Mark 1:14-15

II. THE GALILEAN MINISTRY 1:149:50
A. THE FIRST PERIOD 1:143:12
1. THE BEGINNING OF HIS MINISTRY 1:14-15

TEXT 1:14-15

Now after John was delivered up, Jesus came into Galilee, preaching the gospel of God, and saying. The time is fulfilled, and the kingdom of God is at hand: Repent ye, and believe the gospel.

THOUGHT QUESTIONS 1:14-15

24.

What events occurred between the temptation in the wilderness and the imprisonment of John the Baptist? Cf. John Chapter s two through five.

25.

Into what particular part of Galilee did Jesus come?

26.

In what sense did Jesus preach the gospel? i.e. What was the good news He preached?

27.

Why repentance before faith?

28.

What time was fulfilled?

29.

What is the Kingdom of God?

COMMENT

TIMEApril, A. D. 28. We shall consider the incidents in detail in a later section. Suffice to say here that there was a year and one half lapse of time between the temptation of Jesus and the imprisonment of John the Baptist.

PLACEProbably Nazareth and Capernaum. Cf. Luke 4:14; also Luke 4:16-32; Matthew 4:12-17.

PARALLEL ACCOUNTSRead Matthew 4:12-17; Luke 4:14-15; John 4:1-3; John 4:43-45.

OUTLINE1. Jesus preaches. 2. His message.

ANALYSIS

I.

JESUS PREACHES. Mark 1:14 A

1.

The time of His preaching.

2.

The place of His preaching.

II.

HIS MESSAGE. Mark 1:14 B, Mark 1:15

1.

Gospel of God.

2.

Time fulfilled.

3.

Kingdom of God is at hand.

4.

Repent and believe.

EXPLANATORY NOTES

I.

JESUS PREACHESMark 1:14 A

Mark omits the marriage at Canaour Lord's first Passoverhis discourse with Nicodemus and John's testimonies of him,passing promptly to our Lord's public, official ministry.
Do not fail to note that Christ begins to preach when John ceases.

Galilee. The light of his gospel was to spring up upon the borders of Zebulon and Naphtali. See Matthew 4:13. He would also go out of the jurisdiction of Herod, who had imprisoned John. Galilee was the northern division of Palestine, and was divided into Upper and Lower Galileethe former called also Galilee of the Gentiles.

Preaching the gospel, etc. How beautifully Mark here describes our Lord's first preaching, as distinct from John'S, which was under the law, and a mere heralding of something better to come. The substance of this discourse was the good tidings of the kingdom having come, as spoken of by Daniel, Daniel 2:44. And this is the very message which Isaiah sees the messenger publishing, as he comes with beautiful (or timely) feet upon the mountains, (Isaiah 52:7) viz. the advent of the kingdom of God. Christ preached the good news of his kingdom of gracethe new dispensation in which he was to reign. They had other ideas of his kingdom, that it was temporal and consisted in earthly power and show.

Mark 1:15. The time, etc. The period mentioned by the prophets when Christ was to appear. The nation had expectations of the Messiah about this time. The seventy weeks of Daniel (or 490 years) were now accomplished. The time and place of our Lord's birth agreed with the interpretations of prophecy common among the Jews.

Repent ye, etc. John preached repentance. So did Christ, but not without the gospel as the burden of his preaching. He preached repentance and faith. They were commanded to turn from sin and from all their false views, and to embrace the gospel.

FACT QUESTIONS 1:14-15

39.

At what approximate date did the preaching of Jesus occur?

40.

What was the time lapse between the temptation of Jesus and His preaching in Galilee?

41.

In what towns of Galilee did He preach?

42.

What prophecy was fulfilled in His preaching in Galilee? Cf. Matthew 4:13.

43.

How did Daniel 2:44 and Isaiah 52:7 relate to the message of Jesus?

44.

What is repentance? How did it relate to the persons who heard Christ's message? i.e. of what did they repent?