Keep the Sabbath Holy

 

Golden Text- "Remember the Sabbath day by keeping it Holy"

_Exodus 20:8

 

Biblical Background

The word "Sabbath" comes from Hebrew word and it means, "to desist, cease or rest". For Hebrew people, the word Sabbath is very important and it concerns with creation story(Gen 2:3). According to Exodus 20:8-11, they must obey, follow, and take rest at Sabbath, not only Jewish family and their livestock, but also their visitors. They are prevented not to do anything at Sabbath. In their history, they obey that law until they were killed in battle.

On the other hand, Sunday is a special day for Christians. It is the day of resurrection of the Lord Jesus Christ, the day of the coming of Holy Spirit upon believers. It is wonderful day and it shakes the world. After that, in A.D 80-90, Sunday was called "The Lord's Day". In A.D 321, Emperor Constantine officially announced Sunday as The Lord's Day and forbid that no one to work in that day.

 

The Ten Commandments

Exodus 20:8-11

8 "Remember the Sabbath day by keeping 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, neither you, nor your son or daughter, nor your manservant or maidservant, nor your animals, nor the alien within your gates.

11 For in six days the LORD made the heavens and the earth, the sea, and all that is in them, but he rested on the seventh day. Therefore the LORD blessed the Sabbath day and made it holy.

 

Word Study

 

*Holy (584) Times

_Gen2:3, Exo 3:5, 15:13; 16:23;19:23, (Holy Day, Holy ground, Holy place, Day of rest, Keep holy).

 

*Sabbath_(133 O.T-84/N.T-59)

The first express mention of the Sabbath is found in Exo 16:21-30, in connection with the giving of the manna. Yahweh taught the people in the wilderness to observe the 7th day as a Sabbath of rest by sending no manna on that day, a double supply being given on the 6th day of the week. Here we have to do with a weekly Sabbath as a day of rest from ordinary secular labor.

 

*Bless_(95 O.T-89/N.T-6)

(Heb: barakh): This word is found more frequently in the Old Testament than in the New Testament, and is used in different relations.

 

The Resurrection of Jesus

Luke 24: 1 on the first day of the week(Sunday), very early in the morning, the women took the spices they had prepared and went to the tomb.

2. They found the stone rolled away from the tomb,

3. but when they entered, they did not find the body of the Lord Jesus.

4. While they were wondering about this, suddenly two men in clothes that gleamed like lightning stood beside them.

5. In their fright the women bowed down with their faces to the ground, but the men said to them,
Why do you look for the living among the dead?

6. He is not here; he has risen! Remember how he told you, while he was still with you in Galilee:

7. "The Son of Man must be delivered into the hands of sinful men, be crucified and on the third day be raised again."

 

Word Study

*The first Day-(First-377/Day-1419)

Matt 28:1, Mark 16:2, John 20:1,19, Act 20:7.

*Son of man-O.T 90

"For the Son of man also came not to be ministered unto, but to minister, and to give his life a ransom for many" (Mk 10:45 parallel).

 

My Promise

This is my promise. I accept that Jesus Christ died fro me on the cross for my sin, I am so glad for He is resurrected from death. It is the first day of the weak(Sunday). To show my thankful heart, I promise to keep Sunday holy.

 

 

1. I promise to attend devotion service regularly.

2. I promise to attend special devotion service.

3. I promise to attend Sunday school(Church School) regularly.

4. I promise to read the Bible regularly.

5. I promise to pray to God regularly.

6. I promise to do/participate in Church activities.