This week we will look at the origin of the Sabbath commandment leading up to and including our passage. We will go all the way back to the account of creation in Genesis and trace some important passages leading up to the observance of the Sabbath as described in Exodus 20:8-11.
Next week I hope to focus on the purpose of the commandment. This is the first commandment that is worded in a positive way, but we still tend to treat it in the negative. We focus upon all of the things we cannot do. And that is certainly part of the commandment itself. But whenever we downplay the positive side of this command, we lose sight of its primary purpose.
Finally, we will close out by focusing on the several New Testament passages that address the Sabbath. That is when we will consider questions about why we worship on Sunday rather than Saturday, what aspects of Sabbath worship are still binding today, and possibly some practical steps for observing the Christian Sabbath in our modern context.
The Origin of the Sabbath
The Observance of the Sabbath
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