Title Dali Dagum (Mark 05:21-24)
When Jesus got into the boat and crossed over to the other side, a large crowd gathered around him, and while he was on the seashore, one of the synagogue leaders, named Jairus, came and fell at his feet and prayed a lot, saying, “My little daughter is about to die. Come and lay your hands on him, so that he may be saved and live.” So he went with him, and a large crowd followed him and surrounded him and pushed him.
Mark 5:35-43 While he was still speaking, people came from the synagogue leader's house and said, "Your daughter is dead. Why do you trouble the teacher more?" When Jesus heard what he was saying, he said to the ruler of the synagogue, "Do not be afraid, just believe. And he allowed no one to follow him except Peter, James, and John the brother of James, and went to the house of the ruler of the synagogue, and, seeing the commotion and the weeping of people and weeping, went in and said to them, "Why are you sober and weeping? He said, “I am not dead, I am sleeping.” They laughed at them. After Jesus had sent them all out, he took the child’s parents and those who were with him, and went into the child’s place, took the child’s hand, and said to them, “Dali dagum.” I tell you, “Get up.” Immediately the girl got up and started walking, and she was twelve years old. Immediately the people were greatly astonished and astonished. Jesus warned them a lot so that no one knew about it, so he said, “Give the girl something to eat.” It is one of the miracles of the resurrection that raised people back to life. In the Gospels, the miracle of the resurrection of raising the dead is mentioned three times.
They are Lazarus, the son of the widow of Nain, and the daughter of Jairus.
We can look at the text from several perspectives, but let's focus specifically on Jairus and apply the lessons he gave to our lives.
Lessons From Jairus The miracle begins when Jairus asks Jesus to come to Jesus and rescue his daughter. Jesus performs a miracle and teaches him a lesson.
Knowing that the miracle of raising Jairus' daughter has a lesson for Jairus and a truth that makes us understand, let's examine the text from the following three aspects.
First, Jairus had a relationship with Jesus because of his daughter's problems.
Jairus may not have appeared before the Lord if his twelve-year-old daughter (Luke 8:42) had not been sick. There are those among us who would never have believed in Jesus if it had not been for some misfortune or hardship.
Jairus was the ruler of the synagogue. When the people of Israel were scattered during the captivity, the synagogue was the place where there was no temple to worship God and receive religious education on behalf of the temple. Worshiping God and cultivating faith in God are the most important roles a synagogue should play, but this synagogue also led social life and education. It was used as a place to educate the people of Israel, who had been deprived of their country and scattered in all directions. Even after the captivity ended, the synagogue remained a place of education. In addition, the synagogue served as the center of political culture.
There are eight elders in the leadership of the synagogue, and the person representing the elders is the synagogue leader. You can never become a synagogue leader unless you are thoroughly committed to Judaism. But the ruler of the synagogue came to Jesus. This is almost impossible given the social atmosphere and history of the time. At that time, Jesus had just started his ministry, and he was not even an orthodox rabbi. He was just a carpenter's son. It is not unusual for Jairus to come to Jesus and fall at His feet in such a situation. We must recognize that for Jairus it was a very important decision.
Look at verse 22.
One of the rulers of the synagogue, named Jairus, came and saw Jesus and fell at his feet.
How desperate would you have done it? It was an incident that could have made Jairus laugh out loud at his colleagues who had been looking for Jesus. However, Yairo had no time to worry about anything other than how the people around him judged him, thinking that he had to save his only daughter somehow.
Look at verse 23.
He begged much, saying, My little daughter is about to die; come and lay your hands on her, that she may be saved and live.
Jairus desperately clinged to the Lord. He cared neither pride nor face. He entrusted everything to Jesus to save his daughter.
The pain of her daughter was the opportunity for Jairus to meet Jesus.
Second, see the march of a new life beginning for him.
Look at verse 24.
So he went with him, and a great crowd followed him and surrounded him and pushed him.
He met Jesus and began to walk with him. No surprises have happened yet. But Jairus was excited enough just because Jesus was going with him.
The true Christian life is to be happy and moved just by the fact that Jesus is with me. This is what Jairus' new life looks like. The fact that the Lord who holds the key to all problems is with me is reason enough to praise.
Third, look at what happens on the road with the Lord.
On the way with Jairus, Jesus healed a woman who was bleeding. Rather than learn a lesson from this incident, Jairus became discouraged. Because immediately people came to him and informed him that his daughter had died (verse 35). In fact, if Jairus had turned his eyes away from the selfish point of view that he had to save his daughter and looked at the incident from a different perspective, he would have learned something. He could have realized who Jesus was and how important the faith shown in the woman's actions was.
But more often than not, when we run into problems, we focus on solving them rather than learning from them. Jairus did not see the power of Jesus to heal a terminally ill man. He was only concerned about delays in solving the problems he was having. He didn't like Jesus' procrastination. He did not realize that Jesus was fulfilling the purpose of his coming to earth and was doing what he was supposed to do. Because they didn't know Jesus well. The limitation of Jairus' faith was that he did not have the confidence and hope that if a woman who had suffered from bleeding for 12 years had been healed by faith, she would be able to save her daughter as well.
Jesus read the mind of Jairus, the ruler of the synagogue. He knew how Jairus felt when people came and said, 'Your daughter is dead and there is no need to trouble the teacher. On the one hand, he resented Jesus for procrastination, and he hated the woman who suffered from bleeding. And above all else, I fell into severe pain and sorrow as if heaven and earth were falling apart due to the death of my daughter. At this time, Jesus spoke to Jairus.
Do not be afraid, only believe (verse 36).
Here is a lesson for us to realize. Even in a life of walking with the Lord, pain can follow, and frustration and fear can come. This is not because the Lord has left us, but it is God's providence to train us, teach us the faith, and make us look completely to the Lord. Do not be discouraged by unexpected situations beyond the comprehension of the human mind. Right now, things may seem wrong, but know that God's greater will and grace awaits behind them.
That was the case with Jairus.
Lesson to the Disciples ^ In verse 37, Jesus brings Peter, James, and John into the house of Jairus, where there is a sound of weeping. The most important education is audiovisual, not verbal. Jesus accompanied these three disciples on important events. Because they had an important lesson to learn.
When Jesus said that the child was not dead, but sleeping, the people gathered there mocked Him. Jesus sends out all but the disciples who need to be taught the lesson of the miracle of raising a dead child. And he does great miracles. This is the first miracle that Jesus raised the dead.
The lesson for the disciples to learn was that there is a resurrection after death. Jesus allowed only his disciples who needed this instruction to witness a miracle. And in verse 43, Jesus gave many warnings to them not to let anyone know about this, and told them to give the girl something to eat.
Do you believe that you will live again after you die? This is of no use to anyone who does not believe in Jesus Christ.
They just laugh at it. But death is not the end of the saints. Death is rest in Christ. The news of the resurrection after death is of no use to anyone who does not accept Jesus Christ. So maybe you kept this a secret. But the disciples needed to know this. As witnesses of the miracles of the resurrection, they preached Jesus Christ with a faith that did not fear death later.
Jesus said to the girl that it was Dardagum (verse 41). This is an Aramaic word that parents use to wake their children up in the morning. The original text reads, Arise, my daughter. This girl had no blood relationship with Jesus. But Jairus' problems were the Lord's problems. Jairus' daughter was the Lord's daughter. The Lord has solved the last problem. The journey that began with the bird that was going with him (verse 24) led to victory even in the matter of death.
The Christian life is like this. The life of faith begins from the moment we meet the Lord. Not from the day you go to church, not from the day you are baptized. The beginning of true faith is the day we meet the Lord. However, while walking with the Lord, we also fall ill and come across situations where we wonder why He allows such suffering.
Faith is not just a walk through flat flower paths. The road of faith has storms , valleys , and mountains to climb . But keep in mind that the Lord is always with you on that path.
Jesus promised to be with you always, even to the end of the world (Matthew 28:20). The Lord is with us until he gives us the glory of the resurrection. Whenever we fall into fear and face a crisis of faith, He comes to our side and says:
Don't be afraid, just believe.
And just as he raised Jairus' daughter to life, he will lead us to the glory of resurrection in the future.
Jesus is the Alpha and the Omega, the first and the last (Revelation 21:6). He who started a wonderful work in us is responsible for us to the end. There will be times when the Lord seems to be procrastinating. But then do not forget that the Lord helps those who are more urgent than me. Learn the love of the Lord by seeing the grace you give to your neighbors and give thanks together.
Who is the Lord? He is a savior for a helpless woman who has suffered from bleeding for twelve years, and a savior for Jairus, the ruler of the synagogue, who was a dignified ruler of a generation. He not only cures disease, but also defeats death. He is with us when our faith is good and holds us with strong arms when we shake or fall. He is your Savior.