Preventing the Decay (Mark 1:40-45)

The Gospel of Mark is essentially Peter's gospel, and so in our previous presentation, we read what could be considered Peter's personal account of the healing of his mother-in-law. Looking for a parable in the passage, we identified her as a type for the woman of Israel, who is often depicted as the symbolic mother of the nation in the prophets.

Perturbing the Devils (Mark 1:21-28)

In our previous presentation we read Mark’s succinct account of the forty days in the wilderness, using it as an opportunity to identify the Adversary who tried Christ. Following an examination of the evidence, we came to the conclusion that they were an incredulous and scornful descendant of Cain, perhaps an individual or group from those racial vipers among the Pharisees and Sadducees who came to enquire of John the Baptist.