New Hope Chapel

The King and His Kingdom: Matthew 12:1-8 Jesus Schools Everyone About the Sabbath

Joanne Hagemeyer

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Joanne says, "According to the Mishnah, Sabbath desecration was one of the most grossly wicked crimes a person could commit, and the penalty was stoning to death. By accusing Jesus’ disciples of transgressing the Sabbath laws, the Pharisees were implicating Jesus as well – that He was also sinning by allowing them and not stopping them. What today might seem like a small matter, was actually a matter of life and death. But it was even more serious than that. Because if Jesus was viewed as a sinner, then he could not be seen as the Messiah. Let's listen to find out how Jesus schooled the school masters.