Mark 3:6 Commentary and Bible Study

Luke tells us that the scribes and Pharisees ‘were filled with madness’, or rage. They boiled inside that Christ had again outmanoeuvred them and used greater skill, and they were incapable of defeating him. He was the master of every situation, and he calculated perfectly what would bring about the defeat of his enemies. Their great fury arose out of frustration that they could gain no advantage over them, but that every time he found a way to silence them. This hatred was a sample of the extreme hatred that all unbelievers have for God once they see what is really at stake. Christ who knew their thoughts before he healed the man, also knew their thoughts of rage after he healed the man. All the ugliness of the human heart is exposed to his view. But what an extraordinary response to the restoration of a man’s withered arm by a divine miracle! If it had been up to them, this man would have been denied this wonderful benefit, for they were willing to fight for their bigotry at any cost.Who were the Herodians? They were not people of faith. There were more interested in politics and they supported King Herod, and admired him. Normally the scribes and the Pharisees hated them and they wouldn't talk to them, but now they are suddenly consorting with them, and planning together the death of Christ. This is even before the Sermon on the Mount, this is at the beginning of the Lord’s ministry and here they are already seeking to destroy him.