Daily Readings (Page 142)

What is the purpose of this passage?

What do we learn about Jesus from this passage?

Is there any law in the OT forbidding what He did? If so, what was the Pharisees’ problem with it?  

Why were the Pharisees watching Jesus closely in the synagogue?  

Why does Jesus mention this example here (see 1 Samuel 21:1-6)? What is His point?

What accusation did the Pharisees level at Jesus’ disciples?  

What does this passage say to you about the importance of community in our spiritual journey?

Which do you think is easier to say?

What do these verses tell us about the Sabbath? What can we conclude about the purpose of the Sabbath from this passage?  

Why were the scribes upset when Jesus forgave the paralyzed man’s sins?