Mark 8: Demand for a Sign
What is the likelihood that hungry people would faint on their way home? Why wouldn’t it have been sufficient to offer a prayer for God to sustain them?
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If the disciples had already seen a multitude of five thousand fed, why would they doubt what could have been done with a smaller crowd?
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How many disciples were present to distribute food?
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How was the size of the crowd measured?
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Why did Jesus take a boat rather than walk to Dalmanutha?
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If the Pharisees had seen Jesus at work or had heard reliable reports of his miracles, how cold they think they were testing him by asking for a sign? What did they think Jesus would or would not do?
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Why did Jesus refuse to do what the Pharisees had asked?
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What circumstances might have existed that would cause the disciples to forget bread? Why did Jesus choose this particular time to talk about yeast? What did they think he meant?
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Why didn’t the disciples understand what Jesus was saying?
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What was the expectation of the people who brought the blind man to Jesus? Why?
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Why didn’t Jesus’ first touch completely heal the blind man?
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Why might Jesus’ identity be of public interest in the area near Caesarea Philippi?
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How did Peter’s spiritual perception differ from what the disciples knew about Jesus in the beginning? How was that knowledge remarkably different from common public opinion?
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Why did Jesus want his disciples to know him but let others continue in their misconceptions?
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What did the disciples think when they heard Jesus say he would suffer, die, and be raised to life three days later?
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Why did Peter object to what Jesus said would happen?
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What does it mean to “take up your cross”? How important is doing that?
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What makes our life on Earth worth something?
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What kind of behavior might indicate that we are ashamed of Christ? To what extent should we be concerned about what we say and do?