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Begin Section 1: Mark 10 Text
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Verses 1-12 Divorce
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1Jesus then left that place
and went into the region of Judea and across the
2Some Pharisees came and
tested him by asking, “Is it lawful for a man to divorce his wife?”
3“What did Moses command
you?” he replied.
4They said, “Moses permitted
a man to write a certificate of divorce and send her away.”
5“It was because your hearts
were hard that Moses wrote you this law,” Jesus replied.
6“But at the beginning of
creation God ‘made them male and female.’
7‘For this reason a man will
leave his father and mother and be united to his wife,
8and the two will become one
flesh.’ So they are no longer two, but one flesh.
9Therefore what God has
joined together, let no one separate.”
10When they were in the house
again, the disciples asked Jesus about this.
11He answered, “Anyone who
divorces his wife and marries another woman commits adultery against her.
12And if she divorces her
husband and marries another man, she commits adultery.”
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1)
In accordance
with verse 5 what did Jesus say was the reason Moses permitted a man to write a
certificate of divorce and send his wife away?
2)
In accordance
with verses 6 and 7 what is God’s design for the gender of the two parties in
marriage?
3)
In accordance
with verses 8 and 9 what is God’s view toward divorce?
4)
In accordance
with verses 11 and 12 what is the consequence for remarriage after divorce?
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Verses 1-12 Divorce
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Verses 13-16 The Little Children and Jesus
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13People were bringing little
children to Jesus for him to place his hands on them, but the disciples rebuked
them.
14When Jesus saw this, he was
indignant. He said to them, “Let the little children come to me, and do not
hinder them, for the
15Truly I tell you, anyone
who will not receive the
16And he took the children in
his arms, placed his hands on them and blessed them.
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5)
What gate-keeping
function did the disciples serve doing triage for the crowd that was waiting to
see Jesus, given that the crowd was large and could be unruly?
6)
Given that the
disciples made the triage decision with an eye toward making the crowd bigger,
what did they prioritize, dramatic healing and driving out demons or requests that
did not excite the crowd?
7)
How did the
request for Jesus to place his hands on little children and bless them sound to
the disciples?
8)
What was it about
little children that particularly cast the self-serving calculation of the
disciples in a bad light?
9)
What does it mean
that anyone who would not receive the
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Verses 13-16 The Little Children and Jesus
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Verses 17-31 The Rich and the
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17As Jesus started on his
way, a man ran up to him and fell on his knees before him. “Good teacher,” he
asked, “what must I do to inherit eternal life?”
18“Why do you call me good?”
Jesus answered. “No one is good—except God alone.
19You know the commandments:
‘You shall not murder, you shall not commit adultery, you shall not steal, you
shall not give false testimony, you shall not defraud, honor your father and
mother.’”
20“Teacher,” he declared,
“all these I have kept since I was a boy.”
21Jesus looked at him and
loved him. “One thing you lack,” he said. “Go, sell everything you have and
give to the poor, and you will have treasure in heaven. Then come, follow me.”
22At this the man’s face
fell. He went away sad, because he had great wealth.
23Jesus looked around and
said to his disciples, “How hard it is for the rich to enter the
24The disciples were amazed
at his words. But Jesus said again, “Children, how hard it is to enter the
25It is easier for a camel to
go through the eye of a needle than for someone who is rich to enter the
26The disciples were even
more amazed, and said to each other, “Who then can be saved?”
27Jesus looked at them and
said, “With man this is impossible, but not with God; all things are possible
with God.”
28Then Peter spoke up, “We
have left everything to follow you!”
29“Truly I tell you,” Jesus
replied, “no one who has left home or brothers or sisters or mother or father
or children or fields for me and the gospel
30will fail to receive a
hundred times as much in this present age: homes, brothers, sisters, mothers,
children and fields—along with persecutions—and in the age to come eternal
life.
31But many who are first will
be last, and the last first.”
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10)
Was Jesus denying
that he is good or that he is God in his reply to the man in verse 18, given that
he called Jesus good without knowing the whole truth?
11)
In accordance
with verse 21 how should the man revolutionize the way he related to others and
to Jesus?
12)
How did the word
‘go’ as in ‘Go, sell everything you have and give to the poor, and you will
have treasure in heaven’ commence a totally new direction for the man who used
to store up things on earth?
13)
How did the word
‘come’ as in ‘Come, follow me’ commence a totally new direction for the man who
used to follow the dictate of his desires?
14)
Why did the
disciples ask who then could be saved when Jesus said that it was hard for the
rich to enter the kingdom of God, given that the rich was considered to be
blessed by God in the Jewish culture of their time?
15)
Was it necessary
for the rich man to sell everything he had and give to the poor in order to
inherit eternal life, given that he could inherit eternal life by faith in
Jesus?
16)
Why then did
Jesus tell the rich man to sell everything he had and give to the poor in order
to inherit eternal life, given that he wanted to inherit eternal life by his
own merits?
17)
How important was
eternal life to the rich man when he went away upon hearing Jesus’ words?
18)
Why were the
disciples able to leave everything to follow Jesus but the rich man was not,
given that the disciples had a dream to chase after with Jesus but the rich man
did not?
19)
But was it not
how much one had to walk away from that determined whether the disciples and
the rich man were able to leave everything to follow Jesus?
20)
What was Jesus’
strategy for picking disciples?
21)
Are the
relationships in the list of rewards in verse 30 in the physical sense or in
the spiritual sense?
22)
According to
verse 30 are blessings and persecutions inseparable twins in this present age for
those who make sacrifices for Jesus and for the gospel?
23)
What makes it
worthwhile for those who are last in this present age to wait to be first in
the age to come, if we pay attention to the length of duration of this present
age and the age to come?
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Verses 17-31 The Rich and the
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Verses 32-34 Jesus Again Predicts His Death
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32They were on their way up
to
33“We are going up to
Jerusalem,” he said, “and the Son of Man will be delivered over to the chief
priests and the teachers of the law. They will condemn him to death and will
hand him over to the Gentiles,
34who will mock him and spit
on him, flog him and kill him. Three days later he will rise.”
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24)
Why were there astonishment
and fear when Jesus led the way going up to
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Verses 32-34 Jesus Again Predicts His Death
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Verses 35-45 The Request of James and John
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35Then James and John, the
sons of Zebedee, came to him. “Teacher,” they said, “we want you to do for us
whatever we ask.”
36“What do you want me to do
for you?” he asked.
37They replied, “Let one of
us sit at your right and the other at your left in your glory.”
38“You don’t know what you
are asking,” Jesus said. “Can you drink the cup I drink or be baptized with the
baptism I am baptized with?”
39“We can,” they answered.
Jesus said to them, “You will drink the cup I drink and be baptized with the
baptism I am baptized with,
40but to sit at my right or
left is not for me to grant. These places belong to those for whom they have
been prepared.”
41When the ten heard about
this, they became indignant with James and John.
42Jesus called them together
and said, “You know that those who are regarded as rulers of the Gentiles lord
it over them, and their high officials exercise authority over them.
43Not so with you. Instead,
whoever wants to become great among you must be your servant,
44and whoever wants to be
first must be slave of all.
45For even the Son of Man did
not come to be served, but to serve, and to give his life as a ransom for
many.”
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25)
How was the disciples’
dream to he aligned with the reality of the self-giving Christ, given that they
wanted to be self-serving disciples following the self-serving Christ?
26)
Why did the
disciples have a tendency to jockey for position after Jesus made a prediction
of his death, given that they did not want their dream to be aligned with the
reality of the self-giving Christ?
27)
How would James
and John drink the cup Jesus drank and be baptized with the baptism Jesus was
baptized with, given that they would follow Jesus as he took up his cross, died
and rose again?
28)
What is the principle
of servanthood in leadership that Jesus again taught the disciples in verses 43
and 44?
29)
How did Jesus use
himself as the example to illustrate the practice of the principle of servanthood in leadership in verse 45?
30)
What progress had
the disciples made in self-denying, given that they were jealously guarding
their dream from Jesus’ correction?
31)
What progress had
the disciples made in the practice of the principle
of servanthood in leadership, given that they continued to jockey for position?
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Verses 35-45 The Request of James and John
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Verses 46-52 Blind Bartimaeus Receives His Sight
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46Then they came to
47When he heard that it was
Jesus of Nazareth, he began to shout, “Jesus, Son of David, have mercy on me!”
48Many rebuked him and told
him to be quiet, but he shouted all the more, “Son of David, have mercy on me!”
49Jesus stopped and said,
“Call him.” So they called to the blind man, “Cheer up! On your feet! He’s
calling you.”
50Throwing his cloak aside,
he jumped to his feet and came to Jesus.
51“What do you want me to do
for you?” Jesus asked him. The blind man said, “Rabbi, I want to see.”
52“Go,” said Jesus, “your
faith has healed you.” Immediately he received his sight and followed Jesus
along the road.
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32)
What is the
significance of the title ‘Son of David’?
33)
According to
verse 48 did Bartimaeus give up when other people told him to be quiet and why?
34)
According to verse
50 in what manner did Bartimaeus come to Jesus?
35)
According to
verse 52 how did Bartimaeus get healed?
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Verses 46-52 Blind Bartimaeus Receives His Sight
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Begin Section 2: Mark 10
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Verses 1-12 Divorce
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Concerning divorce,
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1)
In accordance
with verse 5 what did Jesus say was the reason Moses permitted a man to write a
certificate of divorce and send his wife away?
o
It was because the
Jews’ hearts were hard.
o
That
o
Moses wrote them the
law.
2)
In accordance
with verses 6 and 7 what is God’s design for the gender of the two parties in
marriage?
o
Male and female.
3)
In accordance
with verses 8 and 9 what is God’s view toward divorce?
o
God is against
divorce.
4)
In accordance
with verses 11 and 12 what is the consequence for remarriage after divorce?
o
A man who
§
Divorces his wife.
§
And marries
another woman.
o
Commits adultery
against her.
o
A woman who
§
Divorces her
husband.
§
And marries
another man.
o
Commits adultery
against him.
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Verses 1-12 Divorce
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Verses 13-16 The Little Children and Jesus
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Concerning blessing the
children,
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5)
What gate-keeping
function did the disciples serve doing triage for the crowd that was waiting to
see Jesus, given that the crowd was large and could be unruly?
o
They
§
Maintained order.
§
And prevented the
crowd from crowding Jesus.
6)
Given that the
disciples made the triage decision with an eye toward making the crowd bigger,
what did they prioritize, dramatic healing and driving out demons or requests that
did not excite the crowd?
o
They prioritized
§
Dramatic healing.
§
And driving out
demons.
7)
How did the
request for Jesus to place his hands on little children and bless them sound to
the disciples?
o
They considered
the request to be
§
Trivializing Jesus’
ministry.
§
And getting in
the way.
8)
What was it about
little children that particularly cast the self-serving calculation of the
disciples in a bad light?
o
Little children’s
innocence.
9)
What does it mean
that anyone who would not receive the
o
It means that anyone
who would not receive the
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Verses 13-16 The Little Children and Jesus
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Verses 17-31 The Rich and the
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Concerning Jesus’
conversation with the rich man,
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10)
Was Jesus denying
that he is good or that he is God in his reply to the man in verse 18, given
that he called Jesus good without knowing the whole truth?
o
No, because Jesus
was simply challenging the man’s calling him good without knowing the whole
truth.
11)
In accordance
with verse 21 how should the man revolutionize the way he related to others and
to Jesus?
o
He should
§
Sell everything
he had.
§
And give to the
poor.
§
And follow Jesus.
12)
How did the word
‘go’ as in ‘Go, sell everything you have and give to the poor, and you will
have treasure in heaven’ commence a totally new direction for the man who used
to store up things on earth?
o
Storing up things
on earth now gave way to laying up treasures in heaven.
13)
How did the word
‘come’ as in ‘Come, follow me’ commence a totally new direction for the man who
used to follow the dictate of his desires?
o
Following the
dictate of his desires now gave way to following Jesus.
14)
Why did the
disciples ask who then could be saved when Jesus said that it was hard for the
rich to enter the kingdom of God, given that the rich was considered to be
blessed by God in the Jewish culture of their time?
o
They thought that
it would be
§
Even harder for
the rest to be saved.
§
To the point of
impossibility.
o
If
o
It was hard for
the rich who was blessed by God.
15)
Was it necessary for
the rich man to sell everything he had and give to the poor in order to inherit
eternal life, given that he could inherit eternal life by faith in Jesus?
o
No.
16)
Why then did
Jesus tell the rich man to sell everything he had and give to the poor in order
to inherit eternal life, given that he wanted to inherit eternal life by his
own merits?
o
Jesus wanted to
find out how badly he wanted to get eternal life.
17)
How important was
eternal life to the rich man when he went away sad upon hearing Jesus’ words?
o
Eternal life was
to the rich man just another feather on his cap.
o
That
o
He could do
without.
18)
Why were the
disciples able to leave everything to follow Jesus but the rich man was not,
given that the disciples had a dream to chase after with Jesus but the rich man
did not?
o
The disciples
were able to leave everything to follow Jesus.
o
Because
o
The realization
of their dream held sway over them.
o
So they left
everything to chase after their dream with Jesus.
o
The rich man was
not able to leave everything to follow Jesus.
o
Because
o
He had no dream
worth chasing after.
o
And wealth held
sway over him.
o
So he was trapped
by his wealth.
19)
But was it not
how much one had to walk away from that determined whether the disciples and
the rich man were able to leave everything to follow Jesus?
o
No, because
§
The disciples
would not be willing to leave everything to follow Jesus.
§
No matter
§
How little they
had.
§
If
§
The realization
of their dream did not hold sway over them.
§
The rich man
would be willing to leave everything to follow Jesus.
§
No matter
§
How much he had.
§
If
§
The realization
of his dream held sway over him.
§
It was
Ø
One’s dream.
Ø
Not the amount of
one’s possession.
§
That was the
determining factor of following Jesus in these two cases.
20)
What was Jesus’
strategy for picking disciples?
o
Jesus
§
Picked those to
be his disciples who were willing to leave everything to chase after their dream
with him.
§
And then aligned
their dream with the reality of the Christ through discipleship.
21)
Are the
relationships in the list of rewards in verse 30 in the physical sense or in
the spiritual sense?
o
They are relationships
in the spiritual sense.
22)
According to
verse 30 are blessings and persecutions inseparable twins in this present age for
those who make sacrifices for Jesus and for the gospel?
o
Yes.
23)
What makes it
worthwhile for those who are last in this present age to wait to be first in
the age to come, if we pay attention to the length of duration of this present
age and the age to come?
o
Being last in
this present age only lasts a short lifetime.
o
Being first in
the age to come will last for eternity to come.
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Verses 17-31 The Rich and the
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Verses 32-34 Jesus Again Predicts His Death
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Concerning Jesus again
predicting his death,
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24)
Why were there astonishment
and fear when Jesus led the way going up to
o
It was because Jesus
was signaling a change in his approach in handling confrontation with the
religious leaders.
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Verses 32-34 Jesus Again Predicts His Death
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Verses 35-45 The Request of James and John
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Concerning the request of
James and John,
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25)
How was the
disciples’ dream to he aligned with the reality of the self-giving Christ,
given that they wanted to be self-serving disciples following the self-serving
Christ?
o
They would turn
§
From being
self-serving disciples following the self-serving Christ.
§
To being
self-giving disciples following the self-giving Christ.
26)
Why did the
disciples have a tendency to jockey for position after Jesus made a prediction
of his death, given that they did not want their dream to be aligned with the
reality of the self-giving Christ?
o
They did it to
shout Jesus down.
27)
How would James
and John drink the cup Jesus drank and be baptized with the baptism Jesus was
baptized with, given that they would follow Jesus as he took up his cross, died
and rose again?
o
Like Jesus James
and John would
§
Take up their
cross.
§
Die.
§
And rise again.
28)
What is the principle
of servanthood in leadership that Jesus again taught the disciples in verses 43
and 44?
o
Whoever wants to
become great among you must be your servant.
o
Whoever wants to
be first must be slave of all.
29)
How did Jesus use
himself as the example to illustrate the practice of the principle of servanthood in leadership in verse 45?
o
The Son of Man did
not come
§
To be served.
§
But to serve.
§
And to give his
life as a ransom for many.
30)
What progress had
the disciples made in self-denying, given that they were jealously guarding
their dream from Jesus’ correction?
o
They had made no
progress.
31)
What progress had
the disciples made in the practice of the principle
of servanthood in leadership, given that they continued to jockey for position?
o
Servanthood was
still not on their mind.
o
When
o
It came to leadership.
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Verses 35-45 The Request of James and John
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Verses 46-52 Blind Bartimaeus Receives His Sight
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Concerning blind Bartimaeus
receiving his sight,
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32)
What is the
significance of the title ‘Son of David’?
o
The title ‘Son of
David’ is a reference to the Christ.
33)
According to
verse 48 did Bartimaeus give up when other people told him to be quiet and why?
o
No, because he shouted
all the more.
34)
According to
verse 50 in what manner did Bartimaeus come to Jesus?
o
He
§
Threw off everything
that hindered.
§
Made haste.
§
And came to Jesus.
35)
According to
verse 52 how did Bartimaeus get healed?
o
His faith had
healed him.
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Verses 46-52 Blind Bartimaeus Receives His Sight
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