Matthew 12:8 BSB

F.B. Meyer's 'Through the Bible' Commentary - Matthew 12:1-14

the Right Use of the Sabbath Matthew 12:1-14 The Pharisees had introduced a large number of minute and absurd restrictions on Sabbath observance; so our Lord set Himself to recover the day of rest for the use of the people. He never hesitated, therefore, to work miracles of healing on that day, and so set at defiance the Pharisees and their evil amendments. He contended also that all ritual observance must take the secondary place, and that the primary concern must always be the deep and... read more

G. Campbell Morgan

G. Campbell Morgan's Exposition on the Whole Bible - Matthew 12:1-50

This chapter chronicles direct attacks on Christ. The first was petty and foolish. It is on the question of the Sabbath. The Master gives to His people the true conception of the sanctity of the Sabbath. It is established, and remains, for "the Son of Man is Lord of the Sabbath." "How much is a man better than a sheep? Why, then, rescue a sheep and neglect a man? The second attack was characterized by malicious hatred; it was an absolute denial of the sovereignty of God. Satan is cast out by... read more

James Nisbet

James Nisbet's Church Pulpit Commentary - Matthew 12:8

LORD OF THE SABBATH‘The Son of man is Lord even of the sabbath day.’ Matthew 12:8 The one great subject which stands out prominently in the opening verses of this chapter is the Sabbath Day. It is a subject on which strange opinions prevailed among the Jews in our Lord’s time; it is a subject on which divers opinions have often been held in the Churches of Christ, and wide differences exist among men at the present time. Let us see what we may learn about it from our Lord’s teaching. I. The... read more

Peter Pett

Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible - Matthew 12:1-8

The Incident In The Grainfields (12:1-8). The first incident arises when Jesus and His disciples are walking through some grainfields. Being hungry they pluck some of the grain, and eat it. This is then picked up by the Pharisees who basically claim that by doing so they are reaping and threshing the grain, an activity which was ‘work’, and therefore forbidden on the Sabbath. Analysis. a At that time Jesus went on the sabbath day through the grainfields, and his disciples were hungry and... read more

Peter Pett

Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible - Matthew 12:1-16

Controversy With The Pharisees About The Sabbath. The Son of Man Is Lord Of The Sabbath (12:1-16). In the last passage Matthew has depicted words of Jesus concerning the heavy burden of the Law and the way to finding rest from it. Here we now have two clear illustrations of what He was saying, depicting the heavy yoke of the Law, and the way in which Jesus would make it ‘easier’. It also demonstrates that the Pharisees were on the watch for Him, trying to catch Him out. The opposition is... read more

Peter Pett

Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible - Matthew 12:8

“For the Son of man is lord of the sabbath.” Jesus then makes clear the basis of His authority. As Son of Man He is lord of the Sabbath. That is, as God’s appointed King elect (Daniel 7:13-14) He has the right to lay down what the Sabbath requirements really are. The Sabbath is subject to Him. read more

Arthur Peake

Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible - Matthew 12:1-8

Matthew 12:1-Ruth : . Sabbath Observance ( Mark 2:23-Hosea : *, Luke 6:1-Deuteronomy :).— The incident shows that the disciples were learning their Master’ s teaching. Deuteronomy 23:25 allowed the practice, but the Rabbinical objection to it on the Sabbath was that it was reaping. The variations from Mk. are not important, except the omission of the mistaken reference to Abiathar, and the addition of Matthew 12:5-Judges : as a further and stronger historic exception. Various kinds of Sabbath... read more

Matthew Poole

Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible - Matthew 12:8

This argument Luke hath, Luke 6:5. Mark hath it thus, Mark 2:27,Mark 2:28, And he said unto them, The sabbath was made for man, and not man the sabbath: therefore the Son of man is Lord also of the sabbath. Some interpreters make these two arguments: 1. The Son of man is Lord of the sabbath; therefore it is in my power to dispense with this action of my disciples, though it had been contrary to the letter of the law: or rather, therefore it is in my power to interpret the law, which I myself... read more

Joseph Exell

Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary - Matthew 12:1-8

CRITICAL NOTESMatthew 12:1. Pluck the ears of corn.—See Deuteronomy 23:25.Matthew 12:3. What David did.—David’s action was not an apparent contravention of the Sabbath-law, but an apparent contravention of the temple or tabernacle-law. But our Lord reasons from equals to equals, or, on the principle of equivalents. The temple and the Sabbath were equivalent or equal in sanctity (Morison).Matthew 12:4. Did eat the shewbread.—The old bread that was removed on the Sabbath morning from the golden... read more

William Nicoll

Sermon Bible Commentary - Matthew 12:8

Matthew 12:8 I. Note the title Jesus gives Himself: "the Son of man." He applied this phrase to Himself in all the different aspects of His great life. While He deemed His equality with God not a thing to be clutched at, He claimed, in humanity's name, more than an equality with men. In Him, as the Son of man, humanity is again restored to its sonship of God. It is the child alone who can show the father in the fatherly relationship; the neighbour can show the neighbour, the work the worker.... read more

F.B. Meyer's 'Through the Bible' Commentary - Matthew 12:1-14

G. Campbell Morgan's Exposition on the Whole Bible - Matthew 12:1-50

James Nisbet's Church Pulpit Commentary - Matthew 12:8

Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible - Matthew 12:1-8

Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible - Matthew 12:1-16

Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible - Matthew 12:8

Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible - Matthew 12:1-8

Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible - Matthew 12:8

Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary - Matthew 12:1-8

Sermon Bible Commentary - Matthew 12:8

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