THE SABBATH

Part 2

The Sabbath was and old commandment, actually it was given by Yehovah to mankind at the Seventh day of creation, as already mentioned. Anyone who was not a descendant of Ya’aqov (Israel), who joined Yehovah, had to be circumcised before they would partake of the Passover.

And when the stranger dwells with you and wants to keep the Passover to Yehovah, let all his male be circumcised, and then let him come near and keep it; and he shall be as a native of the land.

Shemot/Exodus 12:48

I want to remind you that once you were born again, you were one with Israel. You were born of the Spirit of Elohim. You have become a new person in Him. You have entered into the Covenant, and you are required to keep the Commandments which includes the Sabbath, just as a born Israeli.

And also, the Sabbath is the sign of the Covenant. And Yehovah has not changed His mind in the Renewed Covenant, or New Testament, for He has not removed it!

And Yehovah spoke to Mosheh (Moses), saying, 13 “Speak to the children of Israel, saying: ‘Surely My Sabbaths you shall keep, for it is a sign between Me and you throughout your generations, that you may know that I am Yehovah who sanctifies you. 14 You shall keep the Sabbath, therefore, 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. 15 Work shall be done for six days, but the seventh is the Sabbath of rest, holy to Yehovah. Whoever does any work on the Sabbath day, he shall surely be put to death. 16 Therefore the children of Israel shall keep the Sabbath, to observe the Sabbath throughout their generations as a perpetual covenant. 17 It is a sign between Me and the children of Israel forever; for in six days Yehovah made the heavens and the earth, and on the seventh day He rested and was refreshed.”

Shemot 31:12-17

Yehovah has said that it is a perpetual commandment; forever to be observed. I would be foolish if I tried to negotiate with Him, and transfer this day to another day of the week! Yet, this has been done! And it was done on purpose.

My question is: Do you love your Creator? Do you love Yehoshua Who died and rose again for you? Was the pain He suffered not enough to make you want to obey this commandment? Please think about this. The Sabbath is the one day of every week, that He has chosen to visit you. This day is an appointed day with your Savior! How can you argue that it is an old command, and it is no longer valid! When He said: “Perpetual,” it means forever and ever! Why in the world you refuse to obey this Command? Why do you not want to honor Yehovah, your Creator and Savior, on the special day He has chosen to meet with you? I would rather do more that is not required, than less!

Faith also by itself, if it does not have works, is dead.

Ya’aqov/James 2:17

My question is, “Are you in Covenant with Yehovah?” If you are, you are supposed to keep the Sabbath day Holy unto Him, and honor Him. Stop working this blessed day, and rest as He had commanded you to do. Why do you refuse to be blessed on the Seventh day of the week? Why do you not want to be with Him on this special day?

If you say that you honor Him on the Sunday, it is your choosing, not Yehovah’s, and not mine. He has commanded you to keep the Sabbath, not Sunday. Even if you are not descendant of Ya’aqov (Jacob), you are in the kingdom, and you are part of Israel. Read every verse of Scripture, and make your choice. But please, do not criticize anyone who does keep the Sabbath. They are been blessed, but you are refusing the blessing.

Please, give Him, Yehovah, one day out of seven, to commune with Him in His special way, and on His own time! Honor Him, please!

Did Yehoshua said that we do not have to keep the Sabbath?

See the following Scriptures and decide.

Do not think that I came to destroy the Law or the Prophets. I did not come to destroy but to fulfill. 18 For assuredly, I say to you, till Heaven and earth pass away, one jot or one tittle will by no means pass from the law till all is fulfilled. 19 Whoever therefore breaks one of the least of these commandments, and teaches men so, shall be called least in the kingdom of Heaven; but whoever does and teaches them, he shall be called great in the kingdom of Heaven. 20 For I say to you, that unless your righteousness exceeds the righteousness of the scribes and Pharisees, you will by no means enter the kingdom of Heaven.

Mattithyahu/Matthew 5:17-20

What did He say? He spoke about the commandments! So what more does anyone need to know concerning this command? What more do you need to believe that the Sabbath needs to be observed as “Thou shall not kill” for there is no difference; the Catholic church leaders knows this, and they laugh at the Protestants. Yes, they laugh, because the Protestants say that they keep only the Scriptures, but do not keep the Sabbath! And yet, there is not even one verse in the Scriptures that declares the Sabbath is passe,’ or over with it.

He also said:

“If you love Me, keep My Commandments. 16 And I will pray the Father, and He will give you another Helper, that He may abide with you forever-17 the Spirit of truth, whom the world cannot receive, because it neither sees Him nor knows him; but you know Him, for He dwells with you and will be in you. 18 I will not leave you orphans; I will come to you.

Yochanan/John 14:15-18

I wrote the whole passage because it is so beautiful. Yehoshua, has not left us orphans. His Spirit is in us to lead and help us to understand the Word. However, at times, we also, forget that He is in us, but we choose to do our own will. Regrettably so! It is sad indeed, for a person to refuse to abstain from working one day, to be with our Father in Heaven!

He always kept the Sabbath, but He refused to keep the many extra commands made by the Rabbis and Pharisees.

To be continued.