Why we are not supposed to keep the Sabbath

SabbathBlessings · Nov 29, 2024

ozso said:
In Mark 2:27 Jesus said, “The Sabbath was made for man, not man for the Sabbath.” This statement was in response to the accusation that His disciples were breaking the law regarding resting on the Sabbath when they walked by some fields and plucked heads of grain (see Mark 2:23–28; also Matthew 12:1–8; Luke 6:1–5).

When the Pharisees accused Jesus’ disciples, Jesus referred them to an example from the Old Testament. David was once in need of food and was given consecrated bread that was, technically, only lawful for the priests to eat (1 Samuel 21:1–6). The holy bread had served a practical need of God’s anointed (David) and his followers, just as, in Jesus’ day, the grain served a practical need for God’s anointed (Jesus) and His followers.

David and his men had not acted sinfully in eating the showbread, and neither were Jesus’ disciples acting sinfully in picking heads of grain on the Sabbath. Jesus concludes, “The Sabbath was made for man, not man for the Sabbath. So the Son of Man is Lord even of the Sabbath” (Mark 2:27–28). His response to the accusing Pharisees contains two important teachings.

First, the Sabbath was intended to help people, not burden them. In contrast with the grueling daily work as slaves in Egypt, the Israelites were commanded to take a full day of rest each week under the Mosaic Law. Pharisaical law had morphed the Sabbath into a burden, adding restrictions beyond what God’s law said. The act of picking a head of grain and munching on it as one walked along a field should not be considered “harvesting,” as the Pharisees tried to categorize it. The disciples had not broken God’s law; they had only violated the Pharisees’ strict interpretation of the law. Jesus reminded the Pharisees of the original intent of the Sabbath rest.

Jesus gives a similar reminder in Mark 3:1–6 (also Matthew 12:9–14; Luke 6:6–11) when He heals a man on the Sabbath. The Pharisees were looking to accuse Jesus and closely watched His response to a man with a shriveled hand. “Jesus asked them, ‘Which is lawful on the Sabbath: to do good or to do evil, to save life or to kill?’ But they remained silent” (Mark 3:4). The Sabbath was not intended to burden people but to ease their burden. For someone to forbid acts of mercy and goodness on God’s day of rest is contrary to all that is right. Jesus, the Lord of the Sabbath, did what was right and healed the man, and that’s when the Pharisees began to plot with the Herodians to kill Jesus.

Second, Jesus is Lord even of the Sabbath. What does this mean? Another way to express the idea is to say Jesus is in charge of the Sabbath. He is God in human form, and He created the Sabbath day. As the One who wrote the law, Jesus certainly has oversight over how the law is to be enforced. The Pharisees had lifted their own rules to the level of God’s, placing onerous burdens on people, and they ended up rebuking the Lawgiver Himself.

Jesus is also the Lord of the Sabbath in that the Sabbath pointed to the rest Jesus provides. Jesus became our rest when He did all the work necessary for our salvation (Hebrews 4). He fulfilled the Law and the Prophets (Matthew 5:17). “Christ is the culmination of the law so that there may be righteousness for everyone who believes” (Romans 10:4). We rest, spiritually, in Him; He has secured our eternal blessing.

As believers, set free in Christ, we are not judged by whether or not we keep the Sabbath day (Colossians 2:16). Instead, we follow the Lord of the Sabbath, Jesus Christ. We find our rest in Him, and seven days a week are filled with worship of Him.

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Ok, you did exactly what @trophy33 chastised me for that you seemed to agree with.

That said, I do not believe you are interpreting these verse correctly. Using the internet when we should be prayerfully reading our bibles I would never recommend either, but we have free will.

The author of "you got questions" is looking at these verses from the eyes of the Pharisees, who mind you are the ones who said Jesus sinned and claimed He was not God- so not who I would want to align myself with. Jesus called them hypocrites and said our righteousness needs to exceeds them if we will see heaven Mat 5:20 Mat 15:1-14

There is no law in the Sabbath commandment that one cannot eat. The apostles were not breaking the Sabbath commandment as they were not harvesting grain, they were plucking the tops of the grain and eating, not gathering (harvesting) because they were hungry Mat 12:1 and no different than picking a piece of fruit and eating on the Sabbath and if you believe that's a sin, one simply does not understand the character of Christ.

Yes, David ate the showbread when he was fleeing for his life from King Saul who was trying to kill him. He was starving and yes, the showbread was normally reserved for the priests according to the law of Moses, but the priest gave it to David showing God is practical. It was never in violation to any of the Ten Commandments.

Jesus was correcting the Pharisees for accusing them of breaking the Sabbath, which they didn't why Jesus said they were blameless Mat 12:5. The Sabbath was made for man and the word Jesus used means human beings, He is explaining where the Sabbath came from. The Sabbath was made for mankind at Creation and WHY? To bless Isa 56:2 and sanctify Eze 20:12 because man can't do this for himself, we need God for everything. The Sabbath started at creation made for man, man came first created in the image of God Gen 1:26 to be followers of God. God rested on the seventh day at Creation Gen 2:1-3 for the benefit of man, the Sabbath was never meant to be a burden the way the Pharisees were turning their sabbath into, but God's Sabbath is a delight, to rest with God and eating on the Sabbath was and is not a sin Hence why Jesus said I am Lord of the Sabbath, because He is the Creator of it, and would know how it was to be kept. The fact He is Lord of the Sabbath means the opposite of getting rid of it, I mean getting rid of the Sabbath, would also mean getting rid of the Lord of the Sabbath. Sounds like terrible idea to me.

ozso · Nov 29, 2024

SabbathBlessings said:
Ok, you did exactly what @trophy33 chastised me for.

That said, I do not believe you are interpreting these verse correctly. Using the internet instead of your bible I would never recommend either, but we have free will.

The author of "you got questions" is looking at these verses from the eyes of the Pharisees, who mind you are the ones who said Jesus sinned and claimed He was not God- so not who I would want to align myself with. Jesus called them hypocrite and said our righteousness needs to exceeds them if we will see heaven Mat 5:20 Mat 15:1-14

There is no law in the Sabbath commandment that one cannot eat. The apostles were not breaking the Sabbath commandment as they were not harvesting grain, they were plucking the tops of the grain because they were hungry Mat 12:1 and no different than picking a piece of fruit and eating on the Sabbath and if you believe that's a sin or as a sin ever, one simply does not understand the character of Christ.

Yes, David ate the showbread when he was fleeing for his life from King Saul who was trying to kill him. He was starving and was showbread was normally reserved for the priests according to the law of Moses, but the priest gave it to David showing God is practical. It was never in violation to any of the Ten Commandments.

Jesus was correcting the Pharisees for accusing them of breaking the Sabbath, which they didn't why Jesus said they were blameless Mat 12:5. The Sabbath was made for man and the word Jesus used means human beings, He is explaining where the Sabbath came from. The Sabbath was made for mankind at Creation and WHY? To bless Isa 56:2 and sanctify Eze 20:12 because man can't do this for himself, we need God for everything. The Sabbath started ad creation made for man, man came first created in the image of God Gen 1:26 to be followers of God. God rested on the seventh day at Creation Gen 2:1-3 for the benefit of man, the Sabbath was never mean to be a burden, but a delight, to rest with God and eating on the Sabbath was and is not a sin Hence why Jesus said I am Lord of the Sabbath, because He is the Creator of it, and would know how it was to be kept. The fact He is Lord of the Sabbath means the opposite of getting rid of it, I mean getting rid of the Sabbath, would also mean getting rid of the Lord of the Sabbath.

What I posted is the standard orthodox view held in Christianity. As I'm sure you already know. And probably already had a pre-written unorthodox rebuttal ready to be posted. That's why I don't bother with this much. You've had too many years of practice pitching an unorthodox fringe teaching.

guevaraj · Nov 29, 2024

HIM said:
The gospel rest we have in Christ is being cleansed and forgiven of sin.

Brother, you keep trying to make a translation error into the foundation of your argument about the message of Hebrews chapter 4. The "good news" spoken of in the passage of those who first heard about the Sabbath when they ate manna with Joshua is not the gospel of Jesus that came after David, as the King James version mistranslated because they misidentified Joshua as Jesus. The "rest" spoken of in the passage is the Sabbath "day" of rest and not the Gospel of Jesus as you say.

God’s promise of entering his rest still stands, so we ought to tremble with fear that some of you might fail to experience it. For this good news (not the Gospel of Jesus as in the KJV)—that God has prepared this rest—has been announced to us just as it was to them. But it did them no good because they didn’t share the faith of those who listened to God. For only we who believe can enter his rest. As for the others, God said, “In my anger I took an oath: ‘They will never enter my place of rest,’” even though this rest has been ready since he made the world. We know it is ready because of the place in the Scriptures where it mentions the seventh day: “On the seventh day God rested from all his work.” But in the other passage God said, “They will never enter my place of rest.” So God’s rest is there for people to enter, but those who first heard this good news (not the Gospel of Jesus as in the KJV) failed to enter because they disobeyed God. So God set another time for entering his rest, and that time is today. God announced this through David much later in the words already quoted: “Today when you hear his voice, don’t harden your hearts.” Now if Joshua had succeeded in giving them this rest, God would not have spoken about another day of rest still to come. So there is a special rest still waiting for the people of God. For all who have entered into God’s rest have rested from their labors, just as God did after creating the world. So let us do our best to enter that rest. But if we disobey God, as the people of Israel did, we will fall. (Hebrews 4:1-11 NLT)

United in our hope for the soon return of Jesus, Jorge

SabbathBlessings · Nov 29, 2024

ozso said:
What I posted is the standard orthodox view held in Christianity. As I'm sure you already know. And probably already had a pre-written unorthodox rebuttal ready to be posted. That's why I don't bother with this much. You've had too many years of practice pitching an unorthodox fringe teaching.

We are not to follow man, we are to follow Jesus.

Following man leads one to a ditch- following Jesus leads one on the narrow path back to reconciliation Rev 22:14 Whoever we obey is who we serve Rom 6:16 and who we obey is the path we end up on.

Not keeping what God said- His commandments is not the path Jesus tells us to take. Its why Jesus said this.....

Mat 15:1 Then the scribes and Pharisees who were from Jerusalem came to Jesus, saying, 2 “Why do Your disciples transgress the tradition of the elders? For they do not wash their hands when they eat bread.”

3 He answered and said to them, “Why do you also transgress the commandment of God because of your tradition? 4 For God commanded, saying, ‘Honor your father and your mother’; (where is Jesus quoting from, the Ten Commandments Exo 20:12) and, ‘He who curses father or mother, let him be put to death.’ 5 But you say, ‘Whoever says to his father or mother, “Whatever profit you might have received from me is a gift to God”— 6 then he need not honor his father [a]or mother.’ Thus you have made the commandment of God of no effect by your tradition. 7 Hypocrites! Well did Isaiah prophesy about you, saying:

8 ‘These people [draw near to Me with their mouth,
And honor Me with their lips,
But their heart is far from Me.
9 And in vain they worship Me,
Teaching as doctrines the commandments of men.’ ”

10 When He had called the multitude to Himself, He said to them, “Hear and understand: 11 Not what goes into the mouth defiles a man; but what comes out of the mouth, this defiles a man.”

12 Then His disciples came and said to Him, “Do You know that the Pharisees were offended when they heard this saying?”

13 But He answered and said, “Every plant which My heavenly Father has not planted will be uprooted. 14 Let them alone. They are blind leaders of the blind. And if the blind leads the blind, both will fall into a ditch.”

ozso · Nov 29, 2024

SabbathBlessings said:
We are not to follow man, we are to follow Jesus.

Following man leads one to a ditch- following Jesus leads one on the narrow path back to reconciliation Rev 22:14 Whoever we obey is who we serve Rom 6:16 and who we obey is the path we end up on.

Not keeping what God said- His commandments is not the path Jesus tells us to take. Its why Jesus said this.....

Mat 15:1 Then the scribes and Pharisees who were from Jerusalem came to Jesus, saying, 2 “Why do Your disciples transgress the tradition of the elders? For they do not wash their hands when they eat bread.”

3 He answered and said to them, “Why do you also transgress the commandment of God because of your tradition? 4 For God commanded, saying, ‘Honor your father and your mother’; (where is Jesus quoting from, the Ten Commandments Exo 20:12) and, ‘He who curses father or mother, let him be put to death.’ 5 But you say, ‘Whoever says to his father or mother, “Whatever profit you might have received from me is a gift to God”— 6 then he need not honor his father [a]or mother.’ Thus you have made the commandment of God of no effect by your tradition. 7 Hypocrites! Well did Isaiah prophesy about you, saying:

8 ‘These people [draw near to Me with their mouth,
And honor Me with their lips,
But their heart is far from Me.
9 And in vain they worship Me,
Teaching as doctrines the commandments of men.’ ”

10 When He had called the multitude to Himself, He said to them, “Hear and understand: 11 Not what goes into the mouth defiles a man; but what comes out of the mouth, this defiles a man.”

12 Then His disciples came and said to Him, “Do You know that the Pharisees were offended when they heard this saying?”

13 But He answered and said, “Every plant which My heavenly Father has not planted will be uprooted. 14 Let them alone. They are blind leaders of the blind. And if the blind leads the blind, both will fall into a ditch.”

Following and teaching an unorthodox fringe doctrine doesn't equate to following Jesus.

SabbathBlessings · Nov 29, 2024

ozso said:
Following and teaching an unorthodox fringe doctrine doesn't equate to following Jesus.

Did Jesus keep the Sabbath? and all of the commandments?

ozso · Nov 29, 2024

SabbathBlessings said:
Did Jesus keep the Sabbath? and all of the commandments?

Jesus God fulfilled His sabbath and all of His commandments of His old covenant to establish His/God's New Covenant.

SabbathBlessings · Nov 29, 2024

ozso said:
Jesus God fulfilled His sabbath and all of His commandments.

He fulfilled God's law, so we can now worship other god, vain His holy name, covet steal, or break the least of these commandments?

Jesus said not to break the least of these commandments as it affects our status in heaven Mat 5:19 judgement James 2:10-12 Rev 22:14-15 so I think there may be some misunderstandings here.

ozso · Nov 29, 2024

SabbathBlessings said:
He fulfilled God's law, so we can now worship other god, vain His holy name, covet steal, or break the least of these commandments?

Jesus said not to break the least of these commandments as it affects our status in heaven Mat 5:19 judgement James 2:10-12 Rev 22:14-15 so I think there may be some misunderstandings here.

We both know that you don't know all of His old covnant comments by heart, and therefore don't keep all of them. Which I also know has been pointed out to you a zillion times over the years. And ironically James 2:10-12 establishes that. The eisegesis you subscribe to is so poor, that proof texts you use, actually work aginst the unorthodox teaching you promote.

SabbathBlessings · Nov 29, 2024

ozso said:
We both know that you don't know all of His old covnant comments by heart, and therefore don't keep all of them. Which I also know has been pointed out to you a zillion times over the years. And ironically James 2:10-12 establishes that. The eisegesis you subscribe to is so poor, that proof texts you use, actually work aginst the unorthodox teaching you promote.

You might want to read James 2:10-12 and see what commandments James is only contrasting and quoting.

However, that was not what I asked, its a simple question- did Jesus keep the Sabbath and all of the commandments of God?

A Christian means to be a follower of Christ. What did Jesus teach, how did He live?

ozso · Nov 29, 2024

SabbathBlessings said:
You might want to read James 2:10-12 and see what commandments James is only contrasting and quoting.

You mean I should read it though lense of eisegesis you use.

SabbathBlessings said:
However, that was not what I asked, its a simple question- did Jesus keep the Sabbath and all of the commandments of God?

Once again; Jesus God fulfilled His sabbath and all of His commandments of His old covenant to establish His/God's New Covenant.

SabbathBlessings said:
A Christian means to be a follower of Christ. What did Jesus teach, how did He live?

He taught His New Covenant and He lived and died and rose again to fulfill and establish it.

You want to live part way under the old covnant and teach others to do likewise.

Leaf473 · Nov 29, 2024

JesusFollowerForever said:
Jesus did not come to abolish the Law, but to fulfill it (Matthew 5:17-18).

JesusFollowerForever said:
The moral principles of the Law, such as loving God and loving others, are eternal and unchanging, reflecting God’s holy character.

Hi again, JesusFollowerForever

It looks to me like this approach requires that we be able to separate the moral principles of the law from particular actions that we might take

Taking this as an example
Leviticus 25:4
The seventh year there shall be a Sabbath of solemn rest for the land, a Sabbath to the Lord. You shall not sow your field or prune your vineyard

I'd say the moral principle there is to not be greedy and try to extract everything possible out of the ground. This could apply to things like drilling or mining. Also leave things behind for the poor

But we don't take any particular actions in response to this law. It was intended for bronze age agriculture, God has given us much more knowledge today about soil management

How does it look to you?

(Everyone welcome to respond)

JesusFollowerForever said:
Jesus affirmed that these commandments remain central, summarizing them in Matthew 22:37-40. While the ceremonial aspects of the Old Covenant (like sacrifices) were fulfilled in Christ, the moral law continues to apply to believers today. Jesus deepened the understanding of the Law, focusing on the heart behind the actions (Matthew 5:21-22). The moral law is not obsolete but is now lived out by the power of the Holy Spirit, who enables believers to fulfill God’s righteous standards. In Christ, we find the ultimate fulfillment of the Law, as we live in love and holiness. All scriptures point to this.

Also the covenant is not expired but renewed in a better way, first to the Jews see Jeremiah 31:31-34. But later, remember Jesus sent his disciples to preach the gospel ( everything he told them and did ) to all the world, to those who love God and do His will. I hope you will understand this one day and decide to open your heart.

Peace

SabbathBlessings · Nov 29, 2024

ozso said:
You mean I should read it though lense of eisegesis you use.

Once again; Jesus God fulfilled His sabbath and all of His commandments of His old covenant to establish His/God's New Covenant.

He taught His New Covenant and He lived and died and rose again to fulfill and establish it.

You want to live part way under the old covnant and teach others to do likewise.

So if Jesus fulfilled the Sabbath, meaning it ended. When did that happen. Does that mean we can now worship other gods too and commit murder, covet and steal, vain God’s holy name? You break one of these commandments you break them all, so if the Sabbath commandment goes so does the other 9 commandments. So does Jesus who is Lord of the Sabbath.

Please provide scripture where Jesus said we no longer need to keep the Sabbath commandment and instead of keeping it holy, we can now profane it.

And all of this you still refuse to answer a simple question. Did Jesus keep the Sabbath?

You keep talking about reading through the lens of eisegesis, but can you prove your point through scripture? So far your lens seems to be through gotquestions.

ozso · Nov 29, 2024

SabbathBlessings said:
So if Jesus fulfilled the Sabbath, meaning it ended.

No it continues in Jesus.

SabbathBlessings said:
When did that happen.

When the vail to the Holy of Holies was torn in apart by God.

SabbathBlessings said:
Does that mean we can now worship other gods too and commit murder, covet and steal, gains God’s holy name? You break one of these commandments you break them all, so if the Sabbath commandment goes so does the other 9 commandments.

None of those things were ever acceptable to God before He established His old covenant with the Hebrews.

SabbathBlessings said:
Please provide scripture where Jesus said we no longer need to keep the Sabbath commandment and instead of keeping it holy, we can now profane it.

Luke 22:20

SabbathBlessings said:
But all of this you still refuse to answer a simple question. Did Jesus keep the Sabbath?

Jesus kept every jot and title of His old covenant until He established His New Covenant though the shedding of His blood. If you are going to follow what Jesus did before He was crucified and rose from the dead, then you too will have to keep every single last jot and tittle of the old covenant.

SabbathBlessings said:
You keep talking about reading through the lens of eisegesis, but can you prove your point through scripture?

Orthodox Christianity is proven through scripture which has presented to you by numerous Christians numerous times over the years. You've rejected 2000 years of orthodox Christianity in favor of latter-day unorthodox doctrine.

SabbathBlessings · Nov 29, 2024

ozso said:
No it continues in Jesus.

When the vail to the Holy of Holies was torn in apart by God.

None of those things ever acceptable to God before He established His old covenant with the Hebrews.

Luke 22:20

Jesus kept every jot and title of His old covenant until He established His New Covenant though the shedding of His blood. If you are going to follow what Jesus did before He was crucified and rose from the dead, then you too will have to keep every single last jot and tittle of the old covenant.

James 2:10-12.

So in your opinion Luke 22:20 means Jesus ended the Sabbath, despite this verse saying nothing of the sort, so the Sabbath according to you ended at His death? And apparently all of the Ten Commandments since the other 9 were also in the Holy of Holies- The Sabbath was not in a covenant by itself, it came with 9 other commandments written by the finger of God, that God placed in a unit of Ten by His design, so now according to you, we are free to worship other gods, free to murder, free to steal, free to vain His name, free to bow to idols, free to covet? Is this what you’re teaching and we are just ignore what Jesus taught in Mat 5:18-30 Mat 15:3-14 Mark 7:7-13 Mat 19:17–19 John 15:10 John 14:15 etc etc

ozso · Nov 29, 2024

SabbathBlessings said:
So in your opinion Luke 22:20 means Jesus ended the Sabbath, despite this verse saying nothing of the sort, so the Sabbath according to you ended at His death? And apparently all of the Ten Commandments since the other 9 were also in the Holy of Holies- The Sabbath was not in a covenant by itself, it came with 9 other commandments written by the finger of God, that God placed in a unit of Ten by His design, so now according to you, we free to worship other gods, free to murder, free to steal, free to vain His name, free to bow to idols, free to covet? Is this what you’re teaching and ignore what Jesus taught in Mat 5:19.

You're repeating what's already been addressed and answered. Please refer to post #534

SabbathBlessings · Nov 29, 2024

ozso said:
You're repeating what's already been addressed and answered. Please refer to post #534

I am asking clarification because you posted one verse and that one verse does not say the Sabbath commandment ended. So if this one verse explains your position but doesn’t at all say what you claim, the Sabbath wasn’t even mentioned in the verse, seems to me like we need to go back to God’s Word to see what it really says and not follow the popular teachings of man. Following the crowd never helped anyone in scripture. I don;t thinks its the path we are to follow today. The majority has been wrong many times and we are told the majority will be deceived by the devil Rev 12:9

Jesus said follow Me, He if we abide in Him keep His commandments and to follow in His footsteps. John 15:10 1 John 2:6 1 Peter 2:21-22

Guess we will have all find out soon enough- if Remember means forget.

JesusFollowerForever · Nov 29, 2024

Leaf473 said:
Hi again, JesusFollowerForever

It looks to me like this approach requires that we be able to separate the moral principles of the law from particular actions that we might take

Taking this as an example
Leviticus 25:4
The seventh year there shall be a Sabbath of solemn rest for the land, a Sabbath to the Lord. You shall not sow your field or prune your vineyard

I'd say the moral principle there is to not be greedy and try to extract everything possible out of the ground. This could apply to things like drilling or mining. Also leave things behind for the poor

But we don't take any particular actions in response to this law. It was intended for bronze age agriculture, God has given us much more knowledge today about soil management

How does it look to you?

(Everyone welcome to respond)

The moral law, that we speak of, the 10 commandments ARE the covenant and were placed in the ARK OF THE COVENANT.

what you mention Is another type of sabbath not part of the 10 commandments. that land sabbath serves many purposes one of them is to let the land lie fallow for a year, this allowed the soil to rest and rejuvenate. This aligns with modern agricultural principles, as resting the soil can restore its nutrients and maintain its productivity over time. By instituting this practice, God demonstrated His concern for creation and the sustainable use of resources. this was only one facet if this land sabbath I can explain the other purposes this sabbath verses also if you need.

Below, the verses you quoted but in full for context.

Lev 25:1 Then the LORD said to Moses on Mount Sinai,

Lev 25:2 “Speak to the Israelites and say to them: When you enter the land that I am giving you, the land itself must observe a Sabbath to the LORD.

Lev 25:3 For six years you may sow your field and prune your vineyard and gather its crops.

Lev 25:4 But in the seventh year there shall be a Sabbath of complete rest for the land—a Sabbath to the LORD. You are not to sow your field or prune your vineyard.

Lev 25:5 You are not to reap the aftergrowth of your harvest or gather the grapes of your untended vines. The land must have a year of complete rest.

Lev 25:6 Whatever the land yields during the Sabbath year shall be food for you—for yourself, your manservant and maidservant, the hired hand or foreigner who stays with you,

Lev 25:7 and for your livestock and the wild animals in your land. All its growth may serve as food.

Blessings

Leaf473 · Nov 29, 2024

JesusFollowerForever said:
The moral law, that we speak of, the 10 commandments...

Is the ten commandments the only moral law given to the Israelites in the wilderness?

JesusFollowerForever said:
...ARE the covenant and were placed in the ARK OF THE COVENANT.

what you mention Is another type of sabbath not part of the 10 commandments. that land sabbath serves many purposes one of them is to let the land lie fallow for a year, this allowed the soil to rest and rejuvenate. This aligns with modern agricultural principles, as resting the soil can restore its nutrients and maintain its productivity over time. By instituting this practice, God demonstrated His concern for creation and the sustainable use of resources. this was only one facet if this land sabbath I can explain the other purposes this sabbath verses also if you need.

Below, the verses you quoted but in full for context.

Lev 25:1 Then the LORD said to Moses on Mount Sinai,

Lev 25:2 “Speak to the Israelites and say to them: When you enter the land that I am giving you, the land itself must observe a Sabbath to the LORD.

Lev 25:3 For six years you may sow your field and prune your vineyard and gather its crops.

Lev 25:4 But in the seventh year there shall be a Sabbath of complete rest for the land—a Sabbath to the LORD. You are not to sow your field or prune your vineyard.

Lev 25:5 You are not to reap the aftergrowth of your harvest or gather the grapes of your untended vines. The land must have a year of complete rest.

Lev 25:6 Whatever the land yields during the Sabbath year shall be food for you—for yourself, your manservant and maidservant, the hired hand or foreigner who stays with you,

Lev 25:7 and for your livestock and the wild animals in your land. All its growth may serve as food.

Blessings

Leaf473 · Nov 29, 2024

SabbathBlessings said:
So in your opinion Luke 22:20 means Jesus ended the Sabbath, despite this verse saying nothing of the sort, so the Sabbath according to you ended at His death? And apparently all of the Ten Commandments since the other 9 were also in the Holy of Holies- The Sabbath was not in a covenant by itself, it came with 9 other commandments written by the finger of God, that God placed in a unit of Ten by His design, so now according to you,

SabbathBlessings said:
...we are free to worship other gods,

The issue that I see is that if a particular law does not apply to us, it does not mean that we are then free to do the actions prohibited by that law

Does that make sense so far?

SabbathBlessings said:
free to murder, free to steal, free to vain His name, free to bow to idols, free to covet? Is this what you’re teaching and we are just ignore what Jesus taught in Mat 5:18-30 Mat 15:3-14 Mark 7:7-13 Mat 19:17–19 John 15:10 John 14:15 etc etc

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