Matthew 12; Verses 1-8; The Sabbath Day

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(Matthew 12:1-8) "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.

(This would of been permissible even according to the Sabbath. But not if your a bureaucrat pharisee and their made up "paperwork." From their made up traditions).

(The so-called lawgivers in God's name would watch someone suffer on account of them. Then tell people that it's God's Will, the sufferer is in God's will suffering. Just pure rotten to the core. We ask why does God allow suffering in this respect? People do).

This would of been totally permissible per Deuteronomy 23:25 as well:

25"When thou comest into the standing corn of thy neighbour, then thou mayest pluck the ears with thine hand; but thou shalt not move a sickle unto thy neighbour's standing corn."

(With just your hands you can get a meals worth, take what you need for just this reason. Not going hungry and be on your way. But come with a sickle and you've came with a plan, and a plan to take your harvest from someone else' labor).

Back to Matthew 12:2,

2But when the Pharisees saw it, they said unto him, Behold, thy disciples do that which is not lawful to do upon the sabbath day.

sabbath (rest) day. Now remember, amazingly Christ just got done teaching this (in our last post closing out the chapter):

(Matthew 11:28) "Come unto me, all ye that labour and are heavy laden, and I will give you rest."

(Notice how a pharisee just shows up lying in wait, playing along till an opportune moment trying to trip others who are doing right up. Actually it was lawful, as the Sabbath was made for man. But because of a certain day a hypocrite would rather people go hungry. This just does not concern the Sabbath, but whatever God has declared and people make up in direct opposition. No different than condemners now though you are doing right. They are going to pay severely).

(This also tells us Christ just did not come to make food appear out of nowhere. What good would that do? Not very much as He also training the disciples then apostles to get Gospel/God's Word out in their Ministries).

(We've seen what happens when free handouts in this country do. Entitled and could care less).

Back to Matthew 12:3,

3But he said unto them, Have ye not read what David did, when he was an hungred, and they that were with him;

(Y'all know Scripture aye? You don't even know what your own job is).

4How 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?

Two examples, and using the job they should be doing! Far be it from them and way over their heads. So, we're going to see why the threats began to come in the next few posts. This hit em' right where it hurts. The Sabbath was made for man. King David was also God's chosen:

(Psalm 89:20) "I have found David my servant; with my holy oil have I anointed him."

(Back to Matthew 12:5),

5Or have ye not read in the law, how that on the sabbath days the priests in the temple profane the sabbath, and are blameless (innocent, not guilty)?

(The pharisee, the consummate do as I say, not as I do hypocrites. By the standards the pharisees set this would of been more work than plucking the crops. You see they were guilty of their own standards they set for others. That is condemning others, thus judging them. Contrary to those who say who are you to judge when they are caught not following God's real law, and in their own sin).

6But I say unto you, That in this place is one greater than the temple.

(At this point nothing would of been greater then the temple. Now Christ is going after their collection plate express they have set up, while handing out tradition not in God's Word, condemnation. Striking their hand in bondage to others).

Man imposed guilt which Christ hates. I do too.

7But if ye had known what this meaneth, I will have mercy, and not sacrifice, ye would not have condemned the guiltless.

And people are up in arms when someone is falsely imprisoned?

Now Christ going back to square one. Because what was being sacrificed was not even for sinning against God and His laws. But what the pharisees made up and then finding them guilty. Then in their usury got rich of the people. This sounds like a main church preacher today? Matthew 24:5-6. Warning after warning of the false preachers. And it begins not only with one verse, but two verses back to back. That is a biblical rarity.

Mercy because mercy is the result of compassion. Sacrifice towards God is no good and just an attempted buy off if your not doing His laws. Not doing His laws you very well cannot be in His will.

8For the Son of man is Lord even of the sabbath day."

Lord = What He says goes. Christ is using the word Lord here exerting and showing the power to the pharisees in who decides.

(Physical rest a good and needed thing with some extra time to do some reflecting to the Lord. It does take you out of the daily grind. But the sabbath was to benefit us in the physical).

We do the right and good thing to do at anytime of any day. And that is the heart of a Christian anyway to go an extra mile for someone else (compassion and mercy). Even if it were the sabbath Day. Christ is our sabbath. We do it everyday.

Amen †