9 And when he was departed°hard word thence°hard word, he went into their synagogue°hard word:
10 And, behold°hard word, there was a man which had his hand withered°hard word. And they asked him, saying, Is it lawful°hard word to heal°hard word on the sabbath°hard word days? that they might accuse°hard word him.
11 And he said°hard word unto°hard word them, What man shall there be among you, that shall have one sheep, and if it fall into a pit°hard word on the sabbath°hard word day, will he not°hard word lay°hard word hold on it, and lift it out?
12 How much then°hard word is a man better than a sheep? Wherefore°hard word it is lawful°hard word to do well on the sabbath°hard word days.
the Gospel°hard word According to Matthew°hard word, KJV°hard word translation°hard word, 12:9-12
📣 song cue°hard word: Christian°hard word Zeal°hard word and Activity°hard word, John°hard word C Adams°hard word
When I discussed the law to "cover thy°hard word head in public", I noted°hard word that it could not°hard word possibly apply to the cattle and the sheep.
For the observance°hard word of the Sabbath°hard word, it is more reasonable°hard word to extend°hard word the scope°hard word in that way.
🔥 we imagine pews°hard word full of sheep in barnyard°hard word churches
It used°hard word to be well-known°hard word that one must rest a draft°hard word animal. But today, we live in a world°hard word of 铁马 and 电驼.
⚙️ 铁马 (TIE3 MA°hard word3) - lit°hard word. "iron horse". 电驼 (DIAN°hard word4 TUO°hard word2) - lit°hard word. "electric camel". In context°hard word, referring°hard word to railroads and automobiles°hard word.
Six days shall you work, and the seventh shall be a day of rest.
💡 I'm°hard word not°hard word sure if "work" should be interpreted°hard word as°hard word 工作 or 干活 or 劳动 or some other phrase°hard word.
Perhaps it is simpler°hard word to comprehend°hard word what "work" means for the horse than it does for the 人. A 人 can work as°hard word a truck driver, or can work an animal. A 人 can work a room, or can work in a hospital.
🌎 we must remember the concept°hard word of the "Shabbas°hard word goy°hard word". It is work to turn on a light switch°hard word, and it is work to ask a 人 to turn on a light switch°hard word, but it is not°hard word work to hint°hard word about it to them.
Is it "work" to do what you love? Is it work to clean a soiled°hard word child? Is it more "work"-like to write with a pen or with chalk?
In the time of Jesus°hard word, the local°hard word Jewish°hard word authorities took a stricter°hard word view of the rules of the Sabbath°hard word. Today, even the ultra-orthodox°hard word agree that it is lawful°hard word to work on the Sabbath°hard word in order to save a human life.