The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1906-04-06

TlME.-Early summer of A. -. 2S In
the middle of the second year of Jesus min
stry.
PLACE.-some field and synagogue in
Galilee; quite likely Capernaum
SCRiPTURAL REFERENC ES.--Com-
pare accounts of Mark 2:2S-2S and Luke
6I-5. on verse see Hosea G:6 and COM
pare Mic 6s-S: Sam. 1922; Psa. 5OS-l5;
lisa. II; Amos 52l-24; also Matt. 9:lS.
Christs miracle working on the Sab
bath day.-Mark l:2l-S4; Luke 13:l0-l4; l4l-
g. John 5:2-lO; 9:l4.
Trace the Sabbath through the Bible
in the following leading passages Gen.
2:2, 3; Eek. l622-So; 2O:S-l1; S1:1S-l7; 1913;
Lev. 1890; 1913; 26:S4. S5; Neh. 10 1872; Psa.
11S:24: lisa. 1921: Sl3 IA Jer. H:2l-2I;
Elk. 20:l2. 10; Amos SIS; Luke 4:l6 20 :56.
On the new, first-day Sabbath: Mark 1879;
John 20:19; Acts 2O:7; Cor. A62: Rev. ITO.
Comment and Suggestive Thought.
v. l. AT that time" K. V. season"
Probably some Sabbath in the month
Nissan" - Cambridge Bible. Jesus
went on the Sabbath day through the
corn" The disciples and Jesus were
walking along a public path through
field, with standing grain on either
side The grain C'corn") was wheat,
or, less likely, barley. His disciples
were an hungered" They were doubt
less on their way to or from the morn.
ing sevice in the synagogue. And
began TO pluck the ears OF corn" Luke
adds, rubbing them in their hands,
TO separate the kernels from the chan.
The every atchful Pharisees criticised
as soon as the disciples began to d.
this.
V. 2. Behold Thy disciples" Christ
was not plucking and eating the grain,
but the fault-inding Pharisees see a
chance to make a point against Him
through His disciples, implying that
| He permitted their act, and was, there
fore, responsible for it,
V. 3. Have we not read" This ques
ton, a favorite formula OF the rabbis
is used ironically. Luke puts 1t;
| Have we not read even this?" Per
haps the very passage referred to had
been read in the synagogue only few
minutes before. What David did: -
one of the greatest of the Hebrews
See ! Sam. 21:1-7.
" A. How he entered the house OF
! God" The Tabernacle. 1t was at this
| time in Mob, a town of Benjamin near
| Jerusalem. "-Swete. And did eat the
shewbread:" David took the conse-
Grated bread as it were, from before
the very face of God. "-Beecher. 1t
was on the Sabbath, too, as it was on
the day the bread was changed. Com
pare / Sam. 21:6 with Lev. PASS.
v. "Orhave We not read in the laws: y
In such passages as Mum. 2S:9, 10,
The priests in the temple profane the
Sabbath" by kindling fires for the
burnt offerings and bearing the sac
rifces and utensils through the tenn
pie. The Sabbath was the priests
! busiest day. Abbott.
V. g. But say unto you" "A solemn
affirmation, with certain tone in the
voice "-Expositor's Greek Testament
In this place is one greater than the
temple:" r. V. margin, "a greater
thing reading supported by all
the best manuscripts and late editors. g"
Cook.
V Z. IF We had known what this
meaneth;" If they had understood not
merely the letter of Scripture but its
spirit. Il will have mercy, and not
sacrifice" Quoting Hos. CSC, the
thought of which is repeated in man.
other passages. "Ye would not have
condemned" CHE Greek verb sight
fies formal and official condemnation
V s. The important saying of this
verse is preceded, in Mark (2:20, by
the connecting link: "The Sabbath was
Sabbath" This great saying is the CEN
trail principle of Sabbath-observance.
V. 9. He went into their syna-
gogue:" According to His custom of
regular church going. duke 4:16).
V 10. And behold" "A note Of ex-
clamation to draw attention to the
fact. Sturgeon. "A man which had
his hand withered:" Luke, the physi-
clan, notes that it was his right hand
And they asked him, saying, Is f.
lawful to heal on the Sabbath days."
The Mosaic law did not forbid works
of healing but the rabbinical tradi-
ton and interpretations did"
V. IL. lney mdue no Ttply-IOT
what reply could they make? There
fore He drove the truth nome by an IL
lustrat!on.
V. y. How much then is a man
better than a Sheep" THAT is the
question which Christian civilization
has not even yet adequately answered. :"
Prof. Bruce.
V. Is. Then, as they still held their
peace. Jesus swept about Him a look
of sorrow and Indignation MARK, AMI
commanded the cripple, Stretch forth
thine hand" "The arm was not with
cred Vincent. And he stretched it
forth" The healing and the out
stretching may be conceived as con-
temporaneous." EXpositor's Greek
| Testament.
V. IA. Then the PharIsees went out,
and held a council against Him" No
miracle can persuade a hostile heart.
-Geikie.
The Sabbath Question.
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