Hello Dmpsip. There's not very much that is similar between the Sabbath and Sunday. The Sabbath Day was instituted by God for His chosen people Israel with the other Laws in the Ten Commandments plus hundreds of other Laws. Exodus 20:8; Exodus 31:13-17. As part of the Sabbath, the Israelite had to conform to rules about work, home activities, and travel. If these were broken, then punishment was certain. So Sabbath was a day of complete rest and of course, religious activities centered around the Tabernacle, Temple or Synagogue and they were more relevant on the Sabbath Day when folk ceased from their usual labors on the other six days.
Sunday, or first day of the week, was a day set aside by early Christians to come together to worship the Lord & learn from His Word ( Acts 20:7), separate from the Jewish Sabbath and probably in remembrance and inline with the Lord's Resurrection on the first day of the week. And of course, Sunday can be utilized as a day of rest, spiritual contemplation, and being of service to others. So, apart of this aspect of rest and spiritual exercises, not much else is similar to the Sabbath Day observance by Israel.
However, Hebrews 4:9,10 states: "There remaineth therefore a rest to the people of God. For he that is entered into his rest, he also hath ceased from his own works, as God did from his." And this rest has been promised to all who place their trust in Jesus. We look not just for that one day of rest from physical activity, but a true abiding rest in our Savior; resting from our efforts we made previously to please God, and now finding perfect rest by the ministry of His Spirit in our hearts & lives seven days a week.
"Thou wilt keep him in perfect peace, whose mind is stayed on thee: because he trusteth in thee."
Jeremiah 45:2-3
"Thou didst say, Woe is me now! for the LORD hath added grief to my sorrow; I fainted in my sighing, and I find no rest."
Isaiah 40:29
"He giveth power to the faint; and to them that haveno might he increaseth strength."
Isaiah 40:31
"But they that wait upon the LORD shall renew theirstrength; they shall mount up with wings as eagles; they shall run, and not be weary; and they shall walk, and not faint."
Psalms 27:1
"I had fainted, unless I had believed to see the goodness of the LORD in the land of the living."
Thank you MotherMac for those encouraging Scriptures. Even as David wrote & emphasized, "Wait on the LORD: be of good courage, and he shall strengthen thine heart: wait, I say, on the LORD."
The secret to fully trusting the LORD to move on our behalf is to 'Wait'; waiting in patience and 'standing still to see the salvation of the LORD' ( 2 Chronicles 20:17). In our day of wanting instant answers or gratification, there is a great lesson from the Bible to be learned of 'letting go and letting God'. Blessings upon your life.
Thank you for the scriptures you shared.
God bless us all!
Thank you for sharing these verses.
To God be the Glory. Amen
Sunday, or first day of the week, was a day set aside by early Christians to come together to worship the Lord & learn from His Word ( Acts 20:7), separate from the Jewish Sabbath and probably in remembrance and inline with the Lord's Resurrection on the first day of the week. And of course, Sunday can be utilized as a day of rest, spiritual contemplation, and being of service to others. So, apart of this aspect of rest and spiritual exercises, not much else is similar to the Sabbath Day observance by Israel.
However, Hebrews 4:9,10 states: "There remaineth therefore a rest to the people of God. For he that is entered into his rest, he also hath ceased from his own works, as God did from his." And this rest has been promised to all who place their trust in Jesus. We look not just for that one day of rest from physical activity, but a true abiding rest in our Savior; resting from our efforts we made previously to please God, and now finding perfect rest by the ministry of His Spirit in our hearts & lives seven days a week.
@ Hebrews 4:9-10
Isaiah 26:3
"Thou wilt keep him in perfect peace, whose mind is stayed on thee: because he trusteth in thee."
Jeremiah 45:2-3
"Thou didst say, Woe is me now! for the LORD hath added grief to my sorrow; I fainted in my sighing, and I find no rest."
Isaiah 40:29
"He giveth power to the faint; and to them that haveno might he increaseth strength."
Isaiah 40:31
"But they that wait upon the LORD shall renew theirstrength; they shall mount up with wings as eagles; they shall run, and not be weary; and they shall walk, and not faint."
Psalms 27:1
"I had fainted, unless I had believed to see the goodness of the LORD in the land of the living."
To God be the Glory:
God bless you as well.
God bless us all, Amen.
The secret to fully trusting the LORD to move on our behalf is to 'Wait'; waiting in patience and 'standing still to see the salvation of the LORD' ( 2 Chronicles 20:17). In our day of wanting instant answers or gratification, there is a great lesson from the Bible to be learned of 'letting go and letting God'. Blessings upon your life.
Psalms 119:67
"Before I was afflicted I went astray: but now have I kept thy word."
Blessings
A very timely scripture. God is our keeper.
He will deliver us from all our errors and
restore us to our right standing with him.
Praise the Lord!
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