23 And it came to pass, that he went through the corn fields on the sabbath day; and his disciples began, as they went, to pluck the ears of corn.
24 And the Pharisees said unto him, Behold, why do they on the sabbath day that which is not lawful?
25 And he said unto them, Have ye never read what David did, when he had need, and was an hungred, he, and they that were with him?
26 How he went into the house of God in the days of Abiathar the high priest, and did eat the shewbread, which is not lawful to eat but for the priests, and gave also to them which were with him?
27 And he said unto them, The sabbath was made for man, and not man for the sabbath:
28 Therefore the Son of man is Lord also of the sabbath.
Mark 2:23-28 KJV
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Christ said the Sabbath day was made for man,
Twas made for good and not to bring him bad:
His soul may benefit in worship span;
His body rest from labor and be glad.
His necessary acts should not be banned:
A sheep can sure be rescued from a ditch, 1
And David’s hunger could not be pre-planned.2
The Sabbath’s made for man to so enrich.
Here Jesus was the Son of Man divine,3
The instituter of the Sabbath day.
He could have said “The Sabbath day is Mine,”
But taught them out of patient love the way.
Man wasn’t made to keep the Sabbath pure;
It’s made for man so he may rest assure.
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sonnet #442
1Matthew 12:11
21 Samuel 21:3
3Daniel 7:13
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