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The Mark passage may not be a parallel passage. Here they are sent out two-by-two but this is not mentioned in Matthew and Luke.

Personally I believe this is what is going on.

Similar missions while on His many preaching tours in Israel but with different marching orders for the soldiers as any good general would do for whatever reasons he chooses.

HankD

 

Several efforts to harmonize Mark 6:8 ( take a staff) with Matthew 10:9-10 and Luke 9:3 (take not a staff or staves) have been made. Take no extra provision as your needs will be met by the Lord. If you have a staff - fine, but do not acquire an extra one. This view meshes with all three verses.

 

I don't know but my guess is that when he sent them out two-by-two perhaps they were sent on missions of greater distance and a staff would help them traverse the country-side or perhaps it was hilly or mountainous with bad or rocky roads where a staff would be of great use.

Yes part of my motivation but not all. However I have learned from previous experiences both from studying scripture and the experiences of life that there are often "contradictory" events which are not contradictory at all just events needing an explanation to distinguish them apart.

Having been in the military I know that a campaign may consist of several different missions during its life span with different rules of engagement.

HankD

 

It seems as if it should help to take a staff. Meetings every morning, 8:30 sharp!

 

Here's some other's thoughts:

Cambridge Bible for Schools and Colleges
8. and commanded them] Now follows a brief summary of the charge, which the Lord proceeded to give them on this occasion, and which is recorded at far greater length by St Matthew, Matthew 10:5-42.save a staff] They were to go forth with their staff as they had it at the time, but they were not (Matthew 10:10) to “seek,” or “procure one carefully” for the purposes of this journey. The “staff” in Matthew 10:10, depends on “acquire not” or “provide not for yourselves” in Mark 6:9.

Pulpit Commentary
Verse 8. - They should take nothing for their journey, save a staff only. St. Matthew says (Matthew 10:10), according to the best authorities (μηδὲ ῤάβδον), they were not to take a staff. St. Luke says the same as St. Matthew. The meaning is that they were not to make any special provision for their journey, but to go forth just as they were, depending upon God. Those who had a staff might use it; those who had not one were not to trouble themselves to procure one. The scrip (πήρα) was the wallet for food. They were to take no money in their purse (μὴ εἰς τὴν ζώνην χαλκόν); literally, brass in their girdle. St. Mark, writing for Romans, uses this word for money. St. Luke, writing for Greeks, uses the term (ἀργύριον) "silver." St. Matthew (Matthew 10:9) says, "provide neither gold, nor silver, nor brass."
http://biblehub.com/commentaries/mark/6-8.htm

 

Lol, you said:

Ditto. You said:

Ditto. You said:

I'd do exactly that. Ditto. You said:

I think they're fortunate to have a diligent teacher like you. I used to teach in a non-denom group many years ago, I also took it seriously, and in the process learned a great deal when preparing the lessons.

"Some of them are very concerned about such matters"; you know, there's soooo many astounding, mind blowing, awesome, types, shadows, allegories, continuity, fulfilled prophecies, etc. contained in His marvelous word that is absolute proof it's
God-breathed, it's hard for me to get too worked up over something like this. It's actually petty to me. But it's not to them and you're the teacher and you're doing exactly what I would do.

Yes, what I posted sounds as good as anything else.

 

You might take a look at this website:

http://christianthinktank.com/nostaff.html

The essence here is to take what you have, most presumably had a walking stick, but if you don't have it, don't go and procure it before leaving.

 

The staff is much more than a "modest defensive weapon," but can be a deadly weapon in trained hands. Remember that one of David's mighty men faced a man with a spear and defeated him with a staff (2 Sam. 23:21). Remember that a staff is a shepherd's weapon (Ps. 23:4). Remember the staff fight when Robin Hood met Little John.

To this day, staff fighting is taught in the Asian martial arts. As one who has learned and taught how, I could kill you several different ways with a staff.

 

Bojutsu? Or the Chun? Or both?



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Irish stick fighting

 

Filipino stick fighting.

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Well, the Wing Chun of course, but also a Hung Gar staff form and a Fukien form with some ground work (with a staff!), and a two-man form my sihing worked up for demos and my son's students improved. Never did do the bojutsu but have seen it done. Great stuff.