The Ten Commandments are the Covenant, did you know?

[fhansen]

It is not very complex, really. Luke wrote down the decision of the Jerusalem council regarding Gentiles and Paul confirmed it in his letters. Gentiles have always been outside of the Mosaic Law. We do not need to do anything with it.

The church upholds the ten commandments as Paul did in Rom 7 and 13 and and Jesus did in Matt 5 and 19, and as they both taught were summarized and fulfilled in and by the keeping of greatest commandments. Only by love can the commandments be authentically obeyed and fulfilled, and man is obligated to that love which was both shown/demonstrated to him by Christ and is given to Him under the new covenant as he enters fellowship with God. That's how the law is put in our minds and written on our hearts. The law still serves as a teacher to show us when were failing to love as we should. When we're perfected in love, not fully in this life, we'll have no need whatsoever for the written law, for the Letter-it will be innate as it should and was meant to be. Another one from Augustine:
"God wrote on tablets of stone that which man failed to read in his heart."

And somehow I'm pretty sure the disciples wouldn't have been ok with the gentiles murdering or stealing, or commiting adultery either, in addtion to the few injuctions given in Jerusalem.

 

[The Liturgist]

The earliest written account, the "Acts of Thomas," dates back to the early 3rd century.

, the Acts of Thomas is a second century Gnostic apocryphon and not the earliest written account, although the fact that St. Thomas was such a popular and well known figure that the Gnostics repeatedly tried to co-opt him (later it would be the third century Manichaean sect with their “Infancy Gospel of Thomas” which is horrifying and blasphemous, and which was actually written by Thomas the disciple of Mani who was sent to Syria to capitalize on the popularity of St. Thomas within that region).

But since you’re unaware of, for example, the ministry of Saints Addai and Mari, it seems clear you have more reading to do.

The fact is, we have as much evidence concerning what happened to St. Thomas as we have concerning what happened to St. Paul.

 

[trophy33]

The fact is, we have as much evidence concerning what happened to St. Thomas as we have concerning what happened to St. Paul.

What kind of evidence - oral tradition? Or written documents? From what century? Supported by different independent groups of people/sources or just by the one tradition?

I do not need to read A4 of tradition, just few sentences about what kind of evidence, would be enough.

 

[JesusFollowerForever]

There is actually no verse saying that.

Plenty of evidence jesus followed the sabbath;

Luke 4:16
So He came to Nazareth, where He had been brought up. And as His custom was, He went into the synagogue on the Sabbath day, and stood up to read.
Mark 1:21
Then they went into Capernaum, and immediately on the Sabbath He entered the synagogue and taught.
Matthew 12:9-10
Now when He had departed from there, He went into their synagogue. And behold, there was a man who had a withered hand. And they asked Him, saying, "Is it lawful to heal on the Sabbath?"—that they might accuse Him.
Luke 13:10-14
Now He was teaching in one of the synagogues on the Sabbath. And behold, there was a woman who had a spirit of infirmity eighteen years, and was bent over and could in no way raise herself up. But when Jesus saw her, He called her to Him and said to her, “Woman, you are loosed from your infirmity.” And He laid His hands on her, and immediately she was made straight, and glorified God. But the ruler of the synagogue answered with indignation, because Jesus had healed on the Sabbath; and he said to the crowd, “There are six days on which men ought to work; therefore come and be healed on them, and not on the Sabbath day.”
Mark 2:27-28
And He said to them, “The Sabbath was made for man, and not man for the Sabbath. Therefore the Son of Man is also Lord of the Sabbath.”
Matthew 12:1-2
At that time Jesus went through the grainfields on the Sabbath, and His disciples were hungry, and began to pluck heads of grain and to eat. And when the Pharisees saw it, they said to Him, “Look, Your disciples are doing what is not lawful to do on the Sabbath!”
Luke 6:6-11
Now it happened on another Sabbath, also, that He entered the synagogue and taught. And a man was there whose right hand was withered. So the scribes and Pharisees watched Him closely, whether He would heal on the Sabbath, that they might find an accusation against Him. But He knew their thoughts, and said to the man who had the withered hand, “Arise and stand here.” And he arose and stood. Then Jesus said to them, “I will ask you one thing: Is it lawful on the Sabbath to do good or to do evil, to save life or to destroy?” And when He had looked around at them all, He said to the man, “Stretch out your hand.” And he did so, and his hand was restored as whole as the other. But they were filled with rage, and discussed with one another what they might do to Jesus.
John 5:9-10
Immediately the man was made well, took up his bed and walked. And that day was the Sabbath. The Jews therefore said to him who was cured, “It is the Sabbath; it is not lawful for you to carry your bed.”
John 7:22-23
Moses therefore gave you circumcision (not that it is from Moses, but from the fathers), and you circumcise a man on the Sabbath. If a man receives circumcision on the Sabbath, so that the law of Moses should not be broken, are you angry with Me because I made a man completely well on the Sabbath?

did jesus disciples follow the sabbath after jesus death?

after Jesus' death, His disciples continued to observe the Sabbath, Here are a few key points from the New Testament that show the disciples' observance of the Sabbath after Jesus' death:

Luke 23:54-56
That day was the Preparation, and the Sabbath drew near. And the women who had come with Him from Galilee followed after, and they observed the tomb and how His body was laid. Then they returned and prepared spices and fragrant oils. And they rested on the Sabbath according to the commandment.

This verse shows that after Jesus' crucifixion, the women who followed Him observed the Sabbath by resting, as it was commanded in the Ten Commandments that are the Covenant.

 

[SabbathBlessings]

Nevertheless circumcision was IN FACT A COMMANDMENT OF GOD TO ENTER INTO HIS COVENANT.

It was a custom of Moses Acts 15:1 not one of the Ten Commandments

 

[trophy33]

Plenty of evidence jesus followed the sabbath;

Luke 4:16
So He came to Nazareth, where He had been brought up. And as His custom was, He went into the synagogue on the Sabbath day, and stood up to read.
Mark 1:21
Then they went into Capernaum, and immediately on the Sabbath He entered the synagogue and taught.
Matthew 12:9-10
Now when He had departed from there, He went into their synagogue. And behold, there was a man who had a withered hand. And they asked Him, saying, "Is it lawful to heal on the Sabbath?"—that they might accuse Him.
Luke 13:10-14
Now He was teaching in one of the synagogues on the Sabbath. And behold, there was a woman who had a spirit of infirmity eighteen years, and was bent over and could in no way raise herself up. But when Jesus saw her, He called her to Him and said to her, “Woman, you are loosed from your infirmity.” And He laid His hands on her, and immediately she was made straight, and glorified God. But the ruler of the synagogue answered with indignation, because Jesus had healed on the Sabbath; and he said to the crowd, “There are six days on which men ought to work; therefore come and be healed on them, and not on the Sabbath day.”
Mark 2:27-28
And He said to them, “The Sabbath was made for man, and not man for the Sabbath. Therefore the Son of Man is also Lord of the Sabbath.”
Matthew 12:1-2
At that time Jesus went through the grainfields on the Sabbath, and His disciples were hungry, and began to pluck heads of grain and to eat. And when the Pharisees saw it, they said to Him, “Look, Your disciples are doing what is not lawful to do on the Sabbath!”
Luke 6:6-11
Now it happened on another Sabbath, also, that He entered the synagogue and taught. And a man was there whose right hand was withered. So the scribes and Pharisees watched Him closely, whether He would heal on the Sabbath, that they might find an accusation against Him. But He knew their thoughts, and said to the man who had the withered hand, “Arise and stand here.” And he arose and stood. Then Jesus said to them, “I will ask you one thing: Is it lawful on the Sabbath to do good or to do evil, to save life or to destroy?” And when He had looked around at them all, He said to the man, “Stretch out your hand.” And he did so, and his hand was restored as whole as the other. But they were filled with rage, and discussed with one another what they might do to Jesus.
John 5:9-10
Immediately the man was made well, took up his bed and walked. And that day was the Sabbath. The Jews therefore said to him who was cured, “It is the Sabbath; it is not lawful for you to carry your bed.”
John 7:22-23
Moses therefore gave you circumcision (not that it is from Moses, but from the fathers), and you circumcise a man on the Sabbath. If a man receives circumcision on the Sabbath, so that the law of Moses should not be broken, are you angry with Me because I made a man completely well on the Sabbath?

did jesus disciples follow the sabbath after jesus death?

after Jesus' death, His disciples continued to observe the Sabbath, Here are a few key points from the New Testament that show the disciples' observance of the Sabbath after Jesus' death:

Luke 23:54-56
That day was the Preparation, and the Sabbath drew near. And the women who had come with Him from Galilee followed after, and they observed the tomb and how His body was laid. Then they returned and prepared spices and fragrant oils. And they rested on the Sabbath according to the commandment.

This verse shows that after Jesus' crucifixion, the women who followed Him observed the Sabbath by resting, as it was commanded in the Ten Commandments that are the Covenant.

Again then - visiting synagogues is not keeping the Sabbath. Ceasing from all work is keeping the Sabbath.

Deuteronomy 5:12-14
"Observe the Sabbath day, to keep it holy, as the Lord your God commanded you. Six days you shall labor and do all your work, 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 ox, nor your donkey, nor any of your cattle, nor your stranger who is within your gates, that your male servant and your female servant may rest as well as you.

The women even had to stop caring about the body of Jesus in the tomb:
Then they went home and prepared spices and perfumes. But they rested on the Sabbath in obedience to the commandment.
(Lk 23:56)

 

[JesusFollowerForever]

You may be selling, but I'm not buying. The blessing was reserved only for Israel who were under the covenant of Law at the time. You will obtain no blessing for observing the Sabbath under the New Covenant.

I'm well past giving you Scriptures. I could give you as many as you try to give me--it does no good. You are bent on arguing this indefinitely. I'm not interested. I just won't give you what you falsely claim to have, which is a good conscience.

You were told not to judge others on Sabbath observance. Bu you persist. For that you will have to answer to God.

The New Covenant is the old covenant but in put hearts and Mind, ( HAVE YOU READ THE O.P. AT ALL?)

The people who trust in GOD and Love Him having received the Holy spirit know this!

 

[The Liturgist]

It was a custom of Moses Acts 15:1 not one of the Ten Commandments

It was the seal of the covenant which included the decalogue.

 

[ViaCrucis]

16 So let no one judge you in food or in drink, or regarding a festival or a new moon or sabbaths

notice the plural form in sabbaths referring to the many different sabbaths
Since the fourth commandment about keeping the sabbath is part of the 10 commandments that ARE the covenant, it is to be followed.

The argument that "sabbaths" is plural, and therefore can't mean the sabbath simply doesn't make sense.

And the Decalogue isn't the Covenant. They are 10 of the over 600 commandments which are part of the Covenant God established with Israel at Mt. Horeb. A Covenant which pointed toward the greater Covenant established in Jesus Christ. The former covenants (multiple, including the one at Sinai) all point toward the greater reality of Christ.

The true Sabbath isn't a day of the week, but the salvation we have in Jesus Christ our Lord. Go and learn what it means "The Sabbath was made for man, not man for the Sabbath" and "Come to Me all you who are weary and laden with burdens, and I will give you rest."

-CryptoLutheran

 

[JesusFollowerForever]

That’s what I believe God desires us, to take up our Cross and follow Christ, but not, for example, to convert to Judaism.

Indeed the requirements of the Jewish faith were expressly declared inapplicable to Gentile converts to Christianity at the Council of Jerusalem, the ecunemincal proto-synod narrated in Acts ch. 15.

This council issued an Epistle, delivered to the Christians in Antioch, that was written by St. James the Just, that is recorded in Acts in contrast to the other surviving Epistle of St. James, which is its own separate book:

“Forasmuch as we have heard, that certain which went out from us have troubled you with words, subverting your souls, saying, Ye must be circumcised, and keep the law: to whom we gave no such commandment:

It seemed good unto us, being assembled with one accord, to send chosen men unto you with our beloved Barnabas and Paul,

Men that have hazarded their lives for the name of our Lord Jesus Christ.

We have sent therefore Judas and Silas, who shall also tell you the same things by mouth.

For it seemed good to the Holy Ghost, and to us, to lay upon you no greater burden than these necessary things;

That ye abstain from meats offered to idols, and from blood, and from things strangled, and from fornication: from which if ye keep yourselves, ye shall do well. Fare ye well.” (Acts 15:24-29)

Thus, as long as Christians do not fornicate, drink blood and consume meat strangled or offered to idols, or as per St. Paul commit murder, sodomy, and certain other moral offenses, some of which are explicitly mentioned in the Ten Commandments but some of which, such as the prohibition on fornication and homosexuality, which is expressed as a primary moral issue by St. Paul, are not mentioned by the Decalogue but rather by the Torah.

This is further evidence, along with the fact that there is no instruction from Jerusalem that Gentile converts observe the Sabbath, that the Decalogue is not of primary importance to Christians, contra Adventism and early Anglicanism.

I suspect the extreme focus on the Decalogue we see among some Restorationist denominations like the SDA is actually the result of the over-emphasis of the Decalogue in the older (in America, obsolete, the content having been removed for multiple iterations) editions of the Anglican BCP such as the 1662 BCP, which was followed in this respect by the Methodists for a time, in quoting the Decalogue at the start of Holy Communion and also including the very unpleasant Commination liturgy. Prior to the Anglican Holy Communion service, no church had quoted the Decalogue as part of the ordinary of their Eucharistic liturgy, and indeed most churches did not even include it in the lectionary used at the Eucharist, but rather read all Old Testament prophecies at Vespers (this being the norm in the Coptic, Syriac, Armenian, Byzantine and most Western liturgical rites, except for those of Gallican origin, except on a few occasions where the Roman Rite read an Old Testament lesson instead of an Epistle before the Gospel at Mass; besides the Gallican family of liturgies, of which only the Ambrosian remains in widespread use, with the Mozarabic preserved only in a dedicated chapel of the cathedral in Toledo, Spain, only the East Syriac Rite includes at least one, and usually two, Old Testament lessons before the Epistle and Gospel in their Eucharistic liturgy.

And indeed, the Anglicans continued this practice, of only reading the Old Testament at the Divine Office for most Sundays and Holy Days, but they did preface their Holy Communion with the Decalogue, although this practice has now fallen out of use even in many parishes that still use the 1662 BCP, in favor of reading the Summary of the Law or instead following the Lutheran practice of retaining the litany Kyrie Eleison, Christie Eleison, Kyrie Eleison, which has musical advantages.

Rather, the list of dangerous sins provided by St. Paul in his various epistles, such as to the Romans, can be considered as the basis for Christian morality and is consistent with what was said by Christ our True God, as are all Pauline epistles.

The passage you're referring to;
"For it seemed good to the Holy Spirit, and to us, to lay upon you no greater burden than these necessary things:" (Acts 15:28, NKJV)

Context:​

in the proper context, This verse comes from the Council of Jerusalem (Acts 15), where the early church leaders (including the apostles and elders) gathered to discuss whether Gentile converts to Christianity needed to follow the Mosaic Law, particularly the requirement of circumcision. Some Jewish believers in the church argued that Gentiles must be circumcised and follow the law of Moses to be saved, while others, like the Apostle Paul and Barnabas, contended that Gentiles should not be burdened with this.

After much debate, the council decided to send a letter to the Gentile believers, advising them of certain requirements but making it clear that they were not required to fully observe the Jewish law, particularly circumcision.

The "Necessary Things":​

In Acts 15:29 (just after the verse you mentioned), the "necessary things" are outlined:

"that you abstain from things offered to idols, from blood, from things strangled, and from sexual immorality. If you keep yourselves from these, you will do well. Farewell." (Acts 15:29, NKJV)


These "necessary things" refer to:

1. Abstaining from things offered to idols: This relates to avoiding idolatry or the consumption of food sacrificed to idols, which was a common practice in the Gentile world.
2. Abstaining from blood: This refers to the prohibition against consuming blood, which is consistent with Old Testament dietary laws (Leviticus 17:10-14).
3. Abstaining from things strangled: This is related to the requirement for animals to be slaughtered in a specific way (not strangled) to ensure that their blood was properly drained, as outlined in the Old Testament.
4. Abstaining from sexual immorality: This is a moral command that was emphasized throughout Scripture, both in the Old and New Testaments.

Does this Mean the Moral Law is No Longer in Effect?​

The decision of the Jerusalem Council was specific to the issue of Gentile believers and their relationship to the Mosaic Law. The apostles and elders were not suggesting that the moral law (i.e., the commandments related to ethical living) was no longer in effect. In fact, the command to abstain from sexual immorality points to the ongoing relevance of moral law.

In the broader context of the New Testament, we see that moral laws, like the Ten Commandments (e.g., prohibitions against lying, stealing, and adultery), continue to be relevant for Christian living. Jesus himself emphasized the moral law in His teachings (e.g., Matthew 5:17-20). The Apostle Paul also makes clear that moral imperatives still apply to Christians (e.g., Romans 13:8-10; 1 Corinthians 6:9-10).

The "necessary things" outlined in Acts 15 were specific to the Gentiles' new life in Christ and were meant to promote unity in the early church by avoiding practices that were particularly offensive to Jewish Christians (such as idol worship and consuming blood). These were not intended to replace or nullify the moral law. The decision of the Jerusalem Council was not about negating the need for ethical living but rather addressing specific issues that might cause division between Jewish and Gentile believers. Therefore, the moral law (such as commandments about honesty, purity, and justice) remains in effect for all Christians.

 

[BNR32FAN]

Twice. The second time was in the Tomb after His crucifixion, unless, as is possible, Genesis 1 is purely Christological. Certainly it is a Christological prophecy, since God did remake humanity into His image through His passion on the Cross, on the sixth day, before resting on the Seventh, and rising on the first (“Let there be light”).

I dunno, I wouldn’t exactly call that a sabbath in my opinion.

 

[BNR32FAN]

It was a custom of Moses Acts 15:1 not one of the Ten Commandments

Lol gonna just skip right over those posts about me falsely accusing you of not keeping the Mosaic law huh?

 

[JesusFollowerForever]

The Catholic Church recognizes the Sabbath is Saturday. Aside from some hundred year old article in some random diocesan newspaper by some random Catholic priest Catholics have not said the Church changed the Sabbath to Sunday.

there’s no single formal document where the Catholic Church explicitly "changed" the Sabbath day from Saturday to Sunday. Instead, the shift from observing the Sabbath on Saturday to worshipping on Sunday happened gradually over time as a result of theological, liturgical, and social factors.
Here are key points and historical documentation that explain this shift:

​

The most significant change came with the Roman Emperor Constantine in the early 4th century. Constantine, the first Christian Roman emperor, issued the Edict of Milan in 313 AD, which legalized Christianity and allowed Christians to freely practice their faith. Constantine later issued a civil decree in 321 AD, which stated:

"On the venerable day of the Sun let the magistrates and people residing in the cities rest, and let all workshops be closed."

This edict officially recognized Sunday (the "day of the Sun") as a day of rest, aligning both civil and religious practices.

The Catholic Church has long taught that Sunday is the "Lord's Day," which commemorates the resurrection of Jesus Christ. The Church explains this in the Catechism of the Catholic Church (CCC):

CCC 2174: "The Church celebrates the day of Christ's Resurrection, which is Sunday, the 'eighth day,' the first day of the new creation and the day of Christ’s victory over death. For Christians, Sunday is the day of the Resurrection, the day of the new creation."​

CCC 2180: "The Sunday celebration of the Lord’s Day and his Eucharist is at the heart of the Church’s life."​

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In various documents, the Catholic Church has affirmed that Sunday is the day for Christians to gather in worship and rest:
Pope St. John Paul II in the apostolic letter Dies Domini (1998) emphasized the importance of Sunday: "Sunday is the day on which the Church celebrates the risen Christ, and it is also the day on which Christians gather for the Eucharistic celebration."

The shift from observing the Sabbath on Saturday to observing it on Sunday was not a single, formal act by the Catholic Church, but rather a gradual development. The change was rooted in the theological significance of the resurrection of Jesus Christ, which early Christians commemorated on Sunday, the day after the Jewish Sabbath. This change is contrary to GOD's writings of the 4TH Commandment, part of the Covanant.

 

[NewLifeInChristJesus]

2 Cor 3:3 clearly you are an epistle of Christ, ministered by us, written not with ink but by the Spirit of the living God, not on tablets of stone but on tablets of flesh, that is, of the heart.

The tablets of stone not the law? Now tablets of the flesh which is the heart? Where God placed His law Heb 8:10 not about God's law???

OK, we have a much different understanding on God's Word.

I do not shy away from the fact that Jesus brings all His laws with Him when He comes to live in our hearts, that in Him the new man is "truly righteous and holy" (Eph 4:24), that our union with Him means all the righteous requirements of the law are fulfilled in us (Ro 8:4), that being born again of incorruptible seed (1 Pet 1:23) means the new man is incapable of sinning (1 Jn 3:9) and cannot be touched by the devil (1 Jn 5:18), and that in Christ we have become partakers of the divine nature (2 Pet 1:4).

I'm just saying 2 Corinthinas 3 does not speak of those things. It speaks of the glory of God shining in our hearts that we are able to see as a result of us coming alive spiritually. Furthermore, Paul continues this thought into Chapter 4, culminating this thought magnificently where he wrote,

For it is the God who commanded light to shine out of darkness, who has shone in our hearts to give the light of the knowledge of the glory of God in the face of Jesus Christ. (2 Co 4:6)​

"Knowledge of the glory of God" is the light that God has shinned into our hearts. We see His glory in us and participate in it because we have become one spirit with Him. We should be able to see this and rejoice together over it. Instead, we are arguing about obedience to the law.

 

[JesusFollowerForever]

The church, in the east and in the west from the beginning, gave priority to the Lord's Day, to Sunday, the day of His resurrection, as the main day to gather, worship, read Scripture and celebrate the Lord's Supper, acknowledging and worshipping God, not as some act of authoritarian totalitarianism but simply as what that small often persecuted church did. That didn't happen in a vacuum; they were aware of the law and they were not antinomian; that's just how they received it. To this day those churches, the church, teaches the necessity of upholding the law but in a new way now, according to a new covenant that can accomplish in us the obedience that the old could not, by the Spirit, under grace, connected to the Vine, now in communion with God as man was and is meant to be. We don't need to apologize for or change the Christian way of doing things. The sabbath commitment is still held and kept, but in a new way on a new day, the day of the beginning of a new world order.

GOD gave plenty of severe warnings to those who add or subtract from the law, would you like to see the very long list? Did God ever gave permission to change his laws?

By laws here I am referring to the moral law, the Ten Commandments that are the Covenant.

 

[JesusFollowerForever]

Again then - visiting synagogues is not keeping the Sabbath. Ceasing from all work is keeping the Sabbath.

Deuteronomy 5:12-14
"Observe the Sabbath day, to keep it holy, as the Lord your God commanded you. Six days you shall labor and do all your work, 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 ox, nor your donkey, nor any of your cattle, nor your stranger who is within your gates, that your male servant and your female servant may rest as well as you.

The women even had to stop caring about the body of Jesus in the tomb:
Then they went home and prepared spices and perfumes. But they rested on the Sabbath in obedience to the commandment.
(Lk 23:56)

Where do you see work in Jesus actions? is teaching about the torah or the law work? do you think on the Sabbath the Jewish people hid under the bed until the next day started?

 

[JesusFollowerForever]

That part is not disputed. But it concerns me that you seem to be referring to Jesus and to God as though the two are separate. I hope that is not your belief.

Read John 17 it explains it all, Jesus prays to his Father in Heaven but they are one, It is quite a beautiful ans Awe inspiring chapter.

Here are some Key verses;
Jhn 17:1 When Jesus had spoken these things, He lifted up His eyes to heaven and said, “Father, the hour has come. Glorify Your Son, that Your Son may glorify You.
Jhn 17:3 Now this is eternal life, that they may know You, the only true God, and Jesus Christ, whom You have sent.
Jhn 17:6 I have revealed Your name to those You have given Me out of the world. They were Yours; You gave them to Me, and they have kept Your word.

yes I believe they are One! distinct as per scripture but one.

 

[fhansen]

GOD gave plenty of severe warnings to those who add or subtract from the law, would you like to see the very long list? Did God ever gave permission to change his laws?

By laws here I am referring to the moral law, the Ten Commandments that are the Covenant.

And the ancient churches continued to uphold and refer to the moral law, specifically the ten commandments along with the greatest. And there was a change alright, that they received from Him, but not a taking away or subtraction.

 

[trophy33]

Where do you see work in Jesus actions? is teaching about the torah or the law work? do you think on the Sabbath the Jewish people hid under the bed until the next day started?

I do not understand your questions. You replied to my post in which I said "where is it said that Jesus kept Sabbath". You posted several verses about visiting synagogues. I said to that that visiting synagogues is not keeping the Sabbath. Therefore, it is not a proof Jesus kept Sabbath.

 

[JesusFollowerForever]

It was the seal of the covenant which included the decalogue.

Circumcision was the seal of the covenant between God and Abraham, as described in the Bible, specifically in Genesis 17. God instructed Abraham to circumcise himself and his descendants as a sign of the covenant that He made with them, promising to be their God and to give them the land of Canaan. This practice became a significant symbol of the covenant in Jewish tradition.