LUKE CHAPTER 6 Luke 6:1-5 Christ alleges Scripture in defence of his disciples plucking the ears of corn on the sabbath day. Luke 6:6-11 He appeals to reason, and healeth the withered hand on the sabbath. Luke 6:12-16 He spendeth the night in prayer, and chooseth the twelve apostles. Luke 6:17-19 He healeth divers diseased, Luke 6:20-26 pronounces blessings and woes, Luke 6:27-45 teacheth to return good for evil, and other lessons of moral duty, Luke 6:46-49 and admonishes to be his disciples in practice, and not in profession only. Ver. 1-5. See Poole on "Matthew 12:1", and following verses to Matthew 12:8, and See Poole on "Mark 2:23", and following verses to Mark 2:28. There are several guesses what day is here meant, by the second sabbath after the first. The Jews had several sabbaths; besides the seventh day sabbath, which was weekly, all their festival days were called sabbaths. On the fourteenth day of the first month, at evening, began the passover; on the fifteenth day began their feast of unleavened bread, which held seven days, every one of which was called a sabbath; but the first day and the seventh day were to be days of holy convocation, in which no work was to be done that was servile, Leviticus 23:7. Then they had their feast of first fruits. Fifty days after that they had their feast of pentecost. Some understand by the second sabbath after the first, the seventh day of the feast of unleavened bread. Others, their second great festival. It is very hard to resolve, and not material for us to know. For the history itself: See Poole on "Matthew 12:1", and following verses to Matthew 12:8.
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Luke 6:1
1 And it came to pass on the second sabbath after the first, that he went through the corn fields; and his disciples plucked the ears of corn, and did eat, rubbing them in their hands.