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 in chapter thirteen and verse fourteen of his book Luke shared how, “the ruler of the synagogue answered with indignation” where we read:
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.
The verse reads, “And the ruler of the synagogue answered with indignation, because that Jesus had healed on the sabbath day, and said unto the people, ...” Luke began with the words, “and the ruler” or “the overseer or director” “of the synagogue” which means “belonging to the sacred worship place where an assembly of Jews formally gathered together to offer prayers and listen to the reading and expositions of the scriptures” “answered with indignation” or “responded and began to speak with sore displeasure”, “because” which means “since and on account” “that Jesus” or “that the Son of God, the Savior of mankind and God incarnate whose name means Jehovah is Salvation” “had healed” which means “cured and restored the woman to health” “on the sabbath day” or “upon the seventh day of each week which was a sacred festival on which the Israelites were required to abstain from all work”, “and said unto the people” which means “and uttered, declared and proclaimed to the people both male and female who surrounded Jesus”. Luke shared how the “chief ruler” in the “synagogue” who was responsible to select the readers or teachers in the “synagogue”, to examine the discourses of the public speakers, and to see that all things were done with decency and in accordance with ancestral usage began to respond with “sore displeasure” because Jesus “healed” the “bent over” woman upon the “seventh day of rest”.
The verse goes on to say, “There are six days in which men ought to work: in them therefore come and be healed, and not on the sabbath day.” Luke continued with words, “there are six days” or “there exists six sunsets to sunsets” “in which men ought to work” which means “when it is necessary for people both male and female to labor, make gains by trading, do business and produce”: “in them therefore” or “within those six day then, wherefore, consequently and these things being so” “come and be healed” which means “arise and appear and be cured and restored to health”, “and not on the sabbath day” or “and not to labor toward healing on the seventh day when labor is to cease”. Luke shared how the “chief ruler in the synagogue” declared that work was only to be done on the six days of the week and not on the “Sabbath day”. According to him, people should only come for “healing” on those “six days”.
When we consider Luke's words in this verse, we see how this “ruler of the synagogue” had his “rule” for “healing” of a person's body. He was actually “indignant” over this woman being delivered from the “spirit of infirmity” and “healed”, and if it were up to him, she should only have the opportunity for being “cured” during the “six day” work week. God loves people every day, and His desire is to help them at all times. He wants to be in a personal relationship with them through His Son Jesus, and when they submit their lives to Him, He is ready to give them aid regardless of what day it is.
Next time Luke shares how Jesus shares, “on the sabbath loosing an ox or donkey”, so read ahead, and we shall join together then.
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