Today’s passage: Mark 7:24-37
Helpful thoughts:
- Jesus travelled outside of Judea, into Gentile regions. In this passage, we see the precursor to the spread of the church beyond the Jewish people.
- The challenge in verse 27 appears to be a test. It could sound offensive, but it also includes hope. Jesus and His message was given to the Jews first, but it would also be given to the Gentiles.
- The people in these regions were not to spread the news of Jesus’ miracles. The people wanted Jesus for something less than what He had ultimately come to bring.
Questions to consider:
- Why do you think Jesus sighed before healing the man in verse 34? What might have been wearing on Him? What has he continually been trying to accomplish (See verse 24)? Why do people keep finding Him, what do they want?
- What does Jesus continue to show He has power over? Even though these miracles aren’t the greatest thing Jesus came to do, to what truth do they attest?
- How might we rephrase the final statement in verse 37 in a way nearer to the heart of God? Jesus can make the physically deaf hear and the physically mute speak, but more than that, He can even…