Observe the Sabbath: Exod 20:8-11; Deut 5:12-15

Introduction

The debate among the brethren.

Body

Exposition

OT: Considerations

Textual Outline

Remember and Guard the Sabbath: ;

Remember and Guard the Sabbath for the purpose of keeping it Holy: ;

Remember and Guard the Sabbath by you and your house hold resting from ordinary labors and setting it aside for worship: ;

Remember and Guard the Sabbath because of creation:

The Sabbath Day was designated at creation and engrained in the rhythm of Adam’s life:

He was to cease from His labor of dominion and multiplying to observe the Sabbath

It was a time to contemplate God’s goodness, the progress of his own labors, and to taste the rest that would be enjoyed fully when his labors were done

His hope of reaching rest by his labor was lost in the fall.

Remember and Guard the Sabbath because of redemption:

Israel was saved not by their own action but God’s grace

Israel was to visibly demonstrate there trust in God and HIs provision by working six days and resting on the seventh

Israel was given a death penalty for those that violate the Sabbath, for in breaking it they demonstrate they don’t trust God ()

Israel rebelled and the sabbath became an ordinary day to them, but God still called them to return to it ()

Israel had Sabbaths once a week, once every seven years, and once every fifty years.

NT: Considerations

Jesus’ commentary on the Sabbath

Jesus never broke the Sabbath:

Jesus taught the Sabbath was made for man:

Jesus taught the Sabbath was a day for doing good:

Jesus taught the Sabbath is a day for freedom:

Jesus taught the Sabbath is a day for mercy:

Jesus in summary taught that it was not a mere religious duty but a day of doing God in worship of God

Jesus’ fulfillment of the Sabbath

Jesus is the substance of what was shadowed in the ceremonies:

Jesus finished the labor assigned to Him as the federal head of a new people: ;

Jesus entered His rest:

Jesus in resurrection secured the redemption of His people and established the founding of the New Creation

Fesko writes, “Israel worked six days, then rested on the last day of the week, because she looked forward to the completion of her workweek. We, on the other hand, rest first, then work in gratitude for the completed work of Christ. Each Lord’s Day, or Sunday, we rest from our labors and celebrate our redemption from the bondage of Satan, sin, and death.”

Israel worked six days, then rested on the last day of the week, because she looked forward to the completion of her workweek. We, on the other hand, rest first, then work in gratitude for the completed work of Christ. Each Lord’s Day, or Sunday, we rest from our labors and celebrate our redemption from the bondage of Satan, sin, and death

Jesus’ transformation of the Sabbath

Israel worked six days, then rested on the last day of the week, because she looked forward to the completion of her workweek. We, on the other hand, rest first, then work in gratitude for the completed work of Christ. Each Lord’s Day, or Sunday, we rest from our labors and celebrate our redemption from the bondage of Satan, sin, and deathJesus’ transformation of the Sabbath

Jesus in resurrection secured the redemption of His people and established the founding of the New Creation

Fesko writes, “Israel worked six days, then rested on the last day of the week, because she looked forward to the completion of her workweek. We, on the other hand, rest first, then work in gratitude for the completed work of Christ. Each Lord’s Day, or Sunday, we rest from our labors and celebrate our redemption from the bondage of Satan, sin, and death.”

The priority of the Lord’s Day (Sunday) as day of rest for Christians:

The priority of the Lord’s Day (Sunday) as day of rest for Christians:

Jesus rose on the Sunday: ; ;

The early church regularly met on the Lord’s day: ;

John recieved his revelation on the Lord’s Day:

The early church prioritized the Lord’s Day as its Sabbath or day set aside from secular labors to worship

The necessity of gather together:

The abolition of various ceremonies as requirements: ;

The eternal rest that awaits us:

Application

It is entered by faith not works: Heb 4:1-3;

Conclusion/Application

Observe the Lord’s Day by setting aside one day for corporate worship ()

Observe the Lord’s Day by trusting Jesus enough to rest

Observe the Lord’s day by resting in Jesus completed work

Observe the Lord’s day by doing what promotes your celebration of the life, death, burial, and resurrection of Jesu Christ

Observe the Lord’s day unless providentially hindered