Word
of God
But he replied and
said, "It is written, 'It is not by bread alone that a man
lives, except by every word that issues from the mouth of God
The Gospel According
to Matthew 4:4
The Gospel
According to Mark 8:17-18, 21
All commentary
and study notes are prefaced/edited by Dr. Riktor Von Zhades
17 And when Jesus
knew it, he said unto them, Why reason you thus, because ye have no
bread? perceive ye not yet, neither understand? have ye your hearts
yet hardened 18 Have ye eyes, and see not? and have ye ears, and
hear not? and do ye not remember? 21 Then he said unto them, How is
it that ye understand not?
Brethren:
In the preceding
verses we about our Savior breaking bread and feed many people. The
Pharisees seek after Him in non-belief demanding a sign from heaven
to which Jesus replies that they will not receive any sign. Yet
herein, we read that His own disciples are likewise confused and
lost. He had already given many signs by healings that no man could
ever hope to do and other miracles. As such He admonishes them by
asking how is it that they still are not entirely convinced.
And so we find
similar situations today. Wherein those that are non believers state
or ask where is your proof? They, like those some five thousand years
ago demand a sign. These are people that see through the eyes of the
flesh, and not through the eyes of faith as provided by the Holy
Spirit.
However my brethren
and friends, they are not to be condemned by us, (for they would
already be so by the curse of the Law, and by God Himself). Nay,
instead we are to pity and show compassion, and do our utmost to open
their eyes and their ears to the things of God, and not the things of
the world. - Dr. RVZ
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