Sharper Iron From Kfuo Radio

Rev. Zelwyn Heide, pastor at St. Peter Lutheran Church in Hannover, ND and Zion Lutheran Church in New Salem, ND, joins host Rev. Timothy Appel to study Matthew 12:1-21. The Pharisees’ opposition to Jesus grows as they question His disciples’ work in eating grain on the Sabbath. Jesus directs their attention beyond the outward work to the true intention of the Law to guide sinners to Him. Jesus points out 1 Samuel 21, where David and his men were hungry and freely given food that was intended for priests. Jesus brings up the example of the priests, whose work on the Sabbath was not sacrilege because it was done in the temple at God’s command. Jesus is greater than the temple; He acts from mercy toward His people. Therefore, His disciples are guiltless because they are following Him as the true Lord. Yet the Pharisees’ opposition hardens further. They attempt to use a disabled man in the synagogue as a weapon against Jesus, but Jesus turns the tables on them. He conclusively shows that God’s intention for the