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. 2. Verse 2 I have compassion on the multitude, because they continue with me now three days, and have, nothing to eat. Introduction. (Mark 8:13-15) Jesus warns of the leaven of the Pharisees and Herod. Historical Books 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 . 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. Click to enable/disable _gat_* - Google Analytics Cookie. 10 And straightway he entered into a ship with his disciples, and came into the parts of Dalmanutha. It was an old saying among the Puritans, Grown bread and the gospel are good fare. And they said, Seven. Whom the proud Pharisees looked upon with disdain, the humble Jesus looked upon with pity and tenderness; and thus must we honour all men. He took the blind man by the hand and led him outside the village. When He had called the people to Himself, with His disciples also, He said to them, Whoever desires to come after Me, let him deny himself, and take up his cross, and follow Me., a. v. 27. 3. i. Peter is a perfect example of how a sincere heart coupled with mans thinking can often lead to disaster. 35 For whosoever will save his life shall lose it; but whosoever shall lose his life for my sake and the gospel's, the same shall save it. May 25, 2017. 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. 8. We can infer that if Peter was bold enough to rebuke Jesus, he was confident that God told him what was right and that Jesus was wrong. What does Mark chapter 8 mean? In these 20 centuries after Jesus, we sanitized and ritualized the cross. (4.) (Mark 8:1-4) Jesus gives the disciples an opportunity for faith. "True it is," said Bishop Hooper, the night before he suffered martyrdom, "that life is sweet, and death is bitter, but eternal death is more bitter, and eternal life is more sweet." Much has been made about the fact that Jesus heals a physically blind man directly after dealing with spiritually blind Pharisees (Mark 8:11-12) and disciples (Mark 8:14-21). c. Jesus makes deny himself equal with take up his cross. Prophets The Bible (from Koine Greek , t bibla, 'the books') is a collection of religious texts or scriptures that are held to be sacred in Christianity, Judaism, Samaritanism, and many other religions. The Bible is an anthology - a compilation of texts of a variety of forms - originally written in Hebrew, Aramaic, and Koine Greek. 1. David Guzik commentary on Mark 9 describes the transfiguration of Jesus, and how Jesus casts out a difficult demon from a boy. 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. The Gospels Jesus complimented Peter, telling him that God revealed this to him. 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How they misunderstood this caution. Blue Letter Bible is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization. The New Testament That therefore must needs be wonderful, and appear so much the more so, which the disciples looked upon as impossible. These miracles of Christ take off the offence of the cross, and assure us that Christ was, in it, not conquered, but a Conqueror. The account they gave him, was such as plainly intimated the high opinion the people had of him. The cross wasnt about self-promotion or self-affirmation. Let us sit down, and count the cost, whether we can prefer our advantages by Christ before life itself, whether we can bear to think of losing our life for Christ's sake and the gospel's. Most people think of following Jesus as conforming to the establishment. Do you not yet perceive nor understand? Since these providers may collect personal data like your IP address we allow you to block them here. But it can't be overstated, particularly in this precise place in the book, that healing the blind is . Yet if we are ashamed of Him, He will be ashamed of us. Mark 8:22-26 Jesus' Power over Blindness. Mark 8:31-38 Commentary. Had he herein only designed privacy, he might have led him into a house, into an inner chamber, and have cured him there; but he intended hereby to upbraid Bethsaida with the mighty works that had in vain been done in her (Matt 11 21), and was telling her, in effect, she was unworthy to have any more done within her walls. Mark begins his Gospel by announcing that he is writing the Gospel of Jesus Christ, the Son of God. Now that the disciples are convinced that Jesus is the Christ, they may bear to hear of his sufferings, which Christ now begins to give them notice of, v. 31. ii. 264. And Peter answereth and saith unto him, Thou art the Christ. So they ate and were filled, and they took up seven large baskets of leftover fragments. Something like this we had, Matt 10 33. Mark 11:1-11; Mark 12 Commentary. He sighed deeply in His spirit: This attack and the unbelief it showed distressed Jesus. d. You are the Christ: Peter knew the opinion of the crowd though complimentary towards Jesus wasnt accurate. Or what will a man give in exchange for his soul? 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. 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. ii. Three: DECLARE your faith publicly. By proceeding, you consent to our cookie usage. Message Excerpt. Get Your Bible Minute in Your Inbox Every Morning. 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. 6 35), and of this same miracle (Matt 15 32), and here is little or no addition or alternation as to the circumstances. But Jesus had to ask them, as individuals, what they believed about Jesus. You would have even had a placard across your chest announcing your crime. General Epistles The cross had no other purpose. The bounty of Christ is inexhaustible, and, to evidence that, Christ repeated this miracle, to show that he is still the same for the succour and supply of his people that attend upon him. i. How to Engage Lost Loved Ones. ii. (1.) The disciples could not imagine whence so many men should be satisfied with bread here in the wilderness, v. 4. Still Christ is upon motion; now he visits the parts of Dalmanutha, that no corner of the land of Israel might say that they had not had his presence with them. Blue Letter Bible offers several daily devotional readings in order to help you refocus on Christ and the Gospel of His peace and righteousness. The suffering and death of Jesus was a must because of two great facts: mans sin and Gods love. Now Christ took this way, (1.) When he had spit on the man's eyes and put his hands on him, Jesus asked, "Do you see anything?" 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. 5. Perhaps in seeing Jesus as John the Baptist or Elijah, people hoped for a political messiah who would overthrow the corrupt powers oppressing Israel. Jesus was much more than John the Baptist, or Elijah, or a prophet. 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. 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. It seems policy to shun trouble, but if with that we shun duty, it is fleshly wisdom (2 Cor 1 12), and it will be folly in the end. 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. Actually, Jesus called us to rebel against the established order of this world. John Dummelow John Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible - Mark 9:1-50. 3. We can imagine Jesus hoping one of the disciples might say, Jesus, You did this before. d. Some standing here will not taste death until they see the kingdom of God present with power: Walking with Jesus doesnt just mean a life of death and crosses. 1.1. He asked them, How many loaves do you have? And they said, Seven. So He commanded the multitude to sit down on the ground. 12 And he sighed deeply in his spirit, and saith, Why doth this generation seek after a sign? Some of them had come from long distances. The presence of a little can corrupt a large amount. Denying self is not the same as self-denial. The Old Testament But this will always prompt you to accept/refuse cookies when revisiting our site. b. Let's read verses 27-30. 19 When I brake the five loaves among five thousand, how many baskets full of fragments took ye up? The Gospels In this instance, it is Christ who provided the initiative. Mark 8. In the former miracle, Christ used all the bread he had, which was five loaves, and fed all the guests he had, which were five thousand, and so he did now; though he might have said, "If five loaves would feed five thousand, four may feed four thousand;" he took all the seven loaves, and fed with them the four thousand; for he would teach us to take things as they are, and accommodate ourselves to them; to use what we have, and make the best of that which is. It also means a life of the power and glory of the kingdom of God. 16 And they reasoned among themselves, saying, It is because we have no bread. Christ's time to act for the relief of his people, is, when things are brought to the last extremity; when they were ready to faint, Christ provided for them. Get behind Me, Satan! If those that are spiritually blind, do not pray for themselves, yet let their friends and relations pray for them, that Christ would be pleased to touch them. Previous post The Resurrection of Jesus (Romans 4:25) Next post 6. This wasnt so surprising after all. 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. Christ doth not forbid him to tell it to others, but he must not tell it to any in the town. 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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. 37 Or what shall a man give in exchange for his soul? The reproof Christ gave them for their uneasiness in this matter, as it argued a disbelief of his power to supply them, notwithstanding the abundant experience they had had of it. Is It Ok for Christians to Follow Zodiac Signs? As if he that multiplied five loaves, and seven, could not multiply one." What Peter said was in contradiction to the spiritual authority over him. The Gospels ii. Now the disciples had forgotten to take bread, and they did not have more than one loaf with them in the boat. IV. In between the stories of healing the blind come Jesus' three predictions of his passion, of which Mark 8:31-38 is the first. Major Prophets Johannine Writings Perhaps Christ took the blind man out of the town, that he might have a larger prospect in the open fields, to try his sight with, than he could have in the close streets. It is looked upon to be some kind of recompence to those who lose their lives in the service of their prince and country, to have their memories honoured and their families provided for; but what is that to the recompence which Christ makes in eternal life to all that die for him? While His death was the ultimate example of mans sin against God, it was also the supreme expression of Gods love to man. Poetical Books He did not cure by rote, as I may say, and in a road, but varied as he thought fit. Deny himself, and take up his cross: Everybody knew what Jesus meant when He said this. Once more Jesus put his hands on the man's eyes. But He sighed deeply in His spirit, and said, Why does this generation seek a sign? 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. What that is that men do, to save their lives, and gain the world, he tells us ( Mark 8:38 ), 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. They say unto him, Twelve. And He sent them away, immediately got into the boat with His disciples, and came to the region of Dalmanutha. Mark 8:34-38 Losing Your Life to Save It. Resume Prayer. 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. He promises that we can "come after" him. He asked him if he saw aught, v. 23. Could it be that they had been withheld by the doubting disciples until they saw how the bread was multiplied? Mark 8 Mark 8 He preached in the same church as C. H. Spurgeon over one hundred years earlier. i. 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. His giving of sight to a blind man at Bethsaida, ver 22-26. Every Christian must be a Crucian, said Luther, and do somewhat more than those monks that made themselves wooden crosses, and carried them on their back continually, making all the world laugh at them. (Trapp). Copyright 2023, Bible Study Tools. 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. c. No sign shall be given to this generation: Jesus refused because His miracles are not done with the intention of convincing hardened unbelievers. 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 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. Jesus confronted His disciples over their lack of understanding. Those need not fear wanting, that have Christ to live upon. The Messiah was a symbol of strength, not weakness. (Wessel), ii. 5 Things You Should Know about the ESV Bible Translation. They claim that this was merely a retelling of the feeding of the 5,000. ANCHORAGE, Alaska, Jan. 26, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Northrim BanCorp, Inc. (NASDAQ:NRIM) ("Northrim" or the "Company") today reported net income of $8.6 million, or $1.48 per They must not indulge the ease of the body. And they said, Seven. This demand for a special sign was an extreme example of the arrogance and pride of the Pharisees towards Jesus. i. Peter is a perfect example of how a sincere heart coupled with mans thinking can often lead to disaster. I. 1. In this cure we may observe, 1. Who do men say that I am? That he might not invite them to follow him for the loaves, he did not supply them but when they were utterly reduced, and then he sent them away. He has gone on into heaven before us. b. Mark 1:41; 6:34; 8:2; 9:22; Matt. d. Some standing here will not taste death until they see the kingdom of God present with power: Walking with Jesus doesnt just mean a life of death and crosses. Commentary on Mark 8:31-38 Michael Rogness Share: We know that the ways of God are different from the ways of the world. 4. Best of T20. But that which he chiefly considers, is, They have been with me three days, and have nothing to eat. He spat on the eyes of the blind man, perhaps to. Wisdom Literature They prove that he is the true Messiah, the Son of God, and Saviour of the world: this the works he did witnessed concerning him; and this his disciples, who were the eye-witnesses of those works, here profess their belief of; which cannot but be a satisfaction to us in making the same inference from them. The last time we were in Mark's Gospel we had just looked at the story of the feeding of the 4000 in Mark 8:1-21. And this spittle signified the eye-salve wherewith Christ anoints the eyes of those that are spiritually blind, Rev 3 18. Therein appeared the faith of those that brought him. GenesisExodusLeviticusNumbersDeuteronomyJoshuaJudgesRuth1 Samuel2 Samuel1 Kings2 Kings1 Chronicles2 ChroniclesEzraNehemiahEstherJobPsalmsProverbsEcclesiastesSong of SongsIsaiahJeremiahLamentationsEzekielDanielHoseaJoelAmosObadiahJonahMicahNahumHabakkukZephaniahHaggaiZechariahMalachiMatthewMarkLukeJohnActsRomans1 Corinthians2 CorinthiansGalatiansEphesiansPhilippiansColossians1 Thessalonians2 Thessalonians1 Timothy2 TimothyTitusPhilemonHebrewsJames1 Peter2 Peter1 John2 John3 JohnJudeRevelation, Select an Ending Point conservative Christian faith, which includes a firm belief in the inerrancy 32 And he spake that saying openly. Jesus Foretells His Passion & Death (Mark 8:31-33) In the previous passage Jesus acknowledges that he is the Messiah, but here we find that Jesus refers to himself again as "Son of man." If he wanted news of his being Messiah to remain just among them, it would make sense if he used that title when out and about. Major Prophets Minor Prophets 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. The meaning of this verse is, Whosoever shall refuse, through pride or wickedness, to acknowledge and serve Christ here, shall be excluded from his kingdom hereafter. 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? Why were these not mentioned before? . GenesisExodusLeviticusNumbersDeuteronomyJoshuaJudgesRuth1 Samuel2 Samuel1 Kings2 Kings1 Chronicles2 ChroniclesEzraNehemiahEstherJobPsalmsProverbsEcclesiastesSong of SongsIsaiahJeremiahLamentationsEzekielDanielHoseaJoelAmosObadiahJonahMicahNahumHabakkukZephaniahHaggaiZechariahMalachiMatthewMarkLukeJohnActsRomans1 Corinthians2 CorinthiansGalatiansEphesiansPhilippiansColossians1 Thessalonians2 Thessalonians1 Timothy2 TimothyTitusPhilemonHebrewsJames1 Peter2 Peter1 John2 John3 JohnJudeRevelation. Christ asked them, not that he might be informed, but that they might observe it themselves, and inform one another. Though a moment before Peter spoke as a messenger of God, he then spoke as a messenger of Satan. 23 He took the blind man by the hand and led him outside the village. How is it that my heart is thus hardened?". You cant gain resurrection life without dying first. c. Do you not remember? But both John and Elijah were national reformers who stood up to the corrupt rulers of their day. He put his hands again upon his eyes, to disperse the remaining darkness, and then bade him look up again, and he saw every man clearly, v. 25. What will it profit a man if he gains the whole world, and loses his own soul? Is your heart still hardened? range of evangelical traditions, all of the ideas and principles conveyed This is one of the situations where we wish we had a recording of Jesus words to hear what tone of voice He used. Mark 8:22-26 (ESV) 22 And they came to Bethsaida. Minding the things of men more than the things of God, our own credit, ease, and safety, more than the things of God, and his glory and kingdom, is a very great sin, and the root of much sin, and very common among Christ's disciples; and it will appear in suffering times, those times of temptation, when those in whom the things of men have the ascendant, are in danger of falling off. 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