THE FEAST DAYS OF GOD OF ISRAEL QUESTI0N 5 How does one keep the Sabbaths of the Almighty? ANSWER (1st of few) The commandment at its basic level is REMEMBER THE SABBATH DAY, TO KEEP IT HOLY. The second part about resting from ones labour is added in order that the first part Remember the Sabbath day, TO KEEP IT HOLY can be met. The original Hebrew word translated holy in our English Bibles is QADOSH or QODESH. Be- sides meaning scared this word means to separate to set apart. The Sabbath day, in other words, is a day Yahweh SET APART FOR SACRED USE. He wants us to remember this fact and to keep the day holy - set apart - for sacred use. How is it done? What does one do or not do on the Sabbath? Without attempting to pontificate on so deep a matter, and certainly with no intention of judging another believers performance, we offer these brief guidelines about Sabbath observance with a prayer to the Almighty He will use them to fulfill in every reader the spiritual latent in him or her. 1. The Sabbath is a day of REST FROM LABOUR. The Hebrew word translated labour in Exodus 20:9 is ABAD. It means to do, to serve. who are we allowed to serve, what are we allowed to do on the first six days of the week? The answer is Six days shalt thou labour (serve), and do all THY WORK. In other words, you may serve YOUR OWN INTEREST for six days each week; but on the seventh day, the Sabbath, you must stop serving your own interests and devote that day to the service of the Almighty. Why? Because that is His holy (QODESH) day; it has been set apart for HIS SERVICE, HIS WORK. 2. WHAT IS YAHWEHS WORK AND HOW MAY WE BECOME EN- GAGED IN IT? We find our answer in the Scriptures. . It is lawful to do GOOD on the Sabbath day (mark 3:4) . It is lawful to HEAL on the Sabbath day(Matthew 12:10) . It is lawful to RESCUE someone on the Sabbath day (Matthew 12: 11) . It is lawful to engage in SPIRITUAL ACTIVITIES on the Sabbath, such as: attending church meeting, preaching, teaching, Bible study, prayer, visiting the sick and aged, walking in the countryside, etc, (Luke 4:31, 6:1-2). All these activities are permissible on the Sabbath day. Indeed these are the very things the Messiah did when he walked on this earth. Sad to say, The Pharisees did not agree with the Saviour on some of these points. They incorrectly supposed he was breaking the Sabbath when he healed people. They misunderstood the fact the Sabbath - Yahwehs QODESH day - had been set apart for that very purpose, FOR DOING GOOD, FOR DOING THE ALMIGHTY WORK. The Saviour, however, knew what he was doing. had he not as the Creator MADE the Sabbath in the first place? He was not only aware of WHICH DAY was the Sabbath, but he also know HOW TO KEEP IT. You will not go astray if you endeavours to do likewise.
Posted on: Tue, 18 Mar 2014 13:43:16 +0000
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