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David Guzik · Citado em PreceptAustin
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Guzik - Jesus "knew that wastefulness didn’t glorify the God of all provision." Where we see a lack He sees an abundance. Where we see human problems He sees and accomplishes divine possibilities. A little can become a lot with Jesus! -- Daniel Akin
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Guzik - Jesus only marveled at Jewish unbelief and Gentile faith (Luke 7:9+). Would Jesus marvel at your faith or your unbelief? “Unbelief must needs be a monstrous sin, that puts Christ to the marvel.” (Trapp) We never read that Jesus marveled at art or architecture or even the wonders of creation. He never marveled at human ingenuity or invention. He didn’t marvel at the piety of the Jewish people or the military dominance of the Roman Empire. But Jesus did marvel at faith—when it was present in an unexpected place, and when it was absent where it should have been. Hiebert - “He marvelled because of their unbelief”—not at the fact but at the cause of their unbelief, because they thought they knew all about Him. He saw its paralyzing effect. It was an astonishing reaction. Even the rejection at Kersa (Mk 5:17) had not prepared Him to expect such unreceptiveness in His native town. The inhabitants’ unbelief caused Him to leave Nazareth, apparently never to return. Only on two occasions do the Gospels record that Jesus marvelled. Here at Nazareth, among His own people Jesus “marvelled because of their unbelief” (Mk 6:6). It offers a striking contrast to the other occasion when Jesus marvelled. In Matthew 8:5–10 we have the account of a Roman centurion who came to Jesus and told Him that his servant at home lay grievously ill; when Jesus offered to go with him and heal him, the centurion replied that Jesus need not come but “speak the word only, and my servant shall be healed,” assuring Jesus that he understood the power of true authority. At this expression of faith in the power of His word, Jesus marvelled and said to those with Him, “I have not found so great faith, no, not in Israel.” What a sad contrast!
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Guzik - The disciples often saw the crowds as work, and as constant demands, especially at a time like this when their well-deserved rest was interrupted by the multitude. But Jesus saw them and was moved with compassion. Each face reflected a need, a hunger, or a hurt. Being a thoroughly others-centered person, Jesus cared more about the needs of someone else than he cared about His own needs. Hiebert adds that "From John’s Gospel we learn that, upon landing, Jesus and His disciples ascended the hillside and sat there, apparently waiting until the whole multitude had assembled. His seated position would indicate His willingness to teach them when they had all arrived." John
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Guzik comments that "it never entered their minds that Jesus might provide for the multitude with a miracle. God has resources that we know nothing about, so we can trust Him and be at peace even when we can’t figure out how He will provide."
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Guzik has an interesting thought - We also know that it was on this occasion that Peter got out of the boat, walking on the water to Jesus (Matthew 14:28–31). There is reason—from history and subtle clues, not explicitly from the Scriptures—to believe that Peter was the main source for Mark’s gospel. If this was the case, Peter may have left out the story because he didn’t want to be exalted for walking on the water—or to be humbled for sinking. Robertson agrees writing "“Mark does not give the incident of Peter’s walking on the water and beginning to sink. Perhaps Peter was not fond of telling that story.” Mark 6:50 - Sad or Glad? For they all saw him, and were troubled. Mark 6:50. Then were the disciples glad, when they saw the Lord. John 20:20. The disciples saw Him in a storm but supposed Him to be a spirit. They did not recognize Him. But in our second verse they saw the risen Lord and knew Him by the print of the nails in His hands and feet. Surely the sight of the Lord should make us glad. But sometimes we wist not that it is He. He draws near, but, like the Emmaus disciples, we have holden eyes. What should thrill us only troubles us. Indeed, as the Emmaus disciples related their experience, Jesus appeared, but they "supposed that they had seen a spirit." He quelled their fears then as He did in John's account by showing the marks of the cross. We walk by faith, not by sight, these days, and are not granted a view of Him with our eyes. But in His dealings with us He still walks our seas and comes into our rooms through doors we have shut. Alas, that fear so often sees a spirit when faith should see the Saviour! What should bring triumph then brings only trouble. See Him and be glad! (Vance Havner) Alan Carr - He calmed their storm - They didn't recognize Him, because they were not looking for Him! How many times have we missed the presence of God in our time of need? 1. He came declaring His authority - ("It is I" = "I AM") (He is still God - Heb. 13:8) 2. He addressed their fear - (Stop fearing and never fear again!) (2 Ti 1:7) 3. He calmed their storm - The waves and the winds laid down at His feet like little puppies! He can calm your storm also! Matt. 28:18) (Ill. The span - Isa. 40:12! We have been ordered to the other side and we are going to get there too! Conclusion The most amazing aspect of this story, to me anyway, is verse 51. What amazes me the most is that we are just like the disciples. Our storms rage, we finally call upon the Lord, He stills the storm and we stand there with our mouths open and say "WOW!". And, all the while, He is waiting on us to call on Him. What is your storm today? Folk, Jesus can handle it! Come on, call on Him and in His time, the wind will cease in your storm too. Sometimes, He calms us in the storm. He can still the storm in your heart right now, John 14:27. Perhaps your problem is sin related - Jesus is a specialist in this area. In fact, He even suffered death so that He might be able to take care of your sin problem. But, He can't do it until you come to Him and ask! Won't you come? Mark 6:51 Then He got into the boat with them, and the wind stopped; and they were utterly astonished, Wuest And He went up to them into the boat, and the wind ceased its violence. And exceedingly beyond measure, in themselves they were amazed. NET Mark 6:51 Then he went up with them into the boat, and the wind ceased. They were completely astonished, NLT Mark 6:51 Then he climbed into the boat, and the wind stopped. They were totally amazed, ESV Mark 6:51 And he got into the boat with them, and the wind ceased. And they were utterly astounded, NIV Mark 6:51 Then he climbed into the boat with them, and the wind died down. They were completely amazed, GNT Mark 6:51 καὶ ἀνέβη πρὸς αὐτοὺς εἰς τὸ πλοῖον καὶ ἐκόπασεν ὁ ἄνεμος, καὶ λίαν [ἐκ περισσοῦ] ἐν ἑαυτοῖς ἐξίσταντο· KJV Mark 6:51 And he went up unto them into the ship; and the wind ceased: and they were sore amazed in themselves beyond measure, and wondered. YLT Mark 6:51 And he went up unto them to the boat, and the wind lulled, and greatly out of measure were they amazed in themselves, and were wondering, ASV Mark 6:51 And he went up unto them into the boat; and the wind ceased: and they were sore amazed in themselves; CSB Mark 6:51 Then He got into the boat with them, and the wind ceased. They were completely astounded, and the - Mk 4:39 Ps 93:3,4 107:28-30 Mt 8:26,27 14:28-32 Lu 8:24,25 Joh 6:21 and they - Mk 1:27 2:12 4:41 5:42 7:37 Mark 6 Resources - Multiple Sermons and Commentaries Related Passage Matthew 14:32+ When they got into the boat, the wind stopped. 33 And those who were in the boat worshiped Him, saying, “You are certainly God’s Son!” John 6:21+ So they were willing to receive Him into the boat, and immediately the boat was at the land to which they were going. JESUS AUTHORITY OVER THE CREATION Compare the parallel passages above for significant details not mentioned in Mark's account. Then - see importance of observing the expression of time then. He got into the boat with them, and the wind stopped; and they were utterly (ex perissos - beyond measure, exceedingly) astonished - In modern vernacular this event "blew their minds!" Astonished is in the imperfect tense indicating repeated response. Even though they thought He was a ghost and were frightened, John says "they were willing to receive Him into the boat, and immediately the boat was at the land to which they were going." (John 6:21+) Gotquestions Jesus proved Himself to be in command of the elements, something only God can do. He revealed this truth to the disciples who recognized His divinity and responded with a confession of faith in Jesus as God: “The wind died down. Then those who were in the boat worshiped him, saying, ‘Truly you are the Son of God’” (Matthew 14:32–33+). This was the first time Jesus was called the Son of God by the disciples, a statement that, in fact, built on what they had said earlier about Him in Matthew 8:27+: “What kind of man is this? Even the winds and the waves obey him.” Here they answer their own question: “Truly you are the Son of God.” Though they had a long way to go in their spiritual understanding, the disciples were growing in their faith in the Lord. Also, this was the first time the disciples are said to have worshiped Jesus. In Matthew 2:11+, the magi from the East worshiped Jesus. Later, a leper is said to have worshiped Jesus (Matthew 8:2+). A synagogue ruler does the same thing in Matthew 9:18+. But this is the first time the disciples worshiped Him. It is also important to note that their worship is joined to their confession (Matthew 14:33+). And this is what worship is, acknowledging who God is and praising Him both for who He is and for what He has done. It was in this story that the disciples took the first step and worshiped Jesus as the Son of God. Wuest on wind stopped - The verb is kopazō (only in Mt 14:32, Mk 4:39+ = "the wind died down", Mk 6:51) “to grow weary or tired,” hence, “to cease from violence, cease raging.” The noun form means “beating, toil, weariness;”
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Guzik - Jesus rescued His disciples from working in futility. This was a miracle meant to assure them that He was in fact in control and that He would always lovingly be there to help them fulfill what He commanded. Augustine - “He came walking on the waves; and so he puts all the swelling storms of life under his feet. Christians, why be afraid? Brian Bell - We need to trust Him even when we cannot see Him physically there alongside us. He will send us - He will watch us - He will come to us - He will talk w/us - And, we will reach shore. Mark 6:52 for they had not gained any insight from the incident of the loaves, but their heart was hardened. Wuest For they did not reason upon the basis of the loaves. In fact, their heart was in a settled state of callousness. NET Mark 6:52 because they did not understand about the loaves, but their hearts were hardened. NLT Mark 6:52 for they still didn't understand the significance of the miracle of the loaves. Their hearts were too hard to take it in. ESV Mark 6:52 for they did not understand about the loaves, but their hearts were hardened. NIV Mark 6:52 for they had not understood about the loaves; their hearts were hardened. GNT Mark 6:52 οὐ γὰρ συνῆκαν ἐπὶ τοῖς ἄρτοις, ἀλλ᾽ ἦν αὐτῶν ἡ καρδία πεπωρωμένη. KJV Mark 6:52 For they considered not the miracle of the loaves: for their heart was hardened. YLT Mark 6:52 for they understood not concerning the loaves, for their heart hath been hard. ASV Mark 6:52 for they understood not concerning the loaves, but their heart was hardened. CSB Mark 6:52 because they had not understood about the loaves. Instead, their hearts were hardened. they - Mk 7:18 Mk 8:17-21 Mt 16:9-11 Lu 24:25 their - Mk 3:5 16:14 Isa 63:17 Mark 6 Resources - Multiple Sermons and Commentaries SLOW LEARNERS! QUICK FORGETTERS! Notice that there are several miracles in Jesus Walking on Water Jesus walking on the water, Peter walking on the water (Only in Matt. 14:28–32), Jesus stilling the storm, The boat arriving on shore the instant Jesus entered it (Only John 6:21). MacArthur sees even more miracles - First, it was preceded by the supernatural feeding of the thousands (Mk 6:33-44). Second, Jesus omnisciently saw the disciples in the midst of the storm (Mk 6:48). Third, He suspended gravity by walking on the surface of the tempestuous lake ( Mk 6:48). Fourth, He enabled Peter to walk on water (cf. Matt. 14:29). Fifth, as soon as He entered the boat, the wind stopped and the storm evaporated (Mark 6:51). Sixth, the boat was immediately transported to the shore (John 6:21). And finally, after reaching land, Jesus began to heal the sick who were brought to Him (Mark 6:53-55). (MNTC-Mk) Spurgeon exhorts us not to read too fast over the miracle of the loaves -- LET us, with deep attention, consider the miracle of the loaves, lest we fall into the same evil as that which happened to the disciples in the text. When they saw Jesus walking on the sea, “They were sore amazed in themselves and wondered: for they considered not the miracle of the loaves, for their heart was hardened.” Hard hearts and painful unbeliefs spring up in the waste places where we bury our forgotten mercies. The miracles of our Lord Jesus Christ ought to be considered. They are not trifles and they ought not to be passed over as if they were the mere commonplace stories of a daily newspaper. Everything that has to do with the Son of God is a fit subject for the deepest study and all His sayings and works should be sought out by them that have pleasure therein. Neither earth nor heaven, time nor eternity, yield choicer gems of thought than the achievements of our Lord. Remember, since Jesus Christ is the same yesterday, today, and forever, what He did at one time ought to be well considered, because it is the index of what He is prepared to do again should the need arise. He would still sooner feed His own sheep by a miracle than allow them to lack any good thing. His accomplished wonders have not spent His strength—He has the dew of His youth still upon Him. Our Samson’s locks are not shorn! Our Solomon has not lost His wisdom! Our Immanuel has not ceased to be, “God with us.”(The Miracle of the Loaves) For - Term of explanation - What is Mark explaining? Check the immediately preceding context. They had not gained any insight from the incident of the loaves - NET = " they did not understand." The word for NOT in Greek means ABSOLUTELY (not relatively) not! No light bulbs were going on in their intellect! In short, they were still to a large degree spiritually blind. In this condition, they were not that much different than the unbelieving masses, who saw the great miracles but missed the great Messiah Who performed the miracles. Spurgeon's point is that "If the disciples had considered the miracle of the loaves, they would have observed that Christ is grand in emergencies. When there were five thousand people to be fed, and no towns and villages near enough to supply them with bread and the people must faint by the way before they could reach the markets, then Christ was ready, full-handed in time of scarcity, prompt to dispense His liberality, able to meet the emergency so perfectly that the people must have been very thankful that such an emergency had arisen. Remembering this, the disciples, in their new distress should have said within themselves, “Now will He display His power. We have scarcely need to cry to Him, for before we call, He will answer! And while the emergency is yet pressing upon our minds, He will hear.” But they forgot what He had done on that occasion and therefore, they fell into distrust as to their new trial. Beloved, is not this a very common fault with us? Do we not too often forget what the Lord has done for us in times past? We sing so rightly— “His love in time past forbids me to think He’ll leave me at last in trouble to sink; Each sweet Ebenezer I have in review Confirms His good pleasure to help me quite through.” But do we not forget those Ebenezers? Do we not very frequently suffer our memory to let His benefits go? Is not depression of spirit occasioned by the fact that we do not well consider the miracle of the loaves or its counterpart which has taken place in our history? How many times have I sought the Lord in sorest trouble and He has brought me through! What burdens have I carried to Him and found them. vanish! What needs has He not supplied? What marvels has He not worked on my behalf? Surely, if I think of what He has done for me, I shall not, unless my heart is hardened, permit myself to be afraid. Cannot many of you say the same? Are there not oases in your pilgrimage through the desert which, as you look back upon them, are to your grateful memory very green and full of sunlight where the Lord revealed Himself to you and worked very mightily for you? Consider, then, the miracle of the loaves as it has transpired in your own life story and be not afraid, whatever your present trouble may be. (The Miracle of the Loaves) While they were astonished, had not gained insight and Matthew 14:32+ When they got into the boat, the wind stopped. 33 And those who were in the boat worshiped Him, saying, “You are certainly God’s Son!” Jesus used this same verb suniemi in Mark 8 - see below. Gained insight (4920)(suniemi from sun/syn = with + hiemi = send) (Click study of related noun sunesis) literally means to send together or bring together. The idea is to put together "pieces of the puzzle" (so to speak) and to exhibit quick comprehension. Suniemi is describes the ability to understand concepts and see relationships between them. Suniemi means to put together, grasp or exhibit quick comprehension. Suniemi is the manifestation of the ability to understand concepts and see relationships between them and thus describes the exercise of the faculty of comprehension, intelligence, acuteness, shrewdness. Uses in Mark - Mk. 4:12; Mk. 6:52; Mk. 7:14; Mk. 8:17; Mk. 8:21; Hard hearts and painful unbeliefs spring up in the waste places where we bury our forgotten mercies. The miracles of our Lord Jesus Christ ought to be considered. -- C H Spurgeon But their heart was hardened - The heart of their problem of failing to gain understanding was the problem in their heart. Hardened in the perfect tense, emphasizes their settled state of dullness, callousness, and lack of understanding! They had just seen Jesus supply a great need in an unexpected way, but now with a new "test" they quickly forget how He had met that great need! Memory is a horrible thing to lose, especially when it comes to the remembrances of the great and marvelous deeds which God has already wrought in each of our lives! It would be good for all of us to set up many "Ebenezers" ("stones of help")! (What does Ebenezer mean?) We all do well to rehearse the times when the good hand of the Lord was clearly on us and bestowing grace upon grace in our times of need! Hardness and blindness too easily characterize us when we center on the situation rather than on Jesus. -- Grant Osborne Heart (2588) (kardia) does not refer to the physical organ but is always used figuratively in Scripture to refer to the seat and center of human life. The heart is the center of the personality, and it controls the intellect, emotions, and will. No outward obedience is of the slightest value unless the heart turns to God. Hardened (4456)(poroo from poros = small piece of stone, kind of marble, used of a callus of fracture; related word porosis) means to make hard as stone and used figuratively to describe that which has become callous or insensitive to touch. The effect is to cause the person to have difficulty understanding or comprehending. In the New Testament, poroo is used only in the spiritual sense to describe a closed mind, mental obtuseness, intellectual blindness. Here poroo is in the perfect tense describing this is their state and the passive voice indicates the hardening is the effect of an "outside agent." THOUGHT - Their hearts were hardened, too often they had seen the power of God and they now were hardened against what was spectacular. So much had been revealed to them, so often they missed the point, and continued to rely on their own ability that now scar tissue had developed on their souls - not extensively, but enough that they missed the point again. Jesus Christ has the power to come to us in a time of need and provide help to the helpless. We can see that, they could not - but in the same way Jesus Christ may be at work right now, in your life, and you may miss it completely. The end of this miracle is a challenge to us, look into your life, search for the power of your Savior at work. Mark records another "NO BREAD SITUATION" in which Jesus chides His disciples for their failure to gain insight... And He was giving orders to them, saying, "Watch out! Beware of the leaven of the Pharisees and the leaven of Herod." 16 And they began to discuss with one another the fact that they had no bread. 17 And Jesus, aware of this, said to them, “Why do you discuss the fact that you have no bread? Do you not yet see or understand (suniemi)? Do you have a hardened (poroo) heart? 18 “HAVING EYES, DO YOU NOT SEE? AND HAVING EARS, DO YOU NOT HEAR? (SEE Mark 4:12+) And do you not remember, 19 when I broke the five loaves for the 5000, how many baskets full of broken pieces you picked up?” They said to Him, “Twelve.” 20 “When I broke the seven for the 4000 (Mk 8:1-9+), how many large baskets full of broken pieces did you pick up?” And they *said to Him, “Seven.” 21 And He was saying to them, “Do you not yet understand (suniemi)?” (Mk 8:15-21+) Mark 6:53 When they had crossed over they came to land at Gennesaret, and moored to the shore. Wuest And having crossed over, they came to the land, to Gennesaret. And they cast anchor off shore. NET Mark 6:53 After they had crossed over, they came to land at Gennesaret and anchored there. NLT Mark 6:53 After they had crossed the lake, they landed at Gennesaret. They brought the boat to shore ESV Mark 6:53 When they had crossed over, they came to land at Gennesaret and moored to the shore. NIV Mark 6:53 When they had crossed over, they landed at Gennesaret and anchored there. GNT Mark 6:53 Καὶ διαπεράσαντες ἐπὶ τὴν γῆν ἦλθον εἰς Γεννησαρὲτ καὶ προσωρμίσθησαν. KJV Mark 6:53 And when they had passed over, they came into the land of Gennesaret, and drew to the shore. YLT Mark 6:53 And having passed over, they came upon the land of Gennesaret, and drew to the shore, ASV Mark 6:53 And when they had crossed over, they came to the land unto Gennesaret, and moored to the shore. CSB Mark 6:53 When they had crossed over, they came to land at Gennesaret and beached the boat. the land - Mt 14:34-36 Lu 5:1 Joh 6:24 Mark 6 Resources - Multiple Sermons and Commentaries Simple Outline on Mark 6 - Jesus Teaching, Sending, Mourning, Feeding, Walking and Touching Mark 6:1-6 Jesus' Teaching Astonished and Scandalized = Unbelief in Nazareth Mark 6:7-13 Jesus Sends Twelve in Pairs Giving them Instructions and Authority Mark 6:14-29 John the Baptist Beheaded Fate Mark 6:30-44 - Jesus Feeds Five thousand Mark 6:45–52 Jesus Walks on the water Mark 6:53–56 Jesus Heals by Touching Genneseret (Article) THE LAND OF GENNESARET Related Passages: Matthew 14:34+ When they had crossed over, they came to land at Gennesaret. When they had crossed over - See the map above. From East (Bethsaida) to West. The Gospel of John gives an additional detail of how they had crossed over writing "immediately the boat was at the land to which they were going." (John 6:21+) They came to land at Gennesaret, and moored to the shore - Gennesaret was a fertile valley between Capernaum to the north and Tiberias to the south. Josephus sings the praises of this region: “There is not a plant which its fertile soil refuses to produce, and its cultivators in fact grow every species” (Josephus goes on to describe the many fruits and favorable climate; cf. J.W. 3.10.8 §516–521). Remember that the name Gennesaret was also used for the Sea of Galilee (Lk 5:1). Moored to the shore is the word prosormizo (pro = before + ormos = station for tying up ships) used only here in the NT and means bringing a shop into harbor or coming to anchor. THOUGHT - Daniel Hill comments that "When the disciples left their intention was to sail to Bethsaida, the fishing village near Capernaum. But the storm blew them off course to Gennesaret, farther south and west. When they left, Jesus was not with them, but now, after walking to them on the water, he is with them. And now that he is with them, the change in destination is immaterial. Principle: Where you are going is not nearly as important as who you are with as you go. All of us have plans, dreams, and aspirations, but the winds of change often alter our course. But if Jesus Christ is with us, leading us, where we are going doesn’t really matter. Mark 6:54 When they got out of the boat, immediately the people recognized Him, Wuest And when they had gone out of the boat, immediately, having recognized Him, NET Mark 6:54 As they got out of the boat, people immediately recognized Jesus. NLT Mark 6:54 and climbed out. The people recognized Jesus at once, ESV Mark 6:54 And when they got out of the boat, the people immediately recognized him NIV Mark 6:54 As soon as they got out of the boat, people recognized Jesus. GNT Mark 6:54 καὶ ἐξελθόντων αὐτῶν ἐκ τοῦ πλοίου εὐθὺς ἐπιγνόντες αὐτὸν KJV Mark 6:54 And when they were come out of the ship, straightway they knew him, YLT Mark 6:54 and they having come forth out of the boat, immediately having recognised him, ASV Mark 6:54 And when they were come out of the boat, straightway the people knew him, CSB Mark 6:54 As they got out of the boat, people immediately recognized Him. recognized - Ps 9:10 Php 3:10 Mark 6 Resources - Multiple Sermons and Commentaries RECOGNITION IS NOT KNOWING Related Passages: Matthew 14:35+ And when the men of that place recognized Him, they sent word into all that surrounding district and brought to Him all who were sick; When they got out of the boat, immediately the people recognized Him - Their recognition of Jesus is interesting because this was early in the morning (sometime in the fourth watch of the night). Even without full day's sunlight they knew it was Jesus. But sadly the people knew Jesus' physical appearance but not His true identity. They knew Him but He did not know them! (cf Mt 7:21-23+) They failed to recognize that He was the Messiah, despite all of the authoritative teaching and multiple miraculous manifestations.