New Testament 1
Mark 1: 14 to 45
Lecture 14
Between Verses 13 & 14
•	Mark omits a period of what may be several months.
•	This time was in quiet work in all parts of Israel -- Perea, _____________________, Judea, and Samaria.
•	This period is covered only in John’s Gospel and is called the Period of_____________________.
7 Events of the Year of Obscurity
•	Testimony of John the Baptist at _____________________beyond the Jordan (Jn 1:19-28)
•	John’s identification of Jesus as the Lamb of God at the same place (1:29-51)
•	Turned water into _____________________ (2:1-11)
•	First visit to Capernaum with mother and brothers (2:12)
•	First cleansing of Temple & Nicodemus visit (2:13-3:21)
The Last Two Events
•	parallel ministries of John the Baptist and Jesus in Judea (3:22-36)
•	the journey of Jesus back to _____________________through _____________________ (4:1-45)
1. The Ministry of Jesus in Galilee (1:14-6:29)
•	Many interpreters include this section along with the next section (6:30-9:50) under the heading “The _____________________Ministry)
•	A. T. Robertson reminds us that Luke’s Gospel is condensed in this section, Matthew’s Gospel is essentially _____________________arranged, and Mark’s is a rather full account of this period.  
The Length of This Ministry
•	Robertson, Harmony, 42, thinks this period covered over one year and if John 5:1’s reference to the “feast” is a_____________________, it may be 18 to 20 months.  Stalker, Life of Christ, thinks this period is 18 months. However long, this period is clearly one of public favor!  It extends from the Baptist’s imprisonment to his death. This period sees _____________________as Jesus’ headquarters from which his various journeys begin.
The Three Stages of This Period
•	Stage One: 1:14-3:12 -- begins with a reference to Jn the Baptist’s imprisonment and Jesus’ preaching the good news (1:14); it closes with a summary statement of the immense _____________________of Jesus (3:7-12)
•	Stage Two: 3:13-6:6 -- begins with the selection of the 12 disciples and ends with Jesus’ rejection at _____________________ (6:6)
•	Stage Three: 6:7-29 -- begins with the mission of the 12 (6:7ff) and ends with the Baptist’s death (6:17-29)
Stage One Beginning: 1:14-3:12
•	This section calls attention to Christ’s authority and power (in teaching, over_____________________, in commanding the allegiance of men, over disease, to forgive sin, etc.) his emotions (compassion, anger, grief), his disregard for Pharasaic_____________________, his openness to al kinds of people, and the immense pressure put on him by the populace.
A) The First Preaching -- a summary statement (1:14-15)
•	These two verses indicate the time and_____________________, and summarize the message of Jesus during this stage of his_____________________.  
The Time 
•	was “after John was delivered up”, that is, _____________________.  We don’t know all that is involved in it; Jesus obviously interpreted the arrest of John as the signal that the time had come for Him to begin this distinctive phase of His life work. (Details of John’s _____________________and death are given in Mk 6:17-29).
The Place
•	was Galilee, an area in northern Israel.  Galilee is first mentioned in _____________________20:17, 21:32; and 1 Chron 6:76.  It is approximately 60 miles long from north to south and 30 miles east to west.  It is beautiful and lush and the most populous area of Israel in the time of Christ.
•	Herod _____________________controlled the area during the life of Christ except for the period of his birth.
•	Tiberias was the capital of Galilee.  Matthew 4:15 calls this the “Galilee of the Gentiles”.
Josephus estimated
•	that there were _____________________towns in Galilee and that the population would have been near _____________________million---probably exaggerated a little.  Matthew links Jesus’ work in Galilee with the prophecy of Isaiah 9:1-2.
Jesus Came “Preaching”
•	the word means to proclaim as a_____________________, to proclaim in a loud voice.  It is used by Mark of Jesus’ work only in Chapter 1.  Thereafter, “teaching” is employed.  Five great words summarize the preaching of Jesus:
•	gospel, time, _____________________, repent, and believe.
The Gospel of God
•	is either good news from God or good news about God.  Both meanings are true, but it seems that good news from God is the best understanding.  
•	“Time” translates “_____________________” which speaks of an opportune moment, a decisive time---here the decisive, opportune time of God’s action.  The whole phrase means that “the time appointed by God for the fulfillment of his prophecies, the time to which the OT was pointing has come.
Kingdom of God
•	has various meanings in the NT, but essentially it is the redemptive rule of God, a sovereign authority which brings to those who submit to it “_____________________, peace, and joy in the Holy Spirit.”  In the present passage it is obviously thought of in terms of Messianic hope, the fulfillment of which is the turning point of human history.  In proclaiming that the kingdom was “at_____________________”, the meaning is literally, “has come near”, Jesus was saying that in His person and work the Messianic reign has come to men and confronts them.
Repent
•	translates a Greek word which basically means to change one’s mind or_____________________, but the real clue to its meaning is found in the OT in a Hebrew word which means to turn back, return.  As preached by the prophets, this “_____________________” was a returning to Jehovah “with one’s whole being and in all decisions taking sin absolutely seriously as Israel’s God.” It includes a new attitude to everything, which expresses itself negatively as a turning away from evil.”
Believe in the Gospel
•	is an unusual construction in Greek which probably reflects Semitic influence.  Cranfield takes it to mean “believe the good news that the hoped for kingdom of God has come near” Gospel According to Mark, 68.  Thus, “_____________________” here means something like “give credence to.”  The act of believing as it is generally represented in the NT involves commitment to, reliance upon, the object of one’s faith. “In the_____________________” points to the good news as the basis of faith. (Hiebert, Mark: A Portrait, 48)
Between Verses 15 & 16
•	perhaps show the healing of the nobleman’s son at Cana (Jn 4:46-54) and the first rejection of Jesus at _____________________ (Luke 4:16-30). Both events are omitted by Mark.
B. The First Disciples (1:16-20) their call to follow Jesus
•	These 4 men had already been introduced to Jesus and begun to accept Him as the Messiah. Now they are called to leave all and become His disciples.  A. B. Bruce, in The Training of the Twelve, says there were three stages in their discipleship:
•	1) when they believed Jesus to be the Messiah, but followed only at _____________________
•	2) when they followed Him constantly, abandoning their _____________________and
•	3) when they were chosen as apostles.
The Sea of Galilee
•	is also called Lake Gennessaret (Luke 5:1) and Lake Tiberias (Jn 6:1, 21:1).  The OT called the Sea, _____________________ (Dt 3:17) or Kinneroth (1 Kngs 15:20).  It is called “sea” here, but in Luke the word “_____________________” is always used.  It  is 12 miles long, 6 miles wide, and surrounded by hills.
C. The First Sabbath: Capernaum (1:21-34)
•	1) In the_____________________: (21-28)
•	2) In _____________________House (29-34)
1) In the Synagogue: (21-28)
•	Two things were conspicuous: a) the _____________________of His teaching (21-22) and b) the _____________________of His deeds (23-28).  The healing of the demon possessed man served three purposes:
•	1) alleviated the man’s suffering
•	2) authenticated Christ’s teaching as coming from God
•	3) indicated the course and pattern of Christ’s ministry- intervention into suffering humanity’s pain.
2) in Peter’s House (29-34)
•	Two stages in Christ’s ministry are here in Peter’s house
•	1) The healing of Peter’s _____________________soon after the synagogue service (29-31)
•	2) the healing of many others, at evening, after _____________________ (32-34).
D. The First Tour of Galilee
•	was probably accompanied by_____________________, John, _____________________and Andrew (1:35-45)
A. The Preparation for it (35)
•	Mark tells of three times when Jesus prayed:
•	here, at the _____________________
•	at the _____________________of his ministry (6:4-6) and
•	at the _____________________ (Gethsemane).
•	In each instance it is in the dead of night and at a time of tension.
B. The Purpose of It (36-38)
C. The Incidents Accompanying It (39-45)
•	The Preaching (39a)
•	casting Out Demons (39b)
•	Cleansing a _____________________ (40-45) -- only one of two such miracles recorded in the gospels.  The other (Luke 17:12-19) involved multiple healings. 
Leprosy
•	in Biblical times was regarded with more terror than any other_____________________.  It was foul and loathsome condition and had moral stigma attached to it.  It was to be cleansed, not healed.  Lepers were forbidden by law to enter a house, and when anyone came near them they had to cry out, “Unclean! Unclean!” (Lev 13:45ff).  In the OT the word “leprosy” covers a variety of _____________________diseases, not just what we know as leprosy today.  This man’s condition, however, was probably true leprosy.
Observe!
•	Jesus’ compassion (v. 41), His _____________________the man--something one would not ordinarily have done (41b), the immediacy of the _____________________ (42), the stern warning given the man (43) and the result of the man’s _____________________ (45).