Chapter # 10 Paragraph # 5 Study # 1
September 26, 2023
Moss Bluff, Louisiana
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1901 ASV
10:32 And they were on the way, going up to Jerusalem; and Jesus was going before them: and they were amazed; and they that followed were afraid. And he took again the twelve, and began to tell them the things that were to happen unto him,
10:33 [saying], Behold, we go up to Jerusalem; and the Son of man shall be delivered unto the chief priests and the scribes; and they shall condemn him to death, and shall deliver him unto the Gentiles:
10:34 and they shall mock him, and shall spit upon him, and shall scourge him, and shall kill him; and after three days he shall rise again.
10:35 And there come near unto him James and John, the sons of Zebedee, saying unto him, Teacher, we would that thou shouldest do for us whatsoever we shall ask of thee.
10:36 And he said unto them, What would ye that I should do for you?
10:37 And they said unto him, Grant unto us that we may sit, one on thy right hand, and one on [thy] left hand, in thy glory.
10:38 But Jesus said unto them, Ye know not what ye ask. Are ye able to drink the cup that I drink? or to be baptized with the baptism that I am baptized with?
10:39 And they said unto him, We are able. And Jesus said unto them, The cup that I drink ye shall drink; and with the baptism that I am baptized withal shall ye be baptized:
10:40 but to sit on my right hand or on [my] left hand is not mine to give; but [it is for them] for whom it hath been prepared.
10:41 And when the ten heard it, they began to be moved with indignation concerning James and John.
10:42 And Jesus called them to him, and saith unto them, Ye know that they who are accounted to rule over the Gentiles lord it over them; and their great ones exercise authority over them.
10:43 But it is not so among you: but whosoever would become great among you, shall be your minister;
10:44 and whosoever would be first among you, shall be servant of all.
10:45 For the Son of man also came not to be ministered unto, but to minister, and to give his life a ransom for many.
- I. Round Two: The Kingdom's Requirement Of Servanthood (10:32-45).
- A. Part One: The King's Example; 10:32-34.
- 1. In "The Hinge" (8:27-38) in which Mark is shifting from the earlier thesis of Jesus as "The Coming Strong One" ("the Christ") to the reality of His Sufferings (mostly unseen in the Old Testament prophecies -- not because this thesis is not there, but because the "disciples" don't want to hear it).
- 2. In this present text/context, Mark again presents the fact that The Christ is to be rejected and slain (and raised from the dead).
- a. This was initially presented in 8:31, along with the "satanic" opposition of Peter.
- b. This showed up again in 9:9-12 along with the declaration that the disciples did not "get it".
- c. And, now, it shows up again (10:32-34) with the record of James and John seeking the "best" positions in the Coming Kingdom.
- 1) This brief record begins with Jesus leading His disciples on the road to Jerusalem.
- 2) There is the additional information regarding the attitudes of those following Him, but not really explained.
- a) They are "amazed".
- b) They were "fearful".
- 3) Mark follows this up with Jesus' explanation of what is going to happen when they get to Jerusalem -- an explanation that would have made his description of the attitudes more easily understood.
- a) That these things were going to transpire had already been declared, but not understood.
- i. The Son of The Man was to be "delivered up".
- ii. He was to be "condemned to death".
- iii. He was to be "delivered up to the Gentiles".
- iv. He was to be "mocked".
- v. He was to be "spat upon".
- vi. He was to be "scourged".
- vii. He was to be "killed".
- viii. He was to be "raised after three days".
- b) That these things were going to happen to "The King" was an indication of what was also going to happen to those who became His disciples according to the principle of John 13:16 and then repeated in 15:20.
- i. There was a "day star" indication that this truth was the inevitable fact in John 11:16 with Thomas' "...Let us go also, so that we may die with Him..." and in John 13:37 with Peter's "...why can I not follow you right now? I will lay down my life for you...".
- ii. But this dawning realization was treated with a kind of "pride" that proved to be more wish than fulfillment as was shown by the flight of the disciples at Jesus' arrest in the garden.
- c) That Mark went into specific detail is indicative of how important the principle is that those who are to be recognized as "great" in the Kingdom are those who are "the greatest servants" to others so that "the first shall be last" (10:44).
- B. Part Two: The Disciples' Complete Absence Of Understanding; 10:35-45.