Lots of folks down through the Church Age have heard the story of Jesus healing the guy with four buddies who lowered him through the roof. I've got some pertinent questions, considering I was dealing with a couple of roofers this morning. The story shows up in Mark 2:1-13. It says Jesus was at home, that the four guys dug through the roof, that Jesus healed the fifth one, ticked off the scribes as usual, and sent the healed guy home.Here are my questions. Did Jesus send the guy home to get his roofing tools so he could fix the roof? Were his hole digging buddies in on the repair job? Did somebody pay for the repairs or would the roofers do it for free in thanks for the healing? When Jesus "went out again by the seashore," was that so the guys could work on his roof and clean up the mess they had made unhindered by the crowd? Since Jesus was a carpenter, would He have been allowed by Jerusalem Local 777 to employ unskilled workers for the job? Did the roof ever actually get fixed or was it a site visited by pilgrims who were charged a couple of denarii to view the spot by the local tourism council?
Just thought I'd ask.
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