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Jesus Heals The Paralyzed Man
Jesus chose Capernaum as the headquarters of His Galilean ministry. This was a commercial city on the main road of traffic between Egypt and Damascus. We find Jesus back in this city in a crowded house preaching the Word. Four men came carrying their paralyzed friend on a stretch …

Jesus Chooses Matthew as a Disciple
The scene now shifts to the seaside (v. 13). Jesus chooses one man, Matthew to join Him as a disciple (v. 14). He was employed by the Roman government as a tax-gatherer which was a lucrative position. Tax collectors were renowned for dishonesty and extortion. They were detested t …

Pharisees Think There is Merit in Fasting
The Pharisees seemed to think there was real merit in the act of fasting. Only one fast day was prescribed in the Old Testament Law which was the Day of Atonement (Lev. 23:27). However, the Jews added many fast days to their calendar. By the time of Christ, the Pharisees were fas …

Jesus Plucks Grain on The Sabbath
Jesus and His disciples were walking through the grain fields (probably wheat) on the Sabbath day (Saturday). Fields were not fenced but marked out by stones so that taking shortcuts through planted fields was not unusual. As they walked the disciples plucked some heads of grain …