What is the purpose of the Sabbath?

[djconklin]

Originally Posted by Jimlarmore
What does it matter? The word for Sabbath is used in the book of Genesis in the hebrew, the practice of keeping the Sabbath was upheld by Moses before Sinai in the gathering of the manna.

That's a nice bob and weave.

Those are called facts; not dance steps.

 

[Windmill]

Thank you, Windmill, for bringing us back on topic!

When I was on Guam at the Adventist mission there (I spent five weeks there preparing for taking a mission in Africa), I heard a funny story. A missionary couple were about to go snorkeling on the Sabbath. Another church member saw them, and said, "Do you really think you should be doing that on the Sabbath?" The missionary couple noticed that the church member was carrying a pair of binoculars. They asked him, "Where are you going?" He said, "I'm going bird-watching." They told him, "That's nice. We're going to see the fish!"

I don't think we should get hung up about what to do and what not to do on the Sabbath, so that it becomes Pharisaical and statutory. I have my own ides about what I think I should do or not do on the Sabbath, and I don't expect everyone to agree with me.

To me, the main point of the Sabbath is that it is a date with Jesus.

Haha, you got that story from Adventist Hot Potatoes, didn't you?

 

[reddogs]

Please explain why its important to know the time line of when the Sabbath was given especially when you look at it in reference to Gen 2:2-3 or Ex 16. The pentatuach ( first five books of the Bible) has long been agreed upon to be written by Moses. The Sabbath truth is not a prophecy where a time line makes it or breaks it other than on the first 7th day we know God rested ( called Shabbat in hebrew ). The word rested in Genesis like I said is "SHABBAT" and it is a root word for Sabbath. So there you have the Sabbath in Genesis my brother

Many folks who are basically anti-sabbath use this arguement to point out that the Sabbath was given only for the Jews. The problem is when they say that they forget about the fact that in the new testament all new covenant christians are supposed to be spiritual Israel with God's laws ( the ten commandments) now written on their hearts not on just stone.

Also , the entire Bible with the exception of the book of Luke and one chapter of Daniel was written by Jews and Sabbath keepers. Not one time did they say anywhere in the Bible that the Sabbath was to be done away with or made null and void.

God Bless
Jim Larmore

Cause he 'swung and missed'....