Mark 7 Commentary
The Pharisees gathered to him….with scribes who had come from Jerusalem- Likely the Jesus had caught the attention of the Jewish Leaders of Jerusalem, and sent the scribes to press him. This there sole...
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I have compassion on the crowd- Jesus did not eat for forty days in during his temptation by the devil, and here he recognizes the hunger in his followers. He worries for their well-being, that they...
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There are some standing here who will not taste death until they see the kingdom of God after it has come with power- Some, but not all of the disciples would witness the church grow...
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It was because your hearts were hard that Moses wrote you this law- God allowed certain things to take place, but it did not mean they were pleasing to him. But at the beginning of creation God made...
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The Lord needs them- We should be ready to sacrifice of ourselves whatever the Lord needs. Whatever gifts we are given are determined for his use. While some questioned it, they relented when they...
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And he began to speak to them- the chief priests and elders. A man planted a vineyard- God built his kingdom. Leased it to tenants- Left for the religious and political leaders to care for. When the...
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Look, Teacher, what wonderful stones and what wonderful buildings- But the Temple had been polluted, by Herod, by the Pharisees, and had nothing to do with purifying your heart for God. There will not...
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It was now two days before the Passover- for which Christ would be the final sacrifice. And the chief priests and the scribes were seeking how to arrest him by stealth- They were fearful of the people,...
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And they bound Jesus- as if he were violent, a criminal, or might escape, though he had gone willingly with them, without struggle. Consider the worthlessness of the bonds, on the Son of God. Yet it...
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So that they might go and anoint him- Embalm him. Who will roll away the stone for us from the entrance of the tomb- It was too large for them to move, but that did not hinder them from going. God...
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