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Divine power. Jesus takes the opportunity to warn the disciples against the “leaven” of the Pharisees and Herod (Mark 8:15), meaning their teachings (compare with Matt. 16:12).

He has shown that she who has been regarded as an outcast from Israel is no longer an alien, but a child in God's household. As a child it is her privilege to share in the Father's gifts.”—Ellen G. White, The Desire of Ages, p. 401.

First, it would be odd for Jesus suddenly to dismiss Mosaic instructions in Mark 7:14–19 when He had just defended Moses against tradition in Mark 7:6–13.

Inside Out. There is nothing that enters a man from outside which can defile him; but the things which come out of him, those are the things that defile a man (Mark 7:15, NKJV).

During the time between the testaments, the idea of washing hands in order to remain ritually pure was extended to common people, even though these rules originally applied only to the priests in the Old Testament (Exod. 30:17–21).

A Different Kind of Messiah. After the disciples return from their mission, they go with Jesus to a remote area on the eastern shore of the Sea of Galilee to rest. But a large crowd of 5,000 people arrives at the location before them

God's mission. In the evening the disciples recommend sending the crowd away to find food, but Jesus tells them to feed the crowd

The mission of the Twelve Apostles in taking the message of Jesus everywhere stands in sharp contrast with the imprisonment and silencing of the Baptist

So it is likely that he is desperate. This desperation is exemplified by Jairus’s falling on his knees before Jesus.

Can You Hear a Whisper Above a Shout? The man rushed at Jesus—no word about the disciples (they probably ran off). When the man came near to Jesus, he fell down before Him.

At the beginning of Mark 4, Jesus steps into a boat to teach the crowd on the shore. In Mark 4:10–12, it seems He may have gotten out of the boat and talked with the disciples privately

However, Jesus did not permit him, but said to him, ‘Go home to your friends, and tell them what great things the Lord has done for you, and how He has had compassion on you (Mark 5:19, NKJV).

True holiness is wholeness in the service of God. Love is the underlying principle of God's government

Parables of Growing seeds. The Kingdom of God started very small, will grow very large and impressive.

The house in that part of the world in Jesus' day varied in size and construction.

The reason for the parables. Jesus sees a vision of God in the temple.

Jesus' interpretation. Jesus taught in parables

Parables. Synoptic gospel

The Parable of the Sower. Cost of discipline

Jesus answered, ‘What man shall there be among you, that shall have one sheep, and if it fall into a pit on the Sabbath day

Sandwich Story: Part 2. His real family are those who do the will of God along with Him (see Luke 12:53, Luke 14:26)

This passage is the first “sandwich story” in Mark, where one story is begun and then is interrupted by another story, with the first story completed only afterward. healing power comes from the devil.

In Mark 2:23, 24, the Pharisees accuse the disciples of breaking the Sabbath. According to Jewish tradition

Jesus continues with two illustrations that highlight the contrast between His teaching and that of the religious leaders—unshrunk cloth on an old garment and new wine in old wineskins

Healing a Paralytic. Jesus meets the objectors on their own ground by using a typical rabbinic style of argumentation called “lesser to greater.” It is one thing to say that a person’s sins are forgiven