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Jesus Rescues the Sabbath
The Sabbath was made holy at Creation. As something God
planned for mankind, it had its origin when “the morning stars sang
together, and all the sons of God shouted for joy.”
Job 38:7
. Earth
was in harmony with heaven. “God saw everything that He had
made, and indeed it was very good”; and He rested in the joy of His
completed work.
Genesis 1:31
.
Because He had rested on the Sabbath, “God blessed the seventh
day and sanctified it” (
Genesis 2:3
)—set it apart for a holy use. It
was a memorial of the work of Creation, and as such, it is a sign of
God’s power and love.
The Son of God created all things. “All things were made through
Him, and without Him nothing was made that was made.”
John 1:3
.
And since the Sabbath is a memorial of the work of Creation, it is
an example of the love and power of Christ.
The Sabbath brings us into fellowship with the Creator. In the
song of the bird, the sighing of the trees, and the music of the sea,
we may still hear the voice of the One who talked with Adam in
Eden. And as we see His power in nature, we find comfort, for the
Word that created all things is also the One who speaks life to the
soul. He “who commanded light to shine out of darkness ... has
shone in our hearts to give the light of the knowledge of the glory of
God in the face of Jesus Christ.”
2 Corinthians 4:6
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“Look to Me, and be saved, all you ends of the earth! For I am
God, and there is no other.”
Isaiah 45:22
. This is the message written
in nature, which the Sabbath is designed to keep in memory. When
the Lord told Israel to hallow His Sabbaths, He said, “They will be
a sign between Me and you, that you may know that I am the Lord
your God.”
Ezekiel 20:20
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The people of Israel knew about the Sabbath before they came
to Sinai. On the way there, they kept the Sabbath. When some
profaned it, the Lord reproved them, “How long do you refuse to
keep My commandments and My laws?”
Exodus 16:28
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