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IV. Sabbath

Copyright © Simon G. HarrisScripture quotations taken from the HOLY BIBLE, NEW INTERNATIONAL VERSION. Copyright © 1973, 1978, 1984 by International Bible Society. Used by permission.

?Mark 2:27 - 28 Then he said to them, “The Sabbath was made for man, not man for the Sabbath. So the Son of Man is Lord even of the Sabbath.”

Mark 2:27 - 28 Then he said to them, “The Sabbath was made for man, not man for the Sabbath. So the Son of Man is Lord even of the Sabbath.”

The Sabbath The Sabbath

A blessing or a burden

Exodus 20:8-11Page 78

Exodus 20:8-11Page 78

The Sabbath The Sabbath

Exodus 20:9 - 10 Six days you shall labour and do all your work, but the seventh day is a Sabbath to the LORD your God.

Exodus 20:9 - 10 Six days you shall labour and do all your work, but the seventh day is a Sabbath to the LORD your God.

The Sabbath provides …The Sabbath provides …

1. RHYTHM

Exodus 20:11 For in six days the LORD made …, but he rested on the seventh day. Therefore the LORD blessed the Sabbath day and made it holy.

Exodus 20:11 For in six days the LORD made …, but he rested on the seventh day. Therefore the LORD blessed the Sabbath day and made it holy.


1. RHYTHM

Exodus 31:17 … for in six days the Lord made the heavens and the earth, and on the seventh day he abstained from work and rested.'

Exodus 31:17 … for in six days the Lord made the heavens and the earth, and on the seventh day he abstained from work and rested.'


1. RHYTHM

Exodus 20:8 - 11 … the seventh day is a Sabbath to the LORD your God. On it you shall not do any work,

Exodus 20:8 - 11 … the seventh day is a Sabbath to the LORD your God. On it you shall not do any work,


2. REST

We Doctors in the treatment of nervous diseases are now constantly compelled to prescribe periods of rest. Some periods are, I think, only Sundays in arrears.

We Doctors in the treatment of nervous diseases are now constantly compelled to prescribe periods of rest. Some periods are, I think, only Sundays in arrears.

Sir James Chrichton Browne

Sir James Chrichton Browne

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Exodus 34:21 "Six days you shall labour, but on the seventh day you shall rest; even during the plowing season and harvest you must rest.

Exodus 34:21 "Six days you shall labour, but on the seventh day you shall rest; even during the plowing season and harvest you must rest.


2. REST

Exodus 20:10 … is a Sabbath .. you shall not do any work, .. nor your son or daughter, nor your manservant or maidservant, nor your animals, nor the alien within your gates.

Exodus 20:10 … is a Sabbath .. you shall not do any work, .. nor your son or daughter, nor your manservant or maidservant, nor your animals, nor the alien within your gates.


3. RELATIONSHIP

Exodus 20:9 - 11 ….for in six days the LORD made the heavens and the earth, …, but he rested on the seventh day. Therefore the LORD blessed the Sabbath day …

Exodus 20:9 - 11 ….for in six days the LORD made the heavens and the earth, …, but he rested on the seventh day. Therefore the LORD blessed the Sabbath day …


4. REMEMBRANCE i. remember our part in creation

Deuteronomy 5:12 - 15 Remember … that the LORD your God brought you out of there with a mighty hand and an outstretched arm. Therefore .. observe the Sabbath day.

Deuteronomy 5:12 - 15 Remember … that the LORD your God brought you out of there with a mighty hand and an outstretched arm. Therefore .. observe the Sabbath day.


4. REMEMBRANCE ii. remember our rescue

Leviticus 23:3 There are six days when you may work, but the seventh day is a Sabbath of rest, a day of sacred assembly. … it is a Sabbath to the LORD.

Leviticus 23:3 There are six days when you may work, but the seventh day is a Sabbath of rest, a day of sacred assembly. … it is a Sabbath to the LORD.


5. REVERENCE

Exodus 20:9 - 10 Six days you shall labour and do all your work, 10but the seventh day is a Sabbath to the LORD your God.



6. RECOMMITTMENT

these earthly things assume their true size.these earthly things assume their true size.

William WilberforceWilliam Wilberforce

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With peaceful Sundays, the strings would never have snapped as they did from over tension.

With peaceful Sundays, the strings would never have snapped as they did from over tension.

William WilberforceWilliam Wilberforce

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6. RECOMMITTMENT

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