Mark 7:1
Freedom from Jewish legalism
Mark 7:7
Tradition vs Commandment
Mark 7:17
disciples asked him -- they didn’t understand
Mark 7:18
Defilement is explained - Mark 7:18-23
cannot defile him ... Thus, no meats (food) eaten today are "unclean"
Mark 7:19
Perer and unclean foods - Acts 10:9-16
Mark 7:21
evil ... begins in the heart.; Galatians 5:19-21
Mark 7:24
Jesus, friend of strangers (Syrophenician woman) Mark 7:24-37
Foreshadows the Universal scope of the gospel.
could not be hid ... Christ in a pagan land.
Jesus’ fame crossed borders
1) Jesus Silent - Matthew 15:23
2) Jesus Refused - Matthew 15:24
3) Jesus Reproached her - Matthew 15:26; Mark 7:27
Mark 7:27
dogs ... little dogs, household pets, not scavengers - Matthew 15:24
Mark 7:29
go thy way ... another instance of Jesus healing at a distance, and faith on the part of the woman and not the daughter who was healed.
Mark 7:32
Many were brought to him, and Mark selects an example.
impediment ... not dumb, fut a stammer. The Greek word appears only here.
A picture of men bringing their friend to Christ. But they tried to tell Jesus His business, how to do it. "Our way"
There is a tie between deafness and dumbness. If our ears are open to the wWord, our tongue will be loosed in praise.
Mark 7:33
took him aside ... It was probably the circumstances of the people around that makes it necessary for the cure to be gradual and with visual signs.
Mark 7:34
Ephphatha ... one of the five Aramaic words Mark records.
Verse 1
Mark 7:1
Freedom from Jewish legalism
Verse 7
Mark 7:7
Tradition vs Commandment
Verse 17
Mark 7:17
disciples asked him -- they didn’t understand
Verse 18
Mark 7:18
Defilement is explained - Mark 7:18-23
cannot defile him ... Thus, no meats (food) eaten today are "unclean"
Verse 19
Mark 7:19
Perer and unclean foods - Acts 10:9-16
Verse 21
Mark 7:21
evil ... begins in the heart.; Galatians 5:19-21
Verse 24
Mark 7:24
Jesus, friend of strangers (Syrophenician woman) Mark 7:24-37
Foreshadows the Universal scope of the gospel.
could not be hid ... Christ in a pagan land.
Jesus’ fame crossed borders
1) Jesus Silent - Matthew 15:23
2) Jesus Refused - Matthew 15:24
3) Jesus Reproached her - Matthew 15:26; Mark 7:27
Verse 27
Mark 7:27
dogs ... little dogs, household pets, not scavengers - Matthew 15:24
Verse 29
Mark 7:29
go thy way ... another instance of Jesus healing at a distance, and faith on the part of the woman and not the daughter who was healed.
Verse 32
Mark 7:32
Many were brought to him, and Mark selects an example.
impediment ... not dumb, fut a stammer. The Greek word appears only here.
A picture of men bringing their friend to Christ. But they tried to tell Jesus His business, how to do it. "Our way"
There is a tie between deafness and dumbness. If our ears are open to the wWord, our tongue will be loosed in praise.
Verse 33
Mark 7:33
took him aside ... It was probably the circumstances of the people around that makes it necessary for the cure to be gradual and with visual signs.
Verse 34
Mark 7:34
Ephphatha ... one of the five Aramaic words Mark records.