Mark lesson 12
Read Mark 5:35-43 – https://www.bible.com/bible/59/mrk.5.esv
Mark 5:35-43
During the delay caused by the healing of the woman, people came to tell
Jairus not to bother Jesus any longer because his daughter had died.
Jesus told them to believe and He continued on to the house. There, the
mourners laughed when Jesus told them that the girl was "sleeping." He
wasn't denying the reality of her death, but was affirming that He would
soon raise her; therefore, her death was more like sleep. He took only
three disciples and the girl's parents, went into her room, and told her
to get up. She did. The witnesses were astounded. Please notice the
theme that runs through the stories in this section of Mark: Jesus can
do what is humanly impossible. First, the storm. The disciples were
desperate, but Jesus calmed it with a mere word. Then, the demoniac.
Though many had tried, no one had been able to bind nor subdue him.
Jesus expelled the demons with a word and the man returned to normal.
Then, the woman. No physician had been able to heal her, though she had
spent all her money in the effort. With one touch, she was completely
cured. Finally, the daughter of Jairus. When one dies, all attempts to
cure the sickness end, because everyone knows you can't raise the dead.
Jesus did. Four times in this part of Mark, Jesus entered situations
that were humanly impossible and emerged victorious.
1. Why did people suggest that Jairus not bother Jesus anymore? Answer: Because the girl had _____
2. Who was in the room when Jesus raised the daughter (v37,40)? a)
Jesus, b) the girl, c) the girl's parents, d) Peter, James, and John, e)
all the preceding but no one else. Answer: _____
3. What does the Bible account say that assures us the girl was really
alive again? Answer: She arose and _____ (Thought question: Considering
the nature and purpose of these miracles, who alive on earth today can
do such things as these? What can we learn as a result?)