Mark 5:8 tells us that Jesus had begun by using his usual method--an authoritative order to the demon to come out. Send us into the swine, that we may enter into them--Had they spoken out all their mind, perhaps this would have been it: "If we must quit our hold of this man, suffer us to continue our work of mischief in another form, that by entering these swine, and thus destroying the people's property, we may steel their hearts against Thee!". Copyright © 2021, Bible Study Tools. Now there was there, nigh unto the mountains--rather, "to the mountain," according to what is clearly the true reading. By the name Elion—the Most High, God was known among the Phoenicians, and the other nations that bordered upon Israel; and by that name the devil calls him. The Tyndale commentaries are non-technical and introductory level commentaries, but they are surprisingly consistent in their high level of quality. Next, he demanded what the demon's name was. For Jews, tombs were an unclean place. Let's see how Jesus met the differing needs of three people in this passage. down a steep place--down the hanging cliff. Mark 5. Here they demonstrate that they can “pray” to Jesus ( begged Him earnestly ). how great things Jesus had done for him: and all men did marvel--Throughout that considerable region did this monument of mercy proclaim his new-found Lord; and some, it is to be hoped, did more than "marvel.". ( Hebrews 4:15 ). Alas, no! lieth at the point of death--Matthew ( Matthew 9:18 ) gives it thus: "My daughter is even now dead"--"has just expired." 32. And his disciples said unto him--Luke says ( Luke 8:45 ), "When all denied, Peter and they that were with Him said, Master." Revelation 4:7 describes the cherubim around God’s throne as beings with four faces: a lion, a calf, a man, and an eagle.By long tradition, the church has attributed one of these “faces” to each of the Gospels, according to the character and message of the particular Gospel. And he charged them straitly--strictly. Changes will take effect once you reload the page. But there was an instinct in the faith which brought her to Jesus, which taught her, that if that touch could set her free from the defiling disease itself, it was impossible to communicate defilement to Him, and that this wondrous Healer must be above such laws. But when he had put them all out--The word is strong--"turned them all out"; meaning all those who were making this noise, and any others that may have been there from sympathy, that only those might be present who were most nearly concerned, and those whom He had Himself brought as witnesses of the great act about to be done. What have I to do with thee, Jesus, Son of the most high God? No doubt it was His marvellous cures she had heard of; and the hearing of these, in connection with her bitter experience of the vanity of applying to any other, had been blessed to the kindling in her soul of a firm confidence that He who had so willingly wrought such cures on others was able and would not refuse to heal her also. 12. The demoniac healed. Mark 5: The Caring Christ. They were not allowed to touch touch bodies. In Mark 5, they will learn more about His power as He performs familiar miracles with an even greater scope. 19. and when he saw him, he fell at his feet--in Matthew ( Matthew 9:18 ), "worshipped Him." The healing of a woman with a flow of blood is found in three of the gospels (Matthew 9:20-22; Mark 5:25-34; Luke 8:43-48), a miracle sandwiched between two halves of another miracle, the resurrection of the daughter of Jairus, a ruler of the synagogue.What makes the woman's healing unique is that it was performed without a word being spoken beforehand. And straightway the damsel--The word here is different from that in Mark 5:39-41 , and signifies "young maiden," or "little girl." And they became afraid. Article Images Copyright © 2021 Getty Images unless otherwise indicated. (Click superscript numbers for commentary.) Mark 5:5 - Constantly, night and day, he was screaming among the tombs and in the mountains, and gashing himself with stones. The following cookies are also needed - You can choose if you want to allow them: You can read about our cookies and privacy settings in detail on our Privacy Policy Page. “Fetters and chains”: “Fetters” (probably metal or perhaps in part, cord or rope), were used to restrain the feet and “chains” were metal restraints for the rest of the body. and said unto her, Talitha cumi--The words are Aramaic, or Syro-Chaldaic, the then language of Palestine. These cookies are strictly necessary to provide you with services available through our website and to use some of its features. and had spent all that she had, and was nothing bettered, but rather grew worse--pitiable case, and affectingly aggravated; emblem of our natural state as fallen creatures ( Ezekiel 16:5 Ezekiel 16:6 ), and illustrating the worse than vanity of all human remedies for spiritual maladies ( Hosea 5:13 ). By proceeding, you consent to our cookie usage. The daughter of Jairus raised. Christ walks on the sea, He heals those that touch him. In fact the sea and the crowds have shadowed Mark’s narrative for the last several chapters, and it will be helpful to set the context by looking at … Continue reading "Commentary on Mark 5:21-43" (Compare an analogous, though a different kind of case, Daniel 4:34-37 ). And they come to Jesus--Matthew ( Matthew 8:34 ) says, "Behold, the whole city came out to meet Jesus." and in his right mind--but now, oh, in what a lofty sense! The Woman with an Issue of Blood Healed ( Mark 5:24-34 ). Jairus' Daughter Raised to Life ( Mark 5:35-43 ). In Matthew ( Matthew 8:28 ), "there met him two men possessed with devils." I am out in the garage working on the car with my hands literally oozing with grease and I’m wanted on the phone. there met him a man with an unclean spirit--"which had devils [demons] long time" ( Luke 8:27 ). Mark’s date appears to be later, but he may have anticipated the feast in his narrative, in order to keep the whole of the incidents relating to Matthew’s apostleship together. Rather ask who touched Thee not in such a throng." And when he was come out of the ship, immediately--(see Mar 5:6). In Matthew 8:30 , they are said to have been "a good way off." 7. And, behold, there cometh one of the rulers of the synagogue--of which class there were but few who believed in Jesus ( John 7:48 ). 2. Click to enable/disable _ga - Google Analytics Cookie. Mark 7. If you could time travel to see Jesus as He ministered in Galilee, what is the one personal need you would ask Him to meet? come and lay thy hands on her, that she may be healed; and she shall live--or, "that she may be healed and live," according to a fully preferable reading. What defiles the man. 17. And he answered, saying, My name is Legion: for we are many--or, as in Luke ( Luke 8:30 ) "because many devils [demons] were entered into him." What had she "heard of Jesus?" You always can block or delete cookies by changing your browser settings and force blocking all cookies on this website. and commanded that something should be given her to eat--in token of perfect restoration. Behold the tormentor anticipating, dreading, and entreating exemption from torment! The tide of our Lord's popularity was now fast rising. It was always supposed in those days that, if a demon's name could be discovered, it … ( James 2:19 ). Even so, as AUGUSTINE long ago said, multitudes still come similarly close to Christ in the means of grace, but all to no purpose, being only sucked into the crowd. A legion, in the Roman army, amounted, at its full complement, to six thousand; but here the word is used, as such words with us, and even this one, for an indefinitely large number--large enough however to rush, as soon as permission was given, into two thousand swine and destroy them. And when Jesus was passed over again by ship unto the other side--from the Gadarene side of the lake, where He had parted with the healed demoniac, to the west side, at Capernaum. ©2018 David Guzik – No distribution beyond personal use without permission. A legion of soldiers consisted of six thousand men, or more. Because these cookies are strictly necessary to deliver the website, refuseing them will have impact how our site functions. The evil spirits had thus, alas! 4. Thy daughter is dead; why troublest thou the Master any further?--the Teacher. And they went out to see what it was that was done--Thus had they the evidence, both of the herdsmen and of their own senses, to the reality of both miracles. Mark Commentary - 556 pages - published April, 2017 - recommended resource; WILLIAM BARCLAY Commentary on the Gospel of Mark Daily Study Bible. 23. And they came over unto the other side of the sea, into the country of the Gadarenes. And he looked round about to see her that had done this thing--not for the purpose of summoning forth a culprit, but, as we shall presently see, to obtain from the healed one a testimony to what He had done for her. And when he was come out of the ship, immediately -- (see Mark 5:6 ). If I may touch but his clothes, I shall be whole--that is, if I may but come in contact with this glorious Healer at all. touched his garment--According to the ceremonial law, the touch of anyone having the disease which this woman had would have defiled the person touched. ( = Matthew 9:18-26 , Luke 8:41-56 ). And had suffered many things of many physicians--The expression perhaps does not necessarily refer to the suffering she endured under medical treatment, but to the much varied treatment which she underwent. 3. Who had his dwelling among the tombs--Luke ( Luke 8:27 ) says, "He ware no clothes, neither abode in any house." And straightway the fountain of her blood was dried up--Not only was her issue of blood stanched ( Luke 8:44 ), but the cause of it was thoroughly removed, insomuch that by her bodily sensations she immediately knew herself perfectly cured. 35. Many people are angry for selfish reasons. Mark 6. Because that he had been often bound with fetters and chains, &c.--Luke says ( Luke 8:29 ) that "oftentimes it [the unclean spirit] had caught him"; and after mentioning how they had vainly tried to bind him with chains and fetters, because, "he brake the bands," he adds, "and was driven of the devil [demon] into the wilderness." The second 30. 13. "And Jesus said, Somebody hath touched Me"--"a certain person has touched Me"--"for I perceive that virtue is gone out of Me" ( Luke 8:46 ). The Gospel According to Mark Commentary by DAVID BROWN CHAPTER 5 Glorious Cure of the Gadarene Demoniac ( Mar 5:1-20). 15. Note that blocking some types of cookies may impact your experience on our websites and the services we are able to offer. Commentaries on Mark. Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible, California - Do Not Sell My Personal Information. Salem Media Group. Wuest - And they come to Jesus, and view with a critical, searching eye the demoniac sitting, clothed, and in control of himself. 40. We need 2 cookies to store this setting. This is a striking case of what are called Undesigned Coincidences amongst the different Evangelists; one of them taking a thing for granted, as familiarly known at the time, but which we should never have known but for one or more of the others, and without the knowledge of which some of their statements would be unintelligible. 33. 22. The clothing which the poor man would feel the want of the moment his consciousness returned to him, was doubtless supplied to him by some of the Twelve. The scene of this miracle was probably Capernaum; its time, according to Matthew, was the feast at his house after his call. The first miracle recorded by Mark was the release of a man possessed by a demon (Mark 1:21–27). Mark 5. Returning to Mark 5:15-20 — Act II of this Sunday’s playlet — we might expect the townsfolk and villagers to celebrate Jesus’ treatment of the untreatable, and the one treated to join Jesus’ entourage with open arms. The higher design of all our Lord's miracles of healing irresistibly suggests this way of viewing the present case, the propriety of which will still more appear as we proceed. Mark 5:22 - Mark 5:24, Mark 5:35 - Mark 5:43. They were showing no love towards a man who needed their sympathy. Commentary on Mark 5:1-20 (Read Mark 5:1-20) Some openly wilful sinners are like this madman. But this will always prompt you to accept/refuse cookies when revisiting our site. But what do they mean by entreating so earnestly not to be ordered out of the country? Mark 5:7. None of this happens. And when he was come in, he saith unto them, Why make ye this ado, and weep? Jairus by name--or "Jaeirus." 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