At Jerusalem Again.
After these things Jesus went up to Jerusalem to a Feast of the Jews, and visited the Pool of Bethesda. There he saw a man who had been infirm for thirty-eight years. After talking with him Jesus cured him, although it was Sabbath. (John 5:1-8.)
Van Lint, Plate 61, shows the man arising with his bed, verse 9.
Healing of the Impotent Man.
Plate 61. Healing of the Impotent Man. Peter Van Lint.
Bida, Plate 60, represents the instant when Jesus is giving the command, but before the man has grasped its meaning. Both artists suggest the pool, with its colonnade, or porches. Perhaps a subsequent event is illustrated by Van Dyck, Plate 62, for "Afterward Jesus findeth him in the temple, and said unto him, Behold thou art made whole; sin no more lest a worse thing befall thee." (John 5:14.)
Healing of the Impotent Man.
Plate 60. Healing of the Impotent Man. Alexandra Bida. 1813-1895.
Talking with the Lame Man, Bethesda.
Plate 62. Talking with the Lame Man, Bethesda. Van Dyck. 1599-1641.
Doré, Plate 63, gives an interpretation of Matt. 12:1-8. The Pharisees are accusing the disciples of breaking the Sabbath by plucking the heads of wheat, and Jesus is excusing them. The Master seems to be saying, "Have ye not read what David did when he was an hungered, and they that were with him?... If ye had known ye would not have condemned the guiltless. The Son of man is lord of the Sabbath. The Sabbath was made for man, not man for the Sabbath." (Mark 2:27.)
Jesus and His Disciples Going Through the Cornfield.
Plate 63. Jesus and His Disciples Going Through the Cornfield. Gustave Doré. 1833-1883.