Here again you simply dismiss me. Are you really inviting me to quit posting?
If you have scripture to share I am happy to chat more with you. You have presented very little so far.
LoveGodsWord said: Genesis 2:1-3
Listed replied: I don't know why you use this verse. It has nothing to do with the sabbath at the point of creation. The word sabbath isn't found anywhere in Genesis.
Ok let me tell you why I use the verses in Genesis 2:1-3
Genesis 2:1-3
1, Thus the heavens and the earth were finished, and all the host of them. 2,
And on the seventh day God ended his work which he had made; and he rested on the seventh day from all his work which he had made. 3, And God blessed the seventh day, and sanctified it: <Why?> because that in it he had rested from all his work which God created and made.
Now let’s look at the 4th commandment…
Exodus 20:8-11
8,
Remember the Sabbath day, to keep it holy. 9, Six days shalt thou labour, and do all thy work: 10, But the seventh day is the Sabbath of the LORD thy God: in it thou shalt not do any work, thou, nor thy son, nor thy daughter, thy manservant, nor thy maidservant, nor thy cattle, nor thy stranger that is within thy gates:
<Why?> 11, For in six days the LORD made heaven and earth, the sea, and all that in them is, and rested the seventh day: wherefore the LORD blessed the Sabbath day, and hallowed it.
The above key points of each scripture references are
highlighted in RED. God’s 4th commandment in Exodus 20:8-11 is a back reference to Genesis 2:1-3 and the reason
why the commandment was given. We are to Remember (
memorial) the Sabbath day because it is written v11 “in six days the LORD made the heaven and earth, the sea and all that in them is and rested the seventh day; wherefore the LORD blessed the Sabbath day and hallowed it. v11 is a reference to Genesis 2:1-3 And on the seventh day God ended his work which he had made; and he rested on the seventh day from all his work which he had made. 3,
And God blessed the seventh day, and sanctified it:
<Why?> because that in it he had rested from all his work which God created and made.
The 4th commandment in Exodus 20:8-11 is a reference to Genesis 2:1-3
God ceased from his work rested on the 7th day of the creation week (Gen 2:2)
God’s people to remember the 7th day of the creation week and cease from their work and rest (Ex 20:8-11)
God blessed the 7th Day of creation (Gen 2:3)
God blessed the 7 day Sabbath (Ex 20:11)
God Sanctified and made holy the 7th Day of the creation week (Gen 2:3) God’s Word is forever (1 Peter 1:25; Isaiah 40:8; Matthew 24:35)
God Sanctified and made holy the 7th Day weekly Sabbath (Ex 20:11) Also the spoken word of God (Exodus 20:1) God’s Word is forever (1 Peter 1:25; Isaiah 40:8; Matthew 24:35)
Now let’s look at the Hebrew word for Sabbath. Let’s start with the word for Sabbath found in Exodus 20:8-11.
Sabbath Hebrew
H7676 Strongs שׁבּת; shabbâth; shab-bawth'; Intensive from
H7673; intermission, that is, (specifically) the Sabbath: - (+ every) sabbath. The meaning here is from one interval to another. The interval is from the 7th Day of the week to the next 7th Day of the week. The root word of Sabbath is from
H7673 which means שׁבת; shâbath; shaw-bath'
to repose, that is, desist from exertion; used in many implied relations (causatively, figuratively or specifically): - (cause to, let, make to) cease,
celebrate, cause (make) to fail, keep (sabbath), suffer to be lacking, leave, put away (down), (make to) rest, rid, still, take away.This is in line with the writing of the 4th commandment which says we are to repose not to work to rest.
Now let’s look at word used in Genesis 2:2-3
2, And on the seventh day God ended his work which he had made; and he
rested H7673 on the seventh day from all his work which he had made. 3, And God blessed the seventh day, and sanctified it: <Why?> because that in it he had
rested H7673 from all his work which God created and made.
The Hebrew Word for
rested H7673 used here in Genesis 2:2-3 is the same root word used in Exodus 20 of
Sabbath H7676 (one Sabbath to the next) which means שׁבת; shâbath; shaw-bath' to repose, that is, desist from exertion; used in many implied relations (causatively, figuratively or specifically): - (cause to, let, make to) cease,
celebrate, cause (make) to fail, keep (sabbath), suffer to be lacking, leave, put away (down), (make to) rest, rid, still, take away. This is in line with the writing of the 4th commandment which says we are to repose not to work to rest.
We could stop here as we have already shown very clearly that the 4th commandment of God’s Law is
forever because it is the work of God himself spoken by God himself (
Exodus 31:18; Exodus 20:1) and his Word says that whatsoever God does himself is forever
(Ecclesiastes 3:14; 1 Peter 1:25; Isaiah 40:8; Matthew 24:35). The 4th commandment is part of the 10 commandments of God’s moral laws and not a ceremonial law of Moses that was a shadow of things to come pointing to Jesus.
Now let’s put it to rest once and for all and I will show you
why I really use Genesis 2:1-3 to prove God’s 4th commandment (the 7th Day Sabbath Exodus 20:8-11) cannot be a part of the ceremonial laws of Moses….
GENESIS 2:1-3
1Thus the heavens and the earth
were finished, and all the host of them.
2And
on the seventh day God ended his work which he had made; and
he rested on the seventh day from all his work which he had made.
3And
God blessed the seventh day, and sanctified it: because that in it he had rested from all his work which God created and made.
Scripture context points:
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God finished all the work of creation on the 7th Day of the week (v1)
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God ended His Work on the 7th Day of the creation week and rested from all His work of creation, it was completed no more work required (v2)
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God blessed the 7th Day and set it apart as a holy day as a memorial of creation
Critical questions and answers:
When was God’s 7th Day Sabbath made,
before the fall of mankind or after the fall of mankind?
It was made BEFORE the fall of mankind at the end of the creation week on the 7th Day and was the result of a
FINISHED work!
Was God’s work of creation a
FINISHED WORK or an
UNFUNISHED WORK?
The 7th Day Sabbath was the result of the FINISHED AND COMPLETED WORK of creation!
When were God’s Laws and the laws of Moses given,
before the fall of mankind or after the fall of mankind? Obviously
AFTER the fall of mankind (Ex 20:1-17, Lev 23:1-44, etc) they were part of God’s plan of salvation.
So in summary the 7th Day Sabbath is a memorial of the
FINISHED work of creation and if it is a FINISHED work and a memorial of God’s creation that was given BEFORE the FALL of mankind before SIN had entered the world and before the plan of salvation was given to FALLEN man. If it was a part of a FINISHED work then
it cannot be a Shadow of salvation because a Shadow was part of an UNFINISHED work given in the laws of Moses AFTER the fall of mankind where the Sabbath was made before the fall and before sin had entered the world!
So in summary
no, the 4th commandment of Gods Law (
Exodus 20:8-11) is not one of the ceremonial laws of Moses. The 4th Commandment is a
memorial of creation and that is why
God made it a Holy day. The Sabbath commandment was made for mankind as a memorial and celebration of creation (
Mark 2:27). It is a sign that God's people worship the only true and living God of creation (
Ezekiel 20:12). Jesus is the creator and Lord of the Sabbath (
Mark 2:28) and if we love him we must follow him (
John 14:15). If we knowingly break it or any of the 10 we are guilty before God and need to seek his forgiveness.
In Christ Always!