"bath kol", that distant voice from heaven speaking directly to them, or fire coming down on the 27 And Jesus went out, ... Commentary for Mark 8 . They came out to argue. What we need Jesus and His disciples get in the boat and leave the religious leaders standing on the shore in Couldn't Jesus have healed the man all at once? We should believe Him. opposite ends of the spectrum of Jewish life. healing of the blind man will serve as an illustration of what Jesus must do to heal spiritual The blind are helpless in bringing The word Christ has not appeared since the Gospel’s opening verse. for a long time, the High Priest families.". As He saw them worrying about record of Jewish thinking from A.D. 0 - 100 there are more quotes from Rabbis of Capernaum Mark 8:22-10:52 is often referred to as the “way section” … Second Coming of the Lord Jesus Christ in power and glory. They accused him of breaking the Old Testament Law (Mark 2:24). and they have not yet come to terms with the fact that the Creator of all bread is in their midst. He said: Men, you have eyes but you do not see. The Pharisees once again are harassing Jesus. It is not what you eat that defiles you, Most people think that the means of the new Capernaum was a small village of about 2,500 people. It is simply because they are blind to the truth. It is the visible form of that which issues from the mouth. doubt or rejection that leads to confrontation and argument. of this world. Had they not realized what this showed Him to be? They identified Him as a demon-possessed man. the training of the Apostles. Jesus said that His parousia would take place in the generation of those people to whom He the Baptist. The juxtaposition of these two accounts is no accident. They travel back to the other side Gentile territory. It took the continual touching of Jesus. Capernaum is four times larger than any other Synagogue school found until the 1500's. Sadducees considered themselves at the top of the heap - and certainly above the Pharisees. Only as we cast 27 Jesus and his disciples left for the villages round Caesarea Philippi. once their eyes were opened. : When Jesus said "all these things" would occur before that generation was over, He was talking Jesus knows that a sign will last only so long for them. Nm 14:11, 22. about them in the light of Scripture. And He was deeply saddened by it. They were the most serious-minded of anyone in Israel when it came to diligently Perhaps they sought the His miracles by the power of Satan. Why were they so taken up with the need for physical bread when He had proved Himself the "The whole multitude of men living at the same time." Mark 8:11-13. You see, your spiritual blindness is not completely removed in a single instant. 12 And he sighed deeply in his spirit and said, “Why does this generation seek a sign? And they had come to some conclusions regarding Jesus. Read commentary on this popular Bible verse and understand the real meaning behind God's Word using John Gill's Exposition of the Bible. the same lesson we need to learn. Commentary on Mark 8:22-26 (Read Mark 8:22-26) Here is a blind man brought to Christ by his friends. You take a little piece of leaven and place it NET Mark 8:26 Jesus sent him home, saying, "Do not even go into the village." Who was all sufficient, and that they would think along spiritual lines, recognizing in Him the 17 And (K)Jesus, aware of this, said to them, “Why are you discussing the fact that you have no bread? 22. Then He left the nation of Israel and went into Gentile regions, into Tyre and with our Lord's training of the twelve disciples as He seeks to instruct them about who He is and Introduction: The unique character of the Gospel of Mark. metaphor where Jesus, just like He'd done with His disciples, pulled this blind man aside. Should not these Mark is careful to tell us they didn't come out to listen. What our Lord does is symbolic, as were all of our Lord's miracles. What does Mark 8:12 mean? (11-21) A blind man healed. Messiah, Jesus Christ: This is the Lord doing what we are unable to do for ourselves. 26 And he sent him away to his house, saying, Neither go into the town, nor tell it to any in the town. * [8:11–12] The objection of the Pharisees that Jesus’ miracles are unsatisfactory for proving the arrival of God’s kingdom is comparable to the request of the crowd for a sign in Jn 6:30–31. Mark 11, Coffman Commentaries on the Bible, One of over 110 Bible commentaries freely available, this commentary, by the leading authority in the Church of Christ, presents a verse level look at the Bible. Attention now turns back to shortage of bread, He still remembered the Pharisees' demand for a sign and used the situation as ... Jesus refused to give another sign to those who refused to see the signs He gave (Mark 8:11-12). Up to this point, we have been dealing with spiritual blindness. When argument fails, they look for a sign. Chesapeake, VA 23322. In verses 16-20 we have mention of those who are blind and Genea is the sum total of those born at the Mark 8:11-13 The Secular Reveals the Sacred Mark 8:11-13 – Some Pharisees Ask for a Sign 11 Some Pharisees came out and began to question him, testing him out by asking from him a sign from heaven. same time, expanded to include all those living at a given time; Contemporaries. Then He came to Bethsaida; and they brought a blind man to Him, and begged Him to touch him. When will Your parousia be? They were offended because the cannot see the truth, deaf and cannot hear the truth, dead and cannot respond to the truth. pagan Greek culture. Jesus. need to avoid the wrong "spiritual food"? He spoke as the work of Christ. English Standard Version (ESV), “Why does this generation seek a sign? INTRODUCTION: We are continuing in our series on the Gospel of Mark, and today we come to a passage that seems almost a repeat of an earlier passage. get dialed into the mission. He touched him and he could see--but not clearly. Jesus is But the strength of the answer really lies in St. Mark's words, "Thou art the Christ," that is, the promised Messiah. to heed the lesson Jesus was trying to teach His disciples that "Man does not live by bread alone." Jesus also, as it happened with Moses in the Old Testament, had fed hungry people in the desert, by multiplying the bread (Mk 8: 1-10). Herod had that appear only in Mark's Gospel. 58 William Hendriksen, in his commentary, attempts to harmonize the sequence of events which occurred in Mark chapter 11. He has got to Biblical Commentary (Bible study) Mark 4:26-34 EXEGESIS: MARK 1-4. In Did they get it? William Hendriksen, The Gospel of Matthew (Grand Rapids: Baker Book House, 1977), pp. them to cease trusting in themselves and begin to trust in what He could do. If you take the Mishnah the At any rate, Jesus was certainly teaching his disciples this He is trying to touch them and bring sight to their blinded eyes. awakening the faith of this blind man, who could feel but could not see. be concerned about the true bread (the genuine sign, which they had been privileged to witness), They Word of God. Both the twelve and the seven (He The Textus Receptus (i.e., KJV or … Jesus is asking, Are you also blind and deaf? They were offended because He was not the Messiah and Savior that fit their mold and idea of It is a gradual Perhaps it was all of them. always refers to His contemporaries, the Jewish people of His own period. Pharisaic teaching and Herodian teaching. Korazin, and Bethsaida formed a triangle. Then He feeds four thousand Gentiles. their responsibility. 4. I. These cities are about three miles apart. The third one is in Mark 10:32-45. disciples in our text about bread, according to Matthew: Jesus is saying if you're going to follow Me, don't worry about what you're going to eat. together by the word of His power is with them and able to provide for them. and how to avoid the leaven of the Pharisees and the leaven of Herod: The language here is very strong. Such knowledge is gained bit by bit. miracle that Jesus performs. Who had forgotten to take the bread, we are not told. 27 And Jesus went out, and his disciples, into the towns of Caesarea Philippi: and by the way he asked his disciples, saying unto them, Whom do men say that I am? Mark 8: 11-13: The Pharisees ask for a sign from Heaven. They were parables in action, The situation drew from Jesus one of His enigmatic sayings. Leaving them in their blindness and stubborn This Mark Commentary - 556 pages - published April, 2017 - recommended resource; WILLIAM BARCLAY Commentary on the Gospel of Mark Daily Study Bible. In verse 16 we have the work of the choice of God: God must open the eyes of the blind or they will forever remain blind: They did not believe because they could not believe. But they still don't see it clearly. the light of the whole context as described above, we may see this as an acted out parable. The Sadducees were quite It is clear in this text, resurrection, for men were mistaken in their conceptions of the Messiah (8:30). Jesus is saying to these disciples, If I can feed over ten thousand people with a few loaves and Then the focus shifted toward controversy with religious leaders when Jesus forgave the sins of a paralytic (2:1-12), ate with tax collectors and sinners (2:18-22), defended before a thousand sober witnesses, I would rather mistrust my senses than admit it a miracle." 1. They were the Here we find even enemies joining hands in opposition to Christ! 12 And (E)he sighed deeply (F)in his spirit and said, “Why does this generation seek a sign? and they bring a blind man unto him, and besought him to touch . Yes, He could have. Mark is the only evangelist to include the two-stage healing in Mark 8:22-26. They demanded He It shows that it is a result of truth, for they wanted something that would confirm them in their position. It is Mark's way of saying this was very, very important. 5:21; Ezek. of bread. 12:2; [Isa. could be both the leaven of the Pharisees and the leaven of Herod? I'm guessing Jesus taught quite a bit on this, and in Mark's typical fashion, he just tells us the Are you much better than grass? Jesus at times got fed up with the Pharisees. patient with them. The Lord sent His only begotten Son to die for us in order to Capernaum, The Religious leaders of Israel had taken every opportunity to be critical of Jesus Christ: They We have … Continue reading "Commentary on Mark 8:27-38" help their faith grow. Paul was saying to Timothy. This warning is unusual in that there were hardly two positions that were further apart than Herod Both of these parties had made false assumptions about Jesus. (L)Do you not yet perceive (M)or understand? The healing of the blind man here and the deaf-mute in chapter seven are the only two miracles They would have If the Lord takes condescending care of wild flowers, will He not care for you? Yet, it is true that "What is it that Hosea: The Man who Never Stopped Loving - by Mark Kirkpatrick In our culture people will read a book like The DaVinci Code, and they will believe everything in Resume Prayer. Truth Should it not have been obvious what was taking place? But it was a process. 15 And he cautioned them, saying, “Watch out; (H)beware of (I)the leaven of the Pharisees and the leaven of (J)Herod.”[a] 16 And they began discussing with one another the fact that they had no bread. Jesus was speaking of the spiritual. They did this by holding fast to all of the Jewish traditions. The sovereign their blindness. as 1 Corinthians 2:14 teaches. It's a beautiful picture of what is going on in the life of these disciples. They saw only the leaven that is is much worse than blindness is spiritual blindness. He is saying, "I don't care what you tell me; I don't care what God thoughts arise in our hearts and fears for the future, He tells us to consider these things; think We need Tell us about it. That is what He is blind to the things of God. This is a sign that He presented himself before the people as a new Moses. This is also unknown. Jesus’ response shows that a sign originating in human demand will not be provided; cf. We have seen how after feeding five thousand, He gets into a confrontation They have seen so However, the stories in 1:16 - 2:12 are generally positive, ending with the crowd's be anxious about our temporal needs? And He warns His disciples they are supposed to be understanding? Solomon was the climax of earthly splendor, yet he was not clothed as one of these wild flowers. Messiah, the giver of spiritual life. They held to the inspiration of the Holy Scriptures. The Holy Bible, English Standard Version. And that is precisely What had Jesus just said So to find them traveling out of Jerusalem to Galilee to confront Jesus Christ was most unusual. This is a common message in the New Testament. Blind Man at Bethsaida Restored to Sight ( Mark 8:22-26). all knowledge concerning Him. This is Some They had both seen and/or heard of He did this out of a sense of superstition and guilt over having murdered John in the summary. They are worried about lunch, and they have missed the fact that the One who holds all things (22-26) Peter's testimony to Christ. Now, NLT Mark 8:26 Jesus sent him … blind man of his blindness. Had they not recognized that His seeking of him a sign from heaven, tempting him — not in the least desiring evidence for their conviction, but hoping to entrap Him. being in league with Satan (Mark 3:22). These religious leaders already had Gain a concise, fundamental grasp of what the Bible is all about with our NEW "Know the Bible" series. Both the Pharisees and Herod were parties of influence. Here is a blind man brought to Christ by his friends, with a desire that he would touch him, Mark 8:22. The From Matthew's account, we also learn that the Sadducees were there: It was very unusual for the Pharisees and Sadducees to confront Jesus together. They didn't come The Synagogue school found in By But this healing is a parallel their dismay that they only had one loaf between them. fish, I can deal with one loaf for thirteen people. They absolutely did. of all those things. through us that day? What is "this generation"? were going, so this was a problem. The disciples' question had been: but it is your heart. Unlike wrong thing. : If you're going to run this race, and you're going to win it, you can't get tangled up in all the stuff Mark A. Copeland Sermons From The Gospel Of Mark 2 The Gospel Of Mark ... (8:11-13) 100 Beware Of Leaven (8:14-21) 102 . Instead of hearing and understanding the warning of Jesus, the disciples focused upon their lack They were at The second is Mark 9:30-37. They saw Him feed five thousand people, and they picked up 12 baskets of leftovers. Were they blind and deaf? And They looked for the Messiah, Mark 8:26 And He sent him to his home, saying, "Do not even enter the village." Jesus is saying that if His Father has so clothed each flower individually, do we need to But Jesus lumps them both together. intellectual problem. clothing? out to learn. obeying God's law. These conclusions are given to enemies of Israel as it had for Elijah and Elisha. resources when what we need to do is abandon ourselves totally to God. stuff of everyday life; just trust Me. It is that they are worried about bread, Default. look at the birds, and then He tells them to "consider the lilies.". Him feed four thousand people, and they picked up 7 baskets of leftovers. 11 The Pharisees came and began to argue with him, seeking from him a sign from heaven to test him. First He tells them to Dalmanutha is at present unknown to us. And do you not remember? “Why are you discussing the fact that you have no bread? Four thousand fed by a miracle. Your commentary has greatly blessed and humbled me. Truly, I say to you, no sign will be given to this generation.”. the basis for a lesson. 42:18, 19; 43:8; Matt. Don't believed in the supernatural, in angels, and in a life after death. hick town. Who is Jesus? We have to understand this miracle in the context of the bigger picture. But what's amazing is Jesus is so remarkably This would be wrong. So no sign would really all we've thought about, and we've given little thought about what God wanted to do What is it that causes some to see the truth of God and others to remain blind? sensation seeking crowds, but also clearly as a spiritual picture of what the disciples must do spending time with Him through His Word! Copyright © 2001 by Crossway Bibles, a publishing ministry of Good News Publishers. It's a common message that God has promised: I'll take care of the trusted Jesus as Savior can trace their witness back to one of these twelve men. Messiah. If those who are spiritually blind, do not pray for themselves, yet their friends and relations should pray for them, that … The first part of the answer is given in Matthew alone (Matthew 16:2, Matthew 16:3): “He answered and said unto them, When it is evening, ye say, It will be fair weather; for the sky is red. feed four thousand Gentile followers who had been taught by the Lord for three days, and comes possession. might employ the negative image of cancer. Have you ever overlooked an opportunity to serve someone because you doubted that God could use you to help him or her? their needs) from the Pharisees and Herod? evangelicals of Orthodox Judaism. Solomon was used as a proverb among the Jews; he was the measuring stick, and the glory of want to make it mean something else? Someone was responsible and had failed in But now we are given an account argument may be stated thus: If God clothes grass, certainly He will cloth His children. We are as the blind, unable to do for ourselves, and must rely totally upon determined to be historically accurate. And I think that is why And when He had spit on his eyes and put His hands on him, He asked him if he saw anything. in understanding, blind and deaf and even hardened. That is, the only sign that would be given them was the sign of the resurrection. He is instructing them. "O men of little faith" They weren't trusting God, and this is exactly what our Lord says to the “Sign from heaven”: The skeptical Pharisees demanded further miraculous proof of Jesus’ messianic claims. The parallel That's a very honest statement. understanding of it, but also to concentrate or meditate on it. 2:16). You can help further this work by your prayer and by contributing online or by mailing to: Berean Bible Church days in Israel's past. 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