Exodus 16, 20, and 31

When Was The Sabbath Changed? Who Changed The Sabbath?

Pastor Dave KooyersValley Bible FellowshipBox 433Boonville CA 95415

www.ValleyBibleFellowship.org(707) 895-3212

God bless you as you examine His Word,Your servant in Christ, 2Cor. 4:5,Dave

When Was Sabbath Changed?Sabbatarians often pointedly ask this (as a challenge usually)?So, when was it changed, and by whom?• Good question! Let’s see what Scripture says.• The 1st. use of “sabbath” in the Hebrew, Greek, or English Bibles is

in Exodus 16:23-29 concerning harvesting manna; “23 then he said to them, "This is what the LORD meant: Tomorrow is a sabbath observance, a holy sabbath to the LORD…. 29 "See, the LORD has given you the sabbath; therefore He gives you bread for two days on the sixth day. Remain every man in his place; let no man go out of his place on the seventh day.”...

Who Was God Commanding?

• God gave specific instructions concerning harvesting manna, to the Israelites. Not to gentiles, or the world.

• Exodus 16:23-29 “23 then he said to them, "This is what the LORD meant: Tomorrow is a sabbath observance, a holy sabbath to the LORD…. 29 "See, the LORD has given you [descendants of Israel, 12 tribes, the Jews] the sabbath; therefore He gives you bread for two days on the sixth day. Remain every man in his place; let no man go out of his place on the seventh day.”... [They were to stay at home. Not, go to synagogue, church, Prayer Meeting, Assembly, or anywhere else. Anyone who leaves his house on Saturday is breaking the Sabbath.]

Ex 20:8, Sabbath RememberedThe next use of “sabbath” is in; Exodus 20:8-11 "Remember

the sabbath day, to keep it holy…”Please note what God didn’t say. He did not say “I give you

new, additional, or more commands concerning the “Sabbath.””

He did not say “I command you to impose the “Sabbath” upon the gentiles.”

He said, "Remember the sabbath…” Remember what?Creation week? No they weren’t there. He’s telling them to

remember what He just commanded them in Exod 16:23-29. Don’t pick manna or work, stay in your homes.

Exodus 31:13, The Law Says Breaking The Sabbath…

Exodus 31:14 'Therefore you are to observe the sabbath, for it is holy to you. Everyone who profanes it shall surely be put to death; for whoever does any work on it, that person shall be cut off from among his people.

James 2:10 For whoever keeps the whole law and yet stumbles in one point, he has become guilty of all.

Romans 6:23 For the wages of sin is death, but the free gift of God is eternal life in Christ Jesus our Lord.

You cannot pick and choose from God’s commands. Keeping the Sabbath includes the death penalty for Sabbath breakers. It’s in the same verse, they’re inseparable.

Exodus 31:13, The Law Says Breaking The Sabbath…

Exodus 31:14 …the sabbath, for it is holy to you. Everyone who profanes it shall surely be put to death…

You can rejoice in the fact that you are not Israel and you don’t have to execute the death penalty for Sabbath breakers.

Because; Romans 8:1 There is therefore now no condemnation for those who are in Christ Jesus. 2 For the law of the Spirit of life in Christ Jesus has set you free from the law of sin and of death. 3 For what the Law could not do, weak as it was through the flesh, God did: sending His own Son in the likeness of sinful flesh and as an offering for sin, He condemned sin in the flesh,4 in order that the requirement of the Law might be fulfilled in us, who do not walk according to the flesh, but according to the Spirit.

1 Corinthians 15:56 The Power Of Sin Is The Law

• 1 Corinthians 15:56 The sting of death is sin, and the power of sin is the law; 57 but thanks be to God, who gives us the victory through our Lord Jesus Christ.

Jesus Fulfilled The Law

Matthew 5:17 "Do not think that I came to abolish the Law or the Prophets; I did not come to abolish but to fulfill.

All who have received Christ are freed from The Law and are under “the law of Christ.”

Romans 8:2 For the law of the Spirit of life in Christ Jesus has set you free from the law of sin and of death.

Galatians 6:2 Bear one another's burdens, and thereby fulfill the law of Christ.

Exodus 31:13, The Law Says Breaking The Sabbath…

Exodus 31:14 'Therefore you are to observe the sabbath, for it is holy to you. Everyone who profanes it shall surely be put to death; for whoever does any work on it, that person shall be cut off from among his people.

Cut off from Israel! James 2:10 For whoever keeps the whole law and yet

stumbles in one point, he has become guilty of all.Romans 6:23 For the wages of sin is death, but the free gift of

God is eternal life in Christ Jesus our Lord. To many of our judges and pastors are so soft hearted that

they become soft headed.

Exodus 31:13, Breaking The Sabbath=Death, Yet!

• Romans 8:3 For what the Law could not do…God did: sending His own Son in the likeness of sinful flesh and as an offering for sin, He condemned sin in the flesh, 4 in order that the requirement of the Law might be fulfilled in us…

• Romans 13:8 …he who loves his neighbor has fulfilled the law.• Galatians 5:14 For the whole Law is fulfilled in one word, in

the statement, "YOU SHALL LOVE YOUR NEIGHBOR AS YOURSELF."

Exodus 31:13, Sabbath Was And Is For Israel Under The Law

Exodus 20:8 "Remember the sabbath day, to keep it holy.• Exodus 31:13-17 "But as for you, speak to the sons of Israel,

saying, 'You shall surely observe My sabbaths; for this is a sign between Me and you throughout your generations, … 14 'Therefore you are to observe the sabbath, for it is holy to you. …put to death…be cut off from among his people….be put to death. 16 'So the sons of Israel shall observe the sabbath…throughout their generations as a perpetual covenant.' 17 "It is a sign between Me and the sons of Israel forever…

Exodus 31:14, Put To Death

Exodus 31:14 'Therefore you are to observe the sabbath, for it is holy to you. Everyone who profanes it shall surely be put to death; for whoever does any work on it, that person shall be cut off from among his people.

It’s seriousProfanes is different from work

When Was Sabbath Changed?Sabbatarians often pointedly ask this (as a challenge usually)?So, when was it changed? It never was changed, it’s for Israel alone. Always was!• The 1st. NASU use of “sabbath” is in Exodus 16:23-29

concerning harvesting manna; “23 then he said to them, "This is what the LORD meant: Tomorrow is a sabbath observance, a holy sabbath to the LORD…. 29 "See, the LORD has given you the sabbath; therefore He gives you bread for two days on the sixth day. Remain every man in his place; let no man go out of his place on the seventh day.”... [They were to stay at home.]

Nine Of The Ten Commandments Are Repeated In The NT

• You know the commandments, "DO NOT COMMIT ADULTERY, DO NOT MURDER, DO NOT STEAL, DO NOT BEAR FALSE WITNESS, HONOR YOUR FATHER AND MOTHER." —Luke 18:20 [Mark 10:19]

• For this, "YOU SHALL NOT COMMIT ADULTERY, YOU SHALL NOT MURDER, YOU SHALL NOT STEAL, YOU SHALL NOT COVET," and if there is any other commandment, it is summed up in this saying, "YOU SHALL LOVE YOUR NEIGHBOR AS YOURSELF." —Romans 13:9 (Matthew, 4:10, 5:21, 28, 28:1, 1 Timothy 1:9, James 2:7, 1 Corinthians 8:4 , 1 John 5:21)

• The only commandment not repeated was to "Remember the Sabbath day, to keep it holy." (Exodus 20:8). The early Christians met on the first day of the week.

Nine Of The Ten Commandments Are Repeated In The NT

• On the first day of the week, when we were gathered together to break bread, Paul began talking to them, intending to leave the next day, and he prolonged his message until midnight. —Acts 20:7 (Mark 16:2, 9; Luke 24:1; John 20:1, 19;1 Corinthians 16:2, Matthew 28:1)

• We and the early Christians met on the first day of the week because: Sunday was the day of the Lord's resurrection. The six post-resurrection appearances were on Sunday. The Holy Spirit came on Sunday. We have been freed from the Law!

• Colossians 2:16 Therefore no one is to act as your judge in regard to food or drink or in respect to a festival or a new moon or a Sabbath day-- 17 things which are a mere shadow of what is to come; but the substance belongs to Christ.

The Universal Seven Day Week Makes Good Sense

• Don’t get me wrong, there are good biological reasons to rest one day in seven.

• God designed us that way.• God set the pattern.• God commanded Israel, under the theocracy,

to keep the Sabbath.

The Universal Seven Day Week Makes Good Sense

• But Saturday is not the only Sabbath;• Bob Jones www.BibleFood.com says, “… there

were at least 64 "Sabbaths" in each calendar year. Many weeks had multiple "Sabbaths", one a seventh day Sabbath, the other a "Holy Convocation", the first or last day of a feast. Often, there were Sabbath days back to back - two days in a row. And. probably just as often, a Feast day Sabbath occurred the same day as the seventh day Sabbath….” http://www.biblestudymanuals.net/sabbaths.htm

THE UNIVERSAL SEVEN DAY WEEKExodus 20:11, TODAY'S CREATION MOMENT

• Exodus 20:11 "For [in] six days the LORD made heaven and earth, the sea, and all that in them [is], and rested the seventh day: wherefore the LORD blessed the sabbath day, and hallowed it."

• According to the Bible, God completed creation in six days and rested on the seventh, thus setting the pattern for humans to follow. If the Bible's account of creation is just a myth, or if the days of Genesis 1 are figurative, why is the very fabric of human existence tied to the seven day week?

• The Hebrew word shabah means "seven." It comes from the root word which means full or complete. Not only is this word the source of the word "Sabbath," it is also related to the word "seven" in several languages, including English. Even

THE UNIVERSAL SEVEN DAY WEEKExodus 20:11, TODAY'S CREATION MOMENT

• the Chinese from ancient times have used the seven day week. The seventh day of the first lunar month is still known among the Chinese as the "birthday of mankind." In ancient India, Egypt, Rome and Greece, the seven day week was standard. Exceptions are few and far between.

• Science has also learned that one of our most basic biological cycles is tied to the seven day week. Researchers found measurable impairments in subjects who were denied one out of seven days for rest. They also found that no amount of experimental coaxing could change this built in seven day cycle to six or eight days.

• Evolutionary researchers admit that they do not know when the seven day week started. But the origin of the seven day week is clearly presented in Scripture. The seven day week shows that the days in Genesis 1 are not make believe, nor are they figurative – they are the revealed truth of God!

THE UNIVERSAL SEVEN DAY WEEKExodus 20:11, TODAY'S CREATION MOMENT

• Notes: Photo: Italian bracelet depicting the Olympic gods representing the seven days of the week.

Exodus 35:2, Keeping Sabbath • Exodus 35:2 "For six days work may be done, but on

the seventh day you shall have a holy day, a sabbath of complete rest to the LORD; whoever does any work on it shall be put to death. 3 "You shall not kindle a fire in any of your dwellings on the sabbath day.“

• Don’t light the stove, turn up the thermostat, turn on any lights, TV, etc., start your car, go or do anything.

Arnold Fruchtenbaulm at http://www.ariel.org/index.htm

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Pastor Dave KooyersValley Bible FellowshipBox 433Boonville CA 95415

www.ValleyBibleFellowship.org(707) 895-3212

God bless you as you examine His Word,Your servant in Christ, 2Cor. 4:5,Dave