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Mark 14:32 “Gethsemane” means “oil press” and was a garden at the foot of the Mount of Olives where Jesus often used to go together with his disciples (John 18:1-2). It is probably no coincidence that in this particular place Jesus experienced enormous “pressure”. Even today there are olive trees in this place that are said to be over 2000 …
Mark 14:27 It was important for Jesus to show his disciples that everything that happened was already foretold in the Scriptures, which meant that God was in control. It was important for Mark to show his readers that everything that happened was foretold in the Scriptures, which means that Jesus is indeed the Messiah prophesied in the Old Testament. Jesus …
Mark 14:22 Giving thanks to God, breaking the bread and then distributing it to each person was a common way to begin a meal (Matthew 14:9). The Passover meal also had a number of words recited to commemorate Israel’s exodus from Egypt. That the bread is “broken” and given to “all” symbolizes that Jesus died for all humanity. The fact …
Mark 14:12 The Passover celebration began with a Passover meal on the 14th day of the month Nisan and continued with a week-long celebration of the “Feast of Unleavened Bread”. The Passover meal contained many symbolic dishes: Bitter herbs symbolise the bitterness of slavery. Salt water symbolises the tears of the people. The lamb symbolizes that God passed by and …
Mark 14:10 According to John 12:4-7, the apostle Judas was one of those who quarreled most with Mary, so it is quite possible that this money dispute with Jesus was the trigger for his betrayal. The religious leadership has long wanted to kill Jesus (Mark 3:6), but only now do they have a real opportunity when one of Jesus’ closest …
Mark 14:3 Simon the leper may have been the leper that Jesus healed in Mark 1:40-41. According to John, this anonymous woman was called Mary and was the sister of Martha and Lazarus (John 12:1-8). The “alabaster bottles” had a long, narrow neck that broke when the oil was used. It was a Jewish custom to anoint the heads of …
Mark 14:1 “Passover” means “pass by”, “spare” and was an annual festival celebrated in Jerusalem (Deuteronomy 16:5-6) to commemorate Israel’s exodus from Egypt (Exodus 12:1-20). Mark 14:2 Jesus knew for a long time that he would die during the week of Passover in Jerusalem (Mark 10:32-34). However, the religious leaders decided not to kill Jesus during Easter but eventually did …
Mark 13:24-27 After the end-time distress has hit the earth, the universe will also be “shaken”. No one will be able to miss the return of Jesus (Acts 1:1, Revelation 1:7). When Jesus returns, disciples from all peoples and nations will be gathered together. Mark 13:28-29 We cannot say that we are living in the end times just because there …
Mark 13:1 The first temple was built by King Solomon and was grand and magnificent (1 Kings 7-8) but was destroyed by the Babylonians in 586 BC (2 Kings 25:8-9). The second temple was built by Zerubbabel in 516 BC, but it was nowhere near the temple of Solomon (Hag 2:3). In 19 BC, Herod the Great began to renovate …
Mark 12:42 The “poor widow” is a sharp contrast to the aforementioned scribes. Perhaps she was poor precisely because a scribe had eaten her out of house and home? The poor widow had two coins and could in good conscience have chosen to spend half of what she had, but she gave all of what she had. Mark 12:44 It’s …