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Robertson says "this demoniac snapped a handcuff as if a string." Hiebert points out that "literally, “not even with a chain no longer could no one bind him.” This accumulation of negatives, peculiar to Mark, stresses the great strength of the man....Now his herculean strength rendered all such attempts futile. It recalls the ancient practice of restraining demented people." (GM) Clearly this demon possessed man possessed supernatural strength from the demons. J C
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Robertson - Night and day his loud scream or screech could be heard like other demoniacs (cf. Mk 1:26+; Mk 3:11+; Mk 9:26+). He was screaming among the tombs and in the mountains, and gashing himself with stones - Screaming is in the present tense describing him crying out continually! Hiebert says this verb depicts "an unearthly yell or scream under strong emotional excitement." Gnashing (katakopto - only here) is also in the present tense indicating he was continually cutting himself, hacking, cutting up, slashing his body with stones. Think of self-mutilation! What a sad sight this man was! Stones would inflict not just superficial scratches but deeper wound, very likely leaving his body covered with scars (remember he was also nude)! Was screaming (2896)(krazo) refers to a loud cry or vociferation, and is a strong word expressing deep emotion. Krazo is one of those onomatopoeic words, the very pronunciation of which imitates the hoarse cry of the raven (listen), and can be an inarticulate and brutish sound or an exclamation of fear or pain. Abbott-Smith says "generally used of inarticulate cries, to scream, cry out (Aesch., etc.)" It is used of the cry of an animal, the barking of a dog and two men in a quarrel, trying to bawl each other down (so Aristophanes, Knights, 1017)" 'The prophet in awful earnestness, and as with a scream of anguish, cries over Israel' (Morison)" Krazō was also a technical, rabbinic term to refer to the loud summons of a prophet, needing to be heard. In Lk 18:39+ the blind beggar cried "to cry clamorously; to scream or shriek." (You can almost hear hid shrieking! He is motivated because he is blind and thinks this Man might help him see!) Tombs (3418)(mnema from mnaomai = to remember) is literally a memorial, a sign of remembrance” for the dead, and so monument for the dead; more generally grave, tomb, sepulcher. A monument intended to preserve the memory of some person or thing. Gilbrant - The Jews commonly used at least two types of tombs. First, there was the common burying ground used for the poor or stranger. Not every town had its own such burial place, resulting in funeral processions to carry the dead some distance (Luke 7:12ff.). Second, there were private family tombs in a cave, usually located in a garden of the rich or moderately well-to-do. Inscriptions were made on stones placed over the vaults and were thus “a sign of remembrance.” The grave or tomb was marked by a stone and kept whitened in order to warn the passerby against defilement (Matthew 23:27; see Edersheim, Life and Times of Jesus the Messiah, 2:316). In Mark 5:3 (and parallel Luke 8:27) the demoniac of the Gerasenes was living among the tombs. This was considered a sign of madness. Also, uncleanness and unclean spirits were thought to rule over the dead (Michel, “mnēma,” Kittel, 4:680). Stones (3037)(lithos English - lithograph; monolith) is a mass of hard consolidated mineral matter (English definition) which in Scripture refers to literally and figuratively. Related Resource - Tombs: Fausset's Bible Dictionary - Tombs Nave Topical Bible Tomb American Tract Society Tomb Bridgeway Bible Dictionary Tomb Easton's Bible Dictionary Tombs Hastings' Dictionary of the NT Tomb Smith Bible Dictionary Tomb Mark 5:6 Seeing Jesus from a distance, he ran up and bowed down before Him; NET Mark 5:6 When he saw Jesus from a distance, he ran and bowed down before him. GNT Mark 5:6 καὶ ἰδὼν τὸν Ἰησοῦν ἀπὸ μακρόθεν ἔδραμεν καὶ προσεκύνησεν αὐτῷ NLT Mark 5:6 When Jesus was still some distance away, the man saw him, ran to meet him, and bowed low before him. KJV Mark 5:6 But when he saw Jesus afar off, he ran and worshipped him, ESV Mark 5:6 And when he saw Jesus from afar, he ran and fell down before him. NIV Mark 5:6 When he saw Jesus from a distance, he ran and fell on his knees in front of him. ASV Mark 5:6 And when he saw Jesus from afar, he ran and worshipped him; CSB Mark 5:6 When he saw Jesus from a distance, he ran and knelt down before Him. NKJ Mark 5:6 When he saw Jesus from afar, he ran and worshiped Him. NRS Mark 5:6 When he saw Jesus from a distance, he ran and bowed down before him; YLT Mark 5:6 And, having seen Jesus from afar, he ran and bowed before him, NAB Mark 5:6 Catching sight of Jesus from a distance, he ran up and prostrated himself before him, NJB Mark 5:6 Catching sight of Jesus from a distance, he ran up and fell at his feet GWN Mark 5:6 The man saw Jesus at a distance. So he ran to Jesus, bowed down in front of him, BBE Mark 5:6 And when he saw Jesus from far off, he went quickly to him and gave him worship; he ran up and bowed down before Him: Ps 66:3 Ps 72:9 Lu 4:41 Ac 16:17 Jas 2:19 Mark 5 Resources - Multiple Sermons and Commentaries Parallel Passage Luke 8:28+ Seeing Jesus, he cried out and fell before Him, and said in a loud voice, “What business do we have with each other, Jesus, Son of the Most High God? I beg You, do not torment me.” BOWING BEFORE JESUS NAS leaves out and (kai) which is present in the Greek and about which Hiebert says "and connects the description of the man’s past with his conduct on this occasion. The account now picks up the summary met of verse 2 and records the details of the encounter. That he could see Jesus from afar indicates that it was now daylight, the morning after the storm." (Gospel of Mark: An Expositional Commentary) Seeing Jesus from a distance (makrothen), he ran up and bowed down before Him - The creature recognizes the Creator (and Judge), something sadly most of the Jews failed to recognize. It is interesting that he ran toward Jesus and not away from Him, even though he clearly knew the power that Jesus wielded over him. Matthew records that the demons "were so extremely (lian) violent that no one could pass by that way" (Mt 8:28+) and Luke 8:27+ adds that he habitually was naked. Now ponder a moment what the disciples must have thought to see a shrieking, naked man barreling toward them! The most often speaks of an act of worship in the NT, so it is conceivable that this demon possessed man was doing that or simply that he did so as an acknowledgement of Jesus' supreme authority (Lk 8:28+ has the verb prospipto which does not necessarily convey a sense of worship.) Hiebert comments that "The worship was not willing worship but rather a forced confession of Jesus’ true nature and of demonic impotence before Him." Bowed down (4352)(proskuneo from pros = before + kuneo = kiss or adore) means to prostrate oneself in homage before another and most of the NT uses describe worship, and not mere reverence or courtesy. When Jesus Christ was born into this world, He was attended and worshipped by angels. (Lu 2:13f).
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Robertson - Certainly no people needed the message about Christ more than these people who were begging Jesus to leave. Jesus had greatly blessed this man and so gave him the hardest task of all, to go home and witness there for Christ. In Galilee Jesus had several times forbidden the healed to tell what he had done for them because of the undue excitement and misunderstanding. But here it was different. There was no danger of too much enthusiasm for Christ in this environment. NET Note - Jesus instructs the man to declare what the Lord has done for him, in contrast to the usual instructions (e.g., 1:44; 5:43) to remain silent. Here in Gentile territory Jesus allowed more open discussion of his ministry. D. L. Bock (Luke [BECNT], 1:781) suggests that with few Jewish religious representatives present, there would be less danger of misunderstanding Jesus' ministry as political. Had mercy (1653)(eleeo from eleos) means “to feel sympathy with the misery of another, especially such sympathy which manifests itself in action, less frequently in word.” Describes the general sense of one who has compassion or person on someone in need. It indicates being moved to pity and compassion by tragedy. It is “the emotion roused by contact with an affliction which comes undeservedly on someone else” (R. Bultmann) Mark 5:20 And he went away and began to proclaim in Decapolis what great things Jesus had done for him; and everyone was amazed.
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Robertson adds that "Thousands of like cases of conversion under Christ’s power have happened in rescue missions in our cities." Decapolis (1179)(Dekapolis from deka = 10 + polis = city) was a league of ten Greek cities, all of which, except one, were located east of the Jordan River. he cities usually listed as belonging to the Decapolis were Damascus, Canatha, Hippus, Dion, Scythopolis, Raphana, Gadara, Pella, Gerasa and Philadelphia. This was a predominantly Gentile region. "In this predominantly Gentile area, the man’s report would not immediately arouse excited messianic speculations as it would in distinctly Jewish areas. How much of the area the man covered is not certain." (Hiebert) Decapolis is found 3x in the NT - Matt. 4:25 = "Large crowds followed Him from Galilee and the Decapolis and Jerusalem and Judea and from beyond the Jordan."; Mk. 5:20; Mk. 7:31 = "Again He went out from the region of Tyre, and came through Sidon to the Sea of Galilee, within the region of Decapolis." Hiebert explains why Jesus did not ask the man to be silent about this miraculous deliverance when other times He had. - The reasons for the silence usually asked of recipients of Jesus’ miraculous benefits (cf. Mk 1:44; 5:43; 7:36) did not apply in this case. The man would be spreading the message in an area where Jesus would not Himself be working; the publicity would not hinder His ministry in Galilee. The order left behind a message of His grace in a place where Jesus had been asked to leave." (Gospel of Mark: An Expositional Commentary) Began to proclaim (2784)(kerusso from kerux/keryx = a herald; kerugma = message preached ) means to proclaim (publicly) or to herald or act as a public crier - the town official who would make a proclamation in a public gathering. Kerusso was used of the official whose duty it was to proclaim loudly and extensively the coming of an earthly king, even as our gospel is to clearly announce the coming of the King of kings and Lord of lords (Rev 19:16+)! The Imperial Herald would enter a town in behalf of the Emperor, and make a public proclamation of the message which his Sovereign ordered him to give, doing so with such formality, gravity, and authority as to emphasize that the message must be heeded! (Think about this in regard to the Gospel of God instead of the decree of a man! cf 1Th 2:13+). He gave the people exactly what the Emperor bade him give, nothing more, nothing less. He did not dare add to the message or take away from it. The Gospel is not a secret to be hoarded but a story to be heralded. -- Vance Havner And everyone was amazed - Only Mark mentions this result. The proclamation of his personal transformation produced amazement. If any man could be a "poster child" for 2 Cor 5:17+, this demon possessed man could -- "Therefore if anyone is in Christ, he is a new (kainos = brand new) creature; the old things passed away; behold, new things have come." The people knew this man as wild, ferocious demoniac who was now a new creation in Christ! Hallelujah! Was amazed is in the imperfect tense, indicating repeated amazement by all who saw the transformed man and heard his story of Jesus the Deliverer (Play My Deliverer by Rich Mullins). One wishes Mark had recorded "and everyone believed" like John did when the Samaritan woman told her village about Jesus and John wrote "From that city many of the Samaritans believed in Him because of the word of the woman who testified, “He told me all the things that I have done.” (Jn 4:39, cf Jn 4:40-42). Amazed (2296)(thaumazo from thauma [from thaomai = to wonder] = wonder, admiration) means to wonder, marvel, be struck with admiration or astonishment. To be surprised by the unexpected. Thaumazo describes the human response when confronted by divine revelation in some form (Mt 9.33). Be surprised (Gal 1:6). It denotes incredulous surprise. Thaumazo was a rhetorical device used in law courts and politics to attack things done by the opposition party. Note that from amazed Mk 5:20 we will progress to completely astounded in Mk 5:43. Spurgeon on the power of a transformed life - If you want to win souls follow up this line of things. Soul-winning is generally accomplished not by argument, but by testimony. The best minister is a witness-bearer. Butler’s Analogy is one of the most notable works in defence of revelation, and it is eminently calculated to impress the student with the truthfulness of our holy religion; but I should like to know whether there ever was a man, woman, or child truly converted to the Lord Jesus by Butler’s Analogy. I do not think it. Nor do I depreciate the work on that account, for it has other uses which it admirably serves. This, however, I am certain of, that a little book like The Dairyman’s Daughter, by Legh Richmond which is not worthy for a moment to be compared with Butler’s Analogy as a display of intellectual power, has led thousands to saving faith in the Lord Jesus. That little biography of a peasant girl, a mere nothing as to thought compared with the wonderful Analogy, has brought tens of thousands to the Saviour’s feet, where the other has brought few, if any. What is the reason? The Analogy is a very clear and admirable argument, but The Dairyman’s Daughter is a witness of what has been seen, and tasted and handled by one like ourselves. Heads are won by reasoning, but hearts are won by witness-bearing. Our lines of things should be that of David—‘I will declare what he hath done for my soul.’ (Ps 66:16) Paul frequently repeated the story of his own conversion, for he knew of nothing more likely to convince and convert (Acts 22:4-21, 22+; Acts 26:8-23+). ILLUSTRATION OF DEMON EXPULSION AND MISSIONARY ACTIVITY - Breakthroughs Among the So People - the So people live along the Mekong River in Laos. There are many barriers to reaching them. They are very remote, and their language is mainly an oral one; but that does not stop our Heavenly Father! He can touch lives that others cannot reach. Remember the story of Jesus healing the demoniac in the Bible? When he was found and bound by chains, he broke them. When Jesus asked him his name, the demon-possessed man replied, “Legion,” because many unclean spirits lived in him. Jesus commanded those demonic spirits to come out of him. Jesus is still doing the same thing. In 2009 a man roamed the jungles by the Mekong River. He too was possessed by demons. Finally, his neighbors captured and caged him. Like the demoniac in the Bible, this So man was touched, healed, and delivered from demon possession. He was a transformed man. When he told others that Jesus saved him, he was urged to recant, but he replied, “I can’t recant, not even a little bit.” Since that time 17 other families have come to know Jesus, and there are now three churches. It takes a transformed life to witness to others and draw them to Jesus. (Global Prayer Digest - 6/4/2017). ILLUSTRATION - Years ago a farmer from the interior of China had come to a mission compound where a doctor had removed the cataracts from his eyes. A few days after the farmer left, the doctor looked out his window and noticed the same man holding the end of a long rope. In single file behind him, holding to the rope, were several dozen blind Chinese whom the farmer had rounded up and led for miles to the doctor who had worked “miracles” on his eyes. Because his sight had been restored, he wanted others to experience the same thing! That story illustrates the message of the dramatic encounter between Jesus and Legion, the demoniac. (Steven Cole) ILLUSTRATION - Some years ago an ophthalmologist, just fresh from college, opened his own business. Without friends, without money, and without patrons, he became discouraged, until one day he encountered a blind man. Looking into his eyes, he said, "Why don't you have your eyesight restored? Come to my office in the morning." The blind man went. When an operation was performed and proved successful, the patient said, "I haven't got a penny in the world. I can't pay you." "Oh, yes," said the doctor, "you can pay me, and I expect you to do so! There is just one thing I want you to do, and it is very easy. Tell everybody you see that you were blind, and tell them who it was that healed you." That is what the ex-demoniac did. He heralded the news in Decapolis (The Ten Cities), "and all the people were amazed" (cf. Mark 5:20). (Kent Hughes) Brian Bell - Believers, we too have been cleansed(from our sin); clothed(in His righteousness); & commissioned(to tell the world our story, & His story)! Q: Have you been cleansed & clothed? Q: How are you doing in your charge? Q: What great things has He done for you lately that you can tell others about? Ps.9:1 “I will praise You, O Lord, with my whole heart; I will tell of all Your marvelous works.” Prayer: Thank you for the adoption into Your wonderful eternal family! Allow the storms in our lives to strengthen us not shipwreck us! Help us now cleansed & clothed, to fulfill our great commission! Steven
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Robertson comments that waiting (prosdokao in present tense) is "an old verb for eager expectancy, a vivid picture of the attitude of the people towards Jesus. Driven from Decapolis, he is welcomed in Capernaum." Why did such a large crowd gather to welcome Jesus? One can only surmise that His miraculous healings had gripped their attention. The Greek word for around is epi which more literally means upon or unto and pictures the throng pressing in on Him. One wishes they had not just pressed in physically but pressed in (so to speak) spiritual, pressing into to the gospel He spoke, but such was not to be the case. They wanted the temporal benefits from Him, but not the blessing of eternal life. People still seek Jesus for the wrong reasons! Hiebert comments that "Gathered renders the aorist passive verb, “was gathered,” and indicates that what they knew and had heard, as an irresistible urge, drew them out. Unto (around) him implies that the crowd pressed closely upon His person." (Gospel of Mark: An Expositional Commentary) And so He stayed by the seashore - Presumably they crowded Him so that He could not venture away from the shore. It is interesting that Jesus' arrival was so expected that the people came to Him before He could get beyond the shore. We can't say for sure how they knew He was arriving for there were no text messages or Iphones to call ahead. Recall that there had been other boats that went with Him when He departed (Mk 4:36+) and it is conceivable that one of those boats had gone on ahead to spread the word of Jesus' return. Of course they would also have told the story of Jesus power over the wind and sea as well as over the demonic world. This would have created quite a stir. It is also possible that someone on the shore recognized Jesus' boat from a distance and spread the news through the town like wildfire. Mark 5:22 One of the synagogue officials named Jairus came up, and on seeing Him, fell at His feet Wuest And there comes one of the synagogue rulers, by name, Jairus; and having seen Him, he falls at His feet, NET Mark 5:22 Then one of the synagogue rulers, named Jairus, came up, and when he saw Jesus, he fell at his feet. GNT Mark 5:22 καὶ ἔρχεται εἷς τῶν ἀρχισυναγώγων, ὀνόματι Ἰάϊρος, καὶ ἰδὼν αὐτὸν πίπτει πρὸς τοὺς πόδας αὐτοῦ NLT Mark 5:22 Then a leader of the local synagogue, whose name was Jairus, arrived. When he saw Jesus, he fell at his feet, KJV Mark 5:22 And, behold, there cometh one of the rulers of the synagogue, Jairus by name; and when he saw him, he fell at his feet, ESV Mark 5:22 Then came one of the rulers of the synagogue, Jairus by name, and seeing him, he fell at his feet NIV Mark 5:22 Then one of the synagogue rulers, named Jairus, came there. Seeing Jesus, he fell at his feet ASV Mark 5:22 And there cometh one of the rulers of the synagogue, Jairus by name; and seeing him, he falleth at his feet, CSB Mark 5:22 One of the synagogue leaders, named Jairus, came, and when he saw Jesus, he fell at His feet NKJ Mark 5:22 And behold, one of the rulers of the synagogue came, Jairus by name. And when he saw Him, he fell at His feet NRS Mark 5:22 Then one of the leaders of the synagogue named Jairus came and, when he saw him, fell at his feet YLT Mark 5:22 and lo, there doth come one of the chiefs of the synagogue, by name Jairus, and having seen him, he doth fall at his feet, NAB Mark 5:22 One of the synagogue officials, named Jairus, came forward. Seeing him he fell at his feet NJB Mark 5:22 Then the president of the synagogue came up, named Jairus, and seeing him, fell at his feet GWN Mark 5:22 A synagogue leader named Jairus also arrived. When he saw Jesus, he quickly bowed down in front of him. BBE Mark 5:22 And one of the rulers of the Synagogue, Jairus by name, came, and seeing him, went down at his feet, came up: Mt 9:18,19 Lu 8:41,42 One of the synagogue officials: Lu 13:14 Ac 13:15 18:8,17 fell at His feet: Mk 5:33 Mt 2:11 Lu 5:8 8:28 Ac 10:25,26 Rev 22:8 Mark 5 Resources - Multiple Sermons and Commentaries Parallel Passages: Matthew 9:18+ While He was saying these things to them, a synagogue official came and bowed down before Him, and said, “My daughter has just died; but come and lay Your hand on her, and she will live.” Luke 8:41+ And there came a man named Jairus, and he was an official of the synagogue; and he fell at Jesus’ feet, and began to implore Him to come to his house; JAIRUS KNOWS JESUS IS THE MAN FOR THE JOB! One of the synagogue officials named Jairus came up - NAS omits translation of the conjunction kai which is context indicates sequence and thus is translated "then" by the NLT, ESV, NIV, and NRSV. KJV has "behold" but the Greek word idou is only found in the Textus Receptus, not in the modern manuscripts. The phrase one of the synagogue officials suggests they may have been more than one official (there were often from 3-7 in a Jewish synagogue).
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Robertson - She had to come and confess, for something “has happened” (gegonen], second perfect active indicative, still true) to her." Morrisson - “It seemed cruel, but it was really kind. It sent her home with loftier thoughts of Him. She would never talk of the wonder of the tassel; she would always talk of the wonder of the Lord. Permitted to walk away without confession, she would have said exultantly, ‘I’ve found a cure.’ Now the woman cried, ‘I’ve found a friend.’ ” Hiebert on fearing and trembling - the inner feeling which gripped her and its outward manifestation. Upon being detected, she was seized with a feeling of fear (aorist tense); the resultant trembling continued to show itself visibly (present tense). She feared His displeasure because the healing had been secured without His permission. She may also have dreaded His anger because her touch had made Him ceremonially unclean until the evening (Lev. 15:19). (Gospel of Mark: An Expositional Commentary) Brian Bill - She is terrified because she knows that she should not have been in the crowd because of her impurity, much less touching the garments of Jesus. She fears rejection…again. Don’t miss what happens next. The man with some fame fell down before Jesus and now this woman with shame falls down as well. Listen. It doesn’t matter who you are or what position you hold, your posture before Christ must be one of broken humility and deep reverence. Jesus came for those who have fame and for those who live in shame. (Sermon)
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Robertson - Jesus had dismissed one crowd (verse 37), but finds the house occupied by the hired mourners making bedlam (θορυβος [thorubos]) as if that showed grief with their ostentatious noise. Bruce - “Mourning, like everything else, had been reduced to a system, two flutes and one mourning woman at the burial of a wife incumbent on the poorest man.” France writes “Professional mourners were hired even by the poorest families (Mishnah Ketuboth 4:4 specifies ‘not less than two flutes and one wailing woman’).” (NICNT-Mt) John
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Robertson adds that ekballo pictures "a stern assertion of authority as if He were master of the house, Jesus takes along with Him these five and enters the chamber of death "where the child was". He had to use pressure to make the hired mourners leave. The presence of some people will ruin the atmosphere for spiritual work." THOUGHT - Scoffers still laugh at Jesus' power to resurrect the dead back to life. This reminds me of the reaction to Paul's mention of the resurrection in Acts 17:32+ "Now when they heard of the resurrection of the dead, some began to sneer (chleuazo - throw out the lip), but others said, "We shall hear you again concerning this." They won't be laughing or sneering when they too are raised up to stand before the Righteous Judge Jesus at His Great White Throne judgment for John writes " I saw the dead, the great and the small, standing (INDICATING THEY WERE RESURRECTED! THEY WILL BELIEVE IN THE RESURRECTION FROM THE DEAD THEN BUT IT IS "TOO LITTLE, TOO LATE!") before the throne." (Rev 20:12+) Putting...out (1544)(ekbállō from ek = out + bállō = to cast, throw, drive) means to cast, throw out often with the idea of force (Mt. 8:12; 15:17; 25:30; Acts 16:37, 27:38; Lxx - Lev. 14:40). Frequently used of casting out demons (Mt 7:22, Mt 8:16, 31,9:34, 10:1, etc). Used of casting or throwing unbelievers into outer darkness (hell), very likely where these very scorners would end up! They wont' be ridiculing Jesus then! He took along the child’s father and mother and His own companions, and entered the room where the child was - His own companions refers to Peter, James and John (Mk 5:37)