O Unbelieving and Perverse Generation!

Luke 9:37-45

Key Verse 9:41a

1. Compare the scene described in verses 37-40 with the scene on the mountainside in verses 28-33. How are they different? 

2. Think about what the father said in verses 38-40. Verse 39 says that it was a “spirit” which caused the boy to suffer. What does the word “spirit” indicate about the nature of the problem the boy had? What can we learn here in praying for the youth of this generation?

3. In verse 41 we find the word “unbelieving” first, and then the word “perverse”. How are the two conditions related to one another? 

4. Think about Jesus’ rebuke in verse 41 saying, ‘[H]ow long shall I stay with you and put up with you?” What does this rebuke indicate about the kind of life we are expected to live? 

5. Consider the good work Jesus performed for the boy and his father (42-43). Jesus healed the boy by “rebuking” the evil spirit. What does the word “rebuke” or “evil” (in “evil spirit”) tell us about the way to overcome the problem of evil spirits? (Ezekiel 14:6; Acts 3:19; James 4:7)

6. In verses 44 and 45, even as people marveled at the greatness of God, Jesus predicted that he would be betrayed into the hands of men. What do Jesus’ words indicate about: 1) the condition of fallen men; and 2) God’s true greatness?