November 23, 2007 7:32 AM
Sam wrote:
Mark 16. Again I say Hallelujah! What caught my eye this morning to blog about? The name Salome. I did a few searches on this name and found out that the daugher of King Herod was named Salome. You know, the one that asked for John the Baptist's head! Well, that got me to thinking, could this be the same Salome? The I looked at Matthew 27:56 (which is Matthew's version of what Mark is discussing here), and I found out that instead of the name Salome, that Matthew says this 'other woman' is the wife of Zebedee, the mother of James and John. I already had thoughts of a repentant heart, where King Herod's daughter had changed and was now worshipping John the Baptist's cousin, Jesus...but I obviously was in too much haste. See, this can happen when you read only portions of the Bible, and not the whole thing, AND, you don't read other documents and books about biblical history....unfortunately, most people only take for face value a few Scriptures and never ever look up biblical history from other sources. We all take to much for face value what we read.....both in the Bible as well as news and other writings. I would have liked to believe that King Herod's daughter, Salome, had indeed repented, but that does not look like the case here (now, she MAY have, but I can't find too much more about her as far as that goes). If she had repented, what a great story to tell...but seeing as she is not the same Salome to which Mark refers, then HER great story is not so great. But ours is! Our stories of repentance are true life experiences which ought be shared over and over with each other and others out there, yes, even the Salomes of today. So, that all having been said, there is too much in this Bible to study in a lifetime, especially when we don't do it anywhere near as much as we should. I have noted more absences here on the blog lately....too bad...there is SO much to learn from this book. Reply to this
November 23, 2007 10:42 AM
Rich wrote:
The women who went to annoint Jesus' body are the same women of whom it is said in Mark 15:41 - "these women had followed him and cared for his needs." Matthew 28:55 says "They had followed Jesus from Galilee to care for his needs."
This strikes me. Jesus had needs! Needs that other humans fulfilled. I am sure that Jesus had physical needs - we all do. He had to eat, sleep, have clothes washed, and so on. But actually he could have done all of these himself. Could not the man who fed 4000 and then 5000 men with just a couple of pieces of bread and fish made food for himself every day? He could have had gourmet meals everyday. I assume the man who drove out demons and raised people from the dead could have mended and made his clothes clean by just thinking about it. He did not really need a bed - he probably could have slept levitating in the air if he wanted. Couldn't he?
But also like us, Jesus had more than physical needs. I think this is what Mark and Matthew are really talking about. I wonder - Did Jesus ever feel discouraged? Did Jesus ever feel tired? Was Jesus ever excited and just needed to talk to someone? Did Jesus ever hurt? Did Jesus ever look at anything that was absolutely beautiful - so much so that he needed to tell someone? Did Jesus ever have a cold? A sore back? Aching feet? A headache? I don't know for sure, but we are told that he was a man like us in every way, except sin. My guess is yes to all of these questions.
So, Jesus had physical and emotional needs just like we do. He was a deep and complex individual - I am sure much more so than I am. Jesus needed to talk and listen and feel and probably be hugged and everything else. He could have just gotten all of this from the father, but apparently he did not just get his needs met there. He allowed others to meet his needs.
Why? Remember, Jesus was human - just like us. He needed other people just like we need other people. Even if those people were no where in the same ballpark as Jesus spiritually (I do not need to discuss this point after seeing how spiritually inept Jesus' friends were), Jesus needed them to stay strong himself. That is amazing!!! The most spiritual man to walk the face of the earth needed people in his life to stay strong!
We need to learn from this. Living in isolation is a scary thing (I know and I am sure each of you do too). Friends and partners are so important to our survival. When we are alone, Satan has a better chance to destroy us. United we stand, divided we fall. That is why we need one another (and we need more people in our group as well). Tony and Rik - like Mac said, you guys have been absent for the past few days. We need you. You need us. Even if you just read what we say and say "hello, pray for me" that is fine. Like Jesus, let us know and let us meet your needs as you have met ours many times. Isn't it amazing to think that we can be like Jesus by letting others allowing others to meet our needs. Reply to this
Mark 16.
Again I say Hallelujah!
What caught my eye this morning to blog about? The name Salome. I did a few searches on this name and found out that the daugher of King Herod was named Salome. You know, the one that asked for John the Baptist's head! Well, that got me to thinking, could this be the same Salome? The I looked at Matthew 27:56 (which is Matthew's version of what Mark is discussing here), and I found out that instead of the name Salome, that Matthew says this 'other woman' is the wife of Zebedee, the mother of James and John. I already had thoughts of a repentant heart, where King Herod's daughter had changed and was now worshipping John the Baptist's cousin, Jesus...but I obviously was in too much haste. See, this can happen when you read only portions of the Bible, and not the whole thing, AND, you don't read other documents and books about biblical history....unfortunately, most people only take for face value a few Scriptures and never ever look up biblical history from other sources. We all take to much for face value what we read.....both in the Bible as well as news and other writings. I would have liked to believe that King Herod's daughter, Salome, had indeed repented, but that does not look like the case here (now, she MAY have, but I can't find too much more about her as far as that goes). If she had repented, what a great story to tell...but seeing as she is not the same Salome to which Mark refers, then HER great story is not so great. But ours is! Our stories of repentance are true life experiences which ought be shared over and over with each other and others out there, yes, even the Salomes of today. So, that all having been said, there is too much in this Bible to study in a lifetime, especially when we don't do it anywhere near as much as we should. I have noted more absences here on the blog lately....too bad...there is SO much to learn from this book.
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The women who went to annoint Jesus' body are the same women of whom it is said in Mark 15:41 - "these women had followed him and cared for his needs." Matthew 28:55 says "They had followed Jesus from Galilee to care for his needs."
This strikes me. Jesus had needs! Needs that other humans fulfilled. I am sure that Jesus had physical needs - we all do. He had to eat, sleep, have clothes washed, and so on. But actually he could have done all of these himself. Could not the man who fed 4000 and then 5000 men with just a couple of pieces of bread and fish made food for himself every day? He could have had gourmet meals everyday. I assume the man who drove out demons and raised people from the dead could have mended and made his clothes clean by just thinking about it. He did not really need a bed - he probably could have slept levitating in the air if he wanted. Couldn't he?
But also like us, Jesus had more than physical needs. I think this is what Mark and Matthew are really talking about. I wonder - Did Jesus ever feel discouraged? Did Jesus ever feel tired? Was Jesus ever excited and just needed to talk to someone? Did Jesus ever hurt? Did Jesus ever look at anything that was absolutely beautiful - so much so that he needed to tell someone? Did Jesus ever have a cold? A sore back? Aching feet? A headache? I don't know for sure, but we are told that he was a man like us in every way, except sin. My guess is yes to all of these questions.
So, Jesus had physical and emotional needs just like we do. He was a deep and complex individual - I am sure much more so than I am. Jesus needed to talk and listen and feel and probably be hugged and everything else. He could have just gotten all of this from the father, but apparently he did not just get his needs met there. He allowed others to meet his needs.
Why? Remember, Jesus was human - just like us. He needed other people just like we need other people. Even if those people were no where in the same ballpark as Jesus spiritually (I do not need to discuss this point after seeing how spiritually inept Jesus' friends were), Jesus needed them to stay strong himself. That is amazing!!! The most spiritual man to walk the face of the earth needed people in his life to stay strong!
We need to learn from this. Living in isolation is a scary thing (I know and I am sure each of you do too). Friends and partners are so important to our survival. When we are alone, Satan has a better chance to destroy us. United we stand, divided we fall. That is why we need one another (and we need more people in our group as well). Tony and Rik - like Mac said, you guys have been absent for the past few days. We need you. You need us. Even if you just read what we say and say "hello, pray for me" that is fine. Like Jesus, let us know and let us meet your needs as you have met ours many times. Isn't it amazing to think that we can be like Jesus by letting others allowing others to meet our needs.
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