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Mark 1:21 Capernaum is actually called Kfar Nahum, which means the village of Nahum, and is probably named after the prophet Nahum. Capernaum was a suitable base for Jesus’ ministry because it had a mixed population, was a fairly large city and had a synagogue. Today, only the ruins of Capernaum remain and it is a typical destination for Christian …
Mark 1:14 This was the signal Jesus had been waiting for; as soon as John was imprisoned, Jesus knew it was his turn. Jesus sent a clear signal that you can imprison God’s servants but you cannot stop God’s message. Jesus preaches the same message as John. The only difference is that John preached about the Messiah, while Jesus is …
Mark 1:12 When the Son was born a man, he took on the form of a “servant when he became a man” (Phil 2:6-8), thus making himself voluntarily dependent on his Father for knowledge of what he should do (John 5:19) and dependent on the Holy Spirit to do what the Father commanded (Acts 10:38). Jesus did this to fully …
Mark 1:9 Although Jesus was born in Bethlehem, he had grown up in Nazareth, a despised city in the north (John 1:46). But even though the city was disliked, Jesus chose to be identified with it. Even today we call Jesus “Jesus of Nazareth”, not “Jesus of Bethlehem” or “Jesus of Capernaum”. Even today, many Christians in the Middle East …
Mark 1:4 In the desert is another connection to the prophet Isaiah who prophesied that “a voice cries out in the desert” (Isa 40:3). The word “proclaim” comes from the Greek word “kerysson” and has the meaning “to proclaim a message”. For example, a king of the time might send a herald to “announce” that taxes would be raised. John …
Mark 1:2 Only the end of this quote is from the prophet Isaiah, the rest is from the prophet Malachi. In biblical times, the writings of several prophets could be collected in a single large scroll, usually named after the first prophet in the scroll. Therefore, it is not strange that Mark writes that it is “written in the prophet …
Mark 1:1 The Gospel is a Greek word that means “good news”. In English, we have become so used to the Greek word that there is a risk that we lose its meaning, namely that Jesus means “good news”. A few hundred years earlier, Isaiah had prophesied of a future when a messenger would call out “good news” of “salvation” …