Mark
2:18-3:6
Lesson 67
2:18-3:6
Lesson 67
Mark: 2:18-3:6
Questions about fasting 18 And the disciples of John and of the Pharisees used to fast: and they come and say unto him, Why do the disciples of John and of the Pharisees fast, but thy disciples fast not? 19 And Jesus said unto them, Can the children of the bridechamber fast, while the bridegroom is with them? as long as they have the bridegroom with them, they cannot fast. 20 But the days will come, when the bridegroom shall be taken away from them, and then shall they fast in those days. 21 No man also seweth a piece of new cloth on an old garment: else the new piece that filled it up taketh away from the old, and the rent is made worse. 22 And no man putteth new wine into old bottles: else the new wine doth burst the bottles, and the wine is spilled, and the bottles will be marred: but new wine must be put into new bottles. 23 And it came to pass, that he went through the corn fields on the sabbath day; and his disciples began, as they went, to pluck the ears of corn. 24 And the Pharisees said unto him, Behold, why do they on the sabbath day that which is not lawful? 25 And he said unto them, Have ye never read what David did, when he had need, and was an hungred, he, and they that were with him? 26 How he went into the house of God in the days of Abiathar the high priest, and did eat the shewbread, which is not lawful to eat but for the priests, and gave also to them which were with him? 27 And he said unto them, The sabbath was made for man, and not man for the sabbath: 28 Therefore the Son of man is Lord also of the sabbath. Mark: Chapter 3:1-6 Another miracle 1 And he entered again into the synagogue; and there was a man there which had a withered hand. 2 And they watched him, whether he would heal him on the sabbath day; that they might accuse him. 3 And he saith unto the man which had the withered hand, Stand forth. 4 And he saith unto them, Is it lawful to do good on the sabbath days, or to do evil? to save life, or to kill? But they held their peace. 5 And when he had looked round about on them with anger, being grieved for the hardness of their hearts, he saith unto the man, Stretch forth thine hand. And he stretched it out: and his hand was restored whole as the other. 6 And the Pharisees went forth, and straightway took counsel with the Herodians against him, how they might destroy him. |
Margin notes:
"The disciples of John." (2:18) - Refers to the disciples of John the Baptist. "The disciples of John and of the Pharisees fast." (2:18) - The disciples of John the Baptist fasted twice a week (Matthew 9:14) as did the Pharisees (Luke 18:10-12). "Can the children of the bridechamber fast?" (2:19) - Means, "Do the friends of the bridegroom fast?" The Bible frequently refers to Jesus as a bridegroom and the church as His bride (Matthew 25:1-13; Revelations 19:7; 21:2). "The bridegroom shall be taken away." (2:20) - Here, Jesus is speaking of His arrest and crucifixion. "New cloth." (2:21) - "Un-shrunken cloth." "The rent is made worse." (2:21) - "The tear is made worse." "The new wine doth burst the bottles." (2:22) - Wine bottles were made of goat skins. Old bottles lost their elasticity and would burst as new wine fermented and expanded. "He went through the corn fields on the sabbath day; and his disciples began, as they went, to pluck the ears of corn." (2:23) - Mosaic Law required farmers to make the corners of their fields available for travelers and the hungry to harvest (Leviticus 19:9-10). "Why do they on the sabbath day that which is not lawful?" (2:24) - The Pharisees misinterpreted Exodus 34:21. Yes, it was unlawful for farmers to work on the Sabbath, but it was not illegal for hungry people to find food (Deuteronomy 23:25). "What David did." (2:25) - Read 1 Samuel 21:1-6 to learn about the shewbread and what "David did." "Shewbread." (2:26) - Holy or blessed bread. Each Sabbath, twelve loaves of unleavened bread (one for each tribe of Israel) were ceremoniously placed on the altar in the Holy Place of the Temple. They were an offering of thanks to God and could only be eaten by the priests at the end of the week (Exodus 29:32-33; Leviticus 24:5-9). "The Son of man is Lord also of the sabbath." (2:28) - With these ten words Jesus is proclaiming His Deity. "Heal him on the sabbath." (3:2) - On at least seven occasions Jesus upset the Pharisees by healing on the Sabbath (Mark 1:21-27; 1:29-31; 3:1-6; Luke 13:10-17; 14:1-6; John 5:1-18; 9:1-16). "Straightway took counsel with the Herodians." (3:6) - "The Pharisees immediately held discussions with the Herodian's." The Herodian's were a Jewish political party that supported King Herod Antipas and the Roman occupiers and opposed the Pharisees on almost every issue. |