Man with a paralysed hand (3:1-6)

This means:

• Pharisees were in the synagogue waiting to trap Jesus
• They had special front row seats to get a good view
• Jesus does not advoid the situtation, but faces his critics
• He deliberately challenges the Pharisees by asking the man to com to the front
• V.4= Jesus means: What is the Sabbath law about, rules and regulations or doing good?
• The rules are very clear - Healing = Work, unless emergency
• This mans life was not in any danger
• Jesus was angery at their attitude and healed the man
• The Pharisees and Herodians, who hated each other, join forces to plot Jesus' death

This caused conflict because:

• Jesus claimed that…