‘Remember the Sabbath’
The Sabbath was meant to be a day of rest, but people have a way of complicating God’s intentions. When my wife and I lived in Minnesota, we enjoyed visiting the Minneapolis Institute of Art where more than 90,000 beautiful works of art are on display at any given time. To top it off, general admission is free. We loved to stroll casually through the galleries, observing the paintings from afarGet More Articles—Subscribe Today!
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According to my Scriptures the beginning begins in darkness. Then Father says: “Let there be light.” This is the second part of a day!
It is unfortunate that the Jewish tradition of the day beginning in the evening has distorted the Sabbath teaching. Friday evening is still the 6th day and in Exodus 16:23, God states, “Tomorrow is the Sabbath”. Just as the Day of Atonement was on the 10th day, but the fast was to begin on the previous evening, the 9th (Lev. 23:32). Rather than the evening and the morning beginning the day, they completed or fulfilled the day. Mankind rests at night time, the work day comes to a halt. It is the work day that was the rest. And as far as heaven, one would have to have an immortal soul and skip the judgment? Another topic, but unfortunately also distorted.
“The Sabbath was meant to be a day of rest, but people have a way of complicating God’s intentions.”
That statement makes me think that going to church twice on Sunday is a bit much. It is o.k. for the pastors that live in the parsonage and can go out the door and walk over to the church building but for those of us that travel miles of highway, roads, and streets to get there, it is quite a chore.
Where is the rest in that? My guess is that it is about perspective.
For ancient Israel, breaking the sabbath was one of the reasons for the Babylonian captivity. Israel was to give the land sabbath rest every seven years. Work the fields and vineyards and olive groves for six years and then allow them to rest on the seventh.
But Israel disobeyed. Judah did not trust in the Lord according to Jeremiah 17 where it is written, “…Blessed is the man that trusteth in the Lord, and whose hope the Lord is…”
This is a beautifully written and researched article.
Not only is the information contained therein most
illuminating, but the concept of The Sabbath is totally
respected and the Seventh Day of Creation ibeing
the day of rest is featured as what is important
rather than entering into the provocative territory
of how the tradition Sabbath Day is now practiced
in many churches on the LORD”s Day, otherwise
known as the First Day of the Week. In order to
qualify for the blessing of God and to walk in his
will and in his way, it is always dependent upon
the leading of the Holy Ghost and anyone who
would dare to tread on that particular portion of
Holy Ground would certainly be required to take
off not only their sandals, but to set aside all
their needless fear of being refused entry into
Heaven on the basis of this guilty feeling.
Emotion will take you to Hell in a handbasket
so to speak, and the heart is most deceitful.
He who has an ear, let him hear………………….
Best regards, Alice Wolf ITNOJ
Beautiful article!