CHAPTER 34 BAPTIZE NOT ALWAYS A TOTAL SUBMERSION Matthew 15:1-2; Mark 7:1-6. _“And the Pharisees and certain ones, the scribes, having come from Jerusalem, are assembled before Him. And seeing certain ones of His disciples eating bread with defiled, that is, unwashed hands; for the Pharisees and al... [ Continue Reading ]
TRUE RELIGION INTERNAL & SPIRITUAL Matthew 15:10-20; Mark 7:14-23. Matthew: _“Calling the multitude to Him, He said to them, Hear and understand. Not that which cometh into the mouth defileth a man; but that which goeth out of a man, that defileth a man. Then His disciples, coming, said to Him, Do y... [ Continue Reading ]
THE SYROPHENICIAN WOMAN Matthew 15:21-28; Mark 7:24-30. “And rising up, He departed thence into the regions of Tyre and Sidon. And having come into a house, he wished no one to know it; and He was not able to be hidden. For a woman, hearing concerning Him, whose little daughter had an unclean spirit... [ Continue Reading ]
DEAF & DUMB HEALED Matthew 15:29-31; Mark 7:31-37. _“And again having gone out from the coast of Tyre and Sidon, He came to the Sea of Galilee, in the midst of the coasts of Decapolis;”_ this word is from _deka_, “ten,” and _polis_, “city.” There is no city by the name of Decapolis, as the word lite... [ Continue Reading ]
FEEDING THE MULTITUDES AGAIN Matthew 15:32-38; Mark 8:1-9. “During these days [i.e., His sojourn in Decapolis], the multitude being very great, and not having what they may eat, Jesus, calling to Him His disciples, says to them, I sympathize with the multitude, because already three days transpire t... [ Continue Reading ]
CHAPTER 35 SIGNS OF HIS COMING Matthew 15:39. _“Having sent away the multitudes, He entered into a ship, and came to the coasts of Magdala.” Mark 8:10_ : _“Immediately embarking on a ship, with His disciples, He came into the parts of Dalmanutha.”_ In these records, chronicling the peregrinations a... [ Continue Reading ]