The beloved physician Luke wrote how Jesus, “was teaching in one of the synagogues on the sabbath. And, behold, there was a woman which had a spirit of infirmity eighteen years, and was bowed together, and could in no wise lift up herself. And when Jesus saw her, he called her to him, and said unto her, Woman, you are loosed from your infirmity. And he laid his hands on her: and immediately she was made straight, and glorified God. And the ruler of the synagogue answered with indignation, because that Jesus had healed on the sabbath day, and said unto the people, There are six days in which men ought to work: in them therefore come and be healed, and not on the sabbath day”, and in chapter thirteen and verse fourteen of his book Luke shared how Jesus talked about, “on the sabbath loosing an ox or donkey” where we read:
The Lord then answered him, and said, you hypocrite, does not each one of you on the sabbath loose his ox or his donkey from the stall, and lead him away to watering?
The verse reads, “The Lord then answered him, and said, you hypocrite, ...” Luke began with the words, “The Lord then” or “the one to whom a person or thing belongs, about which he has power of deciding; master, and the title given to God the Messiah” “answered him” which means “responded and began to speak to the ruler of the synagogue”, “and said” or “and uttered, declared and proclaimed”, “you hypocrite” which means “you, chief ruler, are a stage actor, dissembler and pretender”. Luke shared how Jesus responded to the “chief ruler's” statement and indignation by calling him a “stage actor” or “hypocrite”.
The verse continues, “... does not each one of you on the sabbath loose his ox or his donkey from the stall, and lead him away to watering?” Luke added words, “does not each one of you” or “do not every, the whole, all and everyone of the religious leaders” “on the sabbath” which means “upon the seventh day of each week which was a sacred festival on which the Israelites were required to abstain from all work” “loose his ox” or “set free or release from bonds the religious leader's ox or cow” “or his donkey” which means “or the religious leader's donkey” “from the stall” or “away and separated from the manger or place for keeping animals”, “and lead him away” which means “and bring, carry and take off the donkey” “to watering” or “to give or furnish the donkey with water”. Luke shared how Jesus referred to the way each of the “religious leaders” would “lead” their “ox or donkey” to receive water on the “Sabbath day”.
When we meditate upon Luke's words in this verse, we see how Jesus responded to the “chief ruler” of the synagogue. Although the “ruler” was indignant and exalted his rule concerning work on the “Sabbath” over the “healing” of the woman, Jesus demonstrated how foolish his rule was. God loves people, and even in the manner people care for their “animals” on the “Sabbath day”, He will surely cares for people every day. God wants a personal relationship with people through His Son Jesus, and when they believe and trust in Him as their personal “Savior and Lord”, they can rely upon, trust in and cling to the One who will provide care for them regardless of what day it is.
Next time Luke shares how Jesus asks, “ought not this woman, being a daughter of Abraham … be loosed?”, so read ahead, and we shall join together then.
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