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NASB | Genesis 2:3 Then God blessed the seventh day and sanctified it, because in it He rested from all His work which God had created and made. |
AMPLIFIED 2015 | Genesis 2:3 So God blessed the seventh day and sanctified it [as His own, that is, set it apart as holy from other days], because in it He rested from all His work which He had created and done. [Ex 20:11] |
Bible Question:
Why did God create the Sabbath? I have read many posts on the Sabbath and noticed is seems to be a real dividing issue, one that many feel has wore out its welcome here. For this reason is was reluctant to start a new thread. However I do not understand why God first created the Sabbath and when? Any help will be apreceiated. |
Bible Answer: Felicitous greetings and a hardy welcome to you, nodrog (or, spelled backwards, Gordon!) -- Scripture's teaching on the Sabbath is clear and gives no grounds upon which the subject should become a dividing issue. The Sabbath, like so many other mighty acts and truths of God, has its genesis in the book of Genesis. Genesis 2:1-3 tells of God's sanctifying (setting apart) the seventh day because in it He rested from His awesome work of creation. Later the Sabbath was set aside for a day of worship in the Mosaic law (Exodus 20:8-11). In Mark 2:2 Jesus said the Sabbath was made for man. Colossians 2:16 and other New Testament passages make it clear that the Mosaic Sabbath has no ritual or symbolic place in the New Covenant. The church began worshiping on the first day of the week in commemoration of the resurrection of our Lord Jesus Christ (Matthew 28:1ff and Acts 20:7). ....... I trust that this thumbnail sketch of the Sabbath answers your questions of why and when God established the Sabbath. ..... I gather from your post that you were a Forum reader before you became a registrant. Someone who has expert knowledge in these matters said some time ago that the Forum has a very large number of readers who never become registrants, and to them we say, "It's good to have you and God bless you all." --Hank |