~ The Sabbath Was Required For The Jews ~
Introduction ~ In the Old Testament the Sabbath was established as part of The Law. The Sabbath is observed from sundown Friday evening through sundown Saturday evening. In the New Testament the law of God is written on believers’ hearts (Romans 2:12-16) rather than on tablets of stone. It is the heart’s attitude which now supersedes outward obedience (Romans 10:10). Following Christ’s resurrection, which occurred on the first day of the week, the Disciples and later the Church have observed their day of rest on Sunday in remembrance of Christ’s resurrection (Acts 20:7).
Passage ~ “If you turn away your foot from the Sabbath, from doing your pleasure on My holy day, and call the Sabbath a delight, the holy day of the Lord honorable, and shall honor Him, not doing your own ways, nor finding your own pleasure, nor speaking your own words, then you shall delight yourself in the Lord; and I will cause you to ride on the high hills of the earth, and feed you with the heritage of Jacob your father. The mouth of the Lord has spoken” (Isaiah 58:13-14).
Comment ~ The Sabbath was not meant to be an obligation but a joyful delight as God and His mighty works were remembered and reflected upon.
~ Robert Lloyd Russell, ABUNDANT LIFE NOW blog.
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