What Have I to Do with You Jesus? - Mark 5:7

Mark wrote how Jesus and His disciples, “came over unto the other side of the sea, into the country of the Gadarenes, And when he was come out of the ship, immediately there met him out of the tombs a man with an unclean spirit. Who had his dwelling among the tombs; and no man could bind him, no, not with chains. Because that he had been often bound with fetters and chains, and the chains had been plucked asunder by him, and the fetters broken in pieces: neither could any man tame him. And always, night and day, he was in the mountains, and in the tombs, crying, and cutting himself with stones. But when he saw Jesus afar off, he ran and worshiped him,”, and in chapter five and verse seven of his book, Mark shares how the man asked, “what have I to do with you, Jesus, you Son of the most high God?” where we read:

And cried with a loud voice, and said, What have I to do with you, Jesus, you Son of the most high God? I adjure you by God, that thou torment me not.

The verse reads, “And cried with a loud voice, and said, What have I to do with you, Jesus, ...” Mark began with the words, “and cried” or “and vociferated, spoke loudly and spoke aloud” “with a loud voice” or “with a large, massive and intense sound and tone”, “and said” which means “and uttered, declared, proclaimed and asked”, “What have I to do with you” or “what thing does the man himself even so and indeed have to do with”, “Jesus” which refers to “the Son of God, the Savior of mankind and God incarnate whose name means Jehovah is Salvation”. Mark shared how the man questioned loudly as to what involvement he had to do with Jesus.

The verse goes on to say, “... you Son of the most high God? I adjure you by God, that you torment me not” Mark added the words, “you Son” which means “Jesus the posterity” “of the most high God” which means “of the highest in rank and Supreme Godhead bodily and trinity”? “I adjure you” or “the man solemnly implored, enjoined and charged” “by God” which means “through the Godhead bodily and trinity”, “that you torment me not” or “that Jesus not not torture, vex with grievous pains, harass or distress him”. Mark shared how the man recognized Jesus as “God's Son” and begged Him not to “torture and distress” him.

When we think through Mark's words in this verse, we see how this man knew the power Jesus could exercise over him. The man recognized Jesus was “God's Son”, and he plead with Him not to “harass and distress” him. Jesus is more powerful than any “evil and unclean spirit”, and as we watch Jesus deal with this man, let us keep in mind, God is demonstrating His desire to save every person from their sins regardless of how far they are from being in a relationship with Him.

Next time Mark shares how Jesus said, “come out of the man”, so read ahead, and we shall join together then.

Until tomorrow…there is more…

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