“AND HE RESTED”

Noah Ngoma
Objectives
• What is the sabbath?
• When was the sabbath instituted?
• To whom was the sabbath given to?
• Did Jesus abolish the sabbath?
• Did the Apostles abolish the sabbath?
• “Passages that suggest the sabbath was done away with”
• How to keep the sabbath
 Will there be only SDAs in heaven?

Zech 13:6

WWhy then be a seventh-day adventist?

What is the sabbath?

 The Sabbath is a day of rest (Gen 2:2,3)

 The word “Sabbath” comes from the hebrew word

shabbath “he rested”.It is considered a day of peace
and rest
 When was the Sabbath Instituted?
Gen
2:1 Thus the heavens and the earth were finished, and
all the host of them.
2:2 And on the seventh day God ended his work which
he had made; and he rested on the seventh day from all
his work which he had made.
2:3 And God blessed the seventh day, and sanctified it:
because that in it he had rested from all his work which
God created and made.
Exo 20
20:10 But the seventh day [is] the sabbath of the
LORD thy God: [in it] thou shalt not do any work, thou,
nor thy son, nor thy daughter, thy manservant, nor thy
maidservant, nor thy cattle, nor thy stranger that [is]
within thy gates:
20:11 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.
To whom was the sabbath given to?
20:10 But the seventh day [is] the sabbath of the LORD thy
God: [in it] thou shalt not do any work, thou, nor thy son,
nor thy daughter, thy manservant, nor thy maidservant, nor
thy cattle, nor thy stranger that [is] within thy gates:
20:11 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.
Mark
2:27 And he said unto them, The sabbath was made for
man, and not man for the sabbath
3:4 And he saith unto them, Is it lawful to do good on
the sabbath days, or to do evil? to save life, or to kill?
But they held their peace.
3:5 And when he had looked round about on them
with anger, being grieved for the hardness of their
hearts, he saith unto the man, Stretch forth thine hand.
And he stretched [it] out: and his hand was restored
whole as the other.
Did Jesus Christ abolish the sabbath?
Prov
8:1 Doth not wisdom cry? and understanding put
forth her voice? isdom cry? and understanding put
forth her voice?
8:23 I was set up from everlasting, from the
beginning, or ever the earth was.
8:26 While as yet he had not made the earth, nor the
fields, nor the highest part of the dust of the world.
8:27 When he prepared the heavens, I [was] there:
when he set a compass upon the face of the depth:
8:29 When he gave to the sea his decree, that the
waters should not pass his commandment: when he
appointed the foundations of the earth:
8:30 Then I was by him, [as] one brought up [with
him]: and I was daily [his] delight, rejoicing always
before him;
8:31 Rejoicing in the habitable part of his earth; and
my delights [were] with the sons of men.
John
1:1 In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with
God, and the Word was God.
1:14 And the Word was made flesh, and dwelt among us, (and
we beheld his glory, the glory as of the only begotten of the
Father,) full of grace and truth.

Luke
7:34,35 The Son of man is come eating and drinking;
and ye say, Behold a gluttonous man, and a winebibber,
a friend of publicans and sinners! But wisdom is justified
of all her children.
Did the apostles abolish the sabbath?
Acts
1:12 Then returned they unto Jerusalem from the mount
called Olivet, which is from Jerusalem a sabbath day's
journey.
13:14 But when they departed from Perga, they came to
Antioch in Pisidia, and went into the synagogue on the
sabbath day, and sat down.
18:4 And he[Paul] reasoned in the synagogue every
sabbath, and persuaded the Jews and the Greeks
Contrary passages
a) Rom 14
14:1 Him that is weak in the faith receive ye, [but] not to doubtful
disputations.
14:5 One man esteemeth one day above another: another esteemeth
every day [alike]. Let every man be fully persuaded in his own mind.
14:6 He that regardeth the day, regardeth [it] unto the Lord; and he that
regardeth not the day, to the Lord he doth not regard [it]. He that eateth,
eateth to the Lord, for he giveth God thanks; and he that eateth not, to the
Lord he eateth not, and giveth God thanks.
14:7 For none of us liveth to himself, and no man dieth to himself.
What is Paul talking about?
1. Ceremonial sabbaths; which were assosiated with
mandatory meals (see Lev 23) and concerning these
meals no one could choose either or. However in Rom
14, some choose to eat hearbs , while others would eat
all things, thus it is not meals connected with
ceremonial sabbaths
2. Fasting days; Is 58:3-7, Dan 10:2,3 he was eating in
certain ways and Zech 7:3,5,6. So we see that with
fasting days, there was a choice people could make
concerning the foods they would partake, there were
no regulations
b) Col 2
2:14 Blotting out the handwriting of ordinances that was
against us, which was contrary to us, and took it out of the
way, nailing it to his cross;
2:15 [And] having spoiled principalities and powers, he
made a show of them openly, triumphing over them in it.
2:16 Let no man therefore judge you in meat, or in drink, or
in respect of an holyday, or of the new moon, or of the
sabbath [days]:
2:17 Which are a shadow of things to come; but the body
[is] of Christ.
What is Paul talking about?

I want you to observe that Paul is talking about the

“ORDINANCES” that were nailed to the cross.(Heb 9:1,9,10;
13:9).

Now, which sabbaths are been talked about?

Lets read; Hos 2:11, 2 Kings 4:23, Lev 23:29,32; 16:29,31

Comparing these scriptures we see that tese are

ceremonial sabbaths.
BREAK
Why keep the sabbath?
• Eze 20:20,
• Ex 31:13,17
• Eze 20:12

Sabbath blessings
• Is 56:1,2,6,7,13,14

Consequences of profaning the sabbath

Eze 20:21-24, Num 15:32-36, Jer 17:24,25,27
 Sabbath observance
Sabbath preparation
Luke23:54And that day was the preparation, and the sabbath
drew on.
Exodus 16:22 And it came to pass, [that] on the sixth day
they gathered twice as much bread, two omers for one [man]:
and all the rulers of the congregation came and told Moses.
16:23And he said unto them, This [is that] which the LORD
hath said, To morrow [is] the rest of the holy sabbath unto the
LORD: bake [that] which ye will bake [to day], and seethe that
ye will seethe; and that which remaineth over lay up for you
to be kept until the morning.
What the sabbath requires
58:1 Cry aloud, spare not, lift up thy voice like a trumpet, and show
my people their transgression, and the house of Jacob their sins.
58:13 If thou turn away thy foot from the sabbath, [from] doing
thy pleasure on my holy day; and call the sabbath a delight, the
holy of the LORD, honourable; and shalt honour him, not doing
thine own ways, nor finding thine own pleasure, nor speaking
[thine own] words:
58:14 Then shalt thou delight thyself in the LORD; and I will cause
thee to ride upon the high places of the earth, and feed thee with
the heritage of Jacob thy father: for the mouth of the LORD hath
spoken [it].
Day of worship
Luke 4:16 And he came to Nazareth, where he had been brought up: and, as his custom
was, he went into the synagogue on the sabbath day, and stood up for to read.

No business Transactions

13:18 Did not your fathers thus, and did not our God bring all this evil upon us,
and upon this city? yet ye bring more wrath upon Israel by profaning the
sabbath.
13:19 And it came to pass, that when the gates of Jerusalem began to be dark
before the sabbath, I commanded that the gates should be shut, and charged
that they should not be opened till after the sabbath: and [some] of my servants
set I at the gates, [that] there should no burden be brought in on the sabbath
day.
 13:20 So the merchants and sellers of all kind of ware
lodged without Jerusalem once or twice.
13:21 Then I testified against them, and said unto them,
Why lodge ye about the wall? if ye do [so] again, I will lay
hands on you. From that time forth came they no [more] on
the sabbath.
13:22 And I commanded the Levites that they should
cleanse themselves, and [that] they should come [and] keep
the gates, to sanctify the sabbath day. Remember me, O my
God, [concerning] this also, and spare me according to the
greatness of thy mercy.
13:23 In those days also saw I Jews [that] had married wives
of Ashdod, of Ammon, [and] of Moab:
Do good on the sabbath
13:14 And the ruler of the synagogue answered with
indignation, because that Jesus had healed on the
sabbath day, and said unto the people, There are six
days in which men ought to work: in them therefore
come and be healed, and not on the sabbath day.
13:15 The Lord then answered him, and said, [Thou]
hypocrite, doth not each one of you on the sabbath
loose his ox or [his] ass from the stall, and lead [him]
away to watering?
 Extra-biblical qoutes
Physicians need to cultivate a spirit of self-denial and self-sacrifice. It may be
necessary to devote even the hours of the holy Sabbath to the relief of suffering
humanity. But the fee for such labor should be put into the treasury of the Lord, to
be used for the worthy poor, who need medical skill but cannot afford to pay for it.
--Health, Philanthropic, and Medical Missionary Work, page 42. {MM 216.2}

--We would charge all not to wash their dishes on the Sabbath if this can
possibly be avoided. God is dishonored by any unnecessary work done on
His holy day. It is not inconsistent, but proper, that the dishes should be
left unwashed till the close of the Sabbath, if this can be managed.--Letter
104, 1901.
We should not provide for the Sabbath a more liberal supply or a
greater variety of food than for other days. Instead of this the food
should be more simple, and less should be eaten, in order that the
mind may be clear and vigorous to comprehend spiritual things.
Overeating befogs the brain. The most precious words may be
heard and not appreciated, because the mind is confused by an
improper diet. By overeating on the Sabbath, many have done
more than they think to dishonor God. {6T 357.2}
While cooking upon the Sabbath should be avoided, it is not
necessary to eat cold food. In cold weather let the food prepared
the day before be heated. And let the meals, though simple, be
palatable and attractive. Provide something that will be regarded
as a treat, something the family do not have every day. {6T 357.3}
God has given men six days wherein to labor, and He requires
that their own work be done in the six working days. Acts of
necessity and mercy are permitted on the Sabbath, the sick
and suffering are at all times to be cared for; but unnecessary
labor is to be strictly avoided. "Turn away thy foot from the
Sabbath, from doing thy pleasure on My holy day; and call the
Sabbath a delight, the holy of the Lord, honorable; and . . .
honor Him, not doing thine own ways, nor finding thine own
pleasure." Isaiah 58:13. Nor does the prohibition end here.
"Nor speaking thine own words," says the prophet. Those
who discuss business matters or lay plans on the Sabbath are
regarded by God as though engaged in the actual transaction
of business. To keep the Sabbath holy, we should not even
allow our minds to dwell upon things of a worldly character.
And the commandment includes all within our gates. The
inmates of the house are to lay aside their worldly business
during the sacred hours. All should unite to honor God by
willing service upon His holy day. {pp 307-308}
None should feel at liberty to spend sanctified time in an unprofitable manner. It
is displeasing to God for Sabbathkeepers to sleep during much of the Sabbath.
They dishonor their Creator in so doing, and, by their example, say that the six
days are too precious for them to spend in resting. They must make money,
although it be by robbing themselves of needed sleep, which they make up by
sleeping away holy time. They then excuse themselves by saying: "The Sabbath
was given for a day of rest. I will not deprive myself of rest to attend meeting, for
I need rest." Such make a wrong use of the sanctified day. They should, upon
that day especially, interest their families in its observance and assemble at the
house of prayer with the few or with the many, as the case may be. They should
devote their time and energies to spiritual exercises, that the divine influence
resting upon the Sabbath may attend them through the week. Of all the days in
the week, none are so favorable for devotional thoughts and feelings as the
Sabbath. {2T 704.2}
• Many need instruction as to how they should appear
in the assembly for worship on the Sabbath. They are
not to enter the presence of God in the common
clothing worn during the week. All should have a
special Sabbath suit, to be worn when attending
service in God's house. While we should not conform
to worldly fashions, we are not to be indifferent in
regard to our outward appearance. We are to be neat
and trim, though without adornment. The children of
God should be pure within and without. {6T 355.2}
 If we desire the blessing promised to the obedient, we must
observe the Sabbath more strictly. I fear that we often travel on
this day when it might be avoided. In harmony with the light which
the Lord has given in regard to the observance of the Sabbath, we
should be more careful about traveling on the boats or cars on this
day. In these matters we should set a right example before our
children and youth. In order to reach the churches that need our
help, and to give them the message that God desires them to hear,
it may be necessary for us to travel on the Sabbath; but so far as
possible we should secure our tickets and make all necessary
arrangements on some other day. When starting on a journey we
should make every possible effort to plan so as to avoid reaching
our destination on the Sabbath. {6t 359-360}