I didn't mix anything up.
Hello Doug,
There is no reason to be upset. Everyone makes mistakes. You have been shown yours through the Word of God. It is up to you now not to harden your heart. Be like the faithful Bareans and study the scriptures provided to see if these things are so.
It is you who have separated what God has put together. You have shown over and over how the 10 Commandments and the laws concerning feasts make up the Old Covenant. Now when it doesn't suit you you want to separate them.
Not at all Doug, let's see why. It is God that has separated the 10 Commandments from the Shaodw laws from the Mosaic Book of the law. Both had a different purpose under God's plan of salvation. Let's have a look at the scriptures and what God's WORD says...
In the OLD COVENANT God's LAW (10 Commandments) is the KNOWLEDGE of GOOD and EVIL; SIN and RIGHTOUENSESS (Romans 3:20; 7:7; James 2:10-11; Pslams 119:172), while the Mosaic shadow laws for remission of sin were how God's poeple in the OLD COVENANT had forgiveness for their sins if God's laws were broken. These were prophetic shadows in nature pointing to Jesus and Gods plan of salvation. It is God who made a distingtion and separated these laws not me. Let's look at a few scriptures showing this. I will look at condensing my post to reduce the length and post scripture which you can rollover to check instead of posting the full text out to make it easier.
God's eternal law (10 Commandments) was spoken and written by GOD himself to his people on two tables of stone. (
Exodus 20:1-17; 32:16; 32:28) The 10 Commandments were not made by Moses. They were spoken and made by God alone on two tables of stone and
nothing was to be added to them (
Deuteronomy 4:1-2). God commanded Moses to keep the Tables of Stone separated from the Mosaic book of the law and both were to be housed in the ARK of the Covenant. The 10 Commandments were to be put inside the Ark of the covenant while the Mosaic book of shadow laws were to be put beside the Ark of the covenant (
Deuteronomy 10:5;
Deuteronomy 31:24-26). That is why God's LAW is referred to in the scriptures as God's LAW or the 10 commandments and not the 613. (
Exodus 34:28;
Deuteronomy 4:13;
Deuteronomy 10:4).
So no Doug it is God that makes a distinction between the 10 commandments and the shadow laws from the Book of the law. Why the distingtion? One set of laws were to fade away with the passing of time as they were prophetic pointing to Jesus and God's plan of salvation (Hebrews 10:1). While the other is God's eternal law that give us a KNOWLEDGE of sin (Romans 3:20; 7:7; James 2:10-11; 1 John 3:4).
Leviticus 23 lists the feasts that were to be kept. And the very first one is the weekly Sabbath.
Doug the Annual Jewish feasts of LEVITICUS 23 list the annual festivals of God's people under the OLD COVENANT.
The yearly (not weekly) Sabbath from the Mosaic book of the law were to be days of "HOLY CONVOCATION" That is in Hebrew מקרא; miqrâ' means a calling out for a public meeting or gathering and public assemby].
These were for the annual festivals not the normal weekly Sabbath of Gods 4th commandment. Within these ANNUAL festivals or public meetings there were also "SPECIAL"
ceremonial SABBATHS" that were not connected to God's 4th commandment or SEVENTH DAY Sabbath. These Sabbath as shown through scripture earlier were connected to different feast days and could fall on ANY DAY OF THE WEEK.
These ceremonial "SPECIAL" Sabbath were connected to the Annual festival of The blowing of trumpet (
Leviticus 23:24); the Annual Day of Atonement (
Leviticus 23:32) and the Annual Feast of tabernacles (
Leviticus 23:39).
So yes you are correct in one sense. The topic of Leviticus 23 is that of the Festivals in relation the annual feasts and days of HOLY CONVOCATION (public meeting or gathering and public assemby) some of these annual festival went for longer then 7 days and could start on any day of the week depending on the luna and yearly cycles. When an annual feast day would fall on the normal weekly Sabbath of God's 4th Commandment it was called a "HIGH SABBATH" (John 19:31) see also
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The listing of God's 4th Commandment is there because during the annual festivals they would be included as being every SEVENTH DAY they would be included in the timings within the annual feasts.
There was seven ANNUAL festivals in total. The spring feastivals included; Passover (Pesach) Leviticus 23:5; Unleavened bread (Chag HaMotzi) Leviticus 23:6; Feast of first fruits (Reshit Katzir) Leviticus 23:11 and Pentecost (Shavu'ot) Leviticus 23:16. All of these are shadow feastivals being fulfilled in Christ and point to God's plan of salvation which are fulfilled in Christ. (1 Corinthians 5:7-8; 1 Corinthians 15:20; James 1:18; Revelations 14:4; Romans 8:23; Acts 2:1-4)
The fall feastivals included the ANNUAL "SPECIAL" SABBATH; The ANNUAL Fall festivals included; The Feast of trumpets (Yom Teru'ah) Leviticus 25:24; Atonement (Yom Kippur) Leviticus 23:27-32 and the Feast of Tabernacles (Sukkot) Leviticus 23:34-39.
So as you can see through the scripture above that ANNUAL FESTIVALS AND CEREMONIAL SABBATH are the Shadow laws NOT God's 4th Commandment from God's ETERNAL LAW which is a WEEKLY SABBATH and separate from the purpose of the ANNUAL CEREMONIAL days of HOLY CONVOCATION (Public meeting) which are all Shadows pointing to Jesus and God's plan of salvation in the NEW COVENANT.
Looking at Colossians 2:16 we see 4 things we are not to let others judge us on. Food and drink. Dietary laws Holy days. Yearly feasts that could happen on any day of the week. New moons. Sabbaths. The only thing left is the weekly Sabbath.
In the days of Jesus and the Apostles the OLD TESTAMENT scriptures were the bible. PAUL speaking in Colossians 2 is referring back to scriptures in the OLD TESTAMENT this is the subject matter of Colossians 2 which are the shadow laws from the Mosaic book of the Covenant.
COLOSSIANS 2:16 [16] Let no man therefore judge you in MEAT, or in DRINK, or in respect of an HOLYDAY [GREEK is festival], or of the NEW MOON, or of the SABBATH DAY(S) <plural>:
EZEKIEL 45 [17] And it shall be the prince's part to give BURNT OFFERINGS, and MEAT OFFERINGS, and DRINK OFFERINGS, in the FEASTS, and in the NEW MOONS, and in the SABBATH(S), in all solemnities of the house of Israel: he shall prepare the sin offering, and the meat offering, and the burnt offering, and the peace offerings, to make reconciliation for the house of Israel.
HOSEA 2:11 [11], I WILL STOP HER CELEBRATIONS: her (2) YEARLY FESTIVALS, her (3) New Moons, her (4) Sabbaths and all her (2) APPOINTED FESTIVALS.
All the above written OLD TESTAMENT scriptures are near word for word in Colossians 2:16-17 are connected to the ANNUAL FESTIVALS which were shadow laws from the Mosaic book of the law which were to come to an end.
The scriptures, have the same exact order as Col 2{16}, meat, drink, holy days (feast days), new moons, Sabbath(s). No doubt what so ever these 2 scriptures are speaking of the same thing. See how that on those days there was a sin offering made. The blood of Christ is now that offering. Col.2 and
Ezekiel 45 are simply speaking of the meat and drink offerings which were written in the Mosaic law contained within the ordinances which were to take place on Gods annual festivals, new moons and His annual ceremonial Sabbath days and Holy convocations (
Leviticus 23) These were to come to an end (Hosea 2:11).
The chapter subject matter of COLOSSIANS 2 is the shadow laws of the OLD COVENANT pointing to Christ in the NEW COVENANT. v11. Shadows of the CEREMONIAL
ORDINANCE of CIRCUMCISION pointing to CIRCUMCISION of the HEART MADE WITHOUT HANDS by the CIRCUMCISION of Christ. These were fortold in the OLD COVENANT scriptures (Deuteronomy 30:6; Jeremiah 4:4; Deuteronomy 10:16; Romans 2:25-29; 1 Corinthians 7:19). If your interested there is a detailed 6x part scripture study liking the OLD and NEW Testament scriptures of Colossians 2 in the linked post below.
DETAILED SCRIPTURE SUPPORT COL 2 HERE
Esteeming one day above another.
Doug you did not answer the question I asked you. Where in Romans 14 does it talk about God's 4th Commandment Sabbath? If you are quoting
Romans 14 were does it say in this chapter that it is talking about God's commandments or where does it talk about God's Sabbath? Are you reading something into scripture here that it does not say?
Romans 14 is talking about eating and fasting connected to days that some men esteem over others. It is not talking about what God esteems or God's commandments.
God spoke of the 7th day in this way. Way 1 God rested on the 7th day. Way 2 If they shall enter my rest. We see in Hebrews 3 His rest was the Promised land.
Doug God's WORD defines God's REST here..
WHAT IS GOD'S REST?
HEBREWS 4
[1], Let us therefore fear, lest, a promise being left us of entering into his rest, any of you should seem to come short of it.
[2], For to us was the gospel preached, as well as to them: but the word preached did not profit them, not being mixed with faith in them that heard it.
[3], For we which have believed do enter into rest, as he said, As I have sworn in my wrath, if they shall enter into my rest: although the works were finished from the foundation of the world.
[4], For he spoke in a certain place of the SEVENTH DAY on this wise, And God did rest the SEVENTH DAY from all his works.
5, And in this place again, If they shall enter into my rest.
NOTE: CONTEXT is God's REST from the SEVENTH DAY SABBATH REST OF CREATION (v4-5) and those who BELIEVE and FOLLOW GOD's WORD enter into God's SABBATH REST as GOD did on the SEVENTH DAY of the week. CONTEXT is GOD's SEVENTH DAY SABBATH REST and those who believe or do not believe God's WORD and enter into that rest.
Promised land = 7th day Sabbath. Both of these are His rest. We enter His rest through faith in Christ.
Where is the scripture that says the Promised land is God's REST? Hebrews 4:1-4 says God's REST is the SEVENTH DAY of creation [4th Commandment SABBATH].
The weekly Sabbath was a shadow pointing to Christ.
Well that has no truth in it Doug. You are mixed up with your ceremonial Shadow laws that point to Christ and God's plan of salvation from the Mosaic book of the Covenant as shown in all the scriptures provided above.
Perhaps if you honestly consider this question and try to answer it maybe it may help the conversation? All the Shadow laws were from the MOSAIC Book of the covenant and were propheitc pointing to an unfinished work in God's plan of salvation to save mankind from sin.
Please consider this next questions carefully.
1. How can God's SEVENTH DAY SABBATH be a SHADOW of anything, when it was made as part of a FINISHED WORK at the end of Creation?
2. How can God's SEVENTH DAY SABBATH be a SHADOW law when there was NO SIN and God's plan of salvation was not given to mankind?
Scriputre support below...
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 <the 7th day>: because that in it he had rested from all his work which God created and made.
KEY POINTS
v1 God completed creation in 6 days and RESTED on the 7TH DAY
v2 God RESTED on the 7TH DAY
v3 God SET APART the 7TH DAY and made THE 7TH DAY a HOLY DAY
v2 The 7TH DAY is part of the FINISHED WORK of the CREATION WEEK
3 Sin had not entered the world and God's Shadow laws not given. (Genesis 3)
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Doug this is only sent as a help for you. I pray that you will consider the scriptures provided to help you.
May God bless you as you seek him through his Word