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Jesus Feeds 4000 With 7 Baskets Leftover
Jesus and His disciples again move back to the east side of the Sea of Galilee and are surrounded by a large crowd with nothing to eat (vv. 1-5). As usual the Lord saw a need and He wanted to supply the need. From the wording here it would seem that the disciples had soon forgotten …

The Pharisees Ask Jesus For a Sign From Heaven
The willful unbelief of the Pharisees disturbed the Lord to the depths of His spirit. They’re demanding to see a sign was not due to their desire to see the hand of God but because they were blind to His hand. The Biblical order for a Christian should be that “believing is se …

Jesus Heals a Blind Man Gradually
Blindness was one of the great medical curses of the Middle East. We find Jesus taking a blind man by the hand and leading him out of town so He could deal with him privately (vv. 22-23). The healing of this person is recorded only in the book of Mark and it is the only miracle t …

Jesus Warns His Disciples That He is Going to Die
The Jews always regarded the greatest days in their history as the days of David; and they dreamed of a day when there would be another king of David’s line, a king who would make them great in righteousness and in power. (Isa. 9:7; 11:1; Jer. 22:4, 23:5; 30:9.) But a …