Before departing Capernaum Jesus found a solitary place to pray, causing a frantic search for Him. He then preached in Galilee’s synagogues and cast out demons. Then He healed a leper who later disobeyed Him.
Jesus in Capernaum
Teaching, exorcisms, healings, more exorcisms, all in a day’s work in a fishing village by the lake of Galilee. One of the outstanding features of this section is Jesus’ total intolerance of hearing the voice of the Devil.
Jesus in Galilee
After the arrest of John, Jesus expanded His ministry by entering the heavily populated area around the Sea of Galilee. There he called two sets of brothers who were fishermen to follow Him, to become fishers of men.
Jesus of Nazareth
Prior to beginning His public ministry, there were two spiritual appointments for the Lord Jesus to keep. First, the baptism by John. Second, the temptations by the Devil. Completing these Jesus of Nazareth emerged.
John the Baptizer
After the heading of v1, Mark immediately introduces the man whom the prophets told of hundreds of years earlier: John the baptizer. He was the chosen voice of God to announce the arrival of the Word of God.