Then should not this woman, a daughter of Abraham, whom Satan has kept bound for eighteen long years, be set free on the Sabbath day from what bound her? — the daughter of Abraham designation recalls the promised inheritance of the covenant people and places the woman within the community the Sabbath was given to protect and liberate. Her healing is the Sabbath's deepest purpose made visible: the day of liberation liberates a bound daughter of the liberated people.

COMMUNITY REFLECTIONS

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