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This commentary on Mark’s gospel by Michael Mullins is offered as a textbook for students of theology and as a guide for serious readers in the hope that it will deepen their spiritual and theological insight, and bring them to a level of academic competence.
Mark 1:4. John — Who was the very person spoken of by those prophets, being sent of God for that end, did baptize in the wilderness — Which lay east from Jerusalem, along the river Jordan and the lake Asphaltites, also called the Dead sea.
Enduring Word Bible Commentary Mark Chapter 1. Mark 1 – The Beginning of the Gospel. Video for Mark 1: The Disobedient Leper – Mark 1:36-45. Audio for Mark 1: Mark 1:1-11 – Who Is Jesus? Mark 1:12-34 – The Authority of Jesus. Mark 1:35-2:12 – The Power of Jesus. A. Introduction: The unique character of the Gospel of Mark. 1.
By examining these key sections of the Gospel of Mark, we will gain a deeper understanding of Jesus’ life and ministry. Each part contributes to the overarching narrative, revealing the profound impact of Jesus’ teachings, miracles, and ultimate sacrifice.
Mk, 1, 40-45 Uzdrowienie trędowatego. 40 Wtedy przyszedł do Niego trędowaty i upadłszy na kolana, prosił Go: «Jeśli zechcesz, możesz mnie oczyścić». 41 [A Jezus], zdjęty litością, wyciągnął rękę, dotknął go i rzekł do niego: «Chcę, bądź oczyszczony!» 42 Zaraz trąd go opuścił, i został oczyszczony.
Why not go to the city, where people live? The answer is that the wilderness has special meaning to the Jewish people. It was to the freedom of the wilderness that God led them from their slavery in Egypt. It was in the wilderness that they became a nation.
This is a way of saying ‘God has given you' without using the name of God (compare His use of the passive tense in such a way in Matthew 5:3 and often). ‘To you is given' compares with Jesus' words in John 6:65, ‘no man can come to me except it were given to him of my Father'.
