Mark
6:1-13
Lesson 73
6:1-13
Lesson 73
Mark: 6:1-13
Nazareth 1 And he went out from thence, and came into his own country; and his disciples follow him. 2 And when the sabbath day was come, he began to teach in the synagogue: and many hearing him were astonished, saying, From whence hath this man these things? and what wisdom is this which is given unto him, that even such mighty works are wrought by his hands? 3 Is not this the carpenter, the son of Mary, the brother of James, and Joses, and of Juda, and Simon? and are not his sisters here with us? And they were offended at him. 4 But Jesus, said unto them, A prophet is not without honour, but in his own country, and among his own kin, and in his own house. 5 And he could there do no mighty work, save that he laid his hands upon a few sick folk, and healed them. 6 And he marvelled because of their unbelief. And he went round about the villages, teaching. 7 And he called unto him the twelve, and began to send them forth by two and two; and gave them power over unclean spirits; 8 And commanded them that they should take nothing for their journey, save a staff only; no scrip, no bread, no money in their purse: 9 But be shod with sandals; and not put on two coats. 10 And he said unto them, In what place soever ye enter into an house, there abide till ye depart from that place. 11 And whosoever shall not receive you, nor hear you, when ye depart thence, shake off the dust under your feet for a testimony against them. Verily I say unto you, It shall be more tolerable for Sodom and Gomorrha in the day of judgment, than for that city. 12 And they went out, and preached that men should repent. 13 And they cast out many devils, and anointed with oil many that were sick, and healed them. |
Margin notes:
"Came into his own country." (6:1) - Means, Jesus returned to His hometown of Nazareth. "From whence hath this man these things?" (6:2) - "Where did this man get this wisdom and power?" "Such mighty works are wrought by his hands?" (6:2) - "Miracles are performed by His hands." "They were offended." (6:3) - "They took offense." "He marvelled." (6:6) - There are only two times when Jesus was amazed. The first was in Luke 7:9 when He "marveled" at the great faith of a Roman Gentile. The second is here when Jesus was amazed by the lack of faith in the Jews from His hometown of Nazareth. "Began to send them forth by two and two." (6:7) - Jesus sent the disciples out in pairs for protection just as He did when sending out the seventy disciples (Luke 10:1). "Save a staff only." (6:8) - "Except a walking stick." "No scrip, no bread." (6:8) - "No money bag, no food." "Be shod with sandals." (6:9) - "Wear sandals." "Not put on two coats." (6:9) - Owning more than one coat represented wealth. Jesus wanted the disciples to identify with ordinary people and to depend on God for their everyday needs. "In what place soever ye enter into an house, there abide." (6:10) - "Whatever house you're invited to enter, stay there." Jesus is advising the disciples to be content with the hospitality of their first host and not to move from house to house. "Shake off the dust under your feet for a testimony against them." (6:11) - It was a Jewish custom to shake dust from their feet to show disgust with the practices or attitudes of others. Refusing to carry another's dust symbolically showed they wanted no part of that person. Some Jews even shook the dust off their feet as they left Gentile areas so they wouldn't be sullied by their "unholy" practices. "Verily." (6:11) - Means, "Truly." "Sodom and Gomorrha." (6:11) - Two ancient cities from the Old Testament whose names are synonymous with wickedness. Located in the "vale of Siddim" on the southeast shore of the Dead Sea (Genesis 14:2-3), God destroyed Sodom and Gomorrah with "brimstone and fire" (Genesis 19:24) due to the rebellious and immoral lifestyle of their citizens (Genesis 18:20-19:29), their pride, idleness and disregard for the poor (Ezekiel 16:49-50). Jesus mentions the two cities demise in Matthew 10:15. Their destruction was so complete that even today no trace of the cities can be found. Jude 1:7 and 2 Peter 2:6 remind us of Sodom and Gomorrah's fate. |