The Setting
Where did Jesus and the disciples arrive in Mark 5:1?
The country of the Gerasenes.
What could nay one do to the man anymore?
Bind him.
Who recognized Jesus’ authority immediately?
The demons
Who ran and told the city and countryside?
The herdsmen who watched the pigs.
What did the healed man want to do after Jesus healed him?
God with Jesus.
What body of water did they cross to get there?
The Sea of Galile.
What did he often do night and day?
Cry out and cut himself with stones.
What did Jesus command the unclean Spirit to do?
Come out of the man.
How did the people react when they saw the healed man sitting clothed and is his right mind?
They were afraid.
What did Jesus tell him to do instead?
Go home and tell others what the LORD has done.
Jesus arrived in this area after what event in Mark 4?
Calling the storm on the sea.
Where did he live?
Among the tombs.
The demons begged Jesus not to what?
Send them out of the country.
What did the people beg Jesus to do?
Leave their region?
Who did the man begin to tell about his healing?
People in Decapolis.
What type of place was nearby where the man lived?
Among the tombs.
When he met Jesus he immediately did this?
Ran to him and worshiped.
Where did a Jesus allow the demons to go?
Into the herd of pigs.
Why were the people frightened?
They witnessed a great and powerful miracle.
How did the people react when they heard his testimony?
They marveled
True/False: The people live close to a large city.
True (the city is mentioned when people came out to see Jesus)
What was the name of the demons inside him?
Legion
What happened to the pigs?
They rushed off a cliff and drowned in the sea.
What did the city lose that upset them?
Their herd of pigs.
What does this story show about Jesus's authority?
He has power over demons and Spiritual forces.