Genesis 2:1-3
3 reasons to remember the Sabbath –
heavens and earth was completed,
rested – satisfied Isaiah 40:28,
blessed the 7th day- a memorial to remember the glory of God’s perfection
The Mosaic Law
Decalogue 10 Commandments, 4th Sabbath to keep it holy
“The seventh day of the week, the Jewish Sabbath, symbolized the old creation and the covenant of law; first you work, then you rest.
Rainbow was a sign of the Noahic covenant,
Circumcision was a sign of the Abrahamic covenant, the
Sabbath was a sign of the Mosaic Covenant- God as a law giver
Sabbath- a reminder of creation, that they forfeited paradise of God because of sin, regain a taste of righteousness
Why do we have our worship service on Sunday?
When Jesus died on the Sabbath the Sabbath died
When Jesus arose on Resurrection Sunday a new covenant happened
the first Sunday worship service happened in Matthew 28:9
the first sermon happened on Sunday Luke 24:17
The first expository sermon happened on Sunday
Pentecost was on a Sunday Leviticus 23:15,16
Take home:
The 7th day of creation is a reminder of the completion of God’s creation
The Mosaic Law- the Sabbath was sign as God as a law giver
The Lord’s Day – A day to remember of what God did for us to redeem us from the slave market of sin, to give us a taste of paradise lost, and to give us hope, and a day to especially worship Jesus Christ