Luke
Why would Jesus send the demons into a herd of pigs? That was my
question when I read Luke 8:26-39. After a bit of digging on the
internet (from the links below), I found that there were a number of
reasons that Jesus may have done this. We don't really know much of the
context of this story, like who the nearby farmers were, so there is a
bit of guessing involved. Either way, Jesus probably commanded the
demons to enter the pigs to show his power over all creation, even these
evil spirits. Moreover, we can learn from this passage that Jesus has
control even over demons, and that demons have very little power of
their own - they couldn't even leave the man of their own accord,
really. They had to wait for Jesus to tell them where to go.
We can take heart that when we call on Jesus to rescue us from evil, he can do it!
If this topic on demon-possesion is of interest to you, check out the following links: a comparison of the various gospel versions of this story or a commentary on the Luke passage.
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