37: And it came to pass, that on the next day, when they were come down from the hill, much people met him. 38: And, behold, a man of the company cried out, saying, Master, I beseech thee, look upon my son: for he is mine only child. 39: And, lo, a spirit taketh him, and he suddenly crieth out; and it teareth him that he foameth again, and bruising him hardly departeth from him. 40: And I besought thy disciples to cast him out; and they could not. 41: And Jesus answering said, O faithless and perverse generation, how long shall I be with you, and suffer you? Bring thy son hither. 42: And as he was yet a coming, the devil threw him down, and tare him. And Jesus rebuked the unclean spirit, and healed the child, and delivered him again to his father. 43: And they were all amazed at the mighty power of God. But while they wondered every one at all things which Jesus did, he said unto his disciples, 44: Let these sayings sink down into your ears: for the Son of man shall be delivered into the hands of men. 45: But they understood not this saying, and it was hid from them, that they perceived it not: and they feared to ask him of that saying.

The previous setting for this Acted Parable is that God has introduced His only Son (Luke 9:35) to men.

39: And, lo, a spirit taketh him, and he suddenly crieth out; and it teareth him that he foameth again, and bruising him hardly departeth from him. 40: And I besought thy disciples to cast him out; and they could not.

We are God’s sons and the devil has taken control of us. We cannot free ourselves from him. (Behold, what manner of love the Father hath bestowed upon us, that we should be called the sons of God. 1 John 3:1)

41: And Jesus answering said, O faithless and perverse generation, how long shall I be with you, and suffer you? Bring thy son hither. 42: And as he was yet a coming, the devil threw him down, and tare him. And Jesus rebuked the unclean spirit, and healed the child, and delivered him again to his father.

As we the sons of God come to Jesus he is able to cast out the devil and heal us from sin and deliver us to our Father, God.

43: And they were all amazed at the mighty power of God. But while they wondered every one at all things which Jesus did, he said unto his disciples, 44: Let these sayings sink down into your ears: for the Son of man shall be delivered into the hands of men. 45: But they understood not this saying, and it was hid from them, that they perceived it not: and they feared to ask him of that saying.

God’s power is mighty and he is able to easily overcome the power of the devil, but men would fear Him if he only used force. Because of this God allowed His Only Son to be delivered into the hands of men to be slain! Thus God has revealed His Love for man while Satan has revealed his hate for men.