Man Let Down Through The Roof

So they tore a hole in this man s roof and lowered him down to jesus.

Man let down through the roof.

An awning is not a roof and it is rolled up not broken up moreover the man was let down through the tiles which seems to indicate that the remaining tiles encased an opening through which he was lowered. However the direction is not up and the situation is not out of control. So they made a hole in the roof above him and let the man down in front of everyone. But instead of giving healing the first thing jesus said was son thy sins be forgiven thee jesus saw in this man a much greater need than healing for his body.

They had come from every town in the countries of galilee and judea and from jerusalem. When the man s friends carried him to the house where jesus was staying they found the house to be packed with people wanting to hear jesus and be healed by him. The man is literally let down through the roof under the careful control of his concerned friends and into a situation controlled by the lord jesus christ. Good news translation because of the crowd however they could not get the man to him.

We made a craft using a square envelope for the house. This is my version. The lesson is found in the preschooler section and is called little kids can. The account of the healing of the paralyzed man in mark 2 1 12 contains a number of lessons for growing christians.

When they couldn t get near jesus they decided to go to the flat roof. When they had broken a space big enough in the roof the four men let their friend down through the roof right in front of jesus. When jesus saw their faith he told the man that his sins were forgiven. Holman christian standard bible.

World english bible not finding a way to bring him in because of the multitude they went up to the housetop and let him down through the tiles with his cot into the midst before jesus. When they had broken it up they let down the mat that the paralytic was lying on. Jesus told the man to get up take your bed and go to your house. But when they could find no way of doing so because of the crowd they went up on the roof and let him down through the tiling bed and all into the midst in front of jesus.

When they had made an opening they let the man down lying on his mat. A man who could not walk wanted to be healed by jesus. And whanne thei myyten not brynge hym to jhesu for the puple thei vnhileden the roof where he was and openede it and thei leten doun the bed in which the sijk man in palesie laye. World english bible.

The tiles were plates of burnt clay suitable for roofing rather than for building walls or parapets. The picture of the man is from page 79 of the free lesson available from teachkids eu. Thank god jesus is not only the healer but he is our redeemer. The friends climbed up an outside staircase and dug a hole through the roof.