Rachel Workman
Matthew
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Mark
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Luke
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John
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9 Then Jesus went over to
their synagogue, 10 where he noticed a man with a deformed hand. The
Pharisees asked Jesus, “Does the law permit a person to work by healing on
the Sabbath?” (They were hoping he would say yes, so they could bring charges
against him.)
11 And he answered, “If you
had a sheep that fell into a well on the Sabbath, wouldn’t you work to pull
it out? Of course you would. 12 And how much more valuable is a person
than a sheep! Yes, the law permits a person to do good on the Sabbath.”
13 Then he said to the man,
“Hold out your hand.” So the man held out his hand, and it was restored, just
like the other one! 14 Then the Pharisees called a meeting to plot how
to kill Jesus. Does that sound reasonable? Here is a man with compassion who
loves people and healed them. Evil cannot be reasoned with. Neither can hatred.
Hatred has no place in our hearts. It can not be reasoned with either. We would do
well to keep it out of our lives.
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3 Jesus went into the
synagogue again and noticed a man with a deformed hand. 2 Since it was
the Sabbath, Jesus’ enemies watched him closely. If he healed the man’s hand,
they planned to accuse him of working on the Sabbath.
3 Jesus said to the man with
the deformed hand, “Come and stand in front of everyone.” 4 Then he
turned to his critics and asked, “Does the law permit good deeds on the
Sabbath, or is it a day for doing evil? Is this a day to save life or to
destroy it?” But they wouldn’t answer him.
5 He looked around at them
angrily and was deeply saddened by their hard hearts. Then he said to the
man, “Hold out your hand.” So the man held out his hand, and it was restored!
6 At once the Pharisees went away and met with the supporters of Herod
to plot how to kill Jesus. This is my favorite version. It states that
Jesus' enemies watched him hoping for a reason to accuse him. This tells me
that they truly hated Jesus. God was not in them. And these are the religious
leaders. Scary huh. It also states that Jesus was angry and deeply saddened.
He was saddened by the hardness of their hearts. No one knows better than
Jesus what that meant for them. That should be our reaction to evil, anger
and sadness. For evil does not have God. And truly that is sad.
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6 On another Sabbath day, a
man with a deformed right hand was in the synagogue while Jesus was teaching.
7 The teachers of religious law and the Pharisees watched Jesus closely.
If he healed the man’s hand, they planned to accuse him of working on the
Sabbath.
8 But Jesus knew their
thoughts. He said to the man with the deformed hand, “Come and stand in front
of everyone.” So the man came forward. 9 Then Jesus said to his critics,
“I have a question for you. Does the law permit good deeds on the Sabbath, or
is it a day for doing evil? Is this a day to save life or to destroy it?”
10 He looked around at them
one by one and then said to the man, “Hold out your hand.” So the man held
out his hand, and it was restored! 11 At this, the enemies of Jesus were
wild with rage and began to discuss what to do with him.
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John Burnett: This is a perfect example of the
evil that people are capable of when they allow self-righteousness and pride to
overtake humility and repentance. The Pharisees allowed the law to
overcome love for one another and did not understand that Jesus came to fulfill
the law. When evil is the result of someone doing a good deed, you can
get a glimpse of how powerful sin really is. Only then can you get a
glimpse of how powerful and mighty our Savior really is when he overcame sin
and death. It should also give us a glimpse of how amazingly abundant his
grace really is in that He died to pay the price for every sin of every
person. Knowing that he died for everyone’s sins, should not belittle the
fact that our individual sin caused him to have to die and that he loved the
world corporately and us individually to the point that he willingly went to
the cross and died the most horrific death imaginable.
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Mike Grimm:
Matthew
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Mark
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Luke
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John
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9 Then Jesus went over
to their synagogue, 10 where he noticed a man with a deformed
hand. The Pharisees asked Jesus, “Does the law permit a person to work by
healing on the Sabbath?” (They were hoping he would say yes, so they could
bring charges against him.)
The Pharisees choose
the man with the shriveled hand because his is not a life-or-death situation;
Sabbath Law outlined that medical attention could only be given on Sabbath
when it was this extreme-sort of situation. The Pharisees’ intentions are
clear: gather the information necessary to accuse and condemn this man. They
ask if it is lawful to heal on the Sabbath because if Jesus truly is of God
than he would respect the traditions and wait until the following day to heal
the man
11 And he answered, “If
you had a sheep that fell into a well on the Sabbath, wouldn’t you work to
pull it out? Of course you would. 12 And how much more
valuable is a person than a sheep! Yes, the law permits a person to do good
on the Sabbath.”
Christ points out a
flaw among the Pharisees’ practices: they were strict in restricting another
man’s healing, but not where their own property is concerned
13 Then he said to the
man, “Hold out your hand.” So the man held out his hand, and it was restored,
just like the other one! 14 Then the Pharisees called a
meeting to plot how to kill Jesus.
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3 Jesus went
into the synagogue again and noticed a man with a deformed hand. 2 Since
it was the Sabbath, Jesus’ enemies watched him closely. If he healed the
man’s hand, they planned to accuse him of working on the Sabbath.
3 Jesus said to the
man with the deformed hand, “Come and stand in front of everyone.” 4 Then
he turned to his critics and asked, “Does the law permit good deeds on the
Sabbath, or is it a day for doing evil? Is this a day to save life or to
destroy it?” But they wouldn’t answer him.
Jesus healed the crippled man with a simple command and such a
miracle should have immediately given the Pharisees pause in considering
their motivations. For what could be more sacred, good and holy than to heal
on the Sabbath? What could be more pleasing to God than to do justice and
mercy in his Name on a day set aside to remember and practice such things?
5 He looked around at
them angrily and was deeply saddened by their hard hearts. Then he said to
the man, “Hold out your hand.” So the man held out his hand, and it was
restored! 6 At once the Pharisees went away and met with the
supporters of Herod to plot how to kill Jesus.
Rather than let their
anger evaporate in the marvel of the miracle, the Pharisees plotted to kill
Jesus. In essence, they answered Jesus’ question with their deeds that
said it was better to do evil on the Sabbath and that it was better to kill a
life than to save it.
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6 On another Sabbath
day, a man with a deformed right hand was in the synagogue while Jesus was
teaching. 7 The teachers of religious law and the Pharisees
watched Jesus closely. If he healed the man’s hand, they planned to accuse
him of working on the Sabbath.
Only Luke tells us
that it was the man's right hand which was withered.
8 But Jesus knew their
thoughts. He said to the man with the deformed hand, “Come and stand in front
of everyone.” So the man came forward. 9 Then Jesus said to
his critics, “I have a question for you. Does the law permit good deeds on
the Sabbath, or is it a day for doing evil? Is this a day to save life or to
destroy it?”
He asked the piercing
questions, "Does the law permit good deeds on the Sabbath, or is it a
day for doing evil?" That must have struck home, for while he was
seeking to help the life of the man, they were doing all they could to
destroy him. It was he who was seeking to save and they who were seeking to
destroy.
10 He looked around at
them one by one and then said to the man, “Hold out your hand.” So the man
held out his hand, and it was restored! 11 At this, the
enemies of Jesus were wild with rage and began to discuss what to do with
him.
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