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4. Verse 8 Mark 2:27 has the words God made his rest day for man. God did not make man for his rest day. God told people to rest on his rest day. But God did not try to control peoples freedom. Instead, he wants to help people. Son of Man is another name for the *Messiah, and Jesus is the *Messiah. So he had the right to decide what should happen on Gods rest day. 2. The man with a hand that he could not use 12:9-14 v9 Jesus went on from that place. Then he went into the building where they met to *worship God. v10 A man with a hand that he could not use was there. The *Pharisees were there too. They were trying to find a reason to accuse Jesus. Does the law allow people to heal someone on Gods rest day? they asked him. v11 And Jesus replied to them. Suppose one of you has a sheep. And suppose that sheep falls into a deep hole on Gods rest day. You would grasp it and lift it out. v12 But a man is much more valuable than a sheep! Therefore the *Law allows us to help someone on Gods rest day. v13 Then Jesus spoke to the man with a hand that he could not use. Reach out your hand, he said to him. So the man reached out his hand, and it became well again. It was quite as good as his other hand. v14 Then the *Pharisees went out. And they planned how to kill Jesus. Verses 9-10 The *Pharisees met Jesus again in the building where they met. Then they asked Jesus a question, because they wanted to accuse him. They did not want Jesus to teach them. Verses 11-13 Jesus showed that the *Pharisees were willing to rescue a valuable animal on Gods rest day. But they did not allow anyone to heal a sick person. But a person is worth much more than an animal. So their question is not right. The question should be, Does the law allow people to help someone on Gods rest day? Verse 14 The *Pharisees were very angry because they could not answer Jesus. They had decided that Jesus was wrong. So they began to make plans, because they wanted to destroy him. Their ideas about what the law meant were very important to them. They thought that their ideas were more important than a persons life. So they even made plans against Gods command. You must not kill anyone, God said.
Verse 15 Jesus knew that he should not stay near those *Pharisees. So he went away from danger and people followed him. They wanted him to help them. So he healed everyone who asked him. Verse 16 Jesus was the *Messiah, but people had wrong ideas about the *Messiah. They believed that the *Messiah would be a military ruler. They thought that he would be like King David long ago. But Jesus had not come to establish a political rule. He came to serve and to love people. So he did not want them to talk about him as the *Messiah yet. Verses 17-21 This is part of one of the servant poems that Isaiah wrote long before (Isaiah 42:1-4). It describes the character of Gods special servant. Verse 18 Jesus heard some of these words at his *baptism when God gave him the *Holy Spirit. People should behave in the right way towards God and towards each other. Jesus taught us how to do that. Verse 19 Jesus did not argue with people. He did not make loud speeches. He did not try to make people excited. He taught in a quiet way. Verse 20 A weak grass stem is a picture of a type of person. Bad things have happened which hurt that person. A flame that is burning very low: this means that someone does not believe very strongly. The *Pharisees thought that people like that were not worth much. So they did not notice or help such people. But Jesus was gentle and he was patient with people. When he encouraged people, then they believed more. Verse 21 People from other nations would also believe Jesus later. They would know his character. Therefore, they can trust him for their future life.
Verse 24 The *Pharisees were angry with Jesus because he did not obey their rules for Gods rest day. They were also jealous about his power. They knew that Jesus had done a *miracle. So they suggested that he was working with the chief evil *spirit himself. Beelzebub was another name that they gave to *Satan. Verses 25-26 Jesus showed that the *Pharisees idea was stupid. A war inside a nation destroys that nation. Divisions inside a family will ruin that family. *Satan rules the evil *spirits. So *Satan would be very foolish if he helped Jesus. *Satan would be fighting against himself. Verse 27 Some of the *Pharisees *disciples also tried to force evil *spirits out of people. So Jesus asked who gave those *Jewish people their power. They used all kinds of magic and special words. Jesus needed only to give a command. But the *Pharisees did not accuse their own *disciples. Verse 28 Jesus was sending out *demons because the *Holy Spirits power was in him. So Gods rule in heaven had begun to grow in this world. Verse 29 *Satan is like a strong man. But Jesus is more powerful than *Satan. *Satan had made people into his slaves. They were *Satans property. But Jesus had gone into *Satans *kingdom and removed people from it. And *Satan could not stop Jesus. Verse 30 People belong either to Gods rule in heaven or they belong to *Satans rule on earth. There are only two sides. If people are not on Jesus side, they are his enemies. A person who is on Jesus side gathers people to Jesus. A person who is against Jesus scatters people. He makes them turn away from Jesus. Verses 31-32 Jesus gave a serious warning to the *Pharisees. They were in danger that they would *sin against the *Holy Spirit. God would never forgive that *sin. People said and did many things against Jesus. When Jesus was on the *cross, he asked God to forgive all those things. But the *Pharisees refused to understand what God wanted. For a long time, they had thought that their own ideas were right. They had even said that a good action was a wicked action. Isaiah had said, Things will be bad for the people who say that evil things are good. And they say that good things are evil (Isaiah 5:20). The *Pharisees would not understand that God worked through Jesus. The *Pharisees would not say that they had *sinned. They would not *repent. Therefore, God could not forgive them. Sometimes a person is afraid that he has *sinned against the *Holy Spirit. But that person is not guilty. He is worried that he has *sinned. But he can *repent. He can ask God to forgive him. But the *Pharisees were not aware that they had *sinned. So they would not *repent.
Verses 36-37 Often we do not think carefully about what we say. Those words are not good or helpful. Instead, they may hurt other peoples feelings. Nobody can take back careless words. To say I did not mean it does not free a person. He is still responsible. God knows what each person has said. And God will decide whether a person is guilty. Or whether a person is free from blame.
The *Pharisees thought that they had made their religion morally clean. They had tried to remove evil things. The *Pharisees told people hundreds of things that they must not do. But the *Pharisees refused to accept the new life that Jesus offered. So they were making everyones lives worse.