The Romans would parade you through town for everybody to see. How is it that my heart is thus hardened?". Our not understanding of the true intent and meaning of God's favours to us, is equivalent to our not remembering of them. What will it profit a man if he gains the whole world, and loses his own soul? He denied them, and then left them, as men not fit to be talked with; if they will not be convinced, they shall not; leave them to their strong delusions. He spoke this word openly. We can imagine Jesus hoping one of the disciples might say, Jesus, You did this before. GenesisExodusLeviticusNumbersDeuteronomyJoshuaJudgesRuth1 Samuel2 Samuel1 Kings2 Kings1 Chronicles2 ChroniclesEzraNehemiahEstherJobPsalmsProverbsEcclesiastesSong of SongsIsaiahJeremiahLamentationsEzekielDanielHoseaJoelAmosObadiahJonahMicahNahumHabakkukZephaniahHaggaiZechariahMalachiMatthewMarkLukeJohnActsRomans1 Corinthians2 CorinthiansGalatiansEphesiansPhilippiansColossians1 Thessalonians2 Thessalonians1 Timothy2 TimothyTitusPhilemonHebrewsJames1 Peter2 Peter1 John2 John3 JohnJudeRevelation, Select a Beginning Point Because it should be to the patient according to his faith; and perhaps this man's faith was at first very weak, but afterward gathered strength, and accordingly his cure was. Resume Prayer. The Gospels Are we invited by the words and works of Christ to follow him? Avoiding the walk down death row with Jesus means that we may gain the whole world, and end up losing everything. "Expository Notes on the Gospel of Mark" (Neptune, New Jersey: Loizeaux Brothers, 1979), Lane, William L. "The Gospel of Mark" (The New International Commentary on the New Testament) (Grand Rapids, Michigan: Eerdmans, 1974), Trapp, John "A Commentary on the Old and New Testaments" Volume 5 (Matthew to Revelation) (Eureka, California: Tanski Publications, 1997), Wessel, Walter W. "Mark: The Expositor's Bible Commentary" Volume 8 (Matthew-Luke) (Grand Rapids, Michigan: Zondervan, 1984), Wiersbe, Warren W. "Be Diligent (Mark): Serving Others as You Walk with the Master Servant" (The BE Series Commentary) (Colarado Springs, Colorado: Victor, 1987). Never let the Pharisee say, that Christ's disciples fast not. His favours are renewed, as our wants and necessities are. We can give thanks that Jesus suffered for our sake and that through Him we have hope and salvation. You dont lose a seed when you plant it, though it seems dead and buried. Having eyes, do you not see? That therefore must needs be wonderful, and appear so much the more so, which the disciples looked upon as impossible. May 23, 2017. And he looked up; so far he recovered his sight, that he could open his eyes, and he said, I see men as trees walking; he could not distinguish men from trees, otherwise than he could discern them to move. The New Testament [2.] Passwords should have at least 6 characters. The experiences we have had of God's goodness to us in the way of duty, greatly aggravate our distrust of him, which is therefore very provoking to the Lord Jesus. Denying self is not the same as self-denial. 31 And he began to teach them, that the Son of man must suffer many things, and be rejected of the elders, and of the chief priests, and scribes, and be killed, and after three days rise again. He came thither by ship (v. 10); but, meeting with occasions of dispute there, and not with opportunities of doing good, he entered into the ship again (v. 13), and came back. 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. Wisdom Literature 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.". b. The cross was a way to execute people. Let him tell what condition his sight was in, for the satisfaction of those about him. And having ears, do you not hear? All are concerned to know this, if they expect him to heal their souls. Click to enable/disable _ga - Google Analytics Cookie. Christ knows and considers our frame; and he is for the body, if we glorify him, verily we shall be fed. The two express the same idea. As if he that multiplied five loaves, and seven, could not multiply one." 32 And he spake that saying openly. i. Peter is a perfect example of how a sincere heart coupled with mans thinking can often lead to disaster. ii. In our last study, we looked at verses 1-21 of chapter 8. Turn with me as I read Mark 8:22-33. 5. Having ears, hear ye not that which you have been so often told? i. 33 But when he had turned about and looked on his disciples, he rebuked Peter, saying, Get thee behind me, Satan: for thou savourest not the things that be of God, but the things that be of men. There are many, who, though they cannot but own that the cause of Christ is a righteous cause, are ashamed of it, because of the reproach that attends the professing of it; they are ashamed of their relation to Christ, and ashamed of the credit they cannot but give to his words; they cannot bear to be frowned upon and despised, and therefore throw off their profession, and go down the stream of a prevailing apostasy. II. The stories in Mark are deliberately placed. 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. Their main argument is, how could the disciples forget Jesus previous work so quickly? Yet even mature Christians, having experienced Gods power and provision, sometimes go on to act in unbelief. 8 So they did eat, and were filled: and they took up of the broken meat that was left seven baskets. Had he herein only designed privacy, he might have led him into a house, into an inner chamber, and have cured him there; but he intended hereby to upbraid Bethsaida with the mighty works that had in vain been done in her (Matt 11 21), and was telling her, in effect, she was unworthy to have any more done within her walls. Actually, Jesus called us to rebel against the established order of this world. Since the text and audio content provided by BLB represent a Would you prayerfully consider a gift of support today? What will it profit a man if he gains the whole world, and loses his own soul? and having ears, hear ye not? (Matthew 16:13-27; Luke 9:18-27; Mark 8:27-38). Christ would by no means have them go home fasting, for it is not his manner to send those empty way from him, that in a right manner attend on him. What does Mark chapter 8 mean? I know thy works, and where thou dwellest, Rev 2 13. Mark 8:11-21 Spiritual Blindness, Part 1. They demanded this sign, tempting him; not in hopes that he would give it them, that they might be satisfied, but in hopes that he would not, that they might imagine themselves to have a pretence for their infidelity. Mark 8:31-38 Jesus' Rebuke of Peter / Teaching about Saving and Losing All three synoptic gospels include accounts of Peter's declaration of Jesus as Messiah followed by Jesus' warning not to spread the word, foretelling his coming death and resurrection, and offering teaching about cross-bearing. Actually, Jesus called us to rebel against the established order of this world. David Guzik commentary on Mark 9 describes the transfiguration of Jesus, and how Jesus casts out a difficult demon from a boy. c. You are not mindful of the things of God, but the things of men: Jesus exposed how Peter came into this satanic way of thinking. They reasoned itdielogizonto, they disputed about it; one said, "It was owing to you;" and the other said, "It was owing to you, that we are so ill provided for this voyage." Introduction. 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. 1. The picture is of a man, already condemned, required to carry his cross on the way to the place of execution, as Jesus was required to do. (Wessel), iii. 3. Poetical Books Something like this we had, Matt 10 33. 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. That the Son of Man must suffer many things: This was the necessary work of the Messiah and it was predicted in passages like Isaiah 53:3-12. Instead, you set the seed free to be what it was always intended to be. Still Christ is upon motion; now he visits the parts of Dalmanutha, that no corner of the land of Israel might say that they had not had his presence with them. Luke-Acts The cross wasnt about religious ceremonies; it wasnt about traditions and spiritual feelings. b. John the Baptist; but some say, Elijah; and others, one of the prophets: People who thought that Jesus was John the Baptist didnt know much about Him, and they didnt know that Jesus and John had ministered at the same time. It is important to consider what generation we appear wise in, Luke 16 8. 5 Things You Should Know about the ESV Bible Translation. This Week: Mark 8:31-38. 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. Perhaps in seeing Jesus as John the Baptist or Elijah, people hoped for a political messiah who would overthrow the corrupt powers oppressing Israel. When he had spit on the man's eyes and put his hands on him, Jesus asked, "Do you see anything?" Pauline Epistles Click to enable/disable essential site cookies. And he looked up and said, "I see people, but they look like trees, walking." Then Jesus laid his hands on his eyes again; and he opened his eyes, his sight was restored, and he saw everything clearly. How to Engage Lost Loved Ones. What Peter said didnt line up with the Scriptures. (1.) Jesus was much more than John the Baptist, or Elijah, or a prophet. How many loaves do you have? 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. The New Testament Christ doth not forbid him to tell it to others, but he must not tell it to any in the town. 4. The cross wasnt about self-promotion or self-affirmation. Jesus was the only person to do this perfectly, but we are to follow in His steps (and follow Me). How he warned his disciples against the leaven of the Pharisees and of Herod. i. Matthew 16:17-19 gives us a little more insight into this passage. The Old Testament Observe here, 1. John Dummelow John Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible - Mark 9:1-50. Everyone knew that the cross was an unrelenting instrument of death. He looked upon his death only as a martyrdom, like that of the prophets, which he thought might be prevented, if either he would take a little care not to provoke the chief priests, or to keep out of the way; but he knew not that the thing was necessary for the glory of God, the destruction of Satan, and the salvation of man, that the Captain of our salvation must be made perfect through sufferings, and so must bring many sons to glory. 35 For whosoever will save his life shall lose it; but whosoever shall lose his life for my sake and the gospel's, the same shall save it. If those who are spiritually blind, do not pray for themselves, yet their friends and relations should pray for them, that Christ would be pleased to touch them. Amazingly, the people who live this way before Jesus are the ones who are really, genuinely happy. "For my thoughts are not your thoughts, nor are your ways my ways, says the Lord. There was a sign from heaven at his baptism, in the descent of the dove, and the voice (Matt 3 16, 17); it was public enough; and if they had attended John's baptism as they ought to have done, they might themselves have seen it. It is often much easier to be a tool of God or of the devil than we want to believe. The Gospels But when He had turned around and looked at His disciples, He rebuked Peter, saying, Get behind Me, Satan! (Mark 8:1-4) Jesus gives the disciples an opportunity for faith. The cross of Christ, the great instance of God's power and wisdom, was to some a stumbling-block, and to others foolishness. (Mark 8:11-12) The Pharisees ask for a sign from heaven. i. Jesus probably choose this method at this time as an illustration to His disciples, showing them then that their spiritual blindness shown in the previous passage will be healed, but only gradually. 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Note: MLA no longer requires the URL as part of their citation standard. They say unto him, Twelve. Three times Jesus predicts his death (8:31; 9:30-31; 10:32-34). Mark 13:1-8; Mark 13:9-13; Mark 13:14-23; Mark 14 Commentary. Romans 4:13-25 . Then the Pharisees came out and began to dispute with Him, seeking from Him a sign from heaven, testing Him. And He left them, and getting into the boat again, departed to the other side. He refuses to answer their demand; Verily, I say unto you, there shall no sign, no such sign, be given to this generation. What that is that men do, to save their lives, and gain the world, he tells us (v. 38), and of what fatal consequence it will be to them; Whosoever therefore shall be ashamed of me, and of my words, in this adulterous and sinful generation, of him shall the Son of man be ashamed. 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. (Mark 8:35-9:1) Why we must take up our cross and follow Jesus. Mark titles the section in the book as "Being Long-Term Buy-and-Hold Investor is not really. In those days, the multitude being very great and having nothing to eat, Jesus called His disciples to Him and said to them, "I have compassion on the multitude, because they have now continued with Me three days and have nothing to eat. If Jesus Christ had come into the world as a mighty and opulent man, clothed with earthly glories and honours, he would have had a multitude of partisans, and most of them hypocrites. (Clarke). The Bible is an anthology - a compilation of texts of a variety of forms - originally written in Hebrew, Aramaic, and Koine Greek. Jesus performs a mass feeding (Mark 8:1-9; Mark 6:31-44), publicly disagrees with the religious leaders (Mark 8:10-21; Mark 7:1-23), and performs a healing miracle that the Old Testament associates with the Messiah (Mark 8:22-26; Mark 7:31-37). This demand for a special sign was an extreme example of the arrogance and pride of the Pharisees towards Jesus. Click to enable/disable Google reCaptcha. These miracles of Christ take off the offence of the cross, and assure us that Christ was, in it, not conquered, but a Conqueror. In this instance, it is Christ who provided the initiative. Bible Commentaries; mark 9:22, mark 9:24 niv; Mark 9:22, Mark 9:24 Niv. IBD National Virtual Meetup 2022. Luke-Acts 4. He took the blind man by the hand and led him outside the village. It means that we have to associate ourselves with someone who was despised and executed. The Messiah will be the most destructive conqueror in history, smashing his enemies into utter extinction. (Barclay). In these 20 centuries after Jesus, we sanitized and ritualized the cross. Mark 8:34-37. . Mark 8:27-38 How have your perceptions of Jesus changed throughout your spiritual journey? He condemned the generation who sought a sign. The disadvantage that the cause of Christ labours under this world, is, that it is to be owned and professed in an adulterous and sinful generation; such the generation of mankind is, gone a whoring from God, in the impure embraces of the world and the flesh, lying in wickedness; some ages, some places, are more especially adulterous and sinful, as that was in which Christ lived; in such a generation the cause of Christ is opposed and run down, and those that own it, are exposed to reproach and contempt, and every where ridiculed and spoken against. What will it profit a man if he gains the whole world, and loses his own soul? We had the story of a miracle very like this before, in this gospel (ch. This was not the language of the least authority, but of the greatest affection, of that jealousy for the welfare of those we love, which is strong as death. He expostulates with them upon this demand; "Why doth this generation seek after a sign; this generation, that is so unworthy to have the gospel brought to it, and to have any sign accompanying it; this generation, that so greedily swallows the traditions of the elders, without the confirmation of any sign at all; this generation, into which, by the calculating of the times prefixed in the Old Testament, they might easily perceive that the coming of the Messiah must fall; this generation, that has had such plenty of sensible and merciful signs given them in the cure of their sick? Gospel: Mark 8:22-26 They came to Bethsaida, and some people brought a blind man and begged Jesus to touch him. Jasprit Jasbirsingh Bumrah. It is because we have no bread: When Jesus spoke of the leaven of the Pharisees and the leaven of Herod, the disciples didnt relate it to a spiritual idea at all. range of evangelical traditions, all of the ideas and principles conveyed 2. 14 Now the disciples had forgotten to take bread, neither had they in the ship with them more than one loaf. i. Peter is a perfect example of how a sincere heart coupled with mans thinking can often lead to disaster. 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. Jesus confronted His disciples over their lack of understanding. He took the blind man by the hand and led him outside the village. In the former miracle, Christ used all the bread he had, which was five loaves, and fed all the guests he had, which were five thousand, and so he did now; though he might have said, "If five loaves would feed five thousand, four may feed four thousand;" he took all the seven loaves, and fed with them the four thousand; for he would teach us to take things as they are, and accommodate ourselves to them; to use what we have, and make the best of that which is. Why does Jesus ask for their thoughts about His identity, instead of just telling them who He is? Rather, it involves the way of the cross. The meaning of this verse is, Whosoever shall refuse, through pride or wickedness, to acknowledge and serve Christ here, shall be excluded from his kingdom hereafter. i. Poetical Books The cross had no other purpose. They that have a full feast for their souls may be content with slender provision for their bodies. 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. (Liver, kidneys, bowels). Once more Jesus put his hands on the man's eyes. "Having eyes, don't you see? With his mind on the things of men, Peter saw the Messiah only as the embodiment of power and strength, instead of as a suffering servant. This man needed a second touch to experience a full restoration of sight. But the third day is sort of a difficult day if a person is determined to fast. 10 And straightway he entered into a ship with his disciples, and came into the parts of Dalmanutha. Jesus promised some of His disciples glimpses of that power and glory. One reads of such terrible things now and then. For whoever desires to save his life will lose it, but whoever loses his life for My sake and the gospels will save it. The word tested could be translated tempted. 1 In those days the multitude being very great, and having nothing to eat, Jesus called his disciples unto him, and saith unto them, 2 I have compassion on the multitude, because they have now been with me three days, and have nothing to eat: 3 And if I send them away fasting to their own houses, they will faint by the way: for divers of them came from far. This was miraculous provision. Perhaps Christ took the blind man out of the town, that he might have a larger prospect in the open fields, to try his sight with, than he could have in the close streets. And He took the seven loaves and gave thanks, broke them and gave them to His disciples to set before them; and they set them before the multitude. Afterward, when he was nailed to the cross, they prescribed a new sign; Let him come down from the cross, and we will believe him; thus obstinate infidelity will still have something to say, though ever so unreasonable. c. But who do you say that I am? Pauline Epistles The cross wasnt about self-promotion or self-affirmation. and do ye not remember? And He realized that they've been there now for three days. Was it a tone communicating anger, concern, or frustration? GenesisExodusLeviticusNumbersDeuteronomyJoshuaJudgesRuth1 Samuel2 Samuel1 Kings2 Kings1 Chronicles2 ChroniclesEzraNehemiahEstherJobPsalmsProverbsEcclesiastesSong of SongsIsaiahJeremiahLamentationsEzekielDanielHoseaJoelAmosObadiahJonahMicahNahumHabakkukZephaniahHaggaiZechariahMalachiMatthewMarkLukeJohnActsRomans1 Corinthians2 CorinthiansGalatiansEphesiansPhilippiansColossians1 Thessalonians2 Thessalonians1 Timothy2 TimothyTitusPhilemonHebrewsJames1 Peter2 Peter1 John2 John3 JohnJudeRevelation, Select an Ending Point When we thus forgot the works of God, and distrust him, we should chide ourselves severely for it, as Christ doth his disciples here; "Am I thus without understanding? The notice he gave his disciples of his own approaching sufferings (ver 31-33), and the warning he gave them to prepare for sufferings likewise, ver 34-38. Come on up to the big leagues and really show us something.. There Is A Place Of Rest - Matthew 11:28-30 Jesus Our Haven Of Rest - Matthew 11:28-30 A Greater Than Solomon Is Here - Matthew 12:38-42; 1 Kings 10:1-13 One Message You Cannot Afford To Ignore - Matthew 13:1-9 Sowing The Gospel Seed - Matthew 13:3-9 A Sower, His Seed and The Soils - Matthew 13:1-9; 18-23. Individual instructors or editors may still require the use of URLs. You dont have to be demon possessed for Satan to use you, and we need to be on guard lest we are unwittingly used. Luke-Acts 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). Let him deny himself, and take up his cross: It was bad enough for the disciples to hear that Jesus would suffer, be rejected, and die on a cross. We provide you with a list of stored cookies on your computer in our domain so you can check what we stored. 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