#ILOCANO SERMON MANUSCRIPT PROFESSIONAL#

#ILOCANO SERMON MANUSCRIPT PROFESSIONAL#

Sometimes professional mourners (and flute players Matthew 9:23) were called in to wail and lament. Jews did not embalm or cremate their dead so burials usually took place within twenty-four hours. The fact that he continued along with Jesus shows that he did indeed believe. Jesus knew what Jairus was feeling and told him not to be afraid but to just believe. They might have thought Jesus could help with the problem when the girl was alive but now, since the girl was dead, the problem was just too big for Jesus. While Jesus called the woman “daughter”, friends came to tell Jairus that it was too late – his daughter had died. Jairus knew his daughter was dying and yet he listened to Jesus refer to a woman he healed as “daughter” (Mark 5:34).

Jairus must have loved his daughter very much to risk the respect of his Jewish peers and go to Jesus for help.Īs a parent, it must have been very difficult to wait while Jesus tended to others. People chose their leader out of respect. He was not a priest or rabbi nor was he paid or supported by the synagogue. The synagogue ruler’s responsibilities often included administration, looking after the building and/or supervising the worship. In today’s lesson we will concentrate on the story of Jairus.Īs ruler of the synagogue, Jairus was probably a much respected person. The second story takes place in the middle of the first.

One is the healing of Jairus’ twelve-year-old daughter and the other is the healing of a woman who had been bleeding for twelve years. There are really two stories in this section of Scripture. As usual, a large crowd gathered around Jesus to hear him teach and to see what miracles he might do. It takes place on the west side of the Sea of Galilee, possibly at Capernaum. You can also read this story in Matthew 9:18-26 and Luke 8:41-56.

Ilocano sermon manuscript