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And he especially healed on the Sabbath, bringing restoration to such people as the man with the withered hand ( Matt. He preached and taught on this day ( Mark 1:21, 6:2 Luke 4:14-15). Jesus used the Sabbath to preach and bring redemption. Jesus was most active on the Sabbath, to the Pharisees' chagrin and to his Father's delight. Knowing that Jesus kept it gives us both precept and example to do likewise. 12:8), and taught the day was made for us ( Mark 2:27). Jesus kept the Sabbath. As the New Testament opens up with the gospel accounts, we see that our Lord Jesus observed the Sabbath himself ( Luke 4:16), told us he was Lord of the Sabbath ( Matt. Isaiah is seeing the Sabbath become an ultimate time of victory and blessing for the Lord and his people. In the Old Testament, the term "day of the Lord" was used to signify a visitation of the Lord to bring judgment on his enemies and deliverance to his people. The One who made the world, then watched mankind plunge itself into sin and slavery, promises via the Sabbath that he will redeem his people. 20:11) and the second is redemption from slavery ( Deut. The first act is the creation of the world ( Ex. 5:6-21), dual acts of God are given as reasons for observing the Sabbath. In particular, the Sabbath is a sign promising redemption. In the two places in the Bible where the Ten Commandments are listed ( Ex. The Sabbath is a sign of spiritual realities. In Exodus 31:12, the Lord told Moses to instruct the people, "Above all you shall keep my Sabbaths, for this is a sign between me and you throughout your generations, that you may know that I, the Lord, sanctify you." The Sabbath is a sign of wonderful blessings the Lord desires to give to his people. 20:10), and it is a promise that God will give rest to his people ( Ex. The Sabbath offers rest to you. The word Sabbath means "rest," the fourth commandment calls people to rest from their labors on this day ( Ex. 17:27), the Sabbath Day is a command given to God's people. 20:8-11), to the prophets urging the people to honor it ( Jer. 2:3-4), to the formalizing it in the Ten Commandments ( Ex. Having enjoyed yesterday another Sabbath, where my soul was rejuvenated and my heart made glad, I thought I would encourage you with ten concise reasons (five coming from the Old Testament and five from the New) as to why you should honor the Lord's Day.įirst and foremost, remembering the Sabbath is a command. From the first week of creation ( Gen.