Sabbath

Exodus 20:9-11

Six days you shall labor and do all your work,

but the seventh day is the Sabbath of the

LORD your God.

The MessagePastor Ron Smith

Why?Exodus 20:11

“For in six days the LORD made the heavens

and the earth…and rested the seventh day.

Therefore the LORD blessed the Sabbath day

and hallowed it.”

This 4th Commandment Has Multiple Parts

1. Work

2. Work six days.

3. Do no work on the 7th day.

4. Managers cannot make their servants or

animals work on the Sabbath.

5. “within your gates” is a command to the

government.

Isaiah 56:2 & 6

Blessed is the man who does this…

Who keeps from defiling the Sabbath…

And holds fast My covenant –

Jeremiah 17:21-22

Thus says the LORD:

“Take heed to yourselves, and bear no burden

on the Sabbath day…but hallow the Sabbath

day, as I commanded your fathers.”

What Is the Difference Between the Christian

Tradition and the Jewish Tradition?

The Pharisees went beyond the command and

added silly legalistic and perfectionist laws.

Nehemiah 13:17-19

He contended with the nobles of Judah,

and…posted servants at the gates, so that no

burdens would be brought in on the Sabbath.

The Hebrews Word for “Sabbath”

Means “Oath”

The Sabbath is a sign of God’s covenant

with you. The covenant is an oath, a solemn

promise.

The Ten Commandments

First Table Second Table

1. No other gods 1. No murder

2. No idols 2. No adultery

3. No misuse of God’s name 3. No stealing

4. Keep the Sabbath 4. No false witness

5. Honor parents & live long 5. No coveting

Isn’t the Sabbath Part of the

Ceremonial Law?

The Ten Commandments are the moral law.

The ceremonial Law is obsolete

(Hebrews 8:13).

The Matthew Henry

“We must understand it with an exception

of the Lord’s Day, which all Christians

unanimously observed.”

The Ancient Landmark

Proverbs 22:28

“Do not remove the ancient landmark

which your fathers have set.”

The Apostolic Church

‘Let us, therefore, no longer keep Sabbath

after the Jewish manner…but let every

one of you keep Sabbath after a spiritual

manner, rejoicing in meditation on the

law’ - Ignatius

Peloubet’s Bible Dictionary

“The Fourth Commandment of the

Decalogue is just as binding now as it

ever was, or as any other of the Ten

Commandments.”

Justin Martyr

150 A.D.

Sunday was the day that Christians had

set apart instead of Saturday, because it

was the resurrection day.

Chariots of Fire

Where do we draw the line?

We leave the landmark where the

fathers left it.

A Natural Law

A law of Creation.

We stay in harmony with nature by doing

what God did.

Why?

“For in six days the LORD made heaven

and earth…and rested on the seventh day”

(Exodus 20:11).

Sabbath

Exodus 20:9-11

Six days you shall labor and do all your work,

but the seventh day is the Sabbath of the

LORD your God.

The MessagePastor Ron Smith