Marcos 7
George MacDonald · Citado em PreceptAustin
Marcos 7
MacDonald - They professed great devotion to the Lord, but were inwardly corrupt. By elaborate rituals, they pretended to worship God, but they had substituted their traditions for the doctrines of the Bible. Instead of recognizing the Word of God as the sole authority in all matters of faith and morals, they evaded or explained away the clear demands of the Scripture by their tradition. (BBC) Tradition (3862) see above on paradosis. The word means “a giving over which is done by word of mouth or in writing,” thus, “something taught.” Before the Face of God (R C Sproul) - Jesus called the people back to God’s law because they had substituted their own traditions for it. Why is the law important? Because it tells us what is pleasing to God. God’s revelation, which clearly defines for us the difference between sin and righteousness, is found in his law. Perhaps the idea of the law does not appeal to you. You say, “I’m free from the law. It has no moral or binding authority over me. Surely you are not going to ask me to study the law.” Well, I am suggesting that you study the law, like you have never studied it before—not that you come under bondage to it, but that you might more clearly understand through it what sin is. There is a vital connection between God’s law and God’s gospel. People all around us want to separate these two. Some want to live by the law and seem to have no time for the good news of salvation. If that is how you approach the law you are headed for a miserable life, because, apart from the gospel, the law kills. On the other hand, others dismiss the law altogether and want the gospel and only the gospel. This, however, is impossible. You can have the law without the gospel and be miserable, but you cannot have the gospel without the law at all. You cannot grasp the gospel unless you know that Christ has come to satisfy the demands of the law. You cannot demonstrate your appreciation for the gospel unless you keep the law to the glory of God. The Pharisees did not recognize Jesus because they had ignored the law of God, which would have pointed out their sin and also pointed to the coming Messiah. Instead, they invented and embraced their own legal traditions, which made them feel righteous and which blinded them to the identity of Jesus. The same is true today. If we do not hold to God’s law we will wind up with our own invalid traditions and be blinded to Christ. Coram Deo - The way we purge our minds of human error and readjust to God’s ways is by studying his standards. Read and study Psalm 119:97–104. List all the benefits of studying the law that are mentioned in these eight verses. If you have the time, do the same with verses 105–112. Where does the path in verse 105 lead? Adding Our Own Rules Legalism wears several different hats. For instance, there is the belief that good works will earn salvation. We encounter legalism in people who joylessly obey scriptural commands because they want to “be right,” not because they want to please God. But the most common kind of legalism is almost universally a danger for us today—adding human laws to the laws of God. Social and cultural norms of our Christian culture can become more important to our faith than following the true rules given by God. All too often Christians add their own prejudices to God’s law and treat them as if they were on the same level. This is a great evil that has afflicted the church since the time of Cain and Abel. In Jesus’ day the rabbis of the old covenant had added so much to the law of God that they had bound the people’s conscience. Where God had left men free, the Pharisees had put them in chains. Much of Jesus’ teaching and most of his conflicts with the Pharisees arose over this issue. This does not mean that the church has no right to enforce rules and policies for the sake of good order, such as “No soft drinks in the auditorium.” Such man-made rules of order, however, must never be elevated to the level of Scripture and made binding on the consciences of people in the same way as Scripture. When we elevate our rules to the level of Scripture we make our rules the test of true Christianity. There are many people inside and outside the church who think that a Christian is someone who doesn’t dance, smoke, drink, go to movies, or play cards. Nowhere in the Bible does it say a Christian may never drink wine or play cards. Certainly the Bible addresses the need to respect our bodies or to avoid giving offense. Addressing with caution is not the same as prohibiting, however. By making wine or cards the test of Christianity we come perilously close to blasphemy by misrepresenting Christ. Coram Deo - When we obey the authentic commandments of God, other problems tend to take care of themselves. Think about any such issues in your congregation that should be handled in this manner. Prayerfully determine whether you are guilty of falling back into the “easy solution” of legalistically adding new rules to God’s Word. Mark 7:9 He was also saying to them, "You are experts at setting aside the commandment of God in order to keep your tradition. Wuest And He was saying to them, In a very beautiful way you are constantly making the commandment of God null and void in order that that which has been delivered to you for observance, you may keep. NET Mark 7:9 He also said to them, "You neatly reject the commandment of God in order to set up your tradition. NLT Mark 7:9 Then he said, "You skillfully sidestep God's law in order to hold on to your own tradition. ESV Mark 7:9 And he said to them, "You have a fine way of rejecting the commandment of God in order to establish your tradition! NIV Mark 7:9 And he said to them: "You have a fine way of setting aside the commands of God in order to observe your own traditions! GNT Mark 7:9 Καὶ ἔλεγεν αὐτοῖς, Καλῶς ἀθετεῖτε τὴν ἐντολὴν τοῦ θεοῦ, ἵνα τὴν παράδοσιν ὑμῶν στήσητε. KJV Mark 7:9 And he said unto them, Full well ye reject the commandment of God, that ye may keep your own tradition. You are experts : 2Ki 16:10-16 Isa 24:5 29:13 Jer 44:16,17 Da 7:25 11:36 Mt 15:3-6 2Th 2:4 setting aside, Mk 7:13 Ps 119:126 Ro 3:31 Ga 2:21 Mark 7 Resources - Multiple Sermons and Commentaries Related Passages: Luke 10:16+ “The one who listens to you listens to Me, and the one who rejects (atheteo) you rejects (atheteo) Me; and he who rejects (atheteo) Me rejects (atheteo) the One who sent Me.” John 12:48 “He who rejects (atheteo) Me and does not receive My sayings, has one who judges him; the word I spoke is what will judge him at the last day. TRAINED IN KEEPING TRADITION He was also saying (imperfect tense) to them, "You are experts at setting aside the commandment of God in order to (hina - purpose clause) keep your tradition - Note the strong clear contrast in Jesus makes in His declaration (commandment of God versus your tradition). I like the NLT paraphrase which says "You skillfully sidestep God's law." This must surely have cut these legalists like a sharp knife. Experts is actually the same Greek word (kalos) Jesus had just used to describe Isaiah's prophecy "rightly (kalos) did Isaiah prophecy of you hypocrites." (Mk 7:6). As
Marcos 7
MacDonald writes that this infirmed man "pictures the sinner, deaf to the voice of God and therefore unable to speak to others about Him." And they implored Him to lay His hand on him - In contrast to the 4 men who had brought the paralytic in Mark 4, these men actually intercede on behalf of the deaf man with a speech impediment, which may have kept the man from beseeching Jesus directly. In desperation they pled on the man who could not speak for himself, Implored is in the present tense which is the historical present (as is the preceding verb brought) which "stresses the helpless plight of the deaf mute and the urgency with which the people who bring him ask Jesus to lay his hand on him. The sorrier the plight and the greater the urgency, the more powerful an effect on the audience when they learn of the healing." (Gundry) The deaf mute's friends made persistent pleas like the Syrophoenician woman had done. Spoke with difficulty (ESV = speech impediment) is the word mogilalos (3424) (mógis = with difficulty + laleo = to speak) used only here in the NT (but see only other use of mogilalos in Isaiah 35 below) and describes one who has great difficulty communicating with articulate and comprehensible speech. It is interesting that in Mark 9:25 Jesus commanded a "deaf and mute spirit" to come out. There is no evidence that this man's infirmity is anything but physical (whether congenital or acquired is not stated). Deaf (2974)(kophos from kopto = to cut down) literally means blunted or dull (as a weapon), but in the NT meaning unable to speak, speechless. (Mt. 9:32, 33; 12:22; 15:30, 31; Lk 1:22; 11:14) but also means (as in the present context) lack of hearing capability, Ex 4:11; Is 43:8; Ps 37:14; Mt 11:5; Mk 7:32, 37; 9:25; Lk 7:22 Mt 11:5; Lk 7:22. Implore (3870)(parakaleo from para = side of, alongside, beside + kaleo = call) means literally to call one alongside, to call someone to oneself, to call for, to summon. Parakaleo can include the idea of giving help or aid but the primary sense in the NT is to urge someone to take some action, especially some ethical course of action. Lay (2007) (epitithemi from epi = upon + tithemi = to place, put) means literally to place or put upon, to lay upon. Epitithemi as in this passage was frequently used of laying on of hands (20 of 40 uses), Jesus laying His hand on to heal (Mk 5:23+, Mk 6:5+; Mk 7:32; Mk 8:23,25+ = a blind man; Mt. 9:18; Mt. 19:13, 15; Mk 8:25; Lk 4:40; 13:13; Acts 9:12; 28:8) and also of Jesus laying His hand on to bless (Mt 19:13). Mark 7:33 Jesus took him aside from the crowd, by himself, and put His fingers into his ears, and after spitting, He touched his tongue with the saliva; NET Mark 7:33 After Jesus took him aside privately, away from the crowd, he put his fingers in the man's ears, and after spitting, he touched his tongue. NLT Mark 7:33 Jesus led him away from the crowd so they could be alone. He put his fingers into the man's ears. Then, spitting on his own fingers, he touched the man's tongue. ESV Mark 7:33 And taking him aside from the crowd privately, he put his fingers into his ears, and after spitting touched his tongue. NIV Mark 7:33 After he took him aside, away from the crowd, Jesus put his fingers into the man's ears. Then he spit and touched the man's tongue. GNT Mark 7:33 καὶ ἀπολαβόμενος αὐτὸν ἀπὸ τοῦ ὄχλου κατ᾽ ἰδίαν ἔβαλεν τοὺς δακτύλους αὐτοῦ εἰς τὰ ὦτα αὐτοῦ καὶ πτύσας ἥψατο τῆς γλώσσης αὐτοῦ, KJV Mark 7:33 And he took him aside from the multitude, and put his fingers into his ears, and he spit, and touched his tongue; ASV Mark 7:33 And he took him aside from the multitude privately, and put his fingers into his ears, and he spat, and touched his tongue; CSB Mark 7:33 So He took him away from the crowd privately. After putting His fingers in the man's ears and spitting, He touched his tongue. NKJ Mark 7:33 And He took him aside from the multitude, and put His fingers in his ears, and He spat and touched his tongue. NRS Mark 7:33 He took him aside in private, away from the crowd, and put his fingers into his ears, and he spat and touched his tongue. YLT Mark 7:33 And having taken him away from the multitude by himself, he put his fingers to his ears, and having spit, he touched his tongue, he took: Mk 5:40 8:23 1Ki 17:19-22 2Ki 4:4-6,33,34 Joh 9:6,7 Mark 7:33, 34 The Pattern of Service - Alexander Maclaren Mark 7 Resources - Multiple Sermons and Commentaries Jesus took him aside from the crowd, by himself - Took aside is apolambano in the middle voice picturing Jesus taking the man to Himself and to another place, drawing him aside privately.