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Bible Baptist Church

Bradenton, Florida

John Barch

Ten Commandments Wk6

Fourth Command                                Exodus 20:8-11 
o What to Do
o Remember-More Than Just Memory
o The Sabbath Was Not New to Israelites
o For the Jew, the Sabbath was Connected with Creation
o This Was Not a One Time Event
o This Demanded a Total Engagement of Our Person
o Sabbath (šabbāṭ )-Stopping or Cessation
o Sabbath day-Stopping Day Where Regular Work Ceases
o Gives Laborers a Break From Daily Routine & A Heightened Focus on God
o To keep it holy-A Day Belonging to God or Setting it Apart for Sacred Use
o Keeping the Lord’s Day Holy Preserves the Sabbath Principle of Resting
o The Day was Provisional—a Sign of Israel’s Coming Salvation 
o How To Do It?
o Six days shalt thou labor, and do all thy work-Our Part of the Week
o We Are to Work
o Work is Not a Result of the Fall (Gen 2:15)
o Having 6 days to Work is Divine Grace
o But the seventh day is the sabbath of the LORD thy God-Belongs to Him for Worship
o Unfortunately, Sabbath Became Legalistic Beyond Belief for Jews
o No Work for thou, nor thy…-Rest for Everyone
o Family Instruction
o Employers Responsibility 
o Why Do It?
o God’s Pattern in Creation is the Model for Our Own Work and Rest
o We Work Because We are Made in the Image of a Working God
o The Duty to Work is for Everyone, Not Just for People Who Get Paid
o We Also Serve a Resting God
o The Sabbath Remembered Creation as well as Redemption (Deut. 5:15) 
o Our Transition to the Lord’s Day
o The Sabbath is Not the Lord’s Day
o We Now Ask: How Do I Keep the Lord’s Day?
o In Practice, A Special Day is Still a Necessity
o We Have Received A New & Greater Deliverance
o We Remember That Jesus is Risen from the Dead and Alive Forever
o Jesus is the Fulfillment of the 4th Commandment
o The OT Sabbath Pointed to the Full and Final Rest Only Found in Christ
o Jesus Gives a New Meaning to Work & Rest
o He Came into the World & Finished the Work of His Father (John 4:34)
o On the Basis of That Work, He Provides Rest to Our Souls (Matt. 11:29 & Heb 4:9–10)
o What Are Some Lord’s Day Activities:
o Rest is Needed to Restore Efficiency
o The Family Needs to Participate Together
o The Church Assembles for Worship (Heb 10:25)
o The Church Studies and is Exhorted by the Word
o The Church Fellowships Together
o The Church Gives to the Needs (I Cor 16:2) 

 

Published Feb 21 2010, 03:16 PM by jbarch

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