Chapter # 5 Paragraph # 2 Study # 7
April 5, 2021
Moss Bluff, Louisiana
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1901 ASV
26 and had suffered many things of many physicians, and had spent all that she had, and was nothing bettered, but rather grew worse,
27 having heard the things concerning Jesus, came in the crowd behind, and touched his garment.
28 For she said, If I touch but his garments, I shall be made whole.
29 And straightway the fountain of her blood was dried up; and she felt in her body that she was healed of her plague.
30 And straightway Jesus, perceiving in himself that the power [proceeding] from him had gone forth, turned him about in the crowd, and said, Who touched my garments?
31 And his disciples said unto him, Thou seest the multitude thronging thee, and sayest thou, Who touched me?
32 And he looked round about to see her that had done this thing.
33 But the woman fearing and trembling, knowing what had been done to her, came and fell down before him, and told him all the truth.
34 And he said unto her, Daughter, thy faith hath made thee whole; go in peace, and be whole of thy plague.
35 While he yet spake, they come from the ruler of the synagogue's [house] saying, Thy daughter is dead: why troublest thou the Teacher any further?
36 But Jesus, not heeding the word spoken, saith unto the ruler of the synagogue, Fear not, only believe.
37 And he suffered no man to follow with him, save Peter, and James, and John the brother of James.
38 And they come to the house of the ruler of the synagogue; and he beholdeth a tumult, and [many] weeping and wailing greatly.
39 And when he was entered in, he saith unto them, Why make ye a tumult, and weep? the child is not dead, but sleepeth.
40 And they laughed him to scorn. But he, having put them all forth, taketh the father of the child and her mother and them that were with him, and goeth in where the child was.
41 And taking the child by the hand, he saith unto her, Talitha cumi; which is, being interpreted, Damsel, I say unto thee, Arise.
42 And straightway the damsel rose up, and walked; for she was twelve years old. And they were amazed straightway with a great amazement.
43 And he charged them much that no man should know this: and he commanded that [something] should be given her to eat.
- I. Mark's Story Within a Story.
- A. The intentional woman within the crowd.
- B. Indications of her intentions.
- 1. The woman's condition: complete human hopelessness.
- a. At every historical point of "life", this is the issue of "Life".
- b. "Life", as the result of "God/man relationship", is exclusive.
- 1) On the "God" side of this issue is His identity as "The Living God".
- a) This identity is wholly inclusive of the entirety of His "Glory"; the sum total of every "attribute" in the infinity of each.
- b) This "Glory" is summed up by the descriptive title: "Life" is the Ultimate Issue of God as "The Living God".
- i. Thus, "the" Promise of God to creature is "Eternal Life".
- ii. Thus, this "Promise" directly implies the communication by God of "Life" by means of "revelation", "illumination", and "conviction" (John 17:3).
- iii. Thus, this "Communication" (as a sharing from Him to them) includes, at the very minimum, something of the essence of every aspect of His glory (Romans 9:22 being the most problematical for men, and, thus, the most helpful, and Ephesians 3:18-19 being the most motivational for men and, thus, the most necessary in respect to the questions of which actions to take).
- iv. Thus, this "Inclusion" includes the purity of His "Holiness", the extensiveness of His "Love", and the necessity of His "Revelation" of "something" of "everything" (including His wrath and power as well as His grace and patient labors).
- 2) On the "man" side of this issue is his identity as "the absolutely dependent creature".
- a) This identity is wholly inclusive of the entirety of his "glory"; the sum total of his creation reality (body, soul, and spirit) in harmony with his innate capacities ("heart" as metaphor for "values", "mind" as the instrument of "awareness" and "beliefs", and "strength" as the capacities built into the whole person.
- b) This identity also includes the entirety of man his creation characteristics and his innate capacities being in total dependence upon God as "creature".
- i. Thus, any "sensation" of "independence" is both delusional and deadly.
- ii. And thus, every detail of "Life" is beneath the "umbrella" of "dependence-awareness".
- 2. The woman's "coming"...
- a. Having heard (participle) concerning "The Jesus"... .
- 1) This is the "root" of her decision to pursue a "different" course in the light of her gradually declining "life".
- 2) For her, "life" was disintegrating and her "methods of life" had proven to be completely inadequate.
- 3) Whatever aspect of her "hearing" concerning "The Jesus" had the impact of turning her to "repentance" [the greatness of her need and the willingness of Jesus to meet it].
- a) We are not told what she already knew "about God".
- b) We are simply told that whatever it was that she heard "about Jesus" (the Mighty One) moved her (generating the faith behind action) to "move" to make contact with Him.
- b. Having come (participle) with/in the crowd behind Him... .
- 1) This "coming" was rooted in her waning "strength" and "love/faith" construct as a "dying, dependent, creature" of "The Mighty One".
- 2) This "coming" was for the purpose of taking hold of His "outer garment".
- c. She lay hold (primary verb) of His garment...
- 1) For she was saying (as her "inner conversation" of "reasoning")...
- 2) "If I indeed should lay hold of His garments..."
- a) In 6:56 Mark tells us that this reasoning/determination was widespread.
- b) We are not, however, told whether this "widespread" desire to touch the fringes of His garments was the "root" of the woman's thoughts (somehow "faith" arising out of what she knew of Messiah's impact from the Old Testament prophetic picture), or the "outcome" of the success of her thoughts/actions (others copying her example).
- 3) "I shall be delivered."
- a) This is the "declaration of the faith that drove her to "come".
- b) As "faith" it had to have had some "tradition" within the culture that supported the ideas behind it because of some roots in "revelation, illumination, and conviction".
- C. The outcome.
- 1. "Immediately" (focus here) the well of her blood was dried up...
- 2. And she knew in the body that she had been healed from the scourge.
- D. The reaction...
- 1. "Immediately" (focus here) The Jesus...
- a. Having known precisely in Himself the power having gone out from Him...
- b. Having turned in the crowd...
- c. "Was saying...
- d. Who grasped of Me the garments?"
- 2. The disciples of Him were saying to Him...
- a. You are seeing the crowd "afflicting You"...
- b. And You are saying, "Who grasped of Me?"
- 3. And He was looking around to see her that had done this thing.
- E. The outcome.
- 1. The woman...
- a. Having been frightened...
- b. And trembling...
- c. Having perceived what had happened to her...
- d. Came and fell down to Him...
- e. And said to Him all the truth.
- 2. Jesus...
- a. Said to her...
- b. "Daughter...
- c. Your faith has delivered you.
- d. Go unto peace and be healed from your scourge."