Matthew 12:10

"He departed from there and went into their synagogue."

Key Reflection

When Jesus left the place where he had encountered the man with the withered hand and entered the synagogue, his action underscored his role as a teacher and healer. The synagogue was not just any gathering place but a community center where religious teachings were shared and communal worship took place. For Jesus to enter it after the incident would have been seen as continuing his mission of addressing both physical and spiritual needs within the Jewish community, thereby reinforcing his identity as the fulfillment of prophetic expectations for a deliverer and teacher.

From the Scholars: Barnes' Notes

Verse 10. A man which had his hand withered. This was probably one form of the palsy. See Barnes "Mt 4:24". Mark and Luke have mentioned some circumstances omitted by Matthew. They say that Jesus addressed the man, and told him to stand forth in the midst. He then addressed the people. He asked them if it was lawful to do good on the Sabbath day? This was admitted by all their teachers, and it could not be denied. They were therefore silent. He then appealed to them, and drew an argument from their own conduct. A man that had a sheep that should fall into a pit on the Sabbath day would exercise the common offices of humanity, and draw it out.

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