Mark 2:7

“Why doth this man thus speak blasphemies? etc..] They took Christ to be a mere man, and reasoned with themselves, that he must be a blasphemer, in assuming that to himself, which was peculiar to God: they seem astonished at his words, and wonder at his arrogance, and to be filled with indignation and resentment at him; saying, who can forgive sins but God only? this was a generally received maxim with them, and a very just one. The Chaldee paraphrase of (<181404>Job 14:4), runs thus; “who can give a pure man out of a man that is defiled with sins, but God, who alone is he, hyl qwby yd, “that can pardon him?”” ç They even deny that Metatron, so they call the angel in (<022320>Exodus 23:20),…”

“Why doth this man thus speak blasphemies? who can forgive sins but God only?--In this second question they expressed a great truth. (See Isa 43:25; Mic 7:18; Exo 34:6-7, &c.). Nor was their first question altogether unnatural, though in our Lord's sole case it was unfounded. That a man, to all appearances like one of themselves, should claim authority and power to forgive sins, they could not, on the first blush of it, but regard as in the last degree startling; nor were they entitled even to weigh such a claim, as worthy of a hearing, save on supposition of resistless evidence afforded by Him in support of the claim. Accordingly, our Lord deals with them as men entitled to such evidence,…”

“See this miracle explained in Matthew 9:2-8. Palsy - See the notes at Matthew 4:24. Borne of four - Carried upon a couch Matthew 9:2 by four men. Mark 2:4 The press - The crowd, the multitude of people. Jesus was probably in the large open area or hall in the center of the house. See the notes at Matthew 9:2. The people pressed into the area, and blocked up the door so that they could not have access to him. They uncovered the roof where he was - See the notes at Matthew 9:2. When they had broken it up - When they had removed the awning or covering, so that they could let the man down. See the notes at Matthew 9:2. Mark 2:5 Their faith - Their confidence or belief that he could heal them.…”

“speak: Mar 14:64; Mat 9:3, Mat 26:65; Joh 10:33, Joh 10:36 who: Job 14:4; Psa 130:4; Isa 43:25; Dan 9:9; Mic 7:18; Luk 5:21, Luk 7:49; Joh 20:20-23 Mark 2:8”