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how does this teaching relate to the original sabbath command in exodus or deuteronomy?

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Mark 2:27-28

“He said to them, "The Sabbath was made for man, and not man for the Sabbath; therefore the Son of Man is lord even of the Sabbath."”

Jesus and his disciples are walking through grain fields on the Sabbath, and the disciples pick heads of grain to eat. Some Pharisees accuse them of breaking the Sabbath law. Jesus responds by challenging their interpretation of the Sabbath's purpose.

what does it look like to live out the spirit of a command rather than just its letter?

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  • Exodus 20:8-11

    This passage contains one of the original Ten Commandments regarding the Sabbath.

  • Deuteronomy 5:12-15

    Another presentation of the Sabbath command, emphasizing release and memory of liberation.

  • Matthew 12:1-8

    A parallel account of this same event, where Jesus makes similar arguments.

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