Kingdom Blessings for the 'Wrong Kinds of People' Part 2
Mark 7:24-37
- What do you make of v. 24 and Jesus' feeling the need to get away from the Jewish people in Galilee? Why do you think he did that?
- Look at the description of the woman in vv. 25–26. What kind of person might be like her in our own society?
- On first glance, Jesus' response to the woman in vv. 26–28 seems to be an insult. What's going on here?
- Jesus' answer to her in 29 is an idiom for "What an answer!" Why was Jesus so pleased—so astonished—by her answer?
- Read Isaiah 35:4–6 as a foundation for the second story in vv. 31–37. What insight does the Isaiah text provide for understanding this story?
- Jesus' miracle in vv. 24–30 happened without any physical demonstrations. What do think the point is of all Jesus did in vv. 33–34?
- What do you hope to apply to your life from this passage?
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