Lesson 63 - How to Keep the Sabbath-Part 1
Between Jesus and the local religious leaders, the Sabbath became a sticking point, a way to challenge Him, hopefully discredit Him, to show Him as a Sabbath breaker. Unfortunately for the, they had lost God’s intent for the Sabbath and they were challenging the Lord of the Sabbath. They couldn’t win. We’ll see this attack on two fronts, first the disciples and thereby indirectly Jesus. Then they go after Him directly.
As I was preparing this lesson, I had intended to cover the entire section in one session, but as I got about two thirds of the way through the first eight verses I realized they were going to take the whole time, so we’ll look at the second incident in the next session.
Studies in Matthew
Sunday, March 15, 2009
