Book of Mark – The One With Withered Hand

Gospel Christian comic strip the law of sabbath Jesus healing the withered hand even when it's sabbath day and the pharisee complained about it

Again he entered the synagogue, and a man was there with a withered hand. And they watched Jesus, to see whether he would heal him on the Sabbath, so that they might accuse him. And he said to the man with the withered hand, “Come here.” And he said to them, “Is it lawful on the Sabbath to do good or to do harm, to save life or to kill?” But they were silent.

Mark 3: 1-4 ESV

The Pharisees seem to be big fan of Jesus :p
They keep following Jesus everywhere and observing what Jesus do very very closely. Unfortunately they’re doing that too find mistakes in what Jesus do so that they can accuse Jesus. And this time they’re trying to find whether Jesus will heal the man with the withered hand or not. For the pharisees, healing is doing work, and doing work on Sabbath day is unlawful for them. However not to heal someone just because it’s Sabbath day, is an act of legalism, which means following the law or tradition just because it’s the law, and can you still call that doing good? That’s why Jesus asked them whether it’s better to do good or to do harm on Sabbath day? To save life or to kill on Sabbath day?

The Pharisees were silent.


Book of Mark – The Lord of Sabbath

Gospel Christian comic strip the law of sabbath jesus and disciples was passing grainfield, Jesus told them that he is the Lord of Sabbath

And he said to them, “Have you never read what David did, when he was in need and was hungry, he and those who were with him: how he entered the house of God, in the time of Abiathar the high priest, and ate the bread of the Presence, which it is not lawful for any but the priests to eat, and also gave it to those who were with him?” And he said to them, “The Sabbath was made for man, not man for the Sabbath. So the Son of Man is lord even of the Sabbath.”

Mark 2: 25-28 ESV

The Sabbath is given by God for a reminder for human to enter the rest with God. King David overruled the rule in the old testament as Jesus points out by entering the temple and eating the bread of presence during his emergency plight. Jesus claimed that He is the Lord of the Sabbath, because Sabbath was made for mankind for them to actually enjoy the union with God, it’s not a day meant to be filled with strict tradition or a day where mankind judge each other.