"Jesus: Lord Of The Sabbath" | Mark 2:23-28 Bible Study ✞-word Puzzle | 5.1.24

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  1. 6. (Three words) As the prophesied __ __ ___, the Lord Jesus (also see Mk 12:35-37; Ps 110:1) has divine authority to reinterpret and set aside His (Ex 20:10, 31:13) Sabbath regulations (Mk 2:28; cf. Dn 7:13-14; Mk 14:61-64).
  2. 7. While hungry and running for his life, the fugitive king was given loaves of the consecrated ____ of Presence that was set before the LORD each Sabbath (Mk 2:25-26; 1 Sam 21:6). It was only lawful for priests to eat this consecrated ____ (Lev 24:5-9).
  3. 8. Breaking the Sabbath could bring calamity not merely on an individual, but on an entire ___ (cf. Neh 13:15-18).
  4. 9. The Lord is the ___ who brings about the prophesied new, marital covenant with His people (His Bride) (see Mk 2:19; cf. Ex 24:4-8; Is 54:4-8; Jer 31:31-34; 1 Cor 11:25; Eph 5:25-27).
  5. 12. The punishment for working on the Sabbath was ___ (Ex 31:12-17).
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  1. 1. In the conflicts from Mark 2:1-3:6, people ___ Christ’s divine authority (Mk 2:7, 10, 16, 18; 24; cf. Mk 3:2; Jn 10:33).
  2. 2. According to what we call the Fourth Commandment, on the Sabbath, the people of Israel were not to do any ___ (Ex 20:8-11) – including any harvesting or reaping or picking crops from fields (Ex 34:21).
  3. 3. Christ the King cites the biblical precedent set by King ___ (Mk 2:25-26; cf. 1 Sam 21:1-6).
  4. 4. The cause of the conflict is the fact that Christ’s disciples are picking grain from someone’s field (Dt 23:24-25; Lev 19:9-10, 23:22) on the ____ (Mk 2:23).
  5. 5. The Sabbath was a ____ of what was to come; the reality is found in Christ (Col 2:16-17; cf. Rom 14:5; Gal 4:10).
  6. 10. Jesus says that the Sabbath was made for the sake of ___, not ___ for the sake of the Sabbath. The Sabbath was not merely made for human obedience, but for human well-being.
  7. 11. We must read the Old Testament through the lens of the ___ Testament. It’s not wise to try to sew a __ patch onto an old garment, or pour ___ wine into old wineskins (Mk 2:21-22).