Reading for January 26th

Mark 3.1-12
In 3.1-6 sabbath healing.
Rabbinic law mandates that preservation of life over-rules all commandments (Mitzvoth).
In verse 5 Jesus does not touch the man therefore cannot be charged with working.
In verse 6 Herodians are connected with the royal family; Herod Antipas has been foreshadowed as enemy (1.14).
In 3.7-12 public healings
In verse 8 the sites are listed below are areas with predominantly Jewish populations.
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