The Sabbath: Entering God's Rest
Overview
What does it mean to "rest in God?" Has the subject of the Sabbath ever confused you? Have you ever desired to celebrate this God-given day? The Sabbath: Entering God's Rest shares the meaning of the Sabbath for both Jews and Christians. It answers some important questions: What is the Sabbath? When is the Sabbath? Should the Sabbath be kept? Whom is the Sabbath for? This book addresses these questions and other controversial aspects surrounding Shabbat, the Sabbath. It is a helpful guide for observing the Sabbath and includes recipes, blessings, and songs. This book will challenge you to have a Sabbath of peace—even into eternity.
Top Highlights
“The answer is that it begins just after sundown on the sixth day. In other words, the seventh-day Shabbat begins on Friday evening.” (Page 4)
“A Jewish tradition states that when all Israel—as a nation—keeps the Sabbath, the Messiah will come” (Page 1)
“God made this day holy, or ‘set apart.’ It’s truly a day on which we can spend twenty-four uninterrupted hours focusing on the Lord. It’s a time when we can cease our busy-ness and examine the eternal aspects of life. If we are to follow him, we should treat this day in a special way. It was created for us.” (Page 3)
“He wanted them to experience the blessing of rest, the remembrance of the Creation, the recollection of the covenant God had made with Israel, and the realization that Shabbat was a picture of eternity—one that mankind could enjoy in the present age.” (Page 7)
“Not only was this a clarification of which day the Sabbath was to be observed, it was also an admission that God was testing his people—using Sabbath observance—to see if they would follow the Torah.” (Page 4)
- Title: The Sabbath: Entering God's Rest
- Authors: Barry and Steffi Rubin
- Publisher: Messianic Jewish Publishers
- Publication Date: 1998
- Pages: 48
Barry and Steffi Rubin are leaders of Emmanuel Messianic Jewish Congregation in Clarksville, MD.
About Messianic Jewish Publishers
In 1941, The United States is drawn into World War II. During that same year, Dr. Henry Einspruch publishes his classic book, The Yiddish New Testament, a breakthrough in evangelistic literature for Jewish people. Over the following decades, the publications of Lederer/Messianic Jewish Communications have been widely used to impact thousands of Jewish people with the Good News of Messiah. These books and tracts have been distributed in the Orthodox Jewish community, have been given out to Jews in the former Soviet Union, and have been used by Messianic congregations and Jewish outreaches all over the world. Messianic Jewish Publishers mission is two-pronged: Reaching out to Jewish people with the message of Messiah and teaching the non-Jewish spiritual family about their Jewish roots.
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