JAIRUS’ DAUGHTER
21And when Jesus had
crossed again in the boat to the other side, a great crowd gathered about him,
and he was beside the sea.
22Then came one of
the rulers of the synagogue, Jairus by name, and seeing him, he fell at his
feet 23and implored him earnestly, saying, “My little daughter is at the point
of death. Come and lay your hands on her, so that she may be made well and
live.” 24And he went with him.
35While he was still
speaking, there came from the ruler’s house some who said, “Your daughter is
dead. Why trouble the Teacher any further?”
36But overhearing
what they said, Jesus said to the ruler of the synagogue, “Do not fear, only
believe.”
37And he allowed no
one to follow him except Peter and James and John the brother of James.
38They came to the
house of the ruler of the synagogue, and Jesus saw a commotion, people weeping
and wailing loudly. 39And when he had entered, he said to them, “Why are you
making a commotion and weeping? The child is not dead but sleeping.”
40And they laughed at
him. But he put them all outside and took the child’s father and mother and
those who were with him and went in where the child was.
41Taking her by the
hand he said to her, “Talitha cumi,” which means, “Little girl, I say to you,
arise.”
42And immediately the
girl got up and began walking (for she was twelve years of age), and they were
immediately overcome with amazement. 43And he strictly charged them that no one
should know this, and told them to give her something to eat.
MARK 5:21-24,
35-43.
COMMENTARY
When Jesus returned
from the Eastern shore of the Lake of Galilee, to where he was living, near Capharnaum;
He was approached by one of the elders of the local synagogue, asking him to
heal his daughter, who was 12 years old (v.42), and was seriously ill.
Scripture does not
say what illness it was, but it must have been one of fast death. 2000 years
ago, these types of diseases were common, hard to imagine these days.
Jesus, in his mercy,
did not refuse, as he never refused to help anyone who came near him.
Jesus took only
Peter, James and John. It is clear in Scripture that these were later called
‘Pillars of the Church’ (Galatians 2: 9, the James of Galatians, was the
brother of Jesus and not John’s, who had already died, Acts 12: 2). Apart from
Peter, who was chosen from before he was born to be the leader of the Twelve
(John 1:42). We do not know exactly why James and his brother John had this
privilege. James and John were possibly two of the first disciples of Jesus,
but not the first, who were Andrew and Peter (Matthew 4:15; John 1: 41-42). The
reason must have been another. Perhaps by the pure choice of Lord Jesus, or by their
own merit, for having strong Faith, for having spent more time with the Lord
and to know better his doctrine and personality.
But the girl died
before Jesus reached the Jew's house. They were tried to dissuade from completing
the trip, since the girl had died and a cure was no longer necessary.
Jairus' faith
doubted, and the messenger’ was little. This is why Jesus tells Jairus in his
mercy, "DO NOT FEAR, JUST BELIEVE", and they continued on the path in
Faith. Faith that Jesus was a Prophet of God and that he had the power to work
miracles.
Due to their lack of
conviction, Lord Jesus denied entry to anyone who made fun of Him, when He said
that the girl "was sleeping."
Without prayer, and
directly in his own Name, he ordered the girl to rise from the dead, and
without delay, she rose to life again.
On this day, the
second resurrection that Jesus carried out in his ministry, our Lord made clear
not only the divine approval of his ministry (Luke 7: 16-17), but his own
divinity.
Jesus did not wait
for prior divine approval, nor did He entrust the result to God. He did it
Himself, by his own power, which no one can do except God alone.
This day, Jesus
proved to be The Lord of Life, as raising a dead man is something that only GOD
can do. The only miracle, which the devil cannot copy or falsify.
Jesus entrusted them
not to make it public, and to give the girl something to eat, to initiate her
biological functions.
Among this event,
Jesus also healed a woman from a long illness of blood loss, but that is
another story.
Omar Flores.
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