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Verses 1-6 Lord of the
Sabbath Continued
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1Another time Jesus went into
the synagogue, and a man with a shriveled hand was
there.
2Some of them were looking
for a reason to accuse Jesus, so they watched him closely to see if he would
heal him on the Sabbath.
3Jesus said to the man with
the shriveled hand, “Stand up in front of everyone.”
4Then Jesus asked them,
“Which is lawful on the Sabbath: to do good or to do
evil, to save life or to kill?” But they remained silent.
5He looked around at them in
anger and, deeply distressed at their stubborn hearts, said to the man,
“Stretch out your hand.” He stretched it out, and his hand was completely
restored.
6Then the Pharisees went out
and began to plot with the Herodians how they might
kill Jesus.
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Concerning Jesus being Lord
of the Sabbath,
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1)
Where did Jesus
go?
o
Jesus went into a
synagogue.
2)
Who was in the
synagogue?
o
There was a man
with a shriveled hand in the synagogue.
3)
Who were the
people referred to as ‘some of them’ in verse 2?
o
In the context of
what was said in the previous chapter it was the Pharisees being referred to.
4)
What were the
Pharisees trying to do to Jesus?
o
They were looking
for a reason to accuse Jesus.
5)
What kind of
accusation might the Pharisees be trying to lodge
against Jesus?
o
The Pharisees
were waiting to see if Jesus would break the Sabbath by healing the man with a
shriveled hand.
6)
Why did the
Pharisees think that Jesus might break the Sabbath by healing the man with a
shriveled hand?
o
They thought so
because in the previous chapter Jesus did not regard observance of the Sabbath
as a strict rule to follow that could not be broken under any circumstance.
7)
Didn’t Jesus
break the Sabbath in the previous chapter?
o
No, only Jesus’
disciples did.
8)
Did the man with
a shriveled hand hope that Jesus would heal him on the Sabbath and why?
o
Yes, because
otherwise he might not have another healing opportunity with Jesus.
9)
What did the
Pharisees believe about Jesus’ ability to heal the man with a shriveled hand?
o
They believed that
the man with a shriveled hand would be healed if Jesus chose to heal him.
10)
Did the Pharisees
have their sins forgiven since they believed in Jesus’ ability to heal and why?
o
No, because they
did not have any action done in obedience to Jesus that would qualify their
belief as faith.
11)
Did members of
the Judaic community wait to see if Jesus would violate the law
of Moses in order to make accusation against him in the previous chapter?
o
No.
12)
What were members
of the Judaic community trying to do in the previous chapter when they engaged Jesus?
o
They were on the
defensive by questioning and pressuring Jesus for him to stop his assault on
Judaism.
13)
Did the Pharisees
adopt a change in strategy in dealing with Jesus in the current chapter and
why?
o
Yes, because they
were on the offensive in the current chapter actively looking for a reason to
accuse Jesus and to discredit him.
14)
What was Jesus’
conclusion from the previous chapter about the relationship between man and the
Sabbath?
o
Jesus concluded from
the previous chapter that the Sabbath was made for the benefit of man, not man
made for observance of the Sabbath.
15)
Judging from the
attitude of the Pharisees in the current chapter, were they convinced of Jesus’
conclusion about the relationship between man and the Sabbath?
o
No.
16)
Why did the
Pharisees watch Jesus closely to see if he would heal the man with a shriveled
hand on the Sabbath?
o
They did so lest
they missed the healing that might not be done in an obvious manner since Jesus
could heal people with words.
17)
What did Jesus say to the man with a shriveled
hand?
o
Jesus told him to
stand up in front of
everyone.
18)
What was Jesus’
intent in telling the man
with a shriveled hand to stand up in front of everyone?
o
Jesus told the
man not just to stand up but to stand up in front of everyone so that when he
healed the man, everyone would be able to see it.
o
Jesus would not
cover up healing on a Sabbath as the Pharisees thought he might do.
19)
What did Jesus
then say to the Pharisees?
o
Jesus asked them
if it was lawful on the Sabbath to do good or to do
evil, to save life or to kill.
20)
What was the only
acceptable answer for Jesus’ question the way he formulated it?
o
It was lawful on
the Sabbath to do good and to save life.
21)
In what manner
did Jesus guide the Pharisees to a proper understanding of the Sabbath in the
way he formulated the question for them as though he were helping little
children?
o
Jesus was
handholding and guiding them to a proper understanding of the Sabbath.
22)
What did the
Pharisees say in response to Jesus’ question?
o
They remained
silent.
23)
How did the
Pharisees regard Jesus’ question?
o
From the
perspective of the Pharisees no work whatsoever was to be done on the Sabbath.
o
Jesus’ question
condoned work on the Sabbath.
o
Therefore Jesus’
question was not legitimate.
24)
Why did the
Pharisees reject doing good and saving life as
acceptable on the Sabbath?
o
Keeping the
Sabbath by the letter of the law had become such an overriding concern for the
Pharisees that it trumped everything else including doing good
and saving life.
25)
How did Jesus
fare in terms of handholding and guiding the Pharisees to a proper
understanding of the Sabbath by way of an easy question?
o
Jesus failed.
26)
How did Jesus
feel when the Pharisees remained silent?
o
Jesus was angry
and deeply distressed at their stubborn heart refusing to be corrected.
27)
Why was Jesus angry
and deeply distressed?
o
It was because Jesus
had made it easy for them to correct their misunderstanding of the Sabbath but
they refused to.
28)
What did Jesus
say to the man with a shriveled hand?
o
Jesus told him to
stretch out his hand.
29)
How did the man
with a shriveled hand respond?
o
He stretched out
his hand.
30)
How was the man
with a shriveled hand able to stretch out his hand?
o
As the man tried to
stretch out his hand in obedience to Jesus’ order for him to do so, he was
healed and thus enabled to stretch out his hand.
31)
How did Jesus
prioritize between doing good and keeping the Sabbath?
o
Jesus prioritized
doing good over keeping the Sabbath.
32)
Did Jesus break the
Sabbath or keep the Sabbath by the spirit of the law when he did good on the Sabbath?
o
Jesus kept the
Sabbath by the spirit of the law.
33)
Why did Jesus
choose to keep the Sabbath by the spirit of the law over keeping the Sabbath by
the letter of the law?
o
Jesus so chose because
the Sabbath was made for the benefit of man, not man made for observance of the
Sabbath.
34)
What was the crux
of the conflict over the Sabbath between Jesus and the Pharisees?
o
Jesus kept the
Sabbath by the spirit of the law for the benefit of man.
o
The Pharisees
kept the Sabbath by the letter of the law for the sake of self-righteousness.
35)
What claim did Jesus
confirm of himself that he made in the previous chapter through the current
miracle of healing on the Sabbath?
o
Jesus confirmed
that he is Lord of the Sabbath.
36)
Was the man with
a shriveled hand forgiven of his sins and why?
o
Yes, because he
had faith in Jesus as seen in stretching out his hand in obedience to Jesus’
order for him.
37)
How did Jesus’
keeping the Sabbath by the spirit of the law enable the man with a shriveled
hand to experience the true meaning of the Sabbath?
o
The man rested
from the burden of his sins and of his disability on the Sabbath as genuine
fulfillment of the Sabbath.
38)
What was the
Pharisees’ response to Jesus’ healing the man on the Sabbath?
o
They began to
plot with the Herodians how they might kill Jesus.
39)
Who were taking
the lead to plot Jesus’ death?
o
The Pharisees were.
40)
Why did the
Pharisees want to kill Jesus?
o
They wanted to
kill Jesus because Jesus was an existential threat to Judaism that could not be
mitigated otherwise.
41)
In what place did
Jesus heal the man with a shriveled hand?
o
In a synagogue.
42)
Whose territory was
the synagogue?
o
The synagogue was
the territory of the Pharisees as the religious leader.
43)
What might have
directly contributed to the Pharisees’ determination to kill Jesus and why?
o
Jesus healed the
man with a shriveled hand in a synagogue that was the territory of the Pharisees
as the religious leader.
44)
Who were the Herodians?
o
The Herodians were another Jewish sect like the Pharisees.
o
The Pharisees and
the Herodians were politically opposed to each other but
formed an expedient alliance for the sake of eliminating Jesus who was threatening
their interests.
45)
What was the
reason the Pharisees did not seem to concern themselves with the possibility
that God might be behind the healing miracle Jesus did?
o
It was because
their interests were so vested with their observance of the Sabbath that they
would not cede any ground to anyone, not even to God.
46)
What did the
Pharisees wanting to kill Jesus say about their attitude toward protecting
their interests?
o
If God wanted to
take away the way they observed the Sabbath, God needed to be eliminated.
47)
What was the
contrast between the man with a shriveled hand and the Pharisees in terms of
accepting Jesus’ help?
o
The man with a
shriveled hand obeyed Jesus’ command for him to stretch out his hand.
o
The Pharisees rejected
Jesus’ handholding and guidance.
48)
What accounted
for the difference in attitude toward Jesus between the man with a shriveled
hand and the Pharisees?
o
The man with a
shriveled hand was fully in touch with his helplessness and thus accepted
Jesus’ help.
o
The Pharisees
were self-righteous about their piety and thus had no need for Jesus’ handholding
and guidance.
49)
Did the man’s
shriveled hand turn out to be a curse or a blessing for him?
o
It turned out to
be a blessing in disguise as a curse.
50)
How did the
Pharisees reject Jesus’ correction of their observance of the Sabbath?
o
They rejected Jesus’
§
Sound
interpretation of the bible for proper observance of the Sabbath;
§
Declaration of
himself as Lord of the Sabbath;
§
Handholding and
guiding them to a proper understanding of the Sabbath;
§
Miraculous healing
of the man with a shriveled hand as genuine fulfillment of the Sabbath;
§
Keeping the
Sabbath by the spirit of the law.
51)
How did the Judaic community as exemplified by the Pharisees
regard the religion of their God and the God of their religion?
o
The Judaic community
loved the religion of their God but rejected the God of their religion.
52)
What is the
greatest commandment of the law God gave
o
The greatest
commandment of the law is recorded in Deuteronomy 6:4-5.
· Ask a volunteer to read out loud Deuteronomy 6:4-5 that
says,
+++++++++++++++++++++
4 Hear, O Israel: The Lord
our God, the Lord is one.
5 Love the Lord your God with
all your heart and with all your soul and with all your strength.
+++++++++++++++++++++
53)
How did the
Judaic community as exemplified by the Pharisees do in terms of obeying the
greatest commandment, judging from the way they observed the Sabbath?
o
They failed to
obey the greatest commandment.
54)
What was the
consequence of the failure of the Judaic community to obey the greatest
commandment?
o
They failed to
fulfill first covenant.
55)
What was the
consequence of the failure of the Judaic community to fulfill the first
covenant?
o
The first
covenant was becoming old and being replaced by the new covenant Jesus was
putting in place.
56)
Did members of the
Judaic community continually question Jesus and his disciples about their
motive for doing what they did?
o
Yes.
57)
Did members of the
Judaic community ever question themselves whether they were truly
loving God with their legalistic compliance with traditions, rituals and
laws?
o
No.
58)
How should Jesus’
disciples evaluate their motive of obeying God’s commands for them?
o
They should question
whether they obey God’s commands for the sake of loving God or for the sake of
self-righteousness through legalistic compliance.
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summary.
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Verses 1-6 Lord of the Sabbath
Continued
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Verses 7-12 Crowds Follow
Jesus
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7Jesus withdrew with his
disciples to the lake, and a large crowd from
8When they heard about all he
was doing, many people came to him from Judea,
9Because of the crowd he told
his disciples to have a small boat ready for him, to keep the people from
crowding him.
10For he had healed many, so
that those with diseases were pushing forward to touch him.
11Whenever the impure spirits
saw him, they fell down before him and cried out, “You are the Son of God.”
12But he gave them strict
orders not to tell others about him.
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Concerning crowds following
Jesus,
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59)
Where did Jesus
go after healing the man with a shriveled hand?
o
Jesus withdrew
with his disciples to the
60)
Why did Jesus withdraw
with his disciples to the Sea?
o
Jesus did so
apparently trying to get away from the Pharisees who were plotting to kill him.
61)
What did the
large crowd from
o
They followed Jesus
as he withdrew with his disciples to the sea.
62)
Why did many people
from various places come to Jesus?
o
They came to
Jesus when they heard all he was doing.
63)
Where did the
people come from?
o
Many people came
to Jesus from Judea,
o
These places can
be found on the map shown on the following page: http://justasimplesheep.blogspot.com/2014/06/bruised-and-broken.html
64)
Did Jesus heal
many of these people?
o
Yes.
65)
What happened as
a result of Jesus healing many?
o
People with
diseases were pushing forward to touch him.
66)
Why were people with
diseases in a frenzy trying to touch Jesus?
o
They
§
Were desperate
for the healing of their diseases on the one hand.
§
Had difficulties
getting to Jesus because of the large crowd on the other.
67)
What was special
about the crowd that was surrounding Jesus?
o
It was the first
time a large crowd had been depicted to be
§
Coming from
surrounding regions to Jesus in
§
In a frenzy
trying to touch Jesus.
68)
What did Jesus
tell his disciples to do in order to keep people from crowding him?
o
Jesus told his
disciples to have a small boat ready for him.
69)
What kind of a
crowd did the need for a boat for the sake of keeping people from crowding
Jesus indicate?
o
It indicated a
large and unruly crowd.
70)
What could be
said about the size of the current crowd that was following Jesus compared to
previous ones?
o
The current crowd
was larger than previous crowds.
71)
What was becoming
of Jesus’ influence with what had been said about the crowd that was following him?
o
Jesus’ influence
was becoming
§
Greater.
§
More widespread.
72)
What went through
the mind of the Pharisees who saw for the first time the frenzy of the unruly
large crowd that came to Jesus from all over the place?
o
It strengthened their
resolve all the more to kill Jesus who was becoming an increasingly
uncontrollable existential threat to Judaism.
73)
What did unclean
spirits do when they saw Jesus?
o
Unclean spirits
would fall down before Jesus and cry out, “You are the Son of God.”
74)
How do unclean
spirits fall down and cry out if they are spirit?
o
Unclean spirits speak
and act through the persons they are possessing.
75)
What was the
identity that an unclean spirit in chapter 1 divulged of Jesus?
o
In chapter 1 an unclean
spirit divulged the identity of Jesus as the Holy One of God.
76)
What kind of identity
is the Holy One of God in terms of clarity?
o
It is a vague identity.
77)
To what extent
did unclean spirits divulge the identity of Jesus this time?
o
Unclean spirits
fully divulged the identity of Jesus as the Son of God this time.
78)
Why were unclean
spirits able to point out the divine identity of Jesus?
o
Unclean spirits
see clearly what is going on in the spiritual realm.
79)
Who else had
fully revealed the identity of Jesus as the Son of God?
o
God the Father
had in chapter 1 when Jesus was coming up out of the water while being baptized
by John the Baptist in the
80)
Had human being
come to the realization of the divine identity of Jesus at this point?
o
No.
81)
Did Jesus ever
hint at his divine identity so far and why?
o
Yes, because
Jesus confirmed through miracles of healing his claims that he
§
Had authority on
earth to forgive sins and was therefore God in the previous chapter.
§
Was Lord of the
Sabbath and was therefore God in the current chapter.
82)
What might be a
reason people had difficulties coming to the realization of the divine identity
of Jesus?
o
When they
acknowledged the divine identity of Jesus, people would have to submit to the authority
of Jesus, which they were not ready to do.
83)
Why did unclean
spirits divulge the identity of Jesus as the Son of God?
o
Unclean spirits
were trying to expose Jesus’ identity as the Son of God ahead of his planned schedule.
84)
How did Jesus
handle the unclean spirits’ exposure of his identity as the Son of God?
o
Jesus gave them
strict orders not to tell who he was.
85)
Why did Jesus
give unclean spirits strict orders not to tell who he was?
o
Jesus was
controlling the revelation of his identity as the Son of God to his disciples
according to his own schedule.
86)
Did unclean
spirits obey Jesus’ order for them not to tell who he was and why?
o
Yes, because unclean
spirits had to submit to the absolute authority of the Son of God.
87)
As Jesus’
influence was becoming greater and more widespread, what forces were at work to
derail him?
o
The Pharisees
were plotting to kill Jesus.
o
Unclean spirits
were exposing his identity as the Son of God ahead of his planned schedule.
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Verses 7-12 Crowds Follow
Jesus
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Verses 13-19 Jesus Appoints
the Twelve
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13Jesus went up on a
mountainside and called to him those he wanted, and they came to him.
14He appointed twelve that
they might be with him and that he might send them out to preach
15and to
have authority to drive out demons.
16These are the twelve he
appointed: Simon (to whom he gave the name Peter),
17James son of Zebedee and his brother John (to them he gave the name Boanerges, which means “sons of thunder”),
18Andrew,
Philip, Bartholomew, Matthew, Thomas, James son of Alphaeus,
Thaddaeus, Simon the Zealot 19and Judas Iscariot, who
betrayed him.
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Concerning the appointing of
the twelve apostles,
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88)
Where did Jesus
go next?
o
Jesus went up on
a mountainside.
89)
Who was Jesus
with on the mountainside?
o
Jesus called to
him those he wanted.
90)
What did Jesus do
with those who came to him?
o
Jesus designated
them apostles.
91)
What does the
word ‘apostle’ mean?
o
It means one who
is sent off.
92)
What did Jesus do
with the apostles?
o
Jesus would
§
Be with them.
§
Send them out to
preach.
§
Give them
authority to drive out demons.
93)
What did it mean
that Jesus would be with the apostles?
o
Jesus would be
spending time privately with them for the purpose of training them up for
service.
94)
What would the authority
to drive out demons do for the apostles’ preaching?
o
It would confirm
the message they preached.
95)
Who were the
twelve apostles?
o
Simon (to whom he
gave the name Peter), James son of Zebedee and his
brother John (to them he gave the name Boanerges,
which means “sons of thunder”), Andrew, Philip, Bartholomew, Matthew, Thomas,
James son of Alphaeus, Thaddaeus,
Simon the Zealot and Judas Iscariot, who betrayed Jesus.
96)
Didn’t Jesus call
Levi in the previous chapter?
o
Yes, Levi went by
the name Matthew in the list of apostles.
97)
Did Jesus know
from the beginning that Judas would betray him and why?
o
Yes, because
Jesus is God and is all-knowing.
98)
Why did Jesus
choose Judas if he knew from the beginning that Judas would betray him?
o
Jesus chose Judas
because Jesus was going to fulfill his mission of dying for the sins of the
whole world.
99)
Who of the
disciples called earlier did the twelve apostles include?
o
The twelve
apostles included Simon, i.e., Peter, Andrew, James, John, and Levi, i.e., Matthew,
whom Jesus had called earlier.
100)
Did Jesus have an
ongoing relationship with the twelve apostles before appointing them?
o
Yes.
101)
Why did Jesus
appoint the twelve apostles?
o
Because
§
Jesus needed to
hasten the training of the twelve apostles to be his replacement now that the
Pharisees were plotting to kill him.
§
Jesus needed the
twelve apostles to assist him in ministering to the increasingly large crowds.
§
Jesus’ approach
to ministry was to send workers out among the people rather than for people to
come to him.
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Verses 13-19 Jesus Appoints
the Twelve
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Verses 20-35 Jesus Accused by
His Family and by Teachers of the Law
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20Then Jesus entered a house,
and again a crowd gathered, so that he and his disciples were not even able to
eat.
21When his family heard about
this, they went to take charge of him, for they said, “He is out of his mind.”
22And the teachers of the law
who came down from
23So Jesus called them over
to him and began to speak to them in parables: “How can Satan drive out Satan?
24If a kingdom is divided
against itself, that kingdom cannot stand.
25If a house is divided
against itself, that house cannot stand.
26And if Satan opposes
himself and is divided, he cannot stand; his end has come.
27In fact, no one can enter a
strong man’s house without first tying him up. Then he can plunder the strong
man’s house.
28Truly I tell you, people
can be forgiven all their sins and every slander they utter,
29but whoever blasphemes
against the Holy Spirit will never be forgiven; they are guilty of an eternal
sin.”
30He said this because they
were saying, “He has an impure spirit.”
31Then Jesus’ mother and
brothers arrived. Standing outside, they sent someone in to call him.
32A crowd was sitting around
him, and they told him, “Your mother and brothers are outside looking for you.”
33“Who are my mother and my
brothers?” he asked.
34Then he looked at those
seated in a circle around him and said, “Here are my mother and my brothers!
35Whoever does God’s will is
my brother and sister and mother.”
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Concerning Jesus and Beelzebul,
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102)
What did Jesus do
after appointing the twelve apostles?
o
Jesus entered a
house.
103)
What happened
after Jesus entered the house?
o
A crowd gathered.
104)
How busy were
Jesus and his disciples with the crowd?
o
They were so busy
that they were not even able to eat.
105)
What happened
when Jesus’ family heard about what was going on with Jesus?
o
Jesus’ family
came to take charge of him, saying that he was out of his mind.
106)
Was being kept so
busy as not to be able to eat an indication of someone who was out of his mind?
o
No.
107)
What motivated Jesus’
family to say that he was out of his mind?
o
They said that in
order to tone down the conflict between Jesus and the religious leaders,
knowing that the Pharisees were plotting with the Herodians
to kill him.
o
They wanted to
turn Jesus around before it was too late.
108)
How did teachers
of the laws follow up on that lead in condemning Jesus and how?
o
Teachers of the
laws who came down from
109)
Who were the
teachers of the law?
o
The teachers of
the law were teachers of Jewish traditions and the law
of Moses.
110)
Whose power base
was
o
111)
What social
status did teachers of the laws who came down from
o
They were authoritative
figures pertaining to the law of Moses in the Judaic community.
112)
Why did teachers
of the laws come down from
o
They did so to
monitor Jesus’ teachings and activities.
113)
Why did teachers
of the laws come down from
o
They did so because
Jesus was
§
Drawing crowds
from all over the place including
§
Reported to them
to be an existential threat to Judaism.
114)
Who did those
teachers of the laws think Beelzebul was?
o
They thought that
Beelzebul was the prince of demons.
115)
Who was the
equivalent of Beelzebul in Jesus’ terminology?
o
Satan was the
equivalent.
116)
What was the
equivalent of Beelzebul driving out demons in Jesus’
terminology?
o
Satan driving out
Satan was the equivalent.
117)
What did Jesus
use to answer the accusation of the teachers of the laws from
o
Jesus used a
parable to illustrate the fallacy of their argument of Satan driving out Satan.
118)
What did Jesus point
out in the parable that division would cause?
o
If a kingdom is
divided against itself, that kingdom cannot stand.
o
If a house is
divided against itself, that house cannot stand.
o
And if Satan
opposes himself and is divided, he cannot stand; his end has come.
119)
Since they
thought that Beelzebul, i.e., Satan, was the prince
of demons, did those teachers of the law think that his kingdom still stood and
why?
o
Yes, because if he
is no longer the prince of demons, his kingdom no longer stands.
o
Since he is still
the prince of demons, his kingdom still stands.
120)
What can we
conclude from Jesus’ parable about whether Satan is divided or not since Satan’s
kingdom still stands?
o
Since Satan’s kingdom
still stands, it is impossible for Satan to be divided.
121)
What can we
conclude about Satan driving out Satan since it is impossible for Satan to be divided?
o
Since it is
impossible for Satan to be divided, Satan does not drive out Satan.
122)
What can we
conclude about Beelzebul driving out demons since Satan
does not drive out Satan?
o
Since Satan does
not drive out Satan, Beelzebul does not drive out demons
either.
123)
Could Jesus be Beelzebul that those teachers of the law accused him of
being and why?
o
No, because
§
Beelzebul does not drive out demons.
§
But Jesus drove
out demons.
§
Therefore Jesus
could not be Beelzebul.
124)
Under what
circumstance did Jesus show in the parable that a person can plunder a strong
man’s house?
o
A person has to
first tie up the strong man and then he can plunder the strong man’s house.
125)
Who does the
strong man represent in Jesus’ parable?
o
The strong man
represents Satan.
126)
Who does the person
represent in Jesus’ parable?
o
The person represents
Jesus.
127)
What do the
strong man’s possessions represent in Jesus’ parable?
o
The strong man’s
possessions represent people possessed by demons.
128)
How had Jesus plundered
Satan?
o
Jesus had tied up
and driven out Satan from demon-possessed people.
129)
What can we
conclude about Jesus and Satan in regard to power according to Jesus’ parable?
o
Jesus is stronger
than Satan.
130)
By whom did Jesus
drive out demons?
o
Jesus drove out
demons by the Holy Spirit.
131)
When did Jesus
receive the Holy Spirit?
o
Jesus received
the Holy Spirit when he was baptized by John in chapter 1.
132)
Whom did Jesus
condemn as having blasphemed against the Holy Spirit?
o
Jesus condemned
the teachers of the law from
133)
Why did Jesus
condemn the teachers of the law from
o
Because they said
that Jesus was possessed by Beelzebul and was driving
out demons by Beelzebul.
o
In reality Jesus drove
out demons by the Holy Spirit.
134)
Of all the sins
and blasphemies of men what did Jesus say will never be forgiven?
o
Blasphemies
against the Holy Spirit will never be forgiven.
135)
What consequence
does a person bear who blasphemes against the Holy Spirit?
o
The person is
guilty of an eternal sin.
136)
What about all
the other sins and blasphemies of men?
o
They can be
forgiven.
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Concerning Jesus’ mother and
brothers,
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137)
What did Jesus’
mother and brothers do when they arrived at the house where Jesus was?
o
They stood
outside and sent someone in to call Jesus.
138)
How did Jesus
learn that his mother and brothers were looking for him?
o
A crowd was
sitting around Jesus and they told him that his mother and brothers were
outside looking for him.
139)
How did Jesus
respond to the message that his mother and brothers were outside looking for
him?
o
Jesus asked the
rhetorical question: Who are my mother and my brothers?
140)
How did Jesus
answer the question he raised?
o
Looking at people
around him, Jesus said that whoever did God’s will was his brother and sister
and mother.
141)
Was Jesus speaking
in terms of earthly relationship when he referred to brother and sister and
mother and why?
o
No, because Jesus
centered the relationship around doing God’s will and was therefore speaking of
spiritual relationship.
142)
Were the people
seated in a circle around Jesus doing God’s will and why?
o
Yes, because Jesus
called them his mother and brothers.
143)
Whom was Jesus in
the company of?
o
Jesus was in the
company of those who were doing God’s will.
144)
Why was Jesus
unable to eat?
o
It was because he
was occupied with people who were doing God’s will.
145)
Did Jesus’ family
know God’s will for Jesus?
o
No.
146)
Was Jesus’ family
doing God’s will when they went to take charge of him?
o
No.
147)
Did Jesus comply
with his family’s wish for him and why?
o
No, because Jesus
continued to head toward the cross to his death in accordance with the will of
his Father in heaven.
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· Ask for a volunteer to summarize.
· Ask for the rest of the participants to supplement the
summary.
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Verses 20-35 Jesus Accused by
His Family and by Teachers of the Law
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