The Lord Jesus was also called 'the Lord of the Sabbath'

[Mary Naeem]

Pope Shenouda III


The Lord Jesus was also called 'the Lord of the Sabbath'. In His discourse with the Pharisees about deeds of mercy, the Lord Jesus replied to them in a way directing their attention to His Divinity. He said: "But I say to you that in this place there is One greater than the temple... 'I desire mercy and not sacrifice' ", and concluded His discourse by saying: "For the Son of Man is Lord even of the Sabbath" (Matt.12:1-8). Everyone knew that the Sabbath was the Lord's Day and that the Law of the Sabbath was a Law givenby God Himself. But behold, the Lord Jesus Christ said that He is Lord even of the Sabbath, which means that He is the Lord of the Lord's Day and the Author of the Law itself. These words cannot be said except by God Himself.