Rachel Workman:
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Matthew
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Mark
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Luke
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24 News about him spread as far
as Syria, and people soon began bringing to him all who were sick. And
whatever their sickness or disease, or if they were demon possessed or
epileptic or paralyzed—he healed them all. 25 Large crowds followed him
wherever he went—people from Galilee, the Ten Towns,[h] Jerusalem, from all over Judea,
and from east of the Jordan River.
5 One day as he saw the crowds
gathering, Jesus went up on the mountainside and sat down. His disciples
gathered around him, 2 and he began to teach them.
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7 Jesus went out to the lake with his disciples, and a
large crowd followed him. They came from all over Galilee, Judea,
8 Jerusalem, Idumea, from east of the Jordan River, and even from as far
north as Tyre and Sidon. The news about his miracles had spread far and wide,
and vast numbers of people came to see him. 9 Jesus instructed his disciples to have a boat ready so the crowd would not crush him. 10 He had healed many people that day, so all the sick people eagerly pushed forward to touch him. 11 And whenever those possessed by evil[a] spirits caught sight of him, the spirits would throw them to the ground in front of him shrieking, “You are the Son of God!” 12 But Jesus sternly commanded the spirits not to reveal who he was.13 Afterward Jesus went up on a mountain and called out the ones he wanted to go with him. And they came to him. |
17 When they came down from the mountain, the disciples
stood with Jesus on a large, level area, surrounded by many of his followers and
by the crowds. There were people from all over Judea and from Jerusalem and
from as far north as the seacoasts of Tyre and Sidon. 18 They had come
to hear him and to be healed of their diseases; and those troubled by evil
spirits were healed. 19 Everyone tried to touch him, because healing
power went out from him, and he healed everyone. In reading these passages
I think the biggest thing that stands out to me is Mark stated that all the
sick people eagerly pushed forward to touch Jesus. This includes those who
were possessed by evil spirits. The evil spirits were well aware of who Jesus
is. Evil is pretty powerful but that power was overcome by Jesus even before
his death. The evil spirits were in possession of that body but they were not
able to prevent Jesus from healing the body and casting them out. |
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John Burnett:
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Matthew
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Mark
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Luke
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John
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24 News about him spread as far as
Syria, and people soon began bringing to him all who were sick. And whatever
their sickness or disease, or if they were demon possessed or epileptic or
paralyzed—he healed them all. 25 Large crowds followed him
wherever he went—people from Galilee, the Ten Towns,[h] Jerusalem, from all over
Judea, and from east of the Jordan River.
5 One day as he saw the crowds
gathering, Jesus went up on the mountainside and sat down. His disciples
gathered around him, 2 and he began to teach them.
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7 Jesus went out to the lake with his
disciples, and a large crowd followed him. They came from all over Galilee,
Judea, 8 Jerusalem, Idumea, from east of the Jordan River,
and even from as far north as Tyre and Sidon. The news about his miracles had
spread far and wide, and vast numbers of people came to see him.
9 Jesus instructed his disciples to
have a boat ready so the crowd would not crush him. 10 He had
healed many people that day, so all the sick people eagerly pushed forward to
touch him. 11 And whenever those possessed by evil[a] spirits caught sight of
him, the spirits would throw them to the ground in front of him shrieking,
“You are the Son of God!” 12 But Jesus sternly commanded the
spirits not to reveal who he was.13 Afterward Jesus went up
on a mountain and called out the ones he wanted to go with him. And they came
to him.
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17 When they came down from the
mountain, the disciples stood with Jesus on a large, level area, surrounded
by many of his followers and by the crowds. There were people from all over
Judea and from Jerusalem and from as far north as the seacoasts of Tyre and
Sidon. 18 They had come to hear him and to be healed of their
diseases; and those troubled by evil[b] spirits were healed. 19 Everyone
tried to touch him, because healing power went out from him, and he healed
everyone.
Jesus had just started his ministry
and his teaching was unlike any the people had ever heard. The healing Jesus
did showed the people that He was the Son of God and I am sure that there
many were convinced that he was the Messiah, but I bet there were many who
came just for the physical healing. We are blessed to have the full
cannon of scripture and know that Jesus came to heal us of our spiritual
illness called sin.
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Mike Grimm:
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Matthew
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Mark
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Luke
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John
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24 News about him spread
as far as Syria, and people soon began bringing to him all who were sick. And
whatever their sickness or disease, or if they were demon possessed or
epileptic or paralyzed—he healed them all. 25 Large crowds
followed him wherever he went—people from Galilee, the Ten Towns,[h]
Jerusalem, from all over Judea, and from east of the Jordan River.
5 One day as he
saw the crowds gathering, Jesus went up on the mountainside and sat down. His
disciples gathered around him, 2 and he began to teach them.
Returning to the
substance of Matthew's account, we observe that 4:24-5:2 have the effect of
preparing the hearer for the great speech which follows. The speech is a
concrete instance of the teaching which Matthew mentions in 4:23. Jesus takes
up the traditional stance of the teacher: he sits. The disciples are the
audience, although the crowd is also in earshot. For Matthew the basis for
salvation is not status, Jewish or Christian, but performance. Jesus is on
the mountain like Moses, but greater than Moses. With chapter 3 in our
memory, we see Jesus as the judge to come who has already appeared to offer
guidance through teaching. Our expectations from the previous chapters
converge: we are about to hear the good news of the kingdom spelled out and
we expect that judgment will be a central concern.
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7 Jesus went out to the lake with his disciples, and
a large crowd followed him. They came from all over Galilee, Judea, 8 Jerusalem,
Idumea, from east of the Jordan River, and even from as far north as Tyre and
Sidon. The news about his miracles had spread far and wide, and vast numbers
of people came to see him.
9 Jesus instructed his disciples to have a boat
ready so the crowd would not crush him. 10 He had healed many
people that day, so all the sick people eagerly pushed forward to touch him. 11 And
whenever those possessed by evil[a]
spirits caught sight of him, the spirits would throw them to the ground in
front of him shrieking, “You are the Son of God!” 12 But
Jesus sternly commanded the spirits not to reveal who he was.13 Afterward
Jesus went up on a mountain and called out the ones he wanted to go with him.
And they came to him.
Mark 3:7-12 is meant to
summarize Jesus’ ministry. He was teaching the large crowds, performing
miracles, and casting out demons that He commanded not to talk about Him.
Jesus chooses a motley
crew of followers: Four blue collar fishermen, one hated tax-collector, one
radical member of a violent political party, one doubter, and one betrayer
(known to Jesus). We know virtually nothing about six of these men, whose
names never appear again in Mark’s Gospel. Although the word “family” has not
yet occurred in this chapter, Jesus has nevertheless established the pattern
of a family with these disciples. This pattern has three components. First,
Jesus “names” them apostles. Second, these disciples are called to “be with
Him.” Finally, after a period of time “with Jesus,” these disciples will be
sent “to preach and to have authority to cast out demons.” After receiving
the training and preparation, the disciples will be sent out to accomplish
ministry.
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17 When they came down from the mountain, the
disciples stood with Jesus on a large, level area, surrounded by many of his
followers and by the crowds. There were people from all over Judea and from
Jerusalem and from as far north as the seacoasts of Tyre and Sidon. Jesus had been up all night with the Father and the
Holy Spirit praying. Morning comes and He calls from the number of
disciples twelve which He calls Apostles. These will be the ones that
Jesus pours the rest of His life into. These are the ones who are
trained for Kingdom advancement. These are the preachers who would
carry the message after Jesus was gone. These are the ones who walk
down the mountain with Him. 18 They had come to hear him and to be healed
of their diseases; and those troubled by evil[b]
spirits were healed. 19 Everyone tried to touch him, because
healing power went out from him, and he healed everyone. It’s important that we understand the fact that
Jesus conducted much of His ministry in the midst of a great crowd of
people. Much of the time they were trying to push and shove to get to
see and touch Jesus. Here is a good picture of this. Luke reports
that everyone tried to touch him.
This
would be enough to wear anyone out. Our Lord had compassion on
all. The people were not a bother. They were not annoying.
Jesus cared for them and healed all that came to Him. He spoke the
Gospel to them and many were brought into the Kingdom of God. Isn’t it
good to know that our Lord is compassionate and caring?
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