Mark wrote how, “there came one of the rulers of the synagogue, Jairus by name; and when he saw him, he fell at his feet. And besought him greatly, saying, My little daughter lies at the point of death: I pray you, come and lay your hands on her, that she may be healed; and she shall live. And Jesus went with him; and much people followed him, and thronged him. And a certain woman, which had an issue of blood twelve years. And had suffered many things of many physicians, and had spent all that she had, and was nothing bettered, but rather grew worse. When she had heard of Jesus, came in the press behind, and touched his garment. For she said, If I may touch but his clothes, I shall be whole. And straightway the fountain of her blood was dried up; and she felt in her body that she was healed of that plague. And Jesus, immediately knowing in himself that virtue had gone out of him, turned him about in the press, and said, Who touched my clothes?”, and in chapter five and verse thirty-one of his book, Mark writes how Jesus' disciples asked Him why He questioned, “who touched” His “clothes” where we read:
And his disciples said unto him, You see the multitude thronging you, and say you, Who touched me?
The verse reads, “And his disciples said unto him, You see the multitude thronging you, …” Mark began with the words, “and his disciples” or “and Jesus' students, pupils and attendants” “said unto him” which means “uttered, declared, proclaimed and questioned Jesus”, “you see the multitude” or “Jesus you perceive, notice, discern and discover the crowd and large group of people” “thronging you” which means “compressing and pressing upon Jesus”. Mark shared Jesus' disciples made note of the fact that people were “pressing” Him on every side.
The verse goes on to say, “... and say you, Who touched me?” Mark continued with the words, “and say you” which means “and Jesus uttered, declared, proclaimed and questioned”, “who touched me” or “what person clung to, assailed, adhered to and clung to Jesus' garments or apparel”? Mark shared how Jesus' disciples wondered why Jesus would question “who touched His clothing” because there were so many people “pressing against” Him.
When we think through Mark's words in this verse, we see how Jesus' disciples could not understand why Jesus would question as to who “touched” Him. People were touching Jesus as they pressed against Him while He was walking along, but Jesus knew the difference between their “touch” and the “touch” of this woman. Though people do not understand everything that Jesus experienced in His life, He knew the difference between a “woman” who desired to “touch” Him for healing and those who were just nearby. God wants people to reach out to Him in faith, and when they put their “faith and trust” in His Son Jesus, they shall find not only does He know when they do, but also is able to meet their needs regardless of what they are.
Next time Mark shares how Jesus, “looked round about to see her that had done this thing”, so read ahead, and we shall join together then.
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