Sunday, November 21 The seventh day is a sabbath of complete rest. It is something holy to Jehovah.​—Ex. 31:15.

[Áine]

Sunday, November 21

The seventh day is a sabbath of complete rest. It is something holy to Jehovah.—Ex. 31:15.

 

God’s Word states that after six “days” of creating, God paused from his works as regards the earth. (Gen. 2:2) Yet, Jehovah loves to work, and in other respects he “has kept working.” (John 5:17) The provision for the weekly Sabbath follows a pattern similar to that of Jehovah’s day of rest described in Genesis. God said that the Sabbath was a sign between him and Israel. (Ex. 31:12-14) The prohibition against work applied to everyone, including children, slaves, and even domestic animals. (Ex. 20:10) It allowed the people to give more attention to spiritual matters. Many religious leaders in Jesus’ time took an extreme, rigid view of the Sabbath day. They claimed that it was unlawful on the Sabbath even to pluck some heads of grain or to heal a person who was ill. (Mark 2:23-27; 3:2-5) Such views did not reflect God’s thinking, and Jesus made that clear to those who would listen. w19.123-4 ¶8-9

[Vinnie]

 How important was the Sabbath? From this weeks bible reading we see that the nation of Israel kept forgetting Jehovah and doing what was bad. Were they forgetting the Sabbath? Were they forgetting who it was who saves them, protects them, blesses them and provides peace to to land?  What a loving provision Jehovah gave to teach us to put all things in their proper place.