6:1
Jesus now moves to another area of the country, going back to His hometown of Nazareth. The disciples followed Him. It is clear throughout the gospels that Jesus is very much His “own man”. Actually, of course, He was God’s man, living in obedience, trust and love towards the Father. However, he was definitely not controlled by the disciples. Indeed, in John 2:24 it says clearly that Jesus did not entrust Himself to any man, for He knew what was in the heart of man. If ever we think we are in control of Jesus, if we think it is “our church” and not “Christ’s church” we can be sure that we are going in the wrong direction and have lost our bearings.
6:2
Here we get more emphasis on the fact that Jesus was a great teacher. As noted before, although Mark gives relatively little of Jesus’ teaching, again and again he highlights the quality of Jesus’ teaching, and its centrality to His mission. The people who heard him were astonished. He taught with far greater wisdom than anyone else they had ever heard. Moreover, He did mighty works with His hands, this is a reference to the miracle that He did.
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