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In this fascinating commentary volume, author John G. Butler writes, “Mark is the servant Gospel. Therefore, like a servant, the book of Mark moves very quickly. It tells the story of Christ in only sixteen chapters whereas the other gospels take longer. The brevity of Mark does not diminish the value of the book, however. It is a very valuable book and at times gives us insights not found in the...

and began to publish it much” (Mark 1:45). The healed leper did just the opposite of what Christ charged him to do. In disobedience, the healed leper appeared to be very successful in reaching far and wide with the news, but the consequences were that Christ “could no more openly enter into the city, but was without in desert places” (Mark 1:45). Thus people who sought Him had to go to to the desert to find Him. So the man hindered the ministry of Christ (“could no more openly enter into the city”)
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