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by Revelator on April 21st, 2004

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Why did God institute the Sabbath?

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  • by Revelator on April 21st, 2004

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    The Sabbath is a sign of God's power to create and redeem.
    A. Sign of Creation.
    "Remember the sabbath day, to keep it holy." "For in six days the Lord made heaven and earth, the sea, and all that in them is, and rested the seventh day: wherefore the Lord blessed the sabbath day, and hallowed it." Exodus 20:8, 11.

    B. Sign of redemption and sanctification.
    "Moreover also I gave them MY SABBATHS, to be a sign between me and them, that they might know that I am the Lord that sanctify them." Ezekiel 20:12.

    God gave the Sabbath as a twofold sign: (1) It is a sign that He created the world in six literal 24-hour days, and (2) it is also a sign of God's mighty power to redeem and sanctify men. Surely every Christian will love the Sabbath as God's precious sign of Creation and redemption (Exodus 31:13, 17; Ezekiel 20:12, 20). It is a great insult to God for people to trample upon His Sabbath. In Isaiah 58:13, 14, God says all who would be blessed must first get their feet off His Sabbath

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    • Excellent answer;especially, with supporting scriptural evidence.

      Answers101

      by Answers101 on March 16th, 2006

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