REMEMBER THE SABBATH DAY
Most people acknowledge the Ten Commandments, but there is one commandment within the Ten Commandments in which God knew many people would forget or ignore.
Upon further review of the Ten Commandments, which commandment begins with the word “remember”? The Fourth Commandment in Exodus 20:8-11, “Remember the sabbath day, to keep it holy. Six days shalt thou labour, and do all thy work: But the seventh day is the sabbath of the LORD thy God: in it thou shalt not do any work, thou, nor thy son, nor thy daughter, thy manservant, nor thy maidservant, nor thy cattle, nor thy stranger that is within thy gates: For in six days the LORD made heaven and earth, the sea, and all that in them is, and rested the seventh day: wherefore the LORD blessed the sabbath day, and hallowed it.”
The fourth commandment is the only commandment that begins with “REMEMBER.” It is apparent that God never wanted us to forget the fourth commandment which is a Divine command to remember the seventh-day Sabbath and keep it holy.
Bible Definition: Sabbath (Hebrew) = Rest
Weekly Special Rest Day
God has given us a special holy day or special rest day on the seventh day each week! Let’s learn more!
Even before the Ten Commandments were given in Exodus chapter 20, God set apart from each other day of the week the special importance of the Sabbath in Exodus 16:29 and 30.
29 “See, for that the LORD hath given you the sabbath, therefore he giveth you on the sixth day the bread of two days; abide ye every man in his place, let no man go out of his place on the seventh day.
30 So the people rested on the seventh day.”
When was the seventh-day Sabbath (Rest) established?
Genesis 2:1-3
1 “Thus the heavens and the earth were finished, and all the host of them.
2 And on the seventh day God ended his work which he had made; and he rested on the seventh day from all his work which he had made.
3 And God blessed the seventh day, and sanctified it: because that in it he had rested from all his work which God created and made.”
Bible Definition: Rest (Hebrew) = Sabbath
The seventh day of rest or Sabbath was established at the creation of this world after God ended His work of Creation.
16 “Wherefore the children of Israel shall keep the sabbath, to observe the sabbath throughout their generations, for a perpetual covenant.
17 It is a sign between me and the children of Israel for ever: for in six days the LORD made heaven and earth, and on the seventh day he rested, and was refreshed.”
The seventh-day Sabbath is a sacred time to commemorate God as the Creator and Savior. Jesus Christ our Creator and Redeemer at the beginning established His Sabbath as a special day to commemorate His relationship to us and our relationship to Him. Like the anniversary celebration of a married couple is a special day to commemorate their relationship and commitment to each other, the Sabbath is a special day to commemorate our Creator and renew our commitment to Him. Even though we worship God and serve God throughout the week, there is no other day like the seventh- day Sabbath, it is special.
If all people around the world truly kept God’s seventh-day Sabbath holy, there would be no atheist or anybody who did not believe in God. Every seventh-day Sabbath would be a reminder of the reality of our wonderful and powerful Creator. Since the Sabbath points to Creation and the Creator, God, it is tangible proof that God exists! We have no excuse. Romans 1:20 says, “For the invisible things of him from the creation of the world are clearly seen, being understood by the things that are made, even his eternal power and Godhead; so that they are without excuse.”
1 “In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the
Word was God.
2 The same was in the beginning with God.
3 All things were made by him; and without him was not any thing made that was made.
14 And the Word was made flesh, and dwelt among us, (and we beheld his glory, the glory as of the only begotten of the Father,) full of grace and truth.”
14 “In whom we have redemption through his blood, even the forgiveness of sins:
15 Who is the image of the invisible God, the firstborn of every creature: 16 For by him were all things created, that are in heaven, and that are in earth, visible and invisible, whether they be thrones, or dominions, or principalities, or powers: all things were created by him, and for him:
17 And he is before all things, and by him all things consist.”
Ephesians 3:9 - “And to make all men see what is the fellowship of the mystery, which from the beginning of the world hath been hid in God, who created all things by Jesus Christ.”
The Bible reveals that Jesus, the second person of the Godhead, is not only our Savior but also our Creator. Jesus is the Creator of the seventh-day Sabbath in which He rested, blessed, and made holy. The seventh-day Sabbath is the only day of the week that Jesus sets apart as holy. Even though the other six days are good, the seventh day is the only day that is holy unto God.
Which day is the seventh day of the week?
Saturday is the seventh day of the