Jarius's daughter; or, the course of a true faith. I. ORIGINATED BY MANY CIRCUMSTANCES EVIDENT AND OBSCURE . The general ministry of Christ, Perhaps Jairus had been a witness of the centurion's faith. II. CALLED INTO EXERCISE BY GREAT AFFLICTION AND NEED . III. TRIUMPHING OVER DIFFICULTIES . IV. REWARDED BY INEFFABLE ANSWERS AND CONFIRMATIONS .—M. read more
Avowed and hidden faith. The two incidents here grouped together show that in the neighborhood of Capernaum faith in Jesus' power to heal has been established; nor is it to be wondered at, seeing the many instances of healing with which the people must be acquainted. The picture is striking. The "Teacher" has returned from his sail across the lake, where truly "the power proceeding from him had gone forth," even the stormy wind yielding to it. A crowd gathers around him. He is standing by... read more
Parallel passages: Matthew 9:18-26 ; Luke 8:41-56 .— Touching in the throng. I. The woman with an issue of blood. 1 . A painful disease. The woman mentioned in this section had been a sorely afflicted sufferer. For twelve long and weary years she had suffered from a painful and weakening malady ( ἐν ῥύσει , the preposition ἐν here resembles the beth essentive of Hebrew, denoting in the capacity, character, or condition of, i.e. in the condition of an issue).... read more
Faith conquering timidity. Far from withdrawing from scenes of distress and woe, our Lord Jesus was found wherever human sin or misery invited his compassion and invoked his aid. On this occasion he was passing towards the house of mourning, the chamber of death, and on his way paused to pity and to heal a helpless, timid, trembling sufferer. I. A PICTURE THIS OF HUMAN NEED AND SUFFERING . Amidst the thronging multitude were persons of various circumstances, character,... read more
The healing of the issue of blood. The magnifying power of faith. 'Twas but a touch, humanly speaking; yet was it a means of salvation to the believing soul. I. TRANSFORMING LITTLE THINGS INTO MEANS OF GRACE . 1 . Many touches , but only one touch of faith. This alone was effectual and saving. It is not human effort that saves, but the spirit of faith that lays hold of Christ. 2 . Only the hem of his garment. Yet as effectual as if she had touched the body... read more
Salvation without money and without price. A figure of the spiritual experience of man. I. CONTRASTED WITH EARTHLY EXPEDIENTS OF SALVATION , These are expensive because: 1 . They waste the spiritual nature of man. 2 . They increase rather than diminish the evil. How forlorn the poor woman! How great the contrast with the "sleeping" child! Death in life is far worse than the natural death. It is not mourned for as the latter, and has all the added sorrow of... read more
The little of things of Christ great things for men. How great an idea this woman had of Christ! If there was any fault, it was that she believed in the power, but did not trust the love of Christ. Yet her humility, which was as manifest as her faith, and her shame may account in great part for the stealth and surreptitiousness of her action. I. MEANS OF GRACE ARE NOT TO BE DESPISED BECAUSE THEY APPEAR OUTWARDLY INSIGNIFICANT . Superstition, ritualism, etc.,... read more
The magic of faith. I. THE CURE OF THE SICK WOMAN RESEMBLES A MAGICAL CURE . Magical belief universally prevailed. The principle of it was, an operation on the nervous system through the wishes and the imagination. A representation in the mind of a cure is assumed, and acted on as a reality. So mysterious and great is the power of imagination over the mechanism of life, that cures might occasionally occur without any real cause external to the sufferer's mind. II. ... read more
"Who touched me?" I. CHRIST 'S SAVING GRACE IS ALWAYS CONSCIOUSLY EXERCISED . II. IT IS FAITH WHICH MAKES EFFECTUAL AND PECULIAR THE SINNER 'S TOUCH OF THE SAVIOUR . III. THE SECRET BELIEVER IS SUMMONED TO AN OPEN TESTIMONY . For the sake of: read more
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The Pulpit Commentary - Mark 5:21-43
Jairus's daughter; or, the uses of bereavement. I. DISCOVERING THE NEED OF A SAVIOUR . II. PERFECTING THE SPIRITUAL LIFE OF THE BEREAVED . II. REVEALING THE INFINITE MERCY , SYMPATHY , AND POWER OF CHRIST .—M. read more