The Sabbath holds a profound redemptive function, reflecting God's immense work on behalf of His people. In Deuteronomy chapter 5, the Sabbath command shifts focus from creation to redemption, emphasizing that God's people were once slaves, yet He redeemed them with mighty power, bringing them out of bondage and granting them freedom. This additional reason to keep the Sabbath does not negate the link to creation but serves as a personal reminder of God's specific acts for His people, highlighting His efforts to liberate and provide for them. God's redemptive acts, as seen in the Exodus narrative, encompass a vast array of interventions, from preparing leaders like Moses to sending plagues upon Egypt, spoiling the Egyptians for Israel's benefit, parting the Red Sea, and providing sustenance like manna and water in the wilderness. For over forty years, God continuously supported and protected His people, ensuring their journey to the Promised Land. This comprehensive redemption, culminating in their entry into Canaan, is what God instructs His people to remember on the Sabbath day as a fitting subject for reflection. The Sabbath also connects to the Feast of Tabernacles, where temporary dwellings symbolize Israel's wilderness journey and God's provision under difficult circumstances. This reminds us of our transitory state in this world, moving toward the Kingdom of God, and reinforces trust in God's ability to provide exactly what is needed, teaching dependence on Him rather than material desires. On the Sabbath, God desires His people to focus on His works and providence, fostering deep gratitude for all He has done. This remembrance of redemption magnifies God's role in our lives, leading to a realization of our complete dependence on Him. Such gratitude should elicit a response of keeping His commandments, walking in His ways, and fearing Him with reverence, acknowledging that all we are and have is due to His grace and intervention. This weekly reflection on the Sabbath is meant to produce a rededication to God and His way, prompting a comparison of our past state before His intervention with our current state, recognizing that the difference is entirely due to Him. By remembering His works, we are to express eternal thankfulness and pledge with deepening conviction to grow in His grace, ensuring our focus remains on the Giver rather than the gifts.

Jesus Christ identifies His mission as setting people free from bondage, specifically mentioning the liberation of the poor, brokenhearted, captive, blind, and oppressed. He ties His ministry to the Sabbath concepts of blessing, deliverance, liberty, and redemption, as seen in His inaugural sermon quoting Isaiah 61:1-2. On a Sabbath, He declares that Scripture is fulfilled, showing through typology that His redemptive mission includes the liberating intent of the Sabbaths, both weekly and annual. In Mark 2:27, He states that the Sabbath was made for man, equipping us to come out of spiritual slavery and to help us stay out of it. Genesis 2:3 notes that God blessed the Sabbath day, a blessing that acts as the capstone of Creation week, promising to be man's benefactor through history with both spiritual and physical favor. The Sabbath serves as a memorial of liberation, reminding us that God is Creator and Liberator. Deuteronomy 5 connects the Sabbath to Israel's slavery in Egypt, emphasizing that we keep it to remain free. Throughout history, God has used His Sabbaths to perform acts of liberation, such as leading Israel out of Egypt and across the Red Sea on Sabbaths. Rejecting the Sabbath led to Israel's loss of freedom and captivity. God's Sabbath, recurring weekly, acts as a constant renewal of our spiritual heritage and original release from sin, reorienting us when we stray. Jesus restores the Sabbath to its original divine value and function, as seen in His healing of the man with the withered hand on a Sabbath (Matthew 12:9-14; Mark 3:1-6). He demonstrates that doing good on the Sabbath is lawful, and failing to do so when the opportunity arises implies evil. In Luke 13:10-17, He heals another chronically ill person on the Sabbath, revealing the redeeming and liberating intention of God's Sabbath. He reasons that works of salvation are accomplished on this day, emphasizing that it is a day to work for the salvation of the whole man, physically and spiritually. In Matthew 12:1-8, Jesus highlights the Sabbath as a day of mercy when His disciples pluck grain to eat due to hunger. He justifies their actions by referencing David's unusual circumstances, teaching that God does not intend His law to deprive but to ensure life. Mercy overrides the letter of the law in such situations, and loving service is greater than ritual fulfillment. Deuteronomy 5:12-15 and Exodus 23:12 reinforce that the Sabbath is ordained to show compassion toward the needy and defenseless, refreshing all. Jesus kept the Sabbath by attending services, fellowshipping, teaching God's truth, and doing acts of kindness that brought liberty, joy, and peace to others, establishing clear patterns of active, loving service on this day.

The Sabbath holds a significant redemptive function within God's purpose for mankind. It serves as a sign not only that He is the Creator but also that He is our Savior, memorializing the liberty He grants and maintains. The commandment in Deuteronomy 5 shifts the spiritual emphasis from creation to redemption, reminding us of our release from slavery in Egypt and our relationship with the Redeemer. Thus, the Sabbath is a day appointed by God to commemorate that He sets us free, preserving our relationship with Him as long as we honor it. This redemptive aspect underscores why no other day will suffice, as it uniquely ties us to both His creative and saving power.