Jesus declared Himself Lord of the Sabbath. The temple trumps Sabbath but Jesus trumps the temple.

2. Matthew 12:1-2
At that time Jesus went through the
grainfields on the Sabbath. His disciples
were hungry, and they began to pluck the
heads of grain to eat. But when the
Pharisees saw it, they said to him, “Look,
your disciples are doing what is not lawful
to do on the Sabbath.”
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3. Matthew 12:3-4
He said to them, “Have you not read what
David did when he was hungry, and those
who were with him: how he entered the
house of God and ate the bread of the
Presence, which it was not lawful for him to
eat nor for those who were with him, but
only for the priests?
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4. Matthew 12:5-8
Or have you not read in the Law how on
the Sabbath the priests in the temple
profane the Sabbath and are guiltless? I
tell you, something greater than the temple
is here. And if you had known what this
means, ‘I desire mercy, and not sacrifice,’
you would not have condemned the
guiltless. For the Son of Man is lord of the
Sabbath.”
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5. Matthew 12:9-11
He went on from there and entered their
synagogue. And a man was there with a
withered hand. And they asked him, “Is it
lawful to heal on the Sabbath?”—so that
they might accuse him. He said to them,
“Which of you who has a sheep, if it falls
into a pit on the Sabbath, will not take hold
of it and lift it out?
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6. Matthew 12:12-14
Of how much more value is a man than a
sheep! So it is lawful to do good on the
Sabbath.” Then he said to the man,
“Stretch out your hand.” And the man
stretched it out, and it was restored,
healthy like the other. But the Pharisees
went out and conspired against him, how
to destroy him.
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8. Jesus didn’t say the PRINCIPLE
of Sabbath was wrong but
challenged their PRACTICE of it

9. Jesus didn’t say the PRINCIPLE
of Sabbath was wrong but
challenged their PRACTICE of it
The ORAL law took on the WEIGHT of the
WRITTEN law and missed the HEART of God’s
law.

10. Jesus didn’t say the PRINCIPLE
of Sabbath was wrong but
challenged their PRACTICE of it
The ORAL law took on the WEIGHT of the
WRITTEN law and missed the HEART of God’s
law.
Their approach to the Law was QUICK to
CONDEMN based on what they added in.

11. Jesus didn’t say the PRINCIPLE
of Sabbath was wrong but
challenged their PRACTICE of it
The ORAL law took on the WEIGHT of the
WRITTEN law and missed the HEART of God’s
law.
Their approach to the Law was QUICK to
CONDEMN based on what they added in.
The contention is what constitutes WORK

12. Jesus appeals to HISTORICAL
narrative, WRITTEN law, and
a PROPHETIC word

13. Jesus appeals to HISTORICAL
narrative, WRITTEN law, and
a PROPHETIC word
If all work is prohibited on the Sabbath, then
how do you explain the law’s ALLOWANCE for
the priests?

14. Jesus appeals to HISTORICAL
narrative, WRITTEN law, and
a PROPHETIC word
If all work is prohibited on the Sabbath, then
how do you explain the law’s ALLOWANCE for
the priests?
Jesus DECLARED Himself Lord of the Sabbath

15. Jesus appeals to HISTORICAL
narrative, WRITTEN law, and
a PROPHETIC word
If all work is prohibited on the Sabbath, then
how do you explain the law’s ALLOWANCE for
the priests?
Jesus DECLARED Himself Lord of the Sabbath
The TEMPLE trumps SABBATH but JESUS
trumps the temple.

16. As the Son of Man Jesus is
the final INTERPRETER of
Sabbath and all MATTERS of
law.

17. As the Son of Man Jesus is
the final INTERPRETER of
Sabbath and all MATTERS of
law.
Jesus’ DECLARATION was accompanied by a
DEMONSTRATION

18. As the Son of Man Jesus is
the final INTERPRETER of
Sabbath and all MATTERS of
law.
Jesus’ DECLARATION was accompanied by a
DEMONSTRATION
Jesus calls us to come and FOLLOW that we
may be restored and become SPIRITUALLY
healthy.

19. Please take a moment to fill out your
Communication Card
NEXT STEPS
( ) Do the home life help (in bulletin)
( ) Read Mark 2:23-3:6 and Luke 6:1-11
( ) Evaluate how my behavior reflects on
Jesus
( ) Examine if I try to align God’s word to my
thinking or my thinking to God’s word
( ) Reflect on the rest and peace Jesus gives
( ) Other________________________