Mark 7:1-37

Contents: Jesus rebukes Pharisees. Healing of daughter of Syrophenician woman and a deaf and dumb man.

Characters: Jesus, Pharisees, scribes, disciples, Syrophenician woman, her daughter, deaf man, Isaiah.

Conclusion: It is worshipping God in vain to rest in the outside of religious exercises when the heart is not right with God. Our first care should be the washing of the heart from wickedness which makes us odious to God, rather than ceremonial washing. Christ never puts any away from Him who fall at His feet in humble faith, and give themselves up to be ruled by Him.

Key Word: Traditionalism (Mark 7:3), Healing (Mark 7:26; Mark 7:27).

Strong Verses: Mark 7:37.

Striking Facts: Mark 7:37. This verse shows what the whole world will say when Christ's mediation is completed and He comes to receive His own.