Treasury of Scriptural Knowledge, by R.A. Torrey, [ca. 1880], at sacred-texts.com
Mark Chapter 7
Overview
Mar 7:1, The Pharisees find fault with the disciples for eating with unwashed hands; Mar 7:8, They break the commandment of God by the traditions of men; Mar 7:14, Meat defiles not the man; Mar 7:24, He heals the Syrophenician woman's daughter of an unclean spirit; Mar 7:31, and one that was deaf, and stammered in his speech.
The Pharisees: Mar 3:22; Mat 15:1; Luk 5:17, Luk 11:53, Luk 11:54
defiled: or, common, Act 10:14, Act 10:15, Act 10:28
they found: Dan 6:4, Dan 6:5; Mat 7:3-5, Mat 23:23-25
oft: or, diligently, Gr. With the fist, Up to the elbow, Theophylact. Πυγμη [Strong's G4435], the fist; which Dr. Lightfoot illustrates by a tradition from the Talmudical tracts, that when they washed their hands, they washed the fist up to the joint of the arm, עד פרק. The Jews laid great stress on these washings, or baptisms, βαπτισμους [Strong's G909], considering eating with unwashen hands no ordinary crime, and feigning that an evil spirit, called Shibta, has a right to sit on the food of him who thus eats, and render it hurtful.
the tradition: Mar 7:7-10,Mar 7:13; Mat 15:2-6; Gal 1:14; Col 2:8, Col 2:21-23; Pe1 1:18
except: Job 9:30,Job 9:31; Psa 26:6; Isa 1:16; Jer 4:14; Mat 27:24; Luk 11:38, Luk 11:39; Joh 2:6, Joh 3:25; Heb 9:10; Jam 4:8; Jo1 1:7
pots: "Gr. Sextarius; about a pint and a half."
tables: or, beds
Mar 2:16-18; Mat 15:2; Act 21:21, Act 21:24; Rom 4:12; Th2 3:6, Th2 3:11
Well: Isa 29:13; Mat 15:7-9; Act 28:25
hypocrites: Mat 23:13-15; Luk 11:39-44
honoureth: Eze 33:31; Hos 8:2, Hos 8:3; Joh 5:42, Joh 8:41, Joh 8:42, Joh 8:54, Joh 8:55, Joh 15:24; Ti2 3:5; Tit 1:16; Jam 2:14-17
in vain: Sa1 12:21; Mal 3:14; Mat 6:7, Mat 15:9; Co1 15:14, Co1 15:58; Tit 3:9; Jam 1:26; Jam 2:20
the commandments: Deu 12:32; Col 2:22; Ti1 4:1-3; Rev 14:11, Rev 14:12, Rev 22:18
laying: Isa 1:12
the tradition: Mar 7:3, Mar 7:4
Full: Kg2 16:10-16; Isa 24:5, Isa 29:13; Jer 44:16, Jer 44:17; Dan 7:25, Dan 11:36; Mat 15:3-6; Th2 2:4
reject: or, frustrate, Mar 7:13; Psa 119:126; Rom 3:31; Gal 2:21
Honour: Mar 10:19; Exo 20:12; Deu 5:16
Whoso: Exo 21:17; Lev 20:9; Deu 27:16; Pro 20:20, Pro 30:17; Mat 15:4
It is Corban: Rather, "Let it be a corban" a formula common among the Jews on such occasions; by which the Pharisees released a child from supporting his parents; and even deemed it sacrilege if he afterwards gave anything for their use. Mat 15:5, Mat 23:18; Ti1 5:4-8
the word: Mar 7:9; Isa 8:20; Jer 8:8, Jer 8:9; Hos 8:12; Mat 5:17-20, Mat 15:6; Tit 1:14
when: Kg1 18:21, Kg1 22:28; Psa 49:1, Psa 49:2, Psa 94:8; Mat 15:10; Luk 12:1, Luk 12:54-57, Luk 20:45-47
and understand: Pro 8:5; Isa 6:9; Act 8:30
There: Though it is very true, says Dr. Doddridge, that a man may bring guilt upon himself by eating to excess, and a Jew, by eating what was forbidden by the Mosaic law; yet still the pollution would arise from the wickedness of the heart, and be just proportionable to it, which is all our Lord asserts.
nothing: Mar 7:18-20; Lev 11:42-47; Act 10:14-16, Act 10:28, Act 11:8-10, Act 15:20,Act 15:21; Rom 14:17; Co1 10:25; Ti1 4:3-5; Tit 1:15; Heb 9:10, Heb 13:9
but: Mar 7:20-23; Pro 4:23; Mat 12:34, Mat 15:16
Mar 4:9, Mar 4:23; Mat 11:15; Rev 2:7, Rev 2:11, Rev 2:17, Rev 2:29, Rev 3:6, Rev 3:13, Rev 3:22
Mar 4:10,Mar 4:34; Mat 13:10,Mat 13:36, Mat 15:15
Mar 4:13; Isa 28:9, Isa 28:10; Jer 5:4, Jer 5:5; Mat 15:16, Mat 15:17, Mat 16:11; Luk 24:25; Joh 3:10; Co1 3:2; Heb 5:11
Mat 15:17; Co1 6:13; Col 2:21, Col 2:22
Mar 7:15; Psa 41:6; Heb 7:6; Mic 2:1; Mat 12:34-37; Jam 1:14, Jam 1:15, Jam 3:6, Jam 4:1
out: Gen 6:5, Gen 8:21; Job 14:4, Job 15:14-16, Job 25:4; Psa 14:1, Psa 14:3, Psa 53:1, Psa 53:3, Psa 58:2, Psa 58:3; Pro 4:23; Jer 4:14, Jer 17:9; Mat 15:19, Mat 23:25-28; Luk 16:15; Act 5:4, Act 8:22; Rom 7:5, Rom 7:8, Rom 8:7, Rom 8:8; Gal 5:19-21; Tit 3:3; Jam 1:14, Jam 1:15, Jam 4:1-3; Pe1 4:2, Pe1 4:3
evil: Pro 15:25; Isa 59:7; Eze 38:10; Mat 9:4; Jam 2:4
covetousness, wickedness: Gr. covetousnesses, wickednesses
an evil: Deu 15:9, Deu 28:54, Deu 28:56; Sa1 18:8, Sa1 18:9; Pro 23:6, Pro 28:22; Mat 20:15
pride: Ch2 32:25, Ch2 32:26, Ch2 32:31; Psa 10:4; Oba 1:3, Oba 1:4; Co2 10:5; Pe1 5:5
foolishness: Pro 12:23, Pro 22:15, Pro 24:9, Pro 27:22; Ecc 7:25; Pe1 2:15
defile: Mar 7:15, Mar 7:18; Co1 3:17; Tit 1:15; Jde 1:8
from: Mat 15:21-28
Tyre: Mar 3:8; Gen 10:15, Gen 10:19, Gen 49:13; Jos 19:28, Jos 19:29; Isa 23:1-4, Isa 23:12; Eze 28:2, Eze 28:21, Eze 28:22
and would: Mar 2:1, Mar 3:7, Mar 6:31, Mar 6:32; Isa 42:2; Mat 9:28; Ti1 5:25
a: Mat 15:22
whose: Mar 9:17-23
at: Mar 1:40, Mar 5:22, Mar 5:23, Mar 5:33; Luk 17:16; Act 10:25, Act 10:26; Rev 22:8, Rev 22:9
Greek: or, Gentile, Isa 49:12; Gal 3:28; Col 3:11
a Syrophenician: Mat 15:22
Let: Mat 7:6, Mat 10:5, Mat 15:23-28; Act 22:21; Rom 15:8; Eph 2:12
yet: Psa 145:16; Isa 45:22, Isa 49:6; Mat 5:45; Luk 7:6-8, Luk 15:30-32; Act 11:17, Act 11:18; Rom 3:29, Rom 10:12, Rom 15:8, Rom 15:9; Eph 2:12-14, Eph 3:8
Isa 57:15, Isa 57:16, Isa 66:2; Mat 5:3, Mat 8:9-13; Jo1 3:8
she was: Joh 4:50-52
she found: Jo1 3:8
from: Mar 7:24; Mat 15:29-31
he took: Mar 5:40, Mar 8:23; Kg1 17:19-22; Kg2 4:4-6, Kg2 4:33, Kg2 4:34; Joh 9:6, Joh 9:7
put: This was clearly a symbolical action; for these remedies evidently could not, by their natural efficacy, avail to produce so wonderful an effect. As the ears of the deaf appear closed, he applies his fingers to intimate that he would open them; and as the tongue of the dumb seems to be tied, or to cleave to the palate, he touches it, to intimate he would give loose and free motion to it. He accommodated himself to the weakness of those who might not indeed doubt his power, but fancy some external sign was requisite to healing. It was also thus made manifest, that this salutiferous power came from Himself, and that He who by one word, εφφαθα [Strong's G2188], had healed the man, must be Divine.
looking: Mar 6:41; Joh 11:41, Joh 17:1
he sighed: Mar 8:12; Isa 53:3; Eze 21:6, Eze 21:7; Luk 19:41; Joh 11:33, Joh 11:35, Joh 11:38; Heb 4:15
Ephphatha: Mar 5:41, Mar 15:34
Be opened: Mar 1:41; Luk 7:14, Luk 18:42; Joh 11:43; Act 9:34, Act 9:40
Mar 2:12; Psa 33:9; Isa 32:3, Isa 32:4, Isa 35:5, Isa 35:6; Mat 11:5
Mar 1:44, Mar 1:45, Mar 3:12, Mar 5:43, Mar 8:26
were: Mar 1:27, Mar 2:12, Mar 4:41, Mar 5:42, Mar 6:51; Psa 139:14; Act 2:7-12, Act 3:10-13, Act 14:11