Mark 1_40_45 Outline

Mark 1:40-45 “Painting a bigger picture”

The class was told to paint a picture of cows grazing in a meadow. Soon, Little Johnny lifts a hand that he’s finished and shows the teacher a blank sheet of paper. “But Johnny, you didn’t paint anything on it?” says the teacher. “Well, the cows have eaten all the grass and since there was no grass left, they just went away.”

No one would want me to pant them a picture, perhaps that was Johnny’s issue, He couldn’t paint! But Mark pants a beautiful picture of the coming kingdom of God as He illustrates Jesus’ healing of disease and defilement in a single stroke. The day is coming when there will be no more disease and defilement on earth, However it is not yet here but we have hope and assurance of that day in Jesus’ action in Mark 1:40-45.

The Desperate Man (40)

The Desperate Man’s Condition (desperation)

The diagnosis of Leprosy

The definition of Leprosy (Lev. 13:3)

The hopelessness of Leprosy (No Cure)

The loneliness of Leprosy

The picture of Leprosy(Disease and defilement)

It is deeper than the skin Lev. 13:3

It spreads Lev. 13:7

It defiles Lev. 13:44-46

It isolates Lev. 13:46 (place of rejection)

It destines things for the fire Lev. 13:52

The result of Leprosy

(Luke “Full of Leprosy” … Final stages, death)

The Desperate Man’s Posture

The Desperate Man’s Request

Belief in His ability

Unbelief in His willingness

2 Peter 3:9

1 Tim 3:4

The Compassionate Man (41-42)

Compassion (English) = to be sympathetic and concerned for the sufferings or misfortune of others. But Mark uses Greek orgizo which means to provoke or enrage.

The compassion of the Savior (Long suffering Mark 9:19)

The loving touch of the Savior

The cleansing words of the Savior

The Disobedient Man (43-45)

The command of the Savior

The offering of purification

Priest’s offering (2 doves, sprinkling of blood 7x)

Leper’s washing (wash/shave repeat 7 days later)

Leper’s offering (2 he lambs 1 ewe lamb)

Trespass offering (Lev. 14:12-18 blood/oil)

Sin offering (Lev. 14:19)

Burnt offering (Lev. 14:20)

The picture of Cleansing (Atonement)

The history of purification

Miriam the sister of Moses (Numbers 12:13-15)

Naaman the Syrian (2 Kings 5:1,14)

The testimony to the priest (it has never been used before)

Application : What we see in this text is a picture beautifully painted by Mark of Jesus’ authority over sin and His purpose for coming to earth, to heal mankind from sin. Because of sin this would is fleeting and if COVID has taught us anything it should this.., do not focus on the temporal world but to focus on the eternal world. What we see in Jesus’ miracles is the servant who has authority over and is willing to heal mankind of sin and its results while giving us a glimpse at the kingdom that is to come for those who believe, one free of sickness and sin, void of disease and defilement