Mark lesson 25
Read Mark 10:46-11:26 – https://www.bible.com/bible/59/mrk.10.esv
Mark 10:46-52
As Jesus passed through Jericho, a blind beggar called His name. Others
tried to silence him, thinking that the Lord should not be bothered with
such unimportant people. But Jesus called the blind man to come to Him
and healed him. The beggar began to follow Him. Few rich men followed
the Lord (see 10:17-‐22), but many of the poor and downtrodden did.
1. What was the name of the blind man Jesus healed (v46)? a) Peter, b) Bartimaeus, c) Thomas, d) Andrew. Answer: _____
2. What did the blind man keep calling Jesus (v48)? Answer: He called Him _____
Summary: Jesus accepted the humble people, even though the disciples tried to turn them away. He welcomed the children and the blind beggar. He rejected those we might have accepted: a rich ruler with so much to offer, and all those who sought position and greatness. The great one in the kingdom is the servant.
Mark 11:1-11
Jesus sent two disciples into Jerusalem to bring him a colt. As He rode
it into the city, thousands of people lined the route, spreading their
clothes and leafy branches in His path to honor Him. While the
enthusiastic crowd cheered, Jesus remained calm. Why had He chosen to
enter the capital on a donkey, not on a great white horse (see Zechariah
9:9-‐10)? His life reflected one of His favorite sermons: greatness in
the kingdom comes to the one who humbles himself.
3. What did Jesus ride when He entered Jerusalem? (a) a horse, (b) a boat, (c) a chariot, (d) a donkey colt. Answer: _____
4. As Jesus entered Jerusalem, what did the crowd not do? a) put their clothes in the road, b) shout praises, c) try to prevent Him from entering the city, d) lay leafy branches in His path. Answer: _____.
Mark 11:12-26
Jesus was hungry and saw a fig tree in leaf. When He approached, He
observed that it had no fruit. He cursed it and by the next day, it was
withered up. Jesus was commenting on the fruitlessness of the Jewish
nation as a whole, and warning individuals as well to be fruitful.
Second, Jesus noted that God has the power to wither fig trees and move
mountains; in short, to respond to prayer. What we must do is to trust
Him and turn to Him with our needs.
When Jesus entered the temple He saw a stockyard and money-‐changers' booths. Some people were selling the special coin used to pay the temple tax, while others sold animals for sacrifices. Jesus began to cast out these merchants, overturning the money-‐changers' tables and the vendors' chairs. He said that the temple was supposed to be a place of prayer but had been turned into a robbers' den.
Note -‐-‐ Would Jesus cleanse the temple again? Why did Jesus condemn these activities? It wasn't because He was against business in general. Rather, He opposed the perversion of the temple's function. God had given the temple for spiritual purposes, and it was wrong to make it a bazaar. We must never use what God has given us for purposes He has not authorized. God gave us a pattern for the local church. Its function is to worship, teach the gospel and help needy Christians. But many churches have begun to do other things: they sponsor recreation, entertainment, secular education, etc. if Jesus returned, would He not come to churches and begin to cast out all of the unauthorized practices that have crept into them?
5. What was on the fig tree that Jesus saw? a) figs, b) leaves, but
no figs c) neither figs nor leaves, d) rotten figs. Answer: _____
6. Whom did Jesus expel from the temple? a) money-‐changers and animal
sellers, b) priests, c) harlots and murderers, d) Gentiles. Answer:
_____
7. What was the main problem with the money changing and animal sales?
a) it was always wrong to sell animals and change money, b) they were
cheating people in the transactions, c) these activities weren't a part
of God's purpose for the temple, d) there was no problem with it.
Answer: _____
(Thought question: What else have we already studied about people who
change what God has revealed in His will? Hint: Restudy Mark 7.)