5/20/21 Gospel of Mark: How It All Began Studies in the Gospel of Mark: Review: “The Scandalous Savior”(Mark 2:1-22) How It All Began! Three Confrontations considered so far... “The Case of the Sabbath 1. With Paralytic: ‘Your sins are forgiven’ => and the Scandalous Savior!” Son of Man has authority to forgive sins! Mark 2:23—3:6 2. With Levi: ‘Why does he eat with sinners?’=> “I came not to call the righteous, but sinners.” SCCL BIBLE STUDY CLUB MAY 20, 2021 THURSDAY, 6:30-7:30PM WITH DR. FLOYD ELMORE, TEACHER 3. With Levi: ‘Why doesn’t Jesus fast?’ => “It’s a new age & the Bridegroom is with guests!” 1 2 Gospel of Mark: How It All Began Gospel of Mark: How It All Began The Case of the Sabbath Scandals! (Mark 2:23-3:6) The Case of the Sabbath Scandals! (Mark 2:23-3:6) Two more Confrontations... RE: the Sabbath Five Confrontations ...Really over ‘Tradition’! Scandal #1: Is the Sabbath a time of Mark 7:6-9 “‘This people honors me with their lips, refreshment or of restriction? (2:23-28) but their heart is far from me; 7 in vain do they worship me, teaching as doctrines the command- Scandal #2: Is the Sabbath a time to do good ments of men.’ 8 You leave the commandment of or to do evil? (3:1-6) God and hold to the tradition of men.” 9 And he said *How SCANDALOUS of Jesus to them, “You have a fine way of rejecting the to ask such questions! commandment of God in order to establish your tradition!” 3 4 Gospel of Mark: How It All Began Gospel of Mark: How It All Began The Case of the Sabbath Scandals! (Mark 2:23-3:6) The Case of the Sabbath Scandals! (Mark 2:23-3:6) Scandal #1: Sabbath refreshment or restriction?(23-28) Scandal #1: Sabbath refreshment or restriction?(23-28) Mark 2:23-24 23 One Sabbath he was going Mark 2:25-26a 25 And he said to them, “Have through the grainfields, and as they made their you never read what David did, when he was way, his disciples began to pluck heads of in need and was hungry, he and those who grain. 24 And the Pharisees were saying to him, were with him: 26 how he entered the house of “Look, why are they doing what is not lawful on God, in the time of Abiathar the high priest, and the Sabbath?” ate the bread of the Presence... *Older translations had “shewbread” => ‘displayed’ 5 6 1 5/20/21 Gospel of Mark: How It All Began Gospel of Mark: How It All Began The Case of the Sabbath Scandals! (Mark 2:23-3:6) The Case of the Sabbath Scandals! (Mark 2:23-3:6) Scandal #1: Sabbath refreshment or restriction?(23-28) Scandal #1: Sabbath refreshment or restriction?(23-28) Mark 2:26b-28 [...ate the bread...] which it is Matt 12:1-2 At that time Jesus went through not lawful for any but the priests to eat, and the grainfields on the Sabbath. His disciples also gave it to those who were with him?” were hungry, and they began to pluck heads 27 And he said to them, “The Sabbath was of grain and to eat. 2 But when the Pharisees made for man, not man for the Sabbath. 28 So saw it, they said to him, “Look, your disciples the Son of Man is lord even of the Sabbath.” are doing what is not lawful to do on the Sabbath.” 7 8 Gospel of Mark: How It All Began Gospel of Mark: How It All Began The Case of the Sabbath Scandals! (Mark 2:23-3:6) The Case of the Sabbath Scandals! (Mark 2:23-3:6) Scandal #1: Sabbath refreshment or restriction?(23-28) Scandal #1: Sabbath refreshment or restriction?(23-28) Matt 12:3-5 3 He said to them, “Have you not read Matt 12:6-8 6 I tell you, something greater than what David did when he was hungry, and those the temple is here. 7 And if you had known who were with him: 4 how he entered the house of what this means, ‘I desire mercy, and not God and ate... which it was not lawful for him to sacrifice,’ you would not have condemned the eat... but only for the priests? 5 Or have you not guiltless. 8 For the Son of Man is lord of the read in the Law how on the Sabbath the priests in Sabbath.” the temple profane the Sabbath and are guiltless? 9 10 Gospel of Mark: How It All Began Gospel of Mark: How It All Began The Case of the Sabbath Scandals! (Mark 2:23-3:6) The Case of the Sabbath Scandals! (Mark 2:23-3:6) Matt 12:7 And if you had known what this Matt 9:11-13 11 And when the Pharisees saw means, ‘I desire mercy, and not sacrifice,’ you this, they said to his disciples, “Why does your would not have condemned the guiltless. teacher eat with tax collectors and sinners?” Hosea 6:6 For I desire steadfast love and not 12 But when he heard it, he said, “Those who are sacrifice, the knowledge of God rather than burnt well have no need of a physician, but those offerings. who are sick. 13 Go and learn what this means: *Jesus concludes => Your tradition leads you to ‘I desire mercy, and not sacrifice.’ For I came condemn the guiltless who are in need! not to call the righteous, but sinners.” 11 12 2 5/20/21 Gospel of Mark: How It All Began Gospel of Mark: How It All Began The Case of the Sabbath Scandals! (Mark 2:23-3:6) The Case of the Sabbath Scandals! (Mark 2:23-3:6) Matt 12:7 ‘I desire mercy, and not sacrifice,’ Scandal #2: Sabbath to do good or evil? (3:1-6) *Jesus concludes => Your tradition leads you to Mark 3:1-2 Again he entered the synagogue, condemn the guiltless who are in need! and a man was there with a withered hand. Matt 9:13 ‘I desire mercy, and not sacrifice.’ 2 And they watched Jesus, to see whether he For I came not to call the righteous, but sinners.” would heal him on the Sabbath, so that they *Jesus concludes => Your tradition leads you might accuse him. avoid and exclude people who need the Lord. 13 14 Gospel of Mark: How It All Began Gospel of Mark: How It All Began The Case of the Sabbath Scandals! (Mark 2:23-3:6) The Case of the Sabbath Scandals! (Mark 2:23-3:6) Scandal #2: Sabbath to do good or evil? (3:1-6) Scandal #2: Sabbath to do good or evil? (3:1-6) Mark 3:3-4 3And he said to the man with the Mark 3:5-6 5 And he looked around at them withered hand, “Come here.” 4 And he said to with anger, grieved at their hardness of heart, them, “Is it lawful on the Sabbath to do good or and said to the man, “Stretch out your hand.” to do harm, to save life or to kill?” But they were He stretched it out, and his hand was restored. silent. 6 The Pharisees went out and immediately held counsel with the Herodians against him, how to destroy him. 15 16 Gospel of Mark: How It All Began Gospel of Mark: How It All Began The Case of the Sabbath Scandals! (Mark 2:23-3:6) The Case of the Sabbath Scandals! (Mark 2:23-3:6) Scandal #2: Sabbath to do good or evil? (3:1-6) Scandal #2: Sabbath to do good or evil? (3:1-6) Matt 12:11-12 11 He said to them, “Which one Luke 13:10-12 10 Now he was teaching in one of of you who has a sheep, if it falls into a pit on the synagogues on the Sabbath. 11 And behold, the Sabbath, will not take hold of it and lift it there was a woman who had had a disabling out? 12 Of how much more value is a man than spirit for eighteen years. She was bent over and a sheep! So it is lawful to do good on the could not fully straighten herself. 12 When Jesus Sabbath.” saw her, he called her over and said to her, “Woman, you are freed from your disability.” 17 18 3 5/20/21 Gospel of Mark: How It All Began Gospel of Mark: How It All Began The Case of the Sabbath Scandals! (Mark 2:23-3:6) The Case of the Sabbath Scandals! (Mark 2:23-3:6) Scandal #2: Sabbath to do good or evil? (3:1-6) Scandal #2: Sabbath to do good or evil? (3:1-6) Luke 13:13-14 13 And he laid his hands on her, Luke 13:15-16 15 Then the Lord answered him, and immediately she was made straight, and she “You hypocrites! Does not each of you on the glorified God. 14 But the ruler of the synagogue, Sabbath untie his ox or his donkey from the indignant because Jesus had healed on the manger and lead it away to water it? 16 And Sabbath, said to the people, “There are six days in ought not this woman, a daughter of Abraham which work ought to be done.