Chapter # 5 Paragraph # 2 Study # 1
February 1, 2021
Moss Bluff, Louisiana
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1901 ASV
21 And when Jesus had crossed over again in the boat unto the other side, a great multitude was gathered unto him; and he was by the sea.
22 And there cometh one of the rulers of the synagogue, Jairus by name; and seeing him, he falleth at his feet,
23 and beseecheth him much, saying, My little daughter is at the point of death: [I pray thee], that thou come and lay thy hands on her, that she may be made whole, and live.
24 And he went with him; and a great multitude followed him, and they thronged him.
25 And a woman, who had an issue of blood twelve years,
26 and had suffered many things of many physicians, and had spent all that she had, and was nothing bettered, but rather grew worse,
27 having heard the things concerning Jesus, came in the crowd behind, and touched his garment.
28 For she said, If I touch but his garments, I shall be made whole.
29 And straightway the fountain of her blood was dried up; and she felt in her body that she was healed of her plague.
30 And straightway Jesus, perceiving in himself that the power [proceeding] from him had gone forth, turned him about in the crowd, and said, Who touched my garments?
31 And his disciples said unto him, Thou seest the multitude thronging thee, and sayest thou, Who touched me?
32 And he looked round about to see her that had done this thing.
33 But the woman fearing and trembling, knowing what had been done to her, came and fell down before him, and told him all the truth.
34 And he said unto her, Daughter, thy faith hath made thee whole; go in peace, and be whole of thy plague.
35 While he yet spake, they come from the ruler of the synagogue's [house] saying, Thy daughter is dead: why troublest thou the Teacher any further?
36 But Jesus, not heeding the word spoken, saith unto the ruler of the synagogue, Fear not, only believe.
37 And he suffered no man to follow with him, save Peter, and James, and John the brother of James.
38 And they come to the house of the ruler of the synagogue; and he beholdeth a tumult, and [many] weeping and wailing greatly.
39 And when he was entered in, he saith unto them, Why make ye a tumult, and weep? the child is not dead, but sleepeth.
40 And they laughed him to scorn. But he, having put them all forth, taketh the father of the child and her mother and them that were with him, and goeth in where the child was.
41 And taking the child by the hand, he saith unto her, Talitha cumi; which is, being interpreted, Damsel, I say unto thee, Arise.
42 And straightway the damsel rose up, and walked; for she was twelve years old. And they were amazed straightway with a great amazement.
43 And he charged them much that no man should know this: and he commanded that [something] should be given her to eat.
- I. The Larger Picture.
- A. In 3:14, Mark presented Jesus as "making" (poieo) twelve who "were to be with Him" and "to be sent by Him to preach".
- B. In 6:7, Mark presented Jesus as "beginning to send them ... and they went out and preached...(6: 12).
- C. Thus, the record of 3:14 through 6:6 is Mark's record of the "with Him" section.
- 1. In that section we have the record of the only possible conclusions people can draw regarding the question of "Who is this?" (3:14-35).
- 2. Then there is the record of "the mystery of the Kingdom" given in 4:1-34.
- 3. Then there follows the records of the calming of the wind and the waves (4:35-41) and the exorcism of a "legion" of unclean spirits (5:1-20) with the issue given between these two records: "Who IS This?".
- 4. At the end of the record of the exorcism, Mark identifies "The Lord" as "Jesus", or "Jesus as The Lord" as the definitive answer to the central question.
- 5. Thus, Mark's "there comes after me One Who is mightier than I" thesis makes Jesus "the mightier One" because He is "The Lord" Who was first identified as "Yahweh" by the quotes recorded in the opening paragraph of the entire record.
- 6. We conclude, then, that, in Mark's perspective, "Jesus" is "The Mighty Lord, Yahweh".
- 7. Thus, while being "with Him", the disciples were to grasp the fact that "Jesus" is "Yahweh" and that His Kingdom would develop along the lines of "the mystery" as given in the parables.
- D. Now, before the 6:7 event and after the "identity" of Jesus is established, there is one more "with Him" lesson that simply must be understood.
- 1. This "lesson" swirls around a single truth as given in the material between 5:21 and 6:7.
- a. The first half of this "lesson" has to do with the outcome of "faith".
- 1) This "outcome" is introduced by the coming of an official of the synagogue who seeks for Jesus to heal his "near death" daughter of twelve years.
- 2) Then, that record is temporarily interrupted by the record of a woman with a hemorrhage of twelve years, whose "faith" has "made you well".
- 3) With that thesis in mind, there is a return to the official's problem made greater by reason of the reported death of his daughter and Jesus' instruction to him to "be not afraid; keep believing", which results in the resuscitation of his dead daughter.
- b. The second half of this "lesson" has to do with the outcome of "unbelief".
- 1) This outcome is recorded with Jesus' "hometown" people as the backdrop.
- 2) This outcome is recorded as arising out of "offended" people who reject any, and every, suggestion that He is "Yahweh" in the flesh.
- 3) This outcome is directly attributed to "unbelief" that "restricted His 'doing of any miracles there'".
- 2. Thus, before the disciples are commissioned to "go forth to preach", they have to be with Him long enough to come to grips with His "identity" and His insistence that "faith" is a "non-negotiable" in respect to being able to have any participation in the "mysterious Kingdom" of Yahweh.
- II. The "Setting".
- A. When the "Who IS this?" question is settled by the answer, He is Yahweh, Himself, Jesus is recorded as "He was being (imperfect tense, continuing action) alongside the sea".
- 1. This "being" is set up with two statements.
- a. The "of The Jesus having crossed over again into the other side" puts us back close to Capernaum, setting up a short trip to Nazareth.
- b. The "a great crowd was gathered (passive voice, aorist indicative) upon Him" puts us back into the "great crowd" motif, which has to do with His enormous popularity (a major element in the "decisions" of the religious leaders -- Mark 15:10), and His use of "great crowds along the seashore" to explain and illustrate His "mysterious Kingdom" (2:13 and 4:1; the two places where three elements are given -- crowd, seashore, teaching).
- 2. The "beside the sea" issue was originally introduced as a "disciple gathering" focus (1:16), and that focus was continued as Mark moved his record along (2:13).
- B. This "setting" fits Mark's intent to characterize the "Mighty One" as addressing the "environment of death" thesis (metaphor of "the sea" that is banished in the New Heavens and New Earth: Revelation 21:1) by way of a "Gospel" of "forgiveness unto participation in an eternal experience of life".