- Introduction
- Context
- Commentary
- Previous Live Stream
- Crossword Puzzle (✞-word)
- Crossword Puzzle Answers
- Conclusion
- Bibliography
Introduction
The Lord Jesus, the Son of Man, has the divine authority to supersede the Law and rabbinic customs. And, in the gospels, when He does, it causes conflict.
Context
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Commentary
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Previous Live Stream
Crossword Puzzle (✞-word)
Crossword Puzzle Answers
- Question In the conflicts from Mark 2:1-3:6, people ___ Christ’s divine authority (Mk 2:7, 10, 16, 18; 24; cf. Mk 3:2; Jn 10:33).
- New We must read the Old Testament through the lens of the ___ Testament. It’s not wise to try to sew a __ patch onto an old garment, or pour ___ wine into old wineskins (Mk 2:21-22).
- Bridegroom The Lord is the ___ who brings about the prophesied new, marital covenant with His people (His Bride) (see Mk 2:19; cf. Ex 24:4-8; Is 54:4-8; Jer 31:31-34; 1 Cor 11:25; Eph 5:25-27).
- Sabbath The cause of the conflict is the fact that Christ’s disciples are picking grain from someone’s field (Dt 23:24-25; Lev 19:9-10, 23:22) on the ____ (Mk 2:23).
- Work According to what we call the Fourth Commandment, on the Sabbath, the people of Israel were not to do any ___ (Ex 20:8-11) – including any harvesting or reaping or picking crops from fields (Ex 34:21).
- Death The punishment for working on the Sabbath was ___ (Ex 31:12-17).
- City Breaking the Sabbath could bring calamity not merely on an individual, but on an entire ___ (cf. Neh 13:15-18).
- David Christ the King cites the biblical precedent set by King ___ (Mk 2:25-26; cf. 1 Sam 21:1-6).
- Bread While hungry and running for his life, the fugitive king was given loaves of the consecrated ____ of Presence that was set before the LORD each Sabbath (Mk 2:25-26; 1 Sam 21:6). It was only lawful for priests to eat this consecrated ____ (Lev 24:5-9).
- Man Jesus says that the Sabbath was made for the sake of ___, not ___ for the sake of the Sabbath. The Sabbath was not merely made for human obedience, but for human well-being.
- Son Of Man (Three words) As the prophesied __ __ ___, the Lord Jesus (also see Mk 12:35-37; Ps 110:1) has divine authority to reinterpret and set aside His (Ex 20:10, 31:13) Sabbath regulations (Mk 2:28; cf. Dn 7:13-14; Mk 14:61-64).
- Shadow The Sabbath was a ____ of what was to come; the reality is found in Christ (Col 2:16-17; cf. Rom 14:5; Gal 4:10).
Conclusion
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