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Mark 6
On the Sabbath day. See notes on Matthew 13:53-58. This was the second time he was rejected here (Luke 4:19-29).
Isn't he the carpenter? This shows that Jesus had worked at the same "trade" as Joseph (his legal father). It was the custom for every Jew to be taught a "trade." [Brothers and sisters, see note on John 2:12.]
He was not able. Matthew says they did not have faith. Jesus did not lack the ability to perform miracles, but it would be useless to do Matthew 8:10. To the villages around there. He spent no more time with them, but took his ministry into new areas.
He called the twelve disciples together. See Mark 6:8). They were to dress like "poor people."
And rubbed oil on many sick people. Oil was symbolic of God's grace. Using it pointed to God as the Healer. [Also called "anointing,"]
Now King Herod heard about all this. See notes on Matthew 14:1-12 about Herod's reaction and John the Baptist's death.
Wanted to kill him. Because John had exposed her sin. But she did not have the authority to do it.
Herod was afraid of John. Both because he knew John to be a holy Matthew 13:13-21. All four Gospels give this account.
To a lonely place. To the small plain of Butaiha just east of where the Jordan flows into the lake of Galilee. No one lived in that area.
And go ahead of him to Bethsaida. For notes on Jesus walking on the water, see Matthew 14:22-23. John says they went toward Capernaum. That was their destination, but on the way, they sailed along the coast in the northwest direction. They expected to meet Jesus at Bethsaida, and continue on to Capernaum. The ruins of Bethsaida are found near the place where the Jordan flows into Lake Galilee, close to the scene of the miracle.
And came to land at Gennesaret. Just south of Capernaum on the shore of Lake Galilee. See notes on Matthew 14:34-36.
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