to his father and home. Both he and his father praised their Deliverer, while the crowd praised God and marveled at His power. The act is an object lesson of redemption, in which the Divine One comes down from the Father's glory to save the lost, and sets the pattern for work among souls enslaved by Satan through faith and prayer.
Setting and Miraculous Restoration
It is morning after Jesus has spent the entire night on the mountain, and He and His disciples descend to the plain where the people are already searching for Him and there is work to be done for them. The event belongs to the account of the afflicted boy with the dumb spirit whom the disciples had failed to cast out, and Jesus arrives as the crowd's attention turns from the disciples' failure and the scribes' accusations to Him.
In a brief space He comes from the extremes of glory to grief, descending the mount where He had just stood transfigured by the glory of God, talked with messengers of heaven, and been proclaimed the Son of God by the Father's voice from radiant glory, to meet a lunatic child possessed by Satan, with distorted countenance and gnashing teeth in spasms of agony no mortal could relieve.
After commanding the unclean spirit to leave and casting the demon out, He displays compassionate power over the demon that had tormented and endangered the youth. The healing is the restoration of the tormented youth after the command to leave, when Jesus takes him by the hand, lifts and raises him, and the youth arises and stands up.
The demon's violent departure has left the boy powerless, unconscious, motionless and apparently lifeless, so that onlookers thought he was dead. He has lain motionless and appeared dead after the demon's violence left him powerless and apparently dead. His apparent death is not death but the result of the spirit's violent attack and the boy's loss of strength.
Jesus stoops with tender pity, takes the boy by the hand, lifts and raises him up, and the boy arises and stands up. Tenderly taking him by the hand and raising him after the demon's violent departure had left him powerless and unconscious, He lifts the apparently lifeless sufferer to his feet.
Redemption Lesson and Response
Jesus took the lifeless-seeming boy by the hand and lifted him into perfect soundness of mind and body, then gave him back to his father and to his home. The lifting was a complete restoration, leaving nothing broken in body or mind. The return to the father was the completion of the healing, placing the restored child again in the family circle.
The rising was proof of full deliverance, for the boy stood up freed forever from the demon's power. No remnant of possession remained to reclaim him. His freedom was final and entire.
Restored and free, the boy arose and with his father praised their Deliverer, while father and multitude praised God and marveled at His power. The praise answered the display of power to deliver and restore. Wonder at that power spread from the family to the crowd.
The stooping to lift the sufferer from the ground is an object lesson of redemption, in which the Divine One comes down from the Father's glory to save the lost. It belongs to the contrast between Christ's glory on the mount and the enslaved souls waiting below for faith and prayer to bring deliverance. It represents the disciples' mission of work among people enslaved by Satan, where only faith and prayer can set them free.
The child's severe convulsive struggle is not a pattern all must pass through before coming to Jesus. Those who trust Him may rest in His saving care without taking up needless fear and distress.