9 Going on from that place, he went into their synagogue, 10 and a man with a shriveled hand was there. Looking for a reason to bring charges against Jesus, they asked him, “Is it lawful to heal on the Sabbath?” 11 He said to them, “If any of you has a sheep and it falls into a pit on the Sabbath, will you not take hold of it and lift it out? 12 How much more valuable is a person than a sheep! Therefore it is lawful to do good on the Sabbath.” 13 Then he said to the man, “Stretch out your hand.” So he stretched it out and it was completely restored, just as sound as the other. 14 But the Pharisees went out and plotted how they might kill Jesus. 15 Aware of this, Jesus withdrew from that place. A large crowd followed him, and he healed all who were ill. 16 He warned them not to tell others about him. 17 This was to fulfill what was spoken through the prophet Isaiah: 18 “Here is my servant whom I have chosen, the one I love, in whom I delight; I will put my Spirit on him, and he will proclaim justice to the nations. 19 He will not quarrel or cry out; no one will hear his voice in the streets. 20 A bruised reed he will not break, and a smoldering wick he will not snuff out, till he has brought justice through to victory. 21In his name the nations will put their hope.” (Matthew 12:9-21)
One Sabbath day, the Lord Jesus was in a synagogue, and a man asked Him if it was okay to heal on the Sabbath, intending to accuse him. The Lord Jesus said that it was okay to do good on the Sabbath. There was a man there who had a shriveled hand, and the Lord Jesus healed him. The Pharisees wanted to kill Jesus, later many people followed the Lord, and He healed all the sick among them and told them not to spread His name.
44 “See that you don’t tell this to anyone. But go, show yourself to the priest and offer the sacrifices that Moses commanded for your cleansing, as a testimony to them.” 45 Instead he went out and began to talk freely, spreading the news. As a result, Jesus could no longer enter a town openly but stayed outside in lonely places. Yet the people still came to him from everywhere. (Mark 1:44-45)
The Gospel of Mark tells us that a leper who was healed by the Lord Jesus, the Lord Jesus told him not to tell anyone, the man went out and spread the news, this affected the Lord’s work and prevented the Lord Jesus from entering the city openly. The Lord Jesus lived a hidden life, sometimes leaving the crowd to be alone with the Father, he did not make noises in the streets. Just as the book of Isaiah in the Old Testament prophesied. A bruised reed he will not break, and a smoldering wick he will not snuff out, what does it mean? This refers to His mercy on the weak, like this man with a shriveled hand, he was a weak person, like a bruised reed, and the Lord had mercy on him and healed him.
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