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Johann Peter Lange

Lange's Commentary on the Holy Scriptures: Critical, Doctrinal and Homiletical - Mark 7:32-37

4. The Healing of the Deaf and Dumb Man. Mark 7:32-37(Parallel: Matthew 15:29-31)      32And they bring unto him one that was deaf,14 and had an impediment in his speech 33[a stammerer]; and they beseech him to put his hand upon him. And he took him aside from the multitude, and put his fingers into his ears, and he spit, and touched his 34tongue: And, looking up to heaven, he sighed, and saith unto him, Ephphatha, that Isaiah , 35 Be opened. And straightway15 his ears were opened, and the... read more

Alexander MacLaren

Alexander MacLaren's Expositions of Holy Scripture - Mark 7:24-30

Mark CHILDREN AND LITTLE DOGS Mar_7:24 - Mar_7:30 . Our Lord desired to withdraw from the excited crowds who were flocking after Him as a mere miracle-worker and from the hostile espionage of emissaries of the Pharisees, ‘which had come from Jerusalem.’ Therefore He sought seclusion in heathen territory. He, too, knew the need of quiet, and felt the longing to plunge into privacy, to escape for a time from the pressure of admirers and of foes, and to go where no man knew Him. How near to us... read more

Alexander MacLaren

Alexander MacLaren's Expositions of Holy Scripture - Mark 7:33-34

Mark THE PATTERN OF SERVICE Mar_7:33 - Mar_7:34 . For what reason was there this unwonted slowness in Christ’s healing works? For what reason was there this unusual emotion ere He spoke the word which cleansed? As to the former question, a partial answer may perhaps be that our Lord is here on half-heathen ground, where aids to faith were much needed, and His power had to be veiled that it might be beheld. Hence the miracle is a process rather than an act; and, advancing as it does by... read more

Frederick Brotherton Meyer

F.B. Meyer's 'Through the Bible' Commentary - Mark 7:24-37

a Mother’s Faith Rewarded Mark 7:24-37 Before faith can be fully exercised we must take the right attitude toward Christ. His mission at that time was to the Jewish people; they were the children. This woman had no claim as a child, and the question was whether she was prepared to take the lower place. It is the humble soul that has power with God, and when she showed herself prepared to put Jesus in His place as Lord, and to take her own place as willing to accept the children’s crumbs,... read more

G. Campbell Morgan

G. Campbell Morgan's Exposition on the Whole Bible - Mark 7:1-37

In strong and clear language the Master denounced tradition as contrary to the commandment of God. 1. Things from without do not defile, and therefore are not sin. Temptation is not sin. 2. Only that is sin which comes from within, which is the deliberate outcome of the determining will of man. 3. Such determinings are the sources of defilement. 4. The list of evil things which the Master gives includes every possible form of evil, and these defile a man when they proceed from him in acts.... read more

James Nisbet

James Nisbet's Church Pulpit Commentary - Mark 7:24

THE EPIPHANIES OF THE MINISTRY‘He could not be hid.’ Mark 7:24 The Divine in Christ was revealed by the holiness of His character, by His mighty works ( John 2:11), by the authority and originality of His utterances, by the influence He exerted. Ultimately He could not go anywhere, even when seeking to conceal Himself, but some recognised Him. Christ was not hid— I. From His disciples.—‘These beheld His glory, the glory as of the only begotten of the Father’ ( John 1:14). They confessed Him... read more

James Nisbet

James Nisbet's Church Pulpit Commentary - Mark 7:28-29

PERSEVERANCE IN PRAYER‘And she answered and said unto Him, Yes, Lord: yet the dogs under the table eat of the children’s crumbs. And he said unto her, For this saying go thy way; the devil is gone out of thy daughter.’ Mark 7:28-Joel : I. The example of faith.—Though apostles entreated that she might be sent away, yet this woman ‘cries unto’ our Lord, because He alone could save her. And though she had heard Him say He was not sent to those of her race, yet she repeats her entreaty, as... read more

James Nisbet

James Nisbet's Church Pulpit Commentary - Mark 7:32

THE USE AND MISUSE OF SPEECH‘And they bring unto Him one that was deaf, and had an impediment in his speech; and they beseech Him to put His hand upon him.’ Mark 7:32 Were his friends doing a kind action in bringing this poor afflicted man under the notice of the Great Physician? There can be no doubt about our answer. Nothing maimed or imperfect which may be healed can be in accordance with the Will of God. I. Responsibility of speech.—God has given to us the powers of speech; we have... read more

James Nisbet

James Nisbet's Church Pulpit Commentary - Mark 7:32-35

HEARING AND SPEECH RESTORED BY CHRIST‘They bring unto Him one that was deaf, and had an impediment in his speech … And straightway his ears were opened … and he spake plain.’ Mark 7:32-Habakkuk : Here is a beautiful illustration of Christ’s sympathy. This poor man was in a piteous condition. How many are like him in spiritual things! Their ears closed, that they do not hear the Word ( Jeremiah 5:21; Mark 8:18). Their tongues tied, that they cannot tell their wants ( John 5:40). What is to be... read more

James Nisbet

James Nisbet's Church Pulpit Commentary - Mark 7:33

ASIDE FROM THE MULTITUDE‘And He took him aside from the multitude.’ Mark 7:33 Our Lord seems to have taken this man apart from the multitude. This is unusual. I. Aside from the multitude.—As we, too, follow the Redeemer, may we not feel that in our own lives He has taken us aside from the multitude? We have had moments—awful, yet precious moments they were—when something of God’s mercy has made us feel that God and we exist alone in this mighty universe, something that has shut out the crowd,... read more

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