32. Jesus Heals a Demon-Possessed Man & a Sick Woman
What the Story Says
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What did the demon cause the man he possessed to do?
The demon made the man so strong that no one could control him. But it also made him scream all day and night, go around without clothes, and cut himself with stones (#32-03), (#32-04).
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What was the name of the demon in the man?
The name of the demon was Legion because he was actually a group of many demons (#32-06).
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What did the demons ask Jesus for permission to do?
The demons asked Jesus for permission to go into the pigs instead of leaving the region (#32-07).
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What happened to the pigs when the demons entered into them?
All 2,000 of the pigs ran into the lake and drowned (#32-08).
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When did the people of the region ask Jesus to do when they saw the man who was healed and heard that the pigs were dead?
The people of the region were afraid of Jesus and asked him to leave them (#32-10).
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What problem did the woman in the crowd have?
The woman had been bleeding for twelve years. She spent all of her money on doctors and none of them could heal her. Instead, she got worse (#32-13).
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What did the woman think would heal her?
The woman thought she would be healed if she could only touch Jesus’ clothes (#32-14).
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What happened when the woman touched Jesus?
The woman immediately stopped bleeding when she touched Jesus. But Jesus knew that power had gone out from him, and asked who had touched him (#32-14), (#32-15).
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What did Jesus say was the reason the woman was healed?
Jesus told the woman that her faith had healed her. She was well because she believed that Jesus could heal her (#32-16).
What the Story Means to Us
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How did the demons treat the man they possessed?
The demons cause the man they possessed to suffer and to bring shame upon himself. Caused him to harm even his own body. He would scream in pain all day and all night. Demons want to destroy the people that God created.
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What power does this story show that Jesus had over the demons?
Jesus had the power to command the demons to leave the man. He also had the power to decide where they could go after they left him. Jesus could send them into eternal punishment. The demons were afraid Jesus would do that. This is why the asked to go into the pigs instead.
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Why did the people ask Jesus to leave their region?
The people were very concerned about the money they lost when their pigs drowned, but they did not care that the man was released from the demons. They asked Jesus to leave because they valued their possessions more than they valued other people.
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Why did Jesus tell the man who was freed from the demons to go to his home?
The man wanted to follow Jesus as his disciple. But Jesus told the man to stay and to be his disciple among his own people. The people sent Jesus away. So Jesus told the man to stay at his home so that he could tell the people there about Jesus after Jesus went away.
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Why did Jesus make the woman tell what had happened to her?
Jesus healed the woman because she believed in him. But Jesus also wanted other people to believe in him. For that reason, he did not allow the woman to be healed in secret. Instead, he caused her to tell everyone how he had healed her. In this way, she acted as his disciple.
Summary
Jesus healed two people who were suffering greatly. The man had a demon that no one could control or remove. The woman was bleeding and no doctor could heal her. Jesus had the power to easily heal them both. However, he did not heal either person in secret. He sent the demons from the man into the pigs so that they died. As a result, everyone in the region heard that he had healed the man. Furthermore, he told the man who was healed to go home and to continue to tell everyone there what Jesus had done for him. Likewise, Jesus did not allow the woman to be healed in secret. He called her out before the crowd so that she could tell them all how Jesus had healed her. Jesus was preparing people to be able to tell everyone who he was and what he had done for them.