Luke 13:16

"Therefore the Lord answered him, “You hypocrites! Doesn’t each one of you free his ox or his donkey from the stall on the Sabbath and lead him away to water?"

Key Reflection

Jesus uses this question to expose the hypocrisy of those who would freely allow their animals a Sabbath rest but deny him the same courtesy, highlighting the inconsistency in their practices. By drawing on their familiar customs, Jesus challenges them to apply the same principles of mercy and compassion to himself.

From the Scholars: Barnes' Notes

Verse 16. A daughter of Abraham. A descendant of Abraham. See Barnes "Mt 1:1". She was therefore a Jewess; and the ruler of the synagogue, professing a peculiar regard for the Jewish people, considering them as peculiarly favoured of God, should have rejoiced that she was loosed from this infirmity. Whom Satan hath bound. Satan is the name given to the prince or leader of evil spirits, called also the devil, Beelzebub, and the old serpent., Mt 12:24; Re 12:9; 20:2. By his binding her is meant that he had inflicted this disease upon her.

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