4.       (Authority) Challenges Corruption

1: 21-28            Capernaum/Synagogue

                        V unclean spirits (silenced)

3:1-6                 Synagogue

                        V Pharisees

 

1:21-28     They enter into Capernaum and it was immediately the Sabbath day.  Entering into the synagogue he (Jesus) taught.  Those there were astounded at his teaching.  He was teaching them as with authority and not like the scribes.  Suddenly there was in their synagogue a man with an unclean spirit.  He cried out saying. “What are you to us and to yourself. Jesus, Nazarene?  Have you come to destroy us?  I know you for who you are, the holy one of God.” And Jesus rebuked him saying “Be quiet and come out of him.”  And throwing the man down the unclean spirit came out of the man, shouting with a great voice.  And all were astounded so as to debate amongst themselves saying “What is this?  This is a new teaching  proclaimed with authority.  And he commands the unclean spirits and they obey him.”

3:1-6  And he again entered into a synagogue.  There was a man there who had a withered hand.  They watched him carefully to see if he would heal the man on the Sabbath.  That was in order that they might make an accusation against him.  And he (Jesus) says to the man with the dried up hand.  "Stand up in the midst of the group.”  And he says to them around.  "Is it lawful to do good on the Sabbath or to do evil, to save life or to kill?"  But they were silent.  And he looked around at them angrily, grieving at their hardness of heart. He says to the man.  "Stretch forth your hand."  And he stretched it forth and his hand was restored to him. 

Immediately after this the Pharisees went out and had counsel with the Herodians as to how they might destroy him (Jesus.)

 

unclean spirit

Note the unclean spirit calls Jesus "Nazarene" which research shows was a ‘nickname’ for community builder.  People refer to a new teaching of Jesus ?

man in synagogue cured

spirit of hard heartedness

There is a combination of Pharisees (c/f law based society) and Herodians (c/f order based society) against Jesus.  His teaching challenges both groups

man in synagogue cured.

 

 

 

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