What is the meaning of Mark 8:14-21?

Question

I don't understand.

Answer 1

The disciples believed Jesus was the Son of God but their understanding was incomplete. They many times had difficulty understanding many of the concepts Jesus brought to them. Remember, they loved Jesus but were still growing inderstanding and maturity.

Jesus was cautioning them about the sinfulness of the Pharisees and Herod. He was alluding to the concept of a little levin permeating the whole lump of dough. If they allowed themselves to think like the Pharisees it could permeate all their thinking.

In their immaturity though they thought He was talking actually about bread. Jesus showed His frustration with their slow development of maturity when He said, "Do you still not see or understand?" He was telling them don't worry about bread. Don't you remember when you last worried about bread? And didn't I take care of that? I'm talking about much more important things than physical bread. But you still don't get it.

Answer 2

The Meaning Of Mark

Answer 3

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Mark is a proper name 1 21 and 28 are numbers. Mark 1:21-28 New International Version (NIV) Jesus Drives Out an Impure Spirit 21 They went to Capernaum, and when the Sabbath came, Jesus went into the synagogue and began to teach. 22 The people were amazed at his teaching, because he taught them as one who had authority, not as the teachers of the law. 23 Just then a man in their synagogue who was possessed by an impure spirit cried out, 24 “What do you want with us, Jesus of Nazareth? Have you come to destroy us? I know who you are—the Holy One of God!” 25 “Be quiet!” said Jesus sternly. “Come out of him!” 26 The impure spirit shook the man violently and came out of him with a shriek. 27 The people were all so amazed that they asked each other, “What is this? A new teaching—and with authority! He even gives orders to impure spirits and they obey him.” 28 News about him spread quickly over the whole region of Galilee. Before Freud there were crazy people. Jesus knew how to deal with them. Validate their view up to a point and then guide them to a more rational one. Any sufficiently advanced technology is indistinguishable from magic. It was a great way to get peoples attention so they would listen to his words. To speak to folks so they listen you first got to get their attention! IMVHO that's the reason behind all of his miracles. Otherwise he could have just opened a first century version of a free clinic....

Answer 4

Mar_8:15
Beware of the leaven of the Pharisees - See Mat_16:6.
Of Herod - Of the Herodians - of Herod and his followers. Matthew, instead of “Herod,” has “the Sadducees.” It is not improbably that he cautioned them against them all. The Pharisees sought his life, and were exceedingly corrupt in their doctrine and practice; the Sadducees denied some of the essential doctrines of religion, and the Herodians probably were distinguished for irreligion, sensuality, and corrupt living. They were united, therefore, with the Pharisees and Sadducees in opposing the claims of Jesus. Matthew has recorded his caution to avoid the Pharisees and Sadducees, and Mark has added, what Matthew had omitted. the caution likewise to beware of the Herodians. Thus, the evangelists speak the same thing.


I also see here a lack of faith in the abilities of Jesus to meet their needs. They were worried because they had only one loaf of bread for their trip. Jesus was incredulous, saying in essence, "Didn't I feed the the thousands out of a few loaves and fishes and there was plenty left over? Why do you worry about having just one loaf for us? Am I not able to feed us too? There are bigger things to be concerned about than feeding your body."

Answer 5

36For what shall it profit a man, if he shall gain the whole world, and lose his own soul?
I prayed for this answer,the Lord spoke this to me and when I read down more, I didn't know the answer was right on the same page..Bread you will always have but there comes a time when you will not have Jesus. Search for truth in all things.

Answer 6

Jesus has the power to cure all sorts of flesh that is ailing due to the fact that we are imperfect and living in Satan's old system of things which is alienated from God. It was proof that Jesus is the son of Jehovah God and he has the power and authority to banish Satan and his demons for a thousand years after Armageddon is over.

Answer 7

When Jesus speaks of bread He is usually referring to that which God send to satisfy the hunger in our spirits, not our bodies, as in the 'Bread of Life'.
Since yeast or leaven is what gives bread it.s character, Jesus warns the disciples of the false teachings of the Pharisees, whose bread does not lead one closer to God as they should since they were the teachers of the Jewish people. The Pharisees were baking 'bad' bread and leading people AWAY from a relationship with God.

Answer 8

It was an "echo" of God providing the Israelites with Manna in the wilderness. Jesus demonstrated that he could provide for peoples needs even when it looked like it was impossible.

Answer 9

How he warned his disciples against the leaven of the Pharisees and of Herod. Observe here,

1. What the caution was (v. 15); "Take heed, beware, lest ye partake of the leaven of the Pharisees, lest ye embrace the tradition of the elders, which they are so wedded to, lest ye be proud, and hypocritical, and ceremonious, like them.'' Matthew adds, and of the Sadducees; Mark adds, and of Herod: whence some gather, that Herod, and his courtiers were generally Sadducees, that is, deists, men of no religion. Others give this sense, The Pharisees demanded a sign from heaven; and Herod was long desirous to see some miracle wrought by Christ (Lu. 23:8); such as he should prescribe, so that the leaven of both was the same; they were unsatisfied with the signs they had, and would have others of their own devising; "Take heed of this leaven'' (saith Christ), "be convinced by the miracles ye have seen, and covet not to see more.''

2. How they misunderstood this caution. It seems, at their putting to sea this time, they had forgotten to take bread, and had not in their ship more than one loaf, v. 14. When therefore Christ bid them beware of the leaven of the Pharisees, they understood it as an intimation to them, not to apply themselves to any of the Pharisees for relief, when they came to the other side, for they had lately been offended at them for eating with unwashen hands. They reasoned among themselves, what should be the meaning of this caution, and concluded, "It is because we have no bread; he saith this, to reproach us for being so careless as to go to sea, and go among strangers, with but one loaf of bread; he doth, in effect, tell us, we must be brought to short allowance, and must eat our bread by weight.'' They reasoned it-dielogizonto, they disputed about it; one said, "It was owing to you;'' and the other said, "It was owing to you, that we are so ill provided for this voyage.'' Thus distrust of God makes Christ's disciples quarrel among themselves.

3. The reproof Christ gave them for their uneasiness in this matter, as it argued a disbelief of his power to supply them, notwithstanding the abundant experience they had had of it. The reproof is given with some warmth, for he knew their hearts, and knew they needed to be thus soundly chidden; "Perceive ye not yet, neither understand, that which you have had so many demonstrations of? Have ye your hearts yet hardened, so as that nothing will make any impression upon them, or bring them to compliance with your Master's designs? Having eyes, see ye not that which is plain before your eyes? Having ears, hear ye not that which you have been so often told? How strangely stupid and senseless are ye! Do ye not remember that which was done but the other day, when I broke the five loaves among the five thousand, and soon after, the seven loaves among the four thousand? Do ye not remember how many baskets full ye took up of the fragments?'' Yes, they did remember, and could tell that they took up twelve baskets full one time, and seven another; "Why then,'' said he, "how is it that ye do not understand? As if he that multiplied five loaves, and seven, could not multiply one.'' They seemed to suspect that the one was not matter enough to work upon, if he should have a mind to entertain his hearers a third time: and if that was their thought, it was indeed a very senseless one, as if it were not all alike to the Lord, to save by many or few, and as easy to make one loaf to feed five thousand as five. It was therefore proper to remind them, not only of the sufficiency, but of the overplus, of the former meals; and justly were they chidden for not understanding what Christ therein designed, and what they from thence might have learned. Note, (1.) The experiences we have had of God's goodness to us in the way of duty, greatly aggravate our distrust of him, which is therefore very provoking to the Lord Jesus. (2.) Our not understanding of the true intent and meaning of God's favours to us, is equivalent to our not remembering of them. (3.) We are therefore overwhelmed with present cares and distrusts, because we do not understand, and remember, what we have known and seen of the power and goodness of our Lord Jesus. It would be a great support to us, to consider the days of old, and we are wanting both to God and ourselves if we do not. (4.) When we thus forgot the works of God, and distrust him, we should chide ourselves severely for it, as Christ doth his disciples here; "Am I thus without understanding? How is it that my heart is thus hardened?''

Answer 10

jesus is the bread of life