DAY 276 Read Matthew 12:1-21; Mark 2:23 through 3:19; Luke 6.
Today's reading: The rabbis had imposed so many rules involving Sabbath observance that God's holy day had become burdensome. Jesus tried to show that the Sabbath could be "a delight, the holy of the Lord, honourable" (Isaiah 58:13).
Memory gem: "The sabbath was made for man, and not man for the sabbath: therefore the Son of man is Lord also of the sabbath" (Mark 2:27, 28).
Thought for today:
Since Jesus is Lord of the Sabbath, the Sabbath is the Lord's day. It was made for man, that is, mankind--not merely for Adam alone, but for all of his descendants to the end of time.
These are the very same words that are used in reference to the marriage relationship, when the apostle said that the woman was made for the man (see 1 Corinthians 11:9). This certainly does not mean that only Adam, or some one particular race of people, has the right to marriage. Marriage is for mankind, and so is the Sabbath. It was made for man in the beginning, before sin entered the world. The Sabbath and marriage are the two holy institutions that have come to us from those wonderful Eden days before the dark shadows of sin and death came over the earth.
Notice, Jesus did not say that the Sabbath was made by man, but that it was made for man. The reason the Lord made the seventh day the Sabbath was that He made the world in six days. Man did not make the world. In fact, man was not created when the world was formed. He did not appear until the sixth day. All the works of God existed before Adam was created, and the holy Sabbath was the first complete day that he enjoyed. Surely, through his lifetime, he never forgot it. And God says to us today, "Remember the Sabbath day, to keep it holy."
NOTE: The naming of the twelve apostles differs slightly in the four lists (see Matthew 10:2-4; Mark 3:16-19; Luke 6:14-16; Acts 1:13). For the most part the differences are only in the order. One man, however, has three different names: Lebbaeus, Thaddaeus, and Judas (not Judas Iscariot). Another one, Bartholomew, is called Nathaniel in John's Gospel.
Today's reading: The rabbis had imposed so many rules involving Sabbath observance that God's holy day had become burdensome. Jesus tried to show that the Sabbath could be "a delight, the holy of the Lord, honourable" (Isaiah 58:13).
Memory gem: "The sabbath was made for man, and not man for the sabbath: therefore the Son of man is Lord also of the sabbath" (Mark 2:27, 28).
Thought for today:
Since Jesus is Lord of the Sabbath, the Sabbath is the Lord's day. It was made for man, that is, mankind--not merely for Adam alone, but for all of his descendants to the end of time.
These are the very same words that are used in reference to the marriage relationship, when the apostle said that the woman was made for the man (see 1 Corinthians 11:9). This certainly does not mean that only Adam, or some one particular race of people, has the right to marriage. Marriage is for mankind, and so is the Sabbath. It was made for man in the beginning, before sin entered the world. The Sabbath and marriage are the two holy institutions that have come to us from those wonderful Eden days before the dark shadows of sin and death came over the earth.
Notice, Jesus did not say that the Sabbath was made by man, but that it was made for man. The reason the Lord made the seventh day the Sabbath was that He made the world in six days. Man did not make the world. In fact, man was not created when the world was formed. He did not appear until the sixth day. All the works of God existed before Adam was created, and the holy Sabbath was the first complete day that he enjoyed. Surely, through his lifetime, he never forgot it. And God says to us today, "Remember the Sabbath day, to keep it holy."
NOTE: The naming of the twelve apostles differs slightly in the four lists (see Matthew 10:2-4; Mark 3:16-19; Luke 6:14-16; Acts 1:13). For the most part the differences are only in the order. One man, however, has three different names: Lebbaeus, Thaddaeus, and Judas (not Judas Iscariot). Another one, Bartholomew, is called Nathaniel in John's Gospel.
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