Mar 1:2 | MHM | STEP | v. 2 : Mark shows that the New Testament message agrees with the Old Testament. He writes, As it is written in the prophets (Mark 1:2 ). Everything about Jesus matches what the prophets and Moses said would happen (Acts 26:22 ). This connection helps to confirm our faith because both the Old and New Testaments have the same divine origin. v. 2-3 : Mark quotes from Malachi and Isaiah to show that John the Baptist was predicted long before. Malachi said, “Behold, I send my messenger before thy face who shall prepare thy way” (Malachi 3:1 ). Jesus himself later applied this to John (Matthew 11:10 ). Isaiah wrote, “The voice of one crying in the wilderness, Prepare ye the way of the Lord , make his paths straight” (Isaiah 40:3; Mark 1:3 ). The world is like a wilderness, and John’s job was to prepare people’s hearts for Jesus by calling them to repentance and change. God prepares the way for his Son so that his grace will not fail.

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v. 2: Mark shows that the New Testament message agrees with the Old Testament. He writes, As it is written in the prophets (Mark 1:2 ^a). Everything about Jesus matches what the prophets and Moses said would happen (Acts 26:22 ^b). This connection helps to confirm our faith because both the Old and New Testaments have the same divine origin.

v. 2-3: Mark quotes from Malachi and Isaiah to show that John the Baptist was predicted long before. Malachi said, “Behold, I send my messenger before thy face who shall prepare thy way” (Malachi 3:1 ^c). Jesus himself later applied this to John (Matthew 11:10 ^d). Isaiah wrote, “The voice of one crying in the wilderness, Prepare ye the way of the Lord, make his paths straight” (Isaiah 40:3; Mark 1:3 ^e). The world is like a wilderness, and John’s job was to prepare people’s hearts for Jesus by calling them to repentance and change. God prepares the way for his Son so that his grace will not fail.