The Sabbath

Before we begin to unravel what the Sabbath is. We first need to understand the importance of the 10 commandments and what they mean to every believer in Christ and child of God.

sabbath commandments

year 7 work about the ten commandments

Exodus 20:1-17 ESV 1 And God spoke all these words, saying, 2 “I am the Lord your God, who brought you out of the land of Egypt, out of the house of slavery. 3 “You shall have no other gods before me. 4 “You shall not make for yourself a carved image, or any likeness of anything that is in heaven above, or that is in the earth beneath, or that is in the water under the earth. 5 You shall not bow down to them or serve them, for I the Lord your God am a jealous God, visiting the iniquity of the fathers on the children to the third and the fourth generation of those who hate me, 6 but showing steadfast love to thousands of those who love me and keep my commandments. 7 “You shall not take the name of the Lord your God in vain, for the Lord will not hold him guiltless who takes his name in vain. 8 “Remember the Sabbath day, to keep it holy. 9 Six days you shall labor, and do all your work, 10 but the seventh day is a Sabbath to the Lord your God. On it you shall not do any work, you, or your son, or your daughter, your male servant, or your female servant, or your livestock, or the sojourner who is within your gates. 11 For in six days the Lord made heaven and earth, the sea, and all that is in them, and rested on the seventh day. Therefore the Lord blessed the Sabbath day and made it holy. 12 “Honor your father and your mother, that your days may be long in the land that the Lord your God is giving you. 13 “You shall not murder. 14 “You shall not commit adultery. 15 “You shall not steal. 16 “You shall not bear false witness against your neighbor. 17 “You shall not covet your neighbor's house; you shall not covet your neighbor's wife, or his male servant, or his female servant, or his ox, or his donkey, or anything that is your neighbor's.”

Earlier, you took a short quiz about laws and the importance of God's Word. As we just reviewed the ten commandments, you may be asking: What are commandments?   On the next screen will be a flowchart to help you understand.

year 7 work about the ten commandments

Review! Last week we spoke about the 10 Commandments. Let's see if you remember what they are.

We're going to have a Q&A styled Bible Study today.   Questions to keep in mind: Which day did God declare holy? What day is the Sabbath? Who is the Sabbath for? Who follows the Sabbath? Is the Sabbath still something we have to follow? Why do we worship on Sunday instead following the Sabbath? How can we follow the Sabbath?

What day did God declare holy?   This is the only commandment that begins with the word: Remember This just because God knew that this is the one commandment that God knew we would forget

The pope, as bishop of Rome, is thus seen to have full and supreme power of jurisdiction over the universal church in matters of faith and morals, as well as in church discipline and government.  

“If you keep your feet from breaking the Sabbath and from doing as you please on my holy day, if you call the Sabbath a delight and the Lord’s holy day honorable, and if you honor it by not going your own way and not doing as you please or speaking idle words, then you will find your joy in the Lord, and I will cause you to ride in triumph on the heights of the land and to feast on the inheritance of your father Jacob.” The mouth of the Lord has spoken. Isaiah 58:13‭-‬14 NIV https://bible.com/bible/111/isa.58.13-14.NIV   In the Jewish calendar, Shabbat (also called the Sabbath) begins at sunset on Fridays and ends at sunset on Saturdays. Jews traditionally “keep” the Sabbath by resting and refraining from labor. They instead share meals and rituals with family, study, and attend synagogue services.