_CRITICAL AND EXEGETICAL NOTES_ Mark 8:27. CÆSAREA PHILIPPI.—This picturesquely situated town, originally called Paneas, after a cavern dedicated to Pan in its neighbourhood, was enlarged and fortified by Herod Philip, who also renamed it in honour of the emperor. Then, to distinguish it from the C... [ Continue Reading ]
_CRITICAL AND EXEGETICAL NOTES_ Mark 9:2. TRANSFIGURED.—A strong word, implying that the change was not due to any external influence, but proceeded from Christ’s own inner being. “While the form of our Lord remained the same, the fashion of that form underwent a change. His whole sacred Person see... [ Continue Reading ]
_MAIN HOMILETICS OF THE PARAGRAPH.— Mark 9:14_ (PARALLELS: Matthew 17:14; Luke 9:37.) _The afflicted child_.—Moses, when he descended from the mount, found that the people in his absence had lapsed into idolatry; and our Lord, in descending from the Mount of Transfiguration, found that His follower... [ Continue Reading ]
_CRITICAL AND EXEGETICAL NOTES_ Mark 9:31. IS DELIVERED.—_Is being delivered_. The last stage of His ministry, which was to culminate in His threefold “delivery”—the Father’s surrender of the Son, the Son’s surrender of Himself, and His betrayal by Judas—had now set in. _MAIN HOMILETICS OF THE PAR... [ Continue Reading ]
_CRITICAL AND EXEGETICAL NOTES_ Mark 9:35. IF ANY MAN DESIRE.—_If any one wishes_, as chap. Mark 8:34. _MAIN HOMILETICS OF THE PARAGRAPH.— Mark 9:33_ (PARALLELS: Matthew 18:1; Luke 9:46.) _Receiving and forbidding_.—Surely the disciples might have found something better to talk about on the road... [ Continue Reading ]
_CRITICAL AND EXEGETICAL NOTES_ Mark 9:42. OFFEND.—_Lay a trap for_. See on chap. Mark 6:3. Mark 9:42. IT IS BETTER FOR HIM.—_A happy thing it is for him rather_. Cp. 1 Corinthians 9:15. Mark 9:44; Mark 9:46. Probably spurious. Mark 9:47. HELL FIRE.—_The Gehenna_. “The Ravine of Hinnom,” also cal... [ Continue Reading ]