God declared the word, “Let there be…” and all things were created. God’s rest is grounded in the perfection of His work, redemption, and re-creation. God’s rest is thus an expression of His sovereignty and of the absoluteness of His government. Man cannot govern absolutely any aspect of his life or world, but he can [...]
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Ex 20:8-11: “Remember the sabbath day, to keep it holy. Six days shalt thou labor, and do all thy work…………..the Lord blessed the sabbath day, and hallowed it.” Leave a comment
Deut 5:12-15: “Observe the Sabbath day by keeping it holy, as the LORD your God has commanded you. Six days you shall labor and do all your work, but the seventh day is a Sabbath to the LORD your God. On it you shall not do any work, neither you, nor your son or daughter, nor your manservant or maidservant, nor your ox, your donkey or any of your animals, nor the alien within your gates, so that your manservant and maidservant may rest, as you do. Remember that you were slaves in Egypt and that the LORD your God brought you out of there with a mighty hand and an outstretched arm. Therefore the LORD your God has commanded you to observe the Sabbath day. Leave a comment
According to John Calvin, the first emphasis of the law is soteriological. We are commanded to rest in order to recognize and celebrate the fact that we are saved, not by our works, but by God’s redeeming work in Jesus Christ. The Sabbath celebrates salvation. Second, Calvin stressed study and church worship. Church worship is [...]
Is 58:13: If thou turn away thy foot from the sabbath, from doing thy pleasure on my holy day; and call the sabbath a delight, the holy of the LORD, honourable; and shalt honour him, not doing thine own ways, nor finding thine own pleasure, nor speaking thine own words: Leave a comment
God does not intend that the Sabbath be a day of rigorous abstinence. In verse 14, He says that, if we keep it rightly, the day is going to be a delight. Rigorous abstinence is never a delight, but the Sabbath can be a delight. The word “pleasure” can be somewhat misleading. Within the context, [...]
Lev 19:3: “Each of you must respect his mother and father, and you must observe my Sabbaths. I am the Lord your God.” Leave a comment
Both mother and father are spoken of with a togetherness that indicates the need to respect or honor both. It also indicates they are together in a constant relationship with each other as well as with the children who are being told that they should continue that respect. The child is not meant to make [...]
Lev 19:3: “Each of you must respect his mother and father, and you must observe my Sabbaths. I am the Lord your God.” Leave a comment
Both mother and father are spoken of with a togetherness that indicates the need to respect or honor both. It also indicates they are together in a constant relationship with each other as well as with the children who are being told that they should continue that respect. The child is not meant to make [...]
