3rd quarter 2014 lesson 11 the sabbath

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Lesson 11 for September 13, 2014



“And on the seventh day God ended His work which He had done, and He rested on the seventhday from all His work which He had done. Then God blessed the seventh day and sanctified it,because in it He rested from all His work which God had created and made.” (Genesis 2:2-3)

Who created all things, including the Sabbath?John 1:1-3, Colossians 1:16; Acts 1:1-2

Jesus is the Maker of everything, including the

Sabbath. Jesus, Adam and Eve were not tired, so

why did they need to rest on Sabbath?In a sinless world, the Sabbath is a

temple in time when all creatures

come together to praise their

Creator and to enjoy a special

communion with Him.

Unlike them, we are surrounded

by sin, so we need those moments

of close communion with our

Creator even more.

Jesus set an example by resting on

Sabbath both after creating us and

after redeeming us.



“For the Son of Man is Lordeven of the Sabbath.”

(Matthew 12:8)

That was permitted by the law (Dt. 23:25),

but they were accused of breaking the

law by doing that on Sabbath.

The Pharisees followed very strict rules to

observe the Sabbath day. So what the

disciples did involved reaping, threshing

and fanning the grain for them.

Jesus’ disciples began to pluck heads

of grain from a grain field and to eat

them on Sabbath (Mt. 12:1-2)



Jesus replied the Pharisees. He used twoexamples involving the services in the Temple:

A. David ate the Showbread. The ceremonial

law permitted that transgression.

B. The priests work (even harder) on Sabbath.

His work is accepted by God.

Just after that, Jesus stated:

1. “The Sabbath was made for man, and not man for the

Sabbath.” (Mark 2:27)

The Sabbath is a gift from God for mankind. It wasmade to serve us, not the other way around.

2. “Therefore the Son of Man is also Lord of the Sabbath.”

(Mark 2:28)

Our Savior is the Maker of the Sabbath, so He is

entitled to decide what is appropriate to do onthat holy day.

“For the Son of Man is Lord even of the Sabbath.” (Matthew 12:8)



“So He came to Nazareth, where He had been broughtup. And as His custom was, He went into the synagogue

on the Sabbath day, and stood up to read.” (Luke 4:16)

Jesus’ example of Sabbath keeping is paramount.

1. Jesus gathered with other believers for

Scripture study and worship. (Luke 4:16 –21)

2. He experienced nature (Matt. 12:1 –8)3. He relieved human suffering (Matt. 9 –14;

Luke 13:15, 16; John 5:16, 17)

4. He rested from work (Gen. 2:1 –3)

5. Because of Christ’s strict scriptural

adherence, Jesus refrained from

merchandising (Matt. 5:17 –19;Neh. 13:15 –22)

6. We may infer from Jesus’ disciples’ conduct

that He observed the preparation day (Luke

23, 24; Exodus 16)

Based upon Jesus’ example, Christians should conscientiously craft Sabbathpractice for today.

How did Jesus observe Sabbath?



Jesus was accused of violating the Sabbath because He “worked”

by healing people. How did Jesus counter that statement?

“So they watched Him closely, whether He would healhim on the Sabbath, so that they might accuse Him.”

(Mark 3:2)

Matthew 12:10-13.

• If a sheep falls into a pit,

rescuing it is lawful. Isn’ta man more valuable thana sheep? So it is lawful todo good on Sabbath.

Luke 13:10-17.

• Loosing an animal so it

can drink on Sabbath islawful. Shouldn’t we alsoloose those that havebeen tied with sickness bySatan? Shouldn’t we healthem?

John 5:2-18.

• The Father works on

Sabbath by supportingthe Universe. Shouldn’thelping people onSabbath be also lawful?

Jesus released the Sabbath from extremism. He helped us to get away fromlegalism without transgressing the Sabbath day.



“„And it shall come to pass that from one New

Moon to another, and from one Sabbath toanother, all flesh shall come to worship beforeMe,‟ says the Lord.” (Isaiah 66:23)

Popular theology states that Jesus transferred

the holiness of the Sabbath to Sunday, to honor

His resurrection. Nevertheless, when Jesus spokeabout the destruction of Jerusalem (that would

take place 40 years after His resurrection), He

said, “And pray that your flight may not be in

winter or on the Sabbath.” (Matthew 24:20)

Paul and the rest of the apostles usually

attended Church on Sabbath (Acts 13:14, 42;14:1; 17:1-2; 18:4)

When some Greek people wanted to meet Paul

apart from the Jews (outside the synagogue), he

preached to them for two consecutive Sabbaths

(Acts 13:42-44). He didn’t meet them on Sunday.

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