The true worth and importance of the fourth commandment are brought out in this book as Keith Weber examines what God has revealed about his holy day. Jesus, who declared himself to be the Lord of the Sabbath, who is the same yesterday, today and forever, the Alpha and the Omega, has shown us that this commandment has been, and always will be, central to a healthy and fruitful relationship with him.
“By this identification of the Sabbath with the seventh day of creation, he is investing the ‘rest’ of the seventh day with meaning for man, that man is to enter into, or participate in, his—God’s—rest.” (Page 15)
“While obviously there would be work to do in the week which followed, for the week which was past the work was brought to a conclusion. The spirit of the Sabbath demanded that the work of the six previous days should have been viewed as completed rather than suspended. With this view, the Sabbath could be treated as a celebration with God of what had been accomplished and not an inconvenient interruption to an ongoing project.” (Page 16)
“The Sabbath of the Lord indicates emphatically that it is his day. Because of the entry of sin into the world it has become necessary to spell out the fact to people that it is not their day for them to do as they will, but his day in which they are to do as he wills.” (Page 25)
“Sabbath observance therefore had the worship of God in view, with redemption as well as creation in mind.” (Page 18)
“In other words, there was a strong redemptive element involved in the keeping of the Sabbath. T” (Page 18)
Sports, consumerism, and preference for leisure activities have eroded the Lord’s Day. Few now take the Christian Sabbath to mean a whole day set apart. Neglect has been largely due to erroneous thinking or ignorance about what the Bible teaches… This clear, constructive exposition is designed to establish and strengthen the Lord’s Day for God’s glory and our good. I heartily commend it.
—Erroll Hulse, editor, Reformation Today
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Karim Currey
5/25/2021