The beloved physician Luke wrote concerning Jesus, “And it came to pass, as he went into the house of one of the chief Pharisees to eat bread on the sabbath day, that they watched him. And, behold, there was a certain man before him which had the dropsy. And Jesus answering spoke unto the lawyers and Pharisees, saying, Is it lawful to heal on the sabbath day?”, and in chapter fourteen and verse four of his book Luke shared how, “they held their peace. And he took him, and healed him” where we read:
And they held their peace. And he took him, and healed him, and let him go;
The verse reads, “And they held their peace.” Luke began with the words, “And they held” or “and the Pharisees within the chief priests house kept and refrained” “their peace” which means “the Pharisees' quiet rest and meddlesome speech”. Luke shared how the Pharisees answered not word to Jesus' question concerning the lawfulness of “healing” on the “Sabbath day”.
The verse continues, “And he took him, and healed him, and let him go;” Luke added the words, “and he took him” or “and Jesus lay hold of and seized the man who had the dropsy”, “and healed him” which means “and cured and made the man whole”, “and let him go” or “and dismissed, set free and permitted the man to leave and depart”. Luke shared how Jesus lay hold of the man with dropsy, cured him and set him free.
When we consider Luke's words in this verse, we learn of another miracle performed by Jesus on the “Sabbath day”. Though the Pharisees were against such an act, Jesus did it anyway because His caring love was greater than the “man made” rule that no one should work for any reason on the “Sabbath day”. Jesus came to “save” mankind, and He desires a personal relationship with them. When they yield their lives to Him as their personal “Savior and Lord”, He not only forgives their sins and provides everlasting life, but He also will meet their needs regardless of the tradition of men or upon which day of the week it falls.
Next time Luke shares how Jesus asks, “which of you shall have a donkey or an ox fallen into a pit, and will not straightway pull him out on the Sabbath day?”, so read ahead, and we shall join together then.
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All references are from "Strongs Concordance".
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