| Teacher: Rusty Kennedy Series: Gospels |
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Matthew 12:1-8 – Disciples Picking Corn on the Sabbath
1 At that time Jesus passed through the grainfields on the Sabbath. His disciples were hungry and began to pick and eat some heads of grain. 2 But when the Pharisees saw it, they said to Him, “Look, Your disciples are doing what is not lawful to do on the Sabbath!”
- Mosaic Law vs Oral Law (Oral Tradition)
3 He said to them, “Haven’t you read what David did when he and those who were with him were hungry— 4 how he entered the house of God, and they ate the sacred bread, which is not lawful for him or for those with him to eat, but only for the priests?
- 1 Samuel 21:1-6 - 1 David went to Ahimelech the priest at Nob. Ahimelech was afraid to meet David, so he said to him, “Why are you alone and no one is with you?”
2 David answered Ahimelech the priest, “The king gave me a mission, but he told me, ‘Don’t let anyone know anything about the mission I’m sending you on or what I have ordered you to do.’ I have stationed my young men at a certain place. 3 Now what do you have on hand? Give me five loaves of bread or whatever can be found.”
4 The priest told him, “There is no ordinary bread on hand. However, there is consecrated bread, but the young men may eat it only if they have kept themselves from women.”
5 David answered him, “I swear that women are being kept from us, as always when I go out to battle. The young men’s bodies are consecrated even on an ordinary mission, so of course their bodies are consecrated today.” 6 So the priest gave him the consecrated bread, for there was no bread there except the bread of the Presence that had been removed from the presence of the Lord. When the bread was removed, it had been replaced with warm bread. [1]
Matthew 12:5 Or haven’t you read in the Law that on Sabbath days the priests in the temple violate the Sabbath and are innocent?
- A priest works hard on the Sabbath and he is innocent.
- “Can’t I do the same thing?”
- God approves of “deeds of mercy” on the Sabbath.
6 But I tell you that something greater than the temple is here! 7 If you had known what this means: I desire mercy and not sacrifice (Hosea 6:6), you would not have condemned the innocent. (Mark 2:27) 8 For the Son of Man is Lord of the Sabbath.”[2]
Mark 2:27 –
27 Then He told them, “The Sabbath was made for man and not man for the Sabbath.[3]
Matthew 12:9-14 – Jesus Healing a Man with a Withered Hand on the Sabbath
9 Moving on from there, He entered their synagogue. 10 There He saw a man who had a paralyzed hand. And in order to accuse Him they asked Him, “Is it lawful to heal on the Sabbath?”
11 But He said to them, “What man among you, if he had a sheep that fell into a pit on the Sabbath, wouldn’t take hold of it and lift it out? 12 A man is worth far more than a sheep, so it is lawful to do what is good on the Sabbath.”
13 Then He told the man, “Stretch out your hand.” So he stretched it out, and it was restored, as good as the other. 14 But the Pharisees went out and plotted against Him, how they might destroy Him.[4]
Mark 3:6 - 6 Immediately the Pharisees went out and started plotting with the Herodians against Him, how they might destroy Him. [5]
- Herodians were political opposites of the Pharisees.
Mark 3:7-12 – Jesus Heals many by the Sea of Galilee
7 Jesus departed with His disciples to the sea, and a large crowd followed from Galilee, Judea, 8 Jerusalem, Idumea, beyond the Jordan, and around Tyre and Sidon (Gentile cities). The large crowd came to Him because they heard about everything He was doing. 9 Then He told His disciples to have a small boat ready for Him, so the crowd would not crush Him. 10 Since He had healed many, all who had diseases were pressing toward Him to touch Him. 11 Whenever the unclean spirits saw Him, those possessed fell down before Him and cried out, “You are the Son of God!” 12 And He would strongly warn them not to make Him known.[6]
Matthew 12:15-21 – Jesus Heals many by the Sea of Galilee
15 When Jesus became aware of this, He withdrew from there. Huge crowds followed Him, and He healed them all. 16 He warned them not to make Him known, 17 so that what was spoken through the prophet Isaiah might be fulfilled:
18 Here is My Servant whom I have chosen, My beloved in whom My soul delights; I will put My Spirit on Him, and He will proclaim justice to the nations.
19 He will not argue or shout, and no one will hear His voice in the streets.
20 He will not break a bruised reed, and He will not put out a smoldering wick, until He has led justice to victory.
21 The nations will put their hope in His name. (Isaiah 42:1-4) [7]
- The Jews have chosen to reject Jesus as the Messiah
Luke 6:12-16 – Jesus Selects the Remaining of the 12 Disciples & Prays
12 During those days He went out to the mountain to pray and spent all night in prayer to God. 13 When daylight came, He summoned His disciples, and He chose 12 of them—He also named them apostles: 14 Simon, whom He also named Peter,
and Andrew his brother;
James and John;
Philip and Bartholomew;
15 Matthew and Thomas;
James the son of Alphaeus,
and Simon called the Zealot;
16 Judas the son of James,
and Judas Iscariot, who became a traitor. [8]
Mark 3:14-15
14 He also appointed 12—He also named them apostles —to be with Him, to send them out to preach, 15 and to have authority to drive out demons. [9]
[1] The Holy Bible: Holman Christian standard version. (2009). (1 Sa 21:1–6). Nashville: Holman Bible Publishers.
[2] The Holy Bible: Holman Christian standard version. (2009). (Mt 12:1–8). Nashville: Holman Bible Publishers
[3] The Holy Bible: Holman Christian standard version. (2009). (Mk 2:27). Nashville: Holman Bible Publishers.
[4] The Holy Bible: Holman Christian standard version. (2009). (Mt 12:9–14). Nashville: Holman Bible Publishers.
[5] The Holy Bible: Holman Christian standard version. (2009). (Mk 3:6). Nashville: Holman Bible Publishers.
[6] The Holy Bible: Holman Christian standard version. (2009). (Mk 3:7–12). Nashville: Holman Bible Publishers.
[7] The Holy Bible: Holman Christian standard version. (2009). (Mt 12:15–21). Nashville: Holman Bible Publishers.
[8] The Holy Bible: Holman Christian standard version. (2009). (Lk 6:12–16). Nashville: Holman Bible Publishers.
[9] The Holy Bible: Holman Christian standard version. (2009). (Mk 3:14–15). Nashville: Holman Bible Publishers.
1 At that time Jesus passed through the grainfields on the Sabbath. His disciples were hungry and began to pick and eat some heads of grain. 2 But when the Pharisees saw it, they said to Him, “Look, Your disciples are doing what is not lawful to do on the Sabbath!”
- Mosaic Law vs Oral Law (Oral Tradition)
3 He said to them, “Haven’t you read what David did when he and those who were with him were hungry— 4 how he entered the house of God, and they ate the sacred bread, which is not lawful for him or for those with him to eat, but only for the priests?
- 1 Samuel 21:1-6 - 1 David went to Ahimelech the priest at Nob. Ahimelech was afraid to meet David, so he said to him, “Why are you alone and no one is with you?”
2 David answered Ahimelech the priest, “The king gave me a mission, but he told me, ‘Don’t let anyone know anything about the mission I’m sending you on or what I have ordered you to do.’ I have stationed my young men at a certain place. 3 Now what do you have on hand? Give me five loaves of bread or whatever can be found.”
4 The priest told him, “There is no ordinary bread on hand. However, there is consecrated bread, but the young men may eat it only if they have kept themselves from women.”
5 David answered him, “I swear that women are being kept from us, as always when I go out to battle. The young men’s bodies are consecrated even on an ordinary mission, so of course their bodies are consecrated today.” 6 So the priest gave him the consecrated bread, for there was no bread there except the bread of the Presence that had been removed from the presence of the Lord. When the bread was removed, it had been replaced with warm bread. [1]
Matthew 12:5 Or haven’t you read in the Law that on Sabbath days the priests in the temple violate the Sabbath and are innocent?
- A priest works hard on the Sabbath and he is innocent.
- “Can’t I do the same thing?”
- God approves of “deeds of mercy” on the Sabbath.
6 But I tell you that something greater than the temple is here! 7 If you had known what this means: I desire mercy and not sacrifice (Hosea 6:6), you would not have condemned the innocent. (Mark 2:27) 8 For the Son of Man is Lord of the Sabbath.”[2]
Mark 2:27 –
27 Then He told them, “The Sabbath was made for man and not man for the Sabbath.[3]
Matthew 12:9-14 – Jesus Healing a Man with a Withered Hand on the Sabbath
9 Moving on from there, He entered their synagogue. 10 There He saw a man who had a paralyzed hand. And in order to accuse Him they asked Him, “Is it lawful to heal on the Sabbath?”
11 But He said to them, “What man among you, if he had a sheep that fell into a pit on the Sabbath, wouldn’t take hold of it and lift it out? 12 A man is worth far more than a sheep, so it is lawful to do what is good on the Sabbath.”
13 Then He told the man, “Stretch out your hand.” So he stretched it out, and it was restored, as good as the other. 14 But the Pharisees went out and plotted against Him, how they might destroy Him.[4]
Mark 3:6 - 6 Immediately the Pharisees went out and started plotting with the Herodians against Him, how they might destroy Him. [5]
- Herodians were political opposites of the Pharisees.
Mark 3:7-12 – Jesus Heals many by the Sea of Galilee
7 Jesus departed with His disciples to the sea, and a large crowd followed from Galilee, Judea, 8 Jerusalem, Idumea, beyond the Jordan, and around Tyre and Sidon (Gentile cities). The large crowd came to Him because they heard about everything He was doing. 9 Then He told His disciples to have a small boat ready for Him, so the crowd would not crush Him. 10 Since He had healed many, all who had diseases were pressing toward Him to touch Him. 11 Whenever the unclean spirits saw Him, those possessed fell down before Him and cried out, “You are the Son of God!” 12 And He would strongly warn them not to make Him known.[6]
Matthew 12:15-21 – Jesus Heals many by the Sea of Galilee
15 When Jesus became aware of this, He withdrew from there. Huge crowds followed Him, and He healed them all. 16 He warned them not to make Him known, 17 so that what was spoken through the prophet Isaiah might be fulfilled:
18 Here is My Servant whom I have chosen, My beloved in whom My soul delights; I will put My Spirit on Him, and He will proclaim justice to the nations.
19 He will not argue or shout, and no one will hear His voice in the streets.
20 He will not break a bruised reed, and He will not put out a smoldering wick, until He has led justice to victory.
21 The nations will put their hope in His name. (Isaiah 42:1-4) [7]
- The Jews have chosen to reject Jesus as the Messiah
Luke 6:12-16 – Jesus Selects the Remaining of the 12 Disciples & Prays
12 During those days He went out to the mountain to pray and spent all night in prayer to God. 13 When daylight came, He summoned His disciples, and He chose 12 of them—He also named them apostles: 14 Simon, whom He also named Peter,
and Andrew his brother;
James and John;
Philip and Bartholomew;
15 Matthew and Thomas;
James the son of Alphaeus,
and Simon called the Zealot;
16 Judas the son of James,
and Judas Iscariot, who became a traitor. [8]
Mark 3:14-15
14 He also appointed 12—He also named them apostles —to be with Him, to send them out to preach, 15 and to have authority to drive out demons. [9]
[1] The Holy Bible: Holman Christian standard version. (2009). (1 Sa 21:1–6). Nashville: Holman Bible Publishers.
[2] The Holy Bible: Holman Christian standard version. (2009). (Mt 12:1–8). Nashville: Holman Bible Publishers
[3] The Holy Bible: Holman Christian standard version. (2009). (Mk 2:27). Nashville: Holman Bible Publishers.
[4] The Holy Bible: Holman Christian standard version. (2009). (Mt 12:9–14). Nashville: Holman Bible Publishers.
[5] The Holy Bible: Holman Christian standard version. (2009). (Mk 3:6). Nashville: Holman Bible Publishers.
[6] The Holy Bible: Holman Christian standard version. (2009). (Mk 3:7–12). Nashville: Holman Bible Publishers.
[7] The Holy Bible: Holman Christian standard version. (2009). (Mt 12:15–21). Nashville: Holman Bible Publishers.
[8] The Holy Bible: Holman Christian standard version. (2009). (Lk 6:12–16). Nashville: Holman Bible Publishers.
[9] The Holy Bible: Holman Christian standard version. (2009). (Mk 3:14–15). Nashville: Holman Bible Publishers.
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