Mark 3:1-12 - Sabbath Mercies
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From J.C. Ryle’s “Expository Comments on the Gospels - Mark”
From J.C. Ryle’s “Expository Comments on the Gospels - Mark”
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Mark 3:1-12 (NASB95)
He entered again into a synagogue; and a man was there whose hand was withered. They were watching Him to see if He would heal him on the Sabbath, so that they might accuse Him. He said to the man with the withered hand, “Get up and come forward!” And He said to them, “Is it lawful to do good or to do harm on the Sabbath, to save a life or to kill?” But they kept silent. After looking around at them with anger, grieved at their hardness of heart, He said to the man, “Stretch out your hand.” And he stretched it out, and his hand was restored. The Pharisees went out and immediately began conspiring with the Herodians against Him, as to how they might destroy Him. Jesus withdrew to the sea with His disciples; and a great multitude from Galilee followed; and also from Judea, and from Jerusalem, and from Idumea, and beyond the Jordan, and the vicinity of Tyre and Sidon, a great number of people heard of all that He was doing and came to Him. And He told His disciples that a boat should stand ready for Him because of the crowd, so that they would not crowd Him; for He had healed many, with the result that all those who had afflictions pressed around Him in order to touch Him. Whenever the unclean spirits saw Him, they would fall down before Him and shout, “You are the Son of God!” And He earnestly warned them not to tell who He was.
Review: Two parts of Jesus earthly ministry
Review: Two parts of Jesus earthly ministry
Part 1: Establishing who He is and teaching His people
Part 2: Offering himself a sacrifice for our sins, redeeming His people
This and the last text happened in sequence probably on the same day
Last lesson had to do with Jesus establishing the purpose of the Sabbath, or Lord’s day
This lesson continues this teaching - Is the Sabbath for Pharisaical rules, or for man, and mercy?
In this passage, It’s still the Sabbath, and Jesus enters the synagogue and heals a man with a withered hand.
Pharisees and Herodians begin conspiring to kill Him
In spite of the anger and hate - Jesus continues to minister to the people
#1 Being Watched by Enemies
#1 Being Watched by Enemies
He entered again into a synagogue; and a man was there whose hand was withered. They were watching Him to see if He would heal him on the Sabbath, so that they might accuse Him.
“They were watching Him”
Wicked conduct - full of anger and hate - condemnation traps
Dissappointing in church leaders
This was a day for worship of God - people assembled to hear God’s word
Pharisees, Israel’s spiritual leaders, and Herodians, begin plotting murder - malicious and angry thoughts
Pharisees - pretended to godliness and holiness
Christians must not expect any better than Jesus had- always watched by an ill-natured and vindictive world.
Keen eye - carefully observed - marked men
World sees all they do
Clothes, purchases, jobs, relations, all closely watched
The ungodly wait, and rejoice, when they catch them in error or scandal
Lesson: In your daily life, keep this in mind-we are watched all the time - like our master
We must be conscious of our conduct
Avoid even the appearance of evil
Pray for our tempers, emotions, public behaviour
Jesus went through all this - He gives strength and grace
#2 Doing what is right on the Sabbath
#2 Doing what is right on the Sabbath
He said to the man with the withered hand, “Get up and come forward!” And He said to them, “Is it lawful to do good or to do harm on the Sabbath, to save a life or to kill?” But they kept silent.
Is it lawful to do good on the Sabbath?
Jesus - “Is it lawful to do good or to do harm on the Sabbath, to save a life or to kill?”
Heal this poor man or leave Him alone?
Which is more sinful? Heal on the Sabbath or plot murder and promote hatred against an innocent man?
Should Jesus be blamed for saving a life on the Sabbath?
Were those plotting to kill Him without blame?
No wonder the Pharisees held their peace
they knew the answer, but it would have made them look like fools
Lesson: Clearly, no Christian should hesitate to do a good work on Sunday
Real works of mercy - ministering to the sick, relieving pain - can always be done
None of this stains the holiness the fourth commandment asks on the Sabbath
Lesson: This is not grounds for abuse of the Sabbath
Sabbath is not for amusement, physical gratification
Amusement activities ruin the Sabbath rest
They require others to work on Sunday
Doing good on the Sabbath is having mercy toward others
Do good on the Sabbath
#3 Godly Anger
#3 Godly Anger
Mark 3:5–6 (NASB95)
After looking around at them with anger, grieved at their hardness of heart, He said to the man, “Stretch out your hand.” And he stretched it out, and his hand was restored. The Pharisees went out and immediately began conspiring with the Herodians against Him, as to how they might destroy Him.
Jesus looked “around them with anger, grieved at their hardness of heart.”
Need to give this saying special attention
Jesus was a man, like ourselves in all things, except He was without sin
Jesus understood sinful feelings - Marvelled, rejoiced, wept, loved, felt anger
Anger can be lawful, right, and not sinful
Some anger is justifiable, but that is rare
Prov 25:23 “The north wind brings forth rain, And a backbiting tongue, an angry countenance.”
Eph 4:26 “Be angry, and yet do not sin; do not let the sun go down on your anger,”
Anger is a very difficult issue for everyone
None has a greater potential for sin
None which is more difficult to control
None which can lead to such evil
Ill-temper, irritability, passion lead to extremes for even godly men
Paul and Barnabas over Mark, Moses at Meribah
Bringing it home
Bringing it home
Angry words breach the sixth commandment (murder)
Let us pray for the control of the Spirit when we are angry
We need to be ever so careful
Sinless anger is very rare
Anger seldom glorifies the Lord
Righteous anger should be mixed with grief and sorrow at those who caused it
It is better never to be angry at all, than to be angry and sin
The control of the Holy Spirit only comes from a saving relationship with Christ - If you don’t know Christ as Lord and Saviour, turn to Him today.
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