Lesson 4683

 (Lesson 4683)(11-29-24) Acts 19:13-20 

   Then certain of the vagabond Jews, exorcists, took upon them to call over them which had evil spirits the name of the Lord Jesus, saying, We adjure you by Jesus whom Paul preacheth. And there were seven sons of one Sceva, a Jew, and chief of the priests, which did so. And the evil spirit answered and said, Jesus I know, and Paul I know; but who are ye? And the man in whom the evil spirit was leaped on them, and overcame them, and prevailed against them, so that they fled out of that house naked and wounded. And this was known to all the Jews and Greeks also dwelling at Ephesus; and fear fell on them all, and the name of the Lord Jesus was magnified. And many that believed came, and confessed, and shewed their deeds. Many of them also which used curious arts brought their books together, and burned them before all men: and they counted the price of them, and found it fifty thousand pieces of silver. So mightily grew the word of God and prevailed.” 

 

   In today’s quote, some Jewish exorcists tried to invoke the name of Jesus, whom Paul preached, to cast out evil spirits. They attempted this on a man possessed by an evil spirit, saying, "We exorcise you by the Jesus whom Paul preaches." However, the evil spirit responded, "Jesus I know, and Paul I know; but who are you?" The man with the evil spirit overpowered them, and they fled from the house, wounded and naked. That event became widely known in Ephesus, causing fear among those who had practiced magic to confess their deeds and publicly burn their occult books, which were worth a large sum. As a result, the word of the Lord grew greatly throughout the region. ~