mark chapter 2 1st 43, why did jesus sent him away and told him not to tell anyone

His primary earthly mission (prior to His atoning death and resurrection) was to bring spiritual healing and salvation through faith in Him and the forgiveness of sins, which was a greater human need than even physical health (as shown by examples such as Mark 2:1-12), since the effects of being reconciled to God through faith and forgiveness would be eternal, rather than ceasing with temporal death. Even though Jesus had healed the man, He wanted him to immediately satisfy those requirements in obedience to the Law (in the same way that Jesus fully obeyed the Law), and thus serve as an official public testimony of both the man's obedience and healing, rather than to be delayed as a result of talking to others before those required steps had been performed.Īlso, as in other cases where Jesus advised people whom He healed not to tell others about it, I would say that it was because Jesus did not want to be primarily known or sought out merely for being a worker of miracles, or for physical healing. Army I would say, first, that, in the specific case of the leper cited in the question, the Mosaic Law required certain steps to be taken before a leper could be declared legally clean (Leviticus 13-14).

Tim Maas Retired Quality Assurance Specialist with the U.S.

Mark chapter 2 1st 43, why did jesus sent him away and told him not to tell anyone