Jesus Healed A Man With A Withered Hand

Today's exciting story shares how Jesus healed a man with a withered hand. This was a very exciting and amazing miracle. However, it angered Jesus' enemies because He performed the miracle on the Sabbath day.

According to the Law of Moses, no one should work on the Sabbath day. The scribes and Pharisees always became angry because they believed that miracles were deeds of work.

They were very strict about not working on the Sabbath. Therefore, they believed that Jesus sinned against God by working miracles on this day of rest.

Jesus saw a man with a withered hand one Sabbath

One Sabbath day, Jesus went to the Synagogue. He saw a man with a hand that had never grown. It was small and withered and he couldn’t use it

Jesus felt compassion for the man and wanted to heal him. Suspecting what the Lord was about to do, His enemies watched to see if He would heal the man on the Sabbath day.

Jesus told the man with the withered hand to get up and come forward!

The Lord then spoke to His enemies because He knew what they were thinking. He asked a question,

“Does the Law of Moses say to do good, or evil, on Sabbath days?”

However, they never answered, because Moses’ Law says to do good on the Sabbath.

Jesus was angry with the Pharisees, because they didn’t care at all about the poor man.

But Jesus cared! He told the man to stand where everyone could see him.

“Stretch out your hand,” Jesus said to the man.

The man obeyed and stretched out his hand.

There, in front of everyone in the Synagogue (including the Pharisees) a miracle took place!

Right in front of his own eyes, the man watched his hand grow and become a normal hand!

It was a miracle!

He was so happy!

The Pharisees became enraged!

They went straight out to meet with a group of people called the Herodians.

They were also leaders who didn't like people following Jesus.

Both groups wanted to make a plan to get rid of the Lord.

Jesus healed a man with a withered hand explained

This beautiful story shows us Jesus cares about people. The Lord volunteered to heal the man because He knew that the man longed to have a normal hand.

Once he was healed, the man could carry out activities that everyone else with normal hands took for granted.

God is always so good and kind.

Jesus healed a man with a withered hand Mark 3 1 - 6

He entered again into a synagogue; and a man was there whose hand was withered.

They were watching Him to see if He would heal him on the Sabbath, so that they might accuse Him.

He said to the man with the withered hand, ``Get up and come forward!"

And He said to them, ``Is it lawful to do good or to do harm on the Sabbath, to save a life or to kill?" But they kept silent.

After looking around at them with anger, grieved at their hardness of heart, He said to the man, ``Stretch out your hand." And he stretched it out, and his hand was restored.

The Pharisees went out and immediately began conspiring with the Herodians against Him, as to how they might destroy Him.