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Luke 4:31-37
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31Then he went down to
32They were amazed at his
teaching, because his words had authority.
33In the synagogue there was
a man possessed by a demon, an impure spirit. He cried out at the top of his
voice,
34“Go away! What do you want
with us, Jesus of Nazareth? Have you come to destroy us? I know who you are—the
Holy One of God!”
35“Be quiet!” Jesus said
sternly. “Come out of him!” Then the demon threw the man down before them all
and came out without injuring him.
36All the people were amazed
and said to each other, “What words these are! With authority and power he
gives orders to impure spirits and they come out!”
37And the news about him
spread throughout the surrounding area.
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1)
According to
verse 31 what did Jesus do?
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Jesus
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Went down to
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A town in
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And taught the
people on the Sabbath.
2)
According to
verse 32 what was people’s response to Jesus’ teaching?
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They were amazed
at Jesus’ teaching.
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Because
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His words had
authority.
3)
According to
verses 33 and 34 what was the impure spirit’s attitude toward Jesus?
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The impure spirit
was confrontational toward Jesus.
4)
According to
verse 34 what did the impure spirit accuse Jesus of?
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The impure spirit
accused Jesus of coming to destroy them.
5)
According to
verse 34 what identity of Jesus did the impure spirit divulge?
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The impure spirit
divulged Jesus’ identity as the Holy One of God.
6)
What might be the
reason the impure spirit divulged the identity of Jesus of Nazareth as the Holy
One of God?
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The impure spirit
was frustrating Jesus’ intention of concealing his identity.
7)
How specific is the
identity of the Holy One of God?
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Not very.
8)
Why did Jesus
tell the impure spirit to be quiet?
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Jesus did not
want his identity to be more thoroughly divulged by the impure spirit.
9)
According to
verse 35 what happened when Jesus commanded the
impure spirit to come out of the man?
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The demon
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Threw the man
down before them all.
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And came out
without injuring him.
10)
According to
verse 36 what was people’s response when they saw what Jesus had done?
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They were amazed
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That Jesus’ words
had
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Authority.
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And power.
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And that impure
spirits obeyed his orders.
11)
According to
verse 37 what happened as a result?
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News about Jesus
spread throughout the surrounding area.
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Luke 4:31-37
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