The Reason for the Haste

~ Jesus went just for that one man.

Luke 15:4 ESV

“What man of you, having a hundred sheep, if he has lost one of them, does not leave the ninety-nine in the open country, and go after the one that is lost, until he finds it?

~ Jesus wanted the disciples to see the importance of ministry.

Luke 19:10 ESV

For the Son of Man came to seek and to save the lost.”

For the Son of Man came to seek and to save the lost.

~ Know when to leave.

~ Two different reasons:

~ 1) The people don’t want you there.

Mark 5:17 ESV

And they began to beg Jesus to depart from their region.

17 And they began to beg Jesus[a] to depart from their region.

~ 2) Its time for you to leave and move on.

Luke 18:31–34 ESV

And taking the twelve, he said to them, “See, we are going up to Jerusalem, and everything that is written about the Son of Man by the prophets will be accomplished. For he will be delivered over to the Gentiles and will be mocked and shamefully treated and spit upon. And after flogging him, they will kill him, and on the third day he will rise.” But they understood none of these things. This saying was hidden from them, and they did not grasp what was said.

31 And taking the twelve, he said to them, “See, we are going up to Jerusalem, and everything that is written about the Son of Man by the prophets will be accomplished. 32 For he will be delivered over to the Gentiles and will be mocked and shamefully treated and spit upon. 33 And after flogging him, they will kill him, and on the third day he will rise.” 34 But they understood none of these things. This saying was hidden from them, and they did not grasp what was said.

Hidden- To hide, to keep secret, to conceal

The reason for refusal is rather the positive one that this man has an opportunity, which is uniquely his, to spread the news of what God is doing through Jesus of Nazareth among those who have known what he was before, and who therefore cannot ignore the dramatic change which has resulted from his encounter with Jesus. In emphasising this motivation Mark no doubt expects his readers to understand that the same principle applies to others whose lives Jesus has changed, even in less dramatic circumstances.

France, R. T. (2002). The Gospel of Mark: a commentary on the Greek text (p. 232). Grand Rapids, MI; Carlisle: W.B. Eerdmans; Paternoster Press.

~ There is still a great crowd of people there waiting on Jesus and He cont. to minister to them.