The young lions are ready. They encircle the arena and are pulling on their restraints, eager to pounce on the Teacher if he takes the bait. They knew He would. The man with the withered hand was just too obvious for Jesus to miss. And when He healed him, they would attack. It would be a cut and dried case of working on the Sabbath, breaking the law - sure to shut down this upstart of a teacher. (Luke 6: 6-26)
This is it! Jesus just said to the withered hand man, "Get up and come forward!" But wait...
He turns to the lions and asks, "It is lawful to do good or to do harm on the Sabbath, to save a life or to destroy it?"
Huh? That is not in the script! What can they say to that? Evidently nothing. They watch in silence as Jesus looks around at them all, commands "Stretch out your hand", and then restores the man's hand to usefulness.
Wow! What a show. The lions are skulking back to their den looking outraged. They'll probably just plan another opportunity to trap Him.
But this Teacher. He is wonderful!
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