Marcos 5

Marcos 5

Barclay - “Every devout Jew wore an outer robe with four tassels on it, one at each corner. These tassels were worn in obedience to the command in Numbers 15:38–40, and they were to signify to others, and to remind the man himself, that the wearer was a member of the chosen people of God.” A TASSEL (tzitzit) And touched His cloak - Her faith in Jesus' power motivated her to push through the people packed like sardines. Indeed as is often said "faith is an action verb!" Her faith spurred her to action! (And it should do the same for us beloved!) Luke 8:44+ says she "touched the fringe of His cloak." (See Wikipedia article regarding the traditions that grew out of this miracle). Her touch was prompted by her faith. Do we go to Jesus today with such bold faith, not to physically touch Him of course, but to be in touch with His word and His will for our lives? Luke says she "touched the fringe (see kraspedon) of His cloak." While we cannot be absolutely certain, this suggests that Jesus was wearing a large, square outer garment which had tassels (tzitzit) attached at the corners, so that there were two tassels in front and two in the back (cf. Nu 15:37-40; Dt. 22:12). She may have thought "Surely He will not perceive it if I just lightly touch a tassel." How great was this woman's faith! (cf Mk 5:34). There are different ways of "touching" Jesus - outwardly, or inwardly (by faith). That makes all the difference in the world. - William Hendriksen THOUGHT- After hearing about Jesus is a wonderful word, for that is what every broken, bankrupt soul in this world needs to hear -- the good news that Jesus is able to heal "the brokenhearted, and bind up their wounds." (Ps 147:3+, cf Isa 53:5b+, 1 Pe 2:24+). Have you told any broken, bankrupt souls about the good news that Jesus heals all who come to Him in faith from the uniformly fatal "infection" of the "sin virus" passed down from Adam (Ro 5:12+). Jesus (2424)(Iesous) is transliteration of the Greek Iesous, which in turn is the transliteration of the Hebrew name Jehoshua (Yehoshua) or Jeshua (Yeshua) which mean Jehovah is help or Jehovah is salvation. Stated another way the Greek Iesous corresponds to the OT Jehoshua (Yehoshua) which is contracted as Jeshua (Yeshua). NET Note on Jesus - The Greek form of the name Iēsous, which was translated into Latin as Jesus, is the same as the Hebrew Yeshua (Joshua), which means “Yahweh saves” (Yahweh is typically rendered as “LORD” in the OT). (Play the beautiful ballad Yeshua by Messianic believer Marty Goetz and sung by his daughter Misha - you will be blessed with their deep worship of the Holy One of Israel!) Touched (681)(hapto/haptomai where haptomai is the middle voice which constitutes the majority of uses) means to grasp, to lay hold of with the basic meaning of touching for the purpose of manipulating. Hapto conveys the sense handling of an object as to exert a modifying influence upon it or upon oneself. The majority of the 39 uses are in the Gospels and are associated with Jesus touching someone (or someone touching Him) usually with a beneficial effect. Mk. 1:41; Mk. 3:10; Mk. 5:27; Mk. 5:28; Mk. 5:30; Mk. 5:31; Mk. 6:56; Mk. 7:33; Mk. 8:22; Mk. 10:13. Cloak (2440)(himation) describes a garment of any sort, but especially an outer garment and in the plural (ta himatia) for clothes in general. In contrast the Greek word chitin refers to the garment worn under the outer cloak. The himation was something thrown over the inner tunic (chitin) and in secular Greek was sometimes used for the Roman toga. The outer garments were often laid aside (Mt. 21:7, 8; Acts 7:58; 22:20; Ex. 22:26, 27: 1Sa 21:9; Is. 3:6, 7). Mark 5:28 For she thought, “If I just touch His garments, I will get well.”