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“In whatever place you enter a house, stay there till you depart from that place.11And whoever will not receive you nor hear you, when you depart from there, shake off the dust under your feet as a testimony against them. Mark 6:10-11 NKJV
Reading this piece of scripture for the first time and, without experience of Jesus, it could mean to the novice that Jesus was telling the disciples to curse the people who would not help them. David Guzik comments on this:
'In that day, if Jewish people had to go in or through a Gentile city, as they left they would shake the dust off their feet. It was a gesture that said, “We don’t want to take anything from this Gentile city with us.” Essentially, Jesus told them to regard a Jewish city that rejects their message as if it were a Gentile city. It will be more tolerable for Sodom and Gommorah in the day of judgment: The implication is that some will be judged more severely than others in the day of judgment. Of course, none will have it good in hell; but perhaps some will have it worse than others will'. David Guzik Enduring Word
Dr David Jeremiah adds his comments:
'To the Jews, dust symbolised cursing. So the Jews would often shake off the dust from their feet when they left a Gentile region as a way of cleansing themselves from pagan influence and as a testimony against the Gentiles (Acts 13:51). Footnote on Mark 6:10-11 David Jeremiah Study Bible
Let's get this right, Jesus was not encouraging His disciples to curse those who rejected them. Many Christians today recommend shaking the dust off our feet when someone, will not comply. Basically it is saying, 'I've tried my best, I'll leave you with God' Remember, we should never curse anyone at all (Romans 12:14.
Jesus was also teaching His disciples when He sent them out for the first time:
8He commanded them to take nothing for the journey except a staff—no bag, no bread, no copper in their money belts— 9but to wear sandals, and not to put on two tunics'. v8
Jesus wanted them to trust Him and rely on Him for their daily needs, whether it be food or clothes to wear. And He says the same to us. He knows that we have, and need, jobs to pay our way in life. But, He was reinforcing the fact that it is He, that supplies what we have. This is why we ask Him to bless an interview when we are going for a new job. Our life is in His hands, and that's the way He wants it to be.
So remember Matthew 6:33-34 and make it a prayer
If you don't know Jesus or, have fallen away, why not say this prayer right now:
Lord Jesus, I have sinned
I ask you to forgive me and be my Lord and Saviour. Please come into my heart, fill me with Your Spirit and give me a brand new start today.
In Jesus' Name. Amen'
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