3:6
We see here something which occurs on several occasions in the gospels. Having seen a great miracle, having seen a man healed, the Pharisees plot to destroy Jesus. It is also notable that they plot with the Herodians. Normally the Pharisees hated the Herodians, for the Herodians were in hock with the Romans, whereas the Pharisees tended to be nationalists. So we see the effects of sin and how it utterly distorts a person's rationale.
3:7,8
Jesus then withdrew. He frequently drew large crowds, largely because of the miracles, but Jesus was not in the business of drawing large crowds for the sake of it. And He wanted to be in communion with His Father. He also took His disciples with Him. However, the crowds followed Him, coming from many areas of Israel and the surrounding lands. Idumea was originally the land of Edom, but was forcibly converted to Judaism in 129 BC. Tyre and Sidon were Phoenician cities. The crowds came because they had heard of all that Jesus was doing.
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