Mark 3:8-10

Jesus, all God and all man, knew that He would be protected from the masses until His time would come to die for mankind. Even though Jesus knew all things were under the control of His Father He still took measures to assure He could safely distance Himself if necessary. We should be doing the same by making sure that we have a safety net in place.

Idumea (the Edom of the OT), the birthplace of Herod the Great, was south of Judea. Beyond the Jordan refers to the cities on the east side of the Jordan River. Tyre and Sidon (Phoenicia in the OT), both on the Lebanese coast, were also cities Jesus visited during His earthly ministry.

 Mark 3:8-10

⁷ But Jesus withdrew with His disciples to the sea. And a great multitude from Galilee followed Him, and from Judea ⁸ and Jerusalem and Idumea and beyond the Jordan; and those from Tyre and Sidon, a great multitude, when they heard how many things He was doing, came to Him. ⁹ So He told His disciples that a small boat should be kept ready for Him because of the multitude, lest they should crush Him. ¹⁰ For He healed many, so that as many as had afflictions pressed about Him to touch Him.