Jesus

and
His Kingdom 32-52
Jesus Predicts His Death and Resurrection 32-34
They were amazed and others were afraid 2 emotions / 2 reasons:
Amazed at teaching he just gave so inverted to worlds philosophy
Afraid to head to Jerusalem Jesus said his death awaited there

Delivered over to Gentiles in Jerusalem the most explicit in gospels

Jesus and
His Kingdom 32-52
Jesus is Asked for High Positions 35-45
Not mindful of what God was doing but seeking own glory
They dont know what they are asking yet are confident they can do it
The other ten heard it and were angry with James and John why?

Jesus and
His Kingdom 32-52
Jesus is Asked for Mercy 46-52
He came to Jericho and as he left he was approached by Bartimaeus

Jesus and
His Kingdom 32-52
Jesus is Asked for Mercy 46-52
Bartimaeus knew Jesus the Nazarene was the Son of David!
This healing of the blind and the other in 8:22-26 may be bookends?

The Gospel of Mark

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Jesus is Questioned
Mark 10:1-52

The Triumphal Entry

Mark 11:1-26

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The Triumphal
Entry 1-11
Mount of Olives 1-3
Why is the Mount of Olives so significant here and in Eschatology?
Jesus interactions at the Mount of Olives has special significance:
Jesus announces destruction (Titus) of Jerusalem and weeps (Lk 19:41-44)
Jesus gave apocalyptic instruction on the end times from here (Matt 24:3)
Jesus ascended to heaven from here and will return to here (Acts 1:9-11)

Why did the colt need to be one never sat on before? Four major reasons:
Custom that only unused animals were appropriate for sacred use
This is fulfillment of prophecy regarding Zions king (Zec 9:9)
Symbol of peace came in humility to offer peace with God by the cross
Second coming on white horse to make war and judge (Rev 19:11)

The Triumphal
Entry 1-11
Day of Visitation 4-11
They found it all just as Jesus had said and gave the answer He instructed
The crowd worships as Israels hope enters with royal welcome (2 Kgs 9:13)
Jesus visits the temple to inspect it before cleansing it in divine zeal

The Fig Tree and the

Temple 12-26
Jesus Curses the Fig Tree 12-14
This is problematic for some scholars = easily understood as a living parable
Jesus (God) was hungry for fruit from his fig tree (Israel) = finds only leaves
Context = Jesus just went to the temple and found only leaves (v.11-12)
Not the season for the full fig but leaves mean its edible buds are present

Jesus was seeking

fruit in April, the
month of Passover,
when fig trees
would have been
blossoming.

The Fig Tree and the

Temple 12-26
Jesus Purges the Temple 15-19
Second time in the temple in two days earlier found it lacking (Mk 11:11)
Temple business was lucrative for Scribes and Pharisees = burdened people
Cleansing temple His 2nd messianic act this week = prophetic (Mal 3:1-3)

The Fig Tree and the

Temple 12-26
The Withered Fig Tree 20-26
Disciples are surprised at the destruction and what seems to be so sudden
The lesson on faith is more incidental than connected to the tree

The Triumphal Entry

Mark 11:1-26

THE GOSPEL OF MARK

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