Verses 10-17 “10And he was teaching in one of the synagogues on the sabbath.
11And, 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.
12And when Jesus saw her, he called her to him, and said unto her, Woman, thou art loosed from thine infirmity.
13And he laid his hands on her: and immediately she was made straight, and glorified God.
14And 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.
15The Lord then answered him, and said, Thou hypocrite, doth not each one of you on the sabbath loose his ox or his ass from the stall, and lead him away to watering?
16And ought not this woman, being a daughter of Abraham, whom Satan hath bound, lo, these eighteen years, be loosed from this bond on the sabbath day?
17And when he had said these things, all his adversaries were ashamed: and all the people rejoiced for all the glorious things that were done by him.”God never intended the Old Testament Sabbath to be a grievous burden, but rather a blessing. The Sabbath was made for man and not man for the Sabbath. Jesus had compassion on a woman who had been sick for 18 years and lived in a miserable condition, and He healed her. The legalists had no compassion and were only concerned with forcing others to live by their man-made rules. There are still legalists around today, people who add their own rules to the Bible and expect everyone else to obey them. The Old Testament Sabbath was entirely a Jewish institution, and was a sign that Israel was God’s chosen nation. The Sabbath was nailed to the cross and came to an end when Jesus died because Israel was temporarily set aside as God’s special people. Today, the Lord’s day is a special day for Christians, but it is not a Sabbath.
11And, 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.
12And when Jesus saw her, he called her to him, and said unto her, Woman, thou art loosed from thine infirmity.
13And he laid his hands on her: and immediately she was made straight, and glorified God.
14And 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.
15The Lord then answered him, and said, Thou hypocrite, doth not each one of you on the sabbath loose his ox or his ass from the stall, and lead him away to watering?
16And ought not this woman, being a daughter of Abraham, whom Satan hath bound, lo, these eighteen years, be loosed from this bond on the sabbath day?
17And when he had said these things, all his adversaries were ashamed: and all the people rejoiced for all the glorious things that were done by him.”God never intended the Old Testament Sabbath to be a grievous burden, but rather a blessing. The Sabbath was made for man and not man for the Sabbath. Jesus had compassion on a woman who had been sick for 18 years and lived in a miserable condition, and He healed her. The legalists had no compassion and were only concerned with forcing others to live by their man-made rules. There are still legalists around today, people who add their own rules to the Bible and expect everyone else to obey them. The Old Testament Sabbath was entirely a Jewish institution, and was a sign that Israel was God’s chosen nation. The Sabbath was nailed to the cross and came to an end when Jesus died because Israel was temporarily set aside as God’s special people. Today, the Lord’s day is a special day for Christians, but it is not a Sabbath.