as he refused to admit any authority on the part of his relatives, or any privilege on account of
their relationship.
•The next scene in Mary’s life brings us to the foot of the cross. With almost his last words Christ
commended his mother to the care of him who had borne the name of the disciple whom Jesus
loved: “Woman, behold thy son.” And front that hour St. John assures us that he took her to his
own abode. So far as Mary is portrayed to us in Scripture, she is, as we should have expected the
most tender, the most faithful humble, patient and loving of women, but a woman still.
•In the days succeeding the ascension of Christ Mary met with the disciples in the upper room,
(Acts 1:14) waiting for the coming of the Holy Spirit with power.
Mary, Mother Of Mark
(Colossians 4:10) was sister to Barnabas. (Acts 4:36; 12:15) She was among the earliest disciples,
and lived at Jerusalem. She gave up her house to be used as one of the chief places of meeting. The
fact that Peter went to that house on his release from prison indicates that there was some special
intimacy, (Acts 12:12) between them. (There is a tradition that the place of meeting of the disciples,
and hence Mary’s house, was on the upper slope of Zion, and that it was here that the Holy Ghost
came upon the disciples with tongues of flame on the day of Pentecost.—ED.)
Mary, Sister Of Lazarus
She and her sister Martha appear in (Luke 10:40) as receiving Christ in their house. Mary sat
listening eagerly for every word that fell from the divine Teacher. She had chosen that good part,
the “one thing needful.” The same character shows itself in the history of (John 11:1) ... Her grief
was deeper, but less active. Her first thought, when she saw the Teacher in whose power and love
she that trusted, was one of complaint. But the great joy and love which her brother’s return to life
called up in her poured themselves out in larger measure than had been seen before. The treasured
alabaster box of ointment was brought forth at the final feast of Bethany. (John 12:3)
Maschil
(song of wisdom), the title of thirteen Psalms 32,45,44,45,52-55,74,78,68,69,142 Ewald regards
(Psalms 47:7) (Authorized Version, “sing ye praises with understanding; ” Heb. maschil) as the
key to the meaning of maschil, which in his opinion is a musical term denoting a melody requiring
great skill in its execution.
Mash
(drawn out), one of the sons of Aram. (Genesis 10:23) In (1 Chronicles 1:17) the name appears
as Meshech. The name Mash is probably represented by the Mons Masius of classical writers, a
range which forms the northern boundary of Mesopotamia, between the Tigris and Euphrates.
Mashal
(entreaty), the same as Misheal or Mishal. (1 Chronicles 6:74)
Massa
(burden), a son of Ishmael. (Genesis 26:14; 1 Chronicles 1:30) His descendants were not
improbably the Masani, placed by Ptolemy in the east of Arabia, near the borders of Babylonia.
Massah
(temptation), a name given to the spot, also called Meribah, where the Israelites tempted Jehovah.
(Exodus 16:7; Psalms 95:8,9; Hebrews 3:8)
Massrekah
(vineyard of noble vines), an ancient place, the native spot of Samiah, one of the old king of
the Edomites. (Genesis 36:36; 1 Chronicles 1:47)
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