10: Mark 3:7-19: Jesus Builds the FoK
3:7-12: Jesus’ Freedom March Mark gives us another summary (1:32-34) of Jesus’ New Exodus campaign. The note that they went to the sea may have a deeper meaning. The sea in Jewish thought was a haunt of evil and demons. Mark may be suggesting that Jesus takes the offense and goes to the “home” of his opponents. There he healed and exorcised many sick and possessed people. A massive freedom march. Again, Jesus forbids the subjugated demons to identify him. Is this because they know who he is and Jesus wants to keep his true identity a secret (for whatever reason)? Or because it requires faith and not supernatural testimony to know who Jesus really is? Or is identification by a demon a questionable source and would taint Jesus? Maybe it’s lying. Who knows? Perhaps Aragorn’s moment of self-revelation to the Hobbits in FoR resonates a bit with Jesus at this point: "’For all I knew I had to persuade you to trust me without proofs, if I was to help you.... But I must admi...