Mar 5:35-43 | KingComments | STEP | The interruption with the woman who had a flowing of blood is also called ‘a wonder in a wonder’. After all, it is a wonder the Lord performs, while for another need an appeal has been made to Him and He is on His way. After the wonder of the woman’s healing, there is the little daughter of Jairus to whom He is on His way. During the delay, the little daughter has died. Now the case seems completely hopeless. The messengers think it is no longer necessary to bother Him. There’s nothing to be done about it now. Satan always comes with these kinds of messages. He wants to feed unbelief with a feeling of hopelessness. But every delay gives Him the opportunity to show His glory (cf. ). We never bother Him with our need that is unsolvable for us. On the contrary, He is eager to provide for such need. It is a work He loves to do. He does not listen to the messengers’ comments. He deliberately does not listen to them. Such remarks testify of unbelief. Instead, He has a word of encouragement for the official of the synagogue: “Do not be afraid, only believe.” This word has been a great encouragement to countless believers throughout the ages. When He hears the need, there is first an encouragement. We also see this in the other two cases of resurrection that He has performed. There, too, He has spoken a word of comfort to the bereaved ( ; ). This shows that the revelation of His power is always accompanied by a revelation of His love and affection. The Lord goes along to the house of Jairus, but does not allow anyone to follow Him except three of His disciples. They are permitted to be there when He raises the girl. They become witnesses to this wonder because He deems it necessary for them in view of their further service to Him. Thus He has special events for each of His own in preparation for or encouragement in the service for Him that others have no part in. This is not because those others are less important, but because He has other preparations or encouragement for them that are special to them. When He and His disciples come into the house of the official of the synagogue, He observes how people express themselves in feelings of mourning. He sees the commotion and hears the loud weeping and wailing. This is what is left for man when death has come in. Death puts an end to all illusions and strikes a painful hole in the life of the immediate surroundings. The Lord enters the scene of mourning and rebukes those who make commotion and weep. In His presence such expressions can disappear. May we not then be sad and weep at the death of a loved one? Yes, the Lord Jesus Himself also wept at the tomb of His beloved friend Lazarus ( ). But these are people who look upon death blindly, without regard for Him. They think there is nothing more to be done while He is present. For Him, death is a sleep from which He can awaken someone. When they hear His words, their grief immediately turns to mockery. He drives them all out. People with such a mentality cannot be present at the wonder of the girl’s raising from the dead. He allows only the father and mother and His three disciples to enter with Him into the room where the girl lies. Without further preparation, He takes the hand of the child and speaks words of life. His word is power. Just as He created heaven and earth through His word ( ; ), so here He speaks with authority His word through which life returns. Also with the raising from the dead of the young man from Naïn and the raising from the dead of Lazarus, the command to come out of the dead sounds. This command will also be heard when He comes to take the believers to Himself ( ). The words “talitha kum” are the untranslated Aramaic words that the Lord speaks literally on this occasion. The whole New Testament is inspired by the Holy Spirit in the Greek language. That is why it is special that He has Mark render the Aramaic words here, incidentally with the translation included. Even more striking is that we hear three more times an Aramaic quotation from the Lord that is also only mentioned by Mark: “Ephphatha!” ( ), “Abba!” ( ) and “Eloi, Eloi, lama sabachthani” ( ), each time with the translation. These are phrases that must have made a special impression on the writer. Mark did not belong to the circle of the twelve apostles, but there are strong indications that he recorded his Gospel from the mouth of Peter. From the end of Peter’s first letter it appears that there was a close connection between Mark and Peter. Peter calls him “my son Mark” ( ). The result does not let up. The power of death gives way and lets her go whom he had made his prey. In the presence of the living God, death cannot endure. The girl, who is as old as the time that the woman had the flow of blood suffered from her affliction ( ), stands up and walks. She is able to walk and live to the glory of God. The Lord does not want this wonder to be widely recorded. He does not seek honor for Himself and does not want to attract attention through His wonders. But He is full of care for the girl and wants her to be fed. That is how He arranges the aftercare that He lets others do. Someone who has been given new life must then receive good spiritual food in order to be able to live to the glory of God and serve Him. There is also a result with the two other resurrections: 1. The young man from Naïn begins to speak ( ), indicating witnessing to the Lord Jesus. 2. Lazarus begins a walk in newness of life marked by worship ( ).

‏ Mark 5:35-43

The Daughter of Jairus Healed

The interruption with the woman who had a flowing of blood is also called ‘a wonder in a wonder’. After all, it is a wonder the Lord performs, while for another need an appeal has been made to Him and He is on His way. After the wonder of the woman’s healing, there is the little daughter of Jairus to whom He is on His way. During the delay, the little daughter has died. Now the case seems completely hopeless.

The messengers think it is no longer necessary to bother Him. There’s nothing to be done about it now. Satan always comes with these kinds of messages. He wants to feed unbelief with a feeling of hopelessness. But every delay gives Him the opportunity to show His glory (cf. Jn 11:4-6 ; 14-15). We never bother Him with our need that is unsolvable for us. On the contrary, He is eager to provide for such need. It is a work He loves to do.

He does not listen to the messengers’ comments. He deliberately does not listen to them. Such remarks testify of unbelief. Instead, He has a word of encouragement for the official of the synagogue: “Do not be afraid, only believe.” This word has been a great encouragement to countless believers throughout the ages.

When He hears the need, there is first an encouragement. We also see this in the other two cases of resurrection that He has performed. There, too, He has spoken a word of comfort to the bereaved (Lk 7:13; Jn 11:23). This shows that the revelation of His power is always accompanied by a revelation of His love and affection.

The Lord goes along to the house of Jairus, but does not allow anyone to follow Him except three of His disciples. They are permitted to be there when He raises the girl. They become witnesses to this wonder because He deems it necessary for them in view of their further service to Him. Thus He has special events for each of His own in preparation for or encouragement in the service for Him that others have no part in. This is not because those others are less important, but because He has other preparations or encouragement for them that are special to them.

When He and His disciples come into the house of the official of the synagogue, He observes how people express themselves in feelings of mourning. He sees the commotion and hears the loud weeping and wailing. This is what is left for man when death has come in. Death puts an end to all illusions and strikes a painful hole in the life of the immediate surroundings.

The Lord enters the scene of mourning and rebukes those who make commotion and weep. In His presence such expressions can disappear. May we not then be sad and weep at the death of a loved one? Yes, the Lord Jesus Himself also wept at the tomb of His beloved friend Lazarus (Jn 11:35). But these are people who look upon death blindly, without regard for Him. They think there is nothing more to be done while He is present. For Him, death is a sleep from which He can awaken someone.

When they hear His words, their grief immediately turns to mockery. He drives them all out. People with such a mentality cannot be present at the wonder of the girl’s raising from the dead. He allows only the father and mother and His three disciples to enter with Him into the room where the girl lies.

Without further preparation, He takes the hand of the child and speaks words of life. His word is power. Just as He created heaven and earth through His word (Gen 1:1; Heb 11:3), so here He speaks with authority His word through which life returns. Also with the raising from the dead of the young man from Naïn and the raising from the dead of Lazarus, the command to come out of the dead sounds. This command will also be heard when He comes to take the believers to Himself (1Thes 4:16).

The words “talitha kum” are the untranslated Aramaic words that the Lord speaks literally on this occasion. The whole New Testament is inspired by the Holy Spirit in the Greek language. That is why it is special that He has Mark render the Aramaic words here, incidentally with the translation included.

Even more striking is that we hear three more times an Aramaic quotation from the Lord that is also only mentioned by Mark: “Ephphatha!” (Mk 7:34), “Abba!” (Mk 14:36) and “Eloi, Eloi, lama sabachthani” (Mk 15:34), each time with the translation. These are phrases that must have made a special impression on the writer. Mark did not belong to the circle of the twelve apostles, but there are strong indications that he recorded his Gospel from the mouth of Peter. From the end of Peter’s first letter it appears that there was a close connection between Mark and Peter. Peter calls him “my son Mark” (1Pet 5:13).

The result does not let up. The power of death gives way and lets her go whom he had made his prey. In the presence of the living God, death cannot endure. The girl, who is as old as the time that the woman had the flow of blood suffered from her affliction (Mk 5:25), stands up and walks. She is able to walk and live to the glory of God.

The Lord does not want this wonder to be widely recorded. He does not seek honor for Himself and does not want to attract attention through His wonders. But He is full of care for the girl and wants her to be fed. That is how He arranges the aftercare that He lets others do.

Someone who has been given new life must then receive good spiritual food in order to be able to live to the glory of God and serve Him. There is also a result with the two other resurrections:

1. The young man from Naïn begins to speak (Lk 7:15), indicating witnessing to the Lord Jesus.

2. Lazarus begins a walk in newness of life marked by worship (Jn 11:44 ; Jn 12:2).