according to Mark - 11

Pericope 16 - Interpret by all rights!

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(The Jewish mind must here be understood,

it's not that they were specially ritu'lists.

But since their exile, they knew God's law would

be solid in a world that's full of mists.

So when the scriptures spoke of holy days

they tried with all their might to keep them well.

Well, maybe they missed out what Proverbs says

'bout seeking wisdom, knowledge to dispel

the foolishness of folly, and to bind

true love and faithfulness to heart and hand,

to fear the Lord, as starting place to find

true wisdom, and to seek to understand.)

And on the sabbaths (maybe more than once),

it came to pass, that as he's passing through

the grainfields (on the way to synagogues)

his own disciples start on their way too, 

and (maybe they have slept late, missed a meal,

for as they make their way they're) plucking heads

of grain (& though they prob'ly know the deal,

they feel secure, with "gleaning laws" God said,

interpreted and lived out there "today"

within their Rabbi's view, no need to hide),

and so the Pharisees who see such say

to him, "Wow, why do they, on Sabbaths..?", (chide-

-ing in their tone no doubt) "..do what is not

according to our law! (No mention of

interpretation here, equating what

they think that God "is for", or "shunned"  or "loved",

-  with their own culture's way, as it was then.)

He says to them, "Oh, did you never read

what David did, when he, and too his men,

were hungry (when they were that time in need)?

Did you read how he entered God's house then,

when Abiathar was High-priest, he ate

the Presentation loaves… which are not meant

for anyone who doesn't even rate

as levite/priest according to our law(!)

Not only did he eat himself, why then

he even gave some to those (who before)

were there with him (like Eve did to her man).

But this was quite unlike that first unlaw-

ful-ness, where they were not in need at all;

God's laws are for his children, and then more -

extending love, to serve, not make them  fall.

And further then he said to them: "Shabbat 

was made to aid God's good Humanity"

& not "Humanity made for Shabbat".

To understand God's planned serenity,

well then, the Son of.. Adam, (Image of.., 

or next attempt at ruler of the world)

is Lord, and master, and the true sage of 

interpreting how Shabbat flags are furled!

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23Καὶ ἐγένετο αὐτὸν ἐν τοῖς σάββασιν παραπορεύεσθαι διὰ τῶν σπορίμων, καὶ οἱ μαθηταὶ αὐτοῦ ἤρξαντο ὁδὸν ποιεῖν τίλλοντες τοὺς στάχυας. 24καὶ οἱ Φαρισαῖοι ἔλεγον αὐτῷ· ἴδε τί ποιοῦσιν τοῖς σάββασιν ὃ οὐκ ἔξεστιν; 25καὶ λέγει αὐτοῖς· οὐδέποτε ἀνέγνωτε τί ἐποίησεν Δαυὶδ ὅτε χρείαν ἔσχεν καὶ ἐπείνασεν αὐτὸς καὶ οἱ μετ’ αὐτοῦ, 26πῶς εἰσῆλθεν εἰς τὸν οἶκον τοῦ θεοῦ ἐπὶ Ἀβιαθὰρ ἀρχιερέως καὶ τοὺς ἄρτους τῆς προθέσεως ἔφαγεν, οὓς οὐκ ἔξεστιν φαγεῖν εἰ μὴ τοὺς ἱερεῖς, καὶ ἔδωκεν καὶ τοῖς σὺν αὐτῷ οὖσιν; 27Καὶ ἔλεγεν αὐτοῖς· τὸ σάββατον διὰ τὸν ἄνθρωπον ἐγένετο καὶ οὐχ ὁ ἄνθρωπος διὰ τὸ σάββατον· 28ὥστε κύριός ἐστιν ὁ υἱὸς τοῦ ἀνθρώπου καὶ τοῦ σαββάτου.  Mark 2:23-28  NA28

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