What is Lawful

We are always worried about what is lawful.  What are the rules?  What can I do that is OK?  How do I stay out of trouble? Over the next several days we will continue to look at Luke 6:1-5. Yesterday we discussed what is the Sabbath and in a previous post we talked about the Pharisees in Short and Sweet.

So now we come to the crux of the matter from the perspective of the Pharisees.  "Why are you doing what is not lawful to do on the Sabbath?”

For the pharisees it was all about the Law.  Following the rules.  They are not simply asking a question of Jesus.   They were here to persecute Jesus and were using the disciples actions to condemn Jesus.  We caught you.  You broke the rules.  You are a disruption to the order we have established.  What you are doing is against God's will.  What you are doing in not lawful.

When the term lawful is used it is NOT referring to the civil laws in force by the Roman government, or King Herod over the nation of Israel.  The Law they were referring to was the Law God gave to the Israelites when He led them out of Egypt.  This included the command "Remember the Sabbath day, to keep it holy, Six days you shall labor and do all your work" Ex 20:8,9 NKJS

So how is Jesus going to respond.  The Pharisees have accused Him of breaking the Law given by God.  The Pharisees are calling Jesus to account.  He is trapped.  How will Jesus respond? 

Next time we will look at Jesus response.