Mark 7:24

Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

Summary

And from thence he arose, and went into the borders of Tyre and Sidon, and entered into an house, and would have no man know it: but he could not be hid.

Tyre

And would

Bible References

Tyre

Jerusalem, Idumea, beyond the Jordan, and around Tyre and Sidon. The large crowd came to Him because they heard about everything He was doing.

Canaan fathered Sidon his firstborn, then Heth,

Zebulun will live by the seashore
and will be a harbor for ships,
and his territory will be next to Sidon.

Ebron, Rehob, Hammon, and Kanah, as far as Great Sidon.

An oracle against Tyre:

Wail, ships of Tarshish,
for your haven has been destroyed.
Word has reached them from the land of Cyprus.

“Son of man, say to the ruler of Tyre: This is what the Lord God says:

Your heart is proud,
and you have said, ‘I am a god;
I sit in the seat of gods
in the heart of the sea.’
Yet you are a man and not a god,
though you have regarded your heart
as that of a god.

And would

When He entered Capernaum again after some days, it was reported that He was at home.

Jesus departed with His disciples to the sea, and a large crowd followed from Galilee, Judea,

He said to them, “Come away by yourselves to a remote place and rest for a while.” For many people were coming and going, and they did not even have time to eat.

He will not cry out or shout
or make His voice heard in the streets.

When He entered the house, the blind men approached Him, and Jesus said to them, “Do you believe that I can do this?”

“Yes, Lord,” they answered Him.

Likewise, good works are obvious, and those that are not obvious cannot remain hidden.