_CRITICAL AND EXEGETICAL NOTES_ Mark 6:1. HIS OWN COUNTRY.—_Native place_, or _town_: Nazareth, the home of His youth. Rejected at an earlier stage in His ministry (Luke 4:14), He now returns in the character of a Rabbi followed by disciples, and makes one more attempt to gain an attentive and inte... [ Continue Reading ]
_CRITICAL AND EXEGETICAL NOTES_ Mark 6:19. HAD A QUARREL.—_Fostered a grudge_. Her inward enmity only waited for an opportunity to break forth in open hostilities. Mark 6:20. OBSERVED.—_Or preserved, i.e_. guarded him. DID MANY THINGS.—א, B, L, and Coptic read, _he was much perplexed_, which, howe... [ Continue Reading ]
_MAIN HOMILETICS OF THE PARAGRAPH.— Mark 6:30_ (PARALLELS: Matthew 14:13; Luke 9:10.) _Rest after work_.—The disciples had just returned from the missionary journey through Galilee and Judea. Their Master had sent them out, by two and two together, six parties of them in all, to preach repentance... [ Continue Reading ]
_MAIN HOMILETICS OF THE PARAGRAPH.— Mark 6:33_ (PARALLELS: Matthew 14:13; Luke 9:10; John 6:1.) _The multitude fed_.—When Jesus came forth from a brief rest, He was confronted in the desert place by the familiar sight of sinful, weary, sick humanity. That they should come there was almost a miracl... [ Continue Reading ]
_CRITICAL AND EXEGETICAL NOTES_ Mark 6:49. A SPIRIT.—_A phantasm_ or _apparition_. Mark 6:52. HARDENED.—_Become dull_—insusceptible and irresponsible to spiritual impressions. See chaps, Mark 3:5, Mark 8:17. _MAIN HOMILETICS OF THE PARAGRAPH.— Mark 6:45_ (PARALLELS: Matthew 14:22; John 6:15.) _C... [ Continue Reading ]