it left her: and immediately she arose and ministered
unto them. 40. Now, when the sun was setting, all they
that had any sick with divers diseases brought them
unto Him; and He laid His hands on every one of them,
and healed them. 41. And devils also came out of many,
crying out, and saying, Thou art Christ, the Son of
God. And He, rebuking them, suffered them not to speak:
for they knew that He was Christ. 42. And when it was
day, He departed, and went into a desert place; and the
people sought Him, and came unto Him, and stayed Him,
that He should not depart from them. 43. And He said
unto them, I must preach the kingdom of God to other
cities also: for therefore am I sent. 44. And He
preached in the synagogues of Galilee.'--LUKE iv.33-44.

There are seven references to Christ's preaching in the synagogues
in this chapter, and only two in the rest of this Gospel. Probably
our Lord somewhat changed His method, and Luke, as the Evangelist of
the gospel for Gentile as well as Jew, emphasises the change, as
foreshadowing and warranting the similar procedure in Paul's
preaching. This lesson takes us down from the synagogue at Nazareth,
among its hills, to that at Capernaum, on the lakeside, where Jesus
was already known as a worker of miracles. The two Sabbaths are in
sharp contrast. The issue of the one is a tumult of fury and hate;
that of the other, a crowd of suppliants and an eager desire to keep
Him with them. The story is in four paragraphs, each showing a new
phase of Christ's power and pity.

I. Verses 33-37 present Christ as the Lord of that dark world of
evil. The hushed silence of the synagogue, listening to His gentle