Bible TimeJesus Heals a Girl Age 12 and a Woman Sick 12 Years
After crossing the Sea of Galilee by boat Jesus heals a woman sick 12 years and a girl age 12. The two stories are pointing into history 12 times from Noah’s flood when two women are healed. This is the period in history of the Assyrian deportation. Several parables follow explaining that period in history.
Bible Story
42 Mark 5:21-42
21And when Jesus had crossed over again in the boat unto the other side, a great multitude was gathered unto him; and he was by the sea.
22And there cometh one of the rulers of the synagogue, Jairus by name; and seeing him, he falleth at his feet,
23and beseecheth him much, saying, My little daughter is at the point of death: I pray thee, that thou come and lay thy hands on her, that she may be made whole, and live.
24And he went with him; and a great multitude followed him, and they thronged him.
25And a woman, who had an issue of blood twelve years,
26and had suffered many things of many physicians, and had spent all that she had, and was nothing bettered, but rather grew worse,
27having heard the things concerning Jesus, came in the crowd behind, and touched his garment.
28For she said, If I touch but his garments, I shall be made whole.
29And straightway the fountain of her blood was dried up; and she felt in her body that she was healed of her plague.
30And straightway Jesus, perceiving in himself that the power proceeding from him had gone forth, turned him about in the crowd, and said, Who touched my garments?
31And his disciples said unto him, Thou seest the multitude thronging thee, and sayest thou, Who touched me?
32And he looked round about to see her that had done this thing.
33But the woman fearing and trembling, knowing what had been done to her, came and fell down before him, and told him all the truth.
34And he said unto her, Daughter, thy faith hath made thee whole; go in peace, and be whole of thy plague.
35While he yet spake, they come from the ruler of the synagogue's house saying, Thy daughter is dead: why troublest thou the Teacher any further?
36But Jesus, not heeding the word spoken, saith unto the ruler of the synagogue, Fear not, only believe.
37And he suffered no man to follow with him, save Peter, and James, and John the brother of James.
38And they come to the house of the ruler of the synagogue; and he beholdeth a tumult, and many weeping and wailing greatly.
39And when he was entered in, he saith unto them, Why make ye a tumult, and weep? the child is not dead, but sleepeth.
40And they laughed him to scorn. But he, having put them all forth, taketh the father of the child and her mother and them that were with him, and goeth in where the child was.
41And taking the child by the hand, he saith unto her, Talitha cumi; which is, being interpreted, Damsel, I say unto thee, Arise.
42And straightway the damsel rose up, and walked; for she was twelve years old. And they were amazed straightway with a great amazement.
Background
Mark again references Noah’s flood when he records Jesus crossing the Sea of Galilee again by boat. This marks the start of another parable that measures time from Noah’s flood.
In this particular parable an official from the Synagogue comes to Jesus and begs him to heal his sick daughter. Jesus heads off with the man to see his daughter and along the way has a second encounter with a woman. This woman has been bleeding and knows that if she can touch the hem of Jesus’ garment she will be healed. She does so, reaching out from the crowd.
Jesus makes a show of finding the woman and when he finally finds here explains that her faith has made her well.
Once this side project is finished, Jesus continues to the home of the Synagogue ruler. Once there a crowd surrounds the girl who has now died. Jesus dismisses the crowd and gets alone with the girl. He proceeds to raise the girl from the dead and give her back to her family.
About the only linkage between these two stories, besides the insertion of the woman’s story inside the girls, is the number of years: 12. In the case of the woman, she has had her condition for 12 years. In the case of the girl, she is 12 years old.
In parables, all counts of things are references to time. In this case the time reference opens up the meaning of this parable. 12 years is not a time measurement that can be used directly. It must be broken down into the raw number of days. The formula for converting years into days is 360 * years + 30 for ever sabbath. In this case 360 * 12 + 30 = 4350.
When prophecies are given over people, the units are actual 24 hour days. This is of course what was happening with these two women. 4350 days. In the case of nations, the prophetic unit is years, not days, so the prophetic interval is years. Of course the story began with Jesus crossing the lake by boat, so the prophetic interval starts at Noah’s flood. Noah’s flood began in the year 6020 from Adam so the interval is up 4350 years later, or 10370.
10370 AA is the second year in Jeremiah’s era, the time when he is announcing to the city of Jerusalem the impending destruction of the Babylonians. The first year of rule of Babylonia over Jerusalem was 10390 AA.
This time in history is after the Assyrian invasion and deportation and start of the period in history when the tribes were "lost."
A careful read of the Assyrian invasion indicates that only the city of Jerusalem survived the Assyrian invasion. This means that the total number of people who lived in ancient Israel after about 10284 AA was limited to the number of people who could safely remain inside the walls of David’s ancient city. Estimates for this remnant are in the low tens of thousands, a far cry from the several million that inhabited ancient Israel at David’s time.
After the civil war at the death of Solomon, David’s ancient kingdom was divided into two parts. These two parts form the basis for the "two women" prophecies in the Old Testament. Jesus is referencing these prophecies by referring to the two halves of the kingdom through the use of two women in this story.
One of the women, the 12 year old girl, is the daughter of a synagogue ruler. She likely represents Jerusalem, the city where the temple was located. She also represents the religious system based there. That system ridiculed Jesus when he was carrying out his public ministry which is why the crowd at the girl’s house also ridicules Jesus when he arrives to heal the girl.
The other woman, the one with the issue of blood, represents the other kingdom, the northern kingdom. She receives power from Jesus because the northern kingdom represents political power. This woman touches the hem of Jesus’ garment, likely following David’s cutting off of Saul’s hem in the cave.
In the case of the woman with blood, Jesus makes a spectical of finding the woman in the crowd. His actions are quite specifically directed at the lost nature of the northern kingdom of ancient Israel. That kingdom cannot be found except by searching for the ones who have received power from Jesus. This includes political power, like David gained when he cut Saul’s hem, but also Spiritual power.
A Jesus based measure of 12 years
When Jesus was 12 years old, he too was involved in a prophetic, parable, story. In that case he went up to Jerusalem at a feast and then remained behind in Jerusalem while his family returned home. Jesus’ life is itself following the original chronology of the Bible and this "age 12 ascension" is seen in the historical chronology as Enoch’s ascension. This happened in year 4270 AA, and it can be used as a more accurate measure of the number of days in 12 years.
In the case of the girl and the woman their sicknesses are in their 12th year. Recorded simply as age 12, or 12 years. These allow for a shorter rendering as we learn from Jesus’ age 12 visit to Jerusalem.
Noah’s flood, in 6020 AA, plus 4270 years is 10290 AA. This is 6 years after the sun went back during the reign of Judean king Hezekiah. This is essentially at the time of the Assyrian invasion. All of the events of the Assyrian invasion of the ancient Israelite kingdoms happened within 20 years of this date, consistent with the likely 20 years of preparation for Noah’s flood from the millennium break at 6001 AA and the actual start of the flood in early 6020 AA.
Jesus Goes Home to Nazareth
42 Mark 6:1-5
1And he went out from thence; and he cometh into his own country; and his disciples follow him.
2And when the sabbath was come, he began to teach in the synagogue: and many hearing him were astonished, saying, Whence hath this man these things? and, What is the wisdom that is given unto this man, and what mean such mighty works wrought by his hands?
3Is not this the carpenter, the son of Mary, and brother of James, and Joses, and Judas, and Simon? and are not his sisters here with us? And they were offended in him.
4And Jesus said unto them, A prophet is not without honor, save in his own country, and among his own kin, and in his own house.
5And he could there do no mighty work, save that he laid his hands upon a few sick folk, and healed them.
Without getting into a boat, Jesus proceeds from healing the 12 year old girl to his home town. He makes the important point that in his home town his is both without honor and unable to do miracles, except for heal a few sick people. Without a trip in a boat, this parable sits timed as a natural part of the last parable. In other words he is explaining more about what happened back in ancient Israel and Judah.
Ancient Isreal and Judah were no longer living in their home towns even in Jesus day. Jerusalem and the remnant that lived there make up the "home town" of ancient Israel. They were scattered across the globe because of the Assyrian invasion. He is explaining that he will do miracles in many places, but not in his hometown.
When the crown exclaims that this is Jesus, the carpenter’s son, along with the rest of his family, they are remembering him as he was. As he was in his "development years" before the power of God was moving mightily in his life. The natural parallel to this is the home town religious system that has always been devoid of supernatural power. Returning to the old ways, the way of the Mosaic Law, leaves all people unable to experience the power of Jesus’ miracles in their lives.
Jesus sends out the 12
42 Mark 6:7-14
7And he calleth unto him the twelve, and began to send them forth by two and two; and he gave them authority over the unclean spirits;
8and he charged them that they should take nothing for their journey, save a staff only; no bread, no wallet, no money in their purse;
9but to go shod with sandals: and, said he, put not on two coats.
10And he said unto them, Wheresoever ye enter into a house, there abide till ye depart thence.
11And whatsoever place shall not receive you, and they hear you not, as ye go forth thence, shake off the dust that is under your feet for a testimony unto them.
12And they went out, and preached that men should repent.
13And they cast out many demons, and anointed with oil many that were sick, and healed them.
14And king Herod heard thereof; for his name had become known: and he said, John the Baptizer is risen from the dead, and therefore do these powers work in him.
Without crossing by boat, Jesus proceeds to send out the 12 disciples. The are told not to take anything with them, no extra clothing or money. Jesus warns that those who do not receive the disciples will face judgement like Sodom and Gomorrah at the end of the age. They go, and are able themselves to anoint with oil, cast out demons and heal the sick.
Because this does not transition back to a boat story, it too is based on the early dating. The story is the time after the Assyrian captivity when the 12 tribes have been sent out into the world. The remnant of a few thousand who remained in Jerusalem after the Assyrian invasion do not themselves constitute even 1 tribe. Though the northerners are referred to as the Ten, the entire set is referred to as the 12.
The 12 disciples are linked in a 1 to 1 fashion back to the original 12 tribes of ancient Israel. They will eventually judge the 12 tribes, likely with 1 disciple seated as judge over 1 tribe. The gates of the New Jerusalem, where everyone is headed eventually are also named with the names of the 12 disciples. This suggests everyone, even modern believers must eventually pass under the inspection of one of the disciples.
Jesus sends out the 12 disciples at this point in the story because he is prophetically referring to the departure of the 12 tribes under the Assyrian deportation. Once away from the home town, the subject of his previous parable, the disciples will be able to perform miracles. This is essentially why the ancient 12 tribes were deported. God wanted them saved and performing miracles, and could not do that under the old system.
Beheading John the Baptist
42 Mark 6:14-29
14And king Herod heard thereof; for his name had become known: and he said, John the Baptizer is risen from the dead, and therefore do these powers work in him.
15But others said, It is Elijah. And others said, It is a prophet, even as one of the prophets.
16But Herod, when he heard thereof, said, John, whom I beheaded, he is risen.
17For Herod himself had sent forth and laid hold upon John, and bound him in prison for the sake of Herodias, his brother Philip's wife; for he had married her.
18For John said unto Herod, It is not lawful for thee to have thy brother's wife.
19And Herodias set herself against him, and desired to kill him; and she could not;
20for Herod feared John, knowing that he was a righteous and holy man, and kept him safe. And when he heard him, he was much perplexed; and he heard him gladly.
21And when a convenient day was come, that Herod on his birthday made a supper to his lords, and the high captains, and the chief men of Galilee;
22and when the daughter of Herodias herself came in and danced, she pleased Herod and them that sat at meat with him; and the king said unto the damsel, Ask of me whatsoever thou wilt, and I will give it thee.
23And he sware unto her, Whatsoever thou shalt ask of me, I will give it thee, unto the half of my kingdom.
24And she went out, and said unto her mother, What shall I ask? And she said, The head of John the Baptizer.
25And she came in straightway with haste unto the king, and asked, saying, I will that thou forthwith give me on a platter the head of John the Baptist.
26And the king was exceeding sorry; but for the sake of his oaths, and of them that sat at meat, he would not reject her.
27And straightway the king sent forth a soldier of his guard, and commanded to bring his head: and he went and beheaded him in the prison,
28and brought his head on a platter, and gave it to the damsel; and the damsel gave it to her mother.
29And when his disciples heard thereof, they came and took up his corpse, and laid it in a tomb.
The final story in this series of events that point at the end of David’s empire is the beheading of John the Baptist. Like the other stories in this series, nothing separates this story from the previous story, implying that the story is chronologically related to the woman and young girl, Jesus’ home town and the sending out of the twelve. In this case it is the last of the stories dealing with the ancient southern kingdom, the Babylonian invasion and destruction of Jerusalem.
When the Assyrians invaded ancient Israel and ancient Judah they left behind a remnant in the city of Jerusalem. This invasion destroyed the government that made up the northern Kingdom seated at Samaria. The invasion also lead to the deportation of the tribes of ancient Israel to various lands, most notably the lands of the Medes who would rule Babylon.
King Nebuchadnezzar of ancient Babylon was shown in a dream that he was the first in a series of kingdoms that would eventually rule the world. The message of the dream was delivered through an image of a statue of a man, with the Babylonian king being the head. Through various scenes the future progression of the Babylonian empire was shown growing into the Greek and Roman empires. The statue’s legs became what we know of now as the split in the Roman empire with the eastern and western branches. The last scene in the dream dealing with the statue is a view of the 10 toes. That number, 10, always refers to the northern kingdom, confirming that Babylon was the heir to the northern kingdom’s promises.
At the time of Jesus this progression of kingdoms is now known as the Roman Empire. That empire is still several hundred years from division into east and west. That empire rules most of the known world, including Palestine. The proof of that rule is seen in various New Testament stories when the Roman power makes itself known. One of those seats of power is Herod’s governorship.
In the story of the beheading of John the Baptist, the primary agent is Herod. Herod is the embodiment of the ruling Roman power in Palestine. He is also the heir to Nebuchadnezzar’s rule over 600 years before. Herod is prophetically playing the role of Nebuchadnezzar.
The Assyrian invasion left a remnant within the city of Jerusalem. This was the ancient capital of the southern kingdom of Judah. The crown of that government, the head, the king, was spared by the Assyrians because it was not God’s time for the remnant to be deported.
The end of their time began when the Babylonians invaded ancient Palestine and made the king at Jerusalem his vasal. The king at Jerusalem in effect was put into Nebuchadnezzar’s prison, a prophetic match to John the Baptist’s imprisonment.
After 19 years of being a vassal to Nebuchadnezzar, the king at Jerusalem attempted to revolt by getting Egypt to come and free the city from Nebuchadnezzar’s rule. This lead to a siege and eventually invasion by Nebuchadnezzar’s army. The walls of Jerusalem were broke through and the city burned. The king from Jerusalem blinded and taken to Babylon as a prisoner. After many years the king was eventually released from the dungeon and allowed to eat in the royal court.
John’s beheading is a prophetic match to the destruction of the city. The head itself was taken back to Herod’s court, just as the king in ancient times. John’s head was presented in the royal court just as the Jehoiakim??? was eventually presented in the royal court in Babylon.
