Sabbath Observance

What I thought...

The bible tells us to go to church on SUNday (1st day). I assumed Sabbath was Sunday because that's when everybody goes to church to worship.

What I learned...

In the bible, nobody (including YHWH) ever asked anybody to worship the Most High on SUNday (1st day). YHWH commands us to REST on the 7th day (Saturday). YHWH repeats the law at least 26 times.

Sunday Church Attendance is the COUNTERFIT of Saturday Rest

The purpose of this post is not to address the lie of church, but the truth of Sabbath. However, to not point out the falsehood in the TRADITION of church would be remiss. YHWH designated a specific day at Creation as His, the SEVENTH day.

By the seventh day Elohim completed His work which He had done,

and He rested on the seventh day from all His work which He had done.

Then Elohim blessed the seventh day and sanctified it,

because in it He rested from all His work which Elohim had created and made.

GENESIS 2:2-3

The 7th day of the week is Saturday. The 1st day of the week is Sunday. This is not conspiracy theory, just open your calendar and count the days.

The world goes to "church." Our Creator tells us to REST. There’s a huge difference between church attendance and rest. Further, the 1st day is not the day our Creator set apart for His worship and honor. Satan does not create his own "things," Satan takes the "things" of YHWH and creates a COUNTERFIET version. The world's church attendance is just that, Satan's counterfeit version of our Creator's command to rest. Satan doesn't care what day you worship so long as it's not the day our Creator designated. Seem outlandish? Research Sunday laws. To forego the Creator’s Sabbath rest on the 7th day for church attendance on the first day (SUNday) I fear is a grave error. It's sad beyond measure but not the purpose of this page.

More on What I Learned (additional blog posts below)...

Sabbath was my first real head scratcher and what prompted me to leave organized religion. Since then, I’ve thought about Sabbath a lot and I think the discussion boils down to three questions:

What did YHWH say?
Does YHWH mean what He says?
Can WE choose how to worship YHWH?

Let’s look at each point in more detail.

(1) What did YHWH say?

Prior to studying the bible myself, I assumed we were commanded to go to church. Of course, why else would people go? After the exercise of isolating the verses about Sabbath, I realized YHWH never asked anybody to go to church on SUNday, the 1st day. He clearly commands us to REST on Saturday, the 7th day. Go to church versus REST, two very different things. Further, I could not believe how much YHWH spoke about the topic of Sabbath. By my count, our Creator repeated the Sabbath law at least 26 times. There are well over 100 verses about Sabbath, all are at the end of the page.

Some think Sabbath worship is no longer required after Messiah. This thought is despite the FACT that both Messiah and the apostles were Sabbath observers. Further, YHWH explicitly said He will not change His SPOKEN COVENANT.

"My covenant I will not violate,

Nor will I change what has gone out of My lips.”

PSALM 89:34

What is the “spoken covenant” He is referring to? YHWH SPOKE, or should I say thundered, the 10 Commandments from Mt. Sinai (Exodus 20:1-17). The below verse defines "His covenant" as the 10 Commandments specifically.

"So He declared to you His covenant which He commanded you to perform,

[that is], the Ten Commandments;

and He wrote them on two tablets of stone.”

DEUTERONOMY 4:13

Let's recap. The 10 Commandments are HIS covenant. YHWH spoke the 10 Commandments and for good measure, wrote them with His own finger in stone tablets. YHWH says He is not going to change the rules that went out of His lips. The 4rth spoken commandment, is of course the Sabbath rest.

When He had finished speaking with him upon Mount Sinai,

He gave Moses the two tablets of the testimony,

tablets of stone, written by the finger of Elohim.

EXODUS 31:18

"YHWH gave me the two tablets of stone written by the finger of Elohim;

and on them [were] all the words which YHWH had SPOKEN with you at the mountain from the midst of the fire on the day of the assembly."

DEUTERONOMY 9:10

If you ask most people if it’s ok to steal, they’ll say no. Ok to murder? No again. Ok to worship other gods? Nope on that front too. Somehow, MAGICALLY the 4th, and ONLY the 4th commandment is now null and void. Christianity ignores YHWH's Sabbath law and teaches we can do Sabbath whenever day we want, the particulars are not important. To me, that doesn't make sense. Why would YHWH speak so often and give so much instruction on His Sabbaths if YHWH doesn't care how we recognize Sabbath?

Another point that got me is this: the 4th commandment is the only commandment that starts with the word “REMEMBER." The 4th commandment is also the longest commandment in length (10 Commandments below). I don't think that's by coincidence. YHWH specifically tells us when and how to observe Sabbath, sadly, SUNday church ain't it.

(1) "You shall have no other gods before Me. EXODUS 20:3

(2) "You shall not make for yourself an idol, or any likeness of what is in heaven above or on the earth beneath or in the water under the earth. You shall not worship them or serve them; for I, YHWH your Elohim, am a jealous Elohim, visiting the iniquity of the fathers on the children, on the third and the fourth generations of those who hate Me, but showing lovingkindness to thousands, to those who love Me and keep My commandments. EXODUS 20:4-6

(3) Exo 20:7 "You shall not take the name of YHWH your Elohim in vain, for YHHW will not leave him unpunished who takes His name in vain.

(4) "Remember the sabbath day, to keep it holy. Six days you shall labor and do all your work, but the seventh day is a sabbath of YHWH your Elohim; you shall not do any work, you or your son or your daughter, your male or your female servant or your cattle or your sojourner who stays with you. For in six days YHWH made the heavens and the earth, the sea and all that is in them, and rested on the seventh day; therefore YHWH blessed the sabbath day and set it apart. EXODUS 20: 8-11

(5) "Honor your father and your mother, that your days may be prolonged in the land which YHWH your God gives you. EXODUS 20:12

(6) "You shall not murder." EXODUS 20:13

(7) "You shall not commit adultery." EXODUS 20:14

(8) "You shall not steal." EXODUS 20:15

(9) "You shall not bear false witness against your neighbor." EXODUS 20:16

(10) "You shall not covet your neighbor's house; you shall not covet your neighbor's wife or his male servant or his female servant or his ox or his donkey or anything that belongs to your neighbor." EXODUS 20:17

YHWH blessed Solomon with "wisdom and very great discernment and breadth of mind" (1 Kings 4:29). Solomon was the "wiser than all men" (1 Kings 4:31). He wrote the book of Ecclesiastes where he evaluates and discusses the pleasures and toils of this life. The conclusion he draws is astounding. In the end, we are best served if we FEAR and OBEY YHWH's commandments because His commandments apply to ALL PEOPLE!

(2) YHWH stated Sabbath as a law, a lot. But does YHWH mean what He says?

Let’s revisit the garden. Eve told Satan if she ate of the tree, YHWH said she would DIE. Satan’s response, “Surely you will not die” (Genesis 3:4)! How did Satan get Eve to eat the fruit? Satan made her DOUBT YHWH meant what He said. Eve KNEW YHWH said she would die, but doubted YHWH was actually serious. You see, the original deception was getting Eve to believe YHWH didn’t really mean what He said. I believe Satan’s still using the same deception he used in the garden. No need to recreate the wheel, just rinse and repeat. Did YHWH mean what He said about Sabbath? Yes, He meant what He said about Sabbath, just as He meant what He said to Eve in the garden. It's that simple.

(3) The last question, can we choose HOW to worship YHWH? Does He care? Any worship is good worship, right?

Umm.. not so much. The Hebrews decided to have a little party in His honor at the bottom of Mt. Sinai. They thought He’d be thrilled. They made a statue (golden calf) and proclaimed, “Tomorrow shall be a feast day to YHWH” (Exodus 32:5). Let’s just say YHWH was not impressed.

The conclusion, when all has been heard:

fear Elohim and keep His commandments, because this [applies to] every person.

ECCLESIASTES 12:13

"Now then let Me alone,

that My anger may burn against them and that I may destroy them;

and I will make of you a great nation."

EXODUS 32:10

The feast was to honor HIM, so what's the big deal? The big deal is this: YHWH specifically said NOT to worship Him the way the other nations worshipped their gods. In reality, the golden calf incident reveals that the Israelites chose their own day and method to worship YHWH. They repurposed and reapplied the worship practices they learned while in Egypt to the Most High. Unfortunately, we are not allowed to “make up” or repurpose ways to worship Him. How do I know? YHWH specifically tells us NOT to.

"You shall utterly destroy all the places where the nations whom you shall dispossess serve their gods, on the high mountains and on the hills and under every green tree.

You shall tear down their altars and smash their [sacred] pillars and burn their Asherim with fire, and you shall cut down the engraved images of their gods and obliterate their name from that place.

"You shall not worship YHWH your Elohim that way.”

DEUTERONOMY 12:2-4

…beware that you are not ensnared to follow them, after they are destroyed before you,

and that you do not inquire after their gods, saying,

'How do these nations serve their gods, that I also may do likewise?'

"You shall not behave thus toward YHWH your Elohim,

for every abominable act which YHWH hates they have done for their gods;

for they even burn their sons and daughters in the fire to their gods.

"Whatever I command you, you shall be careful to do; you shall not add to nor take away from it."

DEUTERONOMY 12:30-31

Some people after reading YHWHs words on adopting the worship of other nations respond, we’re not sacrificing children! That misses the WHOLE point. The Israelites missed the point then in the same way SUNday church worshippers miss the point now. The point is not WHAT someone is doing. The point is DID HE ASK YOU TO DO THAT? If the answer is NO, then why do you do it? YHWH specifically says we are not to add or take away from what He commands. What do we do? Subtract Sabbath rest and add Sunday church attendance, exactly what He told us NOT to do. YHWH gave specific instructions regarding how to worship Him, including Sabbath rest. There is absolutely NO NEED for a man-made version of weekly worship.

Conclusion

Somewhere along the way, the Sabbath day of rest commanded by YHWH was changed from the 7th day of the week to the 1st day of the week. Unfortunately, most people have no idea this change occurred at the council of Nicea almost 300 years after Messiah died (read more here). Further most don't understand Sabbath is a day of REST. We get six days to do our lives, He asks for one. As in the whole day, not a couple hours.

I suspect most people simply go to church on SUNday because that’s what everyone else does and/or that’s the day they were taught to attend. With little biblical and historical study, it becomes clear that church attendance on SUNday is a tradition of man, not a requirement of the Creator. Why not rest on the 7th day like HE said? Why not just obey? Why are most churches worshipping on SUNday instead of Saturday? Messiah states unequivocally that the law will NOT change until this earth has passed away. As far as I can tell, the earth is still here.

"For truly I say to you,

until heaven and earth pass away,

not the smallest letter or stroke shall pass from the Law

until all is accomplished.”

MATTHEW 5:18

Unfortunately SUNday is the day people have been worshipping sun deities since the Tower of Babel. Worship on SUNday is worship of the SUN, not YHWH. There's a difference. YHWH specifically warns of engaging in sun worship.

"And [beware] not to lift up your eyes to heaven

and see the sun and the moon and the stars,

all the host of heaven, and be drawn away and worship them and serve them,

those which YHWH your Elohim has allotted to all the peoples under the whole heaven.”

DEUTERONOMY 4:19

YHWH specifically calls the Israelites out for their made up worship. It's easy to miss, but notice how YHWH says YOUR feasts and YOUR appointed times. They are not HIS appointed times, they are the made up appointed times the Israelites created. Unfortunately, history has a tendency of repeating itself. We are doing the same thing today with made-up SUNday church.

"I hate YOUR new moon and YOUR appointed feasts,

They have become a burden to Me; I am weary of bearing [them].

ISAIAH 1:14

The scary truth is sun worship is worship of the light, or more accurately, the light bearer. Satan. For this EXPRESS reason, applying sun worship (aka Satan worship) to the Most High is a big no, no. Our adversary doesn't care how we worship, as long as we don't worship the way YHWH commanded. I fear those who refuse to worship YHWH as He commands are walking on the wide path that leads to destruction. I realize the weight of this statement. I hope I'm wrong.

"Enter through the narrow gate; for the gate is wide and the way is broad that leads to destruction,

and there are many who enter through it.

"For the gate is small and the way is narrow that leads to life,

and there are FEW WHO FIND IT.”

MATTHEW 7:13

One certainly doesn't have to look very far to find a church. How then can church be a part of the narrow road few will FIND. I've written much more about sabbath, see additional posts below. Finally, in all my research about Sabbath, one verse sealed the deal. Through the prophet Isaiah, we learn all of humanity will bow down to YHWH from SABBATH to SABBATH in the NEW HEAVEN AND NEW EARTH. Sabbath worship is ETERNAL. Let that sink in.

"For just as the new heavens and the new earth

Which I make will endure before Me,"declares YHWH,

"So your offspring and your name will endure.”

"And it shall be from new moon to new moon And from SABBATH to SABBATH,

ALL MANKIND will come to bow down before Me," says YHWH.

ISAIAH 56:22-24

More on Sabbath...

Like I said, Sabbath was a head scratcher for me so I really dove in. This is not about being right or wrong, but about seeking the truth. If I've sparked your interest, more of what I learned is below.

Part 1: Proof Sabbath was Observed in the New Testament

Part 2: Verses Used to Discredit Sabbath

Part 3: When was Sabbath changed to SUNday?

Part 4: The prophetic "shadow" of Sabbath? What is Sabbath telling us?

Part 5: Top 10+ Reasons I Observe Sabbath

Part 6: Sabbath Applies to Everyone Before, Now & for Eternity

Part 7: Rewards for Observing Sabbath

Part 8: Consequences for Not Observing Sabbath

Part 9: Expect Gas Lighting

Sabbath Bible Verses Organized by Topic

For me, looking at the verses in groupings helped me to see more clearly what our Creator was saying. Again, this is just meant to help you begin or dig deeper into your own Sabbath study and beliefs.

Sabbath Bible Verses Excel Workbook

Sabbath the Law

These are DIRECT QUOTES from our Creator. There may be more, please do your own research. We are wise to heed His instruction.

1. Exo 16:28 Then YHWH said to Moses, "How long do you refuse to keep My commandments and My instructions? Exo 16:29 "See, YHWH has given you the sabbath; therefore He gives you bread for two days on the sixth day. Remain every man in his place; let no man go out of his place on the seventh day."

2. Exo 20:8 "Remember the sabbath day, to keep it holy. Exo 20:9 "Six days you shall labor and do all your work, Exo 20:10 but the seventh day is a sabbath of YHWH your God; [in it] you shall not do any work, you or your son or your daughter, your male or your female servant or your cattle or your sojourner who stays with you.

3. Exo 20:11 "For in six days YHWH made the heavens and the earth, the sea and all that is in them, and rested on the seventh day; therefore YHWH blessed the sabbath day and made it holy."

4. Exo 31:12 YHWH spoke to Moses, saying, Exo 31:13 "But as for you, speak to the sons of Israel, saying, 'You shall surely observe My sabbaths; for [this] is a sign between Me and you throughout your generations, that you may know that I am YHWH who sanctifies you.

5. Exo 31:14 'Therefore you are to observe the sabbath, for it is set apart to you. Everyone who profanes it shall surely be put to death; for whoever does any work on it, that person shall be cut off from among his people.

6. Exo 31:15 'For six days work may be done, but on the seventh day there is a sabbath of complete rest, set apart to YHWH; whoever does any work on the sabbath day shall surely be put to death.

7. Exo 31:16 'So the sons of Israel shall observe the sabbath, to celebrate the sabbath throughout their generations as a perpetual covenant.'

8. Exo 31:17 "It is a sign between Me and the sons of Israel forever; for in six days YHWH made heaven and earth, but on the seventh day He ceased [from labor], and was refreshed."

9. Lev 19:3 'Every one of you shall reverence his mother and his father, and you shall keep My sabbaths; I am YHWH your God.

10. Lev 19:30 'You shall keep My sabbaths and revere My sanctuary; I am YHWH.

11. Lev 23:2 "Speak to the sons of Israel and say to them, 'YHWH'S appointed times which you shall proclaim as set apart convocations-- My appointed times are these: Lev 23:3 'For six days work may be done, but on the seventh day there is a sabbath of complete rest, a set apart convocation. You shall not do any work; it is a sabbath to YHWH in all your dwellings.

12. Lev 26:2 'You shall keep My sabbaths and reverence My sanctuary; I am YHWH. Lev 26:3 'If you walk in My statutes and keep My commandments so as to carry them out, Lev 26:4 then I shall give you rains in their season, so that the land will yield its produce and the trees of the field will bear their fruit.

13. Deu 5:12 'Observe the sabbath day to keep it set apart, as YHWH your God commanded you.'

14. Deu 5:13 'Six days you shall labor and do all your work, Deu 5:14 but the seventh day is a sabbath of YHWH your God; [in it] you shall not do any work, you or your son or your daughter or your male servant or your female servant or your ox or your donkey or any of your cattle or your sojourner who stays with you, so that your male servant and your female servant may rest as well as you.

15. Deu 5:15 'You shall remember that you were a slave in the land of Egypt, and YHWH your God brought you out of there by a mighty hand and by an outstretched arm; therefore YHWH your God commanded you to observe the sabbath day.'

16. Isa 56:2 "How blessed is the man who does this, And the son of man who takes hold of it; Who keeps from profaning the sabbath, And keeps his hand from doing any evil."

17. Isa 56:4 For thus says YHWH, "To the eunuchs who keep My sabbaths, And choose what pleases Me, And hold fast My covenant, Isa 56:5 To them I will give in My house and within My walls a memorial, And a name better than that of sons and daughters; I will give them an everlasting name which will not be cut off."

18. Isa 56:6 "Also the foreigners who join themselves to YHWH, To minister to Him, and to love the name of YAHUAH, To be His servants, every one who keeps from profaning the sabbath And holds fast My covenant; Isa 56:7 Even those I will bring to My set apart mountain And make them joyful in My house of prayer. Their burnt offerings and their sacrifices will be acceptable on My altar; For My house will be called a house of prayer for all the peoples."

19. Isa 58:13 "If because of the sabbath, you turn your foot From doing your [own] pleasure on My holy day, And call the sabbath a delight, the set apart [day] of YHWH honorable, And honor it, desisting from your [own] ways, From seeking your [own] pleasure And speaking [your own] word, Isa 58:14 Then you will take delight in YAHUAH, And I will make you ride on the heights of the earth; And I will feed you [with] the heritage of Jacob your father, For the mouth of YAHUAH has spoken."

20. Isa 66:22 "For just as the new heavens and the new earth Which I make will endure before Me," declares YHWH, "So your offspring and your name will endure. Isa 66:23 "And it shall be from new moon to new moon And from sabbath to sabbath, All mankind will come to bow down before Me," says YHWH.

21. Jer 17:24 "But it will come about, if you listen attentively to Me," declares YHWH, "to bring no load in through the gates of this city on the sabbath day, but to keep the sabbath day set apart by doing no work on it, Jer 17:25 then there will come in through the gates of this city kings and princes sitting on the throne of David, riding in chariots and on horses, they and their princes, the men of Judah and the inhabitants of Jerusalem, and this city will be inhabited forever.

22. Jer 17:27 "But if you do not listen to Me to keep the sabbath day set apart by not carrying a load and coming in through the gates of Jerusalem on the sabbath day, then I will kindle a fire in its gates and it will devour the palaces of Jerusalem and not be quenched."'"

23. Eze 20:19 'I am YHWH your God; walk in My statutes and keep My ordinances and observe them. Eze 20:20 'Sanctify My sabbaths; and they shall be a sign between Me and you, that you may know that I am YHWH your God.'

24. Eze 20:21 "But the children rebelled against Me; they did not walk in My statutes, nor were they careful to observe My ordinances, by which, [if] a man observes them, he will live; they profaned My sabbaths. So I resolved to pour out My wrath on them, to accomplish My anger against them in the wilderness.

25. Eze 20:23 "Also I swore to them in the wilderness that I would scatter them among the nations and disperse them among the lands, Eze 20:24 because they had not observed My ordinances, but had rejected My statutes and had profaned My sabbaths, and their eyes were on the idols of their fathers."

26. Eze 44:24 "In a dispute they shall take their stand to judge; they shall judge it according to My ordinances. They shall also keep My laws and My statutes in all My appointed feasts and sanctify My sabbaths."

This verse is sort of a mic drop moment: Luk 23:56 Then they returned and prepared spices and perfumes. And on the Sabbath they rested according to the commandment.

Messiah Himself confirming the law, saying Sabbath was made for man, aka humans. Mar 2:27 YAHUSHA said to them, "The Sabbath was made for man, and not man for the Sabbath.

If Sabbath was not a law, Messiah would have no need to clarify what is and what is not lawful. Mat 12:12 "How much more valuable then is a man than a sheep! So then, it is lawful to do good on the Sabbath."

If Sabbath was done away with, there would be no reason for Messiah to discuss Sabbath during the great tribulation. Mat 24:20 "But pray that your flight will not be in the winter, or on a Sabbath. Mat 24:21 "For then there will be a great tribulation, such as has not occurred since the beginning of the world until now, nor ever will.

If Sabbath was not a law, there would be no reason for Messiah to say He is Master of Sabbath. The statement would be irrelevant.

Mat 12:8 "For the Son of Man is Master of the Sabbath."
Luk 6:5 And He was saying to them, "The Son of Man is Master of the Sabbath."
Mark 2:28 Therefore the Son of man is MASTER also of the sabbath.

Mary Magdaline and Mary waited until after the Sabbath to go to Mesiah's grave. If Sabbath was no longer a law, they clearly did not understand.

Mat 28:1 Now after the Sabbath, as it began to dawn toward the first [day] of the week, Mary Magdalene and the other Mary came to look at the grave.
Mar 16:1 When the Sabbath was over, Mary Magdalene, and Mary the [mother] of James, and Salome, bought spices, so that they might come and anoint Him. Mar 16:2 Very early on the first day of the week, they came to the tomb when the sun had risen.

These are not direct quotes from the Creator but from the books of Old Testament. There could be more, please do your own research.

Moses confirming Sabbath is law:

1. Exo 16:23 then he said to them, "This is what YAHUAH meant: Tomorrow is a sabbath observance, a holy sabbath to YAHUAH. Bake what you will bake and boil what you will boil, and all that is left over put aside to be kept until morning."

2. Exo 16:25 Moses said, "Eat it today, for today is a sabbath to YAHUAH; today you will not find it in the field.

3. Exo 16:26 "Six days you shall gather it, but on the seventh day, [the] sabbath, there will be none."

4. Exo 35:1 Then Moses assembled all the congregation of the sons of Israel, and said to them, "These are the things that YAHUAH has commanded [you] to do: Exo 35:2 "For six days work may be done, but on the seventh day you shall have a holy [day], a sabbath of complete rest to YHWH; whoever does any work on it shall be put to death.

Solomon confirming Sabbath is a law:

5. 2Ch 2:4 "Behold, I am about to build a house for the name of YAHUAH my God, dedicating it to Him, to burn fragrant incense before Him and [to set out] the showbread continually, and to offer burnt offerings morning and evening, on sabbaths and on new moons and on the appointed feasts of YHWH our God, this [being required] forever in Israel.

6. 2Ch 8:12 Then Solomon offered burnt offerings to YAHUAH on the altar of YAHUAH which he had built before the porch; 2Ch 8:13 and [did so] according to the daily rule, offering [them] up according to the commandment of Moses, for the sabbaths, the new moons and the three annual feasts-- the Feast of Unleavened Bread, the Feast of Weeks and the Feast of Booths.

Other verses confirming Sabbath is a law:

7. Neh 9:14 "So You made known to them Your holy sabbath, And laid down for them commandments, statutes and law, Through Your servant Moses. "

8. 2Ch 31:3 [He] also [appointed] the king's portion of his goods for the burnt offerings, [namely], for the morning and evening burnt offerings, and the burnt offerings for the sabbaths and for the new moons and for the fixed festivals, as it is written in the law of YAHUAH.

What does the bible say on Sabbath?

Gen 2:1 Thus the heavens and the earth were completed, and all their hosts. Gen 2:2 By the seventh day God completed His work which He had done, and He rested on the seventh day from all His work which He had done. Gen 2:3 Then God blessed the seventh day and sanctified it, because in it He rested from all His work which God had created and made.

Exo 20:11 "For in six days YAHUAH made the heavens and the earth, the sea and all that is in them, and rested on the seventh day; therefore YAHUAH blessed the sabbath day and made it holy. "

Exo 31:17 "It is a sign between Me and the sons of Israel forever; for in six days YAHUAH made heaven and earth, but on the seventh day He ceased [from labor], and was refreshed."

1. Luk 4:16 And He came to Nazareth, where He had been brought up; and as was His custom, He entered the synagogue on the Sabbath, and stood up to read.

2. Mat 12:9 Departing from there, He went into their synagogue. Mat 12:10 And a man [was there] whose hand was withered. And they questioned Yahusha, asking, "Is it lawful to heal on the Sabbath?"-- so that they might accuse Him. Mat 12:11 And He said to them, "What man is there among you who has a sheep, and if it falls into a pit on the Sabbath, will he not take hold of it and lift it out? Mat 12:12 "How much more valuable then is a man than a sheep! So then, it is lawful to do good on the Sabbath."

3. Mar 1:21 They went into Capernaum; and immediately on the Sabbath He entered the synagogue and [began] to teach. Mar 1:22 They were amazed at His teaching; for He was teaching them as [one] having authority, and not as the scribes.

4. Mar 3:1 He entered again into a synagogue; and a man was there whose hand was withered. Mar 3:2 They were watching Him [to see] if He would heal him on the Sabbath, so that they might accuse Him. Mar 3:3 He said to the man with the withered hand, "Get up and come forward!" Mar 3:4 And He said to them, "Is it lawful to do good or to do harm on the Sabbath, to save a life or to kill?" But they kept silent. Mar 3:5 After looking around at them with anger, grieved at their hardness of heart, He said to the man, "Stretch out your hand."

5. Mar 6:2 When the Sabbath came, He began to teach in the synagogue; and the many listeners were astonished, saying, "Where did this man [get] these things, and what is [this] wisdom given to Him, and such miracles as these performed by His hands? Mar 6:3 "Is not this the carpenter, the son of Mary, and brother of James and Joses and Judas and Simon? Are not His sisters here with us?" And they took offense at Him. Mar 6:4 YAHUSHAsaid to them, "A prophet is not without honor except in his hometown and among his [own] relatives and in his [own] household."

6. Luk 4:31 And He came down to Capernaum, a city of Galilee, and He was teaching them on the Sabbath; Luk 4:32 and they were amazed at His teaching, for His message was with authority.

7. Luk 6:6 On another Sabbath He entered the synagogue and was teaching; and there was a man there whose right hand was withered.

8. Luk 13:10 And He was teaching in one of the synagogues on the Sabbath.

1. Act 13:14 But going on from Perga, they arrived at Pisidian Antioch, and on the Sabbath day they went into the synagogue and sat down. Act 13:15 After the reading of the Law and the Prophets the synagogue officials sent to them, saying, "Brethren, if you have any word of exhortation for the people, say it."

2. Act 13:42 As Paul and Barnabas were going out, the people kept begging that these things might be spoken to them the next Sabbath.

3. Act 16:13 And on the Sabbath day we went outside the gate to a riverside, where we were supposing that there would be a place of prayer; and we sat down and began speaking to the women who had assembled. Act 16:14 A woman named Lydia, from the city of Thyatira, a seller of purple fabrics, a worshiper of God, was listening; and the Lord opened her heart to respond to the things spoken by Paul.

4. Act 17:1 Now when they had traveled through Amphipolis and Apollonia, they came to Thessalonica, where there was a synagogue of the Jews. Act 17:2 And according to Paul's custom, he went to them, and for three Sabbaths reasoned with them from the Scriptures, Act 17:3 explaining and giving evidence that the Christ had to suffer and rise again from the dead, and [saying], "This YAHUSHAwhom I am proclaiming to you is the Christ."

5. Act 18:4 And he was reasoning in the synagogue every Sabbath and trying to persuade Jews and Greeks.

Verses Confirming Sabbath is a Sign and

YHWH Himself tells us the Sabbath is the "sign," please see below signs. How do you know you're worshipping the Elohim of the bible, because you worship in the way He told you too.

(1) Exo 31:12 YHWH spoke to Moses, saying, Exo 31:13 "But as for you, speak to the sons of Israel, saying, 'You shall surely observe My sabbaths; for [this] is a sign between Me and you throughout your generations, that you may know that I am YHWH who sanctifies you."

(2) Exo 31:17 "It (the sabbath) is a sign between Me and the sons of Israel forever; for in six days YHWH made heaven and earth, but on the seventh day He ceased [from labor], and was refreshed."

(3) Eze 20:12 "Also I gave them My sabbaths to be a sign between Me and them, that they might know that I am YHWH who sanctifies them."

(4) Eze 20:19 'I am YHWH your Elohim; walk in My statutes and keep My ordinances and observe them. Eze 20:20 'Sanctify My sabbaths; and they shall be a sign between Me and you, that you may know that I am YHWH your Elohim.'

There are several. The Sabbath is part of the covenant of the Ten Commandments. Please don't believe me, read the verses yourself!

Verses stating specifically to the Israelites:

(1) Exo 31:16 'So the sons of Israel shall observe the sabbath, to celebrate the sabbath throughout their generations as a perpetual covenant.'

(2) Lev 24:7 "You shall put pure frankincense on each row that it may be a memorial portion for the bread, [even] an offering by fire to YHWH. Lev 24:8 "Every sabbath day he shall set it in order before YHWH continually; it is an everlasting covenant for the sons of Israel. Lev 24:9 "It shall be for Aaron and his sons, and they shall eat it in a holy place; for it is most holy to him from YHWH's offerings by fire, [his] portion forever."

Verses stating covenant (including Sabbath) applies to ALL who want to love and serve YHWH:

(3) Isa 56:4 For thus says YAHUAH, "To the eunuchs who keep My sabbaths, And choose what pleases Me, And hold fast My covenant, Isa 56:5 To them I will give in My house and within My walls a memorial, And a name better than that of sons and daughters; I will give them an everlasting name which will not be cut off.

(4) Isa 56:6 "Also the foreigners who join themselves to YHWH, To minister to Him, and to love the name of YHWH, To be His servants, every one who keeps from profaning the sabbath And holds fast My covenant; Isa 56:7 Even those I will bring to My holy mountain And make them joyful in My house of prayer. Their burnt offerings and their sacrifices will be acceptable on My altar; For My house will be called a house of prayer for all the peoples."

If we let Him define what the covenant is, we see the covenant is HIS and that the covenant is the Ten Commandments.

Exo 34:27 Then YHWH said to Moses, "Write down these words, for in accordance with these words I have made a covenant with you and with Israel." Exo 34:28 So he was there with YHWH forty days and forty nights; he did not eat bread or drink water. And he wrote on the tablets the words of the covenant, the Ten Commandments.

Deu 4:13 "So He declared to you His covenant which He commanded you to perform, [that is], the Ten Commandments; and He wrote them on two tablets of stone.

Deu 9:9 "When I went up to the mountain to receive the tablets of stone, the tablets of the covenant which YHWH had made with you, then I remained on the mountain forty days and nights; I neither ate bread nor drank water."

Deu 9:11 "It came about at the end of forty days and nights that YHWH gave me the two tablets of stone, the tablets of the covenant."

Deuteronomy 9:15 So I turned and came down from the mount, and the mount burned with fire: and the two tables of the COVENANT were in my two hands.

Psalm 89:34 My covenant will I not break, nor alter the thing that is gone out of my lips.

Psalm 111:7 The works of his hands are verity and judgment; all His commandments are sure. Psalm 111:8 They stand fast for ever and ever, and are done in truth and uprightness.

Psalm 119:44 So shall I keep thy law continually for ever and ever. Psalm 119:45 And I will walk at liberty: for I seek thy precepts. Psalm 119:46 I will speak of thy testimonies also before kings, and will not be ashamed. Psalm 119:47 And I will delight myself in thy commandments, which I have loved. Psalm 119:48 My hands also will I lift up unto thy commandments, which I have loved; and I will meditate in thy statutes.

Psalm 119:160 Thy word is true from the beginning: and every one of thy righteous judgments endureth for ever.

Matthew 5:18 For verily I say unto you, Till heaven and earth pass, one jot or one tittle shall in no wise pass from the law, till all be fulfilled. Matthew 5:19 Whosoever therefore shall break one of these least commandments, and shall teach men so, he shall be called the least in the kingdom of heaven: but whosoever shall do and teach them, the same shall be called great in the kingdom of heaven.

What does the bible say on Sabbath?

1. Exo 16:26 "Six days you shall gather it, but on the seventh day, [the] sabbath, there will be none."

2. Exo 16:28 Then YHWH said to Moses, "How long do you refuse to keep My commandments and My instructions? Exo 16:29 "See, YHWH has given you the sabbath; therefore He gives you bread for two days on the sixth day. Remain every man in his place; let no man go out of his place on the seventh day."

3. Exo 20:8 "Remember the sabbath day, to keep it holy. Exo 20:9 "Six days you shall labor and do all your work, Exo 20:10 but the seventh day is a sabbath of YHWH your God; [in it] you shall not do any work, you or your son or your daughter, your male or your female servant or your cattle or your sojourner who stays with you.

4. Exo 20:11 "For in six days YHWH made the heavens and the earth, the sea and all that is in them, and rested on the seventh day; therefore YHWH blessed the sabbath day and made it holy.

5. Exo 31:15 'For six days work may be done, but on the seventh day there is a sabbath of complete rest, holy to YHWH; whoever does any work on the sabbath day shall surely be put to death.

6. Exo 31:17 "It is a sign between Me and the sons of Israel forever; for in six days YHWH made heaven and earth, but on the seventh day He ceased [from labor], and was refreshed."

7. Exo 35:1 Then Moses assembled all the congregation of the sons of Israel, and said to them, "These are the things that YHWH has commanded [you] to do: Exo 35:2 "For six days work may be done, but on the seventh day you shall have a holy [day], a sabbath of complete rest to YHWH; whoever does any work on it shall be put to death.

8. Lev 23:2 "Speak to the sons of Israel and say to them, 'YHWH's appointed times which you shall proclaim as holy convocations-- My appointed times are these: Lev 23:3 'For six days work may be done, but on the seventh day there is a sabbath of complete rest, a holy convocation. You shall not do any work; it is a sabbath to YHWH in all your dwellings.

9. Deu 5:13 'Six days you shall labor and do all your work, Deu 5:14 but the seventh day is a sabbath of YHWH your God; [in it] you shall not do any work, you or your son or your daughter or your male servant or your female servant or your ox or your donkey or any of your cattle or your sojourner who stays with you, so that your male servant and your female servant may rest as well as you.

1. Exo 20:8 "Remember the sabbath day, to keep it holy. Exo 20:9 "Six days you shall labor and do all your work, Exo 20:10 but the seventh day is a sabbath of YAHUAH your God; [in it] you shall not do any work, you or your son or your daughter, your male or your female servant or your cattle or your sojourner who stays with you.

2. Exo 31:14 'Therefore you are to observe the sabbath, for it is holy to you. Everyone who profanes it shall surely be put to death; for whoever does any work on it, that person shall be cut off from among his people.'

3. Exo 31:15 'For six days work may be done, but on the seventh day there is a sabbath of complete rest, holy to YAHUAH; whoever does any work on the sabbath day shall surely be put to death.'

4. Exo 35:1 Then Moses assembled all the congregation of the sons of Israel, and said to them, "These are the things that YAHUAH has commanded [you] to do: Exo 35:2 "For six days work may be done, but on the seventh day you shall have a holy [day], a sabbath of complete rest to YAHUAH; whoever does any work on it shall be put to death.

5. Lev 23:2 "Speak to the sons of Israel and say to them, 'YAHUAH'S appointed times which you shall proclaim as holy convocations-- My appointed times are these: Lev 23:3 'For six days work may be done, but on the seventh day there is a sabbath of complete rest, a holy convocation. You shall not do any work; it is a sabbath to YAHUAH in all your dwellings.'

6. Deu 5:13 'Six days you shall labor and do all your work, Deu 5:14 but the seventh day is a sabbath of YAHUAH your God; [in it] you shall not do any work, you or your son or your daughter or your male servant or your female servant or your ox or your donkey or any of your cattle or your sojourner who stays with you, so that your male servant and your female servant may rest as well as you. '

7. Jer 17:21 'Thus says YAHUAH, "Take heed for yourselves, and do not carry any load on the sabbath day or bring anything in through the gates of Jerusalem. Jer 17:22 "You shall not bring a load out of your houses on the sabbath day nor do any work, but keep the sabbath day holy, as I commanded your forefathers. Jer 17:23 "Yet they did not listen or incline their ears, but stiffened their necks in order not to listen or take correction.

8. Jer 17:27 "But if you do not listen to Me to keep the sabbath day holy by not carrying a load and coming in through the gates of Jerusalem on the sabbath day, then I will kindle a fire in its gates and it will devour the palaces of Jerusalem and not be quenched."'"

New Testament:

1. Luk 23:56 Then they returned and prepared spices and perfumes. And on the Sabbath they rested according to the commandment.

2. Heb 4:9 So there remains a Sabbath rest for the people of Elohim. Heb 4:10 For the one who has entered His rest has himself also rested from his works, as Elohim did from His. Heb 4:11 Therefore let us be diligent to enter that rest, so that no one will fall, through [following] the same example of disobedience.

Tanak (Old Testament):

3. Exo 31:15 'For six days work may be done, but on the seventh day there is a sabbath of complete rest, holy to YHWH; whoever does any work on the sabbath day shall surely be put to death.

4. Exo 35:1 Then Moses assembled all the congregation of the sons of Israel, and said to them, "These are the things that YHWH has commanded [you] to do: Exo 35:2 "For six days work may be done, but on the seventh day you shall have a holy [day], a sabbath of complete rest to YHWH; whoever does any work on it shall be put to death.

5. Lev 23:2 "Speak to the sons of Israel and say to them, 'YHWH'S appointed times which you shall proclaim as holy convocations-- My appointed times are these: Lev 23:3 'For six days work may be done, but on the seventh day there is a sabbath of complete rest, a holy convocation. You shall not do any work; it is a sabbath to YHWH in all your dwellings.

6. Deu 5:13 'Six days you shall labor and do all your work, Deu 5:14 but the seventh day is a sabbath of YHWH your Elohim; [in it] you shall not do any work, you or your son or your daughter or your male servant or your female servant or your ox or your donkey or any of your cattle or your sojourner who stays with you, so that your male servant and your female servant may rest as well as you.

Eze 46:3 "The people of the land shall also worship at the doorway of that gate before YHWH on the sabbaths and on the new moons.

1Ch 23:30 They are to stand every morning to thank and to praise YAHUAH, and likewise at evening, 1Ch 23:31 and to offer all burnt offerings to YHWH, on the sabbaths, the new moons and the fixed festivals in the number [set] by the ordinance concerning them, continually before YHWH.

Psa 92:1 A Psalm, a Song for the Sabbath day. It is good to give thanks to YHWH And to sing praises to Your name, O Most High;

The "He" here is Messiah Yahusha: Luk 4:16 And He came to Nazareth, where He had been brought up; and as was His custom, He entered the synagogue on the Sabbath, and stood up to read.

Act 15:21 "For Moses from ancient generations has in every city those who preach him, since he is read in the synagogues every Sabbath."

Act 17:1 Now when they had traveled through Amphipolis and Apollonia, they came to Thessalonica, where there was a synagogue of the Jews. Act 17:2 And according to Paul's custom, he went to them, and for three Sabbaths reasoned with them from the Scriptures, Act 17:3 explaining and giving evidence that the Christ had to suffer and rise again from the dead, and [saying], "This YAHUSHAwhom I am proclaiming to you is the Christ."

Isa 58:13 "If because of the sabbath, you turn your foot From doing your [own] pleasure on My holy day, And call the sabbath a delight, the holy [day] of YHWH honorable, And honor it, desisting from your [own] ways, From seeking your [own] pleasure And speaking [your own] word, Isa 58:14 Then you will take delight in YHWH, And I will make you ride on the heights of the earth; And I will feed you [with] the heritage of Jacob your father, For the mouth of YHWH has spoken."

Telling us to remain at home. This must be taken into larger context of clear proof people went to synagogues on sabbath and were not in violation of the law. Exodus chap 16 the Israelites had just fled from Egypt, there were no synagogues, they were living in tents. Their activities would have been limited by their circumstances.

Exo 16:28 Then YAHUAH said to Moses, "How long do you refuse to keep My commandments and My instructions? Exo 16:29 "See, YAHUAH has given you the sabbath; therefore He gives you bread for two days on the sixth day. Remain every man in his place; let no man go out of his place on the seventh day."

2. This next verse has to do with kindling a fire in your dwellings. Does this mean you should not use your oven on sabbath? I can't tell you. Please pray for guidance.

Exo 35:3 "You shall not kindle a fire in any of your dwellings on the sabbath day."

3. This next group of verses are on offerings. I want to choose my words carefully, as I do not want to go against our Creator. I believe the offerings required have changed from carnal to spiritual. We are now offering ourselves, our lives, our time, our treasure, not grain or animals. Please pray for guidance and come to your own conclusions.

Num 28:9 'Then on the sabbath day two male lambs one year old without defect, and two-tenths [of an] [ephah] of fine flour mixed with oil as a grain offering, and its drink offering: Num 28:10 '[This is] the burnt offering of every sabbath in addition to the continual burnt offering and its drink offering.

1Ch 23:30 They are to stand every morning to thank and to praise YAHUAH, and likewise at evening, 1Ch 23:31 and to offer all burnt offerings to YAHUAH, on the sabbaths, the new moons and the fixed festivals in the number [set] by the ordinance concerning them, continually before YAHUAH.

2Ch 2:4 "Behold, I am about to build a house for the name of YAHUAH my God, dedicating it to Him, to burn fragrant incense before Him and [to set out] the showbread continually, and to offer burnt offerings morning and evening, on sabbaths and on new moons and on the appointed feasts of YAHUAH our God, this [being required] forever in Israel.

2Ch 8:12 Then Solomon offered burnt offerings to YAHUAH on the altar of YAHUAH which he had built before the porch; 2Ch 8:13 and [did so] according to the daily rule, offering [them] up according to the commandment of Moses, for the sabbaths, the new moons and the three annual feasts-- the Feast of Unleavened Bread, the Feast of Weeks and the Feast of Booths.

2Ch 31:3 [He] also [appointed] the king's portion of his goods for the burnt offerings, [namely], for the morning and evening burnt offerings, and the burnt offerings for the sabbaths and for the new moons and for the fixed festivals, as it is written in the law of YAHUAH.

Neh 10:32 We also placed ourselves under obligation to contribute yearly one third of a shekel for the service of the house of our God: Neh 10:33 for the showbread, for the continual grain offering, for the continual burnt offering, the sabbaths, the new moon, for the appointed times, for the holy things and for the sin offerings to make atonement for Israel, and all the work of the house of our God.

Eze 46:4 "The burnt offering which the prince shall offer to YAHUAH on the sabbath day shall be six lambs without blemish and a ram without blemish; Eze 46:5 and the grain offering shall be an ephah with the ram, and the grain offering with the lambs as much as he is able to give, and a hin of oil with an ephah.

Eze 46:12 "When the prince provides a freewill offering, a burnt offering, or peace offerings [as] a freewill offering to YAHUAH, the gate facing east shall be opened for him. And he shall provide his burnt offering and his peace offerings as he does on the sabbath day. Then he shall go out, and the gate shall be shut after he goes out.

Additional Resources on Sabbath

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