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What the Bible says about Sabbath, How it is Kept
(From Forerunner Commentary)
Keeping the Sabbath identifies the true God to us. It is not merely the fact that one observes the day, but rather it is observing it combined with how one observes it. People can surely keep it, as the Jews did, and not keep it right. Did they know God? No, they did not (Ezekiel 20:10-12)—obviously, because, when God came in the flesh, they rejected Him. All the while, however, they were keeping the Sabbath. So the instruction is that it is not merely a matter of just observing the day but how the day is observed that enables a person to know God.
John W. Ritenbaugh
The Fourth Commandment (Part 2)Related Topics: Keeping Sabbath Holy | Keeping the Sabbath | Knowing God | Sabbath | Sabbath and Relationship with God | Sabbath Keeping | Way Sabbath is Kept
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