Matthew 12: 11 - 12; Mark 3: 4; Luke 6: 9 , 14:5
What man among you who has one sheep, and it falls into a pit on the Sabbath, will not lay hold of it and lift it out? Of how much more value then is a man than a sheep? Therefore, it is lawful to do good on the Sabbath.
This was spoken by Jesus 1.1/2 to two years into His earthly ministry. One of the things you need you understand about Jesus, is He never wastes words. Every word He speaks was chosen carefully. In the last post Jesus accused the priests of profaning the Sabbath, according to their own rules the High Priests would be profaning the Sabbath by performing the duties of their office called on By God. They could not see the conflict. Jesus now uses a sheep in trouble for the lesson. The priests were to help the people. In this case the sheep would be the Jews coming to the Temple for healing. The men would save a sheep because they could understand the dollar value of the sheep. Jesus is telling them that men also have some value and are worth much more than a few sheep. The people can understand saving sheep, but men? Men don't need help. If you are having trouble witnessing, this could be the reason. Only broken people seek a Savior. We are called by Christ to be Salt and Light, anytime the need arises, no time off, or vacations.
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