Matthew 12:43. When the unclean spirit is gone out of a man, -
Mark, not when he is turned out of him by superior force, but when he has gone out of his own accord, -
Matthew 12:43. He walketh through dry places, seeking rest, and findeth none.
The devil was in the Jews of old, but he went out of them at the time of the Babylonian captivity; that heavy punishment cured them of idolatry. But the devil could never find a resting-place, in Gentile hearts, so pleasant to himself as among God’s own people.
Matthew 12:43. When the unclean spirit is gone out of a man, -
Mark, not when he is turned out of him by superior force, but when he has gone out of his own accord, -
Matthew 12:43. He walketh through dry places, seeking rest, and findeth none.
The devil was in the Jews of old, but he went out of them at the time of the Babylonian captivity; that heavy punishment cured them of idolatry. But the devil could never find a resting-place, in Gentile hearts, so pleasant to himself as among God’s own people.