Mark 5:10-20

Jesus sent the demons into the swine Mark 5:10-20: The demons begged Jesus not to send them out of the country. There was a herd of about 2,000 swine feeding on the hillside. The evil spirits begged Jesus, "Send us into those pigs!" Jesus gave them permission to go into the pigs. The entire herd of about two thousand pigs rushed into the sea and was drowned. We are not told whether the men taking care of the pigs knew why this had happened. We do know that they ran to the town and the farms to spread the news. When the word was spread the people came out to see what had happened.

When the people came they saw the man that had been demon-possessed sitting, clothed and in his right mind, and they were afraid. It is now that they seem to decide that what had happened with the demon-possessed man had something to do with the pigs. Instead of recognizing Jesus as the Son of God, accepting Him as Lord and obeying Him they started begging Him to leave their country. It would be natural that the man that was healed would want to go on the boat with Jesus. Instead Jesus told him to "Go home to your family and tell them how much the Lord has done for you and how he has had mercy on you."