Jesus Preaches in Galilee
Mark 1:38 “And he said unto them, Let us go into the next towns, that I may preach there also: for therefore came I forth.”
towns (κωμοπόλεις)
Lit., village-towns, suburban towns.
came I forth... Christ came to do 32 things:
1. To save from sins (Mat. 1:21).
2. To be King of the Jews (John 18:37).
3. To fulfill the law (Mat. 5:17).
4. To call sinners to repentance (Mat. 9:13; Luke 5:32; 13:1-5).
5. To bring division (Mat. 10:34-36).
6. To give rest (Mat. 11:28-30).
7. To save from destruction (Luke 9:56).
8. To give life for the church (Eph. 5:26).
9. To redeem from iniquity (Tit. 2:14).
10. To seek and save the lost (Luke 19:10).
11. To make a new covenant (Mat. 26:28; Heb. 8:6; 9:15).
12. To put away sin (Heb. 9:26).
13. To suffer for people (John 12:27; 1Pet. 3:18; 4:1-2).
14. To ransom people (Mat. 20:28; 1Tim. 2:6).
15. To preach and heal (Luke 4:18; Acts 10:38; Mark 1:38-39; Mat. 4:23-24).
16. To save the world not condemn it (John 3:16-18; 12:27).
17. To send fire on earth (Luke 12:49).
18. To be salvation (1Tim. 1:15).
19. To baptize in the Holy Spirit (Mat. 3:11; John 1:31-33; 7:37-39).
20. To deliver from evil (Gal. 1:4).
21. To bring judgment (John 9:39).
22. To give abundant life (John 10:10).
23. To bear sickness (Mat. 8:17; 1Pet. 2:24; Isa. 53:1-12).
24. To be a light to the world (John 12:46).
25. To give eternal life (Joh. 17:3).
26. To minister to people (Mat. 20:28).
27. To bring grace and truth (John 1:17).
28. To do God’s will (John 6:38).
29. To destroy Satan’s work (1Jhn. 3:8).
30. To be an example (1Pet. 1:21).
31. To die for sins (1Cor. 15:3; Gal. 1:4).
32. To purify unto Himself a peculiar people (Tit. 2:14). See, Luke 5:32.
We know that Jesus did heal and deliver people, but this was not His purpose in coming to the earth. Back in Capernaum there was a group wanting Him to minister to their bodily needs, but Jesus’ purpose in coming was to save their souls.
Many times there are physical blessings from Jesus, but His most important role is to renew our spirit in Him. To save our souls from death is Jesus’ purpose.
Jesus’ reply showed that they too did not understand Him or His mission. His plan was to go elsewhere - to the nearby villages, populous market towns, so that He could preach (cf. Mark 1:4, 1:14) there also, in addition to Capernaum. His explanatory statement, that to preach is why I have come, probably does not refer to leaving Capernaum He left to pray, Mark 1:35 but rather to His coming from God on a divine mission. His purpose was to proclaim the good news of God (Mark 1:14) and confront people with the demand to repent and believe it (Mark 1:15). Since the Capernaum crowds sought Him as a Miracle-worker, He deliberately departed to preach elsewhere.
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