Jesus Talks about the Sabbath

Today’s Daily Bible Reading is from Matthew 12:1-24. This Scripture is about the Sabbath day and what is lawful or unlawful to do on the Sabbath. The Sabbath day in Israel was considered to be the day of rest.

They had many rules about what you couldn’t do on the Sabbath. There was no way they could rest for worrying about breaking the laws they had set forth for the Sabbath. Hebrews 4 reminds us it is in Jesus we find rest.

The Pharisees rebuke Jesus and the disciples for eating corn on the Sabbath. Then they ask Jesus if it is lawful to heal on the Sabbath. Notice as the man held out his hand he was healed.

If we just do what the word says, God will help us to do it. In Matthew 12:8 Jesus says, “For the Son of man is Lord even of the sabbath day.”

The Pharisees held a council to see how they might destroy Him. When Jesus heard this He left and went about teaching and healing people as He had before.

Colossians 2:16-17 tells us, “Let no man therefore judge you in meat, or in drink, or in respect of an holyday, or of the new moon, or of the sabbath days: Which are a shadow of things to come; but the body is of Christ.”

Daily Bible Reading:

Matthew 12:1-25

1 At that time Jesus went on the sabbath day through the corn; and his disciples were an hungred, and began to pluck the ears of corn, and to eat.
2 But when the Pharisees saw it, they said unto him, Behold, thy disciples do that which is not lawful to do upon the sabbath day.
3 But he said unto them, Have ye not read what David did, when he was an hungred, and they that were with him;
4 How he entered into the house of God, and did eat the shewbread, which was not lawful for him to eat, neither for them which were with him, but only for the priests?
5 Or have ye not read in the law, how that on the sabbath days the priests in the temple profane the sabbath, and are blameless?
6 But I say unto you, That in this place is one greater than the temple.
7 But if ye had known what this meaneth, I will have mercy, and not sacrifice, ye would not have condemned the guiltless.
8 For the Son of man is Lord even of the sabbath day.
9 And when he was departed thence, he went into their synagogue:
10 And, behold, there was a man which had his hand withered. And they asked him, saying, Is it lawful to heal on the sabbath days? that they might accuse him.
11 And he said unto them, What man shall there be among you, that shall have one sheep, and if it fall into a pit on the sabbath day, will he not lay hold on it, and lift it out?
12 How much then is a man better than a sheep? Wherefore it is lawful to do well on the sabbath days.
13 Then saith he to the man, Stretch forth thine hand. And he stretched it forth; and it was restored whole, like as the other.
14 Then the Pharisees went out, and held a council against him, how they might destroy him.
15 But when Jesus knew it, he withdrew himself from thence: and great multitudes followed him, and he healed them all;
16 And charged them that they should not make him known:
17 That it might be fulfilled which was spoken by Esaias the prophet, saying,
18 Behold my servant, whom I have chosen; my beloved, in whom my soul is well pleased: I will put my spirit upon him, and he shall shew judgment to the Gentiles.
19 He shall not strive, nor cry; neither shall any man hear his voice in the streets.
20 A bruised reed shall he not break, and smoking flax shall he not quench, till he send forth judgment unto victory.
21 And in his name shall the Gentiles trust.
22 Then was brought unto him one possessed with a devil, blind, and dumb: and he healed him, insomuch that the blind and dumb both spake and saw.
23 And all the people were amazed, and said, Is not this the son of David?
24 But when the Pharisees heard it, they said, This fellow doth not cast out devils, but by Beelzebub the prince of the devils.

Things to think about:

• Was it more important to Jesus: to obey the laws of the day, or to carry out His work?
• Jesus was concerned for the people. Do you have compassion for other people?
• Can you imagine being one of the people who got to witness the miracles of Jesus?

Prayer of the Day:

Dear Heavenly Father,

Thank You that in this Scripture You show us all these laws that had been put into place weren’t what was important to Jesus. We see it was important for Him to go about teaching and healing the people. You show us how important man is to You through this Scripture. Help us to have the compassion for others that You have. We love You, LORD. In Jesus’ name, we pray. Amen.

Daily Bible Verse:

one sheep, and if it fall into a pit on the sabbath day, will he not lay hold on it, and lift it out?

– Matthew 12:11

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