Then the Pharisees came out and began to dispute with Him, seeking from Him a sign from heaven, testing Him. That our Lord Jesus was greatly followed; The multitude was very great (v. 1); notwithstanding the wicked arts of the scribes and Pharisees to blemish him, and to blast his interest, the common people, who had more honesty, and therefore more true wisdom, than their leaders, kept up their high thoughts of him. Then He came to Bethsaida; and they brought a blind man to Him, and begged Him to touch him. According to Jesus, both "Messiah" and "disciple" are characterized by suffering and self-denial for the sake of others. i. (Mark 8:5-10) Jesus and the disciples feed the multitude. b. (2.) b. He asked this question as an introduction to a more important follow-up question. Bible Commentaries; mark 9:22, mark 9:24 niv; Mark 9:22, Mark 9:24 Niv. They wanted political power in this life; Jesus established spiritual power for the life to come. Jesus promised some of His disciples glimpses of that power and glory. Sometimes the Jew used the word leaven much as we would use the term original sin, or the natural evil of human nature. (Barclay). ( Mark 8:1) Here is another notable difference from the former miracle. The Blue Letter Bible ministry and the BLB Institute hold to the historical, i. Mark 13:1-8; Mark 13:9-13; Mark 13:14-23; Mark 14 Commentary. It would be a great support to us, to consider the days of old, and we are wanting both to God and ourselves if we do not. The following cookies are also needed - You can choose if you want to allow them: You can read about our cookies and privacy settings in detail on our Privacy Policy Page. 1:08 Dan Sanders. Those who believe that if people see enough signs they will come to faith presume to know more than Jesus did. 8:2 "I feel compassion for the people" This term "compassion" comes from the Greek term for the lower organs of the body. This was how bread was commonly leavened in the ancient world, and a little pinch of dough from the old lump could make a whole new lump of dough rise and puff up. So, the work of leaven was considered an illustration of the work of sin and pride. Never had poor blind man such a Leader. Thus Christ would show how, and in what method, those are healed by his grace, who by nature are spiritually blind; at first, their knowledge is confused, they see men as trees walking; but, like the light of the morning, it shines more and more to the perfect day, and then they see all things clearly, Prov 4 18. How many loaves do you have? Mark 8:27-33 The Ultimate Good News-Bad News. The cross had no other purpose. In the second place, it was other people that brought him; he did not come of his own accord. 23 And he took the blind man by the hand, and led him out of the town; and when he had spit on his eyes, and put his hands upon him, he asked him if he saw ought. Once more Jesus put his hands on the man's eyes. How he warned his disciples against the leaven of the Pharisees and of Herod. i. Major Prophets 1. If you do not want that we track your visit to our site you can disable tracking in your browser here: We also use different external services like Google Webfonts, Google Maps, and external Video providers. He led him out of the town. This cure is related only by this evangelist, and there is something singular in the circumstances. Bethsaida, in the day of her visitation, would not know the things that belonged to her peace, and now they are hid from her eyes. We soon discover as we follow Jesus that his kingdom turns our expectations totally upside down . Every Christian must be a Crucian, said Luther, and do somewhat more than those monks that made themselves wooden crosses, and carried them on their back continually, making all the world laugh at them. (Trapp). Best of T20. "For my thoughts are not your thoughts, nor are your ways my ways, says the Lord. ANCHORAGE, Alaska, Jan. 26, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Northrim BanCorp, Inc. (NASDAQ:NRIM) ("Northrim" or the "Company") today reported net income of $8.6 million, or $1.48 per The top finisher in the $1,000,000+ stock division is Mark Minervini, + 334. The disciples might easily understand it, if they had not been very much under the power of prejudice: or, it intimates that he spoke it cheerfully and without any terror, and would have them to hear it so: he spoke that saying boldly, as one that not only knew he must suffer and die, but was resolved he would, and made it his own act and deed. ii. Let him tell what condition his sight was in, for the satisfaction of those about him. a. Beware of the leaven of the Pharisees: This leaven wasnt merely yeast, but a pinch of dough left over from the previous batch, as in the making of sourdough bread. 4. The doubts of Christians are sometimes made to work for the magnifying of the power of Christ. Jesus encourages a slave rebellion, where the slaves of sin, Satan, and the world rebel against their masters. The unveiling of Jesus glory in the presence of the three disciples corresponds to the assurance that some will see. (Lane), 2018 David Guzik No distribution beyond personal use without permission. GenesisExodusLeviticusNumbersDeuteronomyJoshuaJudgesRuth1 Samuel2 Samuel1 Kings2 Kings1 Chronicles2 ChroniclesEzraNehemiahEstherJobPsalmsProverbsEcclesiastesSong of SongsIsaiahJeremiahLamentationsEzekielDanielHoseaJoelAmosObadiahJonahMicahNahumHabakkukZephaniahHaggaiZechariahMalachiMatthewMarkLukeJohnActsRomans1 Corinthians2 CorinthiansGalatiansEphesiansPhilippiansColossians1 Thessalonians2 Thessalonians1 Timothy2 TimothyTitusPhilemonHebrewsJames1 Peter2 Peter1 John2 John3 JohnJudeRevelation, Select an Ending Point They came forth on purpose to question with him; not to propose questions to him, that they might learn of him, but to cross question with him, that they might ensnare him. Thank you for registering. In short. 21 And he said unto them, How is it that ye do not understand? GenesisExodusLeviticusNumbersDeuteronomyJoshuaJudgesRuth1 Samuel2 Samuel1 Kings2 Kings1 Chronicles2 ChroniclesEzraNehemiahEstherJobPsalmsProverbsEcclesiastesSong of SongsIsaiahJeremiahLamentationsEzekielDanielHoseaJoelAmosObadiahJonahMicahNahumHabakkukZephaniahHaggaiZechariahMalachiMatthewMarkLukeJohnActsRomans1 Corinthians2 CorinthiansGalatiansEphesiansPhilippiansColossians1 Thessalonians2 Thessalonians1 Timothy2 TimothyTitusPhilemonHebrewsJames1 Peter2 Peter1 John2 John3 JohnJudeRevelation, Select an Ending Point How would we receive it if Jesus said, Walk down death row daily and follow Me? Apr 12, 2019. It is good for those that follow Christ, to keep together; these followers of Christ continued in a body, four thousand of them together, and Christ fed them all. In our last study, we looked at verses 1-21 of chapter 8. It denoted the ideal king anointed and empowered by God to deliver his people and establish his righteous kingdom. (Wessel). Verse 2 I have compassion on the multitude, because they continue with me now three days, and have, nothing to eat. b. a. Whoever loses his life for My sake and the gospels will save it: We must follow Jesus this way because it is the only way that we will ever find life. Actually, Jesus called us to rebel against the established order of this world. 1.1. Jesus did not ask this question because He didnt know who He was or because He had a twisted dependence on the opinion of others. c. No sign shall be given to this generation: Jesus refused because His miracles are not done with the intention of convincing hardened unbelievers. Peter opposed it; He took him, and began to rebuke him. Click to enable/disable Google Analytics tracking. These miracles of Christ should engage us all to follow him, whatever it cost us, not only as they were confirmations of his mission, but as they were explications of his design, and the tendency of that grace which he came to bring; plainly intimating that by his Spirit he would do that for our blind, deaf, lame, leprous, diseased, possessed souls, which he did for the bodies of those many who in those distresses applied themselves to him. This was miraculous provision. He spat on the eyes of the blind man, perhaps to. Click to enable/disable essential site cookies. 16 And they reasoned among themselves, saying, It is because we have no bread. He put his hands again upon his eyes, to disperse the remaining darkness, and then bade him look up again, and he saw every man clearly, v. 25. Whom the proud Pharisees looked upon with disdain, the humble Jesus looked upon with pity and tenderness; and thus must we honour all men. In the OT the Jews assigned the seat of the emotions to the lower viscera. He refuses to answer their demand; Verily, I say unto you, there shall no sign, no such sign, be given to this generation. i. Jesus Himself had the opportunity to gain the world by worshipping Satan (Luke 4:5-8), but He found life and victory in obedience instead. Now Jesus told them that they had to do the same thing. Jesus was the only person to do this perfectly, but we are to follow in His steps (and follow Me). ii. For as the heavens are higher than the earth, so are my ways higher than your ways, and my thoughts than your thoughts" (Isaiah 55:8,9). 2. RCL Week: February 22, 2021 - Lent 2B. Mark 8:22-26 contains an important fulfillment of prophecy. Christ enquired of them what the sentiments of the people were concerning him; Who did men say that I am? Mark 11:1-11; Mark 12 Commentary. "True it is," said Bishop Hooper, the night before he suffered martyrdom, "that life is sweet, and death is bitter, but eternal death is more bitter, and eternal life is more sweet." Mark 8:34-37. He was lowly, meek, and despised; yet there was an inimitable beauty in his character even then. Booklet includes individual track commentary from band members Dick Taylor and Phil May, plus liner notes from long-time manager Mark St. John. 2. It is as if an American presidential candidate announced toward the end of his campaign that he would go to Washington to be rejected and executed. Denying self means to live as an others-centered person. (Liver, kidneys, bowels). It also means a life of the power and glory of the kingdom of God. Verses 37-38 warn of denunciation at the eschatological coming of the Son of Man for those who have denied Jesus, while 9:1 promises glory at the consummation of the kingdom for those whose self-denial leads to death. Historical Books Recognizing the value of consistent reflection upon the Word of God in order to refocus one's mind and heart upon Christ and His Gospel of peace, we provide several reading plans designed to cover the entire Bible in a year. When He had spit on the man's eyes and put his hands on him, Jesus asked, "Do you see anything?" He looked up and said, "I see people; they look like trees walking around. of Scripture. 3. How can one satisfy these people with bread here in the wilderness? Mark begins his Gospel by announcing that he is writing the Gospel of Jesus Christ, the Son of God. When he had spit on the man's eyes and put his hands on him, Jesus asked, "Do you see anything?" e. So they ate and were filled, and they took up seven large baskets of leftover fragments: At the end of the meal, they gathered more bread than they had to begin with. An Epileptic Healed. Shall any teach God knowledge? Jesus encourages a slave rebellion, where the slaves of sin, Satan, and the world rebel against their masters. Mark 8:11-21 Spiritual Blindness, Part 2. May 23, 2017. Peter felt that wasnt right, and he believed that he heard from God. Your partnership makes all we do possible. It means that we have to associate ourselves with someone who was despised and executed. Email / username or password was incorrect! III. They that seek the Lord, shall not long want any good thing, Ps 34 10. The account they gave him, was such as plainly intimated the high opinion the people had of him. This Week: Mark 8:31-38. Passwords should have at least 6 characters. 2. Note, (1.) What Peter said didnt line up with the Scriptures. Rather, it involves the way of the cross. But it is here expressed more fully. His cautioning his disciples to take heed of the leaven of Pharisaism and Herodianism, ver 14-21. The New Testament First he was a Gentile; the land in which the miracle was wrought was the half-heathen country on the east side of the Sea of Galilee. Dive Deeper. He didnt make a deliberate choice to reject God and embrace Satan; he simply let his mind settle on the things of men instead of the things of God, and Satan took advantage of it. saying to them, "Go into the village opposite you, and immediately you will find a donkey tied there and a colt with it. All they could think of was the bread that goes in the stomach, not the bread that goes in the soul. It is probable that they would have acknowledged him to be the Messiah, if they had not been possessed by their teachers with a notion that the Messiah must be a temporal Prince, appearing in external pomp and power, which the figure Christ made, would not comport with; yet (whatever the Pharisees said, whose copyhold was touched by the strictness and spirituality of his doctrine) none of the people said that he was a Deceiver, but some said that he was John Baptist, others Elias, others one of the prophets, v. 28. Why were these not mentioned before? In this cure we may observe, 1. He didnt make a deliberate choice to reject God and embrace Satan; he simply let his mind settle on the things of men instead of the things of God, and Satan took advantage of it. When the devil is drawing away disciples and servants after him, he conceals the worst of it, tells them only of the pleasure, but nothing of the peril, of his service; Ye shall not surely die; but what there is of trouble and danger in the service of Christ, he tells us of it before, tells us we shall suffer, perhaps we shall die, in the cause; and represents the discouragements not less, but greater, than commonly they prove, that it may appear he deals fairly with us, and is not afraid that we should know the worst; because the advantages of his service abundantly suffice to balance the discouragements, if we will but impartially set the one over against the other. II. It is often much easier to be a tool of God or of the devil than we want to believe. However, for that to happen, we must desire it, not resile from the commitment needed to gain it. Right Handed The Indian T20 League has been the making of many promising young player Authentic discipleship involves imitating Jesus, and we must begin with an understanding of Jesus as Messiah and the kingdom to which he invites us to belong. Christ's sheep must abide by the flock, and go forth by their footsteps, and verily they shall be fed. The cross had no other purpose. It was an old saying among the Puritans, Grown bread and the gospel are good fare. i. Jesus Himself had the opportunity to gain the world by worshipping Satan (Luke 4:5-8), but He found life and victory in obedience instead. And the desire must be consuming not half-hearted or lukewarm. Salem Media Group. d. They also had a few small fish: It seems that the disciples kept the fish from Jesus until they saw He could multiply the bread. Psalm 22:23-31. Because Peter couldnt handle a suffering Messiah, he rebuked Jesus. THE CONTEXT This lesson is bracketed by the story of Jesus healing a blind man at Bethsaida (8:22-26) and another blind man, Bartimaeus, at Jericho (10:46-25). And they reasoned among themselves, saying, It is because we have no bread. But Jesus, being aware of it, said to them, Why do you reason because you have no bread? In our Father's house, in our Master's house, there is bread enough, and to spare; there is a fulness in Christ, which he communicates to all that passes through his hands; so that from it we receive, and grace for grace, Jn. 1. Note, Though it is a small thing for us to be judged of men, yet it may sometimes do us good to know what people say of us, not that we may seek our own glory, but that we may hear our faults. 1.2. Because he would not tie himself to a method, but would show with what liberty he acted in all he did. You dont lose a seed when you plant it, though it seems dead and buried. 6 35), and of this same miracle (Matt 15 32), and here is little or no addition or alternation as to the circumstances. And he sent him to his home, saying, "Do not even enter the village." ( Mark 8:22-26 ESV) When God spoke to particular persons in a particular case, out of the road of his common dispensation, they were encouraged to ask a sign, as Gideon and Ahaz; but when he speaks in general to all, as in the law and the gospel, sending each with their own evidence, it is presumption to prescribe other signs than what he has given. In this story, the healing of the blind man bridges between v21, where Jesus was very . i. Come on up to the big leagues and really show us something.. The Old Testament He asked him if he saw aught, v. 23. They must not indulge the ease of the body. The last time we were in Mark's Gospel we had just looked at the story of the feeding of the 4000 in Mark 8:1-21. Others give this sense, The Pharisees demanded a sign from heaven; and Herod was long desirous to see some miracle wrought by Christ (Luke 23 8); such as he should prescribe, so that the leaven of both was the same; they were unsatisfied with the signs they had, and would have others of their own devising; "Take heed of this leaven" (saith Christ), "be convinced by the miracles ye have seen, and covet not to see more.". Mark 12:28-34; Mark 12:38-44; Mark 13 Commentary. Stories about the happy couple who had a magical wedding and then died in a plane crash on the way to their honeymoon. In between the stories of healing the blind come Jesus' three predictions of his passion, of which Mark 8:31-38 is the first. You are free to opt out any time or opt in for other cookies to get a better experience. Full year revenue increased to $174.0 million, up 58% year-over-year; Gross booking value (GBV) of $798.4 million, up 53% year-over-year in 2022; Total bookings of 5.6 million, up Though a moment before Peter spoke as a messenger of God, he then spoke as a messenger of Satan. The Whole Bible And He left them, and getting into the boat again, departed to the other side. Johannine Writings Some of them had come from long distances. But it can't be overstated, particularly in this precise place in the book, that healing the blind is . As the happiness of heaven with Christ, is enough to countervail the loss of life itself for Christ, so the gain of all the world in sin, is not sufficient to countervail the ruin of the soul by sin. How he refused to gratify the Pharisees, who challenged him to give them a sign from heaven. Peter spoke as one that did not rightly understand, nor had duly considered, the purposes and counsels of God. We must dread the loss of our souls, yea, though we should gain the whole world by it (v. 36, 37); For what shall it profit a man, if he should gain the whole world, and all the wealth, honour, and pleasure, in it, by denying Christ, and lose his own soul? 1. He said it freely and plainly, and did not wrap it up in ambiguous expressions. This they knew, and must shortly publish and maintain; but for the present they must keep it secret (v. 30), till the proof of it was completed, and they were completely qualified to maintain it, by the pouring out of the Holy Ghost; and then let all the house of Israel know assuredly that God has made this same Jesus, whom ye crucified, both Lord and Christ, Acts 2 36. Luke-Acts David Guzik commentary on Mark 9 describes the transfiguration of Jesus, and how Jesus casts out a difficult demon from a boy. Mark Commentary. Those need not fear wanting, that have Christ to live upon. and do ye not remember? 3. And He began to teach them that the Son of Man must suffer many things, and be rejected by the elders and chief priests and scribes, and be killed, and after three days rise again. This is that which all are concerned to know, and consider, if they expect Christ should heal their souls. We looked at Jesus' miracle of the feeding of the 4,000. ii. Seeking from Him a sign from heaven: In the mind of the Pharisees, this was not a request for another miracle of the type Jesus had already done. Assuredly, I say to you, no sign shall be given to this generation.. 6 And he commanded the people to sit down on the ground: and he took the seven loaves, and gave thanks, and brake, and gave to his disciples to set before them; and they did set them before the people. Jesus is the Christ, the Messiah. Due to security reasons we are not able to show or modify cookies from other domains. Never let the Pharisee say, that Christ's disciples fast not. Pauline Epistles b. You dont have to be demon possessed for Satan to use you, and we need to be on guard lest we are unwittingly used. (Mark 8:35-9:1) Why we must take up our cross and follow Jesus. 7. It was fine for the disciples to know what others thought about Jesus. He was amazed at the unbelief and audacity of these religious leaders. Pauline Epistles Those that followed him, underwent a great deal of difficulty in following him; They were with him three days, and had nothing to eat, that was hard service. You would have even had a placard across your chest announcing your crime. It seems policy to shun trouble, but if with that we shun duty, it is fleshly wisdom (2 Cor 1 12), and it will be folly in the end. John Piper May 23, 2017. ii. The account they gave him of their own sentiments concerning him, intimated their abundant satisfaction in him, and in their having left all to follow him, which now, after some time of trial, they see no reason to repent; But whom say ye that I am? (2.) 7 And they had a few small fishes: and he blessed, and commanded to set them also before them. Have ye your hearts yet hardened, so as that nothing will make any impression upon them, or bring them to compliance with your Master's designs? Turn with me as I read Mark 8:22-33. 8. The Romans would parade you through town for everybody to see. i. And He sent them away, immediately got into the boat with His disciples, and came to the region of Dalmanutha. Since these providers may collect personal data like your IP address we allow you to block them here. Being Ashamed of Jesus Is Deadly Mark 8:34-38. Christ said, I have compassion on the multitude. General Epistles The person carrying a cross knew they couldnt save themselves. One reads of such terrible things now and then. He asked them, How many loaves do you have? And they said, Seven. So He commanded the multitude to sit down on the ground. MARK 8:22-38. Peters rebuke of Jesus was evidence of the leaven mentioned in Mark 8:15. 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