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Matthew 12:9-14

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8For the Son of Man is Lord of the Sabbath.”

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9Going on from that place, he went into their synagogue,

10and a man with a shriveled hand was there. Looking for a reason to bring charges against Jesus, they asked him, “Is it lawful to heal on the Sabbath?”

11He said to them, “If any of you has a sheep and it falls into a pit on the Sabbath, will you not take hold of it and lift it out?

12How much more valuable is a person than a sheep! Therefore it is lawful to do good on the Sabbath.”

13Then he said to the man, “Stretch out your hand.” So he stretched it out and it was completely restored, just as sound as the other.

14But the Pharisees went out and plotted how they might kill Jesus.

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1)       Is verse 8 included in VisionCasting-Matthew12.1-8?

o   Yes.

 

2)       Why is verse 8 included here?

o   It is included here to provide continuity of context.

 

3)       Whom does ‘they’ refer to in verse 10?

o   ‘They’ refer to the Pharisees.

 

4)       In accordance with verse 10 what did the Pharisees believe about Jesus’ ability to heal the man with a shriveled hand?

o   They believed that the man would be healed.

o   If

o   Jesus chose to heal him.

 

5)       Did the Pharisees have their sins forgiven, given that on the one hand they believed in Jesus’ ability to heal, on the other they did not have any action that would qualify their belief as faith?

o   No, because they did not have faith.

 

6)       According to verse 10 what was the motive of the Pharisees in asking if it was lawful to heal on the Sabbath?

o   They were looking for a reason to bring charges against Jesus.

 

7)       According to what Jesus said in verse 11 if one of the Pharisees had a sheep and it fell into a pit on the Sabbath, would he not take hold of it and lift it out?

o   He would.

 

8)       According to what Jesus said in verse 12 why is it lawful to do good on the Sabbath?

o   A person is much more valuable than a sheep.

 

9)       According to verse 13 how was the man with a shriveled hand healed?

o   Jesus told the man with a shriveled hand to stretch it out.

o   And the man

§  Did what Jesus said.

§  Stretched it out.

§  And was healed.

 

10)   What claim about himself that he made did Jesus confirm through the current miracle of healing on the Sabbath?

o   Jesus confirmed that he is indeed Lord of the Sabbath.

 

11)   According to verse 14 what did the Pharisees intend to do to Jesus after the current episode?

o   They

§  Went out.

§  And plotted how they might kill Jesus.

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Matthew 12:9-14

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