Expositor's Bible Commentary Commentary Mark 7:36

"And he charged them that they should tell no man: but the more he charged them, so much the more a great deal they published it." — Mark 7:36 (ASV)

Jesus again ordered the crowd not to divulge the miracle, but his command had no effect. The more he insisted on their not talking about it, the more they blazed the miracle abroad. His reason for enjoining silence here was probably the same as in 1:44 (see comment). Also as a result of the healing the people were overwhelmed beyond measure. The statement “he has done everything well” reminds us of Ge 1:31: “God saw all that he made, and it was very good”; Mark goes on again to remind us of the messianic significance of this miracle by words that reflect Isa 35:5–6. Undoubtedly for Mark the significance of this miracle was the proclamation of the Gospel in the territory of the Gentiles, a sign of the messianic activity of Jesus.