Sabbath Is Much More Than A Day Of Rest

[alex2165]

SABBATH IS MUCH MORE THAN A DAY OF REST​

Exodus 20.8-11
8."Remember the Sabbath Day and keep it holy.
9.Six days you shall labor and do all your work.
10.But the Seventh Day is a Sabbath to the Lord your GOD, you shall not do any work, you, your son, or your daughter, your male or female slave, your livestock, or the alien resident in your towns."

11.In six days the Lord made Heaven and Earth, the sea and all that is in them, but rested on the Seventh Day, therefore the Lord blessed the Sabbath Day and consecrated it.

TEST OF PEOPLE BY THE SABBATH​

Exodus 16.4 and verses 5.22-30 as follows:
4.Then the Lord said to Moses, "I am going to rain bread from Heaven for you, and each day the people shall go out and gather enough for that day. In that way I will TEST them, whether they will follow My instruction or not.”


I believe that this TEST is still going on, but this time GOD does not tests a separated group of people to see if they are obedient to Him, but He tests now entire world.


Ezekiel 20.12.19-20
Word of the Lord that came to the priest and prophet Ezekiel when the elders of Israel came to him to consult the Lord.
12."Moreover, I gave them My Sabbaths as a sign between Me and them, so that they might know that I the Lord sanctify them.
19.I the Lord am your GOD, follow My statutes and be careful to observe My ordinances,
20.and hallow My Sabbaths that they may be a sign between Me and you, so that you may know that I the Lord am your GOD."




SON OF MEN IS THE LORD OF THE SABBATH



Matthew 12.8

8.”The Son of Man is Lord of the Sabbath."


Mark 2.27-28
27.Then He said to them, “The Sabbath was made for humankind and not humankind for the Sabbath,
28.so the Son of man is Lord even of the Sabbath.”


If Jesus Christ is our Lord and He also is the Lord of the Sabbath, how then we can obey Him and disobey His Sabbath of which He is also the Lord?





A HOLY CONVOCATION OF THE SABBATH DAY



Leviticus 23.3
3."Six days shall work be done but the Seventh Day is a Sabbath of complete rest, a holy convocation (WORSHIP), you shall do not work, it is a Sabbath to the Lord throughout your settlements."


But the Sabbath is much more than just a Day of Rest and the Holy Congregation of Worship.





SABBATH AS FORGIVENESS OF DEBT



Deuteronomy 15.1-3.9

Laws concerning the Sabbatical Years (every Seventh Year) to grant remission of debts.1.Every Seventh Year you shall grant a remission of debts.
2.And this is the manner of the remission, every creditor shall remit the claim that is held against a neighbor, not exacting it of a neighbor who is a member of the community, because the Lord's remission has been proclaimed.
9.Be careful, that you do not allow a mean thought thinking, "The Seventh Year, the year of remission is near," and therefore view your needy neighbor with hostility and give nothing, your neighbor might cry to the Lord against you, and you would incur guilt.

SABBATH AS A MEAN TO REPLENISH THE LAND​

Exodus 23.10-12
Sabbatical, the Seventh Year for the land.
10."For six years you shall sow your land and gather yield,
11.but the Seventh Year you shall let it rest and lie abandoned, so that the poor of your people may eat, and what they leave the wild animals may eat. You shall do the same with your vineyard, and with your olive orchard.

Leviticus 25.1-7.19-23

1.The Lord spoke to Moses on mount Sinai, saying,
2."Speak to the people of Israel and say to them: 'When you enter the land that I am giving you, the land shall observe a Sabbath for the Lord.
3.Six years you shall sow you field and six years you shall prune your vineyard and gather in their yield,
4.but in the Seventh Year there shall be a Sabbath of complete rest for the land, a Sabbath for the Lord, you shall not sow your field or prune your vineyard.
5.You shall not reap the after growth of your harvest or gather the grapes of your unpruned vine, it shall be a Year of complete rest for the land.
6.You may eat what the land yields during its Sabbath, you, your male and female slaves, your hired and your bound laborers, who live with you,
7.for your livestock also, and for the wild animals in your land, all its yield shall be for food.
19.The land will yield its fruit and you will eat your fill and live on it securely.'
20.Should you ask, ‘What shall we eat in the Seventh Year, if we may not sow or gather in our crop?’
21.I will order My blessing for you in the sixth year, so what it will yield a crop for three years.
22.When you sow in the eighth year, you will be eating from the old crop until the ninth year when its produce comes in, you shall eat the old.
23.The land shall not be sold in perpetuity, the land is Mine, with Me you are but aliens and tenants."

Remember the history of the dust bowl in the 1920’s and 30’s. If only people will obey and listen to these words of GOD, it may be never happen.

SABBATH AS A DELIGHT IN THE LORD​

Isaiah 58.13-14
13."If you refrain from trampling the Sabbath, from pursuing your own interests on My holy Day, if you call the Sabbath a delight and the holy Day of the Lord honorable, if you honor it, not going your own ways, serving your own interests or pursuing your own affairs,
14.then you shall take delight in the Lord, and I will make you ride upon the heights of the Earth, I will feed you with the heritage of your ancestor Jacob, the mouth of the Lord has spoken."


Did Jesus Christ ever dismiss any of these statutes? No, He is not dismissing any of them, but He Himself fulfilled the Sabbath by observing every Sabbath Day in His life. His Apostles and disciples did the same thing, all observed the Sabbath.

And all first Christians, Jews and Gentiles, all observed the Sabbath, until the wolf disguised as sheep came and dismissed the Holy and Sanctified Day of the Lord, and the rest of narrow-minded people followed them.

So I consider the Sabbath as one of the Spiritual Commandments of the Lord, with have very positive physical, moral, and spiritual implications and results in its fulfillment and obedience.

 

[BobRyan]

Clearly God first introduces Himself to mankind as our creator. Thanks for that list of Bible texts - the Word of God is always welcomed by those who love God.

But in Romans 8;6-8 Paul says that some are at war with it.

in Christ,

Bob

 

[Water Cross]

I observe the Sabbath.

 

[Cribstyl]

These cherry picked verses taken out of context and wrapped up with commentary are easily discerned.

If I spend two hour refuting theses lies, you will respond with more lies.

If you show me how to get that forgiveness of debt deal, I'll be a sabbath keeping fool.

 

[BobRyan]

If I spend two hour refuting theses lies, you will respond with more lies.

he who views a list of Bible texts and finds that his doctrine requires him to call those texts a "list of lies" should pay less attention to his own story telling - and more attention to the WORD of God.


For the lost - By Grace you are saved through faith not of works. Those who wish to circle back to the point of view of the Lost when it comes to the Law of God - should read Eph 2:8-10 where we are told how the lost enter in to salvation.

But for those interested in the POV of the saints on the law of God 1Cor 7:19, 1John 5:1-4 - we have this thread.
in Christ,

Bob

 

[Water Cross]

Why are you so angry?

These cherry picked verses taken out of context and wrapped up with commentary are easily discerned.

If I spend two hour refuting theses lies, you will respond with more lies.

If you show me how to get that forgiveness of debt deal, I'll be a sabbath keeping fool.

 

[Water Cross]

God be with you all. Until tomorrow after sunset. Have a rest. And peace be upon you.

 

[BobRyan]

Here we find that even pro-sunday groups denounce the idea of war against God's Ten Commandments including the opposition to the 4th commandment today and also starting in Eden in Gen 2:3.

- as we saw - #149 the 7 point list that even the pro-Sunday Sources affirm. (The same seven point list that we also find here -- #2)


And here #150 -- with an example of D.L. Moody affirming those very same 7 points

And of Course here - #67 where the Baptist Confession of faith affirms those very same 7 points.

And now we have this post #152 where the BCF language about the "CHANGE" to the still binding 4th commandment is being claimed. There the BCF says it started in Eden as the 4th commandment - Sabbath - seventy-day of the week. But then the BCF says the commandment was bent, edited "Changed" at the cross. Which is an example of "Bending" and "Breaking" that Christ also condemned in Mark 7:6-13 when the Jewish "Magisterium" tried it with their own church tradition.


The BCF points to the scriptures that declare the Sabbath Commandment starting with Adam in the Garden of Eden - Gen 2:3 post #219

Sabbath in Eden Gen 2:3 found in the Bible itself for "All mankind' even in the OT: (As we see in the "other" post #2)
(More along these lines from Alex at this link #1 )

And of course even the Catholics seem to love all SEVEN of the primary Baptist Confession of Faith points on the TEN commandments. #167

Seven points - where ALL those at war with God's Ten Commandments - find themselves at war with all 7 points listed. (Which includes the Sabbath binding in Gen 2:3 in Eden - for the people of God as all TEN still are for the saints today).

 

[Sophrosyne]

There is no precedent about the Sabbath concerning Christians Paul equated it as optional and not binding upon us. I seriously doubt any of those who are not of Jewish decent are keeping a proper Sabbath Day including all the annual Sabbaths and the 50 year Sabbath plus I believe there is a 7 year Sabbath to rest crops too. For the most part those who promote the Sabbath upon Christians are demanding a cherry picked version of it that doesn't punish those who break it, doesn't require all the full trappings regarding it, plus allows people to drive cars, use utilities and even get on the internet and promote Sabbath keeping on the Sabbath which in effect is causing more work for those who keep the internet running.

 

[mmksparbud]

Why are you so angry?

I mentioned it to him also, but he didn't say. The anger is very deep. Usually this much anger means the person has been hurt in some way--Let's just pray for him. That much anger wrecks havok on the health.

 

[Cribstyl]

I mentioned it to him also, but he didn't say. The anger is very deep. Usually this much anger means the person has been hurt in some way--Let's just pray for him. That much anger wrecks havok on the health.

Prove that you've mentioned it to me and I'll explain the main reason for what your suspect as my anger.

 

[Sunshine Locket]

Isn't it odd how Christians argue among themselves as to what parts of God's eternal word stands in authority today?

Does the Sabbath matter anymore?
Really? Did Yeshua tell us it no longer applies?

Do the ten commandments still apply?
What did our Lord say in the book of Matthew, chapter 19 and verses 16 through 19?

Isn't it enough that we have to contend with the world that is in itself opposed to God? What are we doing in our own church being opposed to God's word and creating conflict with one another?

Is this the typical atmosphere in Christian Forums.com? I ask because I'm new.

 

[from scratch]

These cherry picked verses taken out of context and wrapped up with commentary are easily discerned.

If I spend two hour refuting theses lies, you will respond with more lies.

If you show me how to get that forgiveness of debt deal, I'll be a sabbath keeping fool.

You speak a sure thing. Not only that they'll continue to post the same ones.

 

[from scratch]

he who views a list of Bible texts and finds that his doctrine requires him to call those texts a "list of lies" should pay less attention to his own story telling - and more attention to the WORD of God.


For the lost - By Grace you are saved through faith not of works. Those who wish to circle back to the point of view of the Lost when it comes to the Law of God - should read Eph 2:8-10 where we are told how the lost enter in to salvation.

But for those interested in the POV of the saints on the law of God 1Cor 7:19, 1John 5:1-4 - we have this thread.
in Christ,

Bob

What does "Not according to" mean?

What does "Now we are delivered from the law mean?

 

[from scratch]

I mentioned it to him also, but he didn't say. The anger is very deep. Usually this much anger means the person has been hurt in some way--Let's just pray for him. That much anger wrecks havok on the health.

I guess we have to agree with you to not be angry.

 

[Keachian]

May God be ever blessed forever as he weaves and creates his new creation, Christ is risen we have passed over from death to life, we will praise him on this day he Rose.

marana tha

 

[from scratch]

Isn't it odd how Christians argue among themselves as to what parts of God's eternal word stands in authority today?

Does the Sabbath matter anymore?
Really? Did Yeshua tell us it no longer applies?

Do the ten commandments still apply?
What did our Lord say in the book of Matthew, chapter 19 and verses 16 through 19?

Isn't it enough that we have to contend with the world that is in itself opposed to God? What are we doing in our own church being opposed to God's word and creating conflict with one another?

Is this the typical atmosphere in Christian Forums.com? I ask because I'm new.

Perhaps you can explain why the young man left dejected and not happy. Jesus in no way disagreed with him.

 

[Sunshine Locket]

To which young man would you be referring?

 

[Keachian]

To which young man would you be referring?

The Rich Young Ruler I would be assuming Mk 10:17-27

 

[Cribstyl]

I mentioned it to him also, but he didn't say. The anger is very deep. Usually this much anger means the person has been hurt in some way--Let's just pray for him. That much anger wrecks havok on the health.

Prove you're not making false statements. I don't know what you're talking about.