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David Guzik · Citado em PreceptAustin
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Guzik writes that "Some protest that this was unfair to the owner of the pigs. “ ‘But the owners of the swine lost their property.’ Yes, and learn from this how small value temporal riches are in the estimation of God. He suffers them to be lost, sometimes to disengage us from them through mercy; sometimes out of justice, to punish us for having acquired or preserved them either by covetousness or injustice.” (Clarke) Spurgeon had several wise comments on the way the demons affected the swine: “Swine prefer death to devilry; and if men were not worse than swine, they would be of the same opinion.” “They run hard whom the devil drives.” “The devil drives his hogs to a bad market.” (Enduring Word Commentary) Alan Carr - This one man could tolerate a “legion” of demons, v. 9. A Roman legion consisted of around 6,000 soldiers! If you do the math, there were 2,000 swine in that herd. That comes out to three demons per pig. They couldn’t tolerate the presence of the devil and they committed “suey-cide”. Those pigs couldn’t stand just a few demons, yet this man was able to live with thousands. This just illustrates the human capacity for evil! Lowell
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Guzik - This man had great confidence in Jesus and he believed that Jesus had all power to heal his daughter. But he also believed that Jesus should be there for it to happen (come and lay Your hands on her). It may be that the man held a firm superstition in his mind, believing that the healer had to be present. It may be that he was just accustomed to thinking that way and never really thought about a person being healed in a different way. Whatever the reason, his thinking put Jesus in a box. “To heal my daughter, You have to come and lay Your hands on her.”. When a Roman Centurion came to Jesus in a similar situation (Luke 7:1–10), Jesus didn’t even go to the centurion’s house to heal the servant. He simply pronounced him healed from a distance. But here, Jesus did not demand that Jairus show the same faith the centurion had. Jesus responded to the faith Jairus had. Jesus asks us to give to Him the faith that we have.i. “This was weakness of faith, far short of that of the centurion, who yet was a Roman soldier; whereas Jairus was a learned Jew. Knowledge is therefore one thing, faith another; and the greatest scholars are not always the holiest men.” (Trapp) R C H Lenski on get well (KJV = be healed) - The passive of sozo means “saved” through the intervention of Jesus, and this verb always combines the idea of rescue and the idea of being placed permanently into the condition of safety. The zao states what this condition is, the present tense implies that she may go on living. Get well (4982)(sozo) has the basic meaning of rescuing one from great peril. Additional nuances include to protect, keep alive, preserve life, deliver, heal, be made whole. Sozo is sometimes used of physical deliverance from danger of perishing (see Mt 8:25; Mt 14:30; Lk 23:35; Acts 27:20, Acts 27:31), physical healing from sickness (Mt 9:21, 22; Mk 5:23, Acts 4:9), and deliverance from demonic possession (Lk 8:36). Sozo in Mark - Mk. 3:4; Mk. 5:23; Mk. 5:28; Mk. 5:34; Mk. 6:56; Mk. 8:35; Mk. 10:26; Mk. 10:52; Mk. 13:13; Mk. 13:20; Mk. 15:30; Mk. 15:31; Mk. 16:16 Live (2198)(zao) refers literally to natural physical life (opposite of death, Acts 22:22, 25:24, 28:4, Ro 7:1-3, 1Cor 7:39, of Adam = 1Cor 15:45; 2Cor 4:11 = refers to natural lives of believers; Php 1:22 - "to live on in the [physical] flesh"; 1Th 4:15,17 = believers physically alive at time of Rapture; Heb 2:15; Heb 9:17; James 4:15 = "we shall live" physically if God so wills it!), to come to life after death (Mt 9:18), to recover life after sickness (Jn 4:50). Zao in Mark - Mk. 5:23; Mk. 12:27; Mk. 16:11
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Guzik - Since we have no evidence in the Bible that Jesus healed this way before, it seems that the woman acted at least partially on superstition. Her faith had elements of err and superstition, yet she did believe in the healing power of Jesus, and the border of His garment served as a point of contact for that faith. There were many things that we could find wrong with this woman’s faith. Nevertheless, her faith was in Jesus, and the object of faith is much more important than the quality of faith.
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Guzik - Adam Clarke noticed four things displayed by Jairus that are necessary for answered prayer. We must put ourselves in the presence of Jesus (one of the rulers of the synagogue came). We must humble ourselves sincerely before Jesus (he fell at His feet). We must lay open our request with a holy earnestness (and begged Him earnestly). We must have total confidence in the power and the goodness of Jesus (Come and lay Your hands on her, that she may be healed, and she will live). Mark 5:25 A woman who had had a hemorrhage for twelve years, Wuest And a woman who had a flow of blood for twelve years, a NET Mark 5:25 Now a woman was there who had been suffering from a hemorrhage for twelve years. GNT Mark 5:25 καὶ γυνὴ οὖσα ἐν ῥύσει αἵματος δώδεκα ἔτη NLT Mark 5:25 A woman in the crowd had suffered for twelve years with constant bleeding. KJV Mark 5:25 And a certain woman, which had an issue of blood twelve years, ESV Mark 5:25 And there was a woman who had had a discharge of blood for twelve years, NIV Mark 5:25 And a woman was there who had been subject to bleeding for twelve years. ASV Mark 5:25 And a woman, who had an issue of blood twelve years, CSB Mark 5:25 A woman suffering from bleeding for 12 years NKJ Mark 5:25 Now a certain woman had a flow of blood for twelve years, NRS Mark 5:25 Now there was a woman who had been suffering from hemorrhages for twelve years. YLT Mark 5:25 and a certain woman, having an issue of blood twelve years, NAB Mark 5:25 There was a woman afflicted with hemorrhages for twelve years. NJB Mark 5:25 Now there was a woman who had suffered from a haemorrhage for twelve years; GWN Mark 5:25 In the crowd was a woman who had been suffering from chronic bleeding for twelve years. BBE Mark 5:25 And a woman, who had had a flow of blood for twelve years, A woman ,: Mt 9:20-22 Lu 8:43,44 who had had a hemorrhage : Lev 15:19,20,25-27 for twelve years: Lu 13:11 Joh 5:5,6 Ac 4:22 9:33,34 Mark 5 Resources - Multiple Sermons and Commentaries Parallel Passages: Matthew 9:20+ And a woman who had been suffering from a hemorrhage for twelve years, came up behind Him and touched the fringe of His cloak; Luke 8:43+ And a woman who had a hemorrhage for twelve years, and could not be healed by anyone, THE UNTOUCHABLE WOMAN WHO TOUCHED JESUS Untouchability, in its literal sense, is the practice of ostracising a minority group by segregating them from the mainstream by social custom or legal mandate. The "legal mandate" in this woman's sad case was specified in the Law of Moses (Lev. 12:4-8+; Lev 15:19-33+). As
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Guzik - When a soul is sick today, they often go to different doctors and spend a great deal of time and money, only to suffer many things from many physicians. A sick soul may go to “Doctor Entertainment,” but find no cure. They may pay a visit to “Doctor Success” but he is no help in the long run. “Doctor Pleasure,” “Doctor Self-Help,” or “Doctor Religion” can’t bring a real cure. Only “Doctor Jesus” can. Wuest on of many physicians. - The preposition is hupo “under.” She had suffered much under the hands of many doctors. "Luke’s professional pride as a physician kept him from such a statement - Lk 8:43." (Vincent) Endured (3958)(pascho) eans essentially what happens to a person experience. It means to undergo something; to experience a sensation, to experience an impression from an outside source, to undergo an experience (usually difficult) and normally with the implication of physical or psychological suffering. Pascho can refer to experiencing something pleasant, but in the present context (and most NT contexts) it refers to experiencing something trying, distressing or painful. Physicians (2395) (iatros from iaomai= to cure) is "one who undertakes the cure of physical ailments" (BDAG). It is used to refer to those in the healing profession. Physicians in Christ’s day were viewed with honor (cf. Colossians 4:14). Christ is referred to as a “physician” of the body and soul in Christian literature, although this title is not used for Him in the New Testament other than possible figurative implications (Mark 2:17; Luke 4:23). Luke, who traveled with Paul and wrote the Gospel which bears his name, was a physician (Colossians 4:14). In Greek writings "when physicians refuse to help, the god Amenothis intervenes with a miracle." (BDAG) Matthew 9:12 But when Jesus heard this, He said, “It is not those who are healthy who need a physician, but those who are sick. Mark 2:17 And hearing this, Jesus *said to them, “It is not those who are healthy who need a physician, but those who are sick; I did not come to call the righteous, but sinners.” Mark 5:26 and had endured much at the hands of many physicians, and had spent all that she had and was not helped at all, but rather had grown worse– Luke 4:23 And He said to them, “No doubt you will quote this proverb to Me, ‘Physician, heal yourself! Whatever we heard was done at Capernaum, do here in your hometown as well.’” Luke 5:31 And Jesus answered and said to them, “It is not those who are well who need a physician, but those who are sick. Colossians 4:14 Luke, the beloved physician, sends you his greetings, an d also Demas. Spent (1159)(dapanao from dapane = expense, cost; BDAG says it is from dapto = devour, of wild beasts) means to spend freely. The most common meaning of this verb is “to spend money.” It is used more broadly, however, to mean spending other things, such as time, energy, or one’s strength. Helped (5623)(opheleo from ophéllo = heap up or from ophelos = increase, profit) means to provide assistance, with emphasis upon the resulting benefit which in the woman's case was non-existent and of no profit to her regarding her hemorrhage. But rather had grown worse - Mark does not say in what way she had grown worse, but as a physician who used to deal with hematological maladies, there is little doubt that her hemoglobin levels had declined significantly from iron deficiency anemia. One of the most common causes of iron deficiency in women is heavy menses and/or irregular bleeding independent of her monthly cycle. In such case the iron deficiency anemia usually comes on slowly and so the body does "acclimate" to a degree, but invariably these individuals are easily fatigued and have little energy. It probably took all the energy this woman could muster to push her way through the throng to get to Jesus. Worse (5501)(cheiron irregular comparative of kakos = bad) is an adjective used to compare degrees of evil, such as worsening spiritual or physical condition.
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Guzik - Roberston says that Jesus more literally said, “Who touched me on my clothes.” Her goal wasn’t to touch the clothes of Jesus, but to touch Jesus. The clothes just happened to be the part of Jesus she could touch....You can come to church week after week and “bump into” Jesus. That isn’t the same as reaching out to touch Him in faith. “It is not every contact with Christ that saves men; it is the arousing of yourself to come near to him, the determinate, the personal, resolute, believing touch of Jesus Christ which saves.” (Spurgeon)
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Guzik - According to the thinking of the day, when this unclean woman touched Jesus it would make Him unclean. But because of the nature of Jesus and the power of God, that wasn’t how it worked. When she touched His garment, Jesus wasn’t made unclean; the woman was made whole. When we come to Jesus with our sin and lay it upon Him, it doesn’t make Him a sinner, but it makes us clean. And she felt in her body that she was healed of her affliction - She felt is the verb ginosko, meaning she "knew" from experience, that she was wholly healed.
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Guzik - This woman hoped to receive something from Jesus without drawing any attention to herself or her embarrassing problem. Jesus insisted on making public notice of her, and He did this for good reasons. • He did it so she would know that she was healed, having heard an official declaration of it from Jesus. • He did it so others would know she was healed, because her ailment was private in nature. • He did it so she would know why she was healed, that it was by her faith and not because of a superstitious touch in and of itself. • He did it so that she would not think she had stolen a blessing from Jesus, and so she would never feel that she needed to hide from Him. • He did it so that the ruler of the synagogue would see the power of Jesus at work and therefore have more faith himself for his ill daughter. • He did it so that He could bless her in a special way, giving her an honored title that we never see Jesus give to any other: daughter. Steven Cole gives us 5 principles of what it means to lay hold of Jesus by faith: ( click here for discussion of each of the following principles) A. Faith is active, not passive. B. Faith works best when human solutions fail. C. Faith accepts the simplicity of the gospel. D. Faith need not be perfect to be effective. E. Faith must be confessed. Mark 5:34 And He said to her, “Daughter, your faith has made you well; go in peace and be healed of your affliction.”
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Guzik - This whole account is so wonderful that later Christians couldn’t help but embellish the story. Some said the woman’s name was Berenice, and others said it was Veronica. One said outside her door she set up a statute of her bowing down before Jesus, and at the foot of the statue a strange plant grew that could miraculously heal diseases. (See some of the strange non-Biblical traditions).
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Guzik - Jesus told Jairus to only believe. Don’t try to believe and be afraid at the same time. Don’t try to believe and figure it all out. Don’t try to believe and make sense of the delay. Instead, only believe.. Jairus was supposed to believe the word of Jesus. Everything else told him the situation was hopeless, but the word of Jesus brought hope. Vance Havner - We must not only believe God, we must believe we believe God. Like the silly habit of going back to see if you really did lock that door, an unsettled state of spiritual indecision is developed by doubting souls. They never "close the gate" behind them, they are forever reconsidering their decisions. They are never sure of their conversion or their consecration. Do not be afraid (5399)(phobeo from phobos = fear; English phobia) means to be in an apprehensive state that can range from mild uneasiness to stark terror as when one is frightened, terrified or alarmed. PHOBEO IN MARK - Mk. 4:41; Mk. 5:15; Mk. 5:33; Mk. 5:36; Mk. 6:20; Mk. 6:50; Mk. 9:32; Mk. 10:32; Mk. 11:18; Mk. 11:32; Mk. 12:12; Mk. 16:8; Believe (4100)(pisteuo from pistis; pistos; related studies the faith, the obedience of faith) means to consider something to be true and therefore worthy of one’s trust. To accept as true, genuine, or real. To have a firm conviction as to the goodness, efficacy, or ability of something or someone. To consider to be true. To accept the word or evidence of. PISTEUO IN MARK - Mk. 1:15; Mk. 5:36; Mk. 9:23; Mk. 9:24; Mk. 9:42; Mk. 11:23; Mk. 11:24; Mk. 11:31; Mk. 13:21; Mk. 15:32; Mk. 16:13; Mk. 16:14; Mk. 16:16; Mk. 16:17 ILLUSTRATION - G. Campbell Morgan, lost his firstborn daughter and even 40 years later when preaching on the story of Jairus said, "I can hardly speak of this matter without becoming personal and reminiscent, remembering a time forty years ago when my own first lassie lay at the point of death, dying. I called for Him then, and He came, and surely said to our troubled hearts, “Fear not, believe only.” He did not say, “She shall be made whole.” She was not made whole on the earthly plane. She passed away into the life beyond. He did say to her, “Talitha, cumi,” “little lamb, arise”; but in her case, that did not mean, stay on the earth level. It meant that He needed her, and He took her to be with Himself. She has been with Him for all those years, as we measure time here, and I have missed her every day; but His word, “Believe only,” has been the strength of the passing years. (Jill Morgan, A Man of the Word ) (See sermon by Steven