But, 3. But Jesus had to ask them, as individuals, what they believed about Jesus. By proceeding, you consent to our cookie usage. 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. Avoiding the walk down death row with Jesus means that we may gain the whole world, and end up losing everything. Historical Books (Mark 8:27-30) Peter confesses Jesus as the Messiah. Its not hard to see Peter following these steps: ii. They must not be solicitous, no, not for the life of the body, when they cannot keep it without quitting Christ, v. 35. Toward the close of the OT period, the word anointed assumed a special meaning. He groaned (so some), being grieved for the hardness of their hearts, and the little influence that his preaching and miracles had had upon them. Please see our Privacy Policy for cookie usage details. There were those, probably, that brought some food with them from home; but by this time it was all spent, and they had a great way home; and yet they continued with Christ, and did not speak of leaving him till he spoke of dismissing them. For whoever is ashamed of Me and My words in this adulterous and sinful generation, of him the Son of Man also will be ashamed when He comes in the glory of His Father with the holy angels. And He said to them, Assuredly, I say to you that there are some standing here who will not taste death till they see the kingdom of God present with power.. During this period, Jesus is struggling with disciples who are blind to the truth that he would teach them. I. The seven large baskets showed that God provided out of His abundance. What Peter said was in contradiction to the spiritual authority over him. The doubts of Christians are sometimes made to work for the magnifying of the power of Christ. 8 So they did eat, and were filled: and they took up of the broken meat that was left seven baskets. 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. Those need not fear wanting, that have Christ to live upon. Johannine Writings Jesus is the Christ, the Messiah. Because Peter couldnt handle a suffering Messiah, he rebuked Jesus. 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. Gospel: Mark 8:22-26 They came to Bethsaida, and some people brought a blind man and begged Jesus to touch him. You can also change some of your preferences. He was lowly, meek, and despised; yet there was an inimitable beauty in his character even then. Now Christ took this way, (1.) (Matthew 16:13-27; Luke 9:18-27; Mark 8:27-38). 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. Three: DECLARE your faith publicly. 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. a. 23 And he took the blind man by the hand and led him out of the village, and when he had spit on his eyes and laid his hands on him, he asked him, "Do you see anything?" 24 And he looked up and said . 2. c. Do you not remember? 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. He did not cure by rote, as I may say, and in a road, but varied as he thought fit. b. 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. They must not be indulgent of the ease of the body; for (v. 34), "Whosoever will come after me for spiritual cures, as these people do for bodily cures, let him deny himself, and live a life of self-denial, mortification, and contempt of the world; let him not pretend to be his own physician, but renounce all confidence in himself and his own righteousness and strength, and let him take up his cross, conforming himself to the pattern of a crucified Jesus, and accommodating himself to the will of God in all the afflictions he lies under; and thus let him continue to follow me;" as many of those did, whom Christ healed. 6 35), and of this same miracle (Matt 15 32), and here is little or no addition or alternation as to the circumstances. In the OT the Jews assigned the seat of the emotions to the lower viscera. in the resource materials are not necessarily affirmed, in total, by this ministry. Unthinkable! Click to enable/disable _gid - Google Analytics Cookie. ESV : English Standard Version 2016. He took the blind man by the hand and led him outside the village. He had some glimmerings of sight, and betwixt him and the sky could perceive a man erect like a tree, but could not discern the form thereof, Job 4 16. Jesus told of His impending suffering, death, and resurrection. When he had spit on the man's eyes and put his hands on him, Jesus asked, "Do you see anything?" (Liver, kidneys, bowels). 20 And when the seven among four thousand, how many baskets full of fragments took ye up? They will not see, and therefore shall not see. 10:33. ii. Mark 8:31-38 Commentary. For eight chapters Mark has been presenting event after event, miracle after miracle, and statement after statement as evidence and proof that Jesus is the Messiah and that Jesus is the Son of God; that He is God in the flesh and that He is God among us. But the third day is sort of a difficult day if a person is determined to fast. We have read a great deal of the doctrine Christ preached, and the miracles he wrought, which were many, and strange, and well-attested, of various kinds, and wrought in several places, to the astonishment of the multitudes that were eye-witnesses of them. And they said, Seven. Click to enable/disable _ga - Google Analytics Cookie. It seems, at their putting to sea this time, they had forgotten to take bread, and had not in their ship more than one loaf, v. 14. i. John Piper May 23, 2017. Nederlandstalige Bijbelstudies door Stan Marinussen, Copyright - Enduring Word       |      . i. How Daniels Prophecy of 70 Weeks Connects to the End Times, 4 Ways the Parable of the Sower Encourages Spiritual Growth. 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. 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. 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? i. Matthew 16:17-19 gives us a little more insight into this passage. Scripture: Mark 8:34-38. General Epistles 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. And they said, Seven. Observe with what sympathy Christ saith (v. 3), If I send them away fasting to their own houses, they will faint by the way, for hunger. Now Jesus told them that they had to do the same thing. Cookie Notice: 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. Note, [1.] How can one satisfy these people with bread here in the wilderness? Those that are ashamed of Christ in this world where he is despised, he will be ashamed of in that world where he is eternally adored. What does Mark chapter 8 mean? 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? Three times Jesus predicts his death (8:31; 9:30-31; 10:32-34). 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. But that which he chiefly considers, is, They have been with me three days, and have nothing to eat. You always can block or delete cookies by changing your browser settings and force blocking all cookies on this website. This he spoke openly (v. 32), parresia. It sounds strange to say, You will never live until you walk down death row with Jesus, but that is the idea. 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. They seemed to suspect that the one was not matter enough to work upon, if he should have a mind to entertain his hearers a third time: and if that was their thought, it was indeed a very senseless one, as if it were not all alike to the Lord, to save by many or few, and as easy to make one loaf to feed five thousand as five. He asked him if he saw aught, v. 23. Prediction of His Death2-8. Verse 2 I have compassion on the multitude, because they continue with me now three days, and have, nothing to eat. This wasnt so surprising after all. 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. 2. We use cookies to let us know when you visit our websites, how you interact with us, to enrich your user experience, and to customize your relationship with our website. Is It Ok for Christians to Follow Zodiac Signs? 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. For whoever desires to save his life will lose it, but whoever loses his life for My sake and the gospels will save it. This was a strong rebuke from Jesus, yet entirely appropriate. G. Campbell Morgan's Exposition on the Whole Bible This was the second miracle of feeding. 2. 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. 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. i. The infidelity of those that have long enjoyed the means of conviction, is a great grief to the Lord Jesus; it troubles him, that sinners should thus stand in their own light, and put a bar in their own door. They could have understood more if they applied themselves more. i. 15 And he charged them, saying, Take heed, beware of the leaven of the Pharisees, and of the leaven of Herod. This Week: Mark 8:31-38. Denying self means to live as an others-centered person. Jesus loves people (cf. In this passage, Jesus asks about their perceptions of Him, then challenges their ideas about "the Christ". We read there that after Peter made the confession of faith recorded in Mark 8:29 (You are the Christ), Jesus then answered and said to him, Blessed are you, Simon Bar-Jonah, for flesh and blood has not revealed this to you, but My Father who is in heaven. Jesus went on to further build up Peter after that complimentary word. What will it profit a man if he gains the whole world, and loses his own soul? But it is here expressed more fully. Going with Jesus means often going against the tides of opinion, values, behaviour or thought. (Mark 8:31) and that spiritually they should follow Him in the way of the cross (Mark 8:34-38). The cross wasnt about religious ceremonies; it wasnt about traditions and spiritual feelings. 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. Then He came to Bethsaida; and they brought a blind man to Him, and begged Him to touch him. 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. Mark 12:28-34; Mark 12:38-44; Mark 13 Commentary. How would we receive it if Jesus said, Walk down death row daily and follow Me? 1. And when He had spit on his eyes and put His hands on him, He asked him if he saw anything. Hi Sean, first time I've asked a question in ages because I'm usually too busy but I'm always listening to the podcasts, thank you for all the great conten 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. Click on the different category headings to find out more. And if I send them away hungry to their own houses, they will faint on the way; for some of them have come from afar. Then His disciples answered Him, How can one satisfy these people with bread here in the wilderness?. You cant gain resurrection life without dying first. Most people think of following Jesus as conforming to the establishment. Barclay, William "The Gospel of Mark" (The New Daily Study Bible) (Philadelphia: The Westminster Press, 1975), Bruce, Alexander Balmain "The Synoptic Gospels: The Expositor's Greek Testament" Volume 1, Section 1 (Matthew-Luke) (London: Hodder and Stoughton, 1897), Clarke, Adam "Clarke's Commentary: The Holy Bible Containing the Old and New Testaments with a Commentary and Critical Notes" Volume 5 (Matthew-Acts) (New York: Eaton and Mains, 1832), Ironside, H. A. Major Prophets 12 And he sighed deeply in his spirit, and saith, Why doth this generation seek after a sign? 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