They would never succeed if they fell to killing each other. But a blood feud could not be ignored. Lawrence knew that the only way to avert sure disaster for his band was for someone without a tribe or family to settle the blood claim. An Englishman could accomplish what no Arab could do, so he executed justice. He killed one Moroccan to prevent the murder of a dozen others and to preserve his squad.
Men resort to killing for many reasons, some noble and others base.
Tonight we are going to watch a group of men slowly pushed to the point of murder. As their story unfolds, I think we will discover that we are uncomfortably like them in many ways. So far in our studies in the Gospel of Mark we have seen Jesus astonish the people by His wonderful miracles of healing and casting out demons. The impact of these miracles was intensified by the incredible authority He possessed. He seemed to be able to command demons and men with equal ease.