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Why Mark?
Mark is the shortest and sharpest of the stories about Jesus.
Many people think Mark’s gospel was the first to be written, and certainly it has all the punch of a quick story that’s meant to grab you by the collar and make you face the truth about Jesus, about God, and about yourself.
Something interesting about Mark.
None of the other gospels present the disciples in such a pervasive negative manner.
Rather than saying they have “little faith” (Matt.
8:26), Mark’s words accused them of having “no faith” (Mark 4:40).
In another parallel account, Luke presented the disciples in a most favorable light as he removed altogether Jesus’ rebuke of Peter, “Get behind me, Satan!” (Mark 8:33).
It is true that the disciples initially left everything and followed Jesus.
But their motives never seem to have been in sync with the Kingdom principles Jesus repeatedly championed.
The more He healed, the blinder they became to His person.
The more He taught, the more deaf they became to the truth.
Not even the privileged insight bestowed to them (4:11) seem to have enlightened them.
They seem to be the poster children for bad disciples.
They are constantly described as fearful , they pursued selfish ambition, and they publicly displayed spiritual failure (9:14–29).
Their climactic act as a group was their corporate flight at the moment of Jesus’ arrest (14:5–52).
A summary statement about the disciples could be put this way: They gave all they had and tried to the best of their human ability, but in the end they were sinners at heart in need of transformation (6:52).
The answer to this discipleship dilemma is found in the Cross, which will change them from the inside out.
Now that we covered that lets jump right in.
Read Mark 2:17 “When Jesus heard this, he told them, “It is not those who are well who need a doctor, but those who are sick.
I didn’t come to call the righteous, but sinners.”
PRAY!
Do you want to be healed?:
Read Mark 1:39-43 “He went into all of Galilee, preaching in their synagogues and driving out demons.
Then a man with leprosy came to him and, on his knees, begged him, “If you are willing, you can make me clean.”
Moved with compassion, Jesus reached out his hand and touched him.
“I am willing,” he told him.
“Be made clean.”
Immediately the leprosy left him, and he was made clean.
Then he sternly warned him and sent him away at once,”
The Law of Leviticus 13–14 legislates that a priest must declare a person as ceremonially clean or unclean with reference to leprosy.
This was one of the most feared diseases and demanded a supernatural cure (Exod.
4:6–8; Num.
12:9–15; 2 Kings 5:1–27).
Due to the fear of communal contamination, lepers were excluded from society (Lev.
13:45–46).
Jesus was, therefore, probably outside the town during this conversation.
The unclean man takes the initiative and comes within close proximity of Jesus.
Breaking the taboo was only one issue for Mark; the real question was not one of Jesus’ power but of His nature and character.
The leper inquired, “I know you have the power, but do you care?”
If were being honest i think this question here is relatable for a lot of us....We can struggle to think that Jesus cares enough to heal/help us or love us for that matter.
Filled with compassion, Jesus reached out his hand and touched the man (1:41).
There is an interesting debate among scholars as to exactly what word expresses the emotion of Jesus in this encounter.
The majority of the ancient manuscripts have the word “compassion,” but some of the most ancient documents have instead the word “angry.”
Both words fit well with Mark’s description of Jesus.
Throughout the gospel, when Jesus encountered human need, the word “compassion” is often used (see 6:34; 8:2; 9:22).
But at the same time, it would be unfair to exclude “anger” from depicting Jesus’ response to situations.
Either word would be accurate as long as we carefully consider the object of Jesus’ compassion or anger.
The compassion of Jesus was directed to the leper, while the anger would be intended toward the disease or even toward the social customs that forced the leper to live as an outcast.
Then Jesus broke the legal customs of the day and touched the man (Lev.
11:24–40; 14:46–47).
With Jesus, the need of the man superseded the Law.
Immediately the leprosy left him and he was cured (1:42).
The result was instant and apparent to onlookers.
But the word “cured” does not have a medical connation as much as a legal or ceremonial one, since it literally reads “clean.”
He had not just been restored to health, but with a priest’s approval, he could reenter the community and return to the Temple to worship and offer sacrifices.
Jesus wants to heal us… He is compassionate and willing to heal every part of us if we humbly seek and ask Him to....Yet we don’t… And it shows time and time again.
As we continue to live our lives as anxious, paranoid, fearful, hurt, depressed, tired men and women.
But we are afraid to fully give every part of ourselves over to God......for one reason or another
Our lack of allowing Jesus to heal us, will show up in many ways.
as i just listed some above.....But one way it can show is we don’t know how to slow down and rest in the Lord.
We move and move until we are burnt out and cant move any longer.
We fail to allow God to move in our lives, because we fail to slow down and allow Him to do what only He can......
This plays into our main scripture of the day on Sabbath and how we get this day/way of life confused...
Why & What is Sabbath?:
Read Mark 2:23-28
Sabbath (שַׁבָּת, shabbath).
A day of complete rest from secular work following six days of labor.
Established and modeled by God.
The concept of the Sabbath was modified over time.
In the Old Testament, Sabbath began as a holy day for God, which included stoping from secular work.
During the Intertestamental period, the Sabbath gained a legalistic tone, and came to include detailed aspects of observance.
During the New Testament era, Jesus addressed and clarified the meaning of the Sabbath.
Old Testament
The word “Sabbath” (שַׁבָּת, shabbath), which means “cease,” “rest,” “complete rest,” or “desist,” is found in every section of the biblical texts.
Forms of the word occur 104 times in the Old Testament.
Roughly 40 percent of the occurrences are in the Pentateuch, another 40 percent occur in the Prophetic Books, and the remaining 20 percent occur in the Wisdom literature and historical books.
While the word Sabbath does not occur in Genesis, the concept is shown in the creation account of Gen 1:1–2:4a, where God creates the world and all living things in six days and rests on the seventh.
Exodus 20:11 clarifies that the seventh day is meant to be the Sabbath day.
is holy and blessed
should be remembered and kept holy
belongs to the Lord
requires abstinence from work for all people (Jews and Gentiles alike) and animals
The text implies that God rested on the seventh day of creation, and therefore humankind should follow His example (imitatio Dei) and rest on the seventh day
Intertestamental writings detailed Sabbath restrictions and recorded military losses resulting from Sabbath observance.
The Damascus Document, dating to the first century bc, outlines several limits to activity on the Sabbath including:
• walking farther than 1000 cubits
• drinking outside the camp
• drawing water into any vessel
• wearing perfume
• opening a sealed vessel
• assisting an animal to give birth or helping an animal out of a pit
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