The purpose of the seventh day Sabbath!

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Taken from @Freth

Scriptures tells us what the purpose of the Sabbath is.

Exodus 20:8-11

• The Sabbath is called a day of rest.
• We are told to remember the Sabbath.
• We are told to keep the Sabbath holy.
• Why? (verse 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." (A reference to creation.)

Exodus 31:16-17

• The Sabbath is to be kept.
• The Sabbath is to be observed throughout our generations.
  
• The Sabbath is called a sign between us and God.
• The Sabbath is a perpetual covenant.
• The Sabbath is a day of rest and refreshment.
• Why? (verse 17) "For in six days the Lord made heaven and earth, and on the seventh day he rested, and was refreshed." (A reference to creation.)

Isaiah 58:13-14

• The Sabbath is called a holy day.
  
• We are given a promise of rich blessings:
  • If we turn our foot away from doing our own pleasure, or our own ways.
  • If we do not speak our own words.
  • If we keep it holy.
  • If we call the Sabbath a delight.
  • If we call the Sabbath the holy of the Lord, honorable, and honor Him.
  • If we delight ourselves in the Lord.
• Why? (Verse 14) "For the mouth of the Lord hath spoken it." (A reference to creation.)

Revelation 14:6-7

• The first angel's message is a call to worship:
  • The gospel goes to the world.
    
  • Fear God.
  • Give him Glory.
  • Worship Him.
• Why? (verse 7) "For the hour of his judgment is come: and worship him that made heaven, and earth, and the sea, and the fountains of waters." (A reference to creation.)

Conclusions:

If the Sabbath is...

• A holy day.
• A day of rest.
• A day to remember.
• A perpetual covenant.
• To be observed throughout our generations.

...then the Sabbath is a day of worship. Case in point: Exodus 23:3 calls the Sabbath a holy convocation.

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Regarding the argument that the Sabbath is specifically for Israel:

If...

• There is neither Jew nor Greek, for all are one in Christ Jesus. (Galatians 3:28, Colossians 3:11)
• Gentiles are grafted in to Israel. (Romans 11:11-24)

...then we are Israel.

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If God consistently points back to creation in association with the Sabbath, then the Sabbath is a memorial of creation itself. God instituted the Sabbath at creation so that...

• We would not forget that we are created beings.
• We would have a day set aside to commune with God.
• We would have a day of rest, to recharge, and to re-center ourselves with God after a long work week.
• We would have a schedule where we could look forward to it and call it a delight.
• We would have a clear set day of worship.

God doesn't ask for seven days of worship, He asks for one.

There is a lot more that could be written on the subject, but I think this gives a clear understanding of what the purpose of the Sabbath is.

Do not believe a word I say. Pray for the Holy Spirit to give you discernment. Read the word of God to learn the truth.

 

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Exodus 20:8 “Remember the Sabbath day, to keep it holy. 9 Six days you shall labor and do all your work, 10 but the seventh day is the Sabbath of the Lord your God. In it you shall do no work: you, nor your son, nor your daughter, nor your male servant, nor your female servant, nor your cattle, nor your stranger who is within your gates. 11 For in six days the Lord made the heavens and the earth, the sea, and all that is in them, and rested the seventh day. Therefore the Lord blessed the Sabbath day and hallowed it.

Leviticus 23:3 ‘Six days shall work be done, but the seventh day is the 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.

Isaiah 58:13 “If you turn away your foot from the Sabbath, From doing your pleasure on My holy day, And call the Sabbath a delight, The holy day of the LORD honorable, And shall honor Him, not doing your own ways, Nor finding your own pleasure, Nor speaking your own words,

Isaiah 66:23 And from one Sabbath to another,
All flesh shall come to worship before Me,” says the Lord.

What did Jesus do on the Sabbath day?
In the Temple reading the scriptures. Luke 4:16-22

The Sabbath is the holy day of God and the day God commanded us to keep holy. The day is about honoring God, turning from our ways and pleasure and keeping our thoughts and actions towards our Lord. It's having an appointment every seventh day for communion time with our Lord and Savior on the only day He blessed, sanctified and made holy.

 

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The Sabbath is still a requirement for everyday Christian living in the New Covenant. Jeremiah 31:33, Hebrews 8:10

Hebrews 4:9 There remains therefore a rest for the people of God.
Rest here is sabbatismos which literally means keeping of the Sabbath. So this verse says there remains a keeping of the Sabbath for the people of God.

σαββατισμὸς (sabbatismos)
Noun - Nominative Masculine Singular
Strong's 4520: A keeping of the Sabbath, a Sabbath rest.

Hebrews 4:10 For he who has entered His rest has himself also ceased from his works as God did from His.

To enter into the Spiritual rest you must also cease from your work (Exodus 20:8-11) just as God did from His (Genesis 2:1-3) The only day we were told to cease from our work is the seventh day Sabbath. All other days are working days according to God. Exodus 20:9