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1. Sometimes Circumstances Demand Rules to Be Suspended
2. “Seven Sabbath Miracles”
3. 7 Sabbath Miracles Mark 1:32-34 At evening, when the sun had set, they brought to Him all who were sick and those who were demon-possessed. 33 And the whole city was gathered together at the door. 34 Then He healed many who were sick with various diseases, and cast out many demons; and He did not allow the demons to speak, because they knew Him. Jesus heals a Demon Possessed Man & Peter’s Mother-in-Law (Mk. 1:21-34)
4. 7 Sabbath Miracles “Their delay till sundown was unquestionably caused by the traditional law of the Sabbath which forbade men to carry any burden on that day (Joh 5:10). The Sabbath closed at sundown (Le 23:32).” – The Fourfold Gospel, J.W. McGarvy comments on Mk. 1:32 Jesus heals a Demon Possessed Man & Peter’s Mother-in-Law (Mk. 1:21-34)
5. 7 Sabbath Miracles John 5:16-18 “For this reason the Jews persecuted Jesus, and sought to kill Him, because He had done these things on the Sabbath. 17 But Jesus answered them, "My Father has been working until now, and I have been working." 18 Therefore the Jews sought all the more to kill Him, because He not only broke the Sabbath, but also said that God was His Father, making Himself equal with God.” Jesus Heals a Lame Man at the Pool of Bethesda (Jn. 5:1-18)
6. 7 Sabbath Miracles Luke 13:14 “But the ruler of the synagogue answered with indignation, because Jesus had healed on the Sabbath; and he said to the crowd, "There are six days on which men ought to work; therefore come and be healed on them, and not on the Sabbath day.” “…Hypocrite! Does not each one of you on the Sabbath loose his ox or donkey from the stall, and lead it away to water it? So ought not this woman, being a daughter of Abraham, whom Satan has bound--think of it--for eighteen years, be loosed from this bond on the Sabbath?” (vs. 15-16) Jesus Heals a Crippled Woman (Lk. 13:10-17)
7. 7 Sabbath Miracles Lk. 14:5 “Which of you, having a donkey or an ox that has fallen into a pit, will not immediately pull him out on the Sabbath day?” Jesus Heals a Man With Swelling (Lk. 14:1-6)
8. 7 Sabbath Miracles The Pharisees: Jn. 9:16 “‘This Man is not from God, because He does not keep the Sabbath.’ Others said, ‘How can a man who is a sinner do such signs?’ And there was a division among them.” Jn. 9:24 “Give God the glory! We know that this Man is a sinner.” Jesus Heals a Man Born Blind (Jn. 9:1-16)
9. 7 Sabbath Miracles The Healed Blind Man: Jn. 9:25 “Whether He is a sinner or not I do not know. One thing I know: that though I was blind, now I see.” Jesus Heals a Man Born Blind (Jn. 9:1-16)
10. 7 Sabbath Miracles The Healed Blind Man: Jn. 9:31 “Now we know that God does not hear sinners; but if anyone is a worshiper of God and does His will, He hears him.” Jn. 9:33 “If this Man were not from God, He could do nothing.” Jesus Heals a Man Born Blind (Jn. 9:1-16)
11. 7 Sabbath Miracles Jesus: Jn. 9:39 “For judgment I have come into this world, that those who do not see may see, and that those who see may be made blind.” Jesus Heals a Man Born Blind (Jn. 9:1-16)
12. 7 Sabbath Miracles Mark 3:4 “…lawful on the Sabbath to do good or to do evil, to save life or to kill?” But they kept silent.” Mark 3:5 And when He had looked around at them with anger, being grieved by the hardness of their hearts, He said to the man, "Stretch out your hand." And he stretched it out, and his hand was restored as whole as the other. Mark 3:6 Then the Pharisees went out and immediately plotted with the Herodians against Him, how they might destroy Him. Jesus Heals a Man With a Deformed Hand (Mk. 3:1-6)
13. 7 Sabbath Miracles All occurred on the Sabbath The response of the leaders and the people of Israel to the miracles – negative Jesus exposed their inconsistency & hypocrisy/lack of understanding Jn. 5:17 “My Father has been working until now, and I have been working.” The Commonalities of Most of These Miracles
14. 7 Sabbath Miracles The Law Must Be Kept Matthew 5:19 "Whoever therefore breaks one of the least of these commandments, and teaches men so, shall be called least in the kingdom of heaven; but whoever does and teaches them, he shall be called great in the kingdom of heaven. The Letter and the Spirit of the Law
15. 7 Sabbath Miracles Higher Laws Supersede Lesser Laws “A higher law, where it conflicts with a lower one, suspends or limits the lower one at the point of conflict.” – J.W. McGarvy on Mat. 27:7 Matthew 12:5 "Or have you not read in the law that on the Sabbath the priests in the temple profane the Sabbath, and are blameless?” The Letter and the Spirit of the Law
16. 7 Sabbath Miracles Higher Laws Supersede Lesser Laws The Highest Parts of the Law Come From the Heart Matthew 22:36-40 "Teacher, which is the great commandment in the law?" 37 Jesus said to him," 'You shall love the LORD your God with all your heart, with all your soul, and with all your mind.' 38 "This is the first and great commandment. 39 "And the second is like it: 'You shall love your neighbor as yourself.' 40 "On these two commandments hang all the Law and the Prophets." The Letter and the Spirit of the Law
17. 7 Sabbath Miracles Higher Laws Supersede Lesser Laws The Highest Parts of the Law Come From the Heart Romans 13:10 Love does no harm to a neighbor; therefore love is the fulfillment of the law. The Letter and the Spirit of the Law
18. 7 Sabbath Miracles Higher Laws Supersede Lesser Laws The Highest Parts of the Law Come From the Heart Why? Because The Purpose of God’s Law Is To Point Us To Christ! 1 Corinthians 9:21 to those who are without law, as without law (not being without law toward God, but under law toward Christ), that I might win those who are without law; Galatians 3:24 Therefore the law was our tutor to bring us to Christ, that we might be justified by faith. The Letter and the Spirit of the Law
19. 7 Sabbath Miracles Higher Laws Supersede Lesser Laws The Highest Parts of the Law Come From the Heart Matthew 5:23-24 "Therefore if you bring your gift to the altar, and there remember that your brother has something against you, 24 "leave your gift there before the altar, and go your way. First be reconciled to your brother, and then come and offer your gift.” The Letter and the Spirit of the Law
20. 7 Sabbath Miracles Higher Laws Supersede Lesser Laws The Highest Parts of the Law Come From the Heart Matthew 9:13 "But go and learn what this means: 'I desire mercy and not sacrifice.' For I did not come to call the righteous, but sinners, to repentance." The Letter and the Spirit of the Law
21. 7 Sabbath Miracles Higher Laws Supersede Lesser Laws The Highest Parts of the Law Come From the Heart 1 Corinthians 13:1-3 “Though I speak with the tongues of men and of angels, but have not love, I have become sounding brass or a clanging cymbal. 2 And though I have the gift of prophecy, and understand all mysteries and all knowledge, and though I have all faith, so that I could remove mountains, but have not love, I am nothing. 3 And though I bestow all my goods to feed the poor, and though I give my body to be burned, but have not love, it profits me nothing.” The Letter and the Spirit of the Law