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Today’s Reading: Mark 7.
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As the Pharisees continue to rise up against Jesus, they challenge him for not following the Jewish tradition of ceremonial cleaning. Jesus counters by pointing out the loss of value they make of God’s laws by favoring men’s traditions. Jesus declares all food as clean during this exchange. A Gentile woman approaches Jesus to have her child healed and Jesus uses the opportunity to begin teaching the disciples who he came to earth for. Jesus heals a deaf-mute and attempts to keep it quiet in the region where the residents had recently tried to make him a king.

v1-23. Pharisees and defilement Matthew 15:1-20

v24-30. The Syro-phoenician woman Matthew 15:21-28

v31-37. Healing of a deaf and dumb man

Review/Study Time
Below are some questions to provoke thought about your reading. Use the comments area to add your own thoughts or questions about today’s text.

1. Why were the Pharisees still challenging Jesus?
2. Why was the rule of “Corban” money contrary to God’s Law?
3. Why did Jesus give the Gentile woman a hard time when she asked for help?
4. Why did he finally help her?
5. What were the disciples to take away from this?
6. Why did Jesus take the deaf man aside (out of site of others) to heal him?
7. Why did Jesus use spit and touch the man’s tongue when he healed him?

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