Mark 4-6

In the middle of chapter 5 Mark recounts the story of the woman healed of the bleeding issue. Why did Jesus demand to know who she was? I don't believe it was for his sake. He knew God had used him to heal and had in fact healed others without seeing their face. It might have been to encourage the woman to tell everyone what God had done for her. It might have been for his disciples, so that they would be on the lookout for opportunities to serve God wherever they went. I think it was for the benefit of the crowd. They were pressing in to touch him, quite possibly, without the realization of how close they were to God. Maybe without understanding Emmanuel.
Stuart