João 5

João 5

Meyer observes, is not that of imitation, or example, but of equality of will and procedure. Jesus does not violate the divine ideal of the Sabbath by His holy activity on that day. "Man's true rest is not a rest from human, earthly labor, but a rest for divine, heavenly labor. Thus the merely negative, traditional observance of the Sabbath is placed in sharp contrast with the positive, final fulfillment of spiritual service, for which it was a preparation" (Westcott) (John 5 Commentary) ESV Study Bible (borrow) - While Ge 2:2-3+ teaches that God rested (Hebrew shabath) on the seventh day of creation, Jewish rabbis agreed that God continually upholds the universe (ED: CF Heb 1:3+), yet without breaking the Sabbath. In John 7:22-23 Jesus makes a different argument about healing on the Sabbath. John