Luke 14:1 When God had created the earth in six days, He rested on the seventh day, the “Sabbath” (Genesis 2:1-3). The Sabbath is the day of rest that God wants man to keep holy and to rest from work (Exodus 20:8-11). Originally, Saturday is the Sabbath day, a tradition that is important to the Jewish people. When Judaism and …
Mark 3:1-6 – The Man With the Withered Hand
Mark 3:4 Jesus asks an ironic question. Jesus heals the sick on the Sabbath. The Pharisees plan to murder Jesus on the Sabbath. The Pharisees believed that Jesus could perform miracles, but they still didn’t want to believe in him. The question was not whether it was wrong for Jesus to heal the man, but whether he was allowed to …
Mark 2:23-28 – Jesus is Lord of the Sabbath
Mark 2:23 When God had created the earth in six days, He rested on the seventh (Genesis 2:1-3). The Sabbath is the day that God wants man to keep holy and to rest from work (Exodus 20:8-11). Mark 2:24 Is it “work” to “pick axles”? It was permissible according to the Pentateuch to pick ears of grain in the fields …