Mark 9:14-29 When Jesus was up on the mountain top with the three disciples, the others were left to fend for themselves. They ran into quite a challenge. They had authority over demons, but in this case, the authority didn’t seem to work. There is a play on […]
Mark 9:1 “And” indicates that the topic continues from the previous chapter. Context is key to understanding the Bible. In the previous chapter, the teaching that Yeshua was doing was concerning understanding Torah from the context of Scripture. The teaching referred to protecting your soul by focusing upon […]
Mark 8:21-26 Context is key to understanding the Bible. Yeshua had just went through several validations that He is the Messiah, that He is the YHVH God in the flesh. We will continue with this context in mind. We looked at the healing of a deaf/mute man in […]
Read for context… Torah is mentioned in the study, it simply means teaching or biblical instruction. Oral torah is teaching that was passed orally by the Rabbi’s… Mark 8:1-9 This is the second feeding of the multitudes that is recorded. It hinges from a great ministry time where […]
Always read the passage for context. I will comment on content, not verse by verse. Mark 7:24-30 The Greek woman in this passage brings each of us great hope. Let’s focus on the statement that she had for a moment. She was bringing to Yeshua a request to have […]
Mark 7:14-23 Food versus cleanliness. Jesus clearly attacks the traditions of men regarding foods. He tells them that their focus is entirely wrong. I am commenting on the passage, not going verse by verse, reading the passage for context is up to you. Mark 7:19 To start with, let’s […]
I have been working on this study for a few days. The mystery of the passage is covered by doing word studies from the original language. Let me know what you think… Mark 7:1-13 The tradition of men. The Pharisees and scribes try another frontal attack on Jesus. […]
Mark 6:33-44 Feeding of the 5000. Remember context rules. One of the simple ways to interpret scriptures is to look at the context of the scripture. Context rules out 99.9 percent of all error. If a scripture is taken in context according to the contextual meaning, there is […]
Mark 6:14-29 Read the passage. I am going to comment on the historical setting in this passage. It is up to you to read the story. Josephus records some of the horrendous acts of the Herod’s. These men were self-serving and respected no one else. They slaughtered anyone […]
Mark 6:7-13 The twelve are sent out. They were sent to preach repentance…what were the people to repent of? This is the key to this passage. Jesus sent them out in pairs to preach a message. We will look at that message from the best of my understanding in […]