Rightly observed, The Sabbath is a delightful gift from God to man.
"Jesus Christ the same yesterday,
and to day, and for ever."
Hebrews 13:8
The Sabbath is a test. Will we obey every word that
proceedeth out of the mouth of God --or not? To excuse their
disobedience to the Sabbath Commandment, some
Christians will say that it is only for the Jews; or, what
day we observe isn't really important; or, we probably
can't trace the calendar to when the manna was given, etc.
I am going to answer those objections with the words and life
of Jesus Christ, our Saviour. Jesus is the final authority to
consult
about the Sabbath and its observance; because he sanctified it
at creation; gave the Commandment; and will judge us all as
we stand before His judgment seat. Jesus said:
"... The sabbath was made for man, ..." : Mark 2:27
The meaning of MAN: anthropos = i.e. a human being.
So if you are a human being, the Sabbath was made for you.
Yes, Jesus Christ sanctified The Sabbath Day at Creation,
for the scriptures say of Him:
"All things were made by him; and without him was not
any thing made that was made." John 1:3
"Thus 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."
Gen 2:1-3 (KJV)
Jesus Christ was also with ancient Israel in the wilderness
and gave the instructions for gathering the manna. The
record shows us that the **seventh day** is the only day
that Jesus will accept as His Holy Day.
"And the LORD went before them by day in a pillar of a
cloud, to lead them the way; and by night in a pillar of
fire, to give them light; to go by day and night:"
Exodus 13:21 (KJV)
The apostle Paul identified the cloud that went with them as
Jesus Christ. (See 1 Cor 10:1-13) So, Jesus knew what
day the manna fell --and the manna was a test to see if the
people would obey Him.
"Then said the LORD unto Moses, Behold, I will rain
bread from heaven for you; and the people shall go out
and gather a certain rate every day
THAT I MAY PROVE THEM,
WHETHER THEY WILL WALK IN MY LAW, OR NO!
... Six days ye shall gather it; but on the SEVENTH
DAY, **which is the sabbath**, in it there shall be
none." Exodus 16:4, 26
Please notice that the manna was given BEFORE The Ten
Commandments were given on Mount Sinai. And when
some people went out to gather it on the SEVENTH day;
the Lord referred to the Sabbath as MY Commandments
and MY instructions when he said this to Moses:
"... How long do you refuse to keep My commandments
and My instructions? " Exod 16:28 (NAS)
Speaking of these things, the apostle Paul gave this warning
to the church: "But with many of them God was not well
pleased: for they were overthrown in the wilderness. Now,
these things were our examples ... "
(See I Cor 10:1-6)
The scriptures reveal that Jesus Christ spoke The Ten
Commandments on Mount Sinai so that ALL of Israel could
hear them --and then, he wrote them on the tables of stone.
"And the LORD SPAKE unto you out of the midst of
the fire: **ye heard the voice of the words**, but saw
no similitude; **only ye heard a voice.**
And he declared unto you his covenant, which he
commanded you to perform, even
TEN COMMANDMENTS
and he wrote them upon two tables of stone."
Deut 4:12-13
Moses, taught Israel statutes and judgments to show the
people how to observe The Commandments of God. Here,
he referred to the test of the manna and its relationship to
The Sabbath Commandment:
"And thou shalt remember all the way which the LORD
thy God led thee these forty years in the wilderness, to
humble thee, and **to prove thee, to know what was in
thine heart, whether thou wouldest keep his
commandments, or no.**
And he humbled thee, and suffered thee to hunger, and
fed thee with manna, which thou knewest not, neither
did thy fathers know; that he might make thee know
THAT MAN DOTH NOT LIVE BY BREAD ONLY, BUT
BY EVERY WORD THAT PROCEEDETH OUT OF
THE MOUTH OF THE LORD DOTH MAN LIVE."
Deut 8:2-3
That is the only place in the scriptures where that distinctive
verse appears --except when Jesus was hungry and was
tempted in the wilderness to command the stones to be
made bread! Matt 4:4, Luke 4:4.
**Every word** that proceedeth out of the mouth of the
LORD includes the Sabbath Commandment! Many
Christians say they have faith in Jesus, and love Him; but
before they receive the crown of life, they must pass this
very same test:
"WILL THEY WALK IN MY LAW --OR NO?"
Donna Kupp
"And the dragon was wroth with the woman,
and went to make war with the remnant of her seed,
WHICH KEEP THE COMMANDMENTS OF GOD,
AND HAVE THE TESTIMONY OF JESUS CHRIST." Rev 12:17 (KJV)
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