The Caldwell Commentaries Podcast
Religion & Spirituality
In this second half of our lesson on Jesus "Tackling Tradition," He performed the well-known miracle of healing a man who had spent 38 years of his life sitting at the Pool of Bethesda near the Sheep Gate in Jerusalem waiting and hoping he would be healed. He was an invalid; he could not walk. It was a Sabbath when the Lord Jesus came near the pool, looked over the multitude of impotent people who were all around it, and rested His focus on the one man, who He then proceeded to question ("Wilt thou be made whole?") and heal ("Rise, take up thy bed, and walk").
Because the man was "caught" walking and carrying his bed pallet on the Sabbath, the Jews accused him of breaking the Law (John 5:10). They showed no joy for the man who could finally walk after 38 years! Instead, they were hypocritically "concerned" about their Sabbath traditions. Jesus, Who is "the Lord of the Sabbath," was then persecuted by the Jews for healing on the Sabbath. His response to their foolish accusation of "breaking" the Sabbath, was to make Himself equal with God (which He is) by saying to them, "My Father worketh hitherto, and I work" (John 5:17)! It sent them into orbit, and they wanted all the more to kill Him (5:18)! In case you wonder, there was absolutely nothing wrong with doing "an act of mercy" or "an act of healing" on the Sabbath! The One Who created the Sabbath was trying to teach that truth to His people, who loved their traditions more than they loved God, as proven by the way they treated His Son.
Genesis Lesson 36: Abram and Lot Separate {Being a Peacemaker}
Genesis Lesson 35: Abram; Canaan to Egypt {His Lie about His Wife}
Genesis Lesson 34: Abram; Haran to Canaan {The Beginning of Abraham’s Spiritual Journey}
Genesis Lesson 33: Introduction to Abram {Preserving the Promised Seed}
Genesis Lesson 32: Tyrant, Tower, and Tongues (Babel)
Genesis Lesson 31: Table of 70 Nations {Fascinating!}
Genesis Lesson 30: Noah, Drunk and Naked {What?!}
Genesis Lesson 29: The Noahic Covenant {True Meaning of the Rainbow}
One Thing is Needful! {Tale of Two Sisters; Martha and Mary} NEW STUDY!
Joanna; A Unique, Fascinating Female Disciple NEW STUDY!
Samaritana - Life-Changing Encounter with Man 7 NEW STUDY! {Fourth Significant ”Well Meeting” of Scripture}
Anna; Prophetess , Witness, and Evangelist - NEW STUDY
Genesis Lesson 28: A New World Order
Genesis Lesson 27: The Ark on Ararat {The Date it Rested is FASCINATING!)
Genesis Lesson 26: The Noahic Flood {Three Sources of Evidence the Flood was Global}
Genesis Lesson 25: Noah and the Ark {How to Handle Life’s Storms, Including Persecution}
Genesis Lesson 24: Antediluvian Degeneracy {Fallen Angels’ Impact on Pre-Flood World}
Genesis Lesson 23: Descendants of Seth {The 10 Pre-Flood Patriarch’s Names Point to Christ!}
Genesis Lesson 22: Descendants of Cain {Who did Cain marry? Also, forget the ”Cavemen” Lies!}
Genesis Lesson 21: Cain and Abel {Abel, a Type of Christ; Cain and the First False Religion}
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