o espírito da lei - the heart of the law

7/29/2019 O Esprito da Lei - The Heart of the Law

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Elias tugged thoughtfully at hisbeard and frowned at his son. Idont want you going off to seeJesus again. Hes a trouble-maker.

Jeremias fidgeted. He didntreally understand why his fatherwas so set against the rabbi Jesus.All the stories going around theircommunity told of this teacherperforming acts of great kindness.He healed the sick. He providedfood for those who had followedHim into the Judean hills to listenthrough the day and into theevening hours. What could beintolerable in a rabbi such as this?The thoughts remained unspoken.Jeremiass head was bowedsubserviently.

Now go back to your studiesand remember, do not meddlewith those who disrespect ourtraditions!

Elias was profoundly irritatedat what he heard of Jesusteachings. He left the house,walking fast to the far corner ofthe village where several otherelders were gathered, awaitinghis arrival.

The Heart of the LawO Esp rito da Lei

Elias afagava pensativamente suabarba. Ele franziu as sobrancelhaspara o filho. No quero que voc saiapara ver a Jesus, disse sobriamente.Ele um encrenqueiro.

Jeremias se remexeu. Noentendia porque seu pai estava to

determinado a se opor ao rabi Jesus.Todas as histrias que se ouviam nacomunidade, relatavam que estemestre fazia atos de muita bondade.Curava os doentes, supria comidapara os que O tinham seguido para osmontes da Judia para escut-lo demanh noite. O que poderia haverde intolervel num rabi assim? Seuspensamentos ficaram sem resposta.Jeremias curvou a cabea emsubmisso.

Agora volte para seus estudos, elembre-se, no se misture com essesque desrespeitam as nossastradies!

Elias ficou profundamente irritadocom as coisas que ouviu sobre osensinamentos de Jesus. Saiu de casa ecaminhou rapidamente para oextremo oposto da cidade, ondeoutros ancios estavam reunidos,esperando que ele chegasse.


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We are glad you came, Elias.It is time to confront this preacher.He has been seen profaning theSabbath!

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The midday sun shone brightly,and the ripening stalks of cornswayed in the gentle breeze,giving an appearance of a field ofgold. The sky was a beautiful blue,not a cloud in sight. At one cornerof the field, a group of young menwere gathered under the shade ofa tree, munching hungrily on earsof grain as they talked. Theystopped talking as the black-robedPharisees approached. Politegreetings were interrupted byElias.

Take a look at this! heexclaimed. Theyre eating grain!Grain picked on the Sabbath!

Que bom que voc chegou, Elias. hora de confrontarmos esse pregador.Ele est profanando o Sbado!

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O sol do meio-dia brilhava forte, e

as espigas de milho amadurecendobalanavam gentilmente ao sabor dabrisa, que fazia com que parecesseum campo dourado. O cu estava deum azul lindo, e no se via uma nicanuvem. Numa das extremidades docampo, debaixo da sombra de uma

rvore, encontrava-se um grupo dejovens, comendo com apetite espigasenquanto falavam. Pararam de falarquando os fariseus, com suas tnicasnegras, se aproximaram. As educadassaudaes foram interrompidas porElias.

Vejam s, exclamou ele. Elesesto comendo gro! Grocolhido no Sbado!


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Elias turned angrily to Jesus.Dont you know its against the lawgiven to us by Moses? Why are theybreaking the Sabbath bypicking grain?

The men standing before Jesus

valued the letter of the law, not itsheart. He replied with characteristiccalmness, The Sabbath was madefor man, and not man for theSabbath.

Elias scowled at him and turnedback to the other elders. They

walked a few paces away, huddlingtogether as they murmuredamongst themselves, Who doesthis man think he is? Defiling theSabbath! Not willing to subjectthemselves to further blasphemy,they walked back to the village

synagogue, discussing as they wenttheir outrage that Jesus did notaccept the supremacy of the Law.

Back in the synagogue, thecongregation was gathering forprayer. Elias cast his eye over thecrowd. Yes, there was his son.

God be praised, Elias thought tohimself.

The small band from the grainfield had also walked back to townand now entered the synagogue.Elias nudged one of the otherelders. Look, hes here! Wed better

keep close and listen to every wordhe says! Elias was greatly agitated.

Virou-se irado para o seu lder.No sabe que isso contra a leique Moiss nos deu? Por que elesesto infringindo o Sbado ecolhendo gro?

Os homens que estavam ali diante

de Jesus, valorizavam a letra da lei,no o seu esprito. Ele respondeucom a calma de costume, O Sbadofoi feito por causa do homem, no ohomem por causa do Sbado.

Elias olhou furioso para ele evirou-se para os ancios. Eles

afastaram-se alguns passos e depoisse juntaram, enquantomurmuravam entre si Quem estehomem acha que ? Desrespeitandoo Sbado! No querendo sesujeitar a mais blasfmias, elesvoltaram para a sinagoga da aldeia,

discutindo enquanto caminhavam oseu horror por Jesus no aceitar asupremacia da Lei.

De volta sinagoga, acongregao estava se reunindopara orar. Elias deu uma olhada namultido. L estava seu filho. Deus

seja louvado pensou Elias consigo.O pequeno grupo do campo de

gro, tambm tinha voltado para acidade e estava agora entrando nasinagoga. Elias cutucou um dosoutros ancies. Olhe, ele est aqui! melhor ficarmos por perto e

escutarmos cada palavra que diz!Elias estava muito agitado.


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It was Amoz that drew Jesusattention. Amoz was a gauntman in his forties. He came froma family of farmers, but hadstruggled all his life due to hishandicap. His right hand was

withered and useless. There wasno feeling in the fingers, nopower of movement in his wrist,no strength whatsoever. His armhung lifelessly at his side. This wasno small problem. His left arm wasunusually strong as it was used to

doing the work of two; but still,the handicap hindered his laborson the land and Amoz and hisfamily were desperately poor.

Amoz turned as a stranger, whoappeared by his bearing to be ateacher, moved in his direction.

Stand over here, he asked.

Foi Ams que atraiu a ateno deJesus. Ams era um homem muitomagro, dos seus quarenta anos. Vinhade uma famlia de agricultores, maslutou toda a vida com uma deficincia.Tinha a mo direita mirrada e intil.

No sentia os dedos, no conseguiamover o pulso, e no tinha foraalguma. Seu brao ficava pendido dolado do seu corpo. Mas no eraproblema. Seu brao esquerdo eraanormalmente forte e estavaacostumado a fazer o trabalho de

dois; mas mesmo assim, a deficinciaatrapalhava o que precisava fazer naterra, e Ams e sua famlia eramdesesperadamente pobres.

Ams virou-se e viu um estranho,que pela aparncia parecia serprofessor, vindo na sua direo.

Fique aqui, disse ele.


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It was a gentle but commandingvoice. Amoz came over to Jesus. Hehad never seen him before anddidnt know why he had beencalled out, but there was a strange

feeling rising in his heart. Someindefinable expectation, somehope was leaping up inside.

Jesus was well aware thateverything He said and did wasbeing scrutinized by the smallgroup of Pharisees who were now

pushing their way through thecongregation. They wanted to hearand see everything that went on.Elias stood with the other elders.He glared at Jesus, ready to seewhat would follow.

Era uma voz gentil, mas comautoridade. Ams aproximou-se deJesus. Nunca o tinha visto antes eno sabia por que o tinha chamado,mas sentia algo estranho em seu

corao. Uma expectativainexplicvel, uma esperanabrotando l no fundo.

Jesus sabia bem que o pequenogrupo de fariseus que estavaabrindo caminho por entre amultido estava atento a tudo Ele

dizia. Eles queriam ouvir e ver tudoque estava acontecendo. Elias ficoucom os outros ancios. Ele olhavafuriosamente para Jesus, prontopara ver o que viria a seguir.


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Jeremias also edged his waycloser. He had wanted to hear Jesusspeak again, like he had on thehillside some months previously.He wanted to understand what wasdifferent about Jesus teaching, and

why his father opposed him sovehemently.

Jesus spoke again, this timedirectly to the Pharisees. Is itlawful to do good on the Sabbathdays, or to do evil? To save life, orto kill? There was an anger in His

voice. He could see that theirhearts were hard. They cared moreabout the days of the week thanthey did for those in need.

Elias was silent. The otherelders also held their peace,watching to see what would follow.

Jeremias held his breath.Jesus turned back to Amoz.

Stretch out yourhand.Amoz could not do this; his hand

was hanging limply. But thatmysterious kindling of hope in hisheart caused him to want to obey

the teacher and he made theeffort.

As he did so, there came atingling in his right arm that he hadnot felt since he could remember.His hand stretched out firmlyhemoved his fingershis hand was

healed! It was a miracle!

Jeremias tambm conseguiu seaproximar. Ele queria ouvir Jesusfalar de novo, como ouvira no montealguns meses antes. Queria entenderporque os ensinamentos de Jesuseram diferentes, e porque seu pai se

opunha a ele com tanta veemncia.Jesus falou de novo, desta vez

diretamente para os fariseus. lcitono Sbado fazer bem ou fazer mal?Salvar ou matar? Havia indignaoem Sua voz. Podia ver que oscoraes deles estavam endurecidos.

Eles se importavam mais com os diasda semana do que com osnecessitados.

Elias ficou calado. Os outrosancies tambm ficaram quietos,esperando para ver o que viria aseguir. Jeremias prendeu a

respirao. Dava para sentir atenso reinante.

Jesus virou-se de novo paraAms. Estende a mo.

Ams no conseguia fazer isso;sua mo pendia inerte. Mas umainexplicvel centelha de f em seu

corao o fez querer obedecer aomestre e fazer o esforo.

Ao fazer isso, sentiu umformigamento no brao como nolembrava ter sentido alguma vez.Sua mo se esticou com firmeza moveu os dedos sua mo estava

curada! Era um milagre!


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He raised his right handthehand that had been witheredawayto his face in wonder. He putboth hands together. They were ofequal strength! He moved eachfinger in turn; he twisted his handpalm up, palm down. He flexed hishand. He made a fist, then stretchedthe fingers. Again he clenched, againhe stretched. He stared at his hands,and then he looked at Jesus. Wordscould not express his thanks. Jesussmiled, and stepped back, as thecrowd was now pressing forward tosee Amoz closer.

Jeremias peered over the headsof the throng to get a better view.Exclamations of astonishmentcould be heard throughout thecongregation. His father had

stormed out in a silent rage. TheSabbath had been defiled, again!

Ele levantou a mo direita, a moque era mirrada, altura do rosto,maravilhado. Juntou ambas as mos.Tinham a mesma fora! Moveu cadadedo; virou a mo com a palma paracima, para baixo. Movimentou a

mo. Fechou-a e depois esticou osdedos. Fechou e abriu a mo maisuma vez. Olhou maravilhado para asmos, e depois olhou para Jesus.Palavras no podiam expressar comoestava agradecido. Jesus sorriu e deuum passo para trs, enquanto a

multido agora empurrava para verAms mais de perto.

Jeremias expiou por cima dascabeas de todos para ver melhor.Por todo lado se ouviam exclamaesde assombro. O pai tinha sadoapressadamente numa raiva

silenciosa. O Sbado tinha sidodesrespeitado de novo!


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Jesus and His followers hadwithdrawn from the synagogue.Jeremias also made his wayoutside. One of the followers ofJesus was standing quietly by thewell, drinking water. This was a

youth of about his ageyoungerthan the others. Jeremiasapproached him.

Are you one of Hisfollowers?Yes, that is myprivilege!I dont understand the conflict.

Your rabbi seems to do good, but

the elders are angry with him. Whydoesnt He respect the Law?Couldnt He have waited untiltomorrow to heal old Amoz?

The young man looked closely athis questioner. But why should hesuffer a day longer than needed? If

you were in his place, wouldnt youwant to be healed as soon aspossible?

I have heard Jesus speakbefore, and I hear the stories thatpeople tell, but what does Hismessage really mean? Jeremias

burst out, giving voice to theanxiety and confusion that filled hismind. I saw His anger today, at myfather among others, yet I also sawHis compassion. Why does He defythe elders? His performance todayaggravated them, but on the other

hand, I cant help but see that He isworking miracles. And I cannot

Jesus e Seus seguidores tinhamsado da sinagoga. Jeremias tambmsaiu. Um dos seguidores de Jesusestava tranquilamente bebendo guaperto do poo. Era um jovem mais oumenos da idade dele, mais novo que

os outros. Jeremias aproximou-sedele acanhadamente.

Voc um dos seguidores dEle?Sim, tenho esse privilgio!Eu no entendo o conflito. O seu

rabi parece uma pessoa boa, mas osancios esto furiosos com ele. Por

que que Ele no respeita a Lei?Ser que no podia esperar atamanh para curar Ams?

O jovem olhou com mais atenopara o seu inquiridor. Por quehaveria ele de sofrer mais do que onecessrio? Se voc estivesse no

lugar dele, no ia querer ser curado omais rpido possvel?

Eu j ouvi Jesus pregar outrasvezes e tenho ouvido as histrias queas pessoas contam, mas o quesignifica realmente a mensagemdele?" Jeremias no parava de falar,

colocando em palavras a ansiedade econfuso que atormentavam suamente. Eu vi a ira dEle, com meu paie os outros, mas tambm vi Suacompaixo. Por que que Eledesacata os ancies? O que Ele fezhoje os deixou irritados, mas por

outro lado no posso deixar de verque Ele est fazendo milagres. E no


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understand how or why God wouldempower Him to perform miracleswhen he is obviouslya lawbreaker!

Jeremias, grace, mercy, love this is the heart of the law, not the

dutiful keeping of every fine detailof the commandments. Isnthealing Amoz more important thankeeping the jot and tittle ofSabbath day law?

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It was late in the evening, andJeremias was breathless when hemade it back to the door of hishome. He had hurried over severalmiles of countryside. He didntwant his father to know where hehad been.

Elias jumped up when his sonentered the room. He stared hardat him, as though the scrutinywould reveal his sonsrecent whereabouts.

Well, what do you have to sayfor yourself? he demanded

angrily.Jeremias adopted the meek

pose of a dutiful son. But it was anoutward show. On the inside, he nolonger feared the wrath of hisfather. No, he would leaveeverything behind and follow the

Great Teacher. He too would helpthe sick, feed the hungry, lift the

consigo entender como ou por queDeus lhe d poder para fazermilagres quando Ele , obviamente,um infrator da lei!

"Jeremias, graa, misericrdia eamor so o esprito da lei, no a

observncia obrigatria de cadadetalhezinho dos mandamentos.Ser que curar Ams no maisimportante do que observar cadatil das proibies do Sbado?

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J era tarde da noite e Jeremiasestava ofegante, quando chegou porta de casa. Tinha corrido vriosquilmetros pelos campos. Noqueria que seu pai soubesse ondeestivera.

Elias apareceu de um pulo

quando o filho entrou no cmodo.Olhou para ele atentamente, comose isso fosse revelar onde o filhohavia estado.

Ento, o que voc tem a dizer?inquiriu zangado.

Jeremias adotou a postura

humilde de um filho obediente.Mais uma vez baixou a cabea comose estivesse envergonhado darepreenso do pai. De formaalguma, o que ele queria fazer eradeixar tudo para trs e seguiria oGrande Mestre. Ele tambm

ajudaria os pobres, alimentaria osfamintos, levantaria os fardos dos


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burdens of the downtrodden, andit wouldnt matter anymore if thatcare was bestowed on theSabbath or any other day of theweek. Mercy was more importantthan sacrificial keeping of ancient

rituals and customs. The greatcommandments, he had learnedfrom Jesus, were to love God andto love his neighbor. Love was theheart of the law, and the love hewas learning from the Masterwould last today and forever!

oprimidos, e no importaria mais seisso fosse feito no Sbado ou emqualquer outro dia da semana.Misericrdia mais importante doque a observncia sacrificada dosantigos rituais e costumes. Os

grandes mandamentos, que tinhaaprendido com Jesus, eram amar aDeus e amar o prximo. O amor oesprito da lei, e o amor que estavaaprendendo com o Mestre durariahoje e para sempre!

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