the shabat as worship

[jasoncran]

premise:

1) the fact that in Egypt , the populous were unthankful
2) god worked and rested on the seventh day. he set the example
3) a grateful believer would want to take time off to thank god for his blessings and to worship god.

 

[TOG]

premise:

1) the fact that in Egypt , the populous were unthankful
2) god worked and rested on the seventh day. he set the example
3) a grateful believer would want to take time off to thank god for his blessings and to worship god.

I agree with all of those, but I would like to add one more reason for keeping the Sabbath. We usually think of it as separate from the annual feasts, such as Passover and the Feast of Tabernacles, but it is found in the same lists, for example in Leviticus 23. As with all the other feasts, the Sabbath both looks back to commemorate an event that has already happened and looks forward to some part of God's redemptive plan. For example, Passover commemorates the Exodus from Egypt and points forward (or what was then forward) to Christ's crucifixion. The Sabbath is no different in this respect. It looks back to commemorate the creation, and looks forward to our final rest when Christ returns. Some people say that the entire week is prophetic. The Bible says that a day is as a thousand years with the Lord and a thousand years as a day. All of human history, from the creation until Christ's return (or the Messianic Kingdom, as the Jews put it) will be 6000 years (6 days), and then the millennial reign of Christ will come (the seventh or Sabbath day).

The TOG​

 

[jasoncran]

I agree with all of those, but I would like to add one more reason for keeping the Sabbath. We usually think of it as separate from the annual feasts, such as Passover and the Feast of Tabernacles, but it is found in the same lists, for example in Leviticus 23. As with all the other feasts, the Sabbath both looks back to commemorate an event that has already happened and looks forward to some part of God's redemptive plan. For example, Passover commemorates the Exodus from Egypt and points forward (or what was then forward) to Christ's crucifixion. The Sabbath is no different in this respect. It looks back to commemorate the creation, and looks forward to our final rest when Christ returns. Some people say that the entire week is prophetic. The Bible says that a day is as a thousand years with the Lord and a thousand years as a day. All of human history, from the creation until Christ's return (or the Messianic Kingdom, as the Jews put it) will be 6000 years (6 days), and then the millennial reign of Christ will come (the seventh or Sabbath day).

The TOG​

even the jews argue of that last part. I was told by my dad with the views of that. the problem is there but im not going to address that here.

 

[elijah23]

premise:

1) the fact that in Egypt , the populous were unthankful
2) god worked and rested on the seventh day. he set the example
3) a grateful believer would want to take time off to thank god for his blessings and to worship god.

I agree but I also think we need a day's rest each week.

 

[jasoncran]

I agree but I also think we need a day's rest each week.

the day doesn't have to be sunday nor Saturday.

 

[elijah23]

the day doesn't have to be sunday nor Saturday.

I would agree with that.