Word Pictures in the New Testament - David Cox

Word Pictures in the NT [Mark: Chapter 10].
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10:1 {Into the border of Judea and beyond Jordan} (\eis ta horia
t•s Ioudaias kai peran tou Iordanou\). See on ¯Mt 19:1 for
discussion of this curious expression. Matthew adds "from
Galilee" and Lu 17:11 says that Jesus "was passing through the
midst of Samaria and Galilee" after leaving Ephraim (Joh
11:54). A great deal has intervened between the events at the
close of Mark 9 and those in the beginning of Mark 10. For these
events see Mt 18; Joh 7-11; Lu 9:57-18:14 (one-third of Luke's
Gospel comes in here). It was a little over six months to the end
at the close of Mark 9. It is just a few weeks now in Mark 10.
Jesus has begun his last journey to Jerusalem going north through
Samaria, Galilee, across the Jordan into Perea, and back into
Judea near Jericho to go up with the passover pilgrims from
Galilee. {Multitudes} (\ochloi\). Caravans and caravans
journeying to Jerusalem. Many of them are followers of Jesus from
Galilee or at least kindly disposed towards him. They go together
(\sunporeuontai\) with Jesus. Note dramatic historical present.
{As he was wont} (\h•s ei•thei\). Second past perfect used like
an imperfect from \ei•tha\, second perfect active. Jesus {was
teaching} (\edidasken\, imperfect, no longer present tense) this
moving caravan.
10:2 {Tempting him} (\peirazontes\). As soon as Jesus appears in
Galilee the Pharisees attack him again (cf. 7:5; 8:11). Gould
thinks that this is a test, not a temptation. The word means
either (see on ¯Mt 4:1), but their motive was evil. They had
once involved the Baptist with Herod Antipas and Herodias on this
subject. They may have some such hopes about Jesus, or their
purpose may have been to see if Jesus will be stricter than Moses
taught. They knew that he had already spoken in Galilee on the
subject (Mt 5:31f.).
10:3 {What did Moses command you?} (\Ti humin eneteilato
M•us•s;\). Jesus at once brought up the issue concerning the
teaching of Moses (De 24:1). But Jesus goes back beyond this
concession here allowed by Moses to the ideal state commanded in
Ge 1:27.
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Word Pictures in the New Testament
(Mark: Chapter 10)