Healing of a man on the Sabbath -- Luke 14:1-6: Jesus accepted an invitation from a leader of the Pharisees to have a meal at his house. The meal was on the Sabbath day. Jesus came under careful scrutiny as they watched to see what He would say and do. They desired to find some fault with Him. A certain man came before Jesus who had the dropsy. Dropsy is swelling in the arms and legs cause by heart trouble. The problem was very apparent to all. Jesus asked the Pharisees, "Is it lawful to heal on the Sabbath?" These were legal experts of the Law of Moses but they did not say a word. They did not answer Jesus' question as to whether it was allowable to heal on the Sabbath or not. They simply said nothing. Jesus took hold of the man, healed him and sent him away. He knew the Pharisees did not consider it lawful to heal on the Sabbath Day. He asked those religious leaders, "Which of you shall have an ass or an ox fallen into a pit, and will not straightway pull him out on the Sabbath day?" His question silenced them and left them with nothing that they could say in rebuttal.

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