Mark Chapter 8

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They finally end up, several months after they began the journey, down on the southeastern shore of Galilee, having gone west, north and a big loop and down to the bottom of the Sea of Galilee in an area called Decapolis, made up of ten cities, Gentile cities full of idol worship and typical Gentile life. There a massive crowd comes to Jesus by the Lake of Galilee and He heals them all … absolutely all of them, according to Matthew 15:29–31, He healed everybody who came and they were bringing all kinds of injuries, illnesses, diseases, etc. And this is all to demonstrate the healing purposes of God, the compassion of God and the salvation of God is intended for the world and for Gentiles. And this is sort of a microcosm lesson on this, which I am confident was reinforced as they moved those hundred and twenty, to a hundred and fifty miles over a period of several months in the presence of the Lord.

They finally end up, several months after they began the journey, down on the southeastern shore of Galilee, having gone west, north and a big loop and down to the bottom of the Sea of Galilee in an area called Decapolis, made up of ten cities, Gentile cities full of idol worship and typical Gentile life. There a massive crowd comes to Jesus by the Lake of Galilee and He heals them all … absolutely all of them, according to ,
He healed everybody who came and they were bringing all kinds of injuries, illnesses, diseases, etc. And this is all to demonstrate the healing purposes of God, the compassion of God and the salvation of God is intended for the world and for Gentiles. And this is sort of a microcosm lesson on this, which I am confident was reinforced as they moved those hundred and twenty, to a hundred and fifty miles over a period of several months in the presence of the Lord.

THE PROVISION BY THE SAVIOR (8:1–10)

His concern (8:1–4, 9–10)
Willmington, H. L. (1999). The Outline Bible (). Wheaton, IL: Tyndale House Publishers.
Mark 8:1 ESV
1 In those days, when again a great crowd had gathered, and they had nothing to eat, he called his disciples to him and said to them,
The problem he faces (8:1, 9–10): A crowd of 4,000 men has assembled to hear him preach when the food runs out.
Mark 8:1 ESV
1 In those days, when again a great crowd had gathered, and they had nothing to eat, he called his disciples to him and said to them,
In Kingdom ministry there must be a premium on Spiritual food
Mark 8:2 ESV
2 “I have compassion on the crowd, because they have been with me now three days and have nothing to eat.
In Kingdom ministry Compassion is a must
The Disciples had no compassion for the crowd.
The Disciples did not observe them at all.
The Disciples were not concerned for them.
The Disciples had no thought of helping the crowd.
Compassion: to suffer with: it conveys feeling of deep sympathy, pity, and kindness toward those who are hurting.
But it is used to express feelings of emotion, affection, sympathy, pity, kindness and compassion.
Prayer Evangelism
1. Speak Peace
2. Fellowship with them
3. Take care of their needs.
4. Proclaim the good news
No matter how empty I am, Jesus feels me
That is a very interesting statement because that is the only place in the four gospels where Jesus ever says that, “I feel compassion,” first person singular.
There are many references to His compassion third person. It is said by the writer, Mark, in that He felt compassion. Again in chapter 6 when He saw the hungry multitude, He felt compassion. In ; ; ; ; it says Jesus felt compassion. Jesus had compassion. , He felt compassion on the widow of Nain. But this is the only place that’s in the first person.
You can be in the Word and yet be weary
Mark 8:3 ESV
3 And if I send them away hungry to their homes, they will faint on the way. And some of them have come from far away.”
Mark 8:4 NASB95
4 And His disciples answered Him, “Where will anyone be able to find enough bread here in this desolate place to satisfy these people?”
Our lack of expectation will hold us captive to our limitations
Mark 8:5 ESV
5 And he asked them, “How many loaves do you have?” They said, “Seven.”
Mark 8:6 ESV
6 And he directed the crowd to sit down on the ground. And he took the seven loaves, and having given thanks, he broke them and gave them to his disciples to set before the people; and they set them before the crowd.
Mark 8:7 ESV
7 And they had a few small fish. And having blessed them, he said that these also should be set before them.
Mark 8:8 ESV
8 And they ate and were satisfied. And they took up the broken pieces left over, seven baskets full.
Mark 8:9 ESV
9 And there were about four thousand people. And he sent them away.
Mark 8:10 ESV
10 And immediately he got into the boat with his disciples and went to the district of Dalmanutha.
Dalmananuthua: This was a city sitting next to Magdala on the west coast of the sea of Galilee
As we come to the eighth chapter and the first ten verses, though it’s a beginning of the chapter, it’s the end of this period.
Actually 8:11 picks up back in Galilee, back in Capernaum again for a final ministry in Galilee before Jesus heads south ultimately to the cross and the resurrection
Blindness
Mark 8:11 ESV
11 The Pharisees came and began to argue with him, seeking from him a sign from heaven to test him.
Jesus and the disciples crossed to the western side of the Sea of Galilee where they were met by the Pharisees who were still angry at Him because of His earlier indictment of their hypocrisy
This time they tempted Him to prove His divine authority by giving them a sign from heaven. They did not want an earthly miracle, such as the healing of a sick person. They wanted Him to do something spectacular, like bring fire from heaven or bread from heaven (). This would prove He was indeed sent from God.
To get Him to prove the source of His authority
In the Old Testament a “sign” was not so much a demonstration of power as an evidence that an utterance or action was authentic and trustworthy (cf. TDNT, s.v. “sēmeion,” 7:210–6, 234–6).
The Pharisees did not demand a spectacular miracle, but that Jesus give unmistakable proof that He and His mission were authorized by God. They believed quite the opposite (cf. 3:22).
They wanted a spectacular sign
Some brilliant sight
Grassmick, J. D. (1985). Mark. In J. F. Walvoord & R. B. Zuck (Eds.), The Bible Knowledge Commentary: An Exposition of the Scriptures (Vol. 2, p. 137). Wheaton, IL: Victor Books.
Some astonishing truth
Spiritual blindness is when I’m seeking for God to do something else, when I haven't received what He’s already done.
Mark 8:12 ESV
12 And he sighed deeply in his spirit and said, “Why does this generation seek a sign? Truly, I say to you, no sign will be given to this generation.”
In = He sighed in response to the deaf man
Here he sighed in response to the willful blindness that broke His heart.
Mark 8:13 ESV
13 And he left them, got into the boat again, and went to the other side.
*This is a Stinging Rebuke to those who refused to receive the truth of the Word.
By this time in Mark’s gospel, by the time we come to this point, it’s been over two years that Jesus has been ministering openly, publicly and doing miracles that are literally unable to be counted.
Mark 8:14 ESV
14 Now they had forgotten to bring bread, and they had only one loaf with them in the boat.
Mark 8:15 ESV
15 And he cautioned them, saying, “Watch out; beware of the leaven of the Pharisees and the leaven of Herod.”
The small Corruption can effect the whole body
Yeast in this passage symbolizes evil.
Just as only a small amount of yeast is needed to make a batch of bread rise, so the hard-heartedness of the religious and political leaders could permeate and contaminate the entire society and make it rise up against Jesus.
The Bible uses leaven as a picture of false doctrine (), unjudged sin in the church (), and hypocrisy (). In this context, Jesus warned them about the teaching (false doctrine) of the Pharisees and the followers of Herod.
Pharisees= Legalism
Sadducees = Liberalism
Wiersbe, W. W. (1996). The Bible exposition commentary (Vol. 1, p. 137). Wheaton, IL: Victor Books.
Herodians = Cultural Sensitivity
Matthew 16:1 ESV
1 And the Pharisees and Sadducees came, and to test him they asked him to show them a sign from heaven.
Mark 8:16-21
Mark 8:16 ESV
16 And they began discussing with one another the fact that they had no bread.
Matthew 16:12 ESV
12 Then they understood that he did not tell them to beware of the leaven of bread, but of the teaching of the Pharisees and Sadducees.
The Disciples were so concerned with who’s fault it was, on why they didn't have any bread that they completely ignored Jesus warning about the Pharisees
The Disciples were so concerned with who’s fault it was, on why they didn't have any bread that they completely ignored Jesus warning about the Pharisees
Incredibility the disciples respond to Jesus instruction by thinking only about physical food.
In Kingdom ministry
Mark 8:17 ESV
17 And Jesus, aware of this, said to them, “Why are you discussing the fact that you have no bread? Do you not yet perceive or understand? Are your hearts hardened?
Mark 8:18 ESV
18 Having eyes do you not see, and having ears do you not hear? And do you not remember?
Kingdom Ministry is not being so self absorbed that I don't have any spiritual perception
He has fed 20,000 people twice and they are worried about lunch
His reference to deafness recalled His healing of a death man.
His reference to blindness anticipated His next miracle
Mark 8:19 ESV
19 When I broke the five loaves for the five thousand, how many baskets full of broken pieces did you take up?” They said to him, “Twelve.”
Mark 8:20 ESV
20 “And the seven for the four thousand, how many baskets full of broken pieces did you take up?” And they said to him, “Seven.”
Mark 8:21 ESV
21 And he said to them, “Do you not yet understand?”
In Mark presented a series of events that parallels his sequence in 6:32–7:37.
Despite the replay of events and teaching, the disciples were still slow to “see and hear” who Jesus really is (cf. 8:18). In both narrative cycles the feeding of a multitude played an important role
The Disciples continued to show a lack of spiritual discernment despite the miracles that they have seen.
Spiritual Blindness will rob us of muscle memory
Isn’t it astonishing that in the present moment,
Isn’t it astonishing that in the present moment,
In the stress of the present moment Don’t forget the fulfillments of God’s promises in the past
Why in the world are you thinking about that when you ought to think about the dangerous things that are going to influence your soul?
Why in the world are you thinking about that when you ought to think about the dangerous things that are going to influence your soul?
Mark 8:22 ESV
22 And they came to Bethsaida. And some people brought to him a blind man and begged him to touch him.
22-26
Jesus healing of the blind man in stages paralleled the disciples imperfection perception of Jesus
Like the man they were no longer blind but they could not see clearly either. Only the Holy Spirit could clear their vision
Mark 8:23 ESV
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?”
Mark 8:24 ESV
24 And he looked up and said, “I see people, but they look like trees, walking.”
Mark 8:25 ESV
25 Then Jesus laid his hands on his eyes again; and he opened his eyes, his sight was restored, and he saw everything clearly.
This is a Miracle of Maturation
He saw accurately
He saw perfectly
He saw clearly
Mark 8:26 ESV
26 And he sent him to his home, saying, “Do not even enter the village.”
Mark 8:27 ESV
27 And Jesus went on with his disciples to the villages of Caesarea Philippi. And on the way he asked his disciples, “Who do people say that I am?”
Mark 8:28 ESV
28 And they told him, “John the Baptist; and others say, Elijah; and others, one of the prophets.”
Mark 8:29 ESV
29 And he asked them, “But who do you say that I am?” Peter answered him, “You are the Christ.”
Mark 8:30 ESV
30 And he strictly charged them to tell no one about him.
Mark 8:31 ESV
31 And he began to teach them that the Son of Man must suffer many things and be rejected by the elders and the chief priests and the scribes and be killed, and after three days rise again.
Mark 8:32 ESV
32 And he said this plainly. And Peter took him aside and began to rebuke him.
Mark 8:33 ESV
33 But turning and seeing his disciples, he rebuked Peter and said, “Get behind me, Satan! For you are not setting your mind on the things of God, but on the things of man.”
Mark 8:34 ESV
34 And calling the crowd to him with his disciples, he said to them, “If anyone would come after me, let him deny himself and take up his cross and follow me.
Mark 8:35 ESV
35 For whoever would save his life will lose it, but whoever loses his life for my sake and the gospel’s will save it.
Mark 8:36 ESV
36 For what does it profit a man to gain the whole world and forfeit his soul?
Mark 8:37 ESV
37 For what can a man give in return for his soul?
Mark 8:38 ESV
38 For whoever is ashamed of me and of my words in this adulterous and sinful generation, of him will the Son of Man also be ashamed when he comes in the glory of his Father with the holy angels.”
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