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Exodus 20:8-11
"Remember the Sabbath day, to keep it holy. Six days you shall labor and do all your work, but the seventh day is the Sabbath of the LORD your God. In it you shall do no work: you, nor your son, nor your daughter, nor your male servant, nor your female servant, nor your cattle, nor your stranger who is within your gates. For in six days the LORD made the heavens and the earth, the sea, and all that is in them, and rested the seventh day. Therefore the LORD blessed the Sabbath day and hallowed it.
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Mark 2:27-28
And He said to them, "The Sabbath was made for man, and not man for the Sabbath. Therefore the Son of Man is also Lord of the Sabbath."
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Deuteronomy 5:12-15
"Observe the Sabbath day, to keep it holy, as the LORD your God commanded you. Six days you shall labor and do all your work, but the seventh day is the Sabbath of the LORD your God. In it you shall do no work: you, nor your son, nor your daughter, nor your male servant, nor your female servant, nor your ox, nor your donkey, nor any of your cattle, nor your stranger who is within your gates, that your male servant and your female servant may rest as well as you. And remember that you were a slave in the land of Egypt, and the LORD your God brought you out from there by a mighty hand and by an outstretched arm; therefore the LORD your God commanded you to keep the Sabbath day.
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Exodus 31:12-17
And the LORD spoke to Moses, saying, "Speak also 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 the LORD who sanctifies you. 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. Work shall be done for six days, but the seventh is the Sabbath of rest, holy to the LORD. Whoever does any work on the Sabbath day, he shall surely be put to death. Therefore the children of Israel shall keep the Sabbath, to observe the Sabbath throughout their generations as a perpetual covenant. It is a sign between Me and the children of Israel forever; for in six days the LORD made the heavens and the earth, and on the seventh day He rested and was refreshed.'"
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Ezekiel 20:11-13
And I gave them My statutes and showed them My judgments, 'which, if a man does, he shall live by them.' Moreover I also gave them My Sabbaths, to be a sign between them and Me, that they might know that I am the LORD who sanctifies them. Yet the house of Israel rebelled against Me in the wilderness; they did not walk in My statutes; they despised My judgments, 'which, if a man does, he shall live by them'; and they greatly defiled My Sabbaths. Then I said I would pour out My fury on them in the wilderness, to consume them.
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Exodus 16:4-5
Then the LORD said to Moses, "Behold, I will rain bread from heaven for you. And the people shall go out and gather a certain quota every day, that I may test them, whether they will walk in My law or not. And it shall be on the sixth day that they shall prepare what they bring in, and it shall be twice as much as they gather daily."
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Isaiah 58:13-14
"If you turn away your foot from the Sabbath,
From doing your pleasure on My holy day,
And call the Sabbath a delight,
The holy day of the LORD honorable,
And shall honor Him, not doing your own ways,
Nor finding your own pleasure,
Nor speaking your own words,
Then you shall delight yourself in the LORD;
And I will cause you to ride on the high hills of the earth,
And feed you with the heritage of Jacob your father.
The mouth of the LORD has spoken."
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Resources
The Fourth Commandment
Bible Study by Martin G. CollinsThe Fourth Commandment, "Remember to observe the Sabbath day, to keep it holy," stands as a pivotal point among the Ten Commandments. From this directive flows a stream of spiritual lessons and principles about God, humans, and our potential. Disregarding the Sabbath is akin to discarding the key to a treasure chest, ignoring a …
The Fourth Commandment (Part One) (1997)
'Personal' from John W. RitenbaughThe fourth commandment, concerning the Sabbath, stands as a vital part of God's spiritual law, yet it has endured more scorn and debate than any of the other Ten Commandments. Many consider it the least significant, often dismissing it as irrelevant and replaced by another day, but it fits perfectly with the other commandments …
The Fourth Commandment
'Personal' from John W. RitenbaughThe fourth commandment plays a crucial role in the process of conversion and witnessing for God. It was established to provide a means of unified instruction, serving as a major player in spiritual growth. Jesus Himself affirms in Mark 2:27-28 that the Sabbath was made for man, not man for the Sabbath, and as the Son of Man, He …
The Fourth Commandment: Idolatry
Sermon by John W. RitenbaughThe fourth commandment plays a crucial role in the process of conversion and witnessing, as established by God to provide a means of unified instruction. It was not created merely for its own sake, unlike the other days of the week, but as a specific service for mankind, a thoughtful gift from the Creator to serve His creation. …
The Fourth Commandment (Part 1)
Sermon by John W. RitenbaughThe Fourth Commandment plays a crucial role in providing a means of unified instruction and is integral to the process of conversion. It establishes the Sabbath as a thoughtful gift from the Creator, made for all mankind to ensure physical and spiritual well-being. The Sabbath was not created for its own sake but as a service to …
The Fourth Commandment (Part Two): Christ's Attitude Toward the Sabbath
'Personal' from John W. RitenbaughIn the Gospels, questions about the Sabbath center on how to keep it, not whether it should be kept. The way Jesus approached the Sabbath gives us an example.
The Fourth Commandment (Part 4)
Sermon by John W. RitenbaughFocusing on material and temporal things undermines faith. The Sabbath is holy time, created for building faith, energizing our minds for fellowship with God.
The Fourth Commandment (Part 2)
Sermon by John W. RitenbaughThe Sabbath reminds us that God is Creator and that we were once in slavery to sin. The Sabbath is a time of blessing, deliverance, liberty, and redemption.
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