Lesson 5125

 (Lesson 5125)(02-12-26) Matthew 12:9-14 

   “And when he was departed thence, he went into their synagogue: 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. 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? How much then is a man better than a sheep? Wherefore it is lawful to do well on the sabbath days. Then saith he to the man, Stretch forth thine hand. And he stretched it forth; and it was restored whole, like as the other. Then the Pharisees went out, and held a council against him, how they might destroy him.” 

 

   In today’s quote, Jesus challenged the Pharisees' rigid legalism under the old law of the Jews by healing a man with a withered hand on the Sabbath, demonstrating that the law of God prioritizes doing good and showing mercy, elevating the new "law of faith", over the strict observance of rigid religious traditions. ~