Genesis 2:1-3“Thus the heavens and the earth, and all the host of them, were finished. And on the seventh day God ended His work which He had done, and He

rested on the seventh day from all His work which He had done. Then God blessed the seventh day and sanctified it, because in it He rested from all

His work which God had created and made.”

Genesis 2:1-3“Thus the heavens and the earth, and all the host of them, were finished. And on the seventh day God ended His work which He had done, and He

rested on the seventh day from all His work which He had done. Then God blessed the seventh day and sanctified it, because in it He rested from all

His work which God had created and made.”

Should Christians Observe the Sabbath? (Genesis 2:1-3)

I. What Was The Sabbath? SHABAT - (tB*v^) - “cessation of labor”

(Exodus 16:4, 23, 29) – Gr. SABBATON

• This was “given” to Israel• It required cessation of work

• It was the seventh day

Should Christians Observe the Sabbath? (Genesis 2:1-3)

Should Christians Observe the Sabbath? (Genesis 2:1-3)

I. What Was The Sabbath? SHABAT - (tB*v^) - “cessation of labor”

(Exodus 16:4, 23, 29) – Gr. SABBATON A. A Holy Day Given to Israel. (Deut 5:1-3,

Nehemiah 9:13, 14)

Nehemiah 9:13,14“You came down also on Mount Sinai, and

spoke with them from heaven, and gave them just ordinances and true laws, good statutes and commandments. You made known to them Your holy Sabbath, and

commanded them precepts, statutes and laws, by the hand of Moses Your servant.”

Nehemiah 9:13,14“You came down also on Mount Sinai, and

spoke with them from heaven, and gave them just ordinances and true laws, good statutes and commandments. You made known to them Your holy Sabbath, and

commanded them precepts, statutes and laws, by the hand of Moses Your servant.”

Should Christians Observe the Sabbath? (Genesis 2:1-3)

I. What Was The Sabbath? B. It Required Cessation From Work.

(Deuteronomy 5:12- 15, Exodus 35: 3, Jeremiah 17: 21- 27, Exodus 31-15, Numbers 15:32-36)

C. It Was the Seventh Day of the Week.

Should Christians Observe the Sabbath? (Genesis 2:1-3)

II. The “Sabbath” and the Law of Christ.

A. The Promise of the New Covenant (Jeremiah 31:31-34, Luke 22:19,20, Rom 6:14, Galatians 6:2, I Cor. 9:21).

Should Christians Observe the Sabbath? (Genesis 2:1-3)

II. The “Sabbath” and the Law of Christ.

B. The Removal of the Old Covenant (Hebrews 8: 7,13; 10:1,9).

Should Christians Observe the Sabbath? (Genesis 2:1-3)

II. The “Sabbath” and the Law of Christ.

C. The Abolition of a Binding Sabbath (Colossians 2:11-17, Romans 5:13, I John 3:4, Acts 17:30).

• Call Sunday the “Christian Sabbath”

• Bind Sabbath Observation on Christians

• Say we are “under” the Ten Commandments.

It is Unscriptural to…

Should Christians Observe the Sabbath? (Genesis 2:1-3)

II. The “Sabbath” and the Law of Christ.

C. The Abolition of a Binding Sabbath (Colossians 2:11-17, Romans 5:13, I John 3:4, Acts 17:30).

Should Christians Observe the Sabbath? (Genesis 2:1-3)

II. The “Sabbath” and the Law of Christ.

D. The Lord’s Day (Revelation 1:10, Hebrews 10:25, Acts 20:7, I Cor 11:20, 16:1,2, Matthew 12:8).

Should Christians Observe the Sabbath? (Genesis 2:1-3)

III. Is There a “Sabbath” Under the Law of Christ?

(Hebrews 3:16-4:11, Revelation 14:13)