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Jesus & The Sabbath: Understanding Mark 2's Powerful Message

Jim Butler · 2025-07-08 · 151 words · 1 min

Well, one other text I didn't mention in our survey of the Old Testament or the Old Covenant was Mark 2. I know that's not an Old Testament passage, but Mark 2 is a commentary on Jesus who is the son of man and Lord of the Sabbath. He says the Sabbath or man was not made for the Sabbath. But Sabbath was made for man, not Jew, not at Si, not on plains of Moab, but it was made for man. Well, where does God make man? in creation in Genesis chapter 1. So, Sabbath, Genesis chapter 2, was right there as a gift given to man. It's a gift given to man. It's not burdensome. John the Apostle tells us the commandments of God aren't grievous. They're not burdensome. It's not a drudgery. It's not an albatross to get a gift from your Lord, to have a day of