Keep holy the sabbath. Our Gospel for January 22, 2013
January 22, 2013 by bible sharing online
Lord of the Sabbath
Mark 2:23-28
As Jesus was passing through a field of grain on the sabbath,
his disciples began to make a path while picking the heads of grain.
At this the Pharisees said to him,
“Look, why are they doing what is unlawful on the sabbath?”
He said to them,
“Have you never read what David did
when he was in need and he and his companions were hungry?
How he went into the house of God when Abiathar was high priest
and ate the bread of offering that only the priests could lawfully eat,
and shared it with his companions?”
Then he said to them,
“The sabbath was made for man, not man for the sabbath.
That is why the Son of Man is lord even of the sabbath.”
Panginoon ng Sabat
Marcos 2:23-28
23Nangyari nga, isang araw ng Sabat, nang dumaan si Jesus sa triguhan ay kasama ang kaniyang mga alagad. Habang naglalakad sila, namigtal ng uhay ng mga trigo ang mga alagad. 24Kaya nga, ang mga Fariseo ay nagsabi sa kaniya: Narito, bakit ginagawa nila sa araw ng Sabat ang hindi ayon sa kautusan?
25Sumagot si Jesus: Hindi ba ninyo nabasa kung ano ang ginawa ni David at ng kaniyang mga kasama nang sila ay nangailangan at nagutom? 26Nang si Abiatar ang pinunong-saserdote, pumasok si David sa bahay ng Diyos at kinain ang tinapay na itinalaga sa Diyos na hindi dapat kainin. Ang mga saserdote lamang ang may karapatang kumain niyaon, ngunit kinain iyon ni David. Binigyan pa niya ang mga kasama niya. Hindi ba ninyo nabasa ito?
27Sinabi ni Jesus sa kanila: Ang araw ng Sabat ay ginawa para sa tao at hindi ang tao para sa araw ng Sabat. 28Kaya nga, ako na Anak ng Tao ay Panginoon din ng araw ng Sabat.
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What does the commandment “keep holy the Sabbath” require of us? Or better yet, what is the primary intention behind this command? The religious leaders confronted Jesus on this issue. The “Sabbath rest” was meant to be a time to remember and celebrate God’s goodness and the goodness of his work, both in creation and redemption. It was a day set apart for the praise of God, his work of creation, and his saving actions on our behalf. It was intended to bring everyday work to a halt and to provide needed rest and refreshment. Jesus’ disciples are scolded by the scribes and Pharisees, not for plucking and eating corn from the fields, but for doing so on the Sabbath.
In defending his disciples, Jesus argues from the scriptures that human need has precedence over ritual custom. When David and his men were fleeing for their lives, they sought food from Ahim’elech the priest (1 Samuel 21:1-6). The only bread he had was the holy bread offered in the Temple. None but the priests were allowed to eat it. In their hunger, David and his men ate of this bread. Jesus reminds the Pharisees that the Sabbath was given for our benefit, to refresh and renew us in living for God. It was intended for good and not for evil. Withholding mercy and kindness in response to human need was not part of God’s intention that we rest from unnecessary labor. Do you honor the Lord in the way you treat your neighbor and celebrate the Lord’s
Day?
“Lord, may I give you fitting honor in the way I live my life and in the way I treat my neighbor. May I honor the Lord’s Day as a day holy to you. And may I always treat others with the same mercy and kindness which you have shown to me. Free me from a critical and intolerant spirit that I may always seek the good of my neighbor.”
Ref: Don Schwager
P.S. Please pray for the success of our fothcoming Kasalang Parokya “Church Mass Wedding on Feb 10, 2013 at the San Antonio De Padua parish, Batasan Hills Quezon City.
Thank you and God bless you always!