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he three synoptic Gospels record Israel will be cleansed and given new life.
Jairus coming to the Lord Jesus But let us consider the miracle of Jairus’
Tand his daughter being raised daughter being raised, not now from a
from the dead. Sandwiched between the dispensational view but from a practical
request of Jairus and the resuscitation of one. For the first time in Mark’s Gospel,
his daughter is the recovery of a woman Peter, James and John were separated
who had an issue of blood. There is cer- from the twelve and taken by the Lord
tainly a dispensational picture given to Jesus to Jairus’ home. It is interesting that
us. Both the woman and the young girl just before the Lord instructs the three to
are linked with the number twelve. That follow Him, He commands Jairus to “be
would immediately bring to mind the not afraid, only believe” (Mar 5:36). This
nation of Israel. The woman had an issue gives us an insight into the lesson on faith
of blood for twelve years, and the young that is taught in this passage.
girl was twelve years of age. When it
comes to the woman, she was marked by Faith and Its Petition
her defilement (Lev 15:25-27); the young Notice how Jairus came to the Lord
girl was marked by her deadness. These Jesus. First, we see the man and his ur-
appropriately describe the nation of Israel gency – “when he saw him” (Mar 5:22).
presently, and yet a day is coming when He had likely been looking for the Lord
the nation will taste of the fountain that Jesus because of the sickly condition of
has been “opened to the house of David his daughter, and he never stopped his
and to the inhabitants of Jerusalem for sin search until he found the Saviour. We
and for uncleanness” (Zec 13:1). “For sin”
1
deals with the deadness and “for unclean- then see his humility, for “he fell at his
feet” (v22). The physical posture that he
ness” with the defilement. Because of the took displayed the inner attitude of his
person and work of the Lord Jesus Christ,
heart. He wasn’t lifted up in pride, but
1 Bible quotations in this article are from the KJV rather had a contrite, broken spirit. Lastly,
unless otherwise noted. we see the man and his calamity. Having

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