In our last time together we started to see how each move that Jesus made was being watched, examined and questioned by the scribes and the Pharisees. He touched a leper, a man that was considered unclean due to his illness; He forgave the sins of a paralyzed man rather than just healing him; He called a tax collector to follow him and then proceeded to attend a feast at the home of that tax collector who had invited many other tax collectors and sinners. Finally, He did not require His disciples to fast the way that they fasted or even the way that John the Baptist’s disciples fasted. In each of these experiences Jesus revealed more about His identity. His compassion toward the man with leprosy was unmatched. In forgiving the sins of the paralyzed man, the scribes complained that only God could forgive sins, that was exactly the point He was trying to reveal. In the complaints about his friendship with sinners He explained that He came to call sinners not the righteous and in the questions about fasting He revealed that He was the bridegroom that Israel had awaited, that He was there for a short time but He would soon depart and then the fasting for His return would begin. Tonight we will see how Jesus revealed Himself through the most important part of Jewish orthodoxy, the Sabbath. It’s important to understand that Jesus was not attacking or nullifying the Sabbath, He was revealing Himself as the giver and Creator of the Sabbath and the true intention and nature of the Sabbath as a gift rather than a weight.