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  THE GOSPEL OF MARK  



"The Sabbath was made for man, not man for the Sabbath " (Mark 2:27) "

  MARK 2:23-28 TEXT  




23 One Sabbath he was going through the cornfields, and as they made their way, his disciples began to pluck ears of corn. 24 And the Pharisees were saying to him, “Look, why are they doing what is not lawful on the Sabbath?” 25 And he said to them, “Have you never read what David did, when he was in need and was hungry, he and those who were with him: 26 how he entered the house of God, in the time of Abiathar the high priest, and ate the bread of the Presence, which it is not lawful for any but the priests to eat, and also gave it to those who were with him?” 27 And he said to them, “The Sabbath was made for man, not man for the Sabbath. 28So the Son of Man is lord even of the Sabbath.”









  MARK 2:23-28 QUESTIONS  





Please note.
By reading the meditation associated with this text you will find many answers to the questions. However, the most important thing to do is to remain on the text, meditate on it until you can formulate your own answers. When interacting with the text we are interacting with the ultimate author of the text, the Holy Spirit.

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  The Sabbath was made for man, not man for the Sabbath.  




  1. What day did this event take place? How many other incidents took place on the Sabbath related in the first two chapters of Mark’s gospel? What were the consequences of these incidents?

  2. How many conflicts have we seen between Jesus and the religious leaders?

  3. When was the Sabbath instituted?

  4. Who was the Sabbath day established for? (Exodus 20:8-10)

  5. What was the purpose of the Sabbath?



    6.   Verse 23, 24   

  6. What were Jesus and his followers doing in the corn fields? Where were they going? Mark 3:1.

  7. What time of the year was it?

  8. Who did the Pharisees speak to, Jesus or the disciples? Does this constitute a development compared to previous passages?

  9. What did the Pharisees blame the disciples for? Who was plucking the grain? Jesus or disciples?

  10. Why did they take grain?

  11. What did the Pharisees appeal to in blaming Jesus’ disciples?

  12. Did the Law forbid them from doing this? Deuteronomy 23:25

  13. If the law did not forbid plucking the grain, what is the issue?

  14. What were Jesus’ disciples doing according to the traditions upheld by the Pharisees?

  15. What was uppermost in the minds of the Pharisees, the law or man-made traditions?


      Verse 25, 26   

  16. How does Jesus defend his disciples? To what authority does he appeal? 1 Samuel 21:2-7, exception is made to the regulation of Leviticus 24:9.

  17. What did David and Jesus’ disciples have in common?



    18.   Verses 27, 28  

  18. What had the Pharisees lost sight of? Did the Sabbath of the Pharisees reflect the purpose of God? Why / why not?

  19. How did Jesus and the Pharisees differ in the way they saw the law?

  20. Are we free from this legalistic mentality in our Christian lives?

  21. Are we persons who follow rules, rites and rituals yet have no relationship with Jesus Christ?

  22. Do we place man-made traditions on the same level as the word of God?

  23. Can you see any relation between this episode and the new wine and old wine skins?

  24. By claiming to be Son of man and Lord of the Sabbath, what, in fact is Jesus claiming?


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Mark 2:23-28 Meditation






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