May 25, 2017. The disciples might easily understand it, if they had not been very much under the power of prejudice: or, it intimates that he spoke it cheerfully and without any terror, and would have them to hear it so: he spoke that saying boldly, as one that not only knew he must suffer and die, but was resolved he would, and made it his own act and deed. The account they gave him, was such as plainly intimated the high opinion the people had of him. 1.2. Men arrive at Christ by different processes: one . The sigh physical, its cause spiritual a sense of irreconcilable enmity, invincible unbelief, and coming doom. (Bruce), i. b. ( Mark 8:1) Here is another notable difference from the former miracle. (Mark 8:13-15) Jesus warns of the leaven of the Pharisees and Herod. What does Mark chapter 8 mean? b. Mark 8:11-21 Spiritual Blindness, Part 2. Mark 8:34-37. 27 And Jesus went out, and his disciples, into the towns of Csarea Philippi: and by the way he asked his disciples, saying unto them, Whom do men say that I am? They needed to see that we are safe giving everything to Jesus. Taking up your cross wasnt a journey; it was a one-way trip. In this chapter, we have, I. Christ's miraculous feeding of four thousand with seven loaves and a few small fishes, ver 1-9. They demanded of him a sign from heaven, as if the signs he gave them on earth, which were more familiar to them, and were more capable of being examined and enquired into, were not sufficient. January 22, 2021. Are we invited by the words and works of Christ to follow him? IV. All rights reserved. In Jesus' time, the cross had not yet become the sign of victory and resurrection. Peter spoke as one that did not rightly understand, nor had duly considered, the nature of Christ's kingdom; he took it to be temporal and human, whereas it is spiritual and divine. Email / username or password was incorrect! Jesus was the only person to do this perfectly, but we are to follow in His steps (and follow Me). It was therefore proper to remind them, not only of the sufficiency, but of the overplus, of the former meals; and justly were they chidden for not understanding what Christ therein designed, and what they from thence might have learned. 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. i. verily I say unto you, There shall no sign be given unto this generation. Click to enable/disable _gid - Google Analytics Cookie. 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. Check to enable permanent hiding of message bar and refuse all cookies if you do not opt in. Was it a tone communicating anger, concern, or frustration? He denied them their demand; He sighed deeply in his spirit, v. 12. Please see our Privacy Policy for cookie usage details. 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. The Old Testament We see both a hungry multitude and a compassionate Jesus, so Jesus presented the dilemma to the disciples: what do we do? Instead, you set the seed free to be what it was always intended to be. Jesus is the Christ, the Messiah. Poetical Books Turn with me as I read Mark 8:22-33. Cross bearing does not refer to some irritation in life. 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. 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. You can check these in your browser security settings. (3.) (Mark 8:32b-33) Peter rebukes Jesus; Jesus rebukes Peter. It is as if an American presidential candidate announced toward the end of his campaign that he would go to Washington to be rejected and executed. This demand for a special sign was an extreme example of the arrogance and pride of the Pharisees towards Jesus. In this story, the healing of the blind man bridges between v21, where Jesus was very . 5 And he asked them, How many loaves have ye? b. The healing of the blind man near Bethsadia is the only recorded miracle performed by Jesus where the healing was initially incomplete. However, for that to happen, we must desire it, not resile from the commitment needed to gain it. First he was a Gentile; the land in which the miracle was wrought was the half-heathen country on the east side of the Sea of Galilee. Note, The wisdom of man is perfect folly, when it pretends to give measures to the divine counsels. Let us enquire then, if we see aught of those things which faith is the substance and evidence of; and if through grace we see any thing of them, we may hope that we shall see yet more and more, for Jesus Christ will perfect for ever those that are sanctified. It sounds strange to say, You will never live until you walk down death row with Jesus, but that is the idea. b. Mark 8:22-38: "Jesus Asks The Disciples Who He Is, Then After Peter's Confession Begins To Tell Them Plainly That He Would Suffer, Die, And Be Raised" By Jim Bomkamp Back Bible Studies Home Page 1. He took the blind man by the hand and led him outside the village. Click to enable/disable essential site cookies. The Gospels Or what will a man give in exchange for his soul? Jesus was much more than John the Baptist, or Elijah, or a prophet. He asked them, How many loaves do you have? And they said, Seven. So He commanded the multitude to sit down on the ground. 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. Yet if we are ashamed of Him, He will be ashamed of us. The New Testament GenesisExodusLeviticusNumbersDeuteronomyJoshuaJudgesRuth1 Samuel2 Samuel1 Kings2 Kings1 Chronicles2 ChroniclesEzraNehemiahEstherJobPsalmsProverbsEcclesiastesSong of SongsIsaiahJeremiahLamentationsEzekielDanielHoseaJoelAmosObadiahJonahMicahNahumHabakkukZephaniahHaggaiZechariahMalachiMatthewMarkLukeJohnActsRomans1 Corinthians2 CorinthiansGalatiansEphesiansPhilippiansColossians1 Thessalonians2 Thessalonians1 Timothy2 TimothyTitusPhilemonHebrewsJames1 Peter2 Peter1 John2 John3 JohnJudeRevelation, Select a Beginning Point 9 And they that had eaten were about four thousand: and he sent them away. Peter spoke as one that did not rightly understand, nor had duly considered, the purposes and counsels of God. What will it profit a man if he gains the whole world, and loses his own soul? Mark 8 Resources - Multiple Sermons and Commentaries; Parallel Passages: Mt 15:38+ And those who ate were four thousand men, besides women and children. But Jesus left to the disciples to do what they could do the distribution of the bread. 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. From this we know that they could have done better than this. Frequent notice had been taken of the great flocking that there was to him for help in various cases: now this is written, that we may believe that he is the great Physician of souls, and may become his patients, and submit to his regimen; and here he tells us upon what terms we may be admitted; and he called all the people to him, to hear this, who modestly stood at some distance when he was in private conversation with his disciples. Note that blocking some types of cookies may impact your experience on our websites and the services we are able to offer. We are therefore overwhelmed with present cares and distrusts, because we do not understand, and remember, what we have known and seen of the power and goodness of our Lord Jesus. i. 17 And when Jesus knew it, he saith unto them, Why reason ye, because ye have no bread? But He sighed deeply in His spirit, and said, Why does this generation seek a sign? The New Testament The Messiah will be the most destructive conqueror in history, smashing his enemies into utter extinction. (Barclay). Please see Blue Letter Bible's Privacy Policy for cookie usage details. 2. 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. He took himproslabomenos auton. And they said, Seven. Let him tell what condition his sight was in, for the satisfaction of those about him. He spoke this word openly. But the third day is sort of a difficult day if a person is determined to fast. Some of them had come from long distances. We are called to rebel against the tyranny of the flesh, against the fear and conformity of the world, against the traditions of man. The disciples could not imagine whence so many men should be satisfied with bread here in the wilderness, v. 4. 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. The cross wasnt about religious ceremonies; it wasnt about traditions and spiritual feelings. He was more than a national reformer, more than a miracle worker, more than a prophet. When we see multitudes attending upon the word preached, it is comfortable to think that Christ knows whence they all come, though we do not. They also had a few small fish; and having blessed them, He said to set them also before them. The Old Testament 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). Pentateuch GenesisExodusLeviticusNumbersDeuteronomyJoshuaJudgesRuth1 Samuel2 Samuel1 Kings2 Kings1 Chronicles2 ChroniclesEzraNehemiahEstherJobPsalmsProverbsEcclesiastesSong of SongsIsaiahJeremiahLamentationsEzekielDanielHoseaJoelAmosObadiahJonahMicahNahumHabakkukZephaniahHaggaiZechariahMalachiMatthewMarkLukeJohnActsRomans1 Corinthians2 CorinthiansGalatiansEphesiansPhilippiansColossians1 Thessalonians2 Thessalonians1 Timothy2 TimothyTitusPhilemonHebrewsJames1 Peter2 Peter1 John2 John3 JohnJudeRevelation, Select a Beginning Point Introduction. Do ye not remember how many baskets full ye took up of the fragments?" ii. You dont lose a seed when you plant it, though it seems dead and buried.