Jesus was angry

Mark 3:1-6

1 Again he entered the synagogue, and a man was there with a withered hand. 2 And they watched Jesus, to see whether he would heal him on the Sabbath, so that they might accuse him. 3 And he said to the man with the withered hand, “Come here.” 4 And he said to them, “Is it lawful on the Sabbath to do good or to do harm, to save life or to kill?” But they were silent. 5 And he looked around at them with anger, grieved at their hardness of heart, and said to the man, “Stretch out your hand.” He stretched it out, and his hand was restored. 6 The Pharisees went out and immediately held counsel with the Herodians against him, how to destroy him.

• What made Jesus angry?
• What action did Jesus take when he was angry?
• What would you have done in this situation?
• What situations routinely make you angry?
• What is the underlying reason for your anger?
• What would Jesus do in the same situations?

Harold's Musings:
I find it very interesting that this is only time in God's Word that it states Jesus was angry. Not the temple cleansing. Not the betrayal by Judas. Not even when he called Peter Satan in Matt. 16:21-23. His anger was not because his enemies were out to get him, but because they had no compassion for the man with the problem. Here they are Pharisees, self-avowed most righteous, and they are more concerned about "being right" than "doing right". Contrast Jesus' anger-motivated action with the Pharisees'. Jesus did a good thing. The Pharisees compromised their principles and values by joining with their exact opposites just to destroy Jesus. I suspect most of us are much more like the Pharisees than like Jesus when we get angry. If you are going to use Jesus' anger as an excuse for being angry, then follow his example and do God's righteousness.