Tag: sabbath
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Sabbath as Eden
And the Lord God took the man, and put him into the garden of Eden to dress it and to keep it. Genesis 2:15 (KJV) Took the man, put him into the garden, to dress it, to keep it. Notice that God created Adam outside the garden. He took the man from somewhere not great, and placed…
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Stoned for gathering sticks
And while the children of Israel were in the wilderness, they found a man that gathered sticks upon the sabbath day. Numbers 15:32 (KJV) The man who gathered sticks on the Sabbath day was never explicitly identified in the Torah. He has no name here, but is used as an example for what it means…
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Sabbath Day’s Journey
Then returned they unto Jerusalem from the mount called Olivet, which is from Jerusalem a sabbath day’s journey. Acts 1:12 (KJV) Sabbath day’s journey – Wow, that sounds like a long distance, doesn’t it? Walking from the Mount of Olives to Jerusalem must have taken a very long time. A Sabbath day’s journey appears to…
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Authority and Conformity
Speak thou also unto the children of Israel, saying, Verily my sabbaths ye shall keep: for it is a sign between me and you throughout your generations; that ye may know that I am the Lord that doth sanctify you. Exodus 31:13 (KJV) Sabbaths – I’d like to draw attention to something here. Who is…