Mark lesson 17
Read Mark 7:24-37 – https://www.bible.com/bible/59/mrk.7.esv
Mark 7:24-30
Jesus had traveled to a predominantly Gentile area. Before this, almost
all of His work had been done with Jews. He had healed Jews; His
apostles were Jews; and He preached to Jews. Jesus wanted to have some
time alone with the apostles, so He withdrew to a Gentile region north
of Galilee. He had hoped to stay there undetected, but a Syrian woman
found out He was there and came requesting that He heal her
demon-‐possessed daughter. At first, Jesus refused. He said that it was
not good to take bread from the children and feed it to the dogs. What
he meant was that according to God's plan it wasn't time yet to heal and
teach the Gentiles; the Jews (the children) were the ones God intended
to be the recipients of the bread (healings and blessings in general)
first. God planned that later on, through the Jewish people, the gospel
would be introduced to the Gentiles. This woman showed great faith,
humility and quickness because she responded: “Yes, but even the dogs
under the table get to eat the crumbs.” She implied that just a mere
crumb of Jesus' miraculous power would be sufficient to heal her
daughter. She also recognized that this did not signal the beginning of a
major Gentile "campaign." As a result, Jesus healed her daughter. The
conversation had made it clear that she would not misinterpret the
healing as a sign that the time for the Gentiles had come.
1. Of what race or nationality was the woman who came to Jesus? (a)
Jewish, (b) Hindu, (c) Greek/Gentile, (d) Roman. Answer: _____
2. What problem did she want Jesus to solve? Answer: She wanted Him to cure her daughter who had a _____
3. What did Jesus tell her, and how did she respond? Answer: He said
that the children's bread should not be thrown to _____. She said that
even the dogs get to eat the _____ that fall from (or are under) the
_____.
Mark 7:31-‐37.
Please read this paragraph in your Bible before continuing. You
undoubtedly noticed that Jesus used an unusual procedure to heal this
deaf man. After taking him away from the crowd, Jesus put His fingers
into the man's ears, and touched the man's tongue with His own saliva.
Apparently, Jesus was using "sign language" to communicate with him, and
to let him know who was about to heal him. Had Jesus not done this, the
man would have suddenly begun to hear, but would not have understood
why. The multitude's affirmation was absolutely correct: "He has done
all things well!"
4. Where did Jesus put His fingers? Answer: He put them into the deaf man's _____.
5. What effect did the miracle have on the crowds? Answer: They were amazed and said that Jesus did everything _____.