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.Mark 7:24-37
Key Verse 7:34 “He looked up to heaven and with a deep sigh said to him, ‘Ephphatha!’ (which means ‘Be opened!’).”
- Where did Jesus go and why? (24) Who came to Jesus and with what problem? (25-26) Why might it be hard for her, as a mother, and as a Greek, to come to Jesus with this problem?
- How did Jesus initially respond to her request? (27) Why did Jesus answer her in such a way? (cf. Matthew 15:24)
- What was the woman’s surprising response? (28) How was she able to understand the meaning of Jesus’ words? How did Jesus bless her faith? (29-30)
- Who was brought to Jesus when he went to the Decapolis? (31-32) Why did Jesus heal the man in such a way? (33-34) What does this event reveal about who Jesus is? (cf. Isaiah 35:5-6)
- In what way are we similar to the deaf-mute man? How does the Syrophoenician woman illustrate the importance of our spiritual ears being opened?