Mat 12:6, 8 | Clarke | e4.org | Verse 6. In this place is one greater than the temple. ] Does not our Lord refer here to ? Compare this with . The Jews esteemed nothing greater than the temple, except that God who was worshipped in it. Christ, by asserting he was greater than the temple , asserts that he was God ; and this he does, in still more direct terms , , The Son of man is Lord of the Sabbath -is Institutor and Governor of it. Compare this with , and see the notes there.

‏ Matthew 12:6

Verse 6. In this place is one greater than the temple.] Does not our Lord refer here to Mal 3:1? Compare this with Heb 3:3. The Jews esteemed nothing greater than the temple, except that God who was worshipped in it. Christ, by asserting he was greater than the temple, asserts that he was God; and this he does, in still more direct terms, Mt 12:8, The Son of man is Lord of the Sabbath-is Institutor and Governor of it. Compare this with Ge 2:3, and see the notes there.

‏ Matthew 12:8

Verse 8. The Son of man is Lord even of the Sabbath-day.] The change of the Jewish into the Christian Sabbath, called the Lord's day, Re 1:10, shows that Christ is not only the Lord, but also the truth and completion of it. For it seems to have been by an especial providence that this change has been made and acknowledged all over the Christian world.