"And he was reasoning in the synagogue every Sabbath and trying to persuade Jews and Greeks." Acts of the Apostles Acts 18:4
There's nothing in that text that clearly says what you want it to say.
the idea that nobody assembled on the Sabbath to hear those Gospel sermons "every Sabbath" but rather they just kept resting in their homes and watching the sermons over ZOOM or heard them through open windows in the house -seems a bit extreme.
Ex 16 "TOMORROW IS the Sabbath"
Ex 20:10 "
The seventh day IS the Sabbath of the LORD (YHWH)"
Lev 23:3
“’There are six days when you may work, but the seventh day is a day of Sabbath rest, a
day of sacred assembly. You are not to do any work; wherever you live, it is a
Sabbath to the LORD.NIV
‘Six days shall work be done, but the seventh day
is a Sabbath of solemn rest, a
holy convocation. You shall do no work
on it; it
is the Sabbath of the LORD in all your dwellings. NKJV
Acts 13:
14 But going on from Perga, they arrived at Pisidian Antioch
, and on the Sabbath day they went into the synagogue and sat down. 15 After the reading of the Law and the Prophets the synagogue officials sent to them, saying, “Brethren, if you have any word of exhortation for the people, say it.” 16 Paul stood up, and motioning with his hand said,“Men of Israel,
and you who fear God, listen
42 As Paul and Barnabas were going out, the people kept begging that these things might be s
poken to them the next Sabbath. 43 Now when
the meeting of the synagogue had broken up, many of the Jews a
nd of the God-fearing proselytes followed Paul and Barnabas, who, speaking to them, were urging them to continue in the grace of God.
44
The next Sabbath nearly the whole city assembled to hear the word of the Lord
Acts 17:
Now when they had traveled through Amphipolis and Apollonia, they came to Thessalonica,
where there was a synagogue of the Jews. 2 And according to Paul’s custom, he went to them,
and for three Sabbaths reasoned
with them from the Scriptures, 3 explaining and giving evidence that the Christ had to suffer and rise again from the dead, and
saying, “This Jesus whom I am proclaiming to you is the Christ.” 4
And some of them were persuaded and joined Paul and Silas,
along with a large number of the God-fearing Greeks and a number of the leading women.
Acts 16:
11 So putting out to sea from Troas, we ran a straight course to Samothrace, and on the day following to Neapolis; 12 and from there to Philippi, which is a leading city of the district of Macedonia, a
Roman colony; and we were staying in this city for some days. 13
And on the Sabbath day we went outside the gate to a riverside,
where we were supposing that there would be a place of prayer; and we sat down and began speaking to the
women who had assembled.
Acts 18:
. 4 And he was
reasoning in the synagogue every Sabbath and trying to persuade
Jews and Greeks.
Amazing how often we see "solemn assemblies" on Sabbath with Gospel preaching even in the NT
Is 66: "23 ..
.from one Sabbath to another, shall
all mankind come to worship before me, saith the Lord." -- and Isaiah's readers knew that Sabbath is a day of worship as Lev 23:2-3 had already stated.
Nehemiah 8:2
2 Then Ezra the priest brought the law before the
assembly of men, women and all who
could listen with understanding, on the first day of the seventh month.
8 They read from the book, from the law of Elohim, translating to give the sense so that they understood the
reading.
3 And he read from it before the public square which was in front of the Water Gate, from early morning until midday, in the presence of men and women, those who could understand; and all the people were attentive to the Book of the Law.
