The Berean Post

In a Galilean synagogue, Jesus restores a withered hand — and ignites a plot against His life. Mercy overrules tradition, and the question still hangs in the air.

When the Pharisees fasted twice a week, Jesus and His disciples feasted. Why? Because the Bridegroom was here. Mark 2:18–22 isn’t about patching up old religion—it’s about the shock of joy breaking brittle traditions.

The shoreline in Mark 3 wasn’t just a crowd scene—it was prophecy fulfilled. Idumeans, Judeans, Phoenicians, even old enemies walked for days to reach Jesus. The nations were already streaming to the Light.

When Jesus called Levi, the tax collector, it was a scandal. No rabbi chose a traitor. Yet Jesus not only called him—He sat at his table. The story still confronts us today.