Mark - Lesson 4...Continued from page 6
Thomas Klock
This now lead to a shift in Jesus’ Galilean ministry, described by Mark in 3:7-6:13.[vii] What did Jesus seek to do, but what happened as He did (v. 7, 8)?
2. Jesus sought to withdraw to the Sea of Galilee after all these things. The word withdraw is used only here in Mark, and it isn’t clear whether it meant being forced out of necessity to do so or just take a break.[viii] But then there came a huge crowd (“a great throng, a vast multitude,” amp) not just fro
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Galilee but from cities in the areas south, east, and northwest from there.
[ix] What did they have to do in view of this large group, and how did Jesus graciously minister to these people (v. 9-12)?