Word
of God
But he replied and
said, "It is written, 'It is not by bread alone that a man
lives, except by every word that issues from the mouth of God
The Gospel According
to Matthew 4:4
The Gospel
According to Mark 5:6
All commentary
and study notes are prefaced/edited by Dr. Riktor Von Zhades
And when he saw
Jesus afar off, he ran, and worshipped him
Brethren:
We read about the
man who was possessed by demons who had named themselves “legion”
for there were many within this poor man. Now, we do not know, but
one might suspect, that in a single moment of clarity (as revealed by
the Holy Spirit for such is the strength and power of God) this man
knew that Jesus was the Christ, and ran to fall down at his feet and
worship Him, begging Him to be relieved of those that tormented him
from within. - Dr. RVZ
“He usually ran
upon others with rage, but he ran to Christ with reverence. That was
done by an invisible hand of Christ, which could not be done with
chains and fetters; his fury was all on a sudden curbed. Even the
devil, in this poor creature, was forced to tremble before Christ,
and bow to him: or, rather, the poor man came, and worshiped Christ,
in a sense of the need he had of his help, the power of Satan in and
over him being, for this instant, suspended.” - Matthew Henry -
Theologian
He made all
imaginable haste to him; and when he came up to him, fell down at his
feet before him, acknowledging his superiority and power, whom no
chains nor fetters could bind, nor any man tame; nor durst any man
pass that way, for fear of him: and yet, upon sight of Christ,
without a word spoken to him, he runs and prostrates himself before
him; who, at the sight of Christ, might have his senses for the
present restored, and a knowledge of Christ given: to whom he ran
speedily, and threw himself at his feet, hoping for relief from him.
[Likwise it is] an emblem of a poor awakened sinner, having a distant
sight of Christ, who, upon it, makes haste unto him, and prostrates
itself before him, believing he is able, if willing, to save him from
the power of Satan, the evil of sin, and from eternal ruin and
damnation.” - John Gill - Theologian
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