Matthew 12:9 says, And when he was departed thence, he went into their synagogue:  Jesus went to the synagogue, the place of worship for the Jews, after His confrontation with the Pharisees.  He was not hiding or running from them.  If we have those who would destroy our witnessing for Christ today, we can not run and hide, but we must simply continue about God's business.  Verse ten states, And, behold, there was a man which had his hand withered. And they asked him, saying, Is it lawful to heal on the sabbath days? that they might accuse him.  The "they" mentioned here were the Pharisees.  They brought a man with a withered hand to Jesus and asked if it were lawful to heal him on the sabbath.  They did this, not out of concern for the man, but to be able to accuse Jesus of violating God's law concerning the sabbath.  In verse eleven Jesus asks, And he said unto them, What man shall there be among you, that shall have one sheep, and if it fall into a pit on the sabbath day, will he not lay hold on it, and lift it out?  Jesus did not immediately answer their question, but asked them one instead.  Jesus asked if someone had a sheep fall into a pit on the sabbath, would they rescue it.  This would violate the law of the sabbath as the Pharisees interpreted it.  We can never allow the letter of the law of God as given in the Old Testament to overrule our actions done by faith in Christ, because Christ fulfilled the law.  This does not mean that we are to ignore God's law, but that we are to put the salvation of people above the letter of the law, especially those man made additions to the law.  Jesus said that He did not come to destroy the law, but to fulfill it as a way to salvation.  Verse twelve asks, How much then is a man better than a sheep? Wherefore it is lawful to do well on the sabbath days.  Jesus asked if they would save a sheep on the sabbath, then of how much greater a value was this man who needed healing.  I believe that Jesus was saying that people are more important than religious rules, and He was definitely saying people are more important than animals.  Verse thirteen says, Then saith he to the man, Stretch forth thine hand. And he stretched it forth; and it was restored whole, like as the other.  Having asked the Pharisees what they thought, Jesus did not wait for their answer before doing the right thing and healing the man.  We may ask others what they think about certain religious practices, but we can never allow the practice or their opinion to stop us from doing what we know God would have us do.  Verse thirteen declares, Then the Pharisees went out, and held a council against him, how they might destroy him.  When they questioned Jesus about His actions, He made the Pharisees look bad simply by asking them about scripture.  We can be certain that the scripture, the Bible, will never lead us to do anything wrong in the eyes of God.  The Pharisees, instead of celebrating the healing of the man went out to conspire against Jesus.  There are people all over the world today who not only reject Jesus, but conspire against Him.  Verse fifteen states, But when Jesus knew it, he withdrew himself from thence: and great multitudes followed him, and he healed them all;  Jesus knew what the Pharisees were up to, and He left, with large multitudes following Him.  As Jesus was going, we are told that He healed them all.  Though a physical healing is good, Jesus gives us something much greater, a spiritual healing, if we only put our faith in Him and follow Him.  Verse sixteen states, And charged them that they should not make him known:  As I have stated before, Jesus did not want the multitudes coming to Him for just a physical healing, and also God's timing for Jesus to be truly revealed as the Messiah was not yet come.  We must always work on God's schedule, and accepting Jesus as Savior and Lord of our lives must always come first.  Verse seventeen says, That it might be fulfilled which was spoken by Esaias the prophet, saying,  Then verse eighteen continues, Behold my servant, whom I have chosen; my beloved, in whom my soul is well pleased: I will put my spirit upon him, and he shall shew judgment to the Gentiles.  This was the fulfillment of a prophecy by Isaiah about the Messiah.  He would be a servant chosen by God Who had the spirit of God on Him and He would show judgment to the Gentiles.  Verse nineteen states, He shall not strive, nor cry; neither shall any man hear his voice in the streets.  People would not be crying out in the streets that the Messiah had come, nor would Jesus Himself shouting that He was the promised Messiah.  We cannot bring people to a saving knowledge of Christ, no matter how loudly we proclaim Him, until they hear His small, quiet voice calling them and respond.  Verse twenty says, A bruised reed shall he not break, and smoking flax shall he not quench, till he send forth judgment unto victory.  Matthew Henry says this refers to new believers, who are still weak.  God will protect them as they grow in faith.  Verse twenty-one declares, And in his name shall the Gentiles trust.  Jesus came first to the Jews, God's chosen people, but He came also for the Gentiles.  It was always God's plan to reach the whole world with His call to salvation.  The Jews were chosen for this purpose, but failed.  Through Jesus Christ, we as His followers have salvation, but we also have the responsibility to reach the world with the gospel.  We can indeed trust in the name of Jesus.