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Bible study on Mark 7:14-23. Includes practical application, questions, and commentary. Jesus teaches about relationship instead of rules.
A. A dispute about ritual washings. 1. (Mark 7:1-5) Religious leaders from Jerusalem come to find fault and to ask questions about the failure of the disciples to observe ceremonial washings. Then the Pharisees and some of the scribes came together to Him, having come from Jerusalem.
11 paź 2020 · The problem is our heart: Our need is not outward conformity, but heart transformation (Matthew 23:25-26; Colossians 2:16-3:4). The good news: Jesus came to cleanse us and to give us new hearts (Hebrews 9:11-15; Hebrews 8-10; Psalm 51:1-12).
Benson Commentary. Mark 7:14-16. When he had called all the people unto him — See note on Matthew 15:10-11. He said, Hearken unto me, every one of you — As if he had said, Hear how absurd the precepts are which the scribes inculcate upon you, and understand the true differences of things.
Bible Study Questions. 1. What does this chapter reveal about the dangers of valuing tradition over God's commandments? 2. How does Jesus redefine defilement and purity in this chapter?
23 maj 2011 · Jesus shows one example of how the Jewish religionists of His day circumvented the intent and stated laws of the OT by their Oral Traditions. They had devised many loopholes in their Oral Traditions (cf. Matt. 5:33-34; 23:16-22). NASB (UPDATED) TEXT: MARK 7:14-16
The first and longest of the three sections may be further subdivided thus: (a) the question of ceremonial defilement (Mark 7:1-8); (b) the counter-charge of Jesus (Mark 7:9-13; and (c) an explanation of the source and nature of real defilement (Mark 7:14-23).
