Error: Passwords should have at least 6 characters, Error: Usernames should only contain letters, numbers, dots, dashes, or underscores. Mark 9:2-9; Mark 9:30-37; Mark 9:38-50; Mark 10 Commentary. Then He sent him away to his house, saying, Neither go into the town, nor tell anyone in the town., a. There is a day coming, when the cause of Christ will appear as bright and illustrious as now it appears mean and contemptible; when the Son of man comes in the glory of his Father with his holy angels, as the true Shechinah, the brightness of his Father's glory, and the Lord of angels. Pauline Epistles 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. Now those who had eaten were about four thousand. 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. Instead, you set the seed free to be what it was always intended to be. He did not bid his friends lead him, but (which bespeaks his wonderful condescension) he himself took him by the hand, and led him, to teach us to be as Job was, eyes to the blind, Job 29 15. 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. in the resource materials are not necessarily affirmed, in total, by this ministry. You can do the same kind of work again. Jesus hoped they would regard His past faithfulness as a promise to meet their present need. Mark 8:22-33 Explained - Bible Study With Discussion Questions This Bible study on the book of Mark in chapter 8 looks in depth at Jesus' healing of a blind man as Peter's amazing confession about Christ. Do you not yet perceive nor understand? Jesus came as a suffering servant. b. Get behind Me, Satan! You dont lose a seed when you plant it, though it seems dead and buried. The cross wasnt about religious ceremonies; it wasnt about traditions and spiritual feelings. Wisdom Literature 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. What Peter said didnt line up with the Scriptures. How they misunderstood this caution. 264. This he spoke openly (v. 32), parresia. 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? 13 And he left them, and entering into the ship again departed to the other side. 2. In the OT the Jews assigned the seat of the emotions to the lower viscera. 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. How he refused to gratify the Pharisees, who challenged him to give them a sign from heaven. 38 Whosoever therefore shall be ashamed of me and of my words in this adulterous and sinful generation; of him also shall the Son of man be ashamed, when he cometh in the glory of his Father with the holy angels. When he had spit on the man's eyes and put his hands on him, Jesus asked, "Do you see anything?" By proceeding, you consent to our cookie usage. He spoke this word openly: This was an unbelievable shock to anyone expecting or hoping that Jesus was the national and political messiah. All Commentaries Videos Images Devotionals Other Translations Sermons Related Scriptures Podcasts Blogs. Actually, Jesus called us to rebel against the established order of this world. 10:33. Peter little thought to have had such a sharp rebuke for such a kind dissuasive, but perhaps expected as much commendation now for his love as he had lately for his faith. 32 And he spake that saying openly. Everyone knew that the cross was an unrelenting instrument of death. Then the Pharisees came out and began to dispute with Him, seeking from Him a sign from heaven, testing Him. IBD National Virtual Meetup 2022. JOHN MACARTHUR Sermons on the Gospel of Mark. And having ears, do you not hear? ii. Usernames should only contain letters, numbers, dots, dashes, or underscores. Note, [1.] Giving our life to Jesus all the way and living as an others-centered person does not take away from our life, it adds to it. Now Jesus told them that they had to do the same thing. Since these providers may collect personal data like your IP address we allow you to block them here. Pauline Epistles The doubts of Christians are sometimes made to work for the magnifying of the power of Christ. Let's read verses 27-30. 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. His favours are renewed, as our wants and necessities are. 34 And when he had called the people unto him with his disciples also, he said unto them, Whosoever will come after me, let him deny himself, and take up his cross, and follow me. i. V. Peter's confession of him, ver 27-30. 28 And they answered, John the Baptist: but some say, Elias; and others, One of the prophets. To be a Christian indeed, is, sincerely to believe that Jesus is the Christ, and to act accordingly; and that he is so, plainly appears by his wondrous works. i. 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. We practice self-denial when, for a good purpose, we occasionally give up things or activities. The Old Testament b. Take heed, beware: Jesus essentially said, Beware of the evil way the Pharisees and Herod think of the Kingdom of the Messiah, for in a short time I will reveal the truth of it to you. Both Herod and the Pharisees idealized the Kingdom as domineering power and authority. When therefore Christ bid them beware of the leaven of the Pharisees, they understood it as an intimation to them, not to apply themselves to any of the Pharisees for relief, when they came to the other side, for they had lately been offended at them for eating with unwashen hands. And He realized that they've been there now for three days. It was an old saying among the Puritans, Grown bread and the gospel are good fare. Apparently, the fishes were blessed separately and then distributed as the bread had been. (Ironside). 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. i. 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. And some people brought to him a blind man and begged him to touch him. 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. But it is here expressed more fully. 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. 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. These miracles of Christ take off the offence of the cross, and assure us that Christ was, in it, not conquered, but a Conqueror. C H Spurgeon - Sermon Notes on - Mark 8:22-25. France ( French: [fs] ), officially the French Republic (French: Rpublique franaise [epyblik frsz] ), [14] is a country located primarily in Western Europe. c. 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: It isnt easy to walk death row with Jesus. Rather, it involves the way of the cross. (4.) In this cure we may observe, 1. 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. , , , Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers. Denying self is not the same as self-denial. 26 And he sent him away to his house, saying, Neither go into the town, nor tell it to any in the town. One reads of such terrible things now and then. 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. ii. 1. 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. Mark 8 Resources - Multiple Sermons and Commentaries; Parallel Passages: Mt 15:38+ And those who ate were four thousand men, besides women and children. We can be sure that Peter was not aware that he spoke for Satan, just as a moment before he was not aware that he spoke for God. Taking the blind man by the hand, He brought him out of the village; and after spitting on his eyes and laying His hands on him, He asked him, "Do you see anything?" And Peter took him, and began to rebuke him. Then He came to Bethsaida; and they brought a blind man to Him, and begged Him to touch him. That therefore must needs be wonderful, and appear so much the more so, which the disciples looked upon as impossible. 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. You would have even had a placard across your chest announcing your crime. Good Fields and Excellent Racing. "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). You always can block or delete cookies by changing your browser settings and force blocking all cookies on this website. Is the record of those things designed only for an amusement, or to furnish us with matter for discourse? conservative Christian faith, which includes a firm belief in the inerrancy We fully respect if you want to refuse cookies but to avoid asking you again and again kindly allow us to store a cookie for that. Minor Prophets How many loaves do you have? Do ye not remember how many baskets full ye took up of the fragments?" 5 Things You Should Know about the ESV Bible Translation. This cure is related only by this evangelist, and there is something singular in the circumstances. These cookies collect information that is used either in aggregate form to help us understand how our website is being used or how effective our marketing campaigns are, or to help us customize our website and application for you in order to enhance your experience. Amazingly, the people who live this way before Jesus are the ones who are really, genuinely happy. Jesus knew there was a satanic purpose in discouraging Him from His ministry on the cross, and Jesus would not allow that purpose to succeed. They will not see, and therefore shall not see. In the thinking of most people in Jesus day, the Messiah was a political and national superman. 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 . Prophets 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. VI. i. 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). 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. They must not be solicitous, no, not for the life of the body, when they cannot keep it without quitting Christ, v. 35. It required a miracle to restore the sight, and this was done in consequence of Christ having laid his hands upon the blind man: it required no miracle to separate the eyelids, and, therefore, natural means only were employed this was done by rubbing them with spittle.. We can imagine Jesus hoping one of the disciples might say, Jesus, You did this before. III. Instead, you set the seed free to be what it was always intended to be. Having eyes, do you not see? 1. 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?. He sighed deeply in His spirit: This attack and the unbelief it showed distressed Jesus. 8 So they did eat, and were filled: and they took up of the broken meat that was left seven baskets. Because Peter couldnt handle a suffering Messiah, he rebuked Jesus. And they came to Bethsaida and they brought a blind man to Jesus and implored Him to touch him. Do you not yet perceive nor understand? 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. a. I have compassion on the multitude: The situation was similar to the recent feeding of the five thousand. The cross of Christ, the great instance of God's power and wisdom, was to some a stumbling-block, and to others foolishness. Christ said, I have compassion on the multitude. Blue Letter Bible study tools make reading, searching and studying the Bible easy and rewarding. Mark 1:41; 6:34; 8:2; 9:22; Matt. Psalm 22:23-31. And when He had spit on his eyes and put His hands on him, He asked him if he saw anything. Thank you for registering. Once more Jesus put his hands on the man's eyes. Note that blocking some types of cookies may impact your experience on our websites and the services we are able to offer. IV. Jesus knew there was a satanic purpose in discouraging Him from His ministry on the cross, and Jesus would not allow that purpose to succeed. He has gone on into heaven before us. The cross wasnt about self-promotion or self-affirmation. 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. Prophets We soon discover as we follow Jesus that his kingdom turns our expectations totally upside down . (Exodus 13:21-22). 18 Having eyes, see ye not? Here is the cure of the blind man, by that blessed Oculist, who came into the world to preach the recovering of sight to the blind (Luke 4 18), and to give what he preached. 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. But we deny self when we surrender ourselves to Christ and determine to obey His will. (Wiersbe). 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). In this passage, Jesus asks about their perceptions of Him, then challenges their ideas about "the Christ". 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. i. Those need not fear wanting, that have Christ to live upon. 1:08 Dan Sanders. Mark 8:11-21 Spiritual Blindness, Part 2. Jesus asked them to give up their own food this time. This was a strong rebuke from Jesus, yet entirely appropriate. And He left them, and getting into the boat again, departed to the other side. The disciples could not imagine whence so many men should be satisfied with bread here in the wilderness, v. 4. The cross had no other purpose. Now Christ took this way, (1.) 21 And he said unto them, How is it that ye do not understand? Would you prayerfully consider a gift of support today? This is unfortunate, since his works contain priceless gems of information that are found nowhere except in the ancient writings of the Jews. We had the story of a miracle very like this before, in this gospel (ch. Please see Blue Letter Bible's Privacy Policy for cookie usage details. 1.2. 2. Do ye not remember that which was done but the other day, when I broke the five loaves among the five thousand, and soon after, the seven loaves among the four thousand? He had spit on his eyes and put His hands on him: Adam Clarke had an interesting perspective on this: It is likely that this was done merely to separate the eyelids; as, in certain cases of blindness, they are found always gummed together. 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. Minor Prophets Passwords should have at least 6 characters. You dont have to be demon possessed for Satan to use you, and we need to be on guard lest we are unwittingly used. Though a moment before Peter spoke as a messenger of God, he then spoke as a messenger of Satan. iii. 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. c. But who do you say that I am? But when He had turned around and looked at His disciples, He rebuked Peter, saying, Get behind Me, Satan! Email / username or password was incorrect! That the cure was wrought gradually, which was not usual in Christ's miracles. 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. 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. General Epistles In between the stories of healing the blind come Jesus' three predictions of his passion, of which Mark 8:31-38 is the first. Matthew Henry Commentary on the Whole Bible (Complete). Jesus told of His impending suffering, death, and resurrection. (2.) All they could think of was the bread that goes in the stomach, not the bread that goes in the soul. Yes, they did remember, and could tell that they took up twelve baskets full one time, and seven another; "Why then," said he, "how is it that ye do not understand? Jasprit Jasbirsingh Bumrah. 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. And Peter took Him aside and began to rebuke Him. Pentateuch ii. Cross bearing does not refer to some irritation in life. He refuses to answer their demand; Verily, I say unto you, there shall no sign, no such sign, be given to this generation. Jesus is coming again in glory, and if we will rebel against the world, the flesh, and the devil, we will share in the glory. 7. 1. We can give thanks that Jesus suffered for our sake and that through Him we have hope and salvation. But this will always prompt you to accept/refuse cookies when revisiting our site. Instead, Jesus did miracles to show the power of God in the context of mercy. c. Do you not remember? Going with Jesus means often going against the tides of opinion, values, behaviour or thought. 2. Matthew adds, and of the Sadducees; Mark adds, and of Herod: whence some gather, that Herod, and his courtiers were generally Sadducees, that is, deists, men of no religion. GenesisExodusLeviticusNumbersDeuteronomyJoshuaJudgesRuth1 Samuel2 Samuel1 Kings2 Kings1 Chronicles2 ChroniclesEzraNehemiahEstherJobPsalmsProverbsEcclesiastesSong of SongsIsaiahJeremiahLamentationsEzekielDanielHoseaJoelAmosObadiahJonahMicahNahumHabakkukZephaniahHaggaiZechariahMalachiMatthewMarkLukeJohnActsRomans1 Corinthians2 CorinthiansGalatiansEphesiansPhilippiansColossians1 Thessalonians2 Thessalonians1 Timothy2 TimothyTitusPhilemonHebrewsJames1 Peter2 Peter1 John2 John3 JohnJudeRevelation, Select an Ending Point Mark's age is 57, and on the internet are mostly his photos when he was younger; he has black hair and brown eyes, and now weighs around. 25 After that he put his hands again upon his eyes, and made him look up: and he was restored, and saw every man clearly. Historical Books 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, The Whole Bible Apr 12, 2019. i. When I broke the five loaves for the five thousand, how many baskets full of fragments did you take up? They said to Him, Twelve. Also, when I broke the seven for the four thousand, how many large baskets full of fragments did you take up? And they said, Seven. So He said to them, How is it you do not understand?. He promises that we can "come after" him. The stories in Mark are deliberately placed. Mark 8:11-21 Spiritual Blindness, Part 1. Unthinkable! According to Jesus, both "Messiah" and "disciple" are characterized by suffering and self-denial for the sake of others. Christ taught his disciples that he must suffer many things, Though they had got over the vulgar error of the Messiah's being a temporal Prince, so far as to believe their Master to be the Messiah, notwithstanding his present meanness, yet still they retained it, so far as to expect that he would shortly appear in outward pomp and grandeur, and restore the kingdom to Israel; and therefore, to rectify that mistake, Christ here gives them a prospect of the contrary, that he must be rejected of the elders, and the chief priests, and the scribes, who, they expected, should be brought to own and prefer him; that, instead of being crowned, he must be killed, he must be crucified, and after three days he must rise again to a heavenly life, and to be no more in this world. Pauline Epistles 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. 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. This Week: Mark 8:31-38. How can one satisfy these people with bread here in the wilderness? Now the disciples had forgotten to take bread, and they did not have more than one loaf with them in the boat. 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. 5. Thou savourest not the things that are of God, but those that are of men; ou phroneisthou mindest not; so the word is rendered, Rom 8 5. Our Lord Jesus allowed his disciples to be free with him, but Peter here took too great a liberty. Shall any teach God knowledge? ii. 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