In these 8 chapters of Mark, we see that Jesus' ministry in Galilee began after John the Baptist was put in prison. Many times Jesus taught in the synagogues on the Sabbath. Mark wrote to non-Jews, so he was emphasizing that Jesus was the Son of God. One way he showed that was by the many miracles Jesus performed. Mark also focused on words like "authority" and "immediately." One of the key factors in this section was how the disciples of Jesus just did not understand. We see in contrast people that do believe and understand. We also see Jesus entering non-Jewish lands with healing and teaching, and many non-Jews believed, while the Jewish religious leaders did not. We also see that Jesus goes away to pray by Himself, and if He needed to do that, how much more do we? We are left with the question, do we have hard hearts like the Jewish religious leaders, or do we have faith in Jesus?
