Bible Lesson: Miracles Of Jesus: Dumb Demoniac Healed.
Location: Capernaum
Text: Matthew 9:32-35 KJV
32 As they went out, behold, they brought to Him a dumb man possessed with a devil.
33 And when the devil was cast out, the dumb spake: and the multitudes marveled, saying, It was never so seen in Israel.
34 But the Pharisees said, He casteth out devils through the prince of the devils.
35 And Jesus went about all the cities and villages, teaching in their synagogues, and preaching the gospel of the kingdom, and healing every sickness and every disease among the people.
Friend, it is the evil work of “our,” enemy to bind, blind and burden all those that he can.
I Peter 5:8 KJV
Be sober, be vigilant; because your adversary the devil, as a roaring lion, walketh about, seeking whom he may devour:
How wonderful it is to know that our dear Saviour's goal is just the opposite!
Isaiah 42:6,7 KJV
6 I the Lord have called thee in righteousness, and will hold thine hand, and will keep thee...
7 To open the blind eyes, to bring out the prisoners from the prison, and them that sit in darkness out of the prison house.
Isaiah 58:6 KJV
Is not this the fast that I have chosen? to loose the bands of wickedness, to undo the heavy burdens, and to let the oppressed go free, and that ye break every yoke?
Isaiah 61:1-3 KJV
1 The Spirit of the Lord GOD is upon Me; because the Lord hath anointed Me to preach good tidings unto the meek; He hath sent Me to bind up the brokenhearted, to proclaim liberty to the captives, and the opening of the prison to them that are bound;
2 To proclaim the acceptable year of the Lord, and the day of vengeance of our God; to comfort all that mourn;
3 To appoint unto them that mourn in Zion, to give unto them beauty for ashes, the oil of joy for mourning, the garment of praise for the spirit of heaviness; that they might be called trees of righteousness, the planting of the Lord, that He might be glorified.
Luke 4:18,19 KJV
18 The Spirit of the Lord is upon Me, because He hath anointed Me to preach the gospel to the poor; He hath sent Me to heal the brokenhearted, to preach deliverance to the captives, and recovering of sight to the blind, to set at liberty them that are bruised,
19 To preach the acceptable year of the Lord.
Matthew 9:32
As they went out, behold, they brought to Him a dumb man possessed with a devil.
There are no doubt myriads of evil spirits under the control of Satan. And that they each have specific duties, should come as no surprise. This evil spirit's duty was that of stopping the tongue of this man, that is he could not speak, and so was dumb.
Genesis 18:14 KJV
"Is any thing too hard for the Lord?.."
Luke 10:1,17-20 KJV
1 After these things the Lord appointed other seventy also, and sent them two and two before His face into every city and place, whither He Himself would come.
17 And the seventy returned again with joy, saying, Lord, even the devils are subject unto us through thy name.
18 And He said unto them, I beheld Satan as lightning fall from heaven.
19 Behold, I give unto you power to tread on serpents and scorpions, and over all the power of the enemy: and nothing shall by any means hurt you.
20 Not with standing in this rejoice not, that the spirits are subject unto you; but rather rejoice, because your names are written in heaven.
Matthew 9:33
And when the devil was cast out, the dumb spake: and the multitudes marveled, saying, It was never so seen in Israel.
The evil spirit cast out of the man, now he could speak, he was healed by the power of God!
John 3:1,2 KJV
1 There was a man of the Pharisees, named Nicodemus, a ruler of the Jews:
2 The same came to Jesus by night, and said unto Him, Rabbi, we know that thou art a Teacher come from God: for no man can do these miracles that thou doest, except God be with Him.
John 10:37,38 KJV
37 If I do not the works of my Father, believe Me not.
38 But if I do, though ye believe not Me, believe the works: that ye may know, and believe, that the Father is in Me, and I in Him.
Luke 19:37 KJV
And when He was come nigh, even now at the descent of the mount of Olives, the whole multitude of the disciples began to rejoice and praise God with a loud voice for all the mighty works that they had seen;
Matthew 9:34
But the Pharisees said, He casteth out devils through the prince of the devils.
Wherever, the work of God is going on, there too, will always be, opposition from the enemy!
Matthew 12:24-28 KJV
24 But when the Pharisees heard it, they said, This fellow doth not cast out devils, but by Beelzebub the prince of the devils.
25 And Jesus knew their thoughts, and said unto them, Every kingdom divided against itself is brought to desolation; and every city or house divided against itself shall not stand:
26 And if Satan cast out Satan, he is divided against himself; how shall then his kingdom stand?
27 And if I by Beelzebub cast out devils, by whom do your children cast them out? therefore they shall be your judges.
28 But if I cast out devils by the Spirit of God, then the kingdom of God is come unto you.
John 15:23-25 KJV
23 He that hateth Me hateth My Father also.
24 If I had not done among them the works which none other man did, they had not had sin: but now have they both seen and hated both Me and My Father.
25 But this cometh to pass, that the word might be fulfilled that is written in their law, They hated Me without a cause.
Mark 3:28-30 KJV
28 Verily I say unto you, All sins shall be forgiven unto the sons of men, and blasphemies wherewith soever they shall blaspheme:
29 But he that shall blaspheme against the Holy Ghost hath never forgiveness, but is in danger of eternal damnation.
30 Because they said, He hath an unclean spirit.
Matthew 9:35
And Jesus went about all the cities and villages, teaching in their synagogues, and preaching the gospel of the kingdom, and healing every sickness and every disease among the people.
Our Lord, never let the opposition of the evil one, slow Him down in doing His Father's business, nor should we!
Psalm 44:5 KJV
Through thee will we push down our enemies: through thy name will we tread them under that rise up against us.
Romans 8:35,37 KJV
35 Who shall separate us from the love of Christ? shall tribulation, or distress, or persecution, or famine, or nakedness, or peril, or sword?
37 Nay, in all these things we are more than conquerors through Him that loved us.
I John 5:4 KJV
For whatsoever is born of God over cometh the world: and this is the victory that over cometh the world, even our faith.
Revelation 3:21 KJV
To him that over cometh will I grant to sit with Me in My throne, even as I also overcame, and am set down with My Father in His throne.
Revelation 21:7 KJV
He that over cometh shall inherit all things; and I will be his God, and he shall be My son.
