#bible #Biblestudy #mark #mark05 #public # Mark 05 – Power Over Darkness and Death 📖 > [!info] Table of Contents > [[#📜 Scripture Text (NET)]] [[#📖 Verse-by-Verse Commentary]] [[#🧠 Chapter Summary]] [[#🔎 Key Observations / 🛟 Life Application]] [[#✍️ Key Verses to Remember]] > [[#🤔 Interesting Facts]] [[#🔗 Related Passages]] [[#🙏 Devotional Reflection]] --- ## 📜 Scripture Text (NET) ### Healing of a Demoniac So they came to the other side of the lake, to the region of the Gerasenes. 2 Just as Jesus was getting out of the boat, a man with an unclean spirit came from the tombs and met him. 3 He lived among the tombs, and no one could bind him anymore, not even with a chain. 4 For his hands and feet had often been bound with chains and shackles, but he had torn the chains apart and broken the shackles in pieces. No one was strong enough to subdue him. 5 Each night and every day among the tombs and in the mountains, he would cry out and cut himself with stones. 6 When he saw Jesus from a distance, he ran and bowed down before him. 7 Then he cried out with a loud voice, “Leave me alone, Jesus, Son of the Most High God! I implore you by God—do not torment me!” 8 (For Jesus had said to him, “Come out of that man, you unclean spirit!”) 9 Jesus asked him, “What is your name?” And he said, “My name is Legion, for we are many.” 10 He begged Jesus repeatedly not to send them out of the region. 11 There on the hillside, a great herd of pigs was feeding. 12 And the demonic spirits begged him, “Send us into the pigs. Let us enter them.” 13 Jesus gave them permission. So the unclean spirits came out and went into the pigs. Then the herd rushed down the steep slope into the lake, and about 2,000 were drowned in the lake. 14 Now the herdsmen ran off and spread the news in the town and countryside, and the people went out to see what had happened. 15 They came to Jesus and saw the demon-possessed man sitting there, clothed and in his right mind—the one who had the “Legion”—and they were afraid. 16 Those who had seen what had happened to the demon-possessed man reported it, and they also told about the pigs. 17 Then they began to beg Jesus to leave their region. 18 As he was getting into the boat the man who had been demon-possessed asked if he could go with him. 19 But Jesus did not permit him to do so. Instead, he said to him, “Go to your home and to your people and tell them what the Lord has done for you, that he had mercy on you.” 20 So he went away and began to proclaim in the Decapolis what Jesus had done for him, and all were amazed. ### Restoration and Healing When Jesus had crossed again in a boat to the other side, a large crowd gathered around him, and he was by the sea. 22 Then one of the synagogue leaders, named Jairus, came up, and when he saw Jesus, he fell at his feet. 23 He asked him urgently, “My little daughter is near death. Come and lay your hands on her so that she may be healed and live.” 24 Jesus went with him, and a large crowd followed and pressed around him. 25 Now a woman was there who had been suffering from a hemorrhage for twelve years. 26 She had endured a great deal under the care of many doctors and had spent all that she had. Yet instead of getting better, she grew worse. 27 When she heard about Jesus, she came up behind him in the crowd and touched his cloak, 28 for she kept saying, “If only I touch his clothes, I will be healed.” 29 At once the bleeding stopped, and she felt in her body that she was healed of her disease. 30 Jesus knew at once that power had gone out from him. He turned around in the crowd and said, “Who touched my clothes?” 31 His disciples said to him, “You see the crowd pressing against you and you say, ‘Who touched me?’” 32 But he looked around to see who had done it. 33 Then the woman, with fear and trembling, knowing what had happened to her, came and fell down before him and told him the whole truth. 34 He said to her, “Daughter, your faith has made you well. Go in peace, and be healed of your disease.” 35 While he was still speaking, people came from the synagogue leader’s house saying, “Your daughter has died. Why trouble the teacher any longer?” 36 But Jesus, paying no attention to what was said, told the synagogue leader, “Do not be afraid; just believe.” 37 He did not let anyone follow him except Peter, James, and John, the brother of James. 38 They came to the house of the synagogue leader where he saw noisy confusion and people weeping and wailing loudly. 39 When he entered he said to them, “Why are you distressed and weeping? The child is not dead but asleep!” 40 And they began making fun of him. But he forced them all outside, and he took the child’s father and mother and his own companions and went into the room where the child was. 41 Then, gently taking the child by the hand, he said to her, “_Talitha koum_,” which means, “Little girl, I say to you, get up.” 42 The girl got up at once and began to walk around (she was twelve years old). They were completely astonished at this. 43 He strictly ordered that no one should know about this, and told them to give her something to eat. --- ## 📖 Verse-by-Verse Commentary Each verse is important. --- ## 🤔 Interesting Facts / Historical and Cultural Insights **1. The “Legion” of Demons** - In the Roman military, a **legion** was a unit of around 5,000–6,000 soldiers. - Using this term may have evoked the image of overwhelming, organized force—something that would terrify the local population under Roman occupation. - The man’s possession by a “legion” also symbolically parallels the oppressive Roman presence in Israel. **2. The Decapolis Setting** - Jesus goes to the **Decapolis** (v. 20), a region of ten largely Gentile cities east of the Sea of Galilee. - This shows Jesus intentionally ministered outside Jewish areas, crossing cultural and religious boundaries. - For Jews, going into a Gentile territory meant facing ritual impurity concerns. **3. Pigs and Economic Loss** - The herd of pigs (about 2,000) was a massive economic investment. - Pigs were unclean animals for Jews (Lev. 11:7), but in Gentile regions they were raised for meat. - The loss of this herd might explain why the townspeople begged Jesus to leave—His miracle cost them financially. **4. Jairus’s Role as Synagogue Leader** - A synagogue leader (v. 22) was responsible for maintaining the building, organizing services, and safeguarding the scrolls. - For such a respected religious figure to publicly seek Jesus’ help was socially risky—especially amid Pharisaic opposition to Jesus. **5. The Woman with the Bleeding Issue** - Her condition (likely chronic menstrual bleeding) made her ceremonially unclean for **12 years** according to Leviticus 15:25–27. - She would have been excluded from temple worship, socially isolated, and financially drained after spending all she had on physicians. - In touching Jesus, she technically broke purity laws—yet instead of making Him unclean, His holiness made her whole. **6. Public Mourning Customs** - When Jairus’s daughter dies, professional mourners, musicians, and wailers arrive quickly (v. 38). - Loud wailing and flute playing were common Jewish mourning practices, often starting within hours of death. - Jesus’ statement that the girl was “only sleeping” was a direct challenge to their understanding of death. --- ## 🧠 Chapter Summary Mark 5 records three powerful demonstrations of Jesus’ authority over the forces that enslave humanity—spiritual, physical, and even death itself. - First, in the region of the Gerasenes, Jesus frees a demon-possessed man who had been tormented by a “legion” of evil spirits. The man is restored to sanity and sent as a witness to the Gentile cities of the Decapolis. - Second, back in Galilee, Jesus heals a woman who had suffered from a bleeding condition for twelve years, an illness that left her ritually unclean and socially isolated. Her quiet act of faith—touching His garment—results in immediate healing. - Finally, Jesus raises Jairus’s twelve-year-old daughter from the dead, showing His ultimate power over death. This chapter paints a portrait of a Savior who meets people in their desperation, regardless of their social status, gender, ethnicity, or condition, and restores them completely. --- ## 🔎 Key Observations / 🛟 Life Application - 📌 Observation 1 - 📌 Observation 2 - 📌 Observation 3 - (Add more as needed.) #### Today, I can apply this chapter by: - ✅ Application 1 - ✅ Application 2 Make these very practical: - "Trust God's timing in an uncertain situation." - "Speak truth even when it’s unpopular." Think: - What do we learn about God here? - What do we learn about people? - Are there promises, commands, or warnings? --- ## ✍️ Key Verses to Remember - 📖 [Verse Reference] – "Quote of important verse." - 📖 [Verse Reference] – "Quote of another important verse." (You can link to deeper notes if you want later.) --- ## 🔗 Related Passages - 🔗 - 🔗 Examples: - John 1:1 and Genesis 1 - Romans 5 and Genesis 3 --- ## 🙏 Devotional Reflection Write 3–6 sentences reflecting on: - How this chapter encourages your faith, - Convicts your heart, - Reveals God's character. Optional format: "In light of this chapter, I am challenged to..." or "I am comforted by..." --- ##### 📂 Internal Links [[Series_TheWay_Part2-We_See_People]] - 8.10.25- woman with issue of blood story used.