Earlier in this Mark commentary we discussed the Pharisees and Herodians in a presentation titled, Sons of Herod, and we explored how many Christians today are themselves unknowingly both Pharisees and Herodians in their doctrine and worship of government.
The cleansing of the leper and healing of the paralytic are paired together in both Mark and Luke (Mark 1:40-2:12, Luke 5:12-26), and there is no doubt that the pairing is intentionally thematic. Both conditions would have reduced men to hopelessly impoverished states, and then both these men are fully restored upon seeking out Christ, because Yahweh is indeed a rewarder to those who seek Him (Hebrews 11:6). It is us who must take the initiative, and even at the end of what is now the first chapter of Mark, we saw how the people came to Christ from everywhere (Mark 1:45).
Truthvids' 100 Proofs the Israelites Were White
