Mark 8:1-21, feeding the four thousand, the yeast of the Pharisees and Herod.

Mark 8:1-21, feeding the four thousand, the yeast of the Pharisees and Herod.

Three days without food! The people needed it!

Mark 7:24-37, the Great Faith of a Canaanite woman, the healing of a deaf-mute man.

Mark 7:24-37, the Great Faith of a Canaanite woman, the healing of a deaf-mute man.

Mark 7:1-23, clean and unclean.

Mark 7:1-23, clean and unclean.

Mark 6:1-13, a Prophet without honor, Jesus sends out the Twelve.

Mark 4:21-41, Jesus’ parables, a Lamp on a Stand, the growing Seed, the Mustard Seed, Jesus calms the Storm

Question: Why were they still terrified? Why was the sight of Jesus more terrifying than the waves?

Mark 4:1-20, Jesus’ parable of the Sower.

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February 19: Read through the Holy Bible in a year.

In Matthew 10 Jesus named his 12 disciples and sent them out to preach “the Kingdom of Heaven is near” They did the same miracles as Jesus and did also meet resistance. Jesus promised there will be opposition and division because of the message. A most interesting chapter.

Leviticus 19 is a continuation of moral and ceremonial laws, one of the lesser known is that tattoos are forbidden, and

Leviticus 20 outlines the penalties for breaking the law. They are many and severe.

Leviticus 21 begins listing the regulations for priests.

Mark 3:20-35, Jesus and Beelzebub, Jesus Mother and Brothers.

Mark 3:20-35, Jesus and Beelzebub, Jesus Mother and Brothers.

Beelzebub is the Greek form of the name Baal-zebub, a pagan Philistine god worshiped in the ancient Philistine city of Ekron during the Old Testament times. It is a term signifying “the lord of flies”. The Jews changed the name to “Beelzeboul,” as used in this passage, meaning “lord of dung.” This name referenced the god of the fly that was worshiped to obtain deliverance from the injuries of that insect.