Section 3
being rejected by the evil generation (vv. 14-32), His warning not to be in darkness (vv. 33-36), and His rebuking the Pharisees and lawyers (vv. 37-54). In this booklet we shall cover the last three sections in this chapter.
REJECTED BY THE EVIL GENERATION
In 11:14-32 we see that the Man-Savior was rejected by the evil generation. This section be gins with the account of the casting out of a demon: "And He was casting out a demon, and it was mute; and it occurred that when the demon had gone out, the mute man spoke; and the crowds marveled." Dumbness by demon pos session signifies the inability to speak for God (Isa. 56:10) and praise God (Isa. 35:6) due to the worship of dumb idols (1 Cor. 12:2). The speak ing of the mute man here signifies the recovery of the speaking and praising ability by being filled with the Lord in the spirit (Eph. 5:18-19).
According to Luke 11:15, some said, "He casts out the demons by Beelzebub, the ruler of the demons." The name "Beelzebub" means the lord of the flies, the name of the god of the Ekronites (2 Kings 1:2). It was changed in contempt by the Jews to Baalzebel, which means lord of the dunghill, and used for the ruler of the demons