SabbathA Glory Analysis

Glory=Light

Who only hath immortality, dwelling in the light which no man can approach unto (1 Timothy 6:16)And the city had no need of the sun, neither of the moon, to shine in it: for the glory of God did lighten it, and the Lamb is the light thereof. (Revelation 21:23 KJV)

Glory = Praise

But he that glorieth, let him glory in the Lord. (2 Corinthians 10:17)Thou shalt rejoice in the LORD, and shalt glory in the Holy One of Israel. (Isaiah 41:16)My glory will I not give to another, neither my praise to graven images. (Isaiah 42:8)

Glory = PresenceIt came even to pass, as the trumpeters and singers were as one, to make one sound to be heard in praising and thanking the LORD; and when they lifted up their voice with the trumpets and cymbals and instruments of musick, and praised the LORD, saying, For he is good; for his mercy endureth for ever: that then the house was filled with a cloud, even the house of the LORD; So that the priests could not stand to minister by reason of the cloud: for the glory of the LORD had filled the house of God. (2 Chronicles 5:13-14 KJV)

Glory=NameAnd he said, I beseech thee, shew me thy glory. And he said, I will make all my goodness pass before thee, and I will proclaim the name of the LORD before thee; and will be gracious to whom I will be gracious, and will shew mercy on whom I will shew mercy. (Exodus 33:18-19)And the LORD said, Behold, there is a place by me, and thou shalt stand upon a rock: And it shall come to pass, while my glory passeth by, that I will put thee in a clift of the rock, and will cover thee with my hand while I pass by: (Exodus 33:21-22)

Glory=NameAnd the LORD descended in the cloud, and stood with him there, and proclaimed the name of the LORD. And the LORD passed by before him, and proclaimed, The LORD, The LORD God, merciful and gracious, longsuffering, and abundant in goodness and truth, Keeping mercy for thousands, forgiving iniquity and transgression and sin, and that will by no means clear the guilty; visiting the iniquity of the fathers upon the children, and upon the children's children, unto the third and to the fourth generation. (Exodus 34:5-7)

Glory = CharacterThe Hebrew word for name is <shem>:“an appellation, as a mark or memorial of individuality; by implication honor, authority, character.” Glory is Character.“The glory of God is His character.” {RC 214.3} {AG 322.2} {Prt, December 29, 1892 par. 6}

The Sabbath CreatedThus the heavens and the earth were finished, and all the host of them. And on the seventh day God ended his work which he had made; and he rested on the seventh day from all his work which he had made. And God blessed the seventh day, and sanctified it: because that in it he had rested from all his work which God created and made. (Genesis 2:1-3 KJV)

The Form of SanctifyingAnd there I will meet with the children of Israel, and the tabernacle shall be sanctified by my glory. And I will sanctify the tabernacle of the congregation, and the altar: I will sanctify also both Aaron and his sons, to minister to me in the priest's office. (Exodus 29:43-44 KJV)

Demonstrated And when Aaron and all the children of Israel saw Moses, behold, the skin of his face shone; and they were afraid to come nigh him. (Exodus 34:30 KJV)And for their sakes I sanctify myself, that they also might be sanctified through the truth. (John 17:19)And was transfigured before them: and his face did shine as the sun, and his raiment was white as the light. (Matthew 17:2 KJV)

The Blessing

Speak unto Aaron and unto his sons, saying, On this wise ye shall bless the children of Israel, saying unto them, The LORD bless thee, and keep thee: The LORD make his face shine upon thee, and be gracious unto thee: The LORD lift up his countenance upon thee, and give thee peace. And they shall put my name upon the children of Israel; and I will bless them. (Numbers 6:23-27 KJV)

Matching VersesArise, shine; for thy light is come, and the glory of the LORD is risen upon thee. … the LORD shall arise upon thee, and his glory shall be seen upon thee. (Isaiah 60:1-2 KJV)I will glorify the house of my glory. (Isaiah 60:7 KJV)He hath glorified thee. (Isaiah 60:9 KJV)The LORD shall be unto thee an everlasting light, and thy God thy glory. (Isaiah 60:19 KJV)

Some Matching Phrases

• Arise, shine; for thy light is come, and the glory of the LORD is risen upon thee.

• The LORD make his face shine upon thee• The LORD lift up his countenance upon

thee• The LORD shall arise upon thee• I will bless them• His glory shall be seen upon thee.

Sabbath RestAnd on the seventh day God ended his work which he had made; and he rested on the seventh day from all his work which he had made. (Genesis 2:2 KJV)For in six days the LORD made heaven and earth, the sea, and all that in them is, and rested the seventh day: wherefore the LORD blessed the sabbath day, and hallowed it. (Exodus 20:11 KJV)And God blessed the seventh day, and sanctified it: because that in it he had rested from all his work which God created and made. (Genesis 2:3 KJV)

Day of Rest for Servants

But the seventh day is the sabbath of the LORD thy God … that thy manservant and thy maidservant may rest as well as thou. (Deuteronomy 5:14 KJV)And they returned, and prepared spices and ointments; and rested the sabbath day according to the commandment. (Luke 23:56 KJV)

The Greatest ServantBehold my servant, whom I uphold; mine elect, in whom my soul delighteth; I have put my spirit upon him: he shall bring forth judgment to the Gentiles. (Isaiah 42:1 KJV)He riseth from supper, and laid aside his garments; and took a towel, and girded himself. After that he poureth water into a bason, and began to wash the disciples' feet, and to wipe them with the towel wherewith he was girded. (John 13:4-5 KJV)

We Are ServantsAnd whosoever of you will be the chiefest, shall be servant of all. (Mark 10:44 KJV)So likewise ye, when ye shall have done all those things which are commanded you, say, We are unprofitable servants: we have done that which was our duty to do. (Luke 17:10 KJV)For he that is entered into his rest, he also hath ceased from his own works, as God did from his. (Hebrews 4:10 KJV)

The Creator IdentifiedRemember the sabbath day, to keep it holy. Six days shalt thou labour, and do all thy work: But the seventh day is the sabbath of the LORD thy God: in it thou shalt not do any work, thou, nor thy son, nor thy daughter, thy manservant, nor thy maidservant, nor thy cattle, nor thy stranger that is within thy gates: For in six days the LORD made heaven and earth, the sea, and all that in them is, and rested the seventh day: wherefore the LORD blessed the sabbath day, and hallowed it. (Exodus 20:8-11 KJV)

A little Infothe LORD [H3068] (Exodus 20:11 KJV)H3068 refers to - (the) self-Existent or Eternal; Jehovah, Jewish national name of God:--Jehovah-Hence the when the word LORD is seen in the scriptures it is placed there in place of the personal name of God.

The Creator IdentifiedRemember the sabbath day, to keep it holy. Six days shalt thou labour, and do all thy work: But the seventh day is the sabbath of [Jehovah] thy God: in it thou shalt not do any work, thou, nor thy son, nor thy daughter, thy manservant, nor thy maidservant, nor thy cattle, nor thy stranger that is within thy gates: For in six days [Jehovah] made heaven and earth, the sea, and all that in them is, and rested the seventh day: wherefore [Jehovah] blessed the sabbath day, and hallowed it. (Exodus 20:8-11 KJV)

The Rest Of Christ: CREATIONIn whom we have redemption through his blood, even the forgiveness of sins: Who is the image of the invisible God, the firstborn of every creature: For by him were all things created, that are in heaven, and that are in earth, visible and invisible, whether they be thrones, or dominions, or principalities, or powers: all things were created by him, and for him: (Colossians 1:14-16 KJV)For in six days the LORD made heaven and earth, the sea, and all that in them is, and rested the seventh day (Exodus 20:11)

The Rest Of Christ: CreationIn the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God. The same was in the beginning with God. All things were made by him; and without him was not any thing made that was made. (John 1:1-3 KJV)And on the seventh day God ended his work which he had made; and he rested on the seventh day from all his work which he had made. And God blessed the seventh day, and sanctified it: because that in it he had rested from all his work which God created and made. (Genesis 2:2-3

The Redeemer IdentifiedAnd remember that thou wast a servant in the land of Egypt, and that [Jehovah] thy God brought thee out thence through a mighty hand and by a stretched out arm: therefore [Jehovah] thy God commanded thee to keep the sabbath day. (Deuteronomy 5:12-15 KJV)Wherefore say unto the children of Israel, I am [Jehovah], and I will bring you out from under the burdens of the Egyptians, and I will rid you out of their bondage, and I will redeem you with a stretched out arm, and with great judgments: (Exodus 6:6 KJV)

The Rest Of Christ: RedemptionWhen Jesus therefore had received the vinegar, he said, It is finished: and he bowed his head, and gave up the ghost. The Jews therefore, because it was the preparation, that the bodies should not remain upon the cross on the sabbath day, (for that sabbath day was an high day,) besought Pilate that their legs might be broken, and that they might be taken away. But when they came to Jesus, and saw that he was dead already, they brake not his legs: (John 19:30-31; 33 KJV)

Hallow = To Keep HolyRemember the sabbath day, to keep it holy. (Exodus 20:8 KJV)Keep the sabbath day to sanctify it, as the LORD thy God hath commanded thee. (Deuteronomy 5:12 KJV)the LORD blessed the sabbath day, and hallowed it. (Exodus 20:11 KJV)And God blessed the seventh day, and sanctified it: (Genesis 2:3 KJV)

God Rejoiced SabbathAnd God saw every thing that he had made, and, behold, it was very good. And the evening and the morning were the sixth day. (Genesis 1:31 KJV)When the morning stars sang together, and all the sons of God shouted for joy? (Job 38:7 KJV)Adam … the son of God. (Luke 3:38 KJV)

The Day of RejoicingSix days shall work be done: but the seventh day is the sabbath of rest, an holy convocation; ye shall do no work therein: it is the sabbath of the LORD in all your dwellings. (Leviticus 23:3 KJV)Call the sabbath a delight, the holy of the LORD, honourable; and shalt honour him, … Then shalt thou delight thyself in the LORD; … for the mouth of the LORD hath spoken it. (Isaiah 58:13-14 KJV)

The Prophet’s ViewJesus opened them, and I saw the ten commandments written on them with the finger of God. On one table were four, and on the other six. The four on the first table shone brighter than the other six. But the fourth, the Sabbath commandment, shone above them all; for the Sabbath was set apart to be kept in honor of God's holy name. The holy Sabbath looked glorious--a halo of glory was all around it. {EW 32.3}

A Final ThoughtI know that, whatsoever God doeth, it shall be for ever: nothing can be put to it, nor any thing taken from it: and God doeth it, that men should fear before him. That which hath been is now; and that which is to be hath already been; and God requireth that which is past. (Ecclesiastes 3:14-15 KJV)And it shall come to pass, that from one new moon to another, and from one sabbath to another, shall all flesh come to worship before me, saith the LORD. (Isaiah 66:23 KJV)