Section 5
then the kingdom of God has come upon you." The "finger of God" is a Hebraistic expression. The finger (v. 46) is smaller than the hand and the arm. To cast out the demons does not need the hand of God (John 10:28-29) nor the arm of God (Isa. 53:1); just the finger of God is powerful enough to do this. Yet it is still done by the Spirit of God (Matt. 12:28).
In Luke 11:21-22 the Lord continues, "When the strong man fully armed guards his own house, his possessions are in peace; but when a stronger than he comes upon him and over comes him, he takes away his whole armor on which he had relied, and distributes his spoil." The strong man here is Satan, the evil one, and the house signifies the kingdom of Satan. But Christ, the Son of God, is much stronger than Satan, the strong man.
The first section of Luke 11, verses 1 through 13, is wonderful. Here we see the mat ter of praying ourselves into God, and remain ing in Him to receive the life supply, the riches of the Holy Spirit. Now in the second section we have demons, the ruler of the demons, and the strong man. This indicates that as we are in God receiving His riches, we need to remember that demons are around us wherever we may be, and