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he Sabbath in

The Plan of God

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In the Beginning
First day: It was good
 Second day: It was good
 Third day: It was good
 Fourth day: It was good
 Fifth day: It was good
 Sixth day (living creatures): It was good
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In the Beginning
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Genesis 1:31 And God saw everything
that he had made, and, behold, it was
very good…

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Next Actions
1. Rested on the 7th day and refreshed
Himself (Exodus 31:17)
 2. Blessed the 7th day
 3. Set apart the 7th day from all the other
days
 Note: While not self-evident on it’s face,
at this point, God cared about the role the
Sabbath played in His Plan.
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In the Beginning
1. Perfection (Deuteronomy 32:4)
 2. Very Good (Genesis 1:31)
 3. Could have gone on like this but…
 4. Adam sinned and sent the world into a
tailspin of destruction and imperfection
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Questions
1. Was God caught off guard, unprepared
for the impending disaster that would
destroy His perfection?
 2. If not, then God had a plan
(“slain from the foundation…”)
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ontinuing
MOVE FORWARD IN TIME

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Abrahamic Covenant


Cut a covenant with Abraham to establish
a nation that would receive His
instructions with the intention that in the
living out of them, they would become a
light to the rest of the world.
(Deuteronomy 4:6-8)

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Mosaic Covenant
Exodus 19:5 Now therefore, if ye will
obey My voice indeed, and keep My
covenant, then ye shall be a peculiar
treasure unto Me above all people: for all
the earth is Mine.
 Exodus 19:8 And all the people answered
together, and said, “All that hw"hy hath


spoken we will do.” And Moses returned
the words of the people unto hw"hy.

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Mosaic Covenant
Exodus 20 – The Ten Commandments
 Our focus is the fourth (except in Catholic
Bibles where it is the third)
 Exodus 20:8 Remember the Sabbath
day, to keep it set apart from the other
days.
 Once again, we see that God cares about
the Sabbath
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Establishing a Baseline
When is the Sabbath first mentioned?
 ANS:
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Establishing a Baseline
When is the Sabbath first mentioned?
 ANS: Genesis 2:2-3
 We have a very good creation that
included the seventh day, resting,
blessing, and the seventh day being set
apart from the other days of the week.


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Genesis 1:14 and
Definitions



Genesis 1:14 And God said, “Let there be
lights in the firmament of the heaven to
divide the day from the night; and let
them be for signs, and for seasons, and
for days, and years.

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Genesis 1:14


Genesis 1:14 And God said, “Let there be
lights in the firmament of the heaven to
divide the day from the night; and let
them be for ttoa, and for dI[]Am , and

for days, and years.

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Genesis 1:14
 Ttoa (ot) (sign)

To signal something in some way…
 Examples of signs:
 The rainbow, circumcision, all the plagues
on Egypt, Joshua’s stones in the Jordan,
Isaiah 7:14, and…
 The Sabbath
(Exodus 31:13, 17; Ezekiel 20:12)
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Genesis 1:14
 dI[]Am (moed) (appointment)

To designate a time for a meeting
 Do you know what that means?
 God has a Day Timer
 He has appointments set when He wants
to meet with us
 We should find out when they are so we
can be present


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Genesis 1:14 Expanded


Genesis 1:14 And God said, “Let there be
lights in the firmament of the heaven to
divide the day from the night; and let
them be for signs, and to designate the
times for divine appointments…
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Continuing the Foundation
 War>q (qari) (proclaim)

It denotes primarily the enunciation of a
specific message.
 It is customarily addressed to a specific
recipient and is intended to elicit a
specific response.
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Continuing the Foundation

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aer'q.m (miqra) ([dress] rehearsal)

Frequently translated as Convocation
and Assembly

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Review
 War>q (qari)

(proclaim)

 dI[]Am (moed) (appointment)


aer'q.m (miqra) (rehearsal, convocation)
assembly

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Leviticus 23:2-3
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v2 Speak unto the children of Israel, and
say unto them, “Concerning the divinely
appointed times (sacred assemblings) of
hw"hy, which you shall proclaim to be holy

dress rehearsals, even these are My
divinely set appointments.”
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Leviticus 23:2-3
v3 Six days shall work be done: but the
seventh day is the Sabbath, a day for a
sacred assembly…
[HODF Expanded]
 Hebrews 10:25 Not forsaking the
assembling of ourselves together, as
some have begun to do…
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Note


If our Heavenly Father did not establish
a particular “appointment” as a call to
worship, we might want to look into who
did.

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Establishing a Baseline
Reasons the Sabbath were given?
 Exodus 31
 v13,17 – sign between hw"hy, and Israel
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v15 – rest
 v17 – refreshing
 Leviticus 23:3 Sacred assembling
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Establishing a Baseline
Who is the Sabbath for?
 A popular answer is “the Jews”
 The Sabbath was one of the 10
commandments given in Exodus 20 at
Mount Sinai. Can you make a case that
the only people who were at the foot of
mount Sinai when the 10 commandments
were given were the tribe of Judah?
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Who is the Sabbath for?
Mark 2:27 And he [Yeshua] said unto
them, “The Sabbath was made for
mankind ( a;nqrwpoj ), and not man for the
Sabbath.”
 Prophecies about the Gentiles
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Who is the Sabbath for?


Isaiah 56:2 Blessed is the man that
doeth this, and the son of man that
layeth hold on it; that keepeth the
Sabbath from polluting it…

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Who is the Sabbath for?


Isaiah 56:4 For thus saith hw"hy unto the

eunuchs that keep My Sabbaths, and
choose the things that please Me, and
take hold of My covenant…

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Who is the Sabbath for?


Isaiah 56:6 Also the sons of the stranger,
that join themselves to hw"hy, to serve
Him, and to love the name of hw"hy, to be
His servants, every one that keepeth the
Sabbath from polluting it, and taketh hold
of My covenant;

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Who is the Sabbath for?


Isaiah 58:13 If thou turn away thy foot
from the Sabbath, from doing thy
pleasure on My holy day; and call the
Sabbath a delight, the holy of hw"hy,

honourable; and shalt honour Him, not
doing thine own ways, nor finding thine
own pleasure, nor speaking thine own
words:

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Who is the Sabbath for?


Isaiah 58:14 Then shalt thou delight
thyself in hw"hy; and I will cause thee to

ride upon the high places of the earth,
and feed thee with the heritage of
Jacob thy father: for the mouth of hw"hy
hath spoken it.

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Who is the Sabbath for?
Ephesians 2:11 Wherefore remember,
that you, being in time past Gentiles in
the flesh…
 v12 That at that time you were without
Messiah, separated [ avphllotriwme,noi ] from
the Commonwealth of Israel, and
excluded [ xe,noi ] from the covenants of
promise, having no hope, and without
God in the world:
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Who is the Sabbath for?
Ephesians 2:13 But now in Messiah
Yeshua you, who previously were far
away have been brought near by the
blood of Messiah.
 v14 For he is our peace, who has joined
both groups into one, destroying the
barrier of tradition that had separated
Jews and Gentiles.


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Who is the Sabbath for?


Ephesians 2:15 Having abolished in his
flesh the enmity, even the law of
commandments contained in man’s
traditions; that in himself he might make
the two into one new man, thus
establishing peace.

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Who is the Sabbath for?


Ephesians 2:19 Now therefore, you are
no longer excluded from citizenship in
God’s Kingdom, but fellow citizens with
the saints, and of the household of God.
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Who is the Sabbath for?
Romans 11:17 And if some of the
branches be broken off, and thou, being
a wild olive tree, were grafted in among
them, and with them partakest of the
root and fatness of the olive tree;
 v18 Boast not against the branches…


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At the Time of Creation
Creation was perfect
 During creation, the Sabbath was
established as a sign and a Divinely
Appointed Time of rest and refreshing
 At creation, God cared about the role
the Sabbath would play for mankind.
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At the Time of Moses
At the time of Moses, the 10
commandments were given to all the
tribes of Israel (not just Judah) as well
as all those who chose to leave Egypt
and become part of Israel.
 Within the 10 commandments, one
states: “Remember the Sabbath day, to
keep it holy”.
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At the Time of Moses
Exodus states that when Yahweh's
Sabbath is observed by Israel, it is a
sign.
 God explained that the Sabbath is to
provide rest from 6 days of labor and a
refreshing.
 It is clear that at this time, God cared
about the role the Sabbath would play
for Israel.
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At the Time of the Prophets
During the time of the prophets, Isaiah
states that the Sabbath is for all and in
the keeping of it is great blessing.
 It is clear that at this time, God cared
about the role the Sabbath would play
for Israel and all those who chose to
became a part of Israel.
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At the Time of the First
Century

Yeshua said that the Sabbath was
made for mankind.
 Romans states that we Gentiles have
been grafted into Israel.
 Ephesians states that in the past, we
were Gentiles who were separated from
the Commonwealth of Israel, excluded
from the covenants of promise, having
no hope, and without God.
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At the Time of the First
Century

Yeshua's work has allowed us Gentiles
to become a part of Israel, no longer
excluded from citizenship in God's
kingdom, fellow citizens with the saints,
and the household of God.
 It is clear that at this time, God cared
about the role the Sabbath would play
for Israel.
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he Plan of God

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What is the Plan of God?
Acts 3:20 And He shall send Yeshua
the Messiah, which before was
preached unto you:
 Acts 3:21 Where in heaven he must
remain until the time to begin the
restoration of all things, which God hath
spoken by the mouth of all His holy
prophets since the world began.


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What is the Plan of God?
When does the restoration of all things
begin?
 When does Yeshua leave heaven to
establish his kingdom on Earth?
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What is the Plan of God?
During the Millennial Kingdom, what
role does the Sabbath play?
 Speaking of the priests it says, “And in
controversy they shall stand in
judgment; and they shall judge it
according to My judgments: and they
shall keep My Torah and My statutes in
all Mine assemblies; and they shall
hallow my Sabbaths. Ezekiel 44:24
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What is the Plan of God?
During the Millennial Kingdom, what
role does the Sabbath play?
 Likewise, the people of the land shall
worship at the door of this gate before
hw"hy in the Sabbaths and in the new


moons. Ezekiel 46:3
 It is clear that at this time, God cares
about the role the Sabbath will play for
all mankind.
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What is the Plan of God?
After the New Heavens and the New
Earth, what role does the Sabbath play?
 “For as the New Heavens and the New
Earth, which I will make, shall remain
before me, saith hw"hy, so shall your


seed and your name remain.”
Isaiah 66:22

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What is the Plan of God?
After the New Heavens and the New
Earth, what role does the Sabbath play?
 “And it shall come to pass, that from
one new moon to another, and from one
Sabbath to another, shall all flesh come
to worship before me, saith hw"hy…


Isaiah 66:23

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What is the Plan of God?
After the New Heavens and the New
Earth, what role does the Sabbath play?
 It is clear that at this time, God cares
about the role the Sabbath will play for
all mankind.
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The Restoration of All Things

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Malachi 3:6 For I am hw"hy,
I change not…

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The Time of the Gentiles
How long was the Sabbath to last?
 Exodus 31:16 Wherefore the children of
Israel shall keep the Sabbath, to observe
the Sabbath throughout their generations,
obeying the covenant on a continuous
basis.
 I have Good News and Bad News
 Romans 9:6, Galatians 6:16
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How long was the Sabbath
to last?

Acts 13:14 But when they departed from
Perga, they came to Antioch in Pisidia,
and went into the synagogue on the
Sabbath day, and sat down.
 v15 And after the reading of the law and
the prophets, the rulers of the
synagogue said unto them, “You men
and brethren, if ye have any word of
exhortation for the people, say on.”
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How long was the Sabbath
to last?

Acts 13:42 And when the Jews were
gone out of the synagogue, the Gentiles
asked that these words might be
preached to them the next Sabbath.
 v44 And the next Sabbath day came
almost the whole city together to hear
the word of God.
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How long was the Sabbath
to last?

Even with this evidence (and there is
much much more), some will say that at
the death of Yeshua, the Sabbath was
replaced with Sunday.
 Verses used to support that include
Colossians 2:16-17; Galatians 4:10;
Romans 10:4, 14:5-6; just to name a
few.
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What We Learned is that The Most
High cares about the Sabbath from
the time it was created until the
restoration is completed and beyond!

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1 Samuel 2:3 says “by Him actions
are weighed.”
Hosea 4:6a says “My people are
destroyed for lack of knowledge.”
Hosea 4:6b says “Since you have
forgotten the Torah of your God, I will
also forget your children.”
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Even a pagan understands that they
need to find out what their pagan deity
desires…
Why can’t we apply this same principle
and search the Scriptures for the truth,
and find the ancient paths.
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Matthew 7:21 “Many will say Lord,
Lord…”
He says “Depart from me, you who
disregard my Divine instructions.”
II Corinthians 13:5 Examine
yourselves. Determine if you are still
following the truth.
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Don’t get caught saying “But Lord, I
didn’t know” and Him responding “My
child, I put before you that which
could help you recover the truth, the
ancient paths (Jeremiah 6:16) and
you couldn’t even check it out?”

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Is this how a child honors their
Father?
Ezekiel 22:26 The leaders of Israel
have hidden their eyes from My
Sabbaths, and I am profaned among
them.
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September
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Slide 2

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he Sabbath in

The Plan of God

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In the Beginning
First day: It was good
 Second day: It was good
 Third day: It was good
 Fourth day: It was good
 Fifth day: It was good
 Sixth day (living creatures): It was good
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In the Beginning


Genesis 1:31 And God saw everything
that he had made, and, behold, it was
very good…

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Next Actions
1. Rested on the 7th day and refreshed
Himself (Exodus 31:17)
 2. Blessed the 7th day
 3. Set apart the 7th day from all the other
days
 Note: While not self-evident on it’s face,
at this point, God cared about the role the
Sabbath played in His Plan.


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In the Beginning
1. Perfection (Deuteronomy 32:4)
 2. Very Good (Genesis 1:31)
 3. Could have gone on like this but…
 4. Adam sinned and sent the world into a
tailspin of destruction and imperfection


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Questions
1. Was God caught off guard, unprepared
for the impending disaster that would
destroy His perfection?
 2. If not, then God had a plan
(“slain from the foundation…”)


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ontinuing
MOVE FORWARD IN TIME

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Abrahamic Covenant


Cut a covenant with Abraham to establish
a nation that would receive His
instructions with the intention that in the
living out of them, they would become a
light to the rest of the world.
(Deuteronomy 4:6-8)

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Mosaic Covenant
Exodus 19:5 Now therefore, if ye will
obey My voice indeed, and keep My
covenant, then ye shall be a peculiar
treasure unto Me above all people: for all
the earth is Mine.
 Exodus 19:8 And all the people answered
together, and said, “All that hw"hy hath


spoken we will do.” And Moses returned
the words of the people unto hw"hy.

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Mosaic Covenant
Exodus 20 – The Ten Commandments
 Our focus is the fourth (except in Catholic
Bibles where it is the third)
 Exodus 20:8 Remember the Sabbath
day, to keep it set apart from the other
days.
 Once again, we see that God cares about
the Sabbath


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Establishing a Baseline
When is the Sabbath first mentioned?
 ANS:
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Establishing a Baseline
When is the Sabbath first mentioned?
 ANS: Genesis 2:2-3
 We have a very good creation that
included the seventh day, resting,
blessing, and the seventh day being set
apart from the other days of the week.


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Genesis 1:14 and
Definitions



Genesis 1:14 And God said, “Let there be
lights in the firmament of the heaven to
divide the day from the night; and let
them be for signs, and for seasons, and
for days, and years.

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Genesis 1:14


Genesis 1:14 And God said, “Let there be
lights in the firmament of the heaven to
divide the day from the night; and let
them be for ttoa, and for dI[]Am , and

for days, and years.

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Genesis 1:14
 Ttoa (ot) (sign)

To signal something in some way…
 Examples of signs:
 The rainbow, circumcision, all the plagues
on Egypt, Joshua’s stones in the Jordan,
Isaiah 7:14, and…
 The Sabbath
(Exodus 31:13, 17; Ezekiel 20:12)


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Genesis 1:14
 dI[]Am (moed) (appointment)

To designate a time for a meeting
 Do you know what that means?
 God has a Day Timer
 He has appointments set when He wants
to meet with us
 We should find out when they are so we
can be present
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Genesis 1:14 Expanded


Genesis 1:14 And God said, “Let there be
lights in the firmament of the heaven to
divide the day from the night; and let
them be for signs, and to designate the
times for divine appointments…
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Continuing the Foundation
 War>q (qari) (proclaim)

It denotes primarily the enunciation of a
specific message.
 It is customarily addressed to a specific
recipient and is intended to elicit a
specific response.
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Continuing the Foundation



aer'q.m (miqra) ([dress] rehearsal)

Frequently translated as Convocation
and Assembly

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Review
 War>q (qari)

(proclaim)

 dI[]Am (moed) (appointment)


aer'q.m (miqra) (rehearsal, convocation)
assembly

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Leviticus 23:2-3


v2 Speak unto the children of Israel, and
say unto them, “Concerning the divinely
appointed times (sacred assemblings) of
hw"hy, which you shall proclaim to be holy

dress rehearsals, even these are My
divinely set appointments.”
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Leviticus 23:2-3
v3 Six days shall work be done: but the
seventh day is the Sabbath, a day for a
sacred assembly…
[HODF Expanded]
 Hebrews 10:25 Not forsaking the
assembling of ourselves together, as
some have begun to do…
[HODF Expanded]
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Note


If our Heavenly Father did not establish
a particular “appointment” as a call to
worship, we might want to look into who
did.

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Establishing a Baseline
Reasons the Sabbath were given?
 Exodus 31
 v13,17 – sign between hw"hy, and Israel


v15 – rest
 v17 – refreshing
 Leviticus 23:3 Sacred assembling


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Establishing a Baseline
Who is the Sabbath for?
 A popular answer is “the Jews”
 The Sabbath was one of the 10
commandments given in Exodus 20 at
Mount Sinai. Can you make a case that
the only people who were at the foot of
mount Sinai when the 10 commandments
were given were the tribe of Judah?


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Who is the Sabbath for?
Mark 2:27 And he [Yeshua] said unto
them, “The Sabbath was made for
mankind ( a;nqrwpoj ), and not man for the
Sabbath.”
 Prophecies about the Gentiles
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Who is the Sabbath for?


Isaiah 56:2 Blessed is the man that
doeth this, and the son of man that
layeth hold on it; that keepeth the
Sabbath from polluting it…

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Who is the Sabbath for?


Isaiah 56:4 For thus saith hw"hy unto the

eunuchs that keep My Sabbaths, and
choose the things that please Me, and
take hold of My covenant…

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Who is the Sabbath for?


Isaiah 56:6 Also the sons of the stranger,
that join themselves to hw"hy, to serve
Him, and to love the name of hw"hy, to be
His servants, every one that keepeth the
Sabbath from polluting it, and taketh hold
of My covenant;

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Who is the Sabbath for?


Isaiah 58:13 If thou turn away thy foot
from the Sabbath, from doing thy
pleasure on My holy day; and call the
Sabbath a delight, the holy of hw"hy,

honourable; and shalt honour Him, not
doing thine own ways, nor finding thine
own pleasure, nor speaking thine own
words:

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Who is the Sabbath for?


Isaiah 58:14 Then shalt thou delight
thyself in hw"hy; and I will cause thee to

ride upon the high places of the earth,
and feed thee with the heritage of
Jacob thy father: for the mouth of hw"hy
hath spoken it.

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Who is the Sabbath for?
Ephesians 2:11 Wherefore remember,
that you, being in time past Gentiles in
the flesh…
 v12 That at that time you were without
Messiah, separated [ avphllotriwme,noi ] from
the Commonwealth of Israel, and
excluded [ xe,noi ] from the covenants of
promise, having no hope, and without
God in the world:


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Who is the Sabbath for?
Ephesians 2:13 But now in Messiah
Yeshua you, who previously were far
away have been brought near by the
blood of Messiah.
 v14 For he is our peace, who has joined
both groups into one, destroying the
barrier of tradition that had separated
Jews and Gentiles.


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Who is the Sabbath for?


Ephesians 2:15 Having abolished in his
flesh the enmity, even the law of
commandments contained in man’s
traditions; that in himself he might make
the two into one new man, thus
establishing peace.

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Who is the Sabbath for?


Ephesians 2:19 Now therefore, you are
no longer excluded from citizenship in
God’s Kingdom, but fellow citizens with
the saints, and of the household of God.
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Who is the Sabbath for?
Romans 11:17 And if some of the
branches be broken off, and thou, being
a wild olive tree, were grafted in among
them, and with them partakest of the
root and fatness of the olive tree;
 v18 Boast not against the branches…


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At the Time of Creation
Creation was perfect
 During creation, the Sabbath was
established as a sign and a Divinely
Appointed Time of rest and refreshing
 At creation, God cared about the role
the Sabbath would play for mankind.
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At the Time of Moses
At the time of Moses, the 10
commandments were given to all the
tribes of Israel (not just Judah) as well
as all those who chose to leave Egypt
and become part of Israel.
 Within the 10 commandments, one
states: “Remember the Sabbath day, to
keep it holy”.


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At the Time of Moses
Exodus states that when Yahweh's
Sabbath is observed by Israel, it is a
sign.
 God explained that the Sabbath is to
provide rest from 6 days of labor and a
refreshing.
 It is clear that at this time, God cared
about the role the Sabbath would play
for Israel.


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At the Time of the Prophets
During the time of the prophets, Isaiah
states that the Sabbath is for all and in
the keeping of it is great blessing.
 It is clear that at this time, God cared
about the role the Sabbath would play
for Israel and all those who chose to
became a part of Israel.


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At the Time of the First
Century

Yeshua said that the Sabbath was
made for mankind.
 Romans states that we Gentiles have
been grafted into Israel.
 Ephesians states that in the past, we
were Gentiles who were separated from
the Commonwealth of Israel, excluded
from the covenants of promise, having
no hope, and without God.


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At the Time of the First
Century

Yeshua's work has allowed us Gentiles
to become a part of Israel, no longer
excluded from citizenship in God's
kingdom, fellow citizens with the saints,
and the household of God.
 It is clear that at this time, God cared
about the role the Sabbath would play
for Israel.


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he Plan of God

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What is the Plan of God?
Acts 3:20 And He shall send Yeshua
the Messiah, which before was
preached unto you:
 Acts 3:21 Where in heaven he must
remain until the time to begin the
restoration of all things, which God hath
spoken by the mouth of all His holy
prophets since the world began.


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What is the Plan of God?
When does the restoration of all things
begin?
 When does Yeshua leave heaven to
establish his kingdom on Earth?


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What is the Plan of God?
During the Millennial Kingdom, what
role does the Sabbath play?
 Speaking of the priests it says, “And in
controversy they shall stand in
judgment; and they shall judge it
according to My judgments: and they
shall keep My Torah and My statutes in
all Mine assemblies; and they shall
hallow my Sabbaths. Ezekiel 44:24


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What is the Plan of God?
During the Millennial Kingdom, what
role does the Sabbath play?
 Likewise, the people of the land shall
worship at the door of this gate before
hw"hy in the Sabbaths and in the new


moons. Ezekiel 46:3
 It is clear that at this time, God cares
about the role the Sabbath will play for
all mankind.
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What is the Plan of God?
After the New Heavens and the New
Earth, what role does the Sabbath play?
 “For as the New Heavens and the New
Earth, which I will make, shall remain
before me, saith hw"hy, so shall your


seed and your name remain.”
Isaiah 66:22

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What is the Plan of God?
After the New Heavens and the New
Earth, what role does the Sabbath play?
 “And it shall come to pass, that from
one new moon to another, and from one
Sabbath to another, shall all flesh come
to worship before me, saith hw"hy…


Isaiah 66:23

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What is the Plan of God?
After the New Heavens and the New
Earth, what role does the Sabbath play?
 It is clear that at this time, God cares
about the role the Sabbath will play for
all mankind.
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The Restoration of All Things

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Malachi 3:6 For I am hw"hy,
I change not…

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The Time of the Gentiles
How long was the Sabbath to last?
 Exodus 31:16 Wherefore the children of
Israel shall keep the Sabbath, to observe
the Sabbath throughout their generations,
obeying the covenant on a continuous
basis.
 I have Good News and Bad News
 Romans 9:6, Galatians 6:16
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How long was the Sabbath
to last?

Acts 13:14 But when they departed from
Perga, they came to Antioch in Pisidia,
and went into the synagogue on the
Sabbath day, and sat down.
 v15 And after the reading of the law and
the prophets, the rulers of the
synagogue said unto them, “You men
and brethren, if ye have any word of
exhortation for the people, say on.”


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How long was the Sabbath
to last?

Acts 13:42 And when the Jews were
gone out of the synagogue, the Gentiles
asked that these words might be
preached to them the next Sabbath.
 v44 And the next Sabbath day came
almost the whole city together to hear
the word of God.


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How long was the Sabbath
to last?

Even with this evidence (and there is
much much more), some will say that at
the death of Yeshua, the Sabbath was
replaced with Sunday.
 Verses used to support that include
Colossians 2:16-17; Galatians 4:10;
Romans 10:4, 14:5-6; just to name a
few.
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What We Learned is that The Most
High cares about the Sabbath from
the time it was created until the
restoration is completed and beyond!

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1 Samuel 2:3 says “by Him actions
are weighed.”
Hosea 4:6a says “My people are
destroyed for lack of knowledge.”
Hosea 4:6b says “Since you have
forgotten the Torah of your God, I will
also forget your children.”
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Even a pagan understands that they
need to find out what their pagan deity
desires…
Why can’t we apply this same principle
and search the Scriptures for the truth,
and find the ancient paths.
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Matthew 7:21 “Many will say Lord,
Lord…”
He says “Depart from me, you who
disregard my Divine instructions.”
II Corinthians 13:5 Examine
yourselves. Determine if you are still
following the truth.
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Don’t get caught saying “But Lord, I
didn’t know” and Him responding “My
child, I put before you that which
could help you recover the truth, the
ancient paths (Jeremiah 6:16) and
you couldn’t even check it out?”

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Is this how a child honors their
Father?
Ezekiel 22:26 The leaders of Israel
have hidden their eyes from My
Sabbaths, and I am profaned among
them.
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September
2011
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he Sabbath in

The Plan of God

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In the Beginning
First day: It was good
 Second day: It was good
 Third day: It was good
 Fourth day: It was good
 Fifth day: It was good
 Sixth day (living creatures): It was good
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In the Beginning


Genesis 1:31 And God saw everything
that he had made, and, behold, it was
very good…

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Next Actions
1. Rested on the 7th day and refreshed
Himself (Exodus 31:17)
 2. Blessed the 7th day
 3. Set apart the 7th day from all the other
days
 Note: While not self-evident on it’s face,
at this point, God cared about the role the
Sabbath played in His Plan.
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In the Beginning
1. Perfection (Deuteronomy 32:4)
 2. Very Good (Genesis 1:31)
 3. Could have gone on like this but…
 4. Adam sinned and sent the world into a
tailspin of destruction and imperfection
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Questions
1. Was God caught off guard, unprepared
for the impending disaster that would
destroy His perfection?
 2. If not, then God had a plan
(“slain from the foundation…”)
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ontinuing
MOVE FORWARD IN TIME

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Abrahamic Covenant


Cut a covenant with Abraham to establish
a nation that would receive His
instructions with the intention that in the
living out of them, they would become a
light to the rest of the world.
(Deuteronomy 4:6-8)

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Mosaic Covenant
Exodus 19:5 Now therefore, if ye will
obey My voice indeed, and keep My
covenant, then ye shall be a peculiar
treasure unto Me above all people: for all
the earth is Mine.
 Exodus 19:8 And all the people answered
together, and said, “All that hw"hy hath


spoken we will do.” And Moses returned
the words of the people unto hw"hy.

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Mosaic Covenant
Exodus 20 – The Ten Commandments
 Our focus is the fourth (except in Catholic
Bibles where it is the third)
 Exodus 20:8 Remember the Sabbath
day, to keep it set apart from the other
days.
 Once again, we see that God cares about
the Sabbath
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Establishing a Baseline
When is the Sabbath first mentioned?
 ANS:
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Establishing a Baseline
When is the Sabbath first mentioned?
 ANS: Genesis 2:2-3
 We have a very good creation that
included the seventh day, resting,
blessing, and the seventh day being set
apart from the other days of the week.


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Genesis 1:14 and
Definitions



Genesis 1:14 And God said, “Let there be
lights in the firmament of the heaven to
divide the day from the night; and let
them be for signs, and for seasons, and
for days, and years.

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Genesis 1:14


Genesis 1:14 And God said, “Let there be
lights in the firmament of the heaven to
divide the day from the night; and let
them be for ttoa, and for dI[]Am , and

for days, and years.

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Genesis 1:14
 Ttoa (ot) (sign)

To signal something in some way…
 Examples of signs:
 The rainbow, circumcision, all the plagues
on Egypt, Joshua’s stones in the Jordan,
Isaiah 7:14, and…
 The Sabbath
(Exodus 31:13, 17; Ezekiel 20:12)
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Genesis 1:14
 dI[]Am (moed) (appointment)

To designate a time for a meeting
 Do you know what that means?
 God has a Day Timer
 He has appointments set when He wants
to meet with us
 We should find out when they are so we
can be present
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Genesis 1:14 Expanded


Genesis 1:14 And God said, “Let there be
lights in the firmament of the heaven to
divide the day from the night; and let
them be for signs, and to designate the
times for divine appointments…
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Continuing the Foundation
 War>q (qari) (proclaim)

It denotes primarily the enunciation of a
specific message.
 It is customarily addressed to a specific
recipient and is intended to elicit a
specific response.
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Continuing the Foundation



aer'q.m (miqra) ([dress] rehearsal)

Frequently translated as Convocation
and Assembly

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Review
 War>q (qari)

(proclaim)

 dI[]Am (moed) (appointment)


aer'q.m (miqra) (rehearsal, convocation)
assembly

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Leviticus 23:2-3


v2 Speak unto the children of Israel, and
say unto them, “Concerning the divinely
appointed times (sacred assemblings) of
hw"hy, which you shall proclaim to be holy

dress rehearsals, even these are My
divinely set appointments.”
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Leviticus 23:2-3
v3 Six days shall work be done: but the
seventh day is the Sabbath, a day for a
sacred assembly…
[HODF Expanded]
 Hebrews 10:25 Not forsaking the
assembling of ourselves together, as
some have begun to do…
[HODF Expanded]


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Note


If our Heavenly Father did not establish
a particular “appointment” as a call to
worship, we might want to look into who
did.

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Establishing a Baseline
Reasons the Sabbath were given?
 Exodus 31
 v13,17 – sign between hw"hy, and Israel


v15 – rest
 v17 – refreshing
 Leviticus 23:3 Sacred assembling
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Establishing a Baseline
Who is the Sabbath for?
 A popular answer is “the Jews”
 The Sabbath was one of the 10
commandments given in Exodus 20 at
Mount Sinai. Can you make a case that
the only people who were at the foot of
mount Sinai when the 10 commandments
were given were the tribe of Judah?


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Who is the Sabbath for?
Mark 2:27 And he [Yeshua] said unto
them, “The Sabbath was made for
mankind ( a;nqrwpoj ), and not man for the
Sabbath.”
 Prophecies about the Gentiles
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Who is the Sabbath for?


Isaiah 56:2 Blessed is the man that
doeth this, and the son of man that
layeth hold on it; that keepeth the
Sabbath from polluting it…

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Who is the Sabbath for?


Isaiah 56:4 For thus saith hw"hy unto the

eunuchs that keep My Sabbaths, and
choose the things that please Me, and
take hold of My covenant…

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Who is the Sabbath for?


Isaiah 56:6 Also the sons of the stranger,
that join themselves to hw"hy, to serve
Him, and to love the name of hw"hy, to be
His servants, every one that keepeth the
Sabbath from polluting it, and taketh hold
of My covenant;

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Who is the Sabbath for?


Isaiah 58:13 If thou turn away thy foot
from the Sabbath, from doing thy
pleasure on My holy day; and call the
Sabbath a delight, the holy of hw"hy,

honourable; and shalt honour Him, not
doing thine own ways, nor finding thine
own pleasure, nor speaking thine own
words:

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Who is the Sabbath for?


Isaiah 58:14 Then shalt thou delight
thyself in hw"hy; and I will cause thee to

ride upon the high places of the earth,
and feed thee with the heritage of
Jacob thy father: for the mouth of hw"hy
hath spoken it.

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Who is the Sabbath for?
Ephesians 2:11 Wherefore remember,
that you, being in time past Gentiles in
the flesh…
 v12 That at that time you were without
Messiah, separated [ avphllotriwme,noi ] from
the Commonwealth of Israel, and
excluded [ xe,noi ] from the covenants of
promise, having no hope, and without
God in the world:


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Who is the Sabbath for?
Ephesians 2:13 But now in Messiah
Yeshua you, who previously were far
away have been brought near by the
blood of Messiah.
 v14 For he is our peace, who has joined
both groups into one, destroying the
barrier of tradition that had separated
Jews and Gentiles.
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Who is the Sabbath for?


Ephesians 2:15 Having abolished in his
flesh the enmity, even the law of
commandments contained in man’s
traditions; that in himself he might make
the two into one new man, thus
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Who is the Sabbath for?


Ephesians 2:19 Now therefore, you are
no longer excluded from citizenship in
God’s Kingdom, but fellow citizens with
the saints, and of the household of God.
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Who is the Sabbath for?
Romans 11:17 And if some of the
branches be broken off, and thou, being
a wild olive tree, were grafted in among
them, and with them partakest of the
root and fatness of the olive tree;
 v18 Boast not against the branches…


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At the Time of Creation
Creation was perfect
 During creation, the Sabbath was
established as a sign and a Divinely
Appointed Time of rest and refreshing
 At creation, God cared about the role
the Sabbath would play for mankind.
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At the Time of Moses
At the time of Moses, the 10
commandments were given to all the
tribes of Israel (not just Judah) as well
as all those who chose to leave Egypt
and become part of Israel.
 Within the 10 commandments, one
states: “Remember the Sabbath day, to
keep it holy”.


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At the Time of Moses
Exodus states that when Yahweh's
Sabbath is observed by Israel, it is a
sign.
 God explained that the Sabbath is to
provide rest from 6 days of labor and a
refreshing.
 It is clear that at this time, God cared
about the role the Sabbath would play
for Israel.


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At the Time of the Prophets
During the time of the prophets, Isaiah
states that the Sabbath is for all and in
the keeping of it is great blessing.
 It is clear that at this time, God cared
about the role the Sabbath would play
for Israel and all those who chose to
became a part of Israel.


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At the Time of the First
Century

Yeshua said that the Sabbath was
made for mankind.
 Romans states that we Gentiles have
been grafted into Israel.
 Ephesians states that in the past, we
were Gentiles who were separated from
the Commonwealth of Israel, excluded
from the covenants of promise, having
no hope, and without God.


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At the Time of the First
Century

Yeshua's work has allowed us Gentiles
to become a part of Israel, no longer
excluded from citizenship in God's
kingdom, fellow citizens with the saints,
and the household of God.
 It is clear that at this time, God cared
about the role the Sabbath would play
for Israel.


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he Plan of God

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What is the Plan of God?
Acts 3:20 And He shall send Yeshua
the Messiah, which before was
preached unto you:
 Acts 3:21 Where in heaven he must
remain until the time to begin the
restoration of all things, which God hath
spoken by the mouth of all His holy
prophets since the world began.


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What is the Plan of God?
When does the restoration of all things
begin?
 When does Yeshua leave heaven to
establish his kingdom on Earth?


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What is the Plan of God?
During the Millennial Kingdom, what
role does the Sabbath play?
 Speaking of the priests it says, “And in
controversy they shall stand in
judgment; and they shall judge it
according to My judgments: and they
shall keep My Torah and My statutes in
all Mine assemblies; and they shall
hallow my Sabbaths. Ezekiel 44:24


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What is the Plan of God?
During the Millennial Kingdom, what
role does the Sabbath play?
 Likewise, the people of the land shall
worship at the door of this gate before
hw"hy in the Sabbaths and in the new


moons. Ezekiel 46:3
 It is clear that at this time, God cares
about the role the Sabbath will play for
all mankind.
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What is the Plan of God?
After the New Heavens and the New
Earth, what role does the Sabbath play?
 “For as the New Heavens and the New
Earth, which I will make, shall remain
before me, saith hw"hy, so shall your


seed and your name remain.”
Isaiah 66:22

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What is the Plan of God?
After the New Heavens and the New
Earth, what role does the Sabbath play?
 “And it shall come to pass, that from
one new moon to another, and from one
Sabbath to another, shall all flesh come
to worship before me, saith hw"hy…


Isaiah 66:23

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What is the Plan of God?
After the New Heavens and the New
Earth, what role does the Sabbath play?
 It is clear that at this time, God cares
about the role the Sabbath will play for
all mankind.
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The Restoration of All Things

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Malachi 3:6 For I am hw"hy,
I change not…

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The Time of the Gentiles
How long was the Sabbath to last?
 Exodus 31:16 Wherefore the children of
Israel shall keep the Sabbath, to observe
the Sabbath throughout their generations,
obeying the covenant on a continuous
basis.
 I have Good News and Bad News
 Romans 9:6, Galatians 6:16
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How long was the Sabbath
to last?

Acts 13:14 But when they departed from
Perga, they came to Antioch in Pisidia,
and went into the synagogue on the
Sabbath day, and sat down.
 v15 And after the reading of the law and
the prophets, the rulers of the
synagogue said unto them, “You men
and brethren, if ye have any word of
exhortation for the people, say on.”


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How long was the Sabbath
to last?

Acts 13:42 And when the Jews were
gone out of the synagogue, the Gentiles
asked that these words might be
preached to them the next Sabbath.
 v44 And the next Sabbath day came
almost the whole city together to hear
the word of God.


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How long was the Sabbath
to last?

Even with this evidence (and there is
much much more), some will say that at
the death of Yeshua, the Sabbath was
replaced with Sunday.
 Verses used to support that include
Colossians 2:16-17; Galatians 4:10;
Romans 10:4, 14:5-6; just to name a
few.
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What We Learned is that The Most
High cares about the Sabbath from
the time it was created until the
restoration is completed and beyond!

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1 Samuel 2:3 says “by Him actions
are weighed.”
Hosea 4:6a says “My people are
destroyed for lack of knowledge.”
Hosea 4:6b says “Since you have
forgotten the Torah of your God, I will
also forget your children.”
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Even a pagan understands that they
need to find out what their pagan deity
desires…
Why can’t we apply this same principle
and search the Scriptures for the truth,
and find the ancient paths.
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Matthew 7:21 “Many will say Lord,
Lord…”
He says “Depart from me, you who
disregard my Divine instructions.”
II Corinthians 13:5 Examine
yourselves. Determine if you are still
following the truth.
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Don’t get caught saying “But Lord, I
didn’t know” and Him responding “My
child, I put before you that which
could help you recover the truth, the
ancient paths (Jeremiah 6:16) and
you couldn’t even check it out?”

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Is this how a child honors their
Father?
Ezekiel 22:26 The leaders of Israel
have hidden their eyes from My
Sabbaths, and I am profaned among
them.
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September
2011
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he Sabbath in

The Plan of God

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In the Beginning
First day: It was good
 Second day: It was good
 Third day: It was good
 Fourth day: It was good
 Fifth day: It was good
 Sixth day (living creatures): It was good
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In the Beginning


Genesis 1:31 And God saw everything
that he had made, and, behold, it was
very good…

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Next Actions
1. Rested on the 7th day and refreshed
Himself (Exodus 31:17)
 2. Blessed the 7th day
 3. Set apart the 7th day from all the other
days
 Note: While not self-evident on it’s face,
at this point, God cared about the role the
Sabbath played in His Plan.
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In the Beginning
1. Perfection (Deuteronomy 32:4)
 2. Very Good (Genesis 1:31)
 3. Could have gone on like this but…
 4. Adam sinned and sent the world into a
tailspin of destruction and imperfection
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Questions
1. Was God caught off guard, unprepared
for the impending disaster that would
destroy His perfection?
 2. If not, then God had a plan
(“slain from the foundation…”)
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ontinuing
MOVE FORWARD IN TIME

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Abrahamic Covenant


Cut a covenant with Abraham to establish
a nation that would receive His
instructions with the intention that in the
living out of them, they would become a
light to the rest of the world.
(Deuteronomy 4:6-8)

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Mosaic Covenant
Exodus 19:5 Now therefore, if ye will
obey My voice indeed, and keep My
covenant, then ye shall be a peculiar
treasure unto Me above all people: for all
the earth is Mine.
 Exodus 19:8 And all the people answered
together, and said, “All that hw"hy hath


spoken we will do.” And Moses returned
the words of the people unto hw"hy.

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Mosaic Covenant
Exodus 20 – The Ten Commandments
 Our focus is the fourth (except in Catholic
Bibles where it is the third)
 Exodus 20:8 Remember the Sabbath
day, to keep it set apart from the other
days.
 Once again, we see that God cares about
the Sabbath
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Establishing a Baseline
When is the Sabbath first mentioned?
 ANS:
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Establishing a Baseline
When is the Sabbath first mentioned?
 ANS: Genesis 2:2-3
 We have a very good creation that
included the seventh day, resting,
blessing, and the seventh day being set
apart from the other days of the week.


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Genesis 1:14 and
Definitions



Genesis 1:14 And God said, “Let there be
lights in the firmament of the heaven to
divide the day from the night; and let
them be for signs, and for seasons, and
for days, and years.

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Genesis 1:14


Genesis 1:14 And God said, “Let there be
lights in the firmament of the heaven to
divide the day from the night; and let
them be for ttoa, and for dI[]Am , and

for days, and years.

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Genesis 1:14
 Ttoa (ot) (sign)

To signal something in some way…
 Examples of signs:
 The rainbow, circumcision, all the plagues
on Egypt, Joshua’s stones in the Jordan,
Isaiah 7:14, and…
 The Sabbath
(Exodus 31:13, 17; Ezekiel 20:12)
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Genesis 1:14
 dI[]Am (moed) (appointment)

To designate a time for a meeting
 Do you know what that means?
 God has a Day Timer
 He has appointments set when He wants
to meet with us
 We should find out when they are so we
can be present
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Genesis 1:14 Expanded


Genesis 1:14 And God said, “Let there be
lights in the firmament of the heaven to
divide the day from the night; and let
them be for signs, and to designate the
times for divine appointments…
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Continuing the Foundation
 War>q (qari) (proclaim)

It denotes primarily the enunciation of a
specific message.
 It is customarily addressed to a specific
recipient and is intended to elicit a
specific response.
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Continuing the Foundation



aer'q.m (miqra) ([dress] rehearsal)

Frequently translated as Convocation
and Assembly

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Review
 War>q (qari)

(proclaim)

 dI[]Am (moed) (appointment)


aer'q.m (miqra) (rehearsal, convocation)
assembly

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Leviticus 23:2-3


v2 Speak unto the children of Israel, and
say unto them, “Concerning the divinely
appointed times (sacred assemblings) of
hw"hy, which you shall proclaim to be holy

dress rehearsals, even these are My
divinely set appointments.”
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Leviticus 23:2-3
v3 Six days shall work be done: but the
seventh day is the Sabbath, a day for a
sacred assembly…
[HODF Expanded]
 Hebrews 10:25 Not forsaking the
assembling of ourselves together, as
some have begun to do…
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Note


If our Heavenly Father did not establish
a particular “appointment” as a call to
worship, we might want to look into who
did.

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Establishing a Baseline
Reasons the Sabbath were given?
 Exodus 31
 v13,17 – sign between hw"hy, and Israel


v15 – rest
 v17 – refreshing
 Leviticus 23:3 Sacred assembling
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Establishing a Baseline
Who is the Sabbath for?
 A popular answer is “the Jews”
 The Sabbath was one of the 10
commandments given in Exodus 20 at
Mount Sinai. Can you make a case that
the only people who were at the foot of
mount Sinai when the 10 commandments
were given were the tribe of Judah?
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Who is the Sabbath for?
Mark 2:27 And he [Yeshua] said unto
them, “The Sabbath was made for
mankind ( a;nqrwpoj ), and not man for the
Sabbath.”
 Prophecies about the Gentiles
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Who is the Sabbath for?


Isaiah 56:2 Blessed is the man that
doeth this, and the son of man that
layeth hold on it; that keepeth the
Sabbath from polluting it…

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Who is the Sabbath for?


Isaiah 56:4 For thus saith hw"hy unto the

eunuchs that keep My Sabbaths, and
choose the things that please Me, and
take hold of My covenant…

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Who is the Sabbath for?


Isaiah 56:6 Also the sons of the stranger,
that join themselves to hw"hy, to serve
Him, and to love the name of hw"hy, to be
His servants, every one that keepeth the
Sabbath from polluting it, and taketh hold
of My covenant;

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Who is the Sabbath for?


Isaiah 58:13 If thou turn away thy foot
from the Sabbath, from doing thy
pleasure on My holy day; and call the
Sabbath a delight, the holy of hw"hy,

honourable; and shalt honour Him, not
doing thine own ways, nor finding thine
own pleasure, nor speaking thine own
words:

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Who is the Sabbath for?


Isaiah 58:14 Then shalt thou delight
thyself in hw"hy; and I will cause thee to

ride upon the high places of the earth,
and feed thee with the heritage of
Jacob thy father: for the mouth of hw"hy
hath spoken it.

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Who is the Sabbath for?
Ephesians 2:11 Wherefore remember,
that you, being in time past Gentiles in
the flesh…
 v12 That at that time you were without
Messiah, separated [ avphllotriwme,noi ] from
the Commonwealth of Israel, and
excluded [ xe,noi ] from the covenants of
promise, having no hope, and without
God in the world:


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Who is the Sabbath for?
Ephesians 2:13 But now in Messiah
Yeshua you, who previously were far
away have been brought near by the
blood of Messiah.
 v14 For he is our peace, who has joined
both groups into one, destroying the
barrier of tradition that had separated
Jews and Gentiles.


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Who is the Sabbath for?


Ephesians 2:15 Having abolished in his
flesh the enmity, even the law of
commandments contained in man’s
traditions; that in himself he might make
the two into one new man, thus
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Who is the Sabbath for?


Ephesians 2:19 Now therefore, you are
no longer excluded from citizenship in
God’s Kingdom, but fellow citizens with
the saints, and of the household of God.
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Who is the Sabbath for?
Romans 11:17 And if some of the
branches be broken off, and thou, being
a wild olive tree, were grafted in among
them, and with them partakest of the
root and fatness of the olive tree;
 v18 Boast not against the branches…


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At the Time of Creation
Creation was perfect
 During creation, the Sabbath was
established as a sign and a Divinely
Appointed Time of rest and refreshing
 At creation, God cared about the role
the Sabbath would play for mankind.
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At the Time of Moses
At the time of Moses, the 10
commandments were given to all the
tribes of Israel (not just Judah) as well
as all those who chose to leave Egypt
and become part of Israel.
 Within the 10 commandments, one
states: “Remember the Sabbath day, to
keep it holy”.


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At the Time of Moses
Exodus states that when Yahweh's
Sabbath is observed by Israel, it is a
sign.
 God explained that the Sabbath is to
provide rest from 6 days of labor and a
refreshing.
 It is clear that at this time, God cared
about the role the Sabbath would play
for Israel.


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At the Time of the Prophets
During the time of the prophets, Isaiah
states that the Sabbath is for all and in
the keeping of it is great blessing.
 It is clear that at this time, God cared
about the role the Sabbath would play
for Israel and all those who chose to
became a part of Israel.


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At the Time of the First
Century

Yeshua said that the Sabbath was
made for mankind.
 Romans states that we Gentiles have
been grafted into Israel.
 Ephesians states that in the past, we
were Gentiles who were separated from
the Commonwealth of Israel, excluded
from the covenants of promise, having
no hope, and without God.


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At the Time of the First
Century

Yeshua's work has allowed us Gentiles
to become a part of Israel, no longer
excluded from citizenship in God's
kingdom, fellow citizens with the saints,
and the household of God.
 It is clear that at this time, God cared
about the role the Sabbath would play
for Israel.
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he Plan of God

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What is the Plan of God?
Acts 3:20 And He shall send Yeshua
the Messiah, which before was
preached unto you:
 Acts 3:21 Where in heaven he must
remain until the time to begin the
restoration of all things, which God hath
spoken by the mouth of all His holy
prophets since the world began.


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What is the Plan of God?
When does the restoration of all things
begin?
 When does Yeshua leave heaven to
establish his kingdom on Earth?
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What is the Plan of God?
During the Millennial Kingdom, what
role does the Sabbath play?
 Speaking of the priests it says, “And in
controversy they shall stand in
judgment; and they shall judge it
according to My judgments: and they
shall keep My Torah and My statutes in
all Mine assemblies; and they shall
hallow my Sabbaths. Ezekiel 44:24


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What is the Plan of God?
During the Millennial Kingdom, what
role does the Sabbath play?
 Likewise, the people of the land shall
worship at the door of this gate before
hw"hy in the Sabbaths and in the new


moons. Ezekiel 46:3
 It is clear that at this time, God cares
about the role the Sabbath will play for
all mankind.
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What is the Plan of God?
After the New Heavens and the New
Earth, what role does the Sabbath play?
 “For as the New Heavens and the New
Earth, which I will make, shall remain
before me, saith hw"hy, so shall your


seed and your name remain.”
Isaiah 66:22

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What is the Plan of God?
After the New Heavens and the New
Earth, what role does the Sabbath play?
 “And it shall come to pass, that from
one new moon to another, and from one
Sabbath to another, shall all flesh come
to worship before me, saith hw"hy…


Isaiah 66:23

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What is the Plan of God?
After the New Heavens and the New
Earth, what role does the Sabbath play?
 It is clear that at this time, God cares
about the role the Sabbath will play for
all mankind.
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The Restoration of All Things

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Malachi 3:6 For I am hw"hy,
I change not…

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The Time of the Gentiles
How long was the Sabbath to last?
 Exodus 31:16 Wherefore the children of
Israel shall keep the Sabbath, to observe
the Sabbath throughout their generations,
obeying the covenant on a continuous
basis.
 I have Good News and Bad News
 Romans 9:6, Galatians 6:16
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How long was the Sabbath
to last?

Acts 13:14 But when they departed from
Perga, they came to Antioch in Pisidia,
and went into the synagogue on the
Sabbath day, and sat down.
 v15 And after the reading of the law and
the prophets, the rulers of the
synagogue said unto them, “You men
and brethren, if ye have any word of
exhortation for the people, say on.”


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How long was the Sabbath
to last?

Acts 13:42 And when the Jews were
gone out of the synagogue, the Gentiles
asked that these words might be
preached to them the next Sabbath.
 v44 And the next Sabbath day came
almost the whole city together to hear
the word of God.
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How long was the Sabbath
to last?

Even with this evidence (and there is
much much more), some will say that at
the death of Yeshua, the Sabbath was
replaced with Sunday.
 Verses used to support that include
Colossians 2:16-17; Galatians 4:10;
Romans 10:4, 14:5-6; just to name a
few.
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What We Learned is that The Most
High cares about the Sabbath from
the time it was created until the
restoration is completed and beyond!

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1 Samuel 2:3 says “by Him actions
are weighed.”
Hosea 4:6a says “My people are
destroyed for lack of knowledge.”
Hosea 4:6b says “Since you have
forgotten the Torah of your God, I will
also forget your children.”
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Even a pagan understands that they
need to find out what their pagan deity
desires…
Why can’t we apply this same principle
and search the Scriptures for the truth,
and find the ancient paths.
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Matthew 7:21 “Many will say Lord,
Lord…”
He says “Depart from me, you who
disregard my Divine instructions.”
II Corinthians 13:5 Examine
yourselves. Determine if you are still
following the truth.
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Don’t get caught saying “But Lord, I
didn’t know” and Him responding “My
child, I put before you that which
could help you recover the truth, the
ancient paths (Jeremiah 6:16) and
you couldn’t even check it out?”

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Is this how a child honors their
Father?
Ezekiel 22:26 The leaders of Israel
have hidden their eyes from My
Sabbaths, and I am profaned among
them.
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September
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he Sabbath in

The Plan of God

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In the Beginning
First day: It was good
 Second day: It was good
 Third day: It was good
 Fourth day: It was good
 Fifth day: It was good
 Sixth day (living creatures): It was good
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In the Beginning


Genesis 1:31 And God saw everything
that he had made, and, behold, it was
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Next Actions
1. Rested on the 7th day and refreshed
Himself (Exodus 31:17)
 2. Blessed the 7th day
 3. Set apart the 7th day from all the other
days
 Note: While not self-evident on it’s face,
at this point, God cared about the role the
Sabbath played in His Plan.
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In the Beginning
1. Perfection (Deuteronomy 32:4)
 2. Very Good (Genesis 1:31)
 3. Could have gone on like this but…
 4. Adam sinned and sent the world into a
tailspin of destruction and imperfection
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Questions
1. Was God caught off guard, unprepared
for the impending disaster that would
destroy His perfection?
 2. If not, then God had a plan
(“slain from the foundation…”)
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ontinuing
MOVE FORWARD IN TIME

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Abrahamic Covenant


Cut a covenant with Abraham to establish
a nation that would receive His
instructions with the intention that in the
living out of them, they would become a
light to the rest of the world.
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Mosaic Covenant
Exodus 19:5 Now therefore, if ye will
obey My voice indeed, and keep My
covenant, then ye shall be a peculiar
treasure unto Me above all people: for all
the earth is Mine.
 Exodus 19:8 And all the people answered
together, and said, “All that hw"hy hath


spoken we will do.” And Moses returned
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Mosaic Covenant
Exodus 20 – The Ten Commandments
 Our focus is the fourth (except in Catholic
Bibles where it is the third)
 Exodus 20:8 Remember the Sabbath
day, to keep it set apart from the other
days.
 Once again, we see that God cares about
the Sabbath
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Establishing a Baseline
When is the Sabbath first mentioned?
 ANS:
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Establishing a Baseline
When is the Sabbath first mentioned?
 ANS: Genesis 2:2-3
 We have a very good creation that
included the seventh day, resting,
blessing, and the seventh day being set
apart from the other days of the week.
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Genesis 1:14 and
Definitions



Genesis 1:14 And God said, “Let there be
lights in the firmament of the heaven to
divide the day from the night; and let
them be for signs, and for seasons, and
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Genesis 1:14


Genesis 1:14 And God said, “Let there be
lights in the firmament of the heaven to
divide the day from the night; and let
them be for ttoa, and for dI[]Am , and

for days, and years.

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Genesis 1:14
 Ttoa (ot) (sign)

To signal something in some way…
 Examples of signs:
 The rainbow, circumcision, all the plagues
on Egypt, Joshua’s stones in the Jordan,
Isaiah 7:14, and…
 The Sabbath
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Genesis 1:14
 dI[]Am (moed) (appointment)

To designate a time for a meeting
 Do you know what that means?
 God has a Day Timer
 He has appointments set when He wants
to meet with us
 We should find out when they are so we
can be present
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Genesis 1:14 Expanded


Genesis 1:14 And God said, “Let there be
lights in the firmament of the heaven to
divide the day from the night; and let
them be for signs, and to designate the
times for divine appointments…
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Continuing the Foundation
 War>q (qari) (proclaim)

It denotes primarily the enunciation of a
specific message.
 It is customarily addressed to a specific
recipient and is intended to elicit a
specific response.
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Continuing the Foundation

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aer'q.m (miqra) ([dress] rehearsal)

Frequently translated as Convocation
and Assembly

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Review
 War>q (qari)

(proclaim)

 dI[]Am (moed) (appointment)


aer'q.m (miqra) (rehearsal, convocation)
assembly

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Leviticus 23:2-3


v2 Speak unto the children of Israel, and
say unto them, “Concerning the divinely
appointed times (sacred assemblings) of
hw"hy, which you shall proclaim to be holy

dress rehearsals, even these are My
divinely set appointments.”
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Leviticus 23:2-3
v3 Six days shall work be done: but the
seventh day is the Sabbath, a day for a
sacred assembly…
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 Hebrews 10:25 Not forsaking the
assembling of ourselves together, as
some have begun to do…
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Note


If our Heavenly Father did not establish
a particular “appointment” as a call to
worship, we might want to look into who
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Establishing a Baseline
Reasons the Sabbath were given?
 Exodus 31
 v13,17 – sign between hw"hy, and Israel


v15 – rest
 v17 – refreshing
 Leviticus 23:3 Sacred assembling
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Establishing a Baseline
Who is the Sabbath for?
 A popular answer is “the Jews”
 The Sabbath was one of the 10
commandments given in Exodus 20 at
Mount Sinai. Can you make a case that
the only people who were at the foot of
mount Sinai when the 10 commandments
were given were the tribe of Judah?
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Who is the Sabbath for?
Mark 2:27 And he [Yeshua] said unto
them, “The Sabbath was made for
mankind ( a;nqrwpoj ), and not man for the
Sabbath.”
 Prophecies about the Gentiles
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Who is the Sabbath for?


Isaiah 56:2 Blessed is the man that
doeth this, and the son of man that
layeth hold on it; that keepeth the
Sabbath from polluting it…

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Who is the Sabbath for?


Isaiah 56:4 For thus saith hw"hy unto the

eunuchs that keep My Sabbaths, and
choose the things that please Me, and
take hold of My covenant…

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Who is the Sabbath for?


Isaiah 56:6 Also the sons of the stranger,
that join themselves to hw"hy, to serve
Him, and to love the name of hw"hy, to be
His servants, every one that keepeth the
Sabbath from polluting it, and taketh hold
of My covenant;

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Who is the Sabbath for?


Isaiah 58:13 If thou turn away thy foot
from the Sabbath, from doing thy
pleasure on My holy day; and call the
Sabbath a delight, the holy of hw"hy,

honourable; and shalt honour Him, not
doing thine own ways, nor finding thine
own pleasure, nor speaking thine own
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Who is the Sabbath for?


Isaiah 58:14 Then shalt thou delight
thyself in hw"hy; and I will cause thee to

ride upon the high places of the earth,
and feed thee with the heritage of
Jacob thy father: for the mouth of hw"hy
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Who is the Sabbath for?
Ephesians 2:11 Wherefore remember,
that you, being in time past Gentiles in
the flesh…
 v12 That at that time you were without
Messiah, separated [ avphllotriwme,noi ] from
the Commonwealth of Israel, and
excluded [ xe,noi ] from the covenants of
promise, having no hope, and without
God in the world:
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Who is the Sabbath for?
Ephesians 2:13 But now in Messiah
Yeshua you, who previously were far
away have been brought near by the
blood of Messiah.
 v14 For he is our peace, who has joined
both groups into one, destroying the
barrier of tradition that had separated
Jews and Gentiles.


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Who is the Sabbath for?


Ephesians 2:15 Having abolished in his
flesh the enmity, even the law of
commandments contained in man’s
traditions; that in himself he might make
the two into one new man, thus
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Who is the Sabbath for?


Ephesians 2:19 Now therefore, you are
no longer excluded from citizenship in
God’s Kingdom, but fellow citizens with
the saints, and of the household of God.
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Who is the Sabbath for?
Romans 11:17 And if some of the
branches be broken off, and thou, being
a wild olive tree, were grafted in among
them, and with them partakest of the
root and fatness of the olive tree;
 v18 Boast not against the branches…
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At the Time of Creation
Creation was perfect
 During creation, the Sabbath was
established as a sign and a Divinely
Appointed Time of rest and refreshing
 At creation, God cared about the role
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At the Time of Moses
At the time of Moses, the 10
commandments were given to all the
tribes of Israel (not just Judah) as well
as all those who chose to leave Egypt
and become part of Israel.
 Within the 10 commandments, one
states: “Remember the Sabbath day, to
keep it holy”.
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At the Time of Moses
Exodus states that when Yahweh's
Sabbath is observed by Israel, it is a
sign.
 God explained that the Sabbath is to
provide rest from 6 days of labor and a
refreshing.
 It is clear that at this time, God cared
about the role the Sabbath would play
for Israel.
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At the Time of the Prophets
During the time of the prophets, Isaiah
states that the Sabbath is for all and in
the keeping of it is great blessing.
 It is clear that at this time, God cared
about the role the Sabbath would play
for Israel and all those who chose to
became a part of Israel.


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At the Time of the First
Century

Yeshua said that the Sabbath was
made for mankind.
 Romans states that we Gentiles have
been grafted into Israel.
 Ephesians states that in the past, we
were Gentiles who were separated from
the Commonwealth of Israel, excluded
from the covenants of promise, having
no hope, and without God.
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At the Time of the First
Century

Yeshua's work has allowed us Gentiles
to become a part of Israel, no longer
excluded from citizenship in God's
kingdom, fellow citizens with the saints,
and the household of God.
 It is clear that at this time, God cared
about the role the Sabbath would play
for Israel.


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he Plan of God

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What is the Plan of God?
Acts 3:20 And He shall send Yeshua
the Messiah, which before was
preached unto you:
 Acts 3:21 Where in heaven he must
remain until the time to begin the
restoration of all things, which God hath
spoken by the mouth of all His holy
prophets since the world began.


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What is the Plan of God?
When does the restoration of all things
begin?
 When does Yeshua leave heaven to
establish his kingdom on Earth?


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What is the Plan of God?
During the Millennial Kingdom, what
role does the Sabbath play?
 Speaking of the priests it says, “And in
controversy they shall stand in
judgment; and they shall judge it
according to My judgments: and they
shall keep My Torah and My statutes in
all Mine assemblies; and they shall
hallow my Sabbaths. Ezekiel 44:24


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What is the Plan of God?
During the Millennial Kingdom, what
role does the Sabbath play?
 Likewise, the people of the land shall
worship at the door of this gate before
hw"hy in the Sabbaths and in the new


moons. Ezekiel 46:3
 It is clear that at this time, God cares
about the role the Sabbath will play for
all mankind.
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What is the Plan of God?
After the New Heavens and the New
Earth, what role does the Sabbath play?
 “For as the New Heavens and the New
Earth, which I will make, shall remain
before me, saith hw"hy, so shall your


seed and your name remain.”
Isaiah 66:22

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What is the Plan of God?
After the New Heavens and the New
Earth, what role does the Sabbath play?
 “And it shall come to pass, that from
one new moon to another, and from one
Sabbath to another, shall all flesh come
to worship before me, saith hw"hy…


Isaiah 66:23

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After the New Heavens and the New
Earth, what role does the Sabbath play?
 It is clear that at this time, God cares
about the role the Sabbath will play for
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The Restoration of All Things

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Malachi 3:6 For I am hw"hy,
I change not…

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The Time of the Gentiles
How long was the Sabbath to last?
 Exodus 31:16 Wherefore the children of
Israel shall keep the Sabbath, to observe
the Sabbath throughout their generations,
obeying the covenant on a continuous
basis.
 I have Good News and Bad News
 Romans 9:6, Galatians 6:16


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How long was the Sabbath
to last?

Acts 13:14 But when they departed from
Perga, they came to Antioch in Pisidia,
and went into the synagogue on the
Sabbath day, and sat down.
 v15 And after the reading of the law and
the prophets, the rulers of the
synagogue said unto them, “You men
and brethren, if ye have any word of
exhortation for the people, say on.”


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How long was the Sabbath
to last?

Acts 13:42 And when the Jews were
gone out of the synagogue, the Gentiles
asked that these words might be
preached to them the next Sabbath.
 v44 And the next Sabbath day came
almost the whole city together to hear
the word of God.


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How long was the Sabbath
to last?

Even with this evidence (and there is
much much more), some will say that at
the death of Yeshua, the Sabbath was
replaced with Sunday.
 Verses used to support that include
Colossians 2:16-17; Galatians 4:10;
Romans 10:4, 14:5-6; just to name a
few.
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What We Learned is that The Most
High cares about the Sabbath from
the time it was created until the
restoration is completed and beyond!

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1 Samuel 2:3 says “by Him actions
are weighed.”
Hosea 4:6a says “My people are
destroyed for lack of knowledge.”
Hosea 4:6b says “Since you have
forgotten the Torah of your God, I will
also forget your children.”
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Even a pagan understands that they
need to find out what their pagan deity
desires…
Why can’t we apply this same principle
and search the Scriptures for the truth,
and find the ancient paths.
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Matthew 7:21 “Many will say Lord,
Lord…”
He says “Depart from me, you who
disregard my Divine instructions.”
II Corinthians 13:5 Examine
yourselves. Determine if you are still
following the truth.
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Don’t get caught saying “But Lord, I
didn’t know” and Him responding “My
child, I put before you that which
could help you recover the truth, the
ancient paths (Jeremiah 6:16) and
you couldn’t even check it out?”

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Is this how a child honors their
Father?
Ezekiel 22:26 The leaders of Israel
have hidden their eyes from My
Sabbaths, and I am profaned among
them.
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he Sabbath in

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In the Beginning
First day: It was good
 Second day: It was good
 Third day: It was good
 Fourth day: It was good
 Fifth day: It was good
 Sixth day (living creatures): It was good
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In the Beginning


Genesis 1:31 And God saw everything
that he had made, and, behold, it was
very good…

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Next Actions
1. Rested on the 7th day and refreshed
Himself (Exodus 31:17)
 2. Blessed the 7th day
 3. Set apart the 7th day from all the other
days
 Note: While not self-evident on it’s face,
at this point, God cared about the role the
Sabbath played in His Plan.


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In the Beginning
1. Perfection (Deuteronomy 32:4)
 2. Very Good (Genesis 1:31)
 3. Could have gone on like this but…
 4. Adam sinned and sent the world into a
tailspin of destruction and imperfection


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Questions
1. Was God caught off guard, unprepared
for the impending disaster that would
destroy His perfection?
 2. If not, then God had a plan
(“slain from the foundation…”)
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ontinuing
MOVE FORWARD IN TIME

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Abrahamic Covenant


Cut a covenant with Abraham to establish
a nation that would receive His
instructions with the intention that in the
living out of them, they would become a
light to the rest of the world.
(Deuteronomy 4:6-8)

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Mosaic Covenant
Exodus 19:5 Now therefore, if ye will
obey My voice indeed, and keep My
covenant, then ye shall be a peculiar
treasure unto Me above all people: for all
the earth is Mine.
 Exodus 19:8 And all the people answered
together, and said, “All that hw"hy hath


spoken we will do.” And Moses returned
the words of the people unto hw"hy.

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Mosaic Covenant
Exodus 20 – The Ten Commandments
 Our focus is the fourth (except in Catholic
Bibles where it is the third)
 Exodus 20:8 Remember the Sabbath
day, to keep it set apart from the other
days.
 Once again, we see that God cares about
the Sabbath


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Establishing a Baseline
When is the Sabbath first mentioned?
 ANS:
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Establishing a Baseline
When is the Sabbath first mentioned?
 ANS: Genesis 2:2-3
 We have a very good creation that
included the seventh day, resting,
blessing, and the seventh day being set
apart from the other days of the week.


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Genesis 1:14 and
Definitions



Genesis 1:14 And God said, “Let there be
lights in the firmament of the heaven to
divide the day from the night; and let
them be for signs, and for seasons, and
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Genesis 1:14


Genesis 1:14 And God said, “Let there be
lights in the firmament of the heaven to
divide the day from the night; and let
them be for ttoa, and for dI[]Am , and

for days, and years.

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Genesis 1:14
 Ttoa (ot) (sign)

To signal something in some way…
 Examples of signs:
 The rainbow, circumcision, all the plagues
on Egypt, Joshua’s stones in the Jordan,
Isaiah 7:14, and…
 The Sabbath
(Exodus 31:13, 17; Ezekiel 20:12)


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Genesis 1:14
 dI[]Am (moed) (appointment)

To designate a time for a meeting
 Do you know what that means?
 God has a Day Timer
 He has appointments set when He wants
to meet with us
 We should find out when they are so we
can be present


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Genesis 1:14 Expanded


Genesis 1:14 And God said, “Let there be
lights in the firmament of the heaven to
divide the day from the night; and let
them be for signs, and to designate the
times for divine appointments…
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Continuing the Foundation
 War>q (qari) (proclaim)

It denotes primarily the enunciation of a
specific message.
 It is customarily addressed to a specific
recipient and is intended to elicit a
specific response.


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Continuing the Foundation



aer'q.m (miqra) ([dress] rehearsal)

Frequently translated as Convocation
and Assembly

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Review
 War>q (qari)

(proclaim)

 dI[]Am (moed) (appointment)


aer'q.m (miqra) (rehearsal, convocation)
assembly

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Leviticus 23:2-3


v2 Speak unto the children of Israel, and
say unto them, “Concerning the divinely
appointed times (sacred assemblings) of
hw"hy, which you shall proclaim to be holy

dress rehearsals, even these are My
divinely set appointments.”
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Leviticus 23:2-3
v3 Six days shall work be done: but the
seventh day is the Sabbath, a day for a
sacred assembly…
[HODF Expanded]
 Hebrews 10:25 Not forsaking the
assembling of ourselves together, as
some have begun to do…
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

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Note


If our Heavenly Father did not establish
a particular “appointment” as a call to
worship, we might want to look into who
did.

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Establishing a Baseline
Reasons the Sabbath were given?
 Exodus 31
 v13,17 – sign between hw"hy, and Israel


v15 – rest
 v17 – refreshing
 Leviticus 23:3 Sacred assembling


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Establishing a Baseline
Who is the Sabbath for?
 A popular answer is “the Jews”
 The Sabbath was one of the 10
commandments given in Exodus 20 at
Mount Sinai. Can you make a case that
the only people who were at the foot of
mount Sinai when the 10 commandments
were given were the tribe of Judah?


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Who is the Sabbath for?
Mark 2:27 And he [Yeshua] said unto
them, “The Sabbath was made for
mankind ( a;nqrwpoj ), and not man for the
Sabbath.”
 Prophecies about the Gentiles


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Who is the Sabbath for?


Isaiah 56:2 Blessed is the man that
doeth this, and the son of man that
layeth hold on it; that keepeth the
Sabbath from polluting it…

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Who is the Sabbath for?


Isaiah 56:4 For thus saith hw"hy unto the

eunuchs that keep My Sabbaths, and
choose the things that please Me, and
take hold of My covenant…

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Who is the Sabbath for?


Isaiah 56:6 Also the sons of the stranger,
that join themselves to hw"hy, to serve
Him, and to love the name of hw"hy, to be
His servants, every one that keepeth the
Sabbath from polluting it, and taketh hold
of My covenant;

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Who is the Sabbath for?


Isaiah 58:13 If thou turn away thy foot
from the Sabbath, from doing thy
pleasure on My holy day; and call the
Sabbath a delight, the holy of hw"hy,

honourable; and shalt honour Him, not
doing thine own ways, nor finding thine
own pleasure, nor speaking thine own
words:

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Who is the Sabbath for?


Isaiah 58:14 Then shalt thou delight
thyself in hw"hy; and I will cause thee to

ride upon the high places of the earth,
and feed thee with the heritage of
Jacob thy father: for the mouth of hw"hy
hath spoken it.

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Who is the Sabbath for?
Ephesians 2:11 Wherefore remember,
that you, being in time past Gentiles in
the flesh…
 v12 That at that time you were without
Messiah, separated [ avphllotriwme,noi ] from
the Commonwealth of Israel, and
excluded [ xe,noi ] from the covenants of
promise, having no hope, and without
God in the world:


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Who is the Sabbath for?
Ephesians 2:13 But now in Messiah
Yeshua you, who previously were far
away have been brought near by the
blood of Messiah.
 v14 For he is our peace, who has joined
both groups into one, destroying the
barrier of tradition that had separated
Jews and Gentiles.


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Who is the Sabbath for?


Ephesians 2:15 Having abolished in his
flesh the enmity, even the law of
commandments contained in man’s
traditions; that in himself he might make
the two into one new man, thus
establishing peace.

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Who is the Sabbath for?


Ephesians 2:19 Now therefore, you are
no longer excluded from citizenship in
God’s Kingdom, but fellow citizens with
the saints, and of the household of God.
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Who is the Sabbath for?
Romans 11:17 And if some of the
branches be broken off, and thou, being
a wild olive tree, were grafted in among
them, and with them partakest of the
root and fatness of the olive tree;
 v18 Boast not against the branches…


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At the Time of Creation
Creation was perfect
 During creation, the Sabbath was
established as a sign and a Divinely
Appointed Time of rest and refreshing
 At creation, God cared about the role
the Sabbath would play for mankind.


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At the Time of Moses
At the time of Moses, the 10
commandments were given to all the
tribes of Israel (not just Judah) as well
as all those who chose to leave Egypt
and become part of Israel.
 Within the 10 commandments, one
states: “Remember the Sabbath day, to
keep it holy”.


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At the Time of Moses
Exodus states that when Yahweh's
Sabbath is observed by Israel, it is a
sign.
 God explained that the Sabbath is to
provide rest from 6 days of labor and a
refreshing.
 It is clear that at this time, God cared
about the role the Sabbath would play
for Israel.


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At the Time of the Prophets
During the time of the prophets, Isaiah
states that the Sabbath is for all and in
the keeping of it is great blessing.
 It is clear that at this time, God cared
about the role the Sabbath would play
for Israel and all those who chose to
became a part of Israel.


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At the Time of the First
Century

Yeshua said that the Sabbath was
made for mankind.
 Romans states that we Gentiles have
been grafted into Israel.
 Ephesians states that in the past, we
were Gentiles who were separated from
the Commonwealth of Israel, excluded
from the covenants of promise, having
no hope, and without God.


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At the Time of the First
Century

Yeshua's work has allowed us Gentiles
to become a part of Israel, no longer
excluded from citizenship in God's
kingdom, fellow citizens with the saints,
and the household of God.
 It is clear that at this time, God cared
about the role the Sabbath would play
for Israel.


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he Plan of God

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What is the Plan of God?
Acts 3:20 And He shall send Yeshua
the Messiah, which before was
preached unto you:
 Acts 3:21 Where in heaven he must
remain until the time to begin the
restoration of all things, which God hath
spoken by the mouth of all His holy
prophets since the world began.


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What is the Plan of God?
When does the restoration of all things
begin?
 When does Yeshua leave heaven to
establish his kingdom on Earth?


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What is the Plan of God?
During the Millennial Kingdom, what
role does the Sabbath play?
 Speaking of the priests it says, “And in
controversy they shall stand in
judgment; and they shall judge it
according to My judgments: and they
shall keep My Torah and My statutes in
all Mine assemblies; and they shall
hallow my Sabbaths. Ezekiel 44:24


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What is the Plan of God?
During the Millennial Kingdom, what
role does the Sabbath play?
 Likewise, the people of the land shall
worship at the door of this gate before
hw"hy in the Sabbaths and in the new


moons. Ezekiel 46:3
 It is clear that at this time, God cares
about the role the Sabbath will play for
all mankind.
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What is the Plan of God?
After the New Heavens and the New
Earth, what role does the Sabbath play?
 “For as the New Heavens and the New
Earth, which I will make, shall remain
before me, saith hw"hy, so shall your


seed and your name remain.”
Isaiah 66:22

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What is the Plan of God?
After the New Heavens and the New
Earth, what role does the Sabbath play?
 “And it shall come to pass, that from
one new moon to another, and from one
Sabbath to another, shall all flesh come
to worship before me, saith hw"hy…


Isaiah 66:23

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What is the Plan of God?
After the New Heavens and the New
Earth, what role does the Sabbath play?
 It is clear that at this time, God cares
about the role the Sabbath will play for
all mankind.
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The Restoration of All Things

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Malachi 3:6 For I am hw"hy,
I change not…

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The Time of the Gentiles
How long was the Sabbath to last?
 Exodus 31:16 Wherefore the children of
Israel shall keep the Sabbath, to observe
the Sabbath throughout their generations,
obeying the covenant on a continuous
basis.
 I have Good News and Bad News
 Romans 9:6, Galatians 6:16


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How long was the Sabbath
to last?

Acts 13:14 But when they departed from
Perga, they came to Antioch in Pisidia,
and went into the synagogue on the
Sabbath day, and sat down.
 v15 And after the reading of the law and
the prophets, the rulers of the
synagogue said unto them, “You men
and brethren, if ye have any word of
exhortation for the people, say on.”


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How long was the Sabbath
to last?

Acts 13:42 And when the Jews were
gone out of the synagogue, the Gentiles
asked that these words might be
preached to them the next Sabbath.
 v44 And the next Sabbath day came
almost the whole city together to hear
the word of God.


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How long was the Sabbath
to last?

Even with this evidence (and there is
much much more), some will say that at
the death of Yeshua, the Sabbath was
replaced with Sunday.
 Verses used to support that include
Colossians 2:16-17; Galatians 4:10;
Romans 10:4, 14:5-6; just to name a
few.
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What We Learned is that The Most
High cares about the Sabbath from
the time it was created until the
restoration is completed and beyond!

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1 Samuel 2:3 says “by Him actions
are weighed.”
Hosea 4:6a says “My people are
destroyed for lack of knowledge.”
Hosea 4:6b says “Since you have
forgotten the Torah of your God, I will
also forget your children.”
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Even a pagan understands that they
need to find out what their pagan deity
desires…
Why can’t we apply this same principle
and search the Scriptures for the truth,
and find the ancient paths.
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Matthew 7:21 “Many will say Lord,
Lord…”
He says “Depart from me, you who
disregard my Divine instructions.”
II Corinthians 13:5 Examine
yourselves. Determine if you are still
following the truth.
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Don’t get caught saying “But Lord, I
didn’t know” and Him responding “My
child, I put before you that which
could help you recover the truth, the
ancient paths (Jeremiah 6:16) and
you couldn’t even check it out?”

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Is this how a child honors their
Father?
Ezekiel 22:26 The leaders of Israel
have hidden their eyes from My
Sabbaths, and I am profaned among
them.
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he Sabbath in

The Plan of God

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In the Beginning
First day: It was good
 Second day: It was good
 Third day: It was good
 Fourth day: It was good
 Fifth day: It was good
 Sixth day (living creatures): It was good


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In the Beginning


Genesis 1:31 And God saw everything
that he had made, and, behold, it was
very good…

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Next Actions
1. Rested on the 7th day and refreshed
Himself (Exodus 31:17)
 2. Blessed the 7th day
 3. Set apart the 7th day from all the other
days
 Note: While not self-evident on it’s face,
at this point, God cared about the role the
Sabbath played in His Plan.


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In the Beginning
1. Perfection (Deuteronomy 32:4)
 2. Very Good (Genesis 1:31)
 3. Could have gone on like this but…
 4. Adam sinned and sent the world into a
tailspin of destruction and imperfection


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Questions
1. Was God caught off guard, unprepared
for the impending disaster that would
destroy His perfection?
 2. If not, then God had a plan
(“slain from the foundation…”)


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ontinuing
MOVE FORWARD IN TIME

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Abrahamic Covenant


Cut a covenant with Abraham to establish
a nation that would receive His
instructions with the intention that in the
living out of them, they would become a
light to the rest of the world.
(Deuteronomy 4:6-8)

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Mosaic Covenant
Exodus 19:5 Now therefore, if ye will
obey My voice indeed, and keep My
covenant, then ye shall be a peculiar
treasure unto Me above all people: for all
the earth is Mine.
 Exodus 19:8 And all the people answered
together, and said, “All that hw"hy hath


spoken we will do.” And Moses returned
the words of the people unto hw"hy.

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Mosaic Covenant
Exodus 20 – The Ten Commandments
 Our focus is the fourth (except in Catholic
Bibles where it is the third)
 Exodus 20:8 Remember the Sabbath
day, to keep it set apart from the other
days.
 Once again, we see that God cares about
the Sabbath


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Establishing a Baseline
When is the Sabbath first mentioned?
 ANS:
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Establishing a Baseline
When is the Sabbath first mentioned?
 ANS: Genesis 2:2-3
 We have a very good creation that
included the seventh day, resting,
blessing, and the seventh day being set
apart from the other days of the week.


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Genesis 1:14 and
Definitions



Genesis 1:14 And God said, “Let there be
lights in the firmament of the heaven to
divide the day from the night; and let
them be for signs, and for seasons, and
for days, and years.

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Genesis 1:14
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Genesis 1:14 And God said, “Let there be
lights in the firmament of the heaven to
divide the day from the night; and let
them be for ttoa, and for dI[]Am , and

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Genesis 1:14
 Ttoa (ot) (sign)

To signal something in some way…
 Examples of signs:
 The rainbow, circumcision, all the plagues
on Egypt, Joshua’s stones in the Jordan,
Isaiah 7:14, and…
 The Sabbath
(Exodus 31:13, 17; Ezekiel 20:12)
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Genesis 1:14
 dI[]Am (moed) (appointment)

To designate a time for a meeting
 Do you know what that means?
 God has a Day Timer
 He has appointments set when He wants
to meet with us
 We should find out when they are so we
can be present


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Genesis 1:14 Expanded


Genesis 1:14 And God said, “Let there be
lights in the firmament of the heaven to
divide the day from the night; and let
them be for signs, and to designate the
times for divine appointments…
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Continuing the Foundation
 War>q (qari) (proclaim)

It denotes primarily the enunciation of a
specific message.
 It is customarily addressed to a specific
recipient and is intended to elicit a
specific response.
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Continuing the Foundation



aer'q.m (miqra) ([dress] rehearsal)

Frequently translated as Convocation
and Assembly

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Review
 War>q (qari)

(proclaim)

 dI[]Am (moed) (appointment)


aer'q.m (miqra) (rehearsal, convocation)
assembly

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Leviticus 23:2-3


v2 Speak unto the children of Israel, and
say unto them, “Concerning the divinely
appointed times (sacred assemblings) of
hw"hy, which you shall proclaim to be holy

dress rehearsals, even these are My
divinely set appointments.”
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Leviticus 23:2-3
v3 Six days shall work be done: but the
seventh day is the Sabbath, a day for a
sacred assembly…
[HODF Expanded]
 Hebrews 10:25 Not forsaking the
assembling of ourselves together, as
some have begun to do…
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Note


If our Heavenly Father did not establish
a particular “appointment” as a call to
worship, we might want to look into who
did.

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Establishing a Baseline
Reasons the Sabbath were given?
 Exodus 31
 v13,17 – sign between hw"hy, and Israel


v15 – rest
 v17 – refreshing
 Leviticus 23:3 Sacred assembling
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Establishing a Baseline
Who is the Sabbath for?
 A popular answer is “the Jews”
 The Sabbath was one of the 10
commandments given in Exodus 20 at
Mount Sinai. Can you make a case that
the only people who were at the foot of
mount Sinai when the 10 commandments
were given were the tribe of Judah?


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Who is the Sabbath for?
Mark 2:27 And he [Yeshua] said unto
them, “The Sabbath was made for
mankind ( a;nqrwpoj ), and not man for the
Sabbath.”
 Prophecies about the Gentiles
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Who is the Sabbath for?


Isaiah 56:2 Blessed is the man that
doeth this, and the son of man that
layeth hold on it; that keepeth the
Sabbath from polluting it…

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Who is the Sabbath for?


Isaiah 56:4 For thus saith hw"hy unto the

eunuchs that keep My Sabbaths, and
choose the things that please Me, and
take hold of My covenant…

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Who is the Sabbath for?


Isaiah 56:6 Also the sons of the stranger,
that join themselves to hw"hy, to serve
Him, and to love the name of hw"hy, to be
His servants, every one that keepeth the
Sabbath from polluting it, and taketh hold
of My covenant;

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Who is the Sabbath for?


Isaiah 58:13 If thou turn away thy foot
from the Sabbath, from doing thy
pleasure on My holy day; and call the
Sabbath a delight, the holy of hw"hy,

honourable; and shalt honour Him, not
doing thine own ways, nor finding thine
own pleasure, nor speaking thine own
words:

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Who is the Sabbath for?


Isaiah 58:14 Then shalt thou delight
thyself in hw"hy; and I will cause thee to

ride upon the high places of the earth,
and feed thee with the heritage of
Jacob thy father: for the mouth of hw"hy
hath spoken it.

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Who is the Sabbath for?
Ephesians 2:11 Wherefore remember,
that you, being in time past Gentiles in
the flesh…
 v12 That at that time you were without
Messiah, separated [ avphllotriwme,noi ] from
the Commonwealth of Israel, and
excluded [ xe,noi ] from the covenants of
promise, having no hope, and without
God in the world:


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Who is the Sabbath for?
Ephesians 2:13 But now in Messiah
Yeshua you, who previously were far
away have been brought near by the
blood of Messiah.
 v14 For he is our peace, who has joined
both groups into one, destroying the
barrier of tradition that had separated
Jews and Gentiles.


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Who is the Sabbath for?


Ephesians 2:15 Having abolished in his
flesh the enmity, even the law of
commandments contained in man’s
traditions; that in himself he might make
the two into one new man, thus
establishing peace.

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Who is the Sabbath for?


Ephesians 2:19 Now therefore, you are
no longer excluded from citizenship in
God’s Kingdom, but fellow citizens with
the saints, and of the household of God.
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Who is the Sabbath for?
Romans 11:17 And if some of the
branches be broken off, and thou, being
a wild olive tree, were grafted in among
them, and with them partakest of the
root and fatness of the olive tree;
 v18 Boast not against the branches…


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At the Time of Creation
Creation was perfect
 During creation, the Sabbath was
established as a sign and a Divinely
Appointed Time of rest and refreshing
 At creation, God cared about the role
the Sabbath would play for mankind.
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At the Time of Moses
At the time of Moses, the 10
commandments were given to all the
tribes of Israel (not just Judah) as well
as all those who chose to leave Egypt
and become part of Israel.
 Within the 10 commandments, one
states: “Remember the Sabbath day, to
keep it holy”.


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At the Time of Moses
Exodus states that when Yahweh's
Sabbath is observed by Israel, it is a
sign.
 God explained that the Sabbath is to
provide rest from 6 days of labor and a
refreshing.
 It is clear that at this time, God cared
about the role the Sabbath would play
for Israel.
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At the Time of the Prophets
During the time of the prophets, Isaiah
states that the Sabbath is for all and in
the keeping of it is great blessing.
 It is clear that at this time, God cared
about the role the Sabbath would play
for Israel and all those who chose to
became a part of Israel.


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At the Time of the First
Century

Yeshua said that the Sabbath was
made for mankind.
 Romans states that we Gentiles have
been grafted into Israel.
 Ephesians states that in the past, we
were Gentiles who were separated from
the Commonwealth of Israel, excluded
from the covenants of promise, having
no hope, and without God.


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At the Time of the First
Century

Yeshua's work has allowed us Gentiles
to become a part of Israel, no longer
excluded from citizenship in God's
kingdom, fellow citizens with the saints,
and the household of God.
 It is clear that at this time, God cared
about the role the Sabbath would play
for Israel.


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he Plan of God

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What is the Plan of God?
Acts 3:20 And He shall send Yeshua
the Messiah, which before was
preached unto you:
 Acts 3:21 Where in heaven he must
remain until the time to begin the
restoration of all things, which God hath
spoken by the mouth of all His holy
prophets since the world began.


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What is the Plan of God?
When does the restoration of all things
begin?
 When does Yeshua leave heaven to
establish his kingdom on Earth?


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What is the Plan of God?
During the Millennial Kingdom, what
role does the Sabbath play?
 Speaking of the priests it says, “And in
controversy they shall stand in
judgment; and they shall judge it
according to My judgments: and they
shall keep My Torah and My statutes in
all Mine assemblies; and they shall
hallow my Sabbaths. Ezekiel 44:24


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What is the Plan of God?
During the Millennial Kingdom, what
role does the Sabbath play?
 Likewise, the people of the land shall
worship at the door of this gate before
hw"hy in the Sabbaths and in the new


moons. Ezekiel 46:3
 It is clear that at this time, God cares
about the role the Sabbath will play for
all mankind.
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What is the Plan of God?
After the New Heavens and the New
Earth, what role does the Sabbath play?
 “For as the New Heavens and the New
Earth, which I will make, shall remain
before me, saith hw"hy, so shall your


seed and your name remain.”
Isaiah 66:22

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What is the Plan of God?
After the New Heavens and the New
Earth, what role does the Sabbath play?
 “And it shall come to pass, that from
one new moon to another, and from one
Sabbath to another, shall all flesh come
to worship before me, saith hw"hy…


Isaiah 66:23

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What is the Plan of God?
After the New Heavens and the New
Earth, what role does the Sabbath play?
 It is clear that at this time, God cares
about the role the Sabbath will play for
all mankind.
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The Restoration of All Things

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Malachi 3:6 For I am hw"hy,
I change not…

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The Time of the Gentiles
How long was the Sabbath to last?
 Exodus 31:16 Wherefore the children of
Israel shall keep the Sabbath, to observe
the Sabbath throughout their generations,
obeying the covenant on a continuous
basis.
 I have Good News and Bad News
 Romans 9:6, Galatians 6:16
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How long was the Sabbath
to last?

Acts 13:14 But when they departed from
Perga, they came to Antioch in Pisidia,
and went into the synagogue on the
Sabbath day, and sat down.
 v15 And after the reading of the law and
the prophets, the rulers of the
synagogue said unto them, “You men
and brethren, if ye have any word of
exhortation for the people, say on.”


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How long was the Sabbath
to last?

Acts 13:42 And when the Jews were
gone out of the synagogue, the Gentiles
asked that these words might be
preached to them the next Sabbath.
 v44 And the next Sabbath day came
almost the whole city together to hear
the word of God.


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How long was the Sabbath
to last?

Even with this evidence (and there is
much much more), some will say that at
the death of Yeshua, the Sabbath was
replaced with Sunday.
 Verses used to support that include
Colossians 2:16-17; Galatians 4:10;
Romans 10:4, 14:5-6; just to name a
few.
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What We Learned is that The Most
High cares about the Sabbath from
the time it was created until the
restoration is completed and beyond!

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1 Samuel 2:3 says “by Him actions
are weighed.”
Hosea 4:6a says “My people are
destroyed for lack of knowledge.”
Hosea 4:6b says “Since you have
forgotten the Torah of your God, I will
also forget your children.”
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Even a pagan understands that they
need to find out what their pagan deity
desires…
Why can’t we apply this same principle
and search the Scriptures for the truth,
and find the ancient paths.
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Matthew 7:21 “Many will say Lord,
Lord…”
He says “Depart from me, you who
disregard my Divine instructions.”
II Corinthians 13:5 Examine
yourselves. Determine if you are still
following the truth.
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Don’t get caught saying “But Lord, I
didn’t know” and Him responding “My
child, I put before you that which
could help you recover the truth, the
ancient paths (Jeremiah 6:16) and
you couldn’t even check it out?”

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Is this how a child honors their
Father?
Ezekiel 22:26 The leaders of Israel
have hidden their eyes from My
Sabbaths, and I am profaned among
them.
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September
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he Sabbath in

The Plan of God

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In the Beginning
First day: It was good
 Second day: It was good
 Third day: It was good
 Fourth day: It was good
 Fifth day: It was good
 Sixth day (living creatures): It was good
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In the Beginning


Genesis 1:31 And God saw everything
that he had made, and, behold, it was
very good…

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Next Actions
1. Rested on the 7th day and refreshed
Himself (Exodus 31:17)
 2. Blessed the 7th day
 3. Set apart the 7th day from all the other
days
 Note: While not self-evident on it’s face,
at this point, God cared about the role the
Sabbath played in His Plan.
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In the Beginning
1. Perfection (Deuteronomy 32:4)
 2. Very Good (Genesis 1:31)
 3. Could have gone on like this but…
 4. Adam sinned and sent the world into a
tailspin of destruction and imperfection
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Questions
1. Was God caught off guard, unprepared
for the impending disaster that would
destroy His perfection?
 2. If not, then God had a plan
(“slain from the foundation…”)
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ontinuing
MOVE FORWARD IN TIME

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Abrahamic Covenant


Cut a covenant with Abraham to establish
a nation that would receive His
instructions with the intention that in the
living out of them, they would become a
light to the rest of the world.
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Mosaic Covenant
Exodus 19:5 Now therefore, if ye will
obey My voice indeed, and keep My
covenant, then ye shall be a peculiar
treasure unto Me above all people: for all
the earth is Mine.
 Exodus 19:8 And all the people answered
together, and said, “All that hw"hy hath


spoken we will do.” And Moses returned
the words of the people unto hw"hy.

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Mosaic Covenant
Exodus 20 – The Ten Commandments
 Our focus is the fourth (except in Catholic
Bibles where it is the third)
 Exodus 20:8 Remember the Sabbath
day, to keep it set apart from the other
days.
 Once again, we see that God cares about
the Sabbath
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Establishing a Baseline
When is the Sabbath first mentioned?
 ANS:
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Establishing a Baseline
When is the Sabbath first mentioned?
 ANS: Genesis 2:2-3
 We have a very good creation that
included the seventh day, resting,
blessing, and the seventh day being set
apart from the other days of the week.


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Genesis 1:14 and
Definitions



Genesis 1:14 And God said, “Let there be
lights in the firmament of the heaven to
divide the day from the night; and let
them be for signs, and for seasons, and
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Genesis 1:14


Genesis 1:14 And God said, “Let there be
lights in the firmament of the heaven to
divide the day from the night; and let
them be for ttoa, and for dI[]Am , and

for days, and years.

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Genesis 1:14
 Ttoa (ot) (sign)

To signal something in some way…
 Examples of signs:
 The rainbow, circumcision, all the plagues
on Egypt, Joshua’s stones in the Jordan,
Isaiah 7:14, and…
 The Sabbath
(Exodus 31:13, 17; Ezekiel 20:12)
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Genesis 1:14
 dI[]Am (moed) (appointment)

To designate a time for a meeting
 Do you know what that means?
 God has a Day Timer
 He has appointments set when He wants
to meet with us
 We should find out when they are so we
can be present
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Genesis 1:14 Expanded


Genesis 1:14 And God said, “Let there be
lights in the firmament of the heaven to
divide the day from the night; and let
them be for signs, and to designate the
times for divine appointments…
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Continuing the Foundation
 War>q (qari) (proclaim)

It denotes primarily the enunciation of a
specific message.
 It is customarily addressed to a specific
recipient and is intended to elicit a
specific response.
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Continuing the Foundation



aer'q.m (miqra) ([dress] rehearsal)

Frequently translated as Convocation
and Assembly

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Review
 War>q (qari)

(proclaim)

 dI[]Am (moed) (appointment)


aer'q.m (miqra) (rehearsal, convocation)
assembly

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Leviticus 23:2-3


v2 Speak unto the children of Israel, and
say unto them, “Concerning the divinely
appointed times (sacred assemblings) of
hw"hy, which you shall proclaim to be holy

dress rehearsals, even these are My
divinely set appointments.”
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Leviticus 23:2-3
v3 Six days shall work be done: but the
seventh day is the Sabbath, a day for a
sacred assembly…
[HODF Expanded]
 Hebrews 10:25 Not forsaking the
assembling of ourselves together, as
some have begun to do…
[HODF Expanded]
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Note


If our Heavenly Father did not establish
a particular “appointment” as a call to
worship, we might want to look into who
did.

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Establishing a Baseline
Reasons the Sabbath were given?
 Exodus 31
 v13,17 – sign between hw"hy, and Israel


v15 – rest
 v17 – refreshing
 Leviticus 23:3 Sacred assembling
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Establishing a Baseline
Who is the Sabbath for?
 A popular answer is “the Jews”
 The Sabbath was one of the 10
commandments given in Exodus 20 at
Mount Sinai. Can you make a case that
the only people who were at the foot of
mount Sinai when the 10 commandments
were given were the tribe of Judah?
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Who is the Sabbath for?
Mark 2:27 And he [Yeshua] said unto
them, “The Sabbath was made for
mankind ( a;nqrwpoj ), and not man for the
Sabbath.”
 Prophecies about the Gentiles
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Who is the Sabbath for?


Isaiah 56:2 Blessed is the man that
doeth this, and the son of man that
layeth hold on it; that keepeth the
Sabbath from polluting it…

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Who is the Sabbath for?


Isaiah 56:4 For thus saith hw"hy unto the

eunuchs that keep My Sabbaths, and
choose the things that please Me, and
take hold of My covenant…

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Who is the Sabbath for?


Isaiah 56:6 Also the sons of the stranger,
that join themselves to hw"hy, to serve
Him, and to love the name of hw"hy, to be
His servants, every one that keepeth the
Sabbath from polluting it, and taketh hold
of My covenant;

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Who is the Sabbath for?


Isaiah 58:13 If thou turn away thy foot
from the Sabbath, from doing thy
pleasure on My holy day; and call the
Sabbath a delight, the holy of hw"hy,

honourable; and shalt honour Him, not
doing thine own ways, nor finding thine
own pleasure, nor speaking thine own
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Who is the Sabbath for?


Isaiah 58:14 Then shalt thou delight
thyself in hw"hy; and I will cause thee to

ride upon the high places of the earth,
and feed thee with the heritage of
Jacob thy father: for the mouth of hw"hy
hath spoken it.

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Who is the Sabbath for?
Ephesians 2:11 Wherefore remember,
that you, being in time past Gentiles in
the flesh…
 v12 That at that time you were without
Messiah, separated [ avphllotriwme,noi ] from
the Commonwealth of Israel, and
excluded [ xe,noi ] from the covenants of
promise, having no hope, and without
God in the world:


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Who is the Sabbath for?
Ephesians 2:13 But now in Messiah
Yeshua you, who previously were far
away have been brought near by the
blood of Messiah.
 v14 For he is our peace, who has joined
both groups into one, destroying the
barrier of tradition that had separated
Jews and Gentiles.


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Who is the Sabbath for?


Ephesians 2:15 Having abolished in his
flesh the enmity, even the law of
commandments contained in man’s
traditions; that in himself he might make
the two into one new man, thus
establishing peace.

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Who is the Sabbath for?


Ephesians 2:19 Now therefore, you are
no longer excluded from citizenship in
God’s Kingdom, but fellow citizens with
the saints, and of the household of God.
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Who is the Sabbath for?
Romans 11:17 And if some of the
branches be broken off, and thou, being
a wild olive tree, were grafted in among
them, and with them partakest of the
root and fatness of the olive tree;
 v18 Boast not against the branches…


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At the Time of Creation
Creation was perfect
 During creation, the Sabbath was
established as a sign and a Divinely
Appointed Time of rest and refreshing
 At creation, God cared about the role
the Sabbath would play for mankind.
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At the Time of Moses
At the time of Moses, the 10
commandments were given to all the
tribes of Israel (not just Judah) as well
as all those who chose to leave Egypt
and become part of Israel.
 Within the 10 commandments, one
states: “Remember the Sabbath day, to
keep it holy”.


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At the Time of Moses
Exodus states that when Yahweh's
Sabbath is observed by Israel, it is a
sign.
 God explained that the Sabbath is to
provide rest from 6 days of labor and a
refreshing.
 It is clear that at this time, God cared
about the role the Sabbath would play
for Israel.


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At the Time of the Prophets
During the time of the prophets, Isaiah
states that the Sabbath is for all and in
the keeping of it is great blessing.
 It is clear that at this time, God cared
about the role the Sabbath would play
for Israel and all those who chose to
became a part of Israel.


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At the Time of the First
Century

Yeshua said that the Sabbath was
made for mankind.
 Romans states that we Gentiles have
been grafted into Israel.
 Ephesians states that in the past, we
were Gentiles who were separated from
the Commonwealth of Israel, excluded
from the covenants of promise, having
no hope, and without God.


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At the Time of the First
Century

Yeshua's work has allowed us Gentiles
to become a part of Israel, no longer
excluded from citizenship in God's
kingdom, fellow citizens with the saints,
and the household of God.
 It is clear that at this time, God cared
about the role the Sabbath would play
for Israel.


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he Plan of God

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What is the Plan of God?
Acts 3:20 And He shall send Yeshua
the Messiah, which before was
preached unto you:
 Acts 3:21 Where in heaven he must
remain until the time to begin the
restoration of all things, which God hath
spoken by the mouth of all His holy
prophets since the world began.


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What is the Plan of God?
When does the restoration of all things
begin?
 When does Yeshua leave heaven to
establish his kingdom on Earth?


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What is the Plan of God?
During the Millennial Kingdom, what
role does the Sabbath play?
 Speaking of the priests it says, “And in
controversy they shall stand in
judgment; and they shall judge it
according to My judgments: and they
shall keep My Torah and My statutes in
all Mine assemblies; and they shall
hallow my Sabbaths. Ezekiel 44:24


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What is the Plan of God?
During the Millennial Kingdom, what
role does the Sabbath play?
 Likewise, the people of the land shall
worship at the door of this gate before
hw"hy in the Sabbaths and in the new


moons. Ezekiel 46:3
 It is clear that at this time, God cares
about the role the Sabbath will play for
all mankind.
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What is the Plan of God?
After the New Heavens and the New
Earth, what role does the Sabbath play?
 “For as the New Heavens and the New
Earth, which I will make, shall remain
before me, saith hw"hy, so shall your


seed and your name remain.”
Isaiah 66:22

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What is the Plan of God?
After the New Heavens and the New
Earth, what role does the Sabbath play?
 “And it shall come to pass, that from
one new moon to another, and from one
Sabbath to another, shall all flesh come
to worship before me, saith hw"hy…


Isaiah 66:23

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What is the Plan of God?
After the New Heavens and the New
Earth, what role does the Sabbath play?
 It is clear that at this time, God cares
about the role the Sabbath will play for
all mankind.
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The Restoration of All Things

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Malachi 3:6 For I am hw"hy,
I change not…

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The Time of the Gentiles
How long was the Sabbath to last?
 Exodus 31:16 Wherefore the children of
Israel shall keep the Sabbath, to observe
the Sabbath throughout their generations,
obeying the covenant on a continuous
basis.
 I have Good News and Bad News
 Romans 9:6, Galatians 6:16


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How long was the Sabbath
to last?

Acts 13:14 But when they departed from
Perga, they came to Antioch in Pisidia,
and went into the synagogue on the
Sabbath day, and sat down.
 v15 And after the reading of the law and
the prophets, the rulers of the
synagogue said unto them, “You men
and brethren, if ye have any word of
exhortation for the people, say on.”


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How long was the Sabbath
to last?

Acts 13:42 And when the Jews were
gone out of the synagogue, the Gentiles
asked that these words might be
preached to them the next Sabbath.
 v44 And the next Sabbath day came
almost the whole city together to hear
the word of God.


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How long was the Sabbath
to last?

Even with this evidence (and there is
much much more), some will say that at
the death of Yeshua, the Sabbath was
replaced with Sunday.
 Verses used to support that include
Colossians 2:16-17; Galatians 4:10;
Romans 10:4, 14:5-6; just to name a
few.
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What We Learned is that The Most
High cares about the Sabbath from
the time it was created until the
restoration is completed and beyond!

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1 Samuel 2:3 says “by Him actions
are weighed.”
Hosea 4:6a says “My people are
destroyed for lack of knowledge.”
Hosea 4:6b says “Since you have
forgotten the Torah of your God, I will
also forget your children.”
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Even a pagan understands that they
need to find out what their pagan deity
desires…
Why can’t we apply this same principle
and search the Scriptures for the truth,
and find the ancient paths.
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Matthew 7:21 “Many will say Lord,
Lord…”
He says “Depart from me, you who
disregard my Divine instructions.”
II Corinthians 13:5 Examine
yourselves. Determine if you are still
following the truth.
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Don’t get caught saying “But Lord, I
didn’t know” and Him responding “My
child, I put before you that which
could help you recover the truth, the
ancient paths (Jeremiah 6:16) and
you couldn’t even check it out?”

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Is this how a child honors their
Father?
Ezekiel 22:26 The leaders of Israel
have hidden their eyes from My
Sabbaths, and I am profaned among
them.
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September
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he Sabbath in

The Plan of God

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In the Beginning
First day: It was good
 Second day: It was good
 Third day: It was good
 Fourth day: It was good
 Fifth day: It was good
 Sixth day (living creatures): It was good
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In the Beginning


Genesis 1:31 And God saw everything
that he had made, and, behold, it was
very good…

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Next Actions
1. Rested on the 7th day and refreshed
Himself (Exodus 31:17)
 2. Blessed the 7th day
 3. Set apart the 7th day from all the other
days
 Note: While not self-evident on it’s face,
at this point, God cared about the role the
Sabbath played in His Plan.
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In the Beginning
1. Perfection (Deuteronomy 32:4)
 2. Very Good (Genesis 1:31)
 3. Could have gone on like this but…
 4. Adam sinned and sent the world into a
tailspin of destruction and imperfection
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Questions
1. Was God caught off guard, unprepared
for the impending disaster that would
destroy His perfection?
 2. If not, then God had a plan
(“slain from the foundation…”)
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ontinuing
MOVE FORWARD IN TIME

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Abrahamic Covenant


Cut a covenant with Abraham to establish
a nation that would receive His
instructions with the intention that in the
living out of them, they would become a
light to the rest of the world.
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Mosaic Covenant
Exodus 19:5 Now therefore, if ye will
obey My voice indeed, and keep My
covenant, then ye shall be a peculiar
treasure unto Me above all people: for all
the earth is Mine.
 Exodus 19:8 And all the people answered
together, and said, “All that hw"hy hath


spoken we will do.” And Moses returned
the words of the people unto hw"hy.

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Mosaic Covenant
Exodus 20 – The Ten Commandments
 Our focus is the fourth (except in Catholic
Bibles where it is the third)
 Exodus 20:8 Remember the Sabbath
day, to keep it set apart from the other
days.
 Once again, we see that God cares about
the Sabbath
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Establishing a Baseline
When is the Sabbath first mentioned?
 ANS:
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Establishing a Baseline
When is the Sabbath first mentioned?
 ANS: Genesis 2:2-3
 We have a very good creation that
included the seventh day, resting,
blessing, and the seventh day being set
apart from the other days of the week.


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Genesis 1:14 and
Definitions



Genesis 1:14 And God said, “Let there be
lights in the firmament of the heaven to
divide the day from the night; and let
them be for signs, and for seasons, and
for days, and years.

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Genesis 1:14


Genesis 1:14 And God said, “Let there be
lights in the firmament of the heaven to
divide the day from the night; and let
them be for ttoa, and for dI[]Am , and

for days, and years.

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Genesis 1:14
 Ttoa (ot) (sign)

To signal something in some way…
 Examples of signs:
 The rainbow, circumcision, all the plagues
on Egypt, Joshua’s stones in the Jordan,
Isaiah 7:14, and…
 The Sabbath
(Exodus 31:13, 17; Ezekiel 20:12)


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Genesis 1:14
 dI[]Am (moed) (appointment)

To designate a time for a meeting
 Do you know what that means?
 God has a Day Timer
 He has appointments set when He wants
to meet with us
 We should find out when they are so we
can be present


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Genesis 1:14 Expanded


Genesis 1:14 And God said, “Let there be
lights in the firmament of the heaven to
divide the day from the night; and let
them be for signs, and to designate the
times for divine appointments…
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Continuing the Foundation
 War>q (qari) (proclaim)

It denotes primarily the enunciation of a
specific message.
 It is customarily addressed to a specific
recipient and is intended to elicit a
specific response.


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Continuing the Foundation



aer'q.m (miqra) ([dress] rehearsal)

Frequently translated as Convocation
and Assembly

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Review
 War>q (qari)

(proclaim)

 dI[]Am (moed) (appointment)


aer'q.m (miqra) (rehearsal, convocation)
assembly

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Leviticus 23:2-3


v2 Speak unto the children of Israel, and
say unto them, “Concerning the divinely
appointed times (sacred assemblings) of
hw"hy, which you shall proclaim to be holy

dress rehearsals, even these are My
divinely set appointments.”
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Leviticus 23:2-3
v3 Six days shall work be done: but the
seventh day is the Sabbath, a day for a
sacred assembly…
[HODF Expanded]
 Hebrews 10:25 Not forsaking the
assembling of ourselves together, as
some have begun to do…
[HODF Expanded]


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Note


If our Heavenly Father did not establish
a particular “appointment” as a call to
worship, we might want to look into who
did.

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Establishing a Baseline
Reasons the Sabbath were given?
 Exodus 31
 v13,17 – sign between hw"hy, and Israel


v15 – rest
 v17 – refreshing
 Leviticus 23:3 Sacred assembling
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Establishing a Baseline
Who is the Sabbath for?
 A popular answer is “the Jews”
 The Sabbath was one of the 10
commandments given in Exodus 20 at
Mount Sinai. Can you make a case that
the only people who were at the foot of
mount Sinai when the 10 commandments
were given were the tribe of Judah?
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Who is the Sabbath for?
Mark 2:27 And he [Yeshua] said unto
them, “The Sabbath was made for
mankind ( a;nqrwpoj ), and not man for the
Sabbath.”
 Prophecies about the Gentiles
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Who is the Sabbath for?


Isaiah 56:2 Blessed is the man that
doeth this, and the son of man that
layeth hold on it; that keepeth the
Sabbath from polluting it…

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Who is the Sabbath for?


Isaiah 56:4 For thus saith hw"hy unto the

eunuchs that keep My Sabbaths, and
choose the things that please Me, and
take hold of My covenant…

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Who is the Sabbath for?


Isaiah 56:6 Also the sons of the stranger,
that join themselves to hw"hy, to serve
Him, and to love the name of hw"hy, to be
His servants, every one that keepeth the
Sabbath from polluting it, and taketh hold
of My covenant;

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Who is the Sabbath for?


Isaiah 58:13 If thou turn away thy foot
from the Sabbath, from doing thy
pleasure on My holy day; and call the
Sabbath a delight, the holy of hw"hy,

honourable; and shalt honour Him, not
doing thine own ways, nor finding thine
own pleasure, nor speaking thine own
words:

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Who is the Sabbath for?


Isaiah 58:14 Then shalt thou delight
thyself in hw"hy; and I will cause thee to

ride upon the high places of the earth,
and feed thee with the heritage of
Jacob thy father: for the mouth of hw"hy
hath spoken it.

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Who is the Sabbath for?
Ephesians 2:11 Wherefore remember,
that you, being in time past Gentiles in
the flesh…
 v12 That at that time you were without
Messiah, separated [ avphllotriwme,noi ] from
the Commonwealth of Israel, and
excluded [ xe,noi ] from the covenants of
promise, having no hope, and without
God in the world:


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Who is the Sabbath for?
Ephesians 2:13 But now in Messiah
Yeshua you, who previously were far
away have been brought near by the
blood of Messiah.
 v14 For he is our peace, who has joined
both groups into one, destroying the
barrier of tradition that had separated
Jews and Gentiles.


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Who is the Sabbath for?


Ephesians 2:15 Having abolished in his
flesh the enmity, even the law of
commandments contained in man’s
traditions; that in himself he might make
the two into one new man, thus
establishing peace.

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Who is the Sabbath for?


Ephesians 2:19 Now therefore, you are
no longer excluded from citizenship in
God’s Kingdom, but fellow citizens with
the saints, and of the household of God.
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Who is the Sabbath for?
Romans 11:17 And if some of the
branches be broken off, and thou, being
a wild olive tree, were grafted in among
them, and with them partakest of the
root and fatness of the olive tree;
 v18 Boast not against the branches…


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At the Time of Creation
Creation was perfect
 During creation, the Sabbath was
established as a sign and a Divinely
Appointed Time of rest and refreshing
 At creation, God cared about the role
the Sabbath would play for mankind.
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At the Time of Moses
At the time of Moses, the 10
commandments were given to all the
tribes of Israel (not just Judah) as well
as all those who chose to leave Egypt
and become part of Israel.
 Within the 10 commandments, one
states: “Remember the Sabbath day, to
keep it holy”.


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At the Time of Moses
Exodus states that when Yahweh's
Sabbath is observed by Israel, it is a
sign.
 God explained that the Sabbath is to
provide rest from 6 days of labor and a
refreshing.
 It is clear that at this time, God cared
about the role the Sabbath would play
for Israel.


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At the Time of the Prophets
During the time of the prophets, Isaiah
states that the Sabbath is for all and in
the keeping of it is great blessing.
 It is clear that at this time, God cared
about the role the Sabbath would play
for Israel and all those who chose to
became a part of Israel.


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At the Time of the First
Century

Yeshua said that the Sabbath was
made for mankind.
 Romans states that we Gentiles have
been grafted into Israel.
 Ephesians states that in the past, we
were Gentiles who were separated from
the Commonwealth of Israel, excluded
from the covenants of promise, having
no hope, and without God.


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At the Time of the First
Century

Yeshua's work has allowed us Gentiles
to become a part of Israel, no longer
excluded from citizenship in God's
kingdom, fellow citizens with the saints,
and the household of God.
 It is clear that at this time, God cared
about the role the Sabbath would play
for Israel.
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he Plan of God

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What is the Plan of God?
Acts 3:20 And He shall send Yeshua
the Messiah, which before was
preached unto you:
 Acts 3:21 Where in heaven he must
remain until the time to begin the
restoration of all things, which God hath
spoken by the mouth of all His holy
prophets since the world began.


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What is the Plan of God?
When does the restoration of all things
begin?
 When does Yeshua leave heaven to
establish his kingdom on Earth?
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What is the Plan of God?
During the Millennial Kingdom, what
role does the Sabbath play?
 Speaking of the priests it says, “And in
controversy they shall stand in
judgment; and they shall judge it
according to My judgments: and they
shall keep My Torah and My statutes in
all Mine assemblies; and they shall
hallow my Sabbaths. Ezekiel 44:24


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What is the Plan of God?
During the Millennial Kingdom, what
role does the Sabbath play?
 Likewise, the people of the land shall
worship at the door of this gate before
hw"hy in the Sabbaths and in the new


moons. Ezekiel 46:3
 It is clear that at this time, God cares
about the role the Sabbath will play for
all mankind.
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What is the Plan of God?
After the New Heavens and the New
Earth, what role does the Sabbath play?
 “For as the New Heavens and the New
Earth, which I will make, shall remain
before me, saith hw"hy, so shall your


seed and your name remain.”
Isaiah 66:22

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What is the Plan of God?
After the New Heavens and the New
Earth, what role does the Sabbath play?
 “And it shall come to pass, that from
one new moon to another, and from one
Sabbath to another, shall all flesh come
to worship before me, saith hw"hy…


Isaiah 66:23

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What is the Plan of God?
After the New Heavens and the New
Earth, what role does the Sabbath play?
 It is clear that at this time, God cares
about the role the Sabbath will play for
all mankind.
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The Restoration of All Things

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Malachi 3:6 For I am hw"hy,
I change not…

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The Time of the Gentiles
How long was the Sabbath to last?
 Exodus 31:16 Wherefore the children of
Israel shall keep the Sabbath, to observe
the Sabbath throughout their generations,
obeying the covenant on a continuous
basis.
 I have Good News and Bad News
 Romans 9:6, Galatians 6:16
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How long was the Sabbath
to last?

Acts 13:14 But when they departed from
Perga, they came to Antioch in Pisidia,
and went into the synagogue on the
Sabbath day, and sat down.
 v15 And after the reading of the law and
the prophets, the rulers of the
synagogue said unto them, “You men
and brethren, if ye have any word of
exhortation for the people, say on.”
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How long was the Sabbath
to last?

Acts 13:42 And when the Jews were
gone out of the synagogue, the Gentiles
asked that these words might be
preached to them the next Sabbath.
 v44 And the next Sabbath day came
almost the whole city together to hear
the word of God.
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How long was the Sabbath
to last?

Even with this evidence (and there is
much much more), some will say that at
the death of Yeshua, the Sabbath was
replaced with Sunday.
 Verses used to support that include
Colossians 2:16-17; Galatians 4:10;
Romans 10:4, 14:5-6; just to name a
few.
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What We Learned is that The Most
High cares about the Sabbath from
the time it was created until the
restoration is completed and beyond!

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1 Samuel 2:3 says “by Him actions
are weighed.”
Hosea 4:6a says “My people are
destroyed for lack of knowledge.”
Hosea 4:6b says “Since you have
forgotten the Torah of your God, I will
also forget your children.”
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Even a pagan understands that they
need to find out what their pagan deity
desires…
Why can’t we apply this same principle
and search the Scriptures for the truth,
and find the ancient paths.
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Matthew 7:21 “Many will say Lord,
Lord…”
He says “Depart from me, you who
disregard my Divine instructions.”
II Corinthians 13:5 Examine
yourselves. Determine if you are still
following the truth.
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Don’t get caught saying “But Lord, I
didn’t know” and Him responding “My
child, I put before you that which
could help you recover the truth, the
ancient paths (Jeremiah 6:16) and
you couldn’t even check it out?”

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Is this how a child honors their
Father?
Ezekiel 22:26 The leaders of Israel
have hidden their eyes from My
Sabbaths, and I am profaned among
them.
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September
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he Sabbath in

The Plan of God

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In the Beginning
First day: It was good
 Second day: It was good
 Third day: It was good
 Fourth day: It was good
 Fifth day: It was good
 Sixth day (living creatures): It was good
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In the Beginning


Genesis 1:31 And God saw everything
that he had made, and, behold, it was
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Next Actions
1. Rested on the 7th day and refreshed
Himself (Exodus 31:17)
 2. Blessed the 7th day
 3. Set apart the 7th day from all the other
days
 Note: While not self-evident on it’s face,
at this point, God cared about the role the
Sabbath played in His Plan.
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In the Beginning
1. Perfection (Deuteronomy 32:4)
 2. Very Good (Genesis 1:31)
 3. Could have gone on like this but…
 4. Adam sinned and sent the world into a
tailspin of destruction and imperfection
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Questions
1. Was God caught off guard, unprepared
for the impending disaster that would
destroy His perfection?
 2. If not, then God had a plan
(“slain from the foundation…”)
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ontinuing
MOVE FORWARD IN TIME

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Abrahamic Covenant


Cut a covenant with Abraham to establish
a nation that would receive His
instructions with the intention that in the
living out of them, they would become a
light to the rest of the world.
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Mosaic Covenant
Exodus 19:5 Now therefore, if ye will
obey My voice indeed, and keep My
covenant, then ye shall be a peculiar
treasure unto Me above all people: for all
the earth is Mine.
 Exodus 19:8 And all the people answered
together, and said, “All that hw"hy hath


spoken we will do.” And Moses returned
the words of the people unto hw"hy.

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Mosaic Covenant
Exodus 20 – The Ten Commandments
 Our focus is the fourth (except in Catholic
Bibles where it is the third)
 Exodus 20:8 Remember the Sabbath
day, to keep it set apart from the other
days.
 Once again, we see that God cares about
the Sabbath
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Establishing a Baseline
When is the Sabbath first mentioned?
 ANS:
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Establishing a Baseline
When is the Sabbath first mentioned?
 ANS: Genesis 2:2-3
 We have a very good creation that
included the seventh day, resting,
blessing, and the seventh day being set
apart from the other days of the week.
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Genesis 1:14 and
Definitions



Genesis 1:14 And God said, “Let there be
lights in the firmament of the heaven to
divide the day from the night; and let
them be for signs, and for seasons, and
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Genesis 1:14


Genesis 1:14 And God said, “Let there be
lights in the firmament of the heaven to
divide the day from the night; and let
them be for ttoa, and for dI[]Am , and

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Genesis 1:14
 Ttoa (ot) (sign)

To signal something in some way…
 Examples of signs:
 The rainbow, circumcision, all the plagues
on Egypt, Joshua’s stones in the Jordan,
Isaiah 7:14, and…
 The Sabbath
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Genesis 1:14
 dI[]Am (moed) (appointment)

To designate a time for a meeting
 Do you know what that means?
 God has a Day Timer
 He has appointments set when He wants
to meet with us
 We should find out when they are so we
can be present
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Genesis 1:14 Expanded


Genesis 1:14 And God said, “Let there be
lights in the firmament of the heaven to
divide the day from the night; and let
them be for signs, and to designate the
times for divine appointments…
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Continuing the Foundation
 War>q (qari) (proclaim)

It denotes primarily the enunciation of a
specific message.
 It is customarily addressed to a specific
recipient and is intended to elicit a
specific response.
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Continuing the Foundation

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aer'q.m (miqra) ([dress] rehearsal)

Frequently translated as Convocation
and Assembly

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Review
 War>q (qari)

(proclaim)

 dI[]Am (moed) (appointment)


aer'q.m (miqra) (rehearsal, convocation)
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Leviticus 23:2-3


v2 Speak unto the children of Israel, and
say unto them, “Concerning the divinely
appointed times (sacred assemblings) of
hw"hy, which you shall proclaim to be holy

dress rehearsals, even these are My
divinely set appointments.”
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Leviticus 23:2-3
v3 Six days shall work be done: but the
seventh day is the Sabbath, a day for a
sacred assembly…
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 Hebrews 10:25 Not forsaking the
assembling of ourselves together, as
some have begun to do…
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Note


If our Heavenly Father did not establish
a particular “appointment” as a call to
worship, we might want to look into who
did.

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Establishing a Baseline
Reasons the Sabbath were given?
 Exodus 31
 v13,17 – sign between hw"hy, and Israel


v15 – rest
 v17 – refreshing
 Leviticus 23:3 Sacred assembling
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Establishing a Baseline
Who is the Sabbath for?
 A popular answer is “the Jews”
 The Sabbath was one of the 10
commandments given in Exodus 20 at
Mount Sinai. Can you make a case that
the only people who were at the foot of
mount Sinai when the 10 commandments
were given were the tribe of Judah?
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Who is the Sabbath for?
Mark 2:27 And he [Yeshua] said unto
them, “The Sabbath was made for
mankind ( a;nqrwpoj ), and not man for the
Sabbath.”
 Prophecies about the Gentiles
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Who is the Sabbath for?


Isaiah 56:2 Blessed is the man that
doeth this, and the son of man that
layeth hold on it; that keepeth the
Sabbath from polluting it…

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Who is the Sabbath for?


Isaiah 56:4 For thus saith hw"hy unto the

eunuchs that keep My Sabbaths, and
choose the things that please Me, and
take hold of My covenant…

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Who is the Sabbath for?


Isaiah 56:6 Also the sons of the stranger,
that join themselves to hw"hy, to serve
Him, and to love the name of hw"hy, to be
His servants, every one that keepeth the
Sabbath from polluting it, and taketh hold
of My covenant;

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Who is the Sabbath for?


Isaiah 58:13 If thou turn away thy foot
from the Sabbath, from doing thy
pleasure on My holy day; and call the
Sabbath a delight, the holy of hw"hy,

honourable; and shalt honour Him, not
doing thine own ways, nor finding thine
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Who is the Sabbath for?


Isaiah 58:14 Then shalt thou delight
thyself in hw"hy; and I will cause thee to

ride upon the high places of the earth,
and feed thee with the heritage of
Jacob thy father: for the mouth of hw"hy
hath spoken it.

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Who is the Sabbath for?
Ephesians 2:11 Wherefore remember,
that you, being in time past Gentiles in
the flesh…
 v12 That at that time you were without
Messiah, separated [ avphllotriwme,noi ] from
the Commonwealth of Israel, and
excluded [ xe,noi ] from the covenants of
promise, having no hope, and without
God in the world:
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Who is the Sabbath for?
Ephesians 2:13 But now in Messiah
Yeshua you, who previously were far
away have been brought near by the
blood of Messiah.
 v14 For he is our peace, who has joined
both groups into one, destroying the
barrier of tradition that had separated
Jews and Gentiles.
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Who is the Sabbath for?


Ephesians 2:15 Having abolished in his
flesh the enmity, even the law of
commandments contained in man’s
traditions; that in himself he might make
the two into one new man, thus
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Who is the Sabbath for?


Ephesians 2:19 Now therefore, you are
no longer excluded from citizenship in
God’s Kingdom, but fellow citizens with
the saints, and of the household of God.
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Who is the Sabbath for?
Romans 11:17 And if some of the
branches be broken off, and thou, being
a wild olive tree, were grafted in among
them, and with them partakest of the
root and fatness of the olive tree;
 v18 Boast not against the branches…
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At the Time of Creation
Creation was perfect
 During creation, the Sabbath was
established as a sign and a Divinely
Appointed Time of rest and refreshing
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At the Time of Moses
At the time of Moses, the 10
commandments were given to all the
tribes of Israel (not just Judah) as well
as all those who chose to leave Egypt
and become part of Israel.
 Within the 10 commandments, one
states: “Remember the Sabbath day, to
keep it holy”.
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At the Time of Moses
Exodus states that when Yahweh's
Sabbath is observed by Israel, it is a
sign.
 God explained that the Sabbath is to
provide rest from 6 days of labor and a
refreshing.
 It is clear that at this time, God cared
about the role the Sabbath would play
for Israel.
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At the Time of the Prophets
During the time of the prophets, Isaiah
states that the Sabbath is for all and in
the keeping of it is great blessing.
 It is clear that at this time, God cared
about the role the Sabbath would play
for Israel and all those who chose to
became a part of Israel.
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At the Time of the First
Century

Yeshua said that the Sabbath was
made for mankind.
 Romans states that we Gentiles have
been grafted into Israel.
 Ephesians states that in the past, we
were Gentiles who were separated from
the Commonwealth of Israel, excluded
from the covenants of promise, having
no hope, and without God.
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At the Time of the First
Century

Yeshua's work has allowed us Gentiles
to become a part of Israel, no longer
excluded from citizenship in God's
kingdom, fellow citizens with the saints,
and the household of God.
 It is clear that at this time, God cared
about the role the Sabbath would play
for Israel.
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he Plan of God

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What is the Plan of God?
Acts 3:20 And He shall send Yeshua
the Messiah, which before was
preached unto you:
 Acts 3:21 Where in heaven he must
remain until the time to begin the
restoration of all things, which God hath
spoken by the mouth of all His holy
prophets since the world began.


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What is the Plan of God?
When does the restoration of all things
begin?
 When does Yeshua leave heaven to
establish his kingdom on Earth?
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What is the Plan of God?
During the Millennial Kingdom, what
role does the Sabbath play?
 Speaking of the priests it says, “And in
controversy they shall stand in
judgment; and they shall judge it
according to My judgments: and they
shall keep My Torah and My statutes in
all Mine assemblies; and they shall
hallow my Sabbaths. Ezekiel 44:24


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What is the Plan of God?
During the Millennial Kingdom, what
role does the Sabbath play?
 Likewise, the people of the land shall
worship at the door of this gate before
hw"hy in the Sabbaths and in the new


moons. Ezekiel 46:3
 It is clear that at this time, God cares
about the role the Sabbath will play for
all mankind.
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What is the Plan of God?
After the New Heavens and the New
Earth, what role does the Sabbath play?
 “For as the New Heavens and the New
Earth, which I will make, shall remain
before me, saith hw"hy, so shall your


seed and your name remain.”
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What is the Plan of God?
After the New Heavens and the New
Earth, what role does the Sabbath play?
 “And it shall come to pass, that from
one new moon to another, and from one
Sabbath to another, shall all flesh come
to worship before me, saith hw"hy…


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After the New Heavens and the New
Earth, what role does the Sabbath play?
 It is clear that at this time, God cares
about the role the Sabbath will play for
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The Restoration of All Things

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Malachi 3:6 For I am hw"hy,
I change not…

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The Time of the Gentiles
How long was the Sabbath to last?
 Exodus 31:16 Wherefore the children of
Israel shall keep the Sabbath, to observe
the Sabbath throughout their generations,
obeying the covenant on a continuous
basis.
 I have Good News and Bad News
 Romans 9:6, Galatians 6:16
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How long was the Sabbath
to last?

Acts 13:14 But when they departed from
Perga, they came to Antioch in Pisidia,
and went into the synagogue on the
Sabbath day, and sat down.
 v15 And after the reading of the law and
the prophets, the rulers of the
synagogue said unto them, “You men
and brethren, if ye have any word of
exhortation for the people, say on.”
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How long was the Sabbath
to last?

Acts 13:42 And when the Jews were
gone out of the synagogue, the Gentiles
asked that these words might be
preached to them the next Sabbath.
 v44 And the next Sabbath day came
almost the whole city together to hear
the word of God.


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How long was the Sabbath
to last?

Even with this evidence (and there is
much much more), some will say that at
the death of Yeshua, the Sabbath was
replaced with Sunday.
 Verses used to support that include
Colossians 2:16-17; Galatians 4:10;
Romans 10:4, 14:5-6; just to name a
few.


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What We Learned is that The Most
High cares about the Sabbath from
the time it was created until the
restoration is completed and beyond!

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1 Samuel 2:3 says “by Him actions
are weighed.”
Hosea 4:6a says “My people are
destroyed for lack of knowledge.”
Hosea 4:6b says “Since you have
forgotten the Torah of your God, I will
also forget your children.”
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Even a pagan understands that they
need to find out what their pagan deity
desires…
Why can’t we apply this same principle
and search the Scriptures for the truth,
and find the ancient paths.
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Matthew 7:21 “Many will say Lord,
Lord…”
He says “Depart from me, you who
disregard my Divine instructions.”
II Corinthians 13:5 Examine
yourselves. Determine if you are still
following the truth.
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Don’t get caught saying “But Lord, I
didn’t know” and Him responding “My
child, I put before you that which
could help you recover the truth, the
ancient paths (Jeremiah 6:16) and
you couldn’t even check it out?”

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Is this how a child honors their
Father?
Ezekiel 22:26 The leaders of Israel
have hidden their eyes from My
Sabbaths, and I am profaned among
them.
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he Sabbath in

The Plan of God

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In the Beginning
First day: It was good
 Second day: It was good
 Third day: It was good
 Fourth day: It was good
 Fifth day: It was good
 Sixth day (living creatures): It was good
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In the Beginning


Genesis 1:31 And God saw everything
that he had made, and, behold, it was
very good…

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Next Actions
1. Rested on the 7th day and refreshed
Himself (Exodus 31:17)
 2. Blessed the 7th day
 3. Set apart the 7th day from all the other
days
 Note: While not self-evident on it’s face,
at this point, God cared about the role the
Sabbath played in His Plan.


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In the Beginning
1. Perfection (Deuteronomy 32:4)
 2. Very Good (Genesis 1:31)
 3. Could have gone on like this but…
 4. Adam sinned and sent the world into a
tailspin of destruction and imperfection


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Questions
1. Was God caught off guard, unprepared
for the impending disaster that would
destroy His perfection?
 2. If not, then God had a plan
(“slain from the foundation…”)
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ontinuing
MOVE FORWARD IN TIME

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Abrahamic Covenant


Cut a covenant with Abraham to establish
a nation that would receive His
instructions with the intention that in the
living out of them, they would become a
light to the rest of the world.
(Deuteronomy 4:6-8)

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Mosaic Covenant
Exodus 19:5 Now therefore, if ye will
obey My voice indeed, and keep My
covenant, then ye shall be a peculiar
treasure unto Me above all people: for all
the earth is Mine.
 Exodus 19:8 And all the people answered
together, and said, “All that hw"hy hath


spoken we will do.” And Moses returned
the words of the people unto hw"hy.

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Mosaic Covenant
Exodus 20 – The Ten Commandments
 Our focus is the fourth (except in Catholic
Bibles where it is the third)
 Exodus 20:8 Remember the Sabbath
day, to keep it set apart from the other
days.
 Once again, we see that God cares about
the Sabbath


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Establishing a Baseline
When is the Sabbath first mentioned?
 ANS:
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Establishing a Baseline
When is the Sabbath first mentioned?
 ANS: Genesis 2:2-3
 We have a very good creation that
included the seventh day, resting,
blessing, and the seventh day being set
apart from the other days of the week.


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Genesis 1:14 and
Definitions



Genesis 1:14 And God said, “Let there be
lights in the firmament of the heaven to
divide the day from the night; and let
them be for signs, and for seasons, and
for days, and years.

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Genesis 1:14


Genesis 1:14 And God said, “Let there be
lights in the firmament of the heaven to
divide the day from the night; and let
them be for ttoa, and for dI[]Am , and

for days, and years.

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Genesis 1:14
 Ttoa (ot) (sign)

To signal something in some way…
 Examples of signs:
 The rainbow, circumcision, all the plagues
on Egypt, Joshua’s stones in the Jordan,
Isaiah 7:14, and…
 The Sabbath
(Exodus 31:13, 17; Ezekiel 20:12)


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Genesis 1:14
 dI[]Am (moed) (appointment)

To designate a time for a meeting
 Do you know what that means?
 God has a Day Timer
 He has appointments set when He wants
to meet with us
 We should find out when they are so we
can be present


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Genesis 1:14 Expanded


Genesis 1:14 And God said, “Let there be
lights in the firmament of the heaven to
divide the day from the night; and let
them be for signs, and to designate the
times for divine appointments…
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Continuing the Foundation
 War>q (qari) (proclaim)

It denotes primarily the enunciation of a
specific message.
 It is customarily addressed to a specific
recipient and is intended to elicit a
specific response.
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Continuing the Foundation



aer'q.m (miqra) ([dress] rehearsal)

Frequently translated as Convocation
and Assembly

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Review
 War>q (qari)

(proclaim)

 dI[]Am (moed) (appointment)


aer'q.m (miqra) (rehearsal, convocation)
assembly

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Leviticus 23:2-3


v2 Speak unto the children of Israel, and
say unto them, “Concerning the divinely
appointed times (sacred assemblings) of
hw"hy, which you shall proclaim to be holy

dress rehearsals, even these are My
divinely set appointments.”
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Leviticus 23:2-3
v3 Six days shall work be done: but the
seventh day is the Sabbath, a day for a
sacred assembly…
[HODF Expanded]
 Hebrews 10:25 Not forsaking the
assembling of ourselves together, as
some have begun to do…
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

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Note


If our Heavenly Father did not establish
a particular “appointment” as a call to
worship, we might want to look into who
did.

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Establishing a Baseline
Reasons the Sabbath were given?
 Exodus 31
 v13,17 – sign between hw"hy, and Israel


v15 – rest
 v17 – refreshing
 Leviticus 23:3 Sacred assembling


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Establishing a Baseline
Who is the Sabbath for?
 A popular answer is “the Jews”
 The Sabbath was one of the 10
commandments given in Exodus 20 at
Mount Sinai. Can you make a case that
the only people who were at the foot of
mount Sinai when the 10 commandments
were given were the tribe of Judah?


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Who is the Sabbath for?
Mark 2:27 And he [Yeshua] said unto
them, “The Sabbath was made for
mankind ( a;nqrwpoj ), and not man for the
Sabbath.”
 Prophecies about the Gentiles


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Who is the Sabbath for?


Isaiah 56:2 Blessed is the man that
doeth this, and the son of man that
layeth hold on it; that keepeth the
Sabbath from polluting it…

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Who is the Sabbath for?


Isaiah 56:4 For thus saith hw"hy unto the

eunuchs that keep My Sabbaths, and
choose the things that please Me, and
take hold of My covenant…

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Who is the Sabbath for?


Isaiah 56:6 Also the sons of the stranger,
that join themselves to hw"hy, to serve
Him, and to love the name of hw"hy, to be
His servants, every one that keepeth the
Sabbath from polluting it, and taketh hold
of My covenant;

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Who is the Sabbath for?


Isaiah 58:13 If thou turn away thy foot
from the Sabbath, from doing thy
pleasure on My holy day; and call the
Sabbath a delight, the holy of hw"hy,

honourable; and shalt honour Him, not
doing thine own ways, nor finding thine
own pleasure, nor speaking thine own
words:

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Who is the Sabbath for?


Isaiah 58:14 Then shalt thou delight
thyself in hw"hy; and I will cause thee to

ride upon the high places of the earth,
and feed thee with the heritage of
Jacob thy father: for the mouth of hw"hy
hath spoken it.

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Who is the Sabbath for?
Ephesians 2:11 Wherefore remember,
that you, being in time past Gentiles in
the flesh…
 v12 That at that time you were without
Messiah, separated [ avphllotriwme,noi ] from
the Commonwealth of Israel, and
excluded [ xe,noi ] from the covenants of
promise, having no hope, and without
God in the world:


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Who is the Sabbath for?
Ephesians 2:13 But now in Messiah
Yeshua you, who previously were far
away have been brought near by the
blood of Messiah.
 v14 For he is our peace, who has joined
both groups into one, destroying the
barrier of tradition that had separated
Jews and Gentiles.


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Who is the Sabbath for?


Ephesians 2:15 Having abolished in his
flesh the enmity, even the law of
commandments contained in man’s
traditions; that in himself he might make
the two into one new man, thus
establishing peace.

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Who is the Sabbath for?


Ephesians 2:19 Now therefore, you are
no longer excluded from citizenship in
God’s Kingdom, but fellow citizens with
the saints, and of the household of God.
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Who is the Sabbath for?
Romans 11:17 And if some of the
branches be broken off, and thou, being
a wild olive tree, were grafted in among
them, and with them partakest of the
root and fatness of the olive tree;
 v18 Boast not against the branches…


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At the Time of Creation
Creation was perfect
 During creation, the Sabbath was
established as a sign and a Divinely
Appointed Time of rest and refreshing
 At creation, God cared about the role
the Sabbath would play for mankind.
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At the Time of Moses
At the time of Moses, the 10
commandments were given to all the
tribes of Israel (not just Judah) as well
as all those who chose to leave Egypt
and become part of Israel.
 Within the 10 commandments, one
states: “Remember the Sabbath day, to
keep it holy”.


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At the Time of Moses
Exodus states that when Yahweh's
Sabbath is observed by Israel, it is a
sign.
 God explained that the Sabbath is to
provide rest from 6 days of labor and a
refreshing.
 It is clear that at this time, God cared
about the role the Sabbath would play
for Israel.


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At the Time of the Prophets
During the time of the prophets, Isaiah
states that the Sabbath is for all and in
the keeping of it is great blessing.
 It is clear that at this time, God cared
about the role the Sabbath would play
for Israel and all those who chose to
became a part of Israel.


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At the Time of the First
Century

Yeshua said that the Sabbath was
made for mankind.
 Romans states that we Gentiles have
been grafted into Israel.
 Ephesians states that in the past, we
were Gentiles who were separated from
the Commonwealth of Israel, excluded
from the covenants of promise, having
no hope, and without God.


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At the Time of the First
Century

Yeshua's work has allowed us Gentiles
to become a part of Israel, no longer
excluded from citizenship in God's
kingdom, fellow citizens with the saints,
and the household of God.
 It is clear that at this time, God cared
about the role the Sabbath would play
for Israel.


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he Plan of God

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What is the Plan of God?
Acts 3:20 And He shall send Yeshua
the Messiah, which before was
preached unto you:
 Acts 3:21 Where in heaven he must
remain until the time to begin the
restoration of all things, which God hath
spoken by the mouth of all His holy
prophets since the world began.


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What is the Plan of God?
When does the restoration of all things
begin?
 When does Yeshua leave heaven to
establish his kingdom on Earth?


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What is the Plan of God?
During the Millennial Kingdom, what
role does the Sabbath play?
 Speaking of the priests it says, “And in
controversy they shall stand in
judgment; and they shall judge it
according to My judgments: and they
shall keep My Torah and My statutes in
all Mine assemblies; and they shall
hallow my Sabbaths. Ezekiel 44:24


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What is the Plan of God?
During the Millennial Kingdom, what
role does the Sabbath play?
 Likewise, the people of the land shall
worship at the door of this gate before
hw"hy in the Sabbaths and in the new


moons. Ezekiel 46:3
 It is clear that at this time, God cares
about the role the Sabbath will play for
all mankind.
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What is the Plan of God?
After the New Heavens and the New
Earth, what role does the Sabbath play?
 “For as the New Heavens and the New
Earth, which I will make, shall remain
before me, saith hw"hy, so shall your


seed and your name remain.”
Isaiah 66:22

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What is the Plan of God?
After the New Heavens and the New
Earth, what role does the Sabbath play?
 “And it shall come to pass, that from
one new moon to another, and from one
Sabbath to another, shall all flesh come
to worship before me, saith hw"hy…


Isaiah 66:23

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What is the Plan of God?
After the New Heavens and the New
Earth, what role does the Sabbath play?
 It is clear that at this time, God cares
about the role the Sabbath will play for
all mankind.
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The Restoration of All Things

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Malachi 3:6 For I am hw"hy,
I change not…

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The Time of the Gentiles
How long was the Sabbath to last?
 Exodus 31:16 Wherefore the children of
Israel shall keep the Sabbath, to observe
the Sabbath throughout their generations,
obeying the covenant on a continuous
basis.
 I have Good News and Bad News
 Romans 9:6, Galatians 6:16


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How long was the Sabbath
to last?

Acts 13:14 But when they departed from
Perga, they came to Antioch in Pisidia,
and went into the synagogue on the
Sabbath day, and sat down.
 v15 And after the reading of the law and
the prophets, the rulers of the
synagogue said unto them, “You men
and brethren, if ye have any word of
exhortation for the people, say on.”


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How long was the Sabbath
to last?

Acts 13:42 And when the Jews were
gone out of the synagogue, the Gentiles
asked that these words might be
preached to them the next Sabbath.
 v44 And the next Sabbath day came
almost the whole city together to hear
the word of God.


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How long was the Sabbath
to last?

Even with this evidence (and there is
much much more), some will say that at
the death of Yeshua, the Sabbath was
replaced with Sunday.
 Verses used to support that include
Colossians 2:16-17; Galatians 4:10;
Romans 10:4, 14:5-6; just to name a
few.


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What We Learned is that The Most
High cares about the Sabbath from
the time it was created until the
restoration is completed and beyond!

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1 Samuel 2:3 says “by Him actions
are weighed.”
Hosea 4:6a says “My people are
destroyed for lack of knowledge.”
Hosea 4:6b says “Since you have
forgotten the Torah of your God, I will
also forget your children.”
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Even a pagan understands that they
need to find out what their pagan deity
desires…
Why can’t we apply this same principle
and search the Scriptures for the truth,
and find the ancient paths.
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Matthew 7:21 “Many will say Lord,
Lord…”
He says “Depart from me, you who
disregard my Divine instructions.”
II Corinthians 13:5 Examine
yourselves. Determine if you are still
following the truth.
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Don’t get caught saying “But Lord, I
didn’t know” and Him responding “My
child, I put before you that which
could help you recover the truth, the
ancient paths (Jeremiah 6:16) and
you couldn’t even check it out?”

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Is this how a child honors their
Father?
Ezekiel 22:26 The leaders of Israel
have hidden their eyes from My
Sabbaths, and I am profaned among
them.
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2011
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he Sabbath in

The Plan of God

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In the Beginning
First day: It was good
 Second day: It was good
 Third day: It was good
 Fourth day: It was good
 Fifth day: It was good
 Sixth day (living creatures): It was good


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In the Beginning


Genesis 1:31 And God saw everything
that he had made, and, behold, it was
very good…

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Next Actions
1. Rested on the 7th day and refreshed
Himself (Exodus 31:17)
 2. Blessed the 7th day
 3. Set apart the 7th day from all the other
days
 Note: While not self-evident on it’s face,
at this point, God cared about the role the
Sabbath played in His Plan.


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In the Beginning
1. Perfection (Deuteronomy 32:4)
 2. Very Good (Genesis 1:31)
 3. Could have gone on like this but…
 4. Adam sinned and sent the world into a
tailspin of destruction and imperfection


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Questions
1. Was God caught off guard, unprepared
for the impending disaster that would
destroy His perfection?
 2. If not, then God had a plan
(“slain from the foundation…”)


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ontinuing
MOVE FORWARD IN TIME

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Abrahamic Covenant


Cut a covenant with Abraham to establish
a nation that would receive His
instructions with the intention that in the
living out of them, they would become a
light to the rest of the world.
(Deuteronomy 4:6-8)

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Mosaic Covenant
Exodus 19:5 Now therefore, if ye will
obey My voice indeed, and keep My
covenant, then ye shall be a peculiar
treasure unto Me above all people: for all
the earth is Mine.
 Exodus 19:8 And all the people answered
together, and said, “All that hw"hy hath


spoken we will do.” And Moses returned
the words of the people unto hw"hy.

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Mosaic Covenant
Exodus 20 – The Ten Commandments
 Our focus is the fourth (except in Catholic
Bibles where it is the third)
 Exodus 20:8 Remember the Sabbath
day, to keep it set apart from the other
days.
 Once again, we see that God cares about
the Sabbath


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Establishing a Baseline
When is the Sabbath first mentioned?
 ANS:
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Establishing a Baseline
When is the Sabbath first mentioned?
 ANS: Genesis 2:2-3
 We have a very good creation that
included the seventh day, resting,
blessing, and the seventh day being set
apart from the other days of the week.


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Genesis 1:14 and
Definitions



Genesis 1:14 And God said, “Let there be
lights in the firmament of the heaven to
divide the day from the night; and let
them be for signs, and for seasons, and
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Genesis 1:14


Genesis 1:14 And God said, “Let there be
lights in the firmament of the heaven to
divide the day from the night; and let
them be for ttoa, and for dI[]Am , and

for days, and years.

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Genesis 1:14
 Ttoa (ot) (sign)

To signal something in some way…
 Examples of signs:
 The rainbow, circumcision, all the plagues
on Egypt, Joshua’s stones in the Jordan,
Isaiah 7:14, and…
 The Sabbath
(Exodus 31:13, 17; Ezekiel 20:12)


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Genesis 1:14
 dI[]Am (moed) (appointment)

To designate a time for a meeting
 Do you know what that means?
 God has a Day Timer
 He has appointments set when He wants
to meet with us
 We should find out when they are so we
can be present


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Genesis 1:14 Expanded


Genesis 1:14 And God said, “Let there be
lights in the firmament of the heaven to
divide the day from the night; and let
them be for signs, and to designate the
times for divine appointments…
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Continuing the Foundation
 War>q (qari) (proclaim)

It denotes primarily the enunciation of a
specific message.
 It is customarily addressed to a specific
recipient and is intended to elicit a
specific response.
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Continuing the Foundation



aer'q.m (miqra) ([dress] rehearsal)

Frequently translated as Convocation
and Assembly

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Review
 War>q (qari)

(proclaim)

 dI[]Am (moed) (appointment)


aer'q.m (miqra) (rehearsal, convocation)
assembly

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Leviticus 23:2-3


v2 Speak unto the children of Israel, and
say unto them, “Concerning the divinely
appointed times (sacred assemblings) of
hw"hy, which you shall proclaim to be holy

dress rehearsals, even these are My
divinely set appointments.”
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Leviticus 23:2-3
v3 Six days shall work be done: but the
seventh day is the Sabbath, a day for a
sacred assembly…
[HODF Expanded]
 Hebrews 10:25 Not forsaking the
assembling of ourselves together, as
some have begun to do…
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Note


If our Heavenly Father did not establish
a particular “appointment” as a call to
worship, we might want to look into who
did.

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Establishing a Baseline
Reasons the Sabbath were given?
 Exodus 31
 v13,17 – sign between hw"hy, and Israel


v15 – rest
 v17 – refreshing
 Leviticus 23:3 Sacred assembling


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Establishing a Baseline
Who is the Sabbath for?
 A popular answer is “the Jews”
 The Sabbath was one of the 10
commandments given in Exodus 20 at
Mount Sinai. Can you make a case that
the only people who were at the foot of
mount Sinai when the 10 commandments
were given were the tribe of Judah?


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Who is the Sabbath for?
Mark 2:27 And he [Yeshua] said unto
them, “The Sabbath was made for
mankind ( a;nqrwpoj ), and not man for the
Sabbath.”
 Prophecies about the Gentiles
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Who is the Sabbath for?


Isaiah 56:2 Blessed is the man that
doeth this, and the son of man that
layeth hold on it; that keepeth the
Sabbath from polluting it…

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Who is the Sabbath for?


Isaiah 56:4 For thus saith hw"hy unto the

eunuchs that keep My Sabbaths, and
choose the things that please Me, and
take hold of My covenant…

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Who is the Sabbath for?


Isaiah 56:6 Also the sons of the stranger,
that join themselves to hw"hy, to serve
Him, and to love the name of hw"hy, to be
His servants, every one that keepeth the
Sabbath from polluting it, and taketh hold
of My covenant;

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Who is the Sabbath for?


Isaiah 58:13 If thou turn away thy foot
from the Sabbath, from doing thy
pleasure on My holy day; and call the
Sabbath a delight, the holy of hw"hy,

honourable; and shalt honour Him, not
doing thine own ways, nor finding thine
own pleasure, nor speaking thine own
words:

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Who is the Sabbath for?


Isaiah 58:14 Then shalt thou delight
thyself in hw"hy; and I will cause thee to

ride upon the high places of the earth,
and feed thee with the heritage of
Jacob thy father: for the mouth of hw"hy
hath spoken it.

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Who is the Sabbath for?
Ephesians 2:11 Wherefore remember,
that you, being in time past Gentiles in
the flesh…
 v12 That at that time you were without
Messiah, separated [ avphllotriwme,noi ] from
the Commonwealth of Israel, and
excluded [ xe,noi ] from the covenants of
promise, having no hope, and without
God in the world:


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Who is the Sabbath for?
Ephesians 2:13 But now in Messiah
Yeshua you, who previously were far
away have been brought near by the
blood of Messiah.
 v14 For he is our peace, who has joined
both groups into one, destroying the
barrier of tradition that had separated
Jews and Gentiles.


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Who is the Sabbath for?


Ephesians 2:15 Having abolished in his
flesh the enmity, even the law of
commandments contained in man’s
traditions; that in himself he might make
the two into one new man, thus
establishing peace.

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Who is the Sabbath for?


Ephesians 2:19 Now therefore, you are
no longer excluded from citizenship in
God’s Kingdom, but fellow citizens with
the saints, and of the household of God.
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Who is the Sabbath for?
Romans 11:17 And if some of the
branches be broken off, and thou, being
a wild olive tree, were grafted in among
them, and with them partakest of the
root and fatness of the olive tree;
 v18 Boast not against the branches…


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At the Time of Creation
Creation was perfect
 During creation, the Sabbath was
established as a sign and a Divinely
Appointed Time of rest and refreshing
 At creation, God cared about the role
the Sabbath would play for mankind.
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At the Time of Moses
At the time of Moses, the 10
commandments were given to all the
tribes of Israel (not just Judah) as well
as all those who chose to leave Egypt
and become part of Israel.
 Within the 10 commandments, one
states: “Remember the Sabbath day, to
keep it holy”.


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At the Time of Moses
Exodus states that when Yahweh's
Sabbath is observed by Israel, it is a
sign.
 God explained that the Sabbath is to
provide rest from 6 days of labor and a
refreshing.
 It is clear that at this time, God cared
about the role the Sabbath would play
for Israel.
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At the Time of the Prophets
During the time of the prophets, Isaiah
states that the Sabbath is for all and in
the keeping of it is great blessing.
 It is clear that at this time, God cared
about the role the Sabbath would play
for Israel and all those who chose to
became a part of Israel.


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At the Time of the First
Century

Yeshua said that the Sabbath was
made for mankind.
 Romans states that we Gentiles have
been grafted into Israel.
 Ephesians states that in the past, we
were Gentiles who were separated from
the Commonwealth of Israel, excluded
from the covenants of promise, having
no hope, and without God.


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At the Time of the First
Century

Yeshua's work has allowed us Gentiles
to become a part of Israel, no longer
excluded from citizenship in God's
kingdom, fellow citizens with the saints,
and the household of God.
 It is clear that at this time, God cared
about the role the Sabbath would play
for Israel.


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he Plan of God

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What is the Plan of God?
Acts 3:20 And He shall send Yeshua
the Messiah, which before was
preached unto you:
 Acts 3:21 Where in heaven he must
remain until the time to begin the
restoration of all things, which God hath
spoken by the mouth of all His holy
prophets since the world began.


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What is the Plan of God?
When does the restoration of all things
begin?
 When does Yeshua leave heaven to
establish his kingdom on Earth?


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What is the Plan of God?
During the Millennial Kingdom, what
role does the Sabbath play?
 Speaking of the priests it says, “And in
controversy they shall stand in
judgment; and they shall judge it
according to My judgments: and they
shall keep My Torah and My statutes in
all Mine assemblies; and they shall
hallow my Sabbaths. Ezekiel 44:24


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What is the Plan of God?
During the Millennial Kingdom, what
role does the Sabbath play?
 Likewise, the people of the land shall
worship at the door of this gate before
hw"hy in the Sabbaths and in the new


moons. Ezekiel 46:3
 It is clear that at this time, God cares
about the role the Sabbath will play for
all mankind.
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What is the Plan of God?
After the New Heavens and the New
Earth, what role does the Sabbath play?
 “For as the New Heavens and the New
Earth, which I will make, shall remain
before me, saith hw"hy, so shall your


seed and your name remain.”
Isaiah 66:22

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What is the Plan of God?
After the New Heavens and the New
Earth, what role does the Sabbath play?
 “And it shall come to pass, that from
one new moon to another, and from one
Sabbath to another, shall all flesh come
to worship before me, saith hw"hy…


Isaiah 66:23

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What is the Plan of God?
After the New Heavens and the New
Earth, what role does the Sabbath play?
 It is clear that at this time, God cares
about the role the Sabbath will play for
all mankind.
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The Restoration of All Things

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Malachi 3:6 For I am hw"hy,
I change not…

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The Time of the Gentiles
How long was the Sabbath to last?
 Exodus 31:16 Wherefore the children of
Israel shall keep the Sabbath, to observe
the Sabbath throughout their generations,
obeying the covenant on a continuous
basis.
 I have Good News and Bad News
 Romans 9:6, Galatians 6:16
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How long was the Sabbath
to last?

Acts 13:14 But when they departed from
Perga, they came to Antioch in Pisidia,
and went into the synagogue on the
Sabbath day, and sat down.
 v15 And after the reading of the law and
the prophets, the rulers of the
synagogue said unto them, “You men
and brethren, if ye have any word of
exhortation for the people, say on.”


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How long was the Sabbath
to last?

Acts 13:42 And when the Jews were
gone out of the synagogue, the Gentiles
asked that these words might be
preached to them the next Sabbath.
 v44 And the next Sabbath day came
almost the whole city together to hear
the word of God.


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How long was the Sabbath
to last?

Even with this evidence (and there is
much much more), some will say that at
the death of Yeshua, the Sabbath was
replaced with Sunday.
 Verses used to support that include
Colossians 2:16-17; Galatians 4:10;
Romans 10:4, 14:5-6; just to name a
few.
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What We Learned is that The Most
High cares about the Sabbath from
the time it was created until the
restoration is completed and beyond!

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1 Samuel 2:3 says “by Him actions
are weighed.”
Hosea 4:6a says “My people are
destroyed for lack of knowledge.”
Hosea 4:6b says “Since you have
forgotten the Torah of your God, I will
also forget your children.”
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Even a pagan understands that they
need to find out what their pagan deity
desires…
Why can’t we apply this same principle
and search the Scriptures for the truth,
and find the ancient paths.
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Matthew 7:21 “Many will say Lord,
Lord…”
He says “Depart from me, you who
disregard my Divine instructions.”
II Corinthians 13:5 Examine
yourselves. Determine if you are still
following the truth.
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Don’t get caught saying “But Lord, I
didn’t know” and Him responding “My
child, I put before you that which
could help you recover the truth, the
ancient paths (Jeremiah 6:16) and
you couldn’t even check it out?”

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Is this how a child honors their
Father?
Ezekiel 22:26 The leaders of Israel
have hidden their eyes from My
Sabbaths, and I am profaned among
them.
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September
2011
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he Sabbath in

The Plan of God

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In the Beginning
First day: It was good
 Second day: It was good
 Third day: It was good
 Fourth day: It was good
 Fifth day: It was good
 Sixth day (living creatures): It was good
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In the Beginning


Genesis 1:31 And God saw everything
that he had made, and, behold, it was
very good…

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Next Actions
1. Rested on the 7th day and refreshed
Himself (Exodus 31:17)
 2. Blessed the 7th day
 3. Set apart the 7th day from all the other
days
 Note: While not self-evident on it’s face,
at this point, God cared about the role the
Sabbath played in His Plan.
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In the Beginning
1. Perfection (Deuteronomy 32:4)
 2. Very Good (Genesis 1:31)
 3. Could have gone on like this but…
 4. Adam sinned and sent the world into a
tailspin of destruction and imperfection
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Questions
1. Was God caught off guard, unprepared
for the impending disaster that would
destroy His perfection?
 2. If not, then God had a plan
(“slain from the foundation…”)
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ontinuing
MOVE FORWARD IN TIME

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Abrahamic Covenant


Cut a covenant with Abraham to establish
a nation that would receive His
instructions with the intention that in the
living out of them, they would become a
light to the rest of the world.
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Mosaic Covenant
Exodus 19:5 Now therefore, if ye will
obey My voice indeed, and keep My
covenant, then ye shall be a peculiar
treasure unto Me above all people: for all
the earth is Mine.
 Exodus 19:8 And all the people answered
together, and said, “All that hw"hy hath


spoken we will do.” And Moses returned
the words of the people unto hw"hy.

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Mosaic Covenant
Exodus 20 – The Ten Commandments
 Our focus is the fourth (except in Catholic
Bibles where it is the third)
 Exodus 20:8 Remember the Sabbath
day, to keep it set apart from the other
days.
 Once again, we see that God cares about
the Sabbath


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Establishing a Baseline
When is the Sabbath first mentioned?
 ANS:
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Establishing a Baseline
When is the Sabbath first mentioned?
 ANS: Genesis 2:2-3
 We have a very good creation that
included the seventh day, resting,
blessing, and the seventh day being set
apart from the other days of the week.


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Genesis 1:14 and
Definitions



Genesis 1:14 And God said, “Let there be
lights in the firmament of the heaven to
divide the day from the night; and let
them be for signs, and for seasons, and
for days, and years.

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Genesis 1:14


Genesis 1:14 And God said, “Let there be
lights in the firmament of the heaven to
divide the day from the night; and let
them be for ttoa, and for dI[]Am , and

for days, and years.

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Genesis 1:14
 Ttoa (ot) (sign)

To signal something in some way…
 Examples of signs:
 The rainbow, circumcision, all the plagues
on Egypt, Joshua’s stones in the Jordan,
Isaiah 7:14, and…
 The Sabbath
(Exodus 31:13, 17; Ezekiel 20:12)


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Genesis 1:14
 dI[]Am (moed) (appointment)

To designate a time for a meeting
 Do you know what that means?
 God has a Day Timer
 He has appointments set when He wants
to meet with us
 We should find out when they are so we
can be present


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Genesis 1:14 Expanded


Genesis 1:14 And God said, “Let there be
lights in the firmament of the heaven to
divide the day from the night; and let
them be for signs, and to designate the
times for divine appointments…
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Continuing the Foundation
 War>q (qari) (proclaim)

It denotes primarily the enunciation of a
specific message.
 It is customarily addressed to a specific
recipient and is intended to elicit a
specific response.
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Continuing the Foundation



aer'q.m (miqra) ([dress] rehearsal)

Frequently translated as Convocation
and Assembly

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Review
 War>q (qari)

(proclaim)

 dI[]Am (moed) (appointment)


aer'q.m (miqra) (rehearsal, convocation)
assembly

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Leviticus 23:2-3


v2 Speak unto the children of Israel, and
say unto them, “Concerning the divinely
appointed times (sacred assemblings) of
hw"hy, which you shall proclaim to be holy

dress rehearsals, even these are My
divinely set appointments.”
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Leviticus 23:2-3
v3 Six days shall work be done: but the
seventh day is the Sabbath, a day for a
sacred assembly…
[HODF Expanded]
 Hebrews 10:25 Not forsaking the
assembling of ourselves together, as
some have begun to do…
[HODF Expanded]


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Note


If our Heavenly Father did not establish
a particular “appointment” as a call to
worship, we might want to look into who
did.

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Establishing a Baseline
Reasons the Sabbath were given?
 Exodus 31
 v13,17 – sign between hw"hy, and Israel


v15 – rest
 v17 – refreshing
 Leviticus 23:3 Sacred assembling
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Establishing a Baseline
Who is the Sabbath for?
 A popular answer is “the Jews”
 The Sabbath was one of the 10
commandments given in Exodus 20 at
Mount Sinai. Can you make a case that
the only people who were at the foot of
mount Sinai when the 10 commandments
were given were the tribe of Judah?
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Who is the Sabbath for?
Mark 2:27 And he [Yeshua] said unto
them, “The Sabbath was made for
mankind ( a;nqrwpoj ), and not man for the
Sabbath.”
 Prophecies about the Gentiles
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Who is the Sabbath for?


Isaiah 56:2 Blessed is the man that
doeth this, and the son of man that
layeth hold on it; that keepeth the
Sabbath from polluting it…

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Who is the Sabbath for?


Isaiah 56:4 For thus saith hw"hy unto the

eunuchs that keep My Sabbaths, and
choose the things that please Me, and
take hold of My covenant…

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Who is the Sabbath for?


Isaiah 56:6 Also the sons of the stranger,
that join themselves to hw"hy, to serve
Him, and to love the name of hw"hy, to be
His servants, every one that keepeth the
Sabbath from polluting it, and taketh hold
of My covenant;

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Who is the Sabbath for?


Isaiah 58:13 If thou turn away thy foot
from the Sabbath, from doing thy
pleasure on My holy day; and call the
Sabbath a delight, the holy of hw"hy,

honourable; and shalt honour Him, not
doing thine own ways, nor finding thine
own pleasure, nor speaking thine own
words:

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Who is the Sabbath for?


Isaiah 58:14 Then shalt thou delight
thyself in hw"hy; and I will cause thee to

ride upon the high places of the earth,
and feed thee with the heritage of
Jacob thy father: for the mouth of hw"hy
hath spoken it.

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Who is the Sabbath for?
Ephesians 2:11 Wherefore remember,
that you, being in time past Gentiles in
the flesh…
 v12 That at that time you were without
Messiah, separated [ avphllotriwme,noi ] from
the Commonwealth of Israel, and
excluded [ xe,noi ] from the covenants of
promise, having no hope, and without
God in the world:


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Who is the Sabbath for?
Ephesians 2:13 But now in Messiah
Yeshua you, who previously were far
away have been brought near by the
blood of Messiah.
 v14 For he is our peace, who has joined
both groups into one, destroying the
barrier of tradition that had separated
Jews and Gentiles.


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Who is the Sabbath for?


Ephesians 2:15 Having abolished in his
flesh the enmity, even the law of
commandments contained in man’s
traditions; that in himself he might make
the two into one new man, thus
establishing peace.

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Who is the Sabbath for?


Ephesians 2:19 Now therefore, you are
no longer excluded from citizenship in
God’s Kingdom, but fellow citizens with
the saints, and of the household of God.
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Who is the Sabbath for?
Romans 11:17 And if some of the
branches be broken off, and thou, being
a wild olive tree, were grafted in among
them, and with them partakest of the
root and fatness of the olive tree;
 v18 Boast not against the branches…


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At the Time of Creation
Creation was perfect
 During creation, the Sabbath was
established as a sign and a Divinely
Appointed Time of rest and refreshing
 At creation, God cared about the role
the Sabbath would play for mankind.
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At the Time of Moses
At the time of Moses, the 10
commandments were given to all the
tribes of Israel (not just Judah) as well
as all those who chose to leave Egypt
and become part of Israel.
 Within the 10 commandments, one
states: “Remember the Sabbath day, to
keep it holy”.


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At the Time of Moses
Exodus states that when Yahweh's
Sabbath is observed by Israel, it is a
sign.
 God explained that the Sabbath is to
provide rest from 6 days of labor and a
refreshing.
 It is clear that at this time, God cared
about the role the Sabbath would play
for Israel.


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At the Time of the Prophets
During the time of the prophets, Isaiah
states that the Sabbath is for all and in
the keeping of it is great blessing.
 It is clear that at this time, God cared
about the role the Sabbath would play
for Israel and all those who chose to
became a part of Israel.


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At the Time of the First
Century

Yeshua said that the Sabbath was
made for mankind.
 Romans states that we Gentiles have
been grafted into Israel.
 Ephesians states that in the past, we
were Gentiles who were separated from
the Commonwealth of Israel, excluded
from the covenants of promise, having
no hope, and without God.
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At the Time of the First
Century

Yeshua's work has allowed us Gentiles
to become a part of Israel, no longer
excluded from citizenship in God's
kingdom, fellow citizens with the saints,
and the household of God.
 It is clear that at this time, God cared
about the role the Sabbath would play
for Israel.


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he Plan of God

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What is the Plan of God?
Acts 3:20 And He shall send Yeshua
the Messiah, which before was
preached unto you:
 Acts 3:21 Where in heaven he must
remain until the time to begin the
restoration of all things, which God hath
spoken by the mouth of all His holy
prophets since the world began.


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What is the Plan of God?
When does the restoration of all things
begin?
 When does Yeshua leave heaven to
establish his kingdom on Earth?


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What is the Plan of God?
During the Millennial Kingdom, what
role does the Sabbath play?
 Speaking of the priests it says, “And in
controversy they shall stand in
judgment; and they shall judge it
according to My judgments: and they
shall keep My Torah and My statutes in
all Mine assemblies; and they shall
hallow my Sabbaths. Ezekiel 44:24


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What is the Plan of God?
During the Millennial Kingdom, what
role does the Sabbath play?
 Likewise, the people of the land shall
worship at the door of this gate before
hw"hy in the Sabbaths and in the new


moons. Ezekiel 46:3
 It is clear that at this time, God cares
about the role the Sabbath will play for
all mankind.
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What is the Plan of God?
After the New Heavens and the New
Earth, what role does the Sabbath play?
 “For as the New Heavens and the New
Earth, which I will make, shall remain
before me, saith hw"hy, so shall your


seed and your name remain.”
Isaiah 66:22

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What is the Plan of God?
After the New Heavens and the New
Earth, what role does the Sabbath play?
 “And it shall come to pass, that from
one new moon to another, and from one
Sabbath to another, shall all flesh come
to worship before me, saith hw"hy…


Isaiah 66:23

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What is the Plan of God?
After the New Heavens and the New
Earth, what role does the Sabbath play?
 It is clear that at this time, God cares
about the role the Sabbath will play for
all mankind.
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The Restoration of All Things

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Malachi 3:6 For I am hw"hy,
I change not…

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The Time of the Gentiles
How long was the Sabbath to last?
 Exodus 31:16 Wherefore the children of
Israel shall keep the Sabbath, to observe
the Sabbath throughout their generations,
obeying the covenant on a continuous
basis.
 I have Good News and Bad News
 Romans 9:6, Galatians 6:16
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How long was the Sabbath
to last?

Acts 13:14 But when they departed from
Perga, they came to Antioch in Pisidia,
and went into the synagogue on the
Sabbath day, and sat down.
 v15 And after the reading of the law and
the prophets, the rulers of the
synagogue said unto them, “You men
and brethren, if ye have any word of
exhortation for the people, say on.”


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How long was the Sabbath
to last?

Acts 13:42 And when the Jews were
gone out of the synagogue, the Gentiles
asked that these words might be
preached to them the next Sabbath.
 v44 And the next Sabbath day came
almost the whole city together to hear
the word of God.


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How long was the Sabbath
to last?

Even with this evidence (and there is
much much more), some will say that at
the death of Yeshua, the Sabbath was
replaced with Sunday.
 Verses used to support that include
Colossians 2:16-17; Galatians 4:10;
Romans 10:4, 14:5-6; just to name a
few.
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What We Learned is that The Most
High cares about the Sabbath from
the time it was created until the
restoration is completed and beyond!

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1 Samuel 2:3 says “by Him actions
are weighed.”
Hosea 4:6a says “My people are
destroyed for lack of knowledge.”
Hosea 4:6b says “Since you have
forgotten the Torah of your God, I will
also forget your children.”
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Even a pagan understands that they
need to find out what their pagan deity
desires…
Why can’t we apply this same principle
and search the Scriptures for the truth,
and find the ancient paths.
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Matthew 7:21 “Many will say Lord,
Lord…”
He says “Depart from me, you who
disregard my Divine instructions.”
II Corinthians 13:5 Examine
yourselves. Determine if you are still
following the truth.
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Don’t get caught saying “But Lord, I
didn’t know” and Him responding “My
child, I put before you that which
could help you recover the truth, the
ancient paths (Jeremiah 6:16) and
you couldn’t even check it out?”

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Is this how a child honors their
Father?
Ezekiel 22:26 The leaders of Israel
have hidden their eyes from My
Sabbaths, and I am profaned among
them.
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September
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he Sabbath in

The Plan of God

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In the Beginning
First day: It was good
 Second day: It was good
 Third day: It was good
 Fourth day: It was good
 Fifth day: It was good
 Sixth day (living creatures): It was good
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In the Beginning


Genesis 1:31 And God saw everything
that he had made, and, behold, it was
very good…

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Next Actions
1. Rested on the 7th day and refreshed
Himself (Exodus 31:17)
 2. Blessed the 7th day
 3. Set apart the 7th day from all the other
days
 Note: While not self-evident on it’s face,
at this point, God cared about the role the
Sabbath played in His Plan.
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In the Beginning
1. Perfection (Deuteronomy 32:4)
 2. Very Good (Genesis 1:31)
 3. Could have gone on like this but…
 4. Adam sinned and sent the world into a
tailspin of destruction and imperfection
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Questions
1. Was God caught off guard, unprepared
for the impending disaster that would
destroy His perfection?
 2. If not, then God had a plan
(“slain from the foundation…”)
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ontinuing
MOVE FORWARD IN TIME

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Abrahamic Covenant


Cut a covenant with Abraham to establish
a nation that would receive His
instructions with the intention that in the
living out of them, they would become a
light to the rest of the world.
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Mosaic Covenant
Exodus 19:5 Now therefore, if ye will
obey My voice indeed, and keep My
covenant, then ye shall be a peculiar
treasure unto Me above all people: for all
the earth is Mine.
 Exodus 19:8 And all the people answered
together, and said, “All that hw"hy hath


spoken we will do.” And Moses returned
the words of the people unto hw"hy.

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Mosaic Covenant
Exodus 20 – The Ten Commandments
 Our focus is the fourth (except in Catholic
Bibles where it is the third)
 Exodus 20:8 Remember the Sabbath
day, to keep it set apart from the other
days.
 Once again, we see that God cares about
the Sabbath
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Establishing a Baseline
When is the Sabbath first mentioned?
 ANS:
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Establishing a Baseline
When is the Sabbath first mentioned?
 ANS: Genesis 2:2-3
 We have a very good creation that
included the seventh day, resting,
blessing, and the seventh day being set
apart from the other days of the week.


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Genesis 1:14 and
Definitions



Genesis 1:14 And God said, “Let there be
lights in the firmament of the heaven to
divide the day from the night; and let
them be for signs, and for seasons, and
for days, and years.

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Genesis 1:14


Genesis 1:14 And God said, “Let there be
lights in the firmament of the heaven to
divide the day from the night; and let
them be for ttoa, and for dI[]Am , and

for days, and years.

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Genesis 1:14
 Ttoa (ot) (sign)

To signal something in some way…
 Examples of signs:
 The rainbow, circumcision, all the plagues
on Egypt, Joshua’s stones in the Jordan,
Isaiah 7:14, and…
 The Sabbath
(Exodus 31:13, 17; Ezekiel 20:12)
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Genesis 1:14
 dI[]Am (moed) (appointment)

To designate a time for a meeting
 Do you know what that means?
 God has a Day Timer
 He has appointments set when He wants
to meet with us
 We should find out when they are so we
can be present


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Genesis 1:14 Expanded


Genesis 1:14 And God said, “Let there be
lights in the firmament of the heaven to
divide the day from the night; and let
them be for signs, and to designate the
times for divine appointments…
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Continuing the Foundation
 War>q (qari) (proclaim)

It denotes primarily the enunciation of a
specific message.
 It is customarily addressed to a specific
recipient and is intended to elicit a
specific response.
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Continuing the Foundation



aer'q.m (miqra) ([dress] rehearsal)

Frequently translated as Convocation
and Assembly

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Review
 War>q (qari)

(proclaim)

 dI[]Am (moed) (appointment)


aer'q.m (miqra) (rehearsal, convocation)
assembly

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Leviticus 23:2-3


v2 Speak unto the children of Israel, and
say unto them, “Concerning the divinely
appointed times (sacred assemblings) of
hw"hy, which you shall proclaim to be holy

dress rehearsals, even these are My
divinely set appointments.”
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Leviticus 23:2-3
v3 Six days shall work be done: but the
seventh day is the Sabbath, a day for a
sacred assembly…
[HODF Expanded]
 Hebrews 10:25 Not forsaking the
assembling of ourselves together, as
some have begun to do…
[HODF Expanded]
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Note


If our Heavenly Father did not establish
a particular “appointment” as a call to
worship, we might want to look into who
did.

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Establishing a Baseline
Reasons the Sabbath were given?
 Exodus 31
 v13,17 – sign between hw"hy, and Israel


v15 – rest
 v17 – refreshing
 Leviticus 23:3 Sacred assembling
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Establishing a Baseline
Who is the Sabbath for?
 A popular answer is “the Jews”
 The Sabbath was one of the 10
commandments given in Exodus 20 at
Mount Sinai. Can you make a case that
the only people who were at the foot of
mount Sinai when the 10 commandments
were given were the tribe of Judah?
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Who is the Sabbath for?
Mark 2:27 And he [Yeshua] said unto
them, “The Sabbath was made for
mankind ( a;nqrwpoj ), and not man for the
Sabbath.”
 Prophecies about the Gentiles
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Who is the Sabbath for?


Isaiah 56:2 Blessed is the man that
doeth this, and the son of man that
layeth hold on it; that keepeth the
Sabbath from polluting it…

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Who is the Sabbath for?


Isaiah 56:4 For thus saith hw"hy unto the

eunuchs that keep My Sabbaths, and
choose the things that please Me, and
take hold of My covenant…

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Who is the Sabbath for?


Isaiah 56:6 Also the sons of the stranger,
that join themselves to hw"hy, to serve
Him, and to love the name of hw"hy, to be
His servants, every one that keepeth the
Sabbath from polluting it, and taketh hold
of My covenant;

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Who is the Sabbath for?


Isaiah 58:13 If thou turn away thy foot
from the Sabbath, from doing thy
pleasure on My holy day; and call the
Sabbath a delight, the holy of hw"hy,

honourable; and shalt honour Him, not
doing thine own ways, nor finding thine
own pleasure, nor speaking thine own
words:

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Who is the Sabbath for?


Isaiah 58:14 Then shalt thou delight
thyself in hw"hy; and I will cause thee to

ride upon the high places of the earth,
and feed thee with the heritage of
Jacob thy father: for the mouth of hw"hy
hath spoken it.

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Who is the Sabbath for?
Ephesians 2:11 Wherefore remember,
that you, being in time past Gentiles in
the flesh…
 v12 That at that time you were without
Messiah, separated [ avphllotriwme,noi ] from
the Commonwealth of Israel, and
excluded [ xe,noi ] from the covenants of
promise, having no hope, and without
God in the world:


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Who is the Sabbath for?
Ephesians 2:13 But now in Messiah
Yeshua you, who previously were far
away have been brought near by the
blood of Messiah.
 v14 For he is our peace, who has joined
both groups into one, destroying the
barrier of tradition that had separated
Jews and Gentiles.


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Who is the Sabbath for?


Ephesians 2:15 Having abolished in his
flesh the enmity, even the law of
commandments contained in man’s
traditions; that in himself he might make
the two into one new man, thus
establishing peace.

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Who is the Sabbath for?


Ephesians 2:19 Now therefore, you are
no longer excluded from citizenship in
God’s Kingdom, but fellow citizens with
the saints, and of the household of God.
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Who is the Sabbath for?
Romans 11:17 And if some of the
branches be broken off, and thou, being
a wild olive tree, were grafted in among
them, and with them partakest of the
root and fatness of the olive tree;
 v18 Boast not against the branches…
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At the Time of Creation
Creation was perfect
 During creation, the Sabbath was
established as a sign and a Divinely
Appointed Time of rest and refreshing
 At creation, God cared about the role
the Sabbath would play for mankind.
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At the Time of Moses
At the time of Moses, the 10
commandments were given to all the
tribes of Israel (not just Judah) as well
as all those who chose to leave Egypt
and become part of Israel.
 Within the 10 commandments, one
states: “Remember the Sabbath day, to
keep it holy”.
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At the Time of Moses
Exodus states that when Yahweh's
Sabbath is observed by Israel, it is a
sign.
 God explained that the Sabbath is to
provide rest from 6 days of labor and a
refreshing.
 It is clear that at this time, God cared
about the role the Sabbath would play
for Israel.
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At the Time of the Prophets
During the time of the prophets, Isaiah
states that the Sabbath is for all and in
the keeping of it is great blessing.
 It is clear that at this time, God cared
about the role the Sabbath would play
for Israel and all those who chose to
became a part of Israel.
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At the Time of the First
Century

Yeshua said that the Sabbath was
made for mankind.
 Romans states that we Gentiles have
been grafted into Israel.
 Ephesians states that in the past, we
were Gentiles who were separated from
the Commonwealth of Israel, excluded
from the covenants of promise, having
no hope, and without God.


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At the Time of the First
Century

Yeshua's work has allowed us Gentiles
to become a part of Israel, no longer
excluded from citizenship in God's
kingdom, fellow citizens with the saints,
and the household of God.
 It is clear that at this time, God cared
about the role the Sabbath would play
for Israel.


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he Plan of God

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What is the Plan of God?
Acts 3:20 And He shall send Yeshua
the Messiah, which before was
preached unto you:
 Acts 3:21 Where in heaven he must
remain until the time to begin the
restoration of all things, which God hath
spoken by the mouth of all His holy
prophets since the world began.


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What is the Plan of God?
When does the restoration of all things
begin?
 When does Yeshua leave heaven to
establish his kingdom on Earth?
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What is the Plan of God?
During the Millennial Kingdom, what
role does the Sabbath play?
 Speaking of the priests it says, “And in
controversy they shall stand in
judgment; and they shall judge it
according to My judgments: and they
shall keep My Torah and My statutes in
all Mine assemblies; and they shall
hallow my Sabbaths. Ezekiel 44:24


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What is the Plan of God?
During the Millennial Kingdom, what
role does the Sabbath play?
 Likewise, the people of the land shall
worship at the door of this gate before
hw"hy in the Sabbaths and in the new


moons. Ezekiel 46:3
 It is clear that at this time, God cares
about the role the Sabbath will play for
all mankind.
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What is the Plan of God?
After the New Heavens and the New
Earth, what role does the Sabbath play?
 “For as the New Heavens and the New
Earth, which I will make, shall remain
before me, saith hw"hy, so shall your


seed and your name remain.”
Isaiah 66:22

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What is the Plan of God?
After the New Heavens and the New
Earth, what role does the Sabbath play?
 “And it shall come to pass, that from
one new moon to another, and from one
Sabbath to another, shall all flesh come
to worship before me, saith hw"hy…


Isaiah 66:23

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What is the Plan of God?
After the New Heavens and the New
Earth, what role does the Sabbath play?
 It is clear that at this time, God cares
about the role the Sabbath will play for
all mankind.
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Malachi 3:6 For I am hw"hy,
I change not…

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The Time of the Gentiles
How long was the Sabbath to last?
 Exodus 31:16 Wherefore the children of
Israel shall keep the Sabbath, to observe
the Sabbath throughout their generations,
obeying the covenant on a continuous
basis.
 I have Good News and Bad News
 Romans 9:6, Galatians 6:16
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How long was the Sabbath
to last?

Acts 13:14 But when they departed from
Perga, they came to Antioch in Pisidia,
and went into the synagogue on the
Sabbath day, and sat down.
 v15 And after the reading of the law and
the prophets, the rulers of the
synagogue said unto them, “You men
and brethren, if ye have any word of
exhortation for the people, say on.”
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How long was the Sabbath
to last?

Acts 13:42 And when the Jews were
gone out of the synagogue, the Gentiles
asked that these words might be
preached to them the next Sabbath.
 v44 And the next Sabbath day came
almost the whole city together to hear
the word of God.
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How long was the Sabbath
to last?

Even with this evidence (and there is
much much more), some will say that at
the death of Yeshua, the Sabbath was
replaced with Sunday.
 Verses used to support that include
Colossians 2:16-17; Galatians 4:10;
Romans 10:4, 14:5-6; just to name a
few.
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What We Learned is that The Most
High cares about the Sabbath from
the time it was created until the
restoration is completed and beyond!

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1 Samuel 2:3 says “by Him actions
are weighed.”
Hosea 4:6a says “My people are
destroyed for lack of knowledge.”
Hosea 4:6b says “Since you have
forgotten the Torah of your God, I will
also forget your children.”
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Even a pagan understands that they
need to find out what their pagan deity
desires…
Why can’t we apply this same principle
and search the Scriptures for the truth,
and find the ancient paths.
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Matthew 7:21 “Many will say Lord,
Lord…”
He says “Depart from me, you who
disregard my Divine instructions.”
II Corinthians 13:5 Examine
yourselves. Determine if you are still
following the truth.
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Don’t get caught saying “But Lord, I
didn’t know” and Him responding “My
child, I put before you that which
could help you recover the truth, the
ancient paths (Jeremiah 6:16) and
you couldn’t even check it out?”

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Is this how a child honors their
Father?
Ezekiel 22:26 The leaders of Israel
have hidden their eyes from My
Sabbaths, and I am profaned among
them.
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September
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he Sabbath in

The Plan of God

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In the Beginning
First day: It was good
 Second day: It was good
 Third day: It was good
 Fourth day: It was good
 Fifth day: It was good
 Sixth day (living creatures): It was good
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In the Beginning


Genesis 1:31 And God saw everything
that he had made, and, behold, it was
very good…

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Next Actions
1. Rested on the 7th day and refreshed
Himself (Exodus 31:17)
 2. Blessed the 7th day
 3. Set apart the 7th day from all the other
days
 Note: While not self-evident on it’s face,
at this point, God cared about the role the
Sabbath played in His Plan.
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In the Beginning
1. Perfection (Deuteronomy 32:4)
 2. Very Good (Genesis 1:31)
 3. Could have gone on like this but…
 4. Adam sinned and sent the world into a
tailspin of destruction and imperfection
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Questions
1. Was God caught off guard, unprepared
for the impending disaster that would
destroy His perfection?
 2. If not, then God had a plan
(“slain from the foundation…”)
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ontinuing
MOVE FORWARD IN TIME

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Abrahamic Covenant


Cut a covenant with Abraham to establish
a nation that would receive His
instructions with the intention that in the
living out of them, they would become a
light to the rest of the world.
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Mosaic Covenant
Exodus 19:5 Now therefore, if ye will
obey My voice indeed, and keep My
covenant, then ye shall be a peculiar
treasure unto Me above all people: for all
the earth is Mine.
 Exodus 19:8 And all the people answered
together, and said, “All that hw"hy hath


spoken we will do.” And Moses returned
the words of the people unto hw"hy.

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Mosaic Covenant
Exodus 20 – The Ten Commandments
 Our focus is the fourth (except in Catholic
Bibles where it is the third)
 Exodus 20:8 Remember the Sabbath
day, to keep it set apart from the other
days.
 Once again, we see that God cares about
the Sabbath
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Establishing a Baseline
When is the Sabbath first mentioned?
 ANS:
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Establishing a Baseline
When is the Sabbath first mentioned?
 ANS: Genesis 2:2-3
 We have a very good creation that
included the seventh day, resting,
blessing, and the seventh day being set
apart from the other days of the week.
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Genesis 1:14 and
Definitions



Genesis 1:14 And God said, “Let there be
lights in the firmament of the heaven to
divide the day from the night; and let
them be for signs, and for seasons, and
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Genesis 1:14


Genesis 1:14 And God said, “Let there be
lights in the firmament of the heaven to
divide the day from the night; and let
them be for ttoa, and for dI[]Am , and

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Genesis 1:14
 Ttoa (ot) (sign)

To signal something in some way…
 Examples of signs:
 The rainbow, circumcision, all the plagues
on Egypt, Joshua’s stones in the Jordan,
Isaiah 7:14, and…
 The Sabbath
(Exodus 31:13, 17; Ezekiel 20:12)
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Genesis 1:14
 dI[]Am (moed) (appointment)

To designate a time for a meeting
 Do you know what that means?
 God has a Day Timer
 He has appointments set when He wants
to meet with us
 We should find out when they are so we
can be present
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Genesis 1:14 Expanded


Genesis 1:14 And God said, “Let there be
lights in the firmament of the heaven to
divide the day from the night; and let
them be for signs, and to designate the
times for divine appointments…
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Continuing the Foundation
 War>q (qari) (proclaim)

It denotes primarily the enunciation of a
specific message.
 It is customarily addressed to a specific
recipient and is intended to elicit a
specific response.
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Continuing the Foundation

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aer'q.m (miqra) ([dress] rehearsal)

Frequently translated as Convocation
and Assembly

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Review
 War>q (qari)

(proclaim)

 dI[]Am (moed) (appointment)


aer'q.m (miqra) (rehearsal, convocation)
assembly

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Leviticus 23:2-3


v2 Speak unto the children of Israel, and
say unto them, “Concerning the divinely
appointed times (sacred assemblings) of
hw"hy, which you shall proclaim to be holy

dress rehearsals, even these are My
divinely set appointments.”
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Leviticus 23:2-3
v3 Six days shall work be done: but the
seventh day is the Sabbath, a day for a
sacred assembly…
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 Hebrews 10:25 Not forsaking the
assembling of ourselves together, as
some have begun to do…
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Note


If our Heavenly Father did not establish
a particular “appointment” as a call to
worship, we might want to look into who
did.

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Establishing a Baseline
Reasons the Sabbath were given?
 Exodus 31
 v13,17 – sign between hw"hy, and Israel


v15 – rest
 v17 – refreshing
 Leviticus 23:3 Sacred assembling
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Establishing a Baseline
Who is the Sabbath for?
 A popular answer is “the Jews”
 The Sabbath was one of the 10
commandments given in Exodus 20 at
Mount Sinai. Can you make a case that
the only people who were at the foot of
mount Sinai when the 10 commandments
were given were the tribe of Judah?
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Who is the Sabbath for?
Mark 2:27 And he [Yeshua] said unto
them, “The Sabbath was made for
mankind ( a;nqrwpoj ), and not man for the
Sabbath.”
 Prophecies about the Gentiles
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Who is the Sabbath for?


Isaiah 56:2 Blessed is the man that
doeth this, and the son of man that
layeth hold on it; that keepeth the
Sabbath from polluting it…

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Who is the Sabbath for?


Isaiah 56:4 For thus saith hw"hy unto the

eunuchs that keep My Sabbaths, and
choose the things that please Me, and
take hold of My covenant…

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Who is the Sabbath for?


Isaiah 56:6 Also the sons of the stranger,
that join themselves to hw"hy, to serve
Him, and to love the name of hw"hy, to be
His servants, every one that keepeth the
Sabbath from polluting it, and taketh hold
of My covenant;

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Who is the Sabbath for?


Isaiah 58:13 If thou turn away thy foot
from the Sabbath, from doing thy
pleasure on My holy day; and call the
Sabbath a delight, the holy of hw"hy,

honourable; and shalt honour Him, not
doing thine own ways, nor finding thine
own pleasure, nor speaking thine own
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Who is the Sabbath for?


Isaiah 58:14 Then shalt thou delight
thyself in hw"hy; and I will cause thee to

ride upon the high places of the earth,
and feed thee with the heritage of
Jacob thy father: for the mouth of hw"hy
hath spoken it.

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Who is the Sabbath for?
Ephesians 2:11 Wherefore remember,
that you, being in time past Gentiles in
the flesh…
 v12 That at that time you were without
Messiah, separated [ avphllotriwme,noi ] from
the Commonwealth of Israel, and
excluded [ xe,noi ] from the covenants of
promise, having no hope, and without
God in the world:
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Who is the Sabbath for?
Ephesians 2:13 But now in Messiah
Yeshua you, who previously were far
away have been brought near by the
blood of Messiah.
 v14 For he is our peace, who has joined
both groups into one, destroying the
barrier of tradition that had separated
Jews and Gentiles.
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Who is the Sabbath for?


Ephesians 2:15 Having abolished in his
flesh the enmity, even the law of
commandments contained in man’s
traditions; that in himself he might make
the two into one new man, thus
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Who is the Sabbath for?


Ephesians 2:19 Now therefore, you are
no longer excluded from citizenship in
God’s Kingdom, but fellow citizens with
the saints, and of the household of God.
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Who is the Sabbath for?
Romans 11:17 And if some of the
branches be broken off, and thou, being
a wild olive tree, were grafted in among
them, and with them partakest of the
root and fatness of the olive tree;
 v18 Boast not against the branches…
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At the Time of Creation
Creation was perfect
 During creation, the Sabbath was
established as a sign and a Divinely
Appointed Time of rest and refreshing
 At creation, God cared about the role
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At the Time of Moses
At the time of Moses, the 10
commandments were given to all the
tribes of Israel (not just Judah) as well
as all those who chose to leave Egypt
and become part of Israel.
 Within the 10 commandments, one
states: “Remember the Sabbath day, to
keep it holy”.
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At the Time of Moses
Exodus states that when Yahweh's
Sabbath is observed by Israel, it is a
sign.
 God explained that the Sabbath is to
provide rest from 6 days of labor and a
refreshing.
 It is clear that at this time, God cared
about the role the Sabbath would play
for Israel.
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At the Time of the Prophets
During the time of the prophets, Isaiah
states that the Sabbath is for all and in
the keeping of it is great blessing.
 It is clear that at this time, God cared
about the role the Sabbath would play
for Israel and all those who chose to
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At the Time of the First
Century

Yeshua said that the Sabbath was
made for mankind.
 Romans states that we Gentiles have
been grafted into Israel.
 Ephesians states that in the past, we
were Gentiles who were separated from
the Commonwealth of Israel, excluded
from the covenants of promise, having
no hope, and without God.


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At the Time of the First
Century

Yeshua's work has allowed us Gentiles
to become a part of Israel, no longer
excluded from citizenship in God's
kingdom, fellow citizens with the saints,
and the household of God.
 It is clear that at this time, God cared
about the role the Sabbath would play
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he Plan of God

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What is the Plan of God?
Acts 3:20 And He shall send Yeshua
the Messiah, which before was
preached unto you:
 Acts 3:21 Where in heaven he must
remain until the time to begin the
restoration of all things, which God hath
spoken by the mouth of all His holy
prophets since the world began.


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What is the Plan of God?
When does the restoration of all things
begin?
 When does Yeshua leave heaven to
establish his kingdom on Earth?
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What is the Plan of God?
During the Millennial Kingdom, what
role does the Sabbath play?
 Speaking of the priests it says, “And in
controversy they shall stand in
judgment; and they shall judge it
according to My judgments: and they
shall keep My Torah and My statutes in
all Mine assemblies; and they shall
hallow my Sabbaths. Ezekiel 44:24


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What is the Plan of God?
During the Millennial Kingdom, what
role does the Sabbath play?
 Likewise, the people of the land shall
worship at the door of this gate before
hw"hy in the Sabbaths and in the new


moons. Ezekiel 46:3
 It is clear that at this time, God cares
about the role the Sabbath will play for
all mankind.
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What is the Plan of God?
After the New Heavens and the New
Earth, what role does the Sabbath play?
 “For as the New Heavens and the New
Earth, which I will make, shall remain
before me, saith hw"hy, so shall your


seed and your name remain.”
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What is the Plan of God?
After the New Heavens and the New
Earth, what role does the Sabbath play?
 “And it shall come to pass, that from
one new moon to another, and from one
Sabbath to another, shall all flesh come
to worship before me, saith hw"hy…


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After the New Heavens and the New
Earth, what role does the Sabbath play?
 It is clear that at this time, God cares
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Malachi 3:6 For I am hw"hy,
I change not…

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The Time of the Gentiles
How long was the Sabbath to last?
 Exodus 31:16 Wherefore the children of
Israel shall keep the Sabbath, to observe
the Sabbath throughout their generations,
obeying the covenant on a continuous
basis.
 I have Good News and Bad News
 Romans 9:6, Galatians 6:16


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How long was the Sabbath
to last?

Acts 13:14 But when they departed from
Perga, they came to Antioch in Pisidia,
and went into the synagogue on the
Sabbath day, and sat down.
 v15 And after the reading of the law and
the prophets, the rulers of the
synagogue said unto them, “You men
and brethren, if ye have any word of
exhortation for the people, say on.”


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How long was the Sabbath
to last?

Acts 13:42 And when the Jews were
gone out of the synagogue, the Gentiles
asked that these words might be
preached to them the next Sabbath.
 v44 And the next Sabbath day came
almost the whole city together to hear
the word of God.


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How long was the Sabbath
to last?

Even with this evidence (and there is
much much more), some will say that at
the death of Yeshua, the Sabbath was
replaced with Sunday.
 Verses used to support that include
Colossians 2:16-17; Galatians 4:10;
Romans 10:4, 14:5-6; just to name a
few.
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What We Learned is that The Most
High cares about the Sabbath from
the time it was created until the
restoration is completed and beyond!

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1 Samuel 2:3 says “by Him actions
are weighed.”
Hosea 4:6a says “My people are
destroyed for lack of knowledge.”
Hosea 4:6b says “Since you have
forgotten the Torah of your God, I will
also forget your children.”
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Even a pagan understands that they
need to find out what their pagan deity
desires…
Why can’t we apply this same principle
and search the Scriptures for the truth,
and find the ancient paths.
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Matthew 7:21 “Many will say Lord,
Lord…”
He says “Depart from me, you who
disregard my Divine instructions.”
II Corinthians 13:5 Examine
yourselves. Determine if you are still
following the truth.
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Don’t get caught saying “But Lord, I
didn’t know” and Him responding “My
child, I put before you that which
could help you recover the truth, the
ancient paths (Jeremiah 6:16) and
you couldn’t even check it out?”

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Is this how a child honors their
Father?
Ezekiel 22:26 The leaders of Israel
have hidden their eyes from My
Sabbaths, and I am profaned among
them.
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he Sabbath in

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In the Beginning
First day: It was good
 Second day: It was good
 Third day: It was good
 Fourth day: It was good
 Fifth day: It was good
 Sixth day (living creatures): It was good
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In the Beginning


Genesis 1:31 And God saw everything
that he had made, and, behold, it was
very good…

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Next Actions
1. Rested on the 7th day and refreshed
Himself (Exodus 31:17)
 2. Blessed the 7th day
 3. Set apart the 7th day from all the other
days
 Note: While not self-evident on it’s face,
at this point, God cared about the role the
Sabbath played in His Plan.
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In the Beginning
1. Perfection (Deuteronomy 32:4)
 2. Very Good (Genesis 1:31)
 3. Could have gone on like this but…
 4. Adam sinned and sent the world into a
tailspin of destruction and imperfection
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Questions
1. Was God caught off guard, unprepared
for the impending disaster that would
destroy His perfection?
 2. If not, then God had a plan
(“slain from the foundation…”)
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ontinuing
MOVE FORWARD IN TIME

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Abrahamic Covenant


Cut a covenant with Abraham to establish
a nation that would receive His
instructions with the intention that in the
living out of them, they would become a
light to the rest of the world.
(Deuteronomy 4:6-8)

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Mosaic Covenant
Exodus 19:5 Now therefore, if ye will
obey My voice indeed, and keep My
covenant, then ye shall be a peculiar
treasure unto Me above all people: for all
the earth is Mine.
 Exodus 19:8 And all the people answered
together, and said, “All that hw"hy hath


spoken we will do.” And Moses returned
the words of the people unto hw"hy.

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Mosaic Covenant
Exodus 20 – The Ten Commandments
 Our focus is the fourth (except in Catholic
Bibles where it is the third)
 Exodus 20:8 Remember the Sabbath
day, to keep it set apart from the other
days.
 Once again, we see that God cares about
the Sabbath


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Establishing a Baseline
When is the Sabbath first mentioned?
 ANS:
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Establishing a Baseline
When is the Sabbath first mentioned?
 ANS: Genesis 2:2-3
 We have a very good creation that
included the seventh day, resting,
blessing, and the seventh day being set
apart from the other days of the week.


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Genesis 1:14 and
Definitions



Genesis 1:14 And God said, “Let there be
lights in the firmament of the heaven to
divide the day from the night; and let
them be for signs, and for seasons, and
for days, and years.

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Genesis 1:14


Genesis 1:14 And God said, “Let there be
lights in the firmament of the heaven to
divide the day from the night; and let
them be for ttoa, and for dI[]Am , and

for days, and years.

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Genesis 1:14
 Ttoa (ot) (sign)

To signal something in some way…
 Examples of signs:
 The rainbow, circumcision, all the plagues
on Egypt, Joshua’s stones in the Jordan,
Isaiah 7:14, and…
 The Sabbath
(Exodus 31:13, 17; Ezekiel 20:12)


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Genesis 1:14
 dI[]Am (moed) (appointment)

To designate a time for a meeting
 Do you know what that means?
 God has a Day Timer
 He has appointments set when He wants
to meet with us
 We should find out when they are so we
can be present


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Genesis 1:14 Expanded


Genesis 1:14 And God said, “Let there be
lights in the firmament of the heaven to
divide the day from the night; and let
them be for signs, and to designate the
times for divine appointments…
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Continuing the Foundation
 War>q (qari) (proclaim)

It denotes primarily the enunciation of a
specific message.
 It is customarily addressed to a specific
recipient and is intended to elicit a
specific response.
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Continuing the Foundation



aer'q.m (miqra) ([dress] rehearsal)

Frequently translated as Convocation
and Assembly

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Review
 War>q (qari)

(proclaim)

 dI[]Am (moed) (appointment)


aer'q.m (miqra) (rehearsal, convocation)
assembly

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Leviticus 23:2-3


v2 Speak unto the children of Israel, and
say unto them, “Concerning the divinely
appointed times (sacred assemblings) of
hw"hy, which you shall proclaim to be holy

dress rehearsals, even these are My
divinely set appointments.”
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Leviticus 23:2-3
v3 Six days shall work be done: but the
seventh day is the Sabbath, a day for a
sacred assembly…
[HODF Expanded]
 Hebrews 10:25 Not forsaking the
assembling of ourselves together, as
some have begun to do…
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

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Note


If our Heavenly Father did not establish
a particular “appointment” as a call to
worship, we might want to look into who
did.

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Establishing a Baseline
Reasons the Sabbath were given?
 Exodus 31
 v13,17 – sign between hw"hy, and Israel


v15 – rest
 v17 – refreshing
 Leviticus 23:3 Sacred assembling


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Establishing a Baseline
Who is the Sabbath for?
 A popular answer is “the Jews”
 The Sabbath was one of the 10
commandments given in Exodus 20 at
Mount Sinai. Can you make a case that
the only people who were at the foot of
mount Sinai when the 10 commandments
were given were the tribe of Judah?


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Who is the Sabbath for?
Mark 2:27 And he [Yeshua] said unto
them, “The Sabbath was made for
mankind ( a;nqrwpoj ), and not man for the
Sabbath.”
 Prophecies about the Gentiles
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Who is the Sabbath for?


Isaiah 56:2 Blessed is the man that
doeth this, and the son of man that
layeth hold on it; that keepeth the
Sabbath from polluting it…

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Who is the Sabbath for?


Isaiah 56:4 For thus saith hw"hy unto the

eunuchs that keep My Sabbaths, and
choose the things that please Me, and
take hold of My covenant…

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Who is the Sabbath for?


Isaiah 56:6 Also the sons of the stranger,
that join themselves to hw"hy, to serve
Him, and to love the name of hw"hy, to be
His servants, every one that keepeth the
Sabbath from polluting it, and taketh hold
of My covenant;

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Who is the Sabbath for?


Isaiah 58:13 If thou turn away thy foot
from the Sabbath, from doing thy
pleasure on My holy day; and call the
Sabbath a delight, the holy of hw"hy,

honourable; and shalt honour Him, not
doing thine own ways, nor finding thine
own pleasure, nor speaking thine own
words:

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Who is the Sabbath for?


Isaiah 58:14 Then shalt thou delight
thyself in hw"hy; and I will cause thee to

ride upon the high places of the earth,
and feed thee with the heritage of
Jacob thy father: for the mouth of hw"hy
hath spoken it.

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Who is the Sabbath for?
Ephesians 2:11 Wherefore remember,
that you, being in time past Gentiles in
the flesh…
 v12 That at that time you were without
Messiah, separated [ avphllotriwme,noi ] from
the Commonwealth of Israel, and
excluded [ xe,noi ] from the covenants of
promise, having no hope, and without
God in the world:


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Who is the Sabbath for?
Ephesians 2:13 But now in Messiah
Yeshua you, who previously were far
away have been brought near by the
blood of Messiah.
 v14 For he is our peace, who has joined
both groups into one, destroying the
barrier of tradition that had separated
Jews and Gentiles.


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Who is the Sabbath for?


Ephesians 2:15 Having abolished in his
flesh the enmity, even the law of
commandments contained in man’s
traditions; that in himself he might make
the two into one new man, thus
establishing peace.

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Who is the Sabbath for?


Ephesians 2:19 Now therefore, you are
no longer excluded from citizenship in
God’s Kingdom, but fellow citizens with
the saints, and of the household of God.
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Who is the Sabbath for?
Romans 11:17 And if some of the
branches be broken off, and thou, being
a wild olive tree, were grafted in among
them, and with them partakest of the
root and fatness of the olive tree;
 v18 Boast not against the branches…


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At the Time of Creation
Creation was perfect
 During creation, the Sabbath was
established as a sign and a Divinely
Appointed Time of rest and refreshing
 At creation, God cared about the role
the Sabbath would play for mankind.
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At the Time of Moses
At the time of Moses, the 10
commandments were given to all the
tribes of Israel (not just Judah) as well
as all those who chose to leave Egypt
and become part of Israel.
 Within the 10 commandments, one
states: “Remember the Sabbath day, to
keep it holy”.


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At the Time of Moses
Exodus states that when Yahweh's
Sabbath is observed by Israel, it is a
sign.
 God explained that the Sabbath is to
provide rest from 6 days of labor and a
refreshing.
 It is clear that at this time, God cared
about the role the Sabbath would play
for Israel.


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At the Time of the Prophets
During the time of the prophets, Isaiah
states that the Sabbath is for all and in
the keeping of it is great blessing.
 It is clear that at this time, God cared
about the role the Sabbath would play
for Israel and all those who chose to
became a part of Israel.


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At the Time of the First
Century

Yeshua said that the Sabbath was
made for mankind.
 Romans states that we Gentiles have
been grafted into Israel.
 Ephesians states that in the past, we
were Gentiles who were separated from
the Commonwealth of Israel, excluded
from the covenants of promise, having
no hope, and without God.


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At the Time of the First
Century

Yeshua's work has allowed us Gentiles
to become a part of Israel, no longer
excluded from citizenship in God's
kingdom, fellow citizens with the saints,
and the household of God.
 It is clear that at this time, God cared
about the role the Sabbath would play
for Israel.


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he Plan of God

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What is the Plan of God?
Acts 3:20 And He shall send Yeshua
the Messiah, which before was
preached unto you:
 Acts 3:21 Where in heaven he must
remain until the time to begin the
restoration of all things, which God hath
spoken by the mouth of all His holy
prophets since the world began.


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What is the Plan of God?
When does the restoration of all things
begin?
 When does Yeshua leave heaven to
establish his kingdom on Earth?


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What is the Plan of God?
During the Millennial Kingdom, what
role does the Sabbath play?
 Speaking of the priests it says, “And in
controversy they shall stand in
judgment; and they shall judge it
according to My judgments: and they
shall keep My Torah and My statutes in
all Mine assemblies; and they shall
hallow my Sabbaths. Ezekiel 44:24


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What is the Plan of God?
During the Millennial Kingdom, what
role does the Sabbath play?
 Likewise, the people of the land shall
worship at the door of this gate before
hw"hy in the Sabbaths and in the new


moons. Ezekiel 46:3
 It is clear that at this time, God cares
about the role the Sabbath will play for
all mankind.
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What is the Plan of God?
After the New Heavens and the New
Earth, what role does the Sabbath play?
 “For as the New Heavens and the New
Earth, which I will make, shall remain
before me, saith hw"hy, so shall your


seed and your name remain.”
Isaiah 66:22

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What is the Plan of God?
After the New Heavens and the New
Earth, what role does the Sabbath play?
 “And it shall come to pass, that from
one new moon to another, and from one
Sabbath to another, shall all flesh come
to worship before me, saith hw"hy…


Isaiah 66:23

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What is the Plan of God?
After the New Heavens and the New
Earth, what role does the Sabbath play?
 It is clear that at this time, God cares
about the role the Sabbath will play for
all mankind.
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The Restoration of All Things

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Malachi 3:6 For I am hw"hy,
I change not…

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The Time of the Gentiles
How long was the Sabbath to last?
 Exodus 31:16 Wherefore the children of
Israel shall keep the Sabbath, to observe
the Sabbath throughout their generations,
obeying the covenant on a continuous
basis.
 I have Good News and Bad News
 Romans 9:6, Galatians 6:16


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How long was the Sabbath
to last?

Acts 13:14 But when they departed from
Perga, they came to Antioch in Pisidia,
and went into the synagogue on the
Sabbath day, and sat down.
 v15 And after the reading of the law and
the prophets, the rulers of the
synagogue said unto them, “You men
and brethren, if ye have any word of
exhortation for the people, say on.”


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How long was the Sabbath
to last?

Acts 13:42 And when the Jews were
gone out of the synagogue, the Gentiles
asked that these words might be
preached to them the next Sabbath.
 v44 And the next Sabbath day came
almost the whole city together to hear
the word of God.


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How long was the Sabbath
to last?

Even with this evidence (and there is
much much more), some will say that at
the death of Yeshua, the Sabbath was
replaced with Sunday.
 Verses used to support that include
Colossians 2:16-17; Galatians 4:10;
Romans 10:4, 14:5-6; just to name a
few.


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What We Learned is that The Most
High cares about the Sabbath from
the time it was created until the
restoration is completed and beyond!

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1 Samuel 2:3 says “by Him actions
are weighed.”
Hosea 4:6a says “My people are
destroyed for lack of knowledge.”
Hosea 4:6b says “Since you have
forgotten the Torah of your God, I will
also forget your children.”
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Even a pagan understands that they
need to find out what their pagan deity
desires…
Why can’t we apply this same principle
and search the Scriptures for the truth,
and find the ancient paths.
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Matthew 7:21 “Many will say Lord,
Lord…”
He says “Depart from me, you who
disregard my Divine instructions.”
II Corinthians 13:5 Examine
yourselves. Determine if you are still
following the truth.
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Don’t get caught saying “But Lord, I
didn’t know” and Him responding “My
child, I put before you that which
could help you recover the truth, the
ancient paths (Jeremiah 6:16) and
you couldn’t even check it out?”

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Is this how a child honors their
Father?
Ezekiel 22:26 The leaders of Israel
have hidden their eyes from My
Sabbaths, and I am profaned among
them.
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he Sabbath in

The Plan of God

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In the Beginning
First day: It was good
 Second day: It was good
 Third day: It was good
 Fourth day: It was good
 Fifth day: It was good
 Sixth day (living creatures): It was good
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In the Beginning


Genesis 1:31 And God saw everything
that he had made, and, behold, it was
very good…

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Next Actions
1. Rested on the 7th day and refreshed
Himself (Exodus 31:17)
 2. Blessed the 7th day
 3. Set apart the 7th day from all the other
days
 Note: While not self-evident on it’s face,
at this point, God cared about the role the
Sabbath played in His Plan.


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In the Beginning
1. Perfection (Deuteronomy 32:4)
 2. Very Good (Genesis 1:31)
 3. Could have gone on like this but…
 4. Adam sinned and sent the world into a
tailspin of destruction and imperfection
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Questions
1. Was God caught off guard, unprepared
for the impending disaster that would
destroy His perfection?
 2. If not, then God had a plan
(“slain from the foundation…”)
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ontinuing
MOVE FORWARD IN TIME

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Abrahamic Covenant


Cut a covenant with Abraham to establish
a nation that would receive His
instructions with the intention that in the
living out of them, they would become a
light to the rest of the world.
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Mosaic Covenant
Exodus 19:5 Now therefore, if ye will
obey My voice indeed, and keep My
covenant, then ye shall be a peculiar
treasure unto Me above all people: for all
the earth is Mine.
 Exodus 19:8 And all the people answered
together, and said, “All that hw"hy hath


spoken we will do.” And Moses returned
the words of the people unto hw"hy.

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Mosaic Covenant
Exodus 20 – The Ten Commandments
 Our focus is the fourth (except in Catholic
Bibles where it is the third)
 Exodus 20:8 Remember the Sabbath
day, to keep it set apart from the other
days.
 Once again, we see that God cares about
the Sabbath


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Establishing a Baseline
When is the Sabbath first mentioned?
 ANS:
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Establishing a Baseline
When is the Sabbath first mentioned?
 ANS: Genesis 2:2-3
 We have a very good creation that
included the seventh day, resting,
blessing, and the seventh day being set
apart from the other days of the week.


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Genesis 1:14 and
Definitions



Genesis 1:14 And God said, “Let there be
lights in the firmament of the heaven to
divide the day from the night; and let
them be for signs, and for seasons, and
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Genesis 1:14


Genesis 1:14 And God said, “Let there be
lights in the firmament of the heaven to
divide the day from the night; and let
them be for ttoa, and for dI[]Am , and

for days, and years.

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Genesis 1:14
 Ttoa (ot) (sign)

To signal something in some way…
 Examples of signs:
 The rainbow, circumcision, all the plagues
on Egypt, Joshua’s stones in the Jordan,
Isaiah 7:14, and…
 The Sabbath
(Exodus 31:13, 17; Ezekiel 20:12)
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Genesis 1:14
 dI[]Am (moed) (appointment)

To designate a time for a meeting
 Do you know what that means?
 God has a Day Timer
 He has appointments set when He wants
to meet with us
 We should find out when they are so we
can be present


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Genesis 1:14 Expanded


Genesis 1:14 And God said, “Let there be
lights in the firmament of the heaven to
divide the day from the night; and let
them be for signs, and to designate the
times for divine appointments…
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Continuing the Foundation
 War>q (qari) (proclaim)

It denotes primarily the enunciation of a
specific message.
 It is customarily addressed to a specific
recipient and is intended to elicit a
specific response.
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Continuing the Foundation



aer'q.m (miqra) ([dress] rehearsal)

Frequently translated as Convocation
and Assembly

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Review
 War>q (qari)

(proclaim)

 dI[]Am (moed) (appointment)


aer'q.m (miqra) (rehearsal, convocation)
assembly

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Leviticus 23:2-3


v2 Speak unto the children of Israel, and
say unto them, “Concerning the divinely
appointed times (sacred assemblings) of
hw"hy, which you shall proclaim to be holy

dress rehearsals, even these are My
divinely set appointments.”
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Leviticus 23:2-3
v3 Six days shall work be done: but the
seventh day is the Sabbath, a day for a
sacred assembly…
[HODF Expanded]
 Hebrews 10:25 Not forsaking the
assembling of ourselves together, as
some have begun to do…
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Note


If our Heavenly Father did not establish
a particular “appointment” as a call to
worship, we might want to look into who
did.

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Establishing a Baseline
Reasons the Sabbath were given?
 Exodus 31
 v13,17 – sign between hw"hy, and Israel


v15 – rest
 v17 – refreshing
 Leviticus 23:3 Sacred assembling
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Establishing a Baseline
Who is the Sabbath for?
 A popular answer is “the Jews”
 The Sabbath was one of the 10
commandments given in Exodus 20 at
Mount Sinai. Can you make a case that
the only people who were at the foot of
mount Sinai when the 10 commandments
were given were the tribe of Judah?
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Who is the Sabbath for?
Mark 2:27 And he [Yeshua] said unto
them, “The Sabbath was made for
mankind ( a;nqrwpoj ), and not man for the
Sabbath.”
 Prophecies about the Gentiles
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Who is the Sabbath for?


Isaiah 56:2 Blessed is the man that
doeth this, and the son of man that
layeth hold on it; that keepeth the
Sabbath from polluting it…

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Who is the Sabbath for?


Isaiah 56:4 For thus saith hw"hy unto the

eunuchs that keep My Sabbaths, and
choose the things that please Me, and
take hold of My covenant…

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Who is the Sabbath for?


Isaiah 56:6 Also the sons of the stranger,
that join themselves to hw"hy, to serve
Him, and to love the name of hw"hy, to be
His servants, every one that keepeth the
Sabbath from polluting it, and taketh hold
of My covenant;

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Who is the Sabbath for?


Isaiah 58:13 If thou turn away thy foot
from the Sabbath, from doing thy
pleasure on My holy day; and call the
Sabbath a delight, the holy of hw"hy,

honourable; and shalt honour Him, not
doing thine own ways, nor finding thine
own pleasure, nor speaking thine own
words:

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Who is the Sabbath for?


Isaiah 58:14 Then shalt thou delight
thyself in hw"hy; and I will cause thee to

ride upon the high places of the earth,
and feed thee with the heritage of
Jacob thy father: for the mouth of hw"hy
hath spoken it.

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Who is the Sabbath for?
Ephesians 2:11 Wherefore remember,
that you, being in time past Gentiles in
the flesh…
 v12 That at that time you were without
Messiah, separated [ avphllotriwme,noi ] from
the Commonwealth of Israel, and
excluded [ xe,noi ] from the covenants of
promise, having no hope, and without
God in the world:
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Who is the Sabbath for?
Ephesians 2:13 But now in Messiah
Yeshua you, who previously were far
away have been brought near by the
blood of Messiah.
 v14 For he is our peace, who has joined
both groups into one, destroying the
barrier of tradition that had separated
Jews and Gentiles.


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Who is the Sabbath for?


Ephesians 2:15 Having abolished in his
flesh the enmity, even the law of
commandments contained in man’s
traditions; that in himself he might make
the two into one new man, thus
establishing peace.

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Who is the Sabbath for?


Ephesians 2:19 Now therefore, you are
no longer excluded from citizenship in
God’s Kingdom, but fellow citizens with
the saints, and of the household of God.
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Who is the Sabbath for?
Romans 11:17 And if some of the
branches be broken off, and thou, being
a wild olive tree, were grafted in among
them, and with them partakest of the
root and fatness of the olive tree;
 v18 Boast not against the branches…


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At the Time of Creation
Creation was perfect
 During creation, the Sabbath was
established as a sign and a Divinely
Appointed Time of rest and refreshing
 At creation, God cared about the role
the Sabbath would play for mankind.
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At the Time of Moses
At the time of Moses, the 10
commandments were given to all the
tribes of Israel (not just Judah) as well
as all those who chose to leave Egypt
and become part of Israel.
 Within the 10 commandments, one
states: “Remember the Sabbath day, to
keep it holy”.


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At the Time of Moses
Exodus states that when Yahweh's
Sabbath is observed by Israel, it is a
sign.
 God explained that the Sabbath is to
provide rest from 6 days of labor and a
refreshing.
 It is clear that at this time, God cared
about the role the Sabbath would play
for Israel.
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At the Time of the Prophets
During the time of the prophets, Isaiah
states that the Sabbath is for all and in
the keeping of it is great blessing.
 It is clear that at this time, God cared
about the role the Sabbath would play
for Israel and all those who chose to
became a part of Israel.


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At the Time of the First
Century

Yeshua said that the Sabbath was
made for mankind.
 Romans states that we Gentiles have
been grafted into Israel.
 Ephesians states that in the past, we
were Gentiles who were separated from
the Commonwealth of Israel, excluded
from the covenants of promise, having
no hope, and without God.
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At the Time of the First
Century

Yeshua's work has allowed us Gentiles
to become a part of Israel, no longer
excluded from citizenship in God's
kingdom, fellow citizens with the saints,
and the household of God.
 It is clear that at this time, God cared
about the role the Sabbath would play
for Israel.


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he Plan of God

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What is the Plan of God?
Acts 3:20 And He shall send Yeshua
the Messiah, which before was
preached unto you:
 Acts 3:21 Where in heaven he must
remain until the time to begin the
restoration of all things, which God hath
spoken by the mouth of all His holy
prophets since the world began.


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What is the Plan of God?
When does the restoration of all things
begin?
 When does Yeshua leave heaven to
establish his kingdom on Earth?
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What is the Plan of God?
During the Millennial Kingdom, what
role does the Sabbath play?
 Speaking of the priests it says, “And in
controversy they shall stand in
judgment; and they shall judge it
according to My judgments: and they
shall keep My Torah and My statutes in
all Mine assemblies; and they shall
hallow my Sabbaths. Ezekiel 44:24


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What is the Plan of God?
During the Millennial Kingdom, what
role does the Sabbath play?
 Likewise, the people of the land shall
worship at the door of this gate before
hw"hy in the Sabbaths and in the new


moons. Ezekiel 46:3
 It is clear that at this time, God cares
about the role the Sabbath will play for
all mankind.
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What is the Plan of God?
After the New Heavens and the New
Earth, what role does the Sabbath play?
 “For as the New Heavens and the New
Earth, which I will make, shall remain
before me, saith hw"hy, so shall your


seed and your name remain.”
Isaiah 66:22

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What is the Plan of God?
After the New Heavens and the New
Earth, what role does the Sabbath play?
 “And it shall come to pass, that from
one new moon to another, and from one
Sabbath to another, shall all flesh come
to worship before me, saith hw"hy…


Isaiah 66:23

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What is the Plan of God?
After the New Heavens and the New
Earth, what role does the Sabbath play?
 It is clear that at this time, God cares
about the role the Sabbath will play for
all mankind.
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The Restoration of All Things

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Malachi 3:6 For I am hw"hy,
I change not…

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The Time of the Gentiles
How long was the Sabbath to last?
 Exodus 31:16 Wherefore the children of
Israel shall keep the Sabbath, to observe
the Sabbath throughout their generations,
obeying the covenant on a continuous
basis.
 I have Good News and Bad News
 Romans 9:6, Galatians 6:16
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How long was the Sabbath
to last?

Acts 13:14 But when they departed from
Perga, they came to Antioch in Pisidia,
and went into the synagogue on the
Sabbath day, and sat down.
 v15 And after the reading of the law and
the prophets, the rulers of the
synagogue said unto them, “You men
and brethren, if ye have any word of
exhortation for the people, say on.”


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How long was the Sabbath
to last?

Acts 13:42 And when the Jews were
gone out of the synagogue, the Gentiles
asked that these words might be
preached to them the next Sabbath.
 v44 And the next Sabbath day came
almost the whole city together to hear
the word of God.


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How long was the Sabbath
to last?

Even with this evidence (and there is
much much more), some will say that at
the death of Yeshua, the Sabbath was
replaced with Sunday.
 Verses used to support that include
Colossians 2:16-17; Galatians 4:10;
Romans 10:4, 14:5-6; just to name a
few.
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What We Learned is that The Most
High cares about the Sabbath from
the time it was created until the
restoration is completed and beyond!

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1 Samuel 2:3 says “by Him actions
are weighed.”
Hosea 4:6a says “My people are
destroyed for lack of knowledge.”
Hosea 4:6b says “Since you have
forgotten the Torah of your God, I will
also forget your children.”
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Even a pagan understands that they
need to find out what their pagan deity
desires…
Why can’t we apply this same principle
and search the Scriptures for the truth,
and find the ancient paths.
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Matthew 7:21 “Many will say Lord,
Lord…”
He says “Depart from me, you who
disregard my Divine instructions.”
II Corinthians 13:5 Examine
yourselves. Determine if you are still
following the truth.
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Don’t get caught saying “But Lord, I
didn’t know” and Him responding “My
child, I put before you that which
could help you recover the truth, the
ancient paths (Jeremiah 6:16) and
you couldn’t even check it out?”

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Is this how a child honors their
Father?
Ezekiel 22:26 The leaders of Israel
have hidden their eyes from My
Sabbaths, and I am profaned among
them.
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September
2011
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he Sabbath in

The Plan of God

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In the Beginning
First day: It was good
 Second day: It was good
 Third day: It was good
 Fourth day: It was good
 Fifth day: It was good
 Sixth day (living creatures): It was good
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In the Beginning


Genesis 1:31 And God saw everything
that he had made, and, behold, it was
very good…

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Next Actions
1. Rested on the 7th day and refreshed
Himself (Exodus 31:17)
 2. Blessed the 7th day
 3. Set apart the 7th day from all the other
days
 Note: While not self-evident on it’s face,
at this point, God cared about the role the
Sabbath played in His Plan.
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In the Beginning
1. Perfection (Deuteronomy 32:4)
 2. Very Good (Genesis 1:31)
 3. Could have gone on like this but…
 4. Adam sinned and sent the world into a
tailspin of destruction and imperfection


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Questions
1. Was God caught off guard, unprepared
for the impending disaster that would
destroy His perfection?
 2. If not, then God had a plan
(“slain from the foundation…”)


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ontinuing
MOVE FORWARD IN TIME

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Abrahamic Covenant


Cut a covenant with Abraham to establish
a nation that would receive His
instructions with the intention that in the
living out of them, they would become a
light to the rest of the world.
(Deuteronomy 4:6-8)

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Mosaic Covenant
Exodus 19:5 Now therefore, if ye will
obey My voice indeed, and keep My
covenant, then ye shall be a peculiar
treasure unto Me above all people: for all
the earth is Mine.
 Exodus 19:8 And all the people answered
together, and said, “All that hw"hy hath


spoken we will do.” And Moses returned
the words of the people unto hw"hy.

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Mosaic Covenant
Exodus 20 – The Ten Commandments
 Our focus is the fourth (except in Catholic
Bibles where it is the third)
 Exodus 20:8 Remember the Sabbath
day, to keep it set apart from the other
days.
 Once again, we see that God cares about
the Sabbath


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Establishing a Baseline
When is the Sabbath first mentioned?
 ANS:
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Establishing a Baseline
When is the Sabbath first mentioned?
 ANS: Genesis 2:2-3
 We have a very good creation that
included the seventh day, resting,
blessing, and the seventh day being set
apart from the other days of the week.


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Genesis 1:14 and
Definitions



Genesis 1:14 And God said, “Let there be
lights in the firmament of the heaven to
divide the day from the night; and let
them be for signs, and for seasons, and
for days, and years.

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Genesis 1:14


Genesis 1:14 And God said, “Let there be
lights in the firmament of the heaven to
divide the day from the night; and let
them be for ttoa, and for dI[]Am , and

for days, and years.

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Genesis 1:14
 Ttoa (ot) (sign)

To signal something in some way…
 Examples of signs:
 The rainbow, circumcision, all the plagues
on Egypt, Joshua’s stones in the Jordan,
Isaiah 7:14, and…
 The Sabbath
(Exodus 31:13, 17; Ezekiel 20:12)


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Genesis 1:14
 dI[]Am (moed) (appointment)

To designate a time for a meeting
 Do you know what that means?
 God has a Day Timer
 He has appointments set when He wants
to meet with us
 We should find out when they are so we
can be present
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Genesis 1:14 Expanded


Genesis 1:14 And God said, “Let there be
lights in the firmament of the heaven to
divide the day from the night; and let
them be for signs, and to designate the
times for divine appointments…
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Continuing the Foundation
 War>q (qari) (proclaim)

It denotes primarily the enunciation of a
specific message.
 It is customarily addressed to a specific
recipient and is intended to elicit a
specific response.
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Continuing the Foundation



aer'q.m (miqra) ([dress] rehearsal)

Frequently translated as Convocation
and Assembly

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Review
 War>q (qari)

(proclaim)

 dI[]Am (moed) (appointment)


aer'q.m (miqra) (rehearsal, convocation)
assembly

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Leviticus 23:2-3


v2 Speak unto the children of Israel, and
say unto them, “Concerning the divinely
appointed times (sacred assemblings) of
hw"hy, which you shall proclaim to be holy

dress rehearsals, even these are My
divinely set appointments.”
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Leviticus 23:2-3
v3 Six days shall work be done: but the
seventh day is the Sabbath, a day for a
sacred assembly…
[HODF Expanded]
 Hebrews 10:25 Not forsaking the
assembling of ourselves together, as
some have begun to do…
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Note


If our Heavenly Father did not establish
a particular “appointment” as a call to
worship, we might want to look into who
did.

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Establishing a Baseline
Reasons the Sabbath were given?
 Exodus 31
 v13,17 – sign between hw"hy, and Israel


v15 – rest
 v17 – refreshing
 Leviticus 23:3 Sacred assembling
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Establishing a Baseline
Who is the Sabbath for?
 A popular answer is “the Jews”
 The Sabbath was one of the 10
commandments given in Exodus 20 at
Mount Sinai. Can you make a case that
the only people who were at the foot of
mount Sinai when the 10 commandments
were given were the tribe of Judah?
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Who is the Sabbath for?
Mark 2:27 And he [Yeshua] said unto
them, “The Sabbath was made for
mankind ( a;nqrwpoj ), and not man for the
Sabbath.”
 Prophecies about the Gentiles
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Who is the Sabbath for?


Isaiah 56:2 Blessed is the man that
doeth this, and the son of man that
layeth hold on it; that keepeth the
Sabbath from polluting it…

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Who is the Sabbath for?


Isaiah 56:4 For thus saith hw"hy unto the

eunuchs that keep My Sabbaths, and
choose the things that please Me, and
take hold of My covenant…

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Who is the Sabbath for?


Isaiah 56:6 Also the sons of the stranger,
that join themselves to hw"hy, to serve
Him, and to love the name of hw"hy, to be
His servants, every one that keepeth the
Sabbath from polluting it, and taketh hold
of My covenant;

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Who is the Sabbath for?


Isaiah 58:13 If thou turn away thy foot
from the Sabbath, from doing thy
pleasure on My holy day; and call the
Sabbath a delight, the holy of hw"hy,

honourable; and shalt honour Him, not
doing thine own ways, nor finding thine
own pleasure, nor speaking thine own
words:

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Who is the Sabbath for?


Isaiah 58:14 Then shalt thou delight
thyself in hw"hy; and I will cause thee to

ride upon the high places of the earth,
and feed thee with the heritage of
Jacob thy father: for the mouth of hw"hy
hath spoken it.

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Who is the Sabbath for?
Ephesians 2:11 Wherefore remember,
that you, being in time past Gentiles in
the flesh…
 v12 That at that time you were without
Messiah, separated [ avphllotriwme,noi ] from
the Commonwealth of Israel, and
excluded [ xe,noi ] from the covenants of
promise, having no hope, and without
God in the world:


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Who is the Sabbath for?
Ephesians 2:13 But now in Messiah
Yeshua you, who previously were far
away have been brought near by the
blood of Messiah.
 v14 For he is our peace, who has joined
both groups into one, destroying the
barrier of tradition that had separated
Jews and Gentiles.


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Who is the Sabbath for?


Ephesians 2:15 Having abolished in his
flesh the enmity, even the law of
commandments contained in man’s
traditions; that in himself he might make
the two into one new man, thus
establishing peace.

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Who is the Sabbath for?


Ephesians 2:19 Now therefore, you are
no longer excluded from citizenship in
God’s Kingdom, but fellow citizens with
the saints, and of the household of God.
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Who is the Sabbath for?
Romans 11:17 And if some of the
branches be broken off, and thou, being
a wild olive tree, were grafted in among
them, and with them partakest of the
root and fatness of the olive tree;
 v18 Boast not against the branches…


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At the Time of Creation
Creation was perfect
 During creation, the Sabbath was
established as a sign and a Divinely
Appointed Time of rest and refreshing
 At creation, God cared about the role
the Sabbath would play for mankind.
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At the Time of Moses
At the time of Moses, the 10
commandments were given to all the
tribes of Israel (not just Judah) as well
as all those who chose to leave Egypt
and become part of Israel.
 Within the 10 commandments, one
states: “Remember the Sabbath day, to
keep it holy”.


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At the Time of Moses
Exodus states that when Yahweh's
Sabbath is observed by Israel, it is a
sign.
 God explained that the Sabbath is to
provide rest from 6 days of labor and a
refreshing.
 It is clear that at this time, God cared
about the role the Sabbath would play
for Israel.
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At the Time of the Prophets
During the time of the prophets, Isaiah
states that the Sabbath is for all and in
the keeping of it is great blessing.
 It is clear that at this time, God cared
about the role the Sabbath would play
for Israel and all those who chose to
became a part of Israel.
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At the Time of the First
Century

Yeshua said that the Sabbath was
made for mankind.
 Romans states that we Gentiles have
been grafted into Israel.
 Ephesians states that in the past, we
were Gentiles who were separated from
the Commonwealth of Israel, excluded
from the covenants of promise, having
no hope, and without God.
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At the Time of the First
Century

Yeshua's work has allowed us Gentiles
to become a part of Israel, no longer
excluded from citizenship in God's
kingdom, fellow citizens with the saints,
and the household of God.
 It is clear that at this time, God cared
about the role the Sabbath would play
for Israel.
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he Plan of God

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What is the Plan of God?
Acts 3:20 And He shall send Yeshua
the Messiah, which before was
preached unto you:
 Acts 3:21 Where in heaven he must
remain until the time to begin the
restoration of all things, which God hath
spoken by the mouth of all His holy
prophets since the world began.


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What is the Plan of God?
When does the restoration of all things
begin?
 When does Yeshua leave heaven to
establish his kingdom on Earth?
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What is the Plan of God?
During the Millennial Kingdom, what
role does the Sabbath play?
 Speaking of the priests it says, “And in
controversy they shall stand in
judgment; and they shall judge it
according to My judgments: and they
shall keep My Torah and My statutes in
all Mine assemblies; and they shall
hallow my Sabbaths. Ezekiel 44:24


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What is the Plan of God?
During the Millennial Kingdom, what
role does the Sabbath play?
 Likewise, the people of the land shall
worship at the door of this gate before
hw"hy in the Sabbaths and in the new


moons. Ezekiel 46:3
 It is clear that at this time, God cares
about the role the Sabbath will play for
all mankind.
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What is the Plan of God?
After the New Heavens and the New
Earth, what role does the Sabbath play?
 “For as the New Heavens and the New
Earth, which I will make, shall remain
before me, saith hw"hy, so shall your


seed and your name remain.”
Isaiah 66:22

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What is the Plan of God?
After the New Heavens and the New
Earth, what role does the Sabbath play?
 “And it shall come to pass, that from
one new moon to another, and from one
Sabbath to another, shall all flesh come
to worship before me, saith hw"hy…


Isaiah 66:23

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What is the Plan of God?
After the New Heavens and the New
Earth, what role does the Sabbath play?
 It is clear that at this time, God cares
about the role the Sabbath will play for
all mankind.
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The Restoration of All Things

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Malachi 3:6 For I am hw"hy,
I change not…

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The Time of the Gentiles
How long was the Sabbath to last?
 Exodus 31:16 Wherefore the children of
Israel shall keep the Sabbath, to observe
the Sabbath throughout their generations,
obeying the covenant on a continuous
basis.
 I have Good News and Bad News
 Romans 9:6, Galatians 6:16
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How long was the Sabbath
to last?

Acts 13:14 But when they departed from
Perga, they came to Antioch in Pisidia,
and went into the synagogue on the
Sabbath day, and sat down.
 v15 And after the reading of the law and
the prophets, the rulers of the
synagogue said unto them, “You men
and brethren, if ye have any word of
exhortation for the people, say on.”
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How long was the Sabbath
to last?

Acts 13:42 And when the Jews were
gone out of the synagogue, the Gentiles
asked that these words might be
preached to them the next Sabbath.
 v44 And the next Sabbath day came
almost the whole city together to hear
the word of God.


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How long was the Sabbath
to last?

Even with this evidence (and there is
much much more), some will say that at
the death of Yeshua, the Sabbath was
replaced with Sunday.
 Verses used to support that include
Colossians 2:16-17; Galatians 4:10;
Romans 10:4, 14:5-6; just to name a
few.
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What We Learned is that The Most
High cares about the Sabbath from
the time it was created until the
restoration is completed and beyond!

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1 Samuel 2:3 says “by Him actions
are weighed.”
Hosea 4:6a says “My people are
destroyed for lack of knowledge.”
Hosea 4:6b says “Since you have
forgotten the Torah of your God, I will
also forget your children.”
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Even a pagan understands that they
need to find out what their pagan deity
desires…
Why can’t we apply this same principle
and search the Scriptures for the truth,
and find the ancient paths.
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Matthew 7:21 “Many will say Lord,
Lord…”
He says “Depart from me, you who
disregard my Divine instructions.”
II Corinthians 13:5 Examine
yourselves. Determine if you are still
following the truth.
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Don’t get caught saying “But Lord, I
didn’t know” and Him responding “My
child, I put before you that which
could help you recover the truth, the
ancient paths (Jeremiah 6:16) and
you couldn’t even check it out?”

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Is this how a child honors their
Father?
Ezekiel 22:26 The leaders of Israel
have hidden their eyes from My
Sabbaths, and I am profaned among
them.
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September
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he Sabbath in

The Plan of God

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In the Beginning
First day: It was good
 Second day: It was good
 Third day: It was good
 Fourth day: It was good
 Fifth day: It was good
 Sixth day (living creatures): It was good
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In the Beginning


Genesis 1:31 And God saw everything
that he had made, and, behold, it was
very good…

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Next Actions
1. Rested on the 7th day and refreshed
Himself (Exodus 31:17)
 2. Blessed the 7th day
 3. Set apart the 7th day from all the other
days
 Note: While not self-evident on it’s face,
at this point, God cared about the role the
Sabbath played in His Plan.
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In the Beginning
1. Perfection (Deuteronomy 32:4)
 2. Very Good (Genesis 1:31)
 3. Could have gone on like this but…
 4. Adam sinned and sent the world into a
tailspin of destruction and imperfection
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Questions
1. Was God caught off guard, unprepared
for the impending disaster that would
destroy His perfection?
 2. If not, then God had a plan
(“slain from the foundation…”)
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ontinuing
MOVE FORWARD IN TIME

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Abrahamic Covenant


Cut a covenant with Abraham to establish
a nation that would receive His
instructions with the intention that in the
living out of them, they would become a
light to the rest of the world.
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Mosaic Covenant
Exodus 19:5 Now therefore, if ye will
obey My voice indeed, and keep My
covenant, then ye shall be a peculiar
treasure unto Me above all people: for all
the earth is Mine.
 Exodus 19:8 And all the people answered
together, and said, “All that hw"hy hath


spoken we will do.” And Moses returned
the words of the people unto hw"hy.

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Mosaic Covenant
Exodus 20 – The Ten Commandments
 Our focus is the fourth (except in Catholic
Bibles where it is the third)
 Exodus 20:8 Remember the Sabbath
day, to keep it set apart from the other
days.
 Once again, we see that God cares about
the Sabbath
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Establishing a Baseline
When is the Sabbath first mentioned?
 ANS:
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Establishing a Baseline
When is the Sabbath first mentioned?
 ANS: Genesis 2:2-3
 We have a very good creation that
included the seventh day, resting,
blessing, and the seventh day being set
apart from the other days of the week.


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Genesis 1:14 and
Definitions



Genesis 1:14 And God said, “Let there be
lights in the firmament of the heaven to
divide the day from the night; and let
them be for signs, and for seasons, and
for days, and years.

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Genesis 1:14


Genesis 1:14 And God said, “Let there be
lights in the firmament of the heaven to
divide the day from the night; and let
them be for ttoa, and for dI[]Am , and

for days, and years.

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Genesis 1:14
 Ttoa (ot) (sign)

To signal something in some way…
 Examples of signs:
 The rainbow, circumcision, all the plagues
on Egypt, Joshua’s stones in the Jordan,
Isaiah 7:14, and…
 The Sabbath
(Exodus 31:13, 17; Ezekiel 20:12)
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Genesis 1:14
 dI[]Am (moed) (appointment)

To designate a time for a meeting
 Do you know what that means?
 God has a Day Timer
 He has appointments set when He wants
to meet with us
 We should find out when they are so we
can be present
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Genesis 1:14 Expanded


Genesis 1:14 And God said, “Let there be
lights in the firmament of the heaven to
divide the day from the night; and let
them be for signs, and to designate the
times for divine appointments…
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Continuing the Foundation
 War>q (qari) (proclaim)

It denotes primarily the enunciation of a
specific message.
 It is customarily addressed to a specific
recipient and is intended to elicit a
specific response.
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Continuing the Foundation

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aer'q.m (miqra) ([dress] rehearsal)

Frequently translated as Convocation
and Assembly

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Review
 War>q (qari)

(proclaim)

 dI[]Am (moed) (appointment)


aer'q.m (miqra) (rehearsal, convocation)
assembly

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Leviticus 23:2-3


v2 Speak unto the children of Israel, and
say unto them, “Concerning the divinely
appointed times (sacred assemblings) of
hw"hy, which you shall proclaim to be holy

dress rehearsals, even these are My
divinely set appointments.”
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Leviticus 23:2-3
v3 Six days shall work be done: but the
seventh day is the Sabbath, a day for a
sacred assembly…
[HODF Expanded]
 Hebrews 10:25 Not forsaking the
assembling of ourselves together, as
some have begun to do…
[HODF Expanded]
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Note


If our Heavenly Father did not establish
a particular “appointment” as a call to
worship, we might want to look into who
did.

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Establishing a Baseline
Reasons the Sabbath were given?
 Exodus 31
 v13,17 – sign between hw"hy, and Israel


v15 – rest
 v17 – refreshing
 Leviticus 23:3 Sacred assembling
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Establishing a Baseline
Who is the Sabbath for?
 A popular answer is “the Jews”
 The Sabbath was one of the 10
commandments given in Exodus 20 at
Mount Sinai. Can you make a case that
the only people who were at the foot of
mount Sinai when the 10 commandments
were given were the tribe of Judah?
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Who is the Sabbath for?
Mark 2:27 And he [Yeshua] said unto
them, “The Sabbath was made for
mankind ( a;nqrwpoj ), and not man for the
Sabbath.”
 Prophecies about the Gentiles
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Who is the Sabbath for?


Isaiah 56:2 Blessed is the man that
doeth this, and the son of man that
layeth hold on it; that keepeth the
Sabbath from polluting it…

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Who is the Sabbath for?


Isaiah 56:4 For thus saith hw"hy unto the

eunuchs that keep My Sabbaths, and
choose the things that please Me, and
take hold of My covenant…

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Who is the Sabbath for?


Isaiah 56:6 Also the sons of the stranger,
that join themselves to hw"hy, to serve
Him, and to love the name of hw"hy, to be
His servants, every one that keepeth the
Sabbath from polluting it, and taketh hold
of My covenant;

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Who is the Sabbath for?


Isaiah 58:13 If thou turn away thy foot
from the Sabbath, from doing thy
pleasure on My holy day; and call the
Sabbath a delight, the holy of hw"hy,

honourable; and shalt honour Him, not
doing thine own ways, nor finding thine
own pleasure, nor speaking thine own
words:

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Who is the Sabbath for?


Isaiah 58:14 Then shalt thou delight
thyself in hw"hy; and I will cause thee to

ride upon the high places of the earth,
and feed thee with the heritage of
Jacob thy father: for the mouth of hw"hy
hath spoken it.

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Who is the Sabbath for?
Ephesians 2:11 Wherefore remember,
that you, being in time past Gentiles in
the flesh…
 v12 That at that time you were without
Messiah, separated [ avphllotriwme,noi ] from
the Commonwealth of Israel, and
excluded [ xe,noi ] from the covenants of
promise, having no hope, and without
God in the world:


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Who is the Sabbath for?
Ephesians 2:13 But now in Messiah
Yeshua you, who previously were far
away have been brought near by the
blood of Messiah.
 v14 For he is our peace, who has joined
both groups into one, destroying the
barrier of tradition that had separated
Jews and Gentiles.


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Who is the Sabbath for?


Ephesians 2:15 Having abolished in his
flesh the enmity, even the law of
commandments contained in man’s
traditions; that in himself he might make
the two into one new man, thus
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Who is the Sabbath for?


Ephesians 2:19 Now therefore, you are
no longer excluded from citizenship in
God’s Kingdom, but fellow citizens with
the saints, and of the household of God.
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Who is the Sabbath for?
Romans 11:17 And if some of the
branches be broken off, and thou, being
a wild olive tree, were grafted in among
them, and with them partakest of the
root and fatness of the olive tree;
 v18 Boast not against the branches…
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At the Time of Creation
Creation was perfect
 During creation, the Sabbath was
established as a sign and a Divinely
Appointed Time of rest and refreshing
 At creation, God cared about the role
the Sabbath would play for mankind.
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At the Time of Moses
At the time of Moses, the 10
commandments were given to all the
tribes of Israel (not just Judah) as well
as all those who chose to leave Egypt
and become part of Israel.
 Within the 10 commandments, one
states: “Remember the Sabbath day, to
keep it holy”.


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At the Time of Moses
Exodus states that when Yahweh's
Sabbath is observed by Israel, it is a
sign.
 God explained that the Sabbath is to
provide rest from 6 days of labor and a
refreshing.
 It is clear that at this time, God cared
about the role the Sabbath would play
for Israel.


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At the Time of the Prophets
During the time of the prophets, Isaiah
states that the Sabbath is for all and in
the keeping of it is great blessing.
 It is clear that at this time, God cared
about the role the Sabbath would play
for Israel and all those who chose to
became a part of Israel.


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At the Time of the First
Century

Yeshua said that the Sabbath was
made for mankind.
 Romans states that we Gentiles have
been grafted into Israel.
 Ephesians states that in the past, we
were Gentiles who were separated from
the Commonwealth of Israel, excluded
from the covenants of promise, having
no hope, and without God.


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At the Time of the First
Century

Yeshua's work has allowed us Gentiles
to become a part of Israel, no longer
excluded from citizenship in God's
kingdom, fellow citizens with the saints,
and the household of God.
 It is clear that at this time, God cared
about the role the Sabbath would play
for Israel.


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he Plan of God

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What is the Plan of God?
Acts 3:20 And He shall send Yeshua
the Messiah, which before was
preached unto you:
 Acts 3:21 Where in heaven he must
remain until the time to begin the
restoration of all things, which God hath
spoken by the mouth of all His holy
prophets since the world began.


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What is the Plan of God?
When does the restoration of all things
begin?
 When does Yeshua leave heaven to
establish his kingdom on Earth?


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What is the Plan of God?
During the Millennial Kingdom, what
role does the Sabbath play?
 Speaking of the priests it says, “And in
controversy they shall stand in
judgment; and they shall judge it
according to My judgments: and they
shall keep My Torah and My statutes in
all Mine assemblies; and they shall
hallow my Sabbaths. Ezekiel 44:24


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What is the Plan of God?
During the Millennial Kingdom, what
role does the Sabbath play?
 Likewise, the people of the land shall
worship at the door of this gate before
hw"hy in the Sabbaths and in the new


moons. Ezekiel 46:3
 It is clear that at this time, God cares
about the role the Sabbath will play for
all mankind.
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What is the Plan of God?
After the New Heavens and the New
Earth, what role does the Sabbath play?
 “For as the New Heavens and the New
Earth, which I will make, shall remain
before me, saith hw"hy, so shall your


seed and your name remain.”
Isaiah 66:22

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What is the Plan of God?
After the New Heavens and the New
Earth, what role does the Sabbath play?
 “And it shall come to pass, that from
one new moon to another, and from one
Sabbath to another, shall all flesh come
to worship before me, saith hw"hy…


Isaiah 66:23

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What is the Plan of God?
After the New Heavens and the New
Earth, what role does the Sabbath play?
 It is clear that at this time, God cares
about the role the Sabbath will play for
all mankind.
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The Restoration of All Things

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Malachi 3:6 For I am hw"hy,
I change not…

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The Time of the Gentiles
How long was the Sabbath to last?
 Exodus 31:16 Wherefore the children of
Israel shall keep the Sabbath, to observe
the Sabbath throughout their generations,
obeying the covenant on a continuous
basis.
 I have Good News and Bad News
 Romans 9:6, Galatians 6:16
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How long was the Sabbath
to last?

Acts 13:14 But when they departed from
Perga, they came to Antioch in Pisidia,
and went into the synagogue on the
Sabbath day, and sat down.
 v15 And after the reading of the law and
the prophets, the rulers of the
synagogue said unto them, “You men
and brethren, if ye have any word of
exhortation for the people, say on.”


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How long was the Sabbath
to last?

Acts 13:42 And when the Jews were
gone out of the synagogue, the Gentiles
asked that these words might be
preached to them the next Sabbath.
 v44 And the next Sabbath day came
almost the whole city together to hear
the word of God.


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How long was the Sabbath
to last?

Even with this evidence (and there is
much much more), some will say that at
the death of Yeshua, the Sabbath was
replaced with Sunday.
 Verses used to support that include
Colossians 2:16-17; Galatians 4:10;
Romans 10:4, 14:5-6; just to name a
few.
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What We Learned is that The Most
High cares about the Sabbath from
the time it was created until the
restoration is completed and beyond!

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1 Samuel 2:3 says “by Him actions
are weighed.”
Hosea 4:6a says “My people are
destroyed for lack of knowledge.”
Hosea 4:6b says “Since you have
forgotten the Torah of your God, I will
also forget your children.”
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Even a pagan understands that they
need to find out what their pagan deity
desires…
Why can’t we apply this same principle
and search the Scriptures for the truth,
and find the ancient paths.
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Matthew 7:21 “Many will say Lord,
Lord…”
He says “Depart from me, you who
disregard my Divine instructions.”
II Corinthians 13:5 Examine
yourselves. Determine if you are still
following the truth.
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Don’t get caught saying “But Lord, I
didn’t know” and Him responding “My
child, I put before you that which
could help you recover the truth, the
ancient paths (Jeremiah 6:16) and
you couldn’t even check it out?”

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Is this how a child honors their
Father?
Ezekiel 22:26 The leaders of Israel
have hidden their eyes from My
Sabbaths, and I am profaned among
them.
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September
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he Sabbath in

The Plan of God

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In the Beginning
First day: It was good
 Second day: It was good
 Third day: It was good
 Fourth day: It was good
 Fifth day: It was good
 Sixth day (living creatures): It was good
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In the Beginning


Genesis 1:31 And God saw everything
that he had made, and, behold, it was
very good…

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Next Actions
1. Rested on the 7th day and refreshed
Himself (Exodus 31:17)
 2. Blessed the 7th day
 3. Set apart the 7th day from all the other
days
 Note: While not self-evident on it’s face,
at this point, God cared about the role the
Sabbath played in His Plan.
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In the Beginning
1. Perfection (Deuteronomy 32:4)
 2. Very Good (Genesis 1:31)
 3. Could have gone on like this but…
 4. Adam sinned and sent the world into a
tailspin of destruction and imperfection
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Questions
1. Was God caught off guard, unprepared
for the impending disaster that would
destroy His perfection?
 2. If not, then God had a plan
(“slain from the foundation…”)
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ontinuing
MOVE FORWARD IN TIME

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Abrahamic Covenant


Cut a covenant with Abraham to establish
a nation that would receive His
instructions with the intention that in the
living out of them, they would become a
light to the rest of the world.
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Mosaic Covenant
Exodus 19:5 Now therefore, if ye will
obey My voice indeed, and keep My
covenant, then ye shall be a peculiar
treasure unto Me above all people: for all
the earth is Mine.
 Exodus 19:8 And all the people answered
together, and said, “All that hw"hy hath


spoken we will do.” And Moses returned
the words of the people unto hw"hy.

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Mosaic Covenant
Exodus 20 – The Ten Commandments
 Our focus is the fourth (except in Catholic
Bibles where it is the third)
 Exodus 20:8 Remember the Sabbath
day, to keep it set apart from the other
days.
 Once again, we see that God cares about
the Sabbath
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Establishing a Baseline
When is the Sabbath first mentioned?
 ANS:
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Establishing a Baseline
When is the Sabbath first mentioned?
 ANS: Genesis 2:2-3
 We have a very good creation that
included the seventh day, resting,
blessing, and the seventh day being set
apart from the other days of the week.
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Genesis 1:14 and
Definitions



Genesis 1:14 And God said, “Let there be
lights in the firmament of the heaven to
divide the day from the night; and let
them be for signs, and for seasons, and
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Genesis 1:14


Genesis 1:14 And God said, “Let there be
lights in the firmament of the heaven to
divide the day from the night; and let
them be for ttoa, and for dI[]Am , and

for days, and years.

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Genesis 1:14
 Ttoa (ot) (sign)

To signal something in some way…
 Examples of signs:
 The rainbow, circumcision, all the plagues
on Egypt, Joshua’s stones in the Jordan,
Isaiah 7:14, and…
 The Sabbath
(Exodus 31:13, 17; Ezekiel 20:12)
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Genesis 1:14
 dI[]Am (moed) (appointment)

To designate a time for a meeting
 Do you know what that means?
 God has a Day Timer
 He has appointments set when He wants
to meet with us
 We should find out when they are so we
can be present
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Genesis 1:14 Expanded


Genesis 1:14 And God said, “Let there be
lights in the firmament of the heaven to
divide the day from the night; and let
them be for signs, and to designate the
times for divine appointments…
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Continuing the Foundation
 War>q (qari) (proclaim)

It denotes primarily the enunciation of a
specific message.
 It is customarily addressed to a specific
recipient and is intended to elicit a
specific response.
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Continuing the Foundation



aer'q.m (miqra) ([dress] rehearsal)

Frequently translated as Convocation
and Assembly

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Review
 War>q (qari)

(proclaim)

 dI[]Am (moed) (appointment)


aer'q.m (miqra) (rehearsal, convocation)
assembly

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Leviticus 23:2-3


v2 Speak unto the children of Israel, and
say unto them, “Concerning the divinely
appointed times (sacred assemblings) of
hw"hy, which you shall proclaim to be holy

dress rehearsals, even these are My
divinely set appointments.”
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Leviticus 23:2-3
v3 Six days shall work be done: but the
seventh day is the Sabbath, a day for a
sacred assembly…
[HODF Expanded]
 Hebrews 10:25 Not forsaking the
assembling of ourselves together, as
some have begun to do…
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Note


If our Heavenly Father did not establish
a particular “appointment” as a call to
worship, we might want to look into who
did.

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Establishing a Baseline
Reasons the Sabbath were given?
 Exodus 31
 v13,17 – sign between hw"hy, and Israel


v15 – rest
 v17 – refreshing
 Leviticus 23:3 Sacred assembling
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Establishing a Baseline
Who is the Sabbath for?
 A popular answer is “the Jews”
 The Sabbath was one of the 10
commandments given in Exodus 20 at
Mount Sinai. Can you make a case that
the only people who were at the foot of
mount Sinai when the 10 commandments
were given were the tribe of Judah?
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Who is the Sabbath for?
Mark 2:27 And he [Yeshua] said unto
them, “The Sabbath was made for
mankind ( a;nqrwpoj ), and not man for the
Sabbath.”
 Prophecies about the Gentiles
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Who is the Sabbath for?


Isaiah 56:2 Blessed is the man that
doeth this, and the son of man that
layeth hold on it; that keepeth the
Sabbath from polluting it…

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Who is the Sabbath for?


Isaiah 56:4 For thus saith hw"hy unto the

eunuchs that keep My Sabbaths, and
choose the things that please Me, and
take hold of My covenant…

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Who is the Sabbath for?


Isaiah 56:6 Also the sons of the stranger,
that join themselves to hw"hy, to serve
Him, and to love the name of hw"hy, to be
His servants, every one that keepeth the
Sabbath from polluting it, and taketh hold
of My covenant;

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Who is the Sabbath for?


Isaiah 58:13 If thou turn away thy foot
from the Sabbath, from doing thy
pleasure on My holy day; and call the
Sabbath a delight, the holy of hw"hy,

honourable; and shalt honour Him, not
doing thine own ways, nor finding thine
own pleasure, nor speaking thine own
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Who is the Sabbath for?


Isaiah 58:14 Then shalt thou delight
thyself in hw"hy; and I will cause thee to

ride upon the high places of the earth,
and feed thee with the heritage of
Jacob thy father: for the mouth of hw"hy
hath spoken it.

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Who is the Sabbath for?
Ephesians 2:11 Wherefore remember,
that you, being in time past Gentiles in
the flesh…
 v12 That at that time you were without
Messiah, separated [ avphllotriwme,noi ] from
the Commonwealth of Israel, and
excluded [ xe,noi ] from the covenants of
promise, having no hope, and without
God in the world:


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Who is the Sabbath for?
Ephesians 2:13 But now in Messiah
Yeshua you, who previously were far
away have been brought near by the
blood of Messiah.
 v14 For he is our peace, who has joined
both groups into one, destroying the
barrier of tradition that had separated
Jews and Gentiles.


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Who is the Sabbath for?


Ephesians 2:15 Having abolished in his
flesh the enmity, even the law of
commandments contained in man’s
traditions; that in himself he might make
the two into one new man, thus
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Who is the Sabbath for?


Ephesians 2:19 Now therefore, you are
no longer excluded from citizenship in
God’s Kingdom, but fellow citizens with
the saints, and of the household of God.
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Who is the Sabbath for?
Romans 11:17 And if some of the
branches be broken off, and thou, being
a wild olive tree, were grafted in among
them, and with them partakest of the
root and fatness of the olive tree;
 v18 Boast not against the branches…
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At the Time of Creation
Creation was perfect
 During creation, the Sabbath was
established as a sign and a Divinely
Appointed Time of rest and refreshing
 At creation, God cared about the role
the Sabbath would play for mankind.
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At the Time of Moses
At the time of Moses, the 10
commandments were given to all the
tribes of Israel (not just Judah) as well
as all those who chose to leave Egypt
and become part of Israel.
 Within the 10 commandments, one
states: “Remember the Sabbath day, to
keep it holy”.


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At the Time of Moses
Exodus states that when Yahweh's
Sabbath is observed by Israel, it is a
sign.
 God explained that the Sabbath is to
provide rest from 6 days of labor and a
refreshing.
 It is clear that at this time, God cared
about the role the Sabbath would play
for Israel.


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At the Time of the Prophets
During the time of the prophets, Isaiah
states that the Sabbath is for all and in
the keeping of it is great blessing.
 It is clear that at this time, God cared
about the role the Sabbath would play
for Israel and all those who chose to
became a part of Israel.


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At the Time of the First
Century

Yeshua said that the Sabbath was
made for mankind.
 Romans states that we Gentiles have
been grafted into Israel.
 Ephesians states that in the past, we
were Gentiles who were separated from
the Commonwealth of Israel, excluded
from the covenants of promise, having
no hope, and without God.


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At the Time of the First
Century

Yeshua's work has allowed us Gentiles
to become a part of Israel, no longer
excluded from citizenship in God's
kingdom, fellow citizens with the saints,
and the household of God.
 It is clear that at this time, God cared
about the role the Sabbath would play
for Israel.
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he Plan of God

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What is the Plan of God?
Acts 3:20 And He shall send Yeshua
the Messiah, which before was
preached unto you:
 Acts 3:21 Where in heaven he must
remain until the time to begin the
restoration of all things, which God hath
spoken by the mouth of all His holy
prophets since the world began.


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What is the Plan of God?
When does the restoration of all things
begin?
 When does Yeshua leave heaven to
establish his kingdom on Earth?


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What is the Plan of God?
During the Millennial Kingdom, what
role does the Sabbath play?
 Speaking of the priests it says, “And in
controversy they shall stand in
judgment; and they shall judge it
according to My judgments: and they
shall keep My Torah and My statutes in
all Mine assemblies; and they shall
hallow my Sabbaths. Ezekiel 44:24


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What is the Plan of God?
During the Millennial Kingdom, what
role does the Sabbath play?
 Likewise, the people of the land shall
worship at the door of this gate before
hw"hy in the Sabbaths and in the new


moons. Ezekiel 46:3
 It is clear that at this time, God cares
about the role the Sabbath will play for
all mankind.
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What is the Plan of God?
After the New Heavens and the New
Earth, what role does the Sabbath play?
 “For as the New Heavens and the New
Earth, which I will make, shall remain
before me, saith hw"hy, so shall your


seed and your name remain.”
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What is the Plan of God?
After the New Heavens and the New
Earth, what role does the Sabbath play?
 “And it shall come to pass, that from
one new moon to another, and from one
Sabbath to another, shall all flesh come
to worship before me, saith hw"hy…


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What is the Plan of God?
After the New Heavens and the New
Earth, what role does the Sabbath play?
 It is clear that at this time, God cares
about the role the Sabbath will play for
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The Restoration of All Things

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Malachi 3:6 For I am hw"hy,
I change not…

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The Time of the Gentiles
How long was the Sabbath to last?
 Exodus 31:16 Wherefore the children of
Israel shall keep the Sabbath, to observe
the Sabbath throughout their generations,
obeying the covenant on a continuous
basis.
 I have Good News and Bad News
 Romans 9:6, Galatians 6:16


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How long was the Sabbath
to last?

Acts 13:14 But when they departed from
Perga, they came to Antioch in Pisidia,
and went into the synagogue on the
Sabbath day, and sat down.
 v15 And after the reading of the law and
the prophets, the rulers of the
synagogue said unto them, “You men
and brethren, if ye have any word of
exhortation for the people, say on.”


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How long was the Sabbath
to last?

Acts 13:42 And when the Jews were
gone out of the synagogue, the Gentiles
asked that these words might be
preached to them the next Sabbath.
 v44 And the next Sabbath day came
almost the whole city together to hear
the word of God.


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How long was the Sabbath
to last?

Even with this evidence (and there is
much much more), some will say that at
the death of Yeshua, the Sabbath was
replaced with Sunday.
 Verses used to support that include
Colossians 2:16-17; Galatians 4:10;
Romans 10:4, 14:5-6; just to name a
few.
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What We Learned is that The Most
High cares about the Sabbath from
the time it was created until the
restoration is completed and beyond!

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1 Samuel 2:3 says “by Him actions
are weighed.”
Hosea 4:6a says “My people are
destroyed for lack of knowledge.”
Hosea 4:6b says “Since you have
forgotten the Torah of your God, I will
also forget your children.”
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Even a pagan understands that they
need to find out what their pagan deity
desires…
Why can’t we apply this same principle
and search the Scriptures for the truth,
and find the ancient paths.
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Matthew 7:21 “Many will say Lord,
Lord…”
He says “Depart from me, you who
disregard my Divine instructions.”
II Corinthians 13:5 Examine
yourselves. Determine if you are still
following the truth.
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Don’t get caught saying “But Lord, I
didn’t know” and Him responding “My
child, I put before you that which
could help you recover the truth, the
ancient paths (Jeremiah 6:16) and
you couldn’t even check it out?”

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Is this how a child honors their
Father?
Ezekiel 22:26 The leaders of Israel
have hidden their eyes from My
Sabbaths, and I am profaned among
them.
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he Sabbath in

The Plan of God

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In the Beginning
First day: It was good
 Second day: It was good
 Third day: It was good
 Fourth day: It was good
 Fifth day: It was good
 Sixth day (living creatures): It was good
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In the Beginning


Genesis 1:31 And God saw everything
that he had made, and, behold, it was
very good…

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Next Actions
1. Rested on the 7th day and refreshed
Himself (Exodus 31:17)
 2. Blessed the 7th day
 3. Set apart the 7th day from all the other
days
 Note: While not self-evident on it’s face,
at this point, God cared about the role the
Sabbath played in His Plan.
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In the Beginning
1. Perfection (Deuteronomy 32:4)
 2. Very Good (Genesis 1:31)
 3. Could have gone on like this but…
 4. Adam sinned and sent the world into a
tailspin of destruction and imperfection
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Questions
1. Was God caught off guard, unprepared
for the impending disaster that would
destroy His perfection?
 2. If not, then God had a plan
(“slain from the foundation…”)
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ontinuing
MOVE FORWARD IN TIME

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Abrahamic Covenant


Cut a covenant with Abraham to establish
a nation that would receive His
instructions with the intention that in the
living out of them, they would become a
light to the rest of the world.
(Deuteronomy 4:6-8)

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Mosaic Covenant
Exodus 19:5 Now therefore, if ye will
obey My voice indeed, and keep My
covenant, then ye shall be a peculiar
treasure unto Me above all people: for all
the earth is Mine.
 Exodus 19:8 And all the people answered
together, and said, “All that hw"hy hath


spoken we will do.” And Moses returned
the words of the people unto hw"hy.

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Mosaic Covenant
Exodus 20 – The Ten Commandments
 Our focus is the fourth (except in Catholic
Bibles where it is the third)
 Exodus 20:8 Remember the Sabbath
day, to keep it set apart from the other
days.
 Once again, we see that God cares about
the Sabbath
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Establishing a Baseline
When is the Sabbath first mentioned?
 ANS:
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Establishing a Baseline
When is the Sabbath first mentioned?
 ANS: Genesis 2:2-3
 We have a very good creation that
included the seventh day, resting,
blessing, and the seventh day being set
apart from the other days of the week.


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Genesis 1:14 and
Definitions



Genesis 1:14 And God said, “Let there be
lights in the firmament of the heaven to
divide the day from the night; and let
them be for signs, and for seasons, and
for days, and years.

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Genesis 1:14


Genesis 1:14 And God said, “Let there be
lights in the firmament of the heaven to
divide the day from the night; and let
them be for ttoa, and for dI[]Am , and

for days, and years.

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Genesis 1:14
 Ttoa (ot) (sign)

To signal something in some way…
 Examples of signs:
 The rainbow, circumcision, all the plagues
on Egypt, Joshua’s stones in the Jordan,
Isaiah 7:14, and…
 The Sabbath
(Exodus 31:13, 17; Ezekiel 20:12)


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Genesis 1:14
 dI[]Am (moed) (appointment)

To designate a time for a meeting
 Do you know what that means?
 God has a Day Timer
 He has appointments set when He wants
to meet with us
 We should find out when they are so we
can be present


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Genesis 1:14 Expanded


Genesis 1:14 And God said, “Let there be
lights in the firmament of the heaven to
divide the day from the night; and let
them be for signs, and to designate the
times for divine appointments…
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Continuing the Foundation
 War>q (qari) (proclaim)

It denotes primarily the enunciation of a
specific message.
 It is customarily addressed to a specific
recipient and is intended to elicit a
specific response.
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Continuing the Foundation



aer'q.m (miqra) ([dress] rehearsal)

Frequently translated as Convocation
and Assembly

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Review
 War>q (qari)

(proclaim)

 dI[]Am (moed) (appointment)


aer'q.m (miqra) (rehearsal, convocation)
assembly

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Leviticus 23:2-3


v2 Speak unto the children of Israel, and
say unto them, “Concerning the divinely
appointed times (sacred assemblings) of
hw"hy, which you shall proclaim to be holy

dress rehearsals, even these are My
divinely set appointments.”
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Leviticus 23:2-3
v3 Six days shall work be done: but the
seventh day is the Sabbath, a day for a
sacred assembly…
[HODF Expanded]
 Hebrews 10:25 Not forsaking the
assembling of ourselves together, as
some have begun to do…
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

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Note


If our Heavenly Father did not establish
a particular “appointment” as a call to
worship, we might want to look into who
did.

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Establishing a Baseline
Reasons the Sabbath were given?
 Exodus 31
 v13,17 – sign between hw"hy, and Israel


v15 – rest
 v17 – refreshing
 Leviticus 23:3 Sacred assembling


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Establishing a Baseline
Who is the Sabbath for?
 A popular answer is “the Jews”
 The Sabbath was one of the 10
commandments given in Exodus 20 at
Mount Sinai. Can you make a case that
the only people who were at the foot of
mount Sinai when the 10 commandments
were given were the tribe of Judah?


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Who is the Sabbath for?
Mark 2:27 And he [Yeshua] said unto
them, “The Sabbath was made for
mankind ( a;nqrwpoj ), and not man for the
Sabbath.”
 Prophecies about the Gentiles
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Who is the Sabbath for?


Isaiah 56:2 Blessed is the man that
doeth this, and the son of man that
layeth hold on it; that keepeth the
Sabbath from polluting it…

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Who is the Sabbath for?


Isaiah 56:4 For thus saith hw"hy unto the

eunuchs that keep My Sabbaths, and
choose the things that please Me, and
take hold of My covenant…

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Who is the Sabbath for?


Isaiah 56:6 Also the sons of the stranger,
that join themselves to hw"hy, to serve
Him, and to love the name of hw"hy, to be
His servants, every one that keepeth the
Sabbath from polluting it, and taketh hold
of My covenant;

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Who is the Sabbath for?


Isaiah 58:13 If thou turn away thy foot
from the Sabbath, from doing thy
pleasure on My holy day; and call the
Sabbath a delight, the holy of hw"hy,

honourable; and shalt honour Him, not
doing thine own ways, nor finding thine
own pleasure, nor speaking thine own
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Who is the Sabbath for?


Isaiah 58:14 Then shalt thou delight
thyself in hw"hy; and I will cause thee to

ride upon the high places of the earth,
and feed thee with the heritage of
Jacob thy father: for the mouth of hw"hy
hath spoken it.

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Who is the Sabbath for?
Ephesians 2:11 Wherefore remember,
that you, being in time past Gentiles in
the flesh…
 v12 That at that time you were without
Messiah, separated [ avphllotriwme,noi ] from
the Commonwealth of Israel, and
excluded [ xe,noi ] from the covenants of
promise, having no hope, and without
God in the world:


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Who is the Sabbath for?
Ephesians 2:13 But now in Messiah
Yeshua you, who previously were far
away have been brought near by the
blood of Messiah.
 v14 For he is our peace, who has joined
both groups into one, destroying the
barrier of tradition that had separated
Jews and Gentiles.


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Who is the Sabbath for?


Ephesians 2:15 Having abolished in his
flesh the enmity, even the law of
commandments contained in man’s
traditions; that in himself he might make
the two into one new man, thus
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Who is the Sabbath for?


Ephesians 2:19 Now therefore, you are
no longer excluded from citizenship in
God’s Kingdom, but fellow citizens with
the saints, and of the household of God.
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Who is the Sabbath for?
Romans 11:17 And if some of the
branches be broken off, and thou, being
a wild olive tree, were grafted in among
them, and with them partakest of the
root and fatness of the olive tree;
 v18 Boast not against the branches…


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At the Time of Creation
Creation was perfect
 During creation, the Sabbath was
established as a sign and a Divinely
Appointed Time of rest and refreshing
 At creation, God cared about the role
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At the Time of Moses
At the time of Moses, the 10
commandments were given to all the
tribes of Israel (not just Judah) as well
as all those who chose to leave Egypt
and become part of Israel.
 Within the 10 commandments, one
states: “Remember the Sabbath day, to
keep it holy”.


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At the Time of Moses
Exodus states that when Yahweh's
Sabbath is observed by Israel, it is a
sign.
 God explained that the Sabbath is to
provide rest from 6 days of labor and a
refreshing.
 It is clear that at this time, God cared
about the role the Sabbath would play
for Israel.
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At the Time of the Prophets
During the time of the prophets, Isaiah
states that the Sabbath is for all and in
the keeping of it is great blessing.
 It is clear that at this time, God cared
about the role the Sabbath would play
for Israel and all those who chose to
became a part of Israel.


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At the Time of the First
Century

Yeshua said that the Sabbath was
made for mankind.
 Romans states that we Gentiles have
been grafted into Israel.
 Ephesians states that in the past, we
were Gentiles who were separated from
the Commonwealth of Israel, excluded
from the covenants of promise, having
no hope, and without God.


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At the Time of the First
Century

Yeshua's work has allowed us Gentiles
to become a part of Israel, no longer
excluded from citizenship in God's
kingdom, fellow citizens with the saints,
and the household of God.
 It is clear that at this time, God cared
about the role the Sabbath would play
for Israel.


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he Plan of God

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What is the Plan of God?
Acts 3:20 And He shall send Yeshua
the Messiah, which before was
preached unto you:
 Acts 3:21 Where in heaven he must
remain until the time to begin the
restoration of all things, which God hath
spoken by the mouth of all His holy
prophets since the world began.


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What is the Plan of God?
When does the restoration of all things
begin?
 When does Yeshua leave heaven to
establish his kingdom on Earth?


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What is the Plan of God?
During the Millennial Kingdom, what
role does the Sabbath play?
 Speaking of the priests it says, “And in
controversy they shall stand in
judgment; and they shall judge it
according to My judgments: and they
shall keep My Torah and My statutes in
all Mine assemblies; and they shall
hallow my Sabbaths. Ezekiel 44:24


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What is the Plan of God?
During the Millennial Kingdom, what
role does the Sabbath play?
 Likewise, the people of the land shall
worship at the door of this gate before
hw"hy in the Sabbaths and in the new


moons. Ezekiel 46:3
 It is clear that at this time, God cares
about the role the Sabbath will play for
all mankind.
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What is the Plan of God?
After the New Heavens and the New
Earth, what role does the Sabbath play?
 “For as the New Heavens and the New
Earth, which I will make, shall remain
before me, saith hw"hy, so shall your


seed and your name remain.”
Isaiah 66:22

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What is the Plan of God?
After the New Heavens and the New
Earth, what role does the Sabbath play?
 “And it shall come to pass, that from
one new moon to another, and from one
Sabbath to another, shall all flesh come
to worship before me, saith hw"hy…


Isaiah 66:23

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What is the Plan of God?
After the New Heavens and the New
Earth, what role does the Sabbath play?
 It is clear that at this time, God cares
about the role the Sabbath will play for
all mankind.
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The Restoration of All Things

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Malachi 3:6 For I am hw"hy,
I change not…

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The Time of the Gentiles
How long was the Sabbath to last?
 Exodus 31:16 Wherefore the children of
Israel shall keep the Sabbath, to observe
the Sabbath throughout their generations,
obeying the covenant on a continuous
basis.
 I have Good News and Bad News
 Romans 9:6, Galatians 6:16


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How long was the Sabbath
to last?

Acts 13:14 But when they departed from
Perga, they came to Antioch in Pisidia,
and went into the synagogue on the
Sabbath day, and sat down.
 v15 And after the reading of the law and
the prophets, the rulers of the
synagogue said unto them, “You men
and brethren, if ye have any word of
exhortation for the people, say on.”


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How long was the Sabbath
to last?

Acts 13:42 And when the Jews were
gone out of the synagogue, the Gentiles
asked that these words might be
preached to them the next Sabbath.
 v44 And the next Sabbath day came
almost the whole city together to hear
the word of God.


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How long was the Sabbath
to last?

Even with this evidence (and there is
much much more), some will say that at
the death of Yeshua, the Sabbath was
replaced with Sunday.
 Verses used to support that include
Colossians 2:16-17; Galatians 4:10;
Romans 10:4, 14:5-6; just to name a
few.


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What We Learned is that The Most
High cares about the Sabbath from
the time it was created until the
restoration is completed and beyond!

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1 Samuel 2:3 says “by Him actions
are weighed.”
Hosea 4:6a says “My people are
destroyed for lack of knowledge.”
Hosea 4:6b says “Since you have
forgotten the Torah of your God, I will
also forget your children.”
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Even a pagan understands that they
need to find out what their pagan deity
desires…
Why can’t we apply this same principle
and search the Scriptures for the truth,
and find the ancient paths.
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Matthew 7:21 “Many will say Lord,
Lord…”
He says “Depart from me, you who
disregard my Divine instructions.”
II Corinthians 13:5 Examine
yourselves. Determine if you are still
following the truth.
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Don’t get caught saying “But Lord, I
didn’t know” and Him responding “My
child, I put before you that which
could help you recover the truth, the
ancient paths (Jeremiah 6:16) and
you couldn’t even check it out?”

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Is this how a child honors their
Father?
Ezekiel 22:26 The leaders of Israel
have hidden their eyes from My
Sabbaths, and I am profaned among
them.
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he Sabbath in

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In the Beginning
First day: It was good
 Second day: It was good
 Third day: It was good
 Fourth day: It was good
 Fifth day: It was good
 Sixth day (living creatures): It was good
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In the Beginning


Genesis 1:31 And God saw everything
that he had made, and, behold, it was
very good…

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Next Actions
1. Rested on the 7th day and refreshed
Himself (Exodus 31:17)
 2. Blessed the 7th day
 3. Set apart the 7th day from all the other
days
 Note: While not self-evident on it’s face,
at this point, God cared about the role the
Sabbath played in His Plan.
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In the Beginning
1. Perfection (Deuteronomy 32:4)
 2. Very Good (Genesis 1:31)
 3. Could have gone on like this but…
 4. Adam sinned and sent the world into a
tailspin of destruction and imperfection
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Questions
1. Was God caught off guard, unprepared
for the impending disaster that would
destroy His perfection?
 2. If not, then God had a plan
(“slain from the foundation…”)
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ontinuing
MOVE FORWARD IN TIME

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Abrahamic Covenant


Cut a covenant with Abraham to establish
a nation that would receive His
instructions with the intention that in the
living out of them, they would become a
light to the rest of the world.
(Deuteronomy 4:6-8)

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Mosaic Covenant
Exodus 19:5 Now therefore, if ye will
obey My voice indeed, and keep My
covenant, then ye shall be a peculiar
treasure unto Me above all people: for all
the earth is Mine.
 Exodus 19:8 And all the people answered
together, and said, “All that hw"hy hath


spoken we will do.” And Moses returned
the words of the people unto hw"hy.

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Mosaic Covenant
Exodus 20 – The Ten Commandments
 Our focus is the fourth (except in Catholic
Bibles where it is the third)
 Exodus 20:8 Remember the Sabbath
day, to keep it set apart from the other
days.
 Once again, we see that God cares about
the Sabbath


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Establishing a Baseline
When is the Sabbath first mentioned?
 ANS:
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Establishing a Baseline
When is the Sabbath first mentioned?
 ANS: Genesis 2:2-3
 We have a very good creation that
included the seventh day, resting,
blessing, and the seventh day being set
apart from the other days of the week.


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Genesis 1:14 and
Definitions



Genesis 1:14 And God said, “Let there be
lights in the firmament of the heaven to
divide the day from the night; and let
them be for signs, and for seasons, and
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Genesis 1:14


Genesis 1:14 And God said, “Let there be
lights in the firmament of the heaven to
divide the day from the night; and let
them be for ttoa, and for dI[]Am , and

for days, and years.

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Genesis 1:14
 Ttoa (ot) (sign)

To signal something in some way…
 Examples of signs:
 The rainbow, circumcision, all the plagues
on Egypt, Joshua’s stones in the Jordan,
Isaiah 7:14, and…
 The Sabbath
(Exodus 31:13, 17; Ezekiel 20:12)


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Genesis 1:14
 dI[]Am (moed) (appointment)

To designate a time for a meeting
 Do you know what that means?
 God has a Day Timer
 He has appointments set when He wants
to meet with us
 We should find out when they are so we
can be present


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Genesis 1:14 Expanded


Genesis 1:14 And God said, “Let there be
lights in the firmament of the heaven to
divide the day from the night; and let
them be for signs, and to designate the
times for divine appointments…
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Continuing the Foundation
 War>q (qari) (proclaim)

It denotes primarily the enunciation of a
specific message.
 It is customarily addressed to a specific
recipient and is intended to elicit a
specific response.
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Continuing the Foundation



aer'q.m (miqra) ([dress] rehearsal)

Frequently translated as Convocation
and Assembly

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Review
 War>q (qari)

(proclaim)

 dI[]Am (moed) (appointment)


aer'q.m (miqra) (rehearsal, convocation)
assembly

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Leviticus 23:2-3


v2 Speak unto the children of Israel, and
say unto them, “Concerning the divinely
appointed times (sacred assemblings) of
hw"hy, which you shall proclaim to be holy

dress rehearsals, even these are My
divinely set appointments.”
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Leviticus 23:2-3
v3 Six days shall work be done: but the
seventh day is the Sabbath, a day for a
sacred assembly…
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 Hebrews 10:25 Not forsaking the
assembling of ourselves together, as
some have begun to do…
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

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Note


If our Heavenly Father did not establish
a particular “appointment” as a call to
worship, we might want to look into who
did.

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Establishing a Baseline
Reasons the Sabbath were given?
 Exodus 31
 v13,17 – sign between hw"hy, and Israel


v15 – rest
 v17 – refreshing
 Leviticus 23:3 Sacred assembling


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Establishing a Baseline
Who is the Sabbath for?
 A popular answer is “the Jews”
 The Sabbath was one of the 10
commandments given in Exodus 20 at
Mount Sinai. Can you make a case that
the only people who were at the foot of
mount Sinai when the 10 commandments
were given were the tribe of Judah?
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Who is the Sabbath for?
Mark 2:27 And he [Yeshua] said unto
them, “The Sabbath was made for
mankind ( a;nqrwpoj ), and not man for the
Sabbath.”
 Prophecies about the Gentiles
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Who is the Sabbath for?


Isaiah 56:2 Blessed is the man that
doeth this, and the son of man that
layeth hold on it; that keepeth the
Sabbath from polluting it…

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Who is the Sabbath for?


Isaiah 56:4 For thus saith hw"hy unto the

eunuchs that keep My Sabbaths, and
choose the things that please Me, and
take hold of My covenant…

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Who is the Sabbath for?


Isaiah 56:6 Also the sons of the stranger,
that join themselves to hw"hy, to serve
Him, and to love the name of hw"hy, to be
His servants, every one that keepeth the
Sabbath from polluting it, and taketh hold
of My covenant;

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Who is the Sabbath for?


Isaiah 58:13 If thou turn away thy foot
from the Sabbath, from doing thy
pleasure on My holy day; and call the
Sabbath a delight, the holy of hw"hy,

honourable; and shalt honour Him, not
doing thine own ways, nor finding thine
own pleasure, nor speaking thine own
words:

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Who is the Sabbath for?


Isaiah 58:14 Then shalt thou delight
thyself in hw"hy; and I will cause thee to

ride upon the high places of the earth,
and feed thee with the heritage of
Jacob thy father: for the mouth of hw"hy
hath spoken it.

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Who is the Sabbath for?
Ephesians 2:11 Wherefore remember,
that you, being in time past Gentiles in
the flesh…
 v12 That at that time you were without
Messiah, separated [ avphllotriwme,noi ] from
the Commonwealth of Israel, and
excluded [ xe,noi ] from the covenants of
promise, having no hope, and without
God in the world:


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Who is the Sabbath for?
Ephesians 2:13 But now in Messiah
Yeshua you, who previously were far
away have been brought near by the
blood of Messiah.
 v14 For he is our peace, who has joined
both groups into one, destroying the
barrier of tradition that had separated
Jews and Gentiles.


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Who is the Sabbath for?


Ephesians 2:15 Having abolished in his
flesh the enmity, even the law of
commandments contained in man’s
traditions; that in himself he might make
the two into one new man, thus
establishing peace.

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Who is the Sabbath for?


Ephesians 2:19 Now therefore, you are
no longer excluded from citizenship in
God’s Kingdom, but fellow citizens with
the saints, and of the household of God.
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Who is the Sabbath for?
Romans 11:17 And if some of the
branches be broken off, and thou, being
a wild olive tree, were grafted in among
them, and with them partakest of the
root and fatness of the olive tree;
 v18 Boast not against the branches…


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At the Time of Creation
Creation was perfect
 During creation, the Sabbath was
established as a sign and a Divinely
Appointed Time of rest and refreshing
 At creation, God cared about the role
the Sabbath would play for mankind.
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At the Time of Moses
At the time of Moses, the 10
commandments were given to all the
tribes of Israel (not just Judah) as well
as all those who chose to leave Egypt
and become part of Israel.
 Within the 10 commandments, one
states: “Remember the Sabbath day, to
keep it holy”.


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At the Time of Moses
Exodus states that when Yahweh's
Sabbath is observed by Israel, it is a
sign.
 God explained that the Sabbath is to
provide rest from 6 days of labor and a
refreshing.
 It is clear that at this time, God cared
about the role the Sabbath would play
for Israel.


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At the Time of the Prophets
During the time of the prophets, Isaiah
states that the Sabbath is for all and in
the keeping of it is great blessing.
 It is clear that at this time, God cared
about the role the Sabbath would play
for Israel and all those who chose to
became a part of Israel.


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At the Time of the First
Century

Yeshua said that the Sabbath was
made for mankind.
 Romans states that we Gentiles have
been grafted into Israel.
 Ephesians states that in the past, we
were Gentiles who were separated from
the Commonwealth of Israel, excluded
from the covenants of promise, having
no hope, and without God.


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At the Time of the First
Century

Yeshua's work has allowed us Gentiles
to become a part of Israel, no longer
excluded from citizenship in God's
kingdom, fellow citizens with the saints,
and the household of God.
 It is clear that at this time, God cared
about the role the Sabbath would play
for Israel.


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he Plan of God

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What is the Plan of God?
Acts 3:20 And He shall send Yeshua
the Messiah, which before was
preached unto you:
 Acts 3:21 Where in heaven he must
remain until the time to begin the
restoration of all things, which God hath
spoken by the mouth of all His holy
prophets since the world began.


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What is the Plan of God?
When does the restoration of all things
begin?
 When does Yeshua leave heaven to
establish his kingdom on Earth?


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What is the Plan of God?
During the Millennial Kingdom, what
role does the Sabbath play?
 Speaking of the priests it says, “And in
controversy they shall stand in
judgment; and they shall judge it
according to My judgments: and they
shall keep My Torah and My statutes in
all Mine assemblies; and they shall
hallow my Sabbaths. Ezekiel 44:24


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What is the Plan of God?
During the Millennial Kingdom, what
role does the Sabbath play?
 Likewise, the people of the land shall
worship at the door of this gate before
hw"hy in the Sabbaths and in the new


moons. Ezekiel 46:3
 It is clear that at this time, God cares
about the role the Sabbath will play for
all mankind.
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What is the Plan of God?
After the New Heavens and the New
Earth, what role does the Sabbath play?
 “For as the New Heavens and the New
Earth, which I will make, shall remain
before me, saith hw"hy, so shall your


seed and your name remain.”
Isaiah 66:22

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What is the Plan of God?
After the New Heavens and the New
Earth, what role does the Sabbath play?
 “And it shall come to pass, that from
one new moon to another, and from one
Sabbath to another, shall all flesh come
to worship before me, saith hw"hy…


Isaiah 66:23

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What is the Plan of God?
After the New Heavens and the New
Earth, what role does the Sabbath play?
 It is clear that at this time, God cares
about the role the Sabbath will play for
all mankind.
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The Restoration of All Things

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Malachi 3:6 For I am hw"hy,
I change not…

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The Time of the Gentiles
How long was the Sabbath to last?
 Exodus 31:16 Wherefore the children of
Israel shall keep the Sabbath, to observe
the Sabbath throughout their generations,
obeying the covenant on a continuous
basis.
 I have Good News and Bad News
 Romans 9:6, Galatians 6:16


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How long was the Sabbath
to last?

Acts 13:14 But when they departed from
Perga, they came to Antioch in Pisidia,
and went into the synagogue on the
Sabbath day, and sat down.
 v15 And after the reading of the law and
the prophets, the rulers of the
synagogue said unto them, “You men
and brethren, if ye have any word of
exhortation for the people, say on.”


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How long was the Sabbath
to last?

Acts 13:42 And when the Jews were
gone out of the synagogue, the Gentiles
asked that these words might be
preached to them the next Sabbath.
 v44 And the next Sabbath day came
almost the whole city together to hear
the word of God.


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How long was the Sabbath
to last?

Even with this evidence (and there is
much much more), some will say that at
the death of Yeshua, the Sabbath was
replaced with Sunday.
 Verses used to support that include
Colossians 2:16-17; Galatians 4:10;
Romans 10:4, 14:5-6; just to name a
few.
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What We Learned is that The Most
High cares about the Sabbath from
the time it was created until the
restoration is completed and beyond!

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1 Samuel 2:3 says “by Him actions
are weighed.”
Hosea 4:6a says “My people are
destroyed for lack of knowledge.”
Hosea 4:6b says “Since you have
forgotten the Torah of your God, I will
also forget your children.”
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Even a pagan understands that they
need to find out what their pagan deity
desires…
Why can’t we apply this same principle
and search the Scriptures for the truth,
and find the ancient paths.
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Matthew 7:21 “Many will say Lord,
Lord…”
He says “Depart from me, you who
disregard my Divine instructions.”
II Corinthians 13:5 Examine
yourselves. Determine if you are still
following the truth.
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Don’t get caught saying “But Lord, I
didn’t know” and Him responding “My
child, I put before you that which
could help you recover the truth, the
ancient paths (Jeremiah 6:16) and
you couldn’t even check it out?”

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Is this how a child honors their
Father?
Ezekiel 22:26 The leaders of Israel
have hidden their eyes from My
Sabbaths, and I am profaned among
them.
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September
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he Sabbath in

The Plan of God

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In the Beginning
First day: It was good
 Second day: It was good
 Third day: It was good
 Fourth day: It was good
 Fifth day: It was good
 Sixth day (living creatures): It was good
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In the Beginning


Genesis 1:31 And God saw everything
that he had made, and, behold, it was
very good…

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Next Actions
1. Rested on the 7th day and refreshed
Himself (Exodus 31:17)
 2. Blessed the 7th day
 3. Set apart the 7th day from all the other
days
 Note: While not self-evident on it’s face,
at this point, God cared about the role the
Sabbath played in His Plan.


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In the Beginning
1. Perfection (Deuteronomy 32:4)
 2. Very Good (Genesis 1:31)
 3. Could have gone on like this but…
 4. Adam sinned and sent the world into a
tailspin of destruction and imperfection


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Questions
1. Was God caught off guard, unprepared
for the impending disaster that would
destroy His perfection?
 2. If not, then God had a plan
(“slain from the foundation…”)


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ontinuing
MOVE FORWARD IN TIME

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Abrahamic Covenant


Cut a covenant with Abraham to establish
a nation that would receive His
instructions with the intention that in the
living out of them, they would become a
light to the rest of the world.
(Deuteronomy 4:6-8)

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Mosaic Covenant
Exodus 19:5 Now therefore, if ye will
obey My voice indeed, and keep My
covenant, then ye shall be a peculiar
treasure unto Me above all people: for all
the earth is Mine.
 Exodus 19:8 And all the people answered
together, and said, “All that hw"hy hath


spoken we will do.” And Moses returned
the words of the people unto hw"hy.

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Mosaic Covenant
Exodus 20 – The Ten Commandments
 Our focus is the fourth (except in Catholic
Bibles where it is the third)
 Exodus 20:8 Remember the Sabbath
day, to keep it set apart from the other
days.
 Once again, we see that God cares about
the Sabbath


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Establishing a Baseline
When is the Sabbath first mentioned?
 ANS:
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Establishing a Baseline
When is the Sabbath first mentioned?
 ANS: Genesis 2:2-3
 We have a very good creation that
included the seventh day, resting,
blessing, and the seventh day being set
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

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Genesis 1:14 and
Definitions



Genesis 1:14 And God said, “Let there be
lights in the firmament of the heaven to
divide the day from the night; and let
them be for signs, and for seasons, and
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Genesis 1:14


Genesis 1:14 And God said, “Let there be
lights in the firmament of the heaven to
divide the day from the night; and let
them be for ttoa, and for dI[]Am , and

for days, and years.

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Genesis 1:14
 Ttoa (ot) (sign)

To signal something in some way…
 Examples of signs:
 The rainbow, circumcision, all the plagues
on Egypt, Joshua’s stones in the Jordan,
Isaiah 7:14, and…
 The Sabbath
(Exodus 31:13, 17; Ezekiel 20:12)


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Genesis 1:14
 dI[]Am (moed) (appointment)

To designate a time for a meeting
 Do you know what that means?
 God has a Day Timer
 He has appointments set when He wants
to meet with us
 We should find out when they are so we
can be present
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Genesis 1:14 Expanded


Genesis 1:14 And God said, “Let there be
lights in the firmament of the heaven to
divide the day from the night; and let
them be for signs, and to designate the
times for divine appointments…
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Continuing the Foundation
 War>q (qari) (proclaim)

It denotes primarily the enunciation of a
specific message.
 It is customarily addressed to a specific
recipient and is intended to elicit a
specific response.
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Continuing the Foundation

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aer'q.m (miqra) ([dress] rehearsal)

Frequently translated as Convocation
and Assembly

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Review
 War>q (qari)

(proclaim)

 dI[]Am (moed) (appointment)


aer'q.m (miqra) (rehearsal, convocation)
assembly

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Leviticus 23:2-3


v2 Speak unto the children of Israel, and
say unto them, “Concerning the divinely
appointed times (sacred assemblings) of
hw"hy, which you shall proclaim to be holy

dress rehearsals, even these are My
divinely set appointments.”
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Leviticus 23:2-3
v3 Six days shall work be done: but the
seventh day is the Sabbath, a day for a
sacred assembly…
[HODF Expanded]
 Hebrews 10:25 Not forsaking the
assembling of ourselves together, as
some have begun to do…
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Note


If our Heavenly Father did not establish
a particular “appointment” as a call to
worship, we might want to look into who
did.

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Establishing a Baseline
Reasons the Sabbath were given?
 Exodus 31
 v13,17 – sign between hw"hy, and Israel


v15 – rest
 v17 – refreshing
 Leviticus 23:3 Sacred assembling


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Establishing a Baseline
Who is the Sabbath for?
 A popular answer is “the Jews”
 The Sabbath was one of the 10
commandments given in Exodus 20 at
Mount Sinai. Can you make a case that
the only people who were at the foot of
mount Sinai when the 10 commandments
were given were the tribe of Judah?


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Who is the Sabbath for?
Mark 2:27 And he [Yeshua] said unto
them, “The Sabbath was made for
mankind ( a;nqrwpoj ), and not man for the
Sabbath.”
 Prophecies about the Gentiles
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Who is the Sabbath for?


Isaiah 56:2 Blessed is the man that
doeth this, and the son of man that
layeth hold on it; that keepeth the
Sabbath from polluting it…

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Who is the Sabbath for?


Isaiah 56:4 For thus saith hw"hy unto the

eunuchs that keep My Sabbaths, and
choose the things that please Me, and
take hold of My covenant…

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Who is the Sabbath for?


Isaiah 56:6 Also the sons of the stranger,
that join themselves to hw"hy, to serve
Him, and to love the name of hw"hy, to be
His servants, every one that keepeth the
Sabbath from polluting it, and taketh hold
of My covenant;

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Who is the Sabbath for?


Isaiah 58:13 If thou turn away thy foot
from the Sabbath, from doing thy
pleasure on My holy day; and call the
Sabbath a delight, the holy of hw"hy,

honourable; and shalt honour Him, not
doing thine own ways, nor finding thine
own pleasure, nor speaking thine own
words:

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Who is the Sabbath for?


Isaiah 58:14 Then shalt thou delight
thyself in hw"hy; and I will cause thee to

ride upon the high places of the earth,
and feed thee with the heritage of
Jacob thy father: for the mouth of hw"hy
hath spoken it.

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Who is the Sabbath for?
Ephesians 2:11 Wherefore remember,
that you, being in time past Gentiles in
the flesh…
 v12 That at that time you were without
Messiah, separated [ avphllotriwme,noi ] from
the Commonwealth of Israel, and
excluded [ xe,noi ] from the covenants of
promise, having no hope, and without
God in the world:


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Who is the Sabbath for?
Ephesians 2:13 But now in Messiah
Yeshua you, who previously were far
away have been brought near by the
blood of Messiah.
 v14 For he is our peace, who has joined
both groups into one, destroying the
barrier of tradition that had separated
Jews and Gentiles.


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Who is the Sabbath for?


Ephesians 2:15 Having abolished in his
flesh the enmity, even the law of
commandments contained in man’s
traditions; that in himself he might make
the two into one new man, thus
establishing peace.

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Who is the Sabbath for?


Ephesians 2:19 Now therefore, you are
no longer excluded from citizenship in
God’s Kingdom, but fellow citizens with
the saints, and of the household of God.
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Who is the Sabbath for?
Romans 11:17 And if some of the
branches be broken off, and thou, being
a wild olive tree, were grafted in among
them, and with them partakest of the
root and fatness of the olive tree;
 v18 Boast not against the branches…


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At the Time of Creation
Creation was perfect
 During creation, the Sabbath was
established as a sign and a Divinely
Appointed Time of rest and refreshing
 At creation, God cared about the role
the Sabbath would play for mankind.
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At the Time of Moses
At the time of Moses, the 10
commandments were given to all the
tribes of Israel (not just Judah) as well
as all those who chose to leave Egypt
and become part of Israel.
 Within the 10 commandments, one
states: “Remember the Sabbath day, to
keep it holy”.


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At the Time of Moses
Exodus states that when Yahweh's
Sabbath is observed by Israel, it is a
sign.
 God explained that the Sabbath is to
provide rest from 6 days of labor and a
refreshing.
 It is clear that at this time, God cared
about the role the Sabbath would play
for Israel.
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At the Time of the Prophets
During the time of the prophets, Isaiah
states that the Sabbath is for all and in
the keeping of it is great blessing.
 It is clear that at this time, God cared
about the role the Sabbath would play
for Israel and all those who chose to
became a part of Israel.


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At the Time of the First
Century

Yeshua said that the Sabbath was
made for mankind.
 Romans states that we Gentiles have
been grafted into Israel.
 Ephesians states that in the past, we
were Gentiles who were separated from
the Commonwealth of Israel, excluded
from the covenants of promise, having
no hope, and without God.


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At the Time of the First
Century

Yeshua's work has allowed us Gentiles
to become a part of Israel, no longer
excluded from citizenship in God's
kingdom, fellow citizens with the saints,
and the household of God.
 It is clear that at this time, God cared
about the role the Sabbath would play
for Israel.


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he Plan of God

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What is the Plan of God?
Acts 3:20 And He shall send Yeshua
the Messiah, which before was
preached unto you:
 Acts 3:21 Where in heaven he must
remain until the time to begin the
restoration of all things, which God hath
spoken by the mouth of all His holy
prophets since the world began.


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What is the Plan of God?
When does the restoration of all things
begin?
 When does Yeshua leave heaven to
establish his kingdom on Earth?


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What is the Plan of God?
During the Millennial Kingdom, what
role does the Sabbath play?
 Speaking of the priests it says, “And in
controversy they shall stand in
judgment; and they shall judge it
according to My judgments: and they
shall keep My Torah and My statutes in
all Mine assemblies; and they shall
hallow my Sabbaths. Ezekiel 44:24


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What is the Plan of God?
During the Millennial Kingdom, what
role does the Sabbath play?
 Likewise, the people of the land shall
worship at the door of this gate before
hw"hy in the Sabbaths and in the new


moons. Ezekiel 46:3
 It is clear that at this time, God cares
about the role the Sabbath will play for
all mankind.
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What is the Plan of God?
After the New Heavens and the New
Earth, what role does the Sabbath play?
 “For as the New Heavens and the New
Earth, which I will make, shall remain
before me, saith hw"hy, so shall your


seed and your name remain.”
Isaiah 66:22

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What is the Plan of God?
After the New Heavens and the New
Earth, what role does the Sabbath play?
 “And it shall come to pass, that from
one new moon to another, and from one
Sabbath to another, shall all flesh come
to worship before me, saith hw"hy…


Isaiah 66:23

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What is the Plan of God?
After the New Heavens and the New
Earth, what role does the Sabbath play?
 It is clear that at this time, God cares
about the role the Sabbath will play for
all mankind.
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The Restoration of All Things

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Malachi 3:6 For I am hw"hy,
I change not…

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The Time of the Gentiles
How long was the Sabbath to last?
 Exodus 31:16 Wherefore the children of
Israel shall keep the Sabbath, to observe
the Sabbath throughout their generations,
obeying the covenant on a continuous
basis.
 I have Good News and Bad News
 Romans 9:6, Galatians 6:16
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How long was the Sabbath
to last?

Acts 13:14 But when they departed from
Perga, they came to Antioch in Pisidia,
and went into the synagogue on the
Sabbath day, and sat down.
 v15 And after the reading of the law and
the prophets, the rulers of the
synagogue said unto them, “You men
and brethren, if ye have any word of
exhortation for the people, say on.”


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How long was the Sabbath
to last?

Acts 13:42 And when the Jews were
gone out of the synagogue, the Gentiles
asked that these words might be
preached to them the next Sabbath.
 v44 And the next Sabbath day came
almost the whole city together to hear
the word of God.


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How long was the Sabbath
to last?

Even with this evidence (and there is
much much more), some will say that at
the death of Yeshua, the Sabbath was
replaced with Sunday.
 Verses used to support that include
Colossians 2:16-17; Galatians 4:10;
Romans 10:4, 14:5-6; just to name a
few.
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What We Learned is that The Most
High cares about the Sabbath from
the time it was created until the
restoration is completed and beyond!

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1 Samuel 2:3 says “by Him actions
are weighed.”
Hosea 4:6a says “My people are
destroyed for lack of knowledge.”
Hosea 4:6b says “Since you have
forgotten the Torah of your God, I will
also forget your children.”
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Even a pagan understands that they
need to find out what their pagan deity
desires…
Why can’t we apply this same principle
and search the Scriptures for the truth,
and find the ancient paths.
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Matthew 7:21 “Many will say Lord,
Lord…”
He says “Depart from me, you who
disregard my Divine instructions.”
II Corinthians 13:5 Examine
yourselves. Determine if you are still
following the truth.
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Don’t get caught saying “But Lord, I
didn’t know” and Him responding “My
child, I put before you that which
could help you recover the truth, the
ancient paths (Jeremiah 6:16) and
you couldn’t even check it out?”

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Is this how a child honors their
Father?
Ezekiel 22:26 The leaders of Israel
have hidden their eyes from My
Sabbaths, and I am profaned among
them.
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September
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he Sabbath in

The Plan of God

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In the Beginning
First day: It was good
 Second day: It was good
 Third day: It was good
 Fourth day: It was good
 Fifth day: It was good
 Sixth day (living creatures): It was good
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In the Beginning


Genesis 1:31 And God saw everything
that he had made, and, behold, it was
very good…

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Next Actions
1. Rested on the 7th day and refreshed
Himself (Exodus 31:17)
 2. Blessed the 7th day
 3. Set apart the 7th day from all the other
days
 Note: While not self-evident on it’s face,
at this point, God cared about the role the
Sabbath played in His Plan.
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In the Beginning
1. Perfection (Deuteronomy 32:4)
 2. Very Good (Genesis 1:31)
 3. Could have gone on like this but…
 4. Adam sinned and sent the world into a
tailspin of destruction and imperfection
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Questions
1. Was God caught off guard, unprepared
for the impending disaster that would
destroy His perfection?
 2. If not, then God had a plan
(“slain from the foundation…”)
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ontinuing
MOVE FORWARD IN TIME

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Abrahamic Covenant


Cut a covenant with Abraham to establish
a nation that would receive His
instructions with the intention that in the
living out of them, they would become a
light to the rest of the world.
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Mosaic Covenant
Exodus 19:5 Now therefore, if ye will
obey My voice indeed, and keep My
covenant, then ye shall be a peculiar
treasure unto Me above all people: for all
the earth is Mine.
 Exodus 19:8 And all the people answered
together, and said, “All that hw"hy hath


spoken we will do.” And Moses returned
the words of the people unto hw"hy.

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Mosaic Covenant
Exodus 20 – The Ten Commandments
 Our focus is the fourth (except in Catholic
Bibles where it is the third)
 Exodus 20:8 Remember the Sabbath
day, to keep it set apart from the other
days.
 Once again, we see that God cares about
the Sabbath
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Establishing a Baseline
When is the Sabbath first mentioned?
 ANS:
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Establishing a Baseline
When is the Sabbath first mentioned?
 ANS: Genesis 2:2-3
 We have a very good creation that
included the seventh day, resting,
blessing, and the seventh day being set
apart from the other days of the week.
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Genesis 1:14 and
Definitions



Genesis 1:14 And God said, “Let there be
lights in the firmament of the heaven to
divide the day from the night; and let
them be for signs, and for seasons, and
for days, and years.

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Genesis 1:14


Genesis 1:14 And God said, “Let there be
lights in the firmament of the heaven to
divide the day from the night; and let
them be for ttoa, and for dI[]Am , and

for days, and years.

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Genesis 1:14
 Ttoa (ot) (sign)

To signal something in some way…
 Examples of signs:
 The rainbow, circumcision, all the plagues
on Egypt, Joshua’s stones in the Jordan,
Isaiah 7:14, and…
 The Sabbath
(Exodus 31:13, 17; Ezekiel 20:12)
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Genesis 1:14
 dI[]Am (moed) (appointment)

To designate a time for a meeting
 Do you know what that means?
 God has a Day Timer
 He has appointments set when He wants
to meet with us
 We should find out when they are so we
can be present
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Genesis 1:14 Expanded


Genesis 1:14 And God said, “Let there be
lights in the firmament of the heaven to
divide the day from the night; and let
them be for signs, and to designate the
times for divine appointments…
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Continuing the Foundation
 War>q (qari) (proclaim)

It denotes primarily the enunciation of a
specific message.
 It is customarily addressed to a specific
recipient and is intended to elicit a
specific response.
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Continuing the Foundation



aer'q.m (miqra) ([dress] rehearsal)

Frequently translated as Convocation
and Assembly

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Review
 War>q (qari)

(proclaim)

 dI[]Am (moed) (appointment)


aer'q.m (miqra) (rehearsal, convocation)
assembly

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Leviticus 23:2-3


v2 Speak unto the children of Israel, and
say unto them, “Concerning the divinely
appointed times (sacred assemblings) of
hw"hy, which you shall proclaim to be holy

dress rehearsals, even these are My
divinely set appointments.”
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Leviticus 23:2-3
v3 Six days shall work be done: but the
seventh day is the Sabbath, a day for a
sacred assembly…
[HODF Expanded]
 Hebrews 10:25 Not forsaking the
assembling of ourselves together, as
some have begun to do…
[HODF Expanded]


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Note


If our Heavenly Father did not establish
a particular “appointment” as a call to
worship, we might want to look into who
did.

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Establishing a Baseline
Reasons the Sabbath were given?
 Exodus 31
 v13,17 – sign between hw"hy, and Israel


v15 – rest
 v17 – refreshing
 Leviticus 23:3 Sacred assembling
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Establishing a Baseline
Who is the Sabbath for?
 A popular answer is “the Jews”
 The Sabbath was one of the 10
commandments given in Exodus 20 at
Mount Sinai. Can you make a case that
the only people who were at the foot of
mount Sinai when the 10 commandments
were given were the tribe of Judah?
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Who is the Sabbath for?
Mark 2:27 And he [Yeshua] said unto
them, “The Sabbath was made for
mankind ( a;nqrwpoj ), and not man for the
Sabbath.”
 Prophecies about the Gentiles
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Who is the Sabbath for?


Isaiah 56:2 Blessed is the man that
doeth this, and the son of man that
layeth hold on it; that keepeth the
Sabbath from polluting it…

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Who is the Sabbath for?


Isaiah 56:4 For thus saith hw"hy unto the

eunuchs that keep My Sabbaths, and
choose the things that please Me, and
take hold of My covenant…

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Who is the Sabbath for?


Isaiah 56:6 Also the sons of the stranger,
that join themselves to hw"hy, to serve
Him, and to love the name of hw"hy, to be
His servants, every one that keepeth the
Sabbath from polluting it, and taketh hold
of My covenant;

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Who is the Sabbath for?


Isaiah 58:13 If thou turn away thy foot
from the Sabbath, from doing thy
pleasure on My holy day; and call the
Sabbath a delight, the holy of hw"hy,

honourable; and shalt honour Him, not
doing thine own ways, nor finding thine
own pleasure, nor speaking thine own
words:

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Who is the Sabbath for?


Isaiah 58:14 Then shalt thou delight
thyself in hw"hy; and I will cause thee to

ride upon the high places of the earth,
and feed thee with the heritage of
Jacob thy father: for the mouth of hw"hy
hath spoken it.

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Who is the Sabbath for?
Ephesians 2:11 Wherefore remember,
that you, being in time past Gentiles in
the flesh…
 v12 That at that time you were without
Messiah, separated [ avphllotriwme,noi ] from
the Commonwealth of Israel, and
excluded [ xe,noi ] from the covenants of
promise, having no hope, and without
God in the world:


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Who is the Sabbath for?
Ephesians 2:13 But now in Messiah
Yeshua you, who previously were far
away have been brought near by the
blood of Messiah.
 v14 For he is our peace, who has joined
both groups into one, destroying the
barrier of tradition that had separated
Jews and Gentiles.
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Who is the Sabbath for?


Ephesians 2:15 Having abolished in his
flesh the enmity, even the law of
commandments contained in man’s
traditions; that in himself he might make
the two into one new man, thus
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Who is the Sabbath for?


Ephesians 2:19 Now therefore, you are
no longer excluded from citizenship in
God’s Kingdom, but fellow citizens with
the saints, and of the household of God.
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Who is the Sabbath for?
Romans 11:17 And if some of the
branches be broken off, and thou, being
a wild olive tree, were grafted in among
them, and with them partakest of the
root and fatness of the olive tree;
 v18 Boast not against the branches…


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At the Time of Creation
Creation was perfect
 During creation, the Sabbath was
established as a sign and a Divinely
Appointed Time of rest and refreshing
 At creation, God cared about the role
the Sabbath would play for mankind.
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At the Time of Moses
At the time of Moses, the 10
commandments were given to all the
tribes of Israel (not just Judah) as well
as all those who chose to leave Egypt
and become part of Israel.
 Within the 10 commandments, one
states: “Remember the Sabbath day, to
keep it holy”.


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At the Time of Moses
Exodus states that when Yahweh's
Sabbath is observed by Israel, it is a
sign.
 God explained that the Sabbath is to
provide rest from 6 days of labor and a
refreshing.
 It is clear that at this time, God cared
about the role the Sabbath would play
for Israel.


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At the Time of the Prophets
During the time of the prophets, Isaiah
states that the Sabbath is for all and in
the keeping of it is great blessing.
 It is clear that at this time, God cared
about the role the Sabbath would play
for Israel and all those who chose to
became a part of Israel.


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At the Time of the First
Century

Yeshua said that the Sabbath was
made for mankind.
 Romans states that we Gentiles have
been grafted into Israel.
 Ephesians states that in the past, we
were Gentiles who were separated from
the Commonwealth of Israel, excluded
from the covenants of promise, having
no hope, and without God.


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At the Time of the First
Century

Yeshua's work has allowed us Gentiles
to become a part of Israel, no longer
excluded from citizenship in God's
kingdom, fellow citizens with the saints,
and the household of God.
 It is clear that at this time, God cared
about the role the Sabbath would play
for Israel.


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he Plan of God

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What is the Plan of God?
Acts 3:20 And He shall send Yeshua
the Messiah, which before was
preached unto you:
 Acts 3:21 Where in heaven he must
remain until the time to begin the
restoration of all things, which God hath
spoken by the mouth of all His holy
prophets since the world began.


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What is the Plan of God?
When does the restoration of all things
begin?
 When does Yeshua leave heaven to
establish his kingdom on Earth?


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What is the Plan of God?
During the Millennial Kingdom, what
role does the Sabbath play?
 Speaking of the priests it says, “And in
controversy they shall stand in
judgment; and they shall judge it
according to My judgments: and they
shall keep My Torah and My statutes in
all Mine assemblies; and they shall
hallow my Sabbaths. Ezekiel 44:24


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What is the Plan of God?
During the Millennial Kingdom, what
role does the Sabbath play?
 Likewise, the people of the land shall
worship at the door of this gate before
hw"hy in the Sabbaths and in the new


moons. Ezekiel 46:3
 It is clear that at this time, God cares
about the role the Sabbath will play for
all mankind.
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What is the Plan of God?
After the New Heavens and the New
Earth, what role does the Sabbath play?
 “For as the New Heavens and the New
Earth, which I will make, shall remain
before me, saith hw"hy, so shall your


seed and your name remain.”
Isaiah 66:22

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What is the Plan of God?
After the New Heavens and the New
Earth, what role does the Sabbath play?
 “And it shall come to pass, that from
one new moon to another, and from one
Sabbath to another, shall all flesh come
to worship before me, saith hw"hy…


Isaiah 66:23

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What is the Plan of God?
After the New Heavens and the New
Earth, what role does the Sabbath play?
 It is clear that at this time, God cares
about the role the Sabbath will play for
all mankind.
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The Restoration of All Things

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Malachi 3:6 For I am hw"hy,
I change not…

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The Time of the Gentiles
How long was the Sabbath to last?
 Exodus 31:16 Wherefore the children of
Israel shall keep the Sabbath, to observe
the Sabbath throughout their generations,
obeying the covenant on a continuous
basis.
 I have Good News and Bad News
 Romans 9:6, Galatians 6:16
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How long was the Sabbath
to last?

Acts 13:14 But when they departed from
Perga, they came to Antioch in Pisidia,
and went into the synagogue on the
Sabbath day, and sat down.
 v15 And after the reading of the law and
the prophets, the rulers of the
synagogue said unto them, “You men
and brethren, if ye have any word of
exhortation for the people, say on.”


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How long was the Sabbath
to last?

Acts 13:42 And when the Jews were
gone out of the synagogue, the Gentiles
asked that these words might be
preached to them the next Sabbath.
 v44 And the next Sabbath day came
almost the whole city together to hear
the word of God.


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How long was the Sabbath
to last?

Even with this evidence (and there is
much much more), some will say that at
the death of Yeshua, the Sabbath was
replaced with Sunday.
 Verses used to support that include
Colossians 2:16-17; Galatians 4:10;
Romans 10:4, 14:5-6; just to name a
few.
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What We Learned is that The Most
High cares about the Sabbath from
the time it was created until the
restoration is completed and beyond!

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1 Samuel 2:3 says “by Him actions
are weighed.”
Hosea 4:6a says “My people are
destroyed for lack of knowledge.”
Hosea 4:6b says “Since you have
forgotten the Torah of your God, I will
also forget your children.”
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Even a pagan understands that they
need to find out what their pagan deity
desires…
Why can’t we apply this same principle
and search the Scriptures for the truth,
and find the ancient paths.
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Matthew 7:21 “Many will say Lord,
Lord…”
He says “Depart from me, you who
disregard my Divine instructions.”
II Corinthians 13:5 Examine
yourselves. Determine if you are still
following the truth.
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Don’t get caught saying “But Lord, I
didn’t know” and Him responding “My
child, I put before you that which
could help you recover the truth, the
ancient paths (Jeremiah 6:16) and
you couldn’t even check it out?”

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Is this how a child honors their
Father?
Ezekiel 22:26 The leaders of Israel
have hidden their eyes from My
Sabbaths, and I am profaned among
them.
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September
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he Sabbath in

The Plan of God

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In the Beginning
First day: It was good
 Second day: It was good
 Third day: It was good
 Fourth day: It was good
 Fifth day: It was good
 Sixth day (living creatures): It was good
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In the Beginning


Genesis 1:31 And God saw everything
that he had made, and, behold, it was
very good…

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Next Actions
1. Rested on the 7th day and refreshed
Himself (Exodus 31:17)
 2. Blessed the 7th day
 3. Set apart the 7th day from all the other
days
 Note: While not self-evident on it’s face,
at this point, God cared about the role the
Sabbath played in His Plan.
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In the Beginning
1. Perfection (Deuteronomy 32:4)
 2. Very Good (Genesis 1:31)
 3. Could have gone on like this but…
 4. Adam sinned and sent the world into a
tailspin of destruction and imperfection
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Questions
1. Was God caught off guard, unprepared
for the impending disaster that would
destroy His perfection?
 2. If not, then God had a plan
(“slain from the foundation…”)
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ontinuing
MOVE FORWARD IN TIME

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Abrahamic Covenant


Cut a covenant with Abraham to establish
a nation that would receive His
instructions with the intention that in the
living out of them, they would become a
light to the rest of the world.
(Deuteronomy 4:6-8)

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Mosaic Covenant
Exodus 19:5 Now therefore, if ye will
obey My voice indeed, and keep My
covenant, then ye shall be a peculiar
treasure unto Me above all people: for all
the earth is Mine.
 Exodus 19:8 And all the people answered
together, and said, “All that hw"hy hath


spoken we will do.” And Moses returned
the words of the people unto hw"hy.

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Mosaic Covenant
Exodus 20 – The Ten Commandments
 Our focus is the fourth (except in Catholic
Bibles where it is the third)
 Exodus 20:8 Remember the Sabbath
day, to keep it set apart from the other
days.
 Once again, we see that God cares about
the Sabbath
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Establishing a Baseline
When is the Sabbath first mentioned?
 ANS:
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Establishing a Baseline
When is the Sabbath first mentioned?
 ANS: Genesis 2:2-3
 We have a very good creation that
included the seventh day, resting,
blessing, and the seventh day being set
apart from the other days of the week.


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Genesis 1:14 and
Definitions



Genesis 1:14 And God said, “Let there be
lights in the firmament of the heaven to
divide the day from the night; and let
them be for signs, and for seasons, and
for days, and years.

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Genesis 1:14


Genesis 1:14 And God said, “Let there be
lights in the firmament of the heaven to
divide the day from the night; and let
them be for ttoa, and for dI[]Am , and

for days, and years.

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Genesis 1:14
 Ttoa (ot) (sign)

To signal something in some way…
 Examples of signs:
 The rainbow, circumcision, all the plagues
on Egypt, Joshua’s stones in the Jordan,
Isaiah 7:14, and…
 The Sabbath
(Exodus 31:13, 17; Ezekiel 20:12)
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Genesis 1:14
 dI[]Am (moed) (appointment)

To designate a time for a meeting
 Do you know what that means?
 God has a Day Timer
 He has appointments set when He wants
to meet with us
 We should find out when they are so we
can be present


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Genesis 1:14 Expanded


Genesis 1:14 And God said, “Let there be
lights in the firmament of the heaven to
divide the day from the night; and let
them be for signs, and to designate the
times for divine appointments…
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Continuing the Foundation
 War>q (qari) (proclaim)

It denotes primarily the enunciation of a
specific message.
 It is customarily addressed to a specific
recipient and is intended to elicit a
specific response.
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Continuing the Foundation



aer'q.m (miqra) ([dress] rehearsal)

Frequently translated as Convocation
and Assembly

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Review
 War>q (qari)

(proclaim)

 dI[]Am (moed) (appointment)


aer'q.m (miqra) (rehearsal, convocation)
assembly

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Leviticus 23:2-3


v2 Speak unto the children of Israel, and
say unto them, “Concerning the divinely
appointed times (sacred assemblings) of
hw"hy, which you shall proclaim to be holy

dress rehearsals, even these are My
divinely set appointments.”
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Leviticus 23:2-3
v3 Six days shall work be done: but the
seventh day is the Sabbath, a day for a
sacred assembly…
[HODF Expanded]
 Hebrews 10:25 Not forsaking the
assembling of ourselves together, as
some have begun to do…
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

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Note


If our Heavenly Father did not establish
a particular “appointment” as a call to
worship, we might want to look into who
did.

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Establishing a Baseline
Reasons the Sabbath were given?
 Exodus 31
 v13,17 – sign between hw"hy, and Israel


v15 – rest
 v17 – refreshing
 Leviticus 23:3 Sacred assembling
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Establishing a Baseline
Who is the Sabbath for?
 A popular answer is “the Jews”
 The Sabbath was one of the 10
commandments given in Exodus 20 at
Mount Sinai. Can you make a case that
the only people who were at the foot of
mount Sinai when the 10 commandments
were given were the tribe of Judah?
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Who is the Sabbath for?
Mark 2:27 And he [Yeshua] said unto
them, “The Sabbath was made for
mankind ( a;nqrwpoj ), and not man for the
Sabbath.”
 Prophecies about the Gentiles
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Who is the Sabbath for?


Isaiah 56:2 Blessed is the man that
doeth this, and the son of man that
layeth hold on it; that keepeth the
Sabbath from polluting it…

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Who is the Sabbath for?


Isaiah 56:4 For thus saith hw"hy unto the

eunuchs that keep My Sabbaths, and
choose the things that please Me, and
take hold of My covenant…

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Who is the Sabbath for?


Isaiah 56:6 Also the sons of the stranger,
that join themselves to hw"hy, to serve
Him, and to love the name of hw"hy, to be
His servants, every one that keepeth the
Sabbath from polluting it, and taketh hold
of My covenant;

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Who is the Sabbath for?


Isaiah 58:13 If thou turn away thy foot
from the Sabbath, from doing thy
pleasure on My holy day; and call the
Sabbath a delight, the holy of hw"hy,

honourable; and shalt honour Him, not
doing thine own ways, nor finding thine
own pleasure, nor speaking thine own
words:

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Who is the Sabbath for?


Isaiah 58:14 Then shalt thou delight
thyself in hw"hy; and I will cause thee to

ride upon the high places of the earth,
and feed thee with the heritage of
Jacob thy father: for the mouth of hw"hy
hath spoken it.

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Who is the Sabbath for?
Ephesians 2:11 Wherefore remember,
that you, being in time past Gentiles in
the flesh…
 v12 That at that time you were without
Messiah, separated [ avphllotriwme,noi ] from
the Commonwealth of Israel, and
excluded [ xe,noi ] from the covenants of
promise, having no hope, and without
God in the world:


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Who is the Sabbath for?
Ephesians 2:13 But now in Messiah
Yeshua you, who previously were far
away have been brought near by the
blood of Messiah.
 v14 For he is our peace, who has joined
both groups into one, destroying the
barrier of tradition that had separated
Jews and Gentiles.


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Who is the Sabbath for?


Ephesians 2:15 Having abolished in his
flesh the enmity, even the law of
commandments contained in man’s
traditions; that in himself he might make
the two into one new man, thus
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Who is the Sabbath for?


Ephesians 2:19 Now therefore, you are
no longer excluded from citizenship in
God’s Kingdom, but fellow citizens with
the saints, and of the household of God.
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Who is the Sabbath for?
Romans 11:17 And if some of the
branches be broken off, and thou, being
a wild olive tree, were grafted in among
them, and with them partakest of the
root and fatness of the olive tree;
 v18 Boast not against the branches…


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At the Time of Creation
Creation was perfect
 During creation, the Sabbath was
established as a sign and a Divinely
Appointed Time of rest and refreshing
 At creation, God cared about the role
the Sabbath would play for mankind.
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At the Time of Moses
At the time of Moses, the 10
commandments were given to all the
tribes of Israel (not just Judah) as well
as all those who chose to leave Egypt
and become part of Israel.
 Within the 10 commandments, one
states: “Remember the Sabbath day, to
keep it holy”.


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At the Time of Moses
Exodus states that when Yahweh's
Sabbath is observed by Israel, it is a
sign.
 God explained that the Sabbath is to
provide rest from 6 days of labor and a
refreshing.
 It is clear that at this time, God cared
about the role the Sabbath would play
for Israel.


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At the Time of the Prophets
During the time of the prophets, Isaiah
states that the Sabbath is for all and in
the keeping of it is great blessing.
 It is clear that at this time, God cared
about the role the Sabbath would play
for Israel and all those who chose to
became a part of Israel.


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At the Time of the First
Century

Yeshua said that the Sabbath was
made for mankind.
 Romans states that we Gentiles have
been grafted into Israel.
 Ephesians states that in the past, we
were Gentiles who were separated from
the Commonwealth of Israel, excluded
from the covenants of promise, having
no hope, and without God.


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At the Time of the First
Century

Yeshua's work has allowed us Gentiles
to become a part of Israel, no longer
excluded from citizenship in God's
kingdom, fellow citizens with the saints,
and the household of God.
 It is clear that at this time, God cared
about the role the Sabbath would play
for Israel.
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he Plan of God

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What is the Plan of God?
Acts 3:20 And He shall send Yeshua
the Messiah, which before was
preached unto you:
 Acts 3:21 Where in heaven he must
remain until the time to begin the
restoration of all things, which God hath
spoken by the mouth of all His holy
prophets since the world began.


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What is the Plan of God?
When does the restoration of all things
begin?
 When does Yeshua leave heaven to
establish his kingdom on Earth?


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What is the Plan of God?
During the Millennial Kingdom, what
role does the Sabbath play?
 Speaking of the priests it says, “And in
controversy they shall stand in
judgment; and they shall judge it
according to My judgments: and they
shall keep My Torah and My statutes in
all Mine assemblies; and they shall
hallow my Sabbaths. Ezekiel 44:24


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What is the Plan of God?
During the Millennial Kingdom, what
role does the Sabbath play?
 Likewise, the people of the land shall
worship at the door of this gate before
hw"hy in the Sabbaths and in the new


moons. Ezekiel 46:3
 It is clear that at this time, God cares
about the role the Sabbath will play for
all mankind.
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What is the Plan of God?
After the New Heavens and the New
Earth, what role does the Sabbath play?
 “For as the New Heavens and the New
Earth, which I will make, shall remain
before me, saith hw"hy, so shall your


seed and your name remain.”
Isaiah 66:22

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What is the Plan of God?
After the New Heavens and the New
Earth, what role does the Sabbath play?
 “And it shall come to pass, that from
one new moon to another, and from one
Sabbath to another, shall all flesh come
to worship before me, saith hw"hy…


Isaiah 66:23

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What is the Plan of God?
After the New Heavens and the New
Earth, what role does the Sabbath play?
 It is clear that at this time, God cares
about the role the Sabbath will play for
all mankind.
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The Restoration of All Things

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Malachi 3:6 For I am hw"hy,
I change not…

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The Time of the Gentiles
How long was the Sabbath to last?
 Exodus 31:16 Wherefore the children of
Israel shall keep the Sabbath, to observe
the Sabbath throughout their generations,
obeying the covenant on a continuous
basis.
 I have Good News and Bad News
 Romans 9:6, Galatians 6:16
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How long was the Sabbath
to last?

Acts 13:14 But when they departed from
Perga, they came to Antioch in Pisidia,
and went into the synagogue on the
Sabbath day, and sat down.
 v15 And after the reading of the law and
the prophets, the rulers of the
synagogue said unto them, “You men
and brethren, if ye have any word of
exhortation for the people, say on.”


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How long was the Sabbath
to last?

Acts 13:42 And when the Jews were
gone out of the synagogue, the Gentiles
asked that these words might be
preached to them the next Sabbath.
 v44 And the next Sabbath day came
almost the whole city together to hear
the word of God.
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How long was the Sabbath
to last?

Even with this evidence (and there is
much much more), some will say that at
the death of Yeshua, the Sabbath was
replaced with Sunday.
 Verses used to support that include
Colossians 2:16-17; Galatians 4:10;
Romans 10:4, 14:5-6; just to name a
few.
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What We Learned is that The Most
High cares about the Sabbath from
the time it was created until the
restoration is completed and beyond!

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1 Samuel 2:3 says “by Him actions
are weighed.”
Hosea 4:6a says “My people are
destroyed for lack of knowledge.”
Hosea 4:6b says “Since you have
forgotten the Torah of your God, I will
also forget your children.”
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Even a pagan understands that they
need to find out what their pagan deity
desires…
Why can’t we apply this same principle
and search the Scriptures for the truth,
and find the ancient paths.
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Matthew 7:21 “Many will say Lord,
Lord…”
He says “Depart from me, you who
disregard my Divine instructions.”
II Corinthians 13:5 Examine
yourselves. Determine if you are still
following the truth.
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Don’t get caught saying “But Lord, I
didn’t know” and Him responding “My
child, I put before you that which
could help you recover the truth, the
ancient paths (Jeremiah 6:16) and
you couldn’t even check it out?”

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Is this how a child honors their
Father?
Ezekiel 22:26 The leaders of Israel
have hidden their eyes from My
Sabbaths, and I am profaned among
them.
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September
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he Sabbath in

The Plan of God

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In the Beginning
First day: It was good
 Second day: It was good
 Third day: It was good
 Fourth day: It was good
 Fifth day: It was good
 Sixth day (living creatures): It was good
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In the Beginning


Genesis 1:31 And God saw everything
that he had made, and, behold, it was
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Next Actions
1. Rested on the 7th day and refreshed
Himself (Exodus 31:17)
 2. Blessed the 7th day
 3. Set apart the 7th day from all the other
days
 Note: While not self-evident on it’s face,
at this point, God cared about the role the
Sabbath played in His Plan.
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In the Beginning
1. Perfection (Deuteronomy 32:4)
 2. Very Good (Genesis 1:31)
 3. Could have gone on like this but…
 4. Adam sinned and sent the world into a
tailspin of destruction and imperfection
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Questions
1. Was God caught off guard, unprepared
for the impending disaster that would
destroy His perfection?
 2. If not, then God had a plan
(“slain from the foundation…”)
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ontinuing
MOVE FORWARD IN TIME

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Abrahamic Covenant


Cut a covenant with Abraham to establish
a nation that would receive His
instructions with the intention that in the
living out of them, they would become a
light to the rest of the world.
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Mosaic Covenant
Exodus 19:5 Now therefore, if ye will
obey My voice indeed, and keep My
covenant, then ye shall be a peculiar
treasure unto Me above all people: for all
the earth is Mine.
 Exodus 19:8 And all the people answered
together, and said, “All that hw"hy hath


spoken we will do.” And Moses returned
the words of the people unto hw"hy.

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Mosaic Covenant
Exodus 20 – The Ten Commandments
 Our focus is the fourth (except in Catholic
Bibles where it is the third)
 Exodus 20:8 Remember the Sabbath
day, to keep it set apart from the other
days.
 Once again, we see that God cares about
the Sabbath
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Establishing a Baseline
When is the Sabbath first mentioned?
 ANS:
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Establishing a Baseline
When is the Sabbath first mentioned?
 ANS: Genesis 2:2-3
 We have a very good creation that
included the seventh day, resting,
blessing, and the seventh day being set
apart from the other days of the week.
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Genesis 1:14 and
Definitions



Genesis 1:14 And God said, “Let there be
lights in the firmament of the heaven to
divide the day from the night; and let
them be for signs, and for seasons, and
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Genesis 1:14


Genesis 1:14 And God said, “Let there be
lights in the firmament of the heaven to
divide the day from the night; and let
them be for ttoa, and for dI[]Am , and

for days, and years.

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Genesis 1:14
 Ttoa (ot) (sign)

To signal something in some way…
 Examples of signs:
 The rainbow, circumcision, all the plagues
on Egypt, Joshua’s stones in the Jordan,
Isaiah 7:14, and…
 The Sabbath
(Exodus 31:13, 17; Ezekiel 20:12)
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Genesis 1:14
 dI[]Am (moed) (appointment)

To designate a time for a meeting
 Do you know what that means?
 God has a Day Timer
 He has appointments set when He wants
to meet with us
 We should find out when they are so we
can be present
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Genesis 1:14 Expanded


Genesis 1:14 And God said, “Let there be
lights in the firmament of the heaven to
divide the day from the night; and let
them be for signs, and to designate the
times for divine appointments…
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Continuing the Foundation
 War>q (qari) (proclaim)

It denotes primarily the enunciation of a
specific message.
 It is customarily addressed to a specific
recipient and is intended to elicit a
specific response.
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Continuing the Foundation

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aer'q.m (miqra) ([dress] rehearsal)

Frequently translated as Convocation
and Assembly

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Review
 War>q (qari)

(proclaim)

 dI[]Am (moed) (appointment)


aer'q.m (miqra) (rehearsal, convocation)
assembly

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Leviticus 23:2-3


v2 Speak unto the children of Israel, and
say unto them, “Concerning the divinely
appointed times (sacred assemblings) of
hw"hy, which you shall proclaim to be holy

dress rehearsals, even these are My
divinely set appointments.”
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Leviticus 23:2-3
v3 Six days shall work be done: but the
seventh day is the Sabbath, a day for a
sacred assembly…
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 Hebrews 10:25 Not forsaking the
assembling of ourselves together, as
some have begun to do…
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Note


If our Heavenly Father did not establish
a particular “appointment” as a call to
worship, we might want to look into who
did.

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Establishing a Baseline
Reasons the Sabbath were given?
 Exodus 31
 v13,17 – sign between hw"hy, and Israel


v15 – rest
 v17 – refreshing
 Leviticus 23:3 Sacred assembling
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Establishing a Baseline
Who is the Sabbath for?
 A popular answer is “the Jews”
 The Sabbath was one of the 10
commandments given in Exodus 20 at
Mount Sinai. Can you make a case that
the only people who were at the foot of
mount Sinai when the 10 commandments
were given were the tribe of Judah?
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Who is the Sabbath for?
Mark 2:27 And he [Yeshua] said unto
them, “The Sabbath was made for
mankind ( a;nqrwpoj ), and not man for the
Sabbath.”
 Prophecies about the Gentiles
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Who is the Sabbath for?


Isaiah 56:2 Blessed is the man that
doeth this, and the son of man that
layeth hold on it; that keepeth the
Sabbath from polluting it…

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Who is the Sabbath for?


Isaiah 56:4 For thus saith hw"hy unto the

eunuchs that keep My Sabbaths, and
choose the things that please Me, and
take hold of My covenant…

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Who is the Sabbath for?


Isaiah 56:6 Also the sons of the stranger,
that join themselves to hw"hy, to serve
Him, and to love the name of hw"hy, to be
His servants, every one that keepeth the
Sabbath from polluting it, and taketh hold
of My covenant;

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Who is the Sabbath for?


Isaiah 58:13 If thou turn away thy foot
from the Sabbath, from doing thy
pleasure on My holy day; and call the
Sabbath a delight, the holy of hw"hy,

honourable; and shalt honour Him, not
doing thine own ways, nor finding thine
own pleasure, nor speaking thine own
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Who is the Sabbath for?


Isaiah 58:14 Then shalt thou delight
thyself in hw"hy; and I will cause thee to

ride upon the high places of the earth,
and feed thee with the heritage of
Jacob thy father: for the mouth of hw"hy
hath spoken it.

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Who is the Sabbath for?
Ephesians 2:11 Wherefore remember,
that you, being in time past Gentiles in
the flesh…
 v12 That at that time you were without
Messiah, separated [ avphllotriwme,noi ] from
the Commonwealth of Israel, and
excluded [ xe,noi ] from the covenants of
promise, having no hope, and without
God in the world:
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Who is the Sabbath for?
Ephesians 2:13 But now in Messiah
Yeshua you, who previously were far
away have been brought near by the
blood of Messiah.
 v14 For he is our peace, who has joined
both groups into one, destroying the
barrier of tradition that had separated
Jews and Gentiles.


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Who is the Sabbath for?


Ephesians 2:15 Having abolished in his
flesh the enmity, even the law of
commandments contained in man’s
traditions; that in himself he might make
the two into one new man, thus
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Who is the Sabbath for?


Ephesians 2:19 Now therefore, you are
no longer excluded from citizenship in
God’s Kingdom, but fellow citizens with
the saints, and of the household of God.
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Who is the Sabbath for?
Romans 11:17 And if some of the
branches be broken off, and thou, being
a wild olive tree, were grafted in among
them, and with them partakest of the
root and fatness of the olive tree;
 v18 Boast not against the branches…
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At the Time of Creation
Creation was perfect
 During creation, the Sabbath was
established as a sign and a Divinely
Appointed Time of rest and refreshing
 At creation, God cared about the role
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At the Time of Moses
At the time of Moses, the 10
commandments were given to all the
tribes of Israel (not just Judah) as well
as all those who chose to leave Egypt
and become part of Israel.
 Within the 10 commandments, one
states: “Remember the Sabbath day, to
keep it holy”.
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At the Time of Moses
Exodus states that when Yahweh's
Sabbath is observed by Israel, it is a
sign.
 God explained that the Sabbath is to
provide rest from 6 days of labor and a
refreshing.
 It is clear that at this time, God cared
about the role the Sabbath would play
for Israel.
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At the Time of the Prophets
During the time of the prophets, Isaiah
states that the Sabbath is for all and in
the keeping of it is great blessing.
 It is clear that at this time, God cared
about the role the Sabbath would play
for Israel and all those who chose to
became a part of Israel.
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At the Time of the First
Century

Yeshua said that the Sabbath was
made for mankind.
 Romans states that we Gentiles have
been grafted into Israel.
 Ephesians states that in the past, we
were Gentiles who were separated from
the Commonwealth of Israel, excluded
from the covenants of promise, having
no hope, and without God.
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At the Time of the First
Century

Yeshua's work has allowed us Gentiles
to become a part of Israel, no longer
excluded from citizenship in God's
kingdom, fellow citizens with the saints,
and the household of God.
 It is clear that at this time, God cared
about the role the Sabbath would play
for Israel.


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he Plan of God

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What is the Plan of God?
Acts 3:20 And He shall send Yeshua
the Messiah, which before was
preached unto you:
 Acts 3:21 Where in heaven he must
remain until the time to begin the
restoration of all things, which God hath
spoken by the mouth of all His holy
prophets since the world began.


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What is the Plan of God?
When does the restoration of all things
begin?
 When does Yeshua leave heaven to
establish his kingdom on Earth?


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What is the Plan of God?
During the Millennial Kingdom, what
role does the Sabbath play?
 Speaking of the priests it says, “And in
controversy they shall stand in
judgment; and they shall judge it
according to My judgments: and they
shall keep My Torah and My statutes in
all Mine assemblies; and they shall
hallow my Sabbaths. Ezekiel 44:24


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What is the Plan of God?
During the Millennial Kingdom, what
role does the Sabbath play?
 Likewise, the people of the land shall
worship at the door of this gate before
hw"hy in the Sabbaths and in the new


moons. Ezekiel 46:3
 It is clear that at this time, God cares
about the role the Sabbath will play for
all mankind.
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What is the Plan of God?
After the New Heavens and the New
Earth, what role does the Sabbath play?
 “For as the New Heavens and the New
Earth, which I will make, shall remain
before me, saith hw"hy, so shall your


seed and your name remain.”
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What is the Plan of God?
After the New Heavens and the New
Earth, what role does the Sabbath play?
 “And it shall come to pass, that from
one new moon to another, and from one
Sabbath to another, shall all flesh come
to worship before me, saith hw"hy…


Isaiah 66:23

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After the New Heavens and the New
Earth, what role does the Sabbath play?
 It is clear that at this time, God cares
about the role the Sabbath will play for
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The Restoration of All Things

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Malachi 3:6 For I am hw"hy,
I change not…

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The Time of the Gentiles
How long was the Sabbath to last?
 Exodus 31:16 Wherefore the children of
Israel shall keep the Sabbath, to observe
the Sabbath throughout their generations,
obeying the covenant on a continuous
basis.
 I have Good News and Bad News
 Romans 9:6, Galatians 6:16


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How long was the Sabbath
to last?

Acts 13:14 But when they departed from
Perga, they came to Antioch in Pisidia,
and went into the synagogue on the
Sabbath day, and sat down.
 v15 And after the reading of the law and
the prophets, the rulers of the
synagogue said unto them, “You men
and brethren, if ye have any word of
exhortation for the people, say on.”


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How long was the Sabbath
to last?

Acts 13:42 And when the Jews were
gone out of the synagogue, the Gentiles
asked that these words might be
preached to them the next Sabbath.
 v44 And the next Sabbath day came
almost the whole city together to hear
the word of God.


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How long was the Sabbath
to last?

Even with this evidence (and there is
much much more), some will say that at
the death of Yeshua, the Sabbath was
replaced with Sunday.
 Verses used to support that include
Colossians 2:16-17; Galatians 4:10;
Romans 10:4, 14:5-6; just to name a
few.
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What We Learned is that The Most
High cares about the Sabbath from
the time it was created until the
restoration is completed and beyond!

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1 Samuel 2:3 says “by Him actions
are weighed.”
Hosea 4:6a says “My people are
destroyed for lack of knowledge.”
Hosea 4:6b says “Since you have
forgotten the Torah of your God, I will
also forget your children.”
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Even a pagan understands that they
need to find out what their pagan deity
desires…
Why can’t we apply this same principle
and search the Scriptures for the truth,
and find the ancient paths.
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Matthew 7:21 “Many will say Lord,
Lord…”
He says “Depart from me, you who
disregard my Divine instructions.”
II Corinthians 13:5 Examine
yourselves. Determine if you are still
following the truth.
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Don’t get caught saying “But Lord, I
didn’t know” and Him responding “My
child, I put before you that which
could help you recover the truth, the
ancient paths (Jeremiah 6:16) and
you couldn’t even check it out?”

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Is this how a child honors their
Father?
Ezekiel 22:26 The leaders of Israel
have hidden their eyes from My
Sabbaths, and I am profaned among
them.
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he Sabbath in

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In the Beginning
First day: It was good
 Second day: It was good
 Third day: It was good
 Fourth day: It was good
 Fifth day: It was good
 Sixth day (living creatures): It was good
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In the Beginning


Genesis 1:31 And God saw everything
that he had made, and, behold, it was
very good…

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Next Actions
1. Rested on the 7th day and refreshed
Himself (Exodus 31:17)
 2. Blessed the 7th day
 3. Set apart the 7th day from all the other
days
 Note: While not self-evident on it’s face,
at this point, God cared about the role the
Sabbath played in His Plan.


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In the Beginning
1. Perfection (Deuteronomy 32:4)
 2. Very Good (Genesis 1:31)
 3. Could have gone on like this but…
 4. Adam sinned and sent the world into a
tailspin of destruction and imperfection


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Questions
1. Was God caught off guard, unprepared
for the impending disaster that would
destroy His perfection?
 2. If not, then God had a plan
(“slain from the foundation…”)
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ontinuing
MOVE FORWARD IN TIME

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Abrahamic Covenant


Cut a covenant with Abraham to establish
a nation that would receive His
instructions with the intention that in the
living out of them, they would become a
light to the rest of the world.
(Deuteronomy 4:6-8)

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Mosaic Covenant
Exodus 19:5 Now therefore, if ye will
obey My voice indeed, and keep My
covenant, then ye shall be a peculiar
treasure unto Me above all people: for all
the earth is Mine.
 Exodus 19:8 And all the people answered
together, and said, “All that hw"hy hath


spoken we will do.” And Moses returned
the words of the people unto hw"hy.

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Mosaic Covenant
Exodus 20 – The Ten Commandments
 Our focus is the fourth (except in Catholic
Bibles where it is the third)
 Exodus 20:8 Remember the Sabbath
day, to keep it set apart from the other
days.
 Once again, we see that God cares about
the Sabbath


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Establishing a Baseline
When is the Sabbath first mentioned?
 ANS:
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Establishing a Baseline
When is the Sabbath first mentioned?
 ANS: Genesis 2:2-3
 We have a very good creation that
included the seventh day, resting,
blessing, and the seventh day being set
apart from the other days of the week.


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Genesis 1:14 and
Definitions



Genesis 1:14 And God said, “Let there be
lights in the firmament of the heaven to
divide the day from the night; and let
them be for signs, and for seasons, and
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Genesis 1:14


Genesis 1:14 And God said, “Let there be
lights in the firmament of the heaven to
divide the day from the night; and let
them be for ttoa, and for dI[]Am , and

for days, and years.

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Genesis 1:14
 Ttoa (ot) (sign)

To signal something in some way…
 Examples of signs:
 The rainbow, circumcision, all the plagues
on Egypt, Joshua’s stones in the Jordan,
Isaiah 7:14, and…
 The Sabbath
(Exodus 31:13, 17; Ezekiel 20:12)


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Genesis 1:14
 dI[]Am (moed) (appointment)

To designate a time for a meeting
 Do you know what that means?
 God has a Day Timer
 He has appointments set when He wants
to meet with us
 We should find out when they are so we
can be present


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Genesis 1:14 Expanded


Genesis 1:14 And God said, “Let there be
lights in the firmament of the heaven to
divide the day from the night; and let
them be for signs, and to designate the
times for divine appointments…
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Continuing the Foundation
 War>q (qari) (proclaim)

It denotes primarily the enunciation of a
specific message.
 It is customarily addressed to a specific
recipient and is intended to elicit a
specific response.


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Continuing the Foundation



aer'q.m (miqra) ([dress] rehearsal)

Frequently translated as Convocation
and Assembly

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Review
 War>q (qari)

(proclaim)

 dI[]Am (moed) (appointment)


aer'q.m (miqra) (rehearsal, convocation)
assembly

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Leviticus 23:2-3


v2 Speak unto the children of Israel, and
say unto them, “Concerning the divinely
appointed times (sacred assemblings) of
hw"hy, which you shall proclaim to be holy

dress rehearsals, even these are My
divinely set appointments.”
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Leviticus 23:2-3
v3 Six days shall work be done: but the
seventh day is the Sabbath, a day for a
sacred assembly…
[HODF Expanded]
 Hebrews 10:25 Not forsaking the
assembling of ourselves together, as
some have begun to do…
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

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Note


If our Heavenly Father did not establish
a particular “appointment” as a call to
worship, we might want to look into who
did.

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Establishing a Baseline
Reasons the Sabbath were given?
 Exodus 31
 v13,17 – sign between hw"hy, and Israel


v15 – rest
 v17 – refreshing
 Leviticus 23:3 Sacred assembling


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Establishing a Baseline
Who is the Sabbath for?
 A popular answer is “the Jews”
 The Sabbath was one of the 10
commandments given in Exodus 20 at
Mount Sinai. Can you make a case that
the only people who were at the foot of
mount Sinai when the 10 commandments
were given were the tribe of Judah?


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Who is the Sabbath for?
Mark 2:27 And he [Yeshua] said unto
them, “The Sabbath was made for
mankind ( a;nqrwpoj ), and not man for the
Sabbath.”
 Prophecies about the Gentiles


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Who is the Sabbath for?


Isaiah 56:2 Blessed is the man that
doeth this, and the son of man that
layeth hold on it; that keepeth the
Sabbath from polluting it…

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Who is the Sabbath for?


Isaiah 56:4 For thus saith hw"hy unto the

eunuchs that keep My Sabbaths, and
choose the things that please Me, and
take hold of My covenant…

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Who is the Sabbath for?


Isaiah 56:6 Also the sons of the stranger,
that join themselves to hw"hy, to serve
Him, and to love the name of hw"hy, to be
His servants, every one that keepeth the
Sabbath from polluting it, and taketh hold
of My covenant;

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Who is the Sabbath for?


Isaiah 58:13 If thou turn away thy foot
from the Sabbath, from doing thy
pleasure on My holy day; and call the
Sabbath a delight, the holy of hw"hy,

honourable; and shalt honour Him, not
doing thine own ways, nor finding thine
own pleasure, nor speaking thine own
words:

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Who is the Sabbath for?


Isaiah 58:14 Then shalt thou delight
thyself in hw"hy; and I will cause thee to

ride upon the high places of the earth,
and feed thee with the heritage of
Jacob thy father: for the mouth of hw"hy
hath spoken it.

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Who is the Sabbath for?
Ephesians 2:11 Wherefore remember,
that you, being in time past Gentiles in
the flesh…
 v12 That at that time you were without
Messiah, separated [ avphllotriwme,noi ] from
the Commonwealth of Israel, and
excluded [ xe,noi ] from the covenants of
promise, having no hope, and without
God in the world:


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Who is the Sabbath for?
Ephesians 2:13 But now in Messiah
Yeshua you, who previously were far
away have been brought near by the
blood of Messiah.
 v14 For he is our peace, who has joined
both groups into one, destroying the
barrier of tradition that had separated
Jews and Gentiles.


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Who is the Sabbath for?


Ephesians 2:15 Having abolished in his
flesh the enmity, even the law of
commandments contained in man’s
traditions; that in himself he might make
the two into one new man, thus
establishing peace.

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Who is the Sabbath for?


Ephesians 2:19 Now therefore, you are
no longer excluded from citizenship in
God’s Kingdom, but fellow citizens with
the saints, and of the household of God.
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Who is the Sabbath for?
Romans 11:17 And if some of the
branches be broken off, and thou, being
a wild olive tree, were grafted in among
them, and with them partakest of the
root and fatness of the olive tree;
 v18 Boast not against the branches…


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At the Time of Creation
Creation was perfect
 During creation, the Sabbath was
established as a sign and a Divinely
Appointed Time of rest and refreshing
 At creation, God cared about the role
the Sabbath would play for mankind.


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At the Time of Moses
At the time of Moses, the 10
commandments were given to all the
tribes of Israel (not just Judah) as well
as all those who chose to leave Egypt
and become part of Israel.
 Within the 10 commandments, one
states: “Remember the Sabbath day, to
keep it holy”.


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At the Time of Moses
Exodus states that when Yahweh's
Sabbath is observed by Israel, it is a
sign.
 God explained that the Sabbath is to
provide rest from 6 days of labor and a
refreshing.
 It is clear that at this time, God cared
about the role the Sabbath would play
for Israel.


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At the Time of the Prophets
During the time of the prophets, Isaiah
states that the Sabbath is for all and in
the keeping of it is great blessing.
 It is clear that at this time, God cared
about the role the Sabbath would play
for Israel and all those who chose to
became a part of Israel.


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At the Time of the First
Century

Yeshua said that the Sabbath was
made for mankind.
 Romans states that we Gentiles have
been grafted into Israel.
 Ephesians states that in the past, we
were Gentiles who were separated from
the Commonwealth of Israel, excluded
from the covenants of promise, having
no hope, and without God.


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At the Time of the First
Century

Yeshua's work has allowed us Gentiles
to become a part of Israel, no longer
excluded from citizenship in God's
kingdom, fellow citizens with the saints,
and the household of God.
 It is clear that at this time, God cared
about the role the Sabbath would play
for Israel.


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he Plan of God

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What is the Plan of God?
Acts 3:20 And He shall send Yeshua
the Messiah, which before was
preached unto you:
 Acts 3:21 Where in heaven he must
remain until the time to begin the
restoration of all things, which God hath
spoken by the mouth of all His holy
prophets since the world began.


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What is the Plan of God?
When does the restoration of all things
begin?
 When does Yeshua leave heaven to
establish his kingdom on Earth?


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What is the Plan of God?
During the Millennial Kingdom, what
role does the Sabbath play?
 Speaking of the priests it says, “And in
controversy they shall stand in
judgment; and they shall judge it
according to My judgments: and they
shall keep My Torah and My statutes in
all Mine assemblies; and they shall
hallow my Sabbaths. Ezekiel 44:24


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What is the Plan of God?
During the Millennial Kingdom, what
role does the Sabbath play?
 Likewise, the people of the land shall
worship at the door of this gate before
hw"hy in the Sabbaths and in the new


moons. Ezekiel 46:3
 It is clear that at this time, God cares
about the role the Sabbath will play for
all mankind.
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What is the Plan of God?
After the New Heavens and the New
Earth, what role does the Sabbath play?
 “For as the New Heavens and the New
Earth, which I will make, shall remain
before me, saith hw"hy, so shall your


seed and your name remain.”
Isaiah 66:22

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What is the Plan of God?
After the New Heavens and the New
Earth, what role does the Sabbath play?
 “And it shall come to pass, that from
one new moon to another, and from one
Sabbath to another, shall all flesh come
to worship before me, saith hw"hy…


Isaiah 66:23

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What is the Plan of God?
After the New Heavens and the New
Earth, what role does the Sabbath play?
 It is clear that at this time, God cares
about the role the Sabbath will play for
all mankind.
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The Restoration of All Things

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Malachi 3:6 For I am hw"hy,
I change not…

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The Time of the Gentiles
How long was the Sabbath to last?
 Exodus 31:16 Wherefore the children of
Israel shall keep the Sabbath, to observe
the Sabbath throughout their generations,
obeying the covenant on a continuous
basis.
 I have Good News and Bad News
 Romans 9:6, Galatians 6:16


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How long was the Sabbath
to last?

Acts 13:14 But when they departed from
Perga, they came to Antioch in Pisidia,
and went into the synagogue on the
Sabbath day, and sat down.
 v15 And after the reading of the law and
the prophets, the rulers of the
synagogue said unto them, “You men
and brethren, if ye have any word of
exhortation for the people, say on.”


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How long was the Sabbath
to last?

Acts 13:42 And when the Jews were
gone out of the synagogue, the Gentiles
asked that these words might be
preached to them the next Sabbath.
 v44 And the next Sabbath day came
almost the whole city together to hear
the word of God.


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How long was the Sabbath
to last?

Even with this evidence (and there is
much much more), some will say that at
the death of Yeshua, the Sabbath was
replaced with Sunday.
 Verses used to support that include
Colossians 2:16-17; Galatians 4:10;
Romans 10:4, 14:5-6; just to name a
few.
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What We Learned is that The Most
High cares about the Sabbath from
the time it was created until the
restoration is completed and beyond!

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1 Samuel 2:3 says “by Him actions
are weighed.”
Hosea 4:6a says “My people are
destroyed for lack of knowledge.”
Hosea 4:6b says “Since you have
forgotten the Torah of your God, I will
also forget your children.”
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Even a pagan understands that they
need to find out what their pagan deity
desires…
Why can’t we apply this same principle
and search the Scriptures for the truth,
and find the ancient paths.
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Matthew 7:21 “Many will say Lord,
Lord…”
He says “Depart from me, you who
disregard my Divine instructions.”
II Corinthians 13:5 Examine
yourselves. Determine if you are still
following the truth.
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Don’t get caught saying “But Lord, I
didn’t know” and Him responding “My
child, I put before you that which
could help you recover the truth, the
ancient paths (Jeremiah 6:16) and
you couldn’t even check it out?”

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Is this how a child honors their
Father?
Ezekiel 22:26 The leaders of Israel
have hidden their eyes from My
Sabbaths, and I am profaned among
them.
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he Sabbath in

The Plan of God

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In the Beginning
First day: It was good
 Second day: It was good
 Third day: It was good
 Fourth day: It was good
 Fifth day: It was good
 Sixth day (living creatures): It was good


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In the Beginning


Genesis 1:31 And God saw everything
that he had made, and, behold, it was
very good…

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Next Actions
1. Rested on the 7th day and refreshed
Himself (Exodus 31:17)
 2. Blessed the 7th day
 3. Set apart the 7th day from all the other
days
 Note: While not self-evident on it’s face,
at this point, God cared about the role the
Sabbath played in His Plan.


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In the Beginning
1. Perfection (Deuteronomy 32:4)
 2. Very Good (Genesis 1:31)
 3. Could have gone on like this but…
 4. Adam sinned and sent the world into a
tailspin of destruction and imperfection


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Questions
1. Was God caught off guard, unprepared
for the impending disaster that would
destroy His perfection?
 2. If not, then God had a plan
(“slain from the foundation…”)


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ontinuing
MOVE FORWARD IN TIME

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Abrahamic Covenant


Cut a covenant with Abraham to establish
a nation that would receive His
instructions with the intention that in the
living out of them, they would become a
light to the rest of the world.
(Deuteronomy 4:6-8)

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Mosaic Covenant
Exodus 19:5 Now therefore, if ye will
obey My voice indeed, and keep My
covenant, then ye shall be a peculiar
treasure unto Me above all people: for all
the earth is Mine.
 Exodus 19:8 And all the people answered
together, and said, “All that hw"hy hath


spoken we will do.” And Moses returned
the words of the people unto hw"hy.

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Mosaic Covenant
Exodus 20 – The Ten Commandments
 Our focus is the fourth (except in Catholic
Bibles where it is the third)
 Exodus 20:8 Remember the Sabbath
day, to keep it set apart from the other
days.
 Once again, we see that God cares about
the Sabbath


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Establishing a Baseline
When is the Sabbath first mentioned?
 ANS:


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Establishing a Baseline
When is the Sabbath first mentioned?
 ANS: Genesis 2:2-3
 We have a very good creation that
included the seventh day, resting,
blessing, and the seventh day being set
apart from the other days of the week.


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Genesis 1:14 and
Definitions



Genesis 1:14 And God said, “Let there be
lights in the firmament of the heaven to
divide the day from the night; and let
them be for signs, and for seasons, and
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Genesis 1:14


Genesis 1:14 And God said, “Let there be
lights in the firmament of the heaven to
divide the day from the night; and let
them be for ttoa, and for dI[]Am , and

for days, and years.

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Genesis 1:14
 Ttoa (ot) (sign)

To signal something in some way…
 Examples of signs:
 The rainbow, circumcision, all the plagues
on Egypt, Joshua’s stones in the Jordan,
Isaiah 7:14, and…
 The Sabbath
(Exodus 31:13, 17; Ezekiel 20:12)
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Genesis 1:14
 dI[]Am (moed) (appointment)

To designate a time for a meeting
 Do you know what that means?
 God has a Day Timer
 He has appointments set when He wants
to meet with us
 We should find out when they are so we
can be present


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Genesis 1:14 Expanded


Genesis 1:14 And God said, “Let there be
lights in the firmament of the heaven to
divide the day from the night; and let
them be for signs, and to designate the
times for divine appointments…
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Continuing the Foundation
 War>q (qari) (proclaim)

It denotes primarily the enunciation of a
specific message.
 It is customarily addressed to a specific
recipient and is intended to elicit a
specific response.
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Continuing the Foundation



aer'q.m (miqra) ([dress] rehearsal)

Frequently translated as Convocation
and Assembly

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Review
 War>q (qari)

(proclaim)

 dI[]Am (moed) (appointment)


aer'q.m (miqra) (rehearsal, convocation)
assembly

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Leviticus 23:2-3


v2 Speak unto the children of Israel, and
say unto them, “Concerning the divinely
appointed times (sacred assemblings) of
hw"hy, which you shall proclaim to be holy

dress rehearsals, even these are My
divinely set appointments.”
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Leviticus 23:2-3
v3 Six days shall work be done: but the
seventh day is the Sabbath, a day for a
sacred assembly…
[HODF Expanded]
 Hebrews 10:25 Not forsaking the
assembling of ourselves together, as
some have begun to do…
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Note


If our Heavenly Father did not establish
a particular “appointment” as a call to
worship, we might want to look into who
did.

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Establishing a Baseline
Reasons the Sabbath were given?
 Exodus 31
 v13,17 – sign between hw"hy, and Israel


v15 – rest
 v17 – refreshing
 Leviticus 23:3 Sacred assembling
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Establishing a Baseline
Who is the Sabbath for?
 A popular answer is “the Jews”
 The Sabbath was one of the 10
commandments given in Exodus 20 at
Mount Sinai. Can you make a case that
the only people who were at the foot of
mount Sinai when the 10 commandments
were given were the tribe of Judah?


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Who is the Sabbath for?
Mark 2:27 And he [Yeshua] said unto
them, “The Sabbath was made for
mankind ( a;nqrwpoj ), and not man for the
Sabbath.”
 Prophecies about the Gentiles
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Who is the Sabbath for?


Isaiah 56:2 Blessed is the man that
doeth this, and the son of man that
layeth hold on it; that keepeth the
Sabbath from polluting it…

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Who is the Sabbath for?


Isaiah 56:4 For thus saith hw"hy unto the

eunuchs that keep My Sabbaths, and
choose the things that please Me, and
take hold of My covenant…

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Who is the Sabbath for?


Isaiah 56:6 Also the sons of the stranger,
that join themselves to hw"hy, to serve
Him, and to love the name of hw"hy, to be
His servants, every one that keepeth the
Sabbath from polluting it, and taketh hold
of My covenant;

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Who is the Sabbath for?


Isaiah 58:13 If thou turn away thy foot
from the Sabbath, from doing thy
pleasure on My holy day; and call the
Sabbath a delight, the holy of hw"hy,

honourable; and shalt honour Him, not
doing thine own ways, nor finding thine
own pleasure, nor speaking thine own
words:

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Who is the Sabbath for?


Isaiah 58:14 Then shalt thou delight
thyself in hw"hy; and I will cause thee to

ride upon the high places of the earth,
and feed thee with the heritage of
Jacob thy father: for the mouth of hw"hy
hath spoken it.

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Who is the Sabbath for?
Ephesians 2:11 Wherefore remember,
that you, being in time past Gentiles in
the flesh…
 v12 That at that time you were without
Messiah, separated [ avphllotriwme,noi ] from
the Commonwealth of Israel, and
excluded [ xe,noi ] from the covenants of
promise, having no hope, and without
God in the world:


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Who is the Sabbath for?
Ephesians 2:13 But now in Messiah
Yeshua you, who previously were far
away have been brought near by the
blood of Messiah.
 v14 For he is our peace, who has joined
both groups into one, destroying the
barrier of tradition that had separated
Jews and Gentiles.


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Who is the Sabbath for?


Ephesians 2:15 Having abolished in his
flesh the enmity, even the law of
commandments contained in man’s
traditions; that in himself he might make
the two into one new man, thus
establishing peace.

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Who is the Sabbath for?


Ephesians 2:19 Now therefore, you are
no longer excluded from citizenship in
God’s Kingdom, but fellow citizens with
the saints, and of the household of God.
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Who is the Sabbath for?
Romans 11:17 And if some of the
branches be broken off, and thou, being
a wild olive tree, were grafted in among
them, and with them partakest of the
root and fatness of the olive tree;
 v18 Boast not against the branches…


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At the Time of Creation
Creation was perfect
 During creation, the Sabbath was
established as a sign and a Divinely
Appointed Time of rest and refreshing
 At creation, God cared about the role
the Sabbath would play for mankind.
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At the Time of Moses
At the time of Moses, the 10
commandments were given to all the
tribes of Israel (not just Judah) as well
as all those who chose to leave Egypt
and become part of Israel.
 Within the 10 commandments, one
states: “Remember the Sabbath day, to
keep it holy”.


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At the Time of Moses
Exodus states that when Yahweh's
Sabbath is observed by Israel, it is a
sign.
 God explained that the Sabbath is to
provide rest from 6 days of labor and a
refreshing.
 It is clear that at this time, God cared
about the role the Sabbath would play
for Israel.


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At the Time of the Prophets
During the time of the prophets, Isaiah
states that the Sabbath is for all and in
the keeping of it is great blessing.
 It is clear that at this time, God cared
about the role the Sabbath would play
for Israel and all those who chose to
became a part of Israel.


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At the Time of the First
Century

Yeshua said that the Sabbath was
made for mankind.
 Romans states that we Gentiles have
been grafted into Israel.
 Ephesians states that in the past, we
were Gentiles who were separated from
the Commonwealth of Israel, excluded
from the covenants of promise, having
no hope, and without God.


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At the Time of the First
Century

Yeshua's work has allowed us Gentiles
to become a part of Israel, no longer
excluded from citizenship in God's
kingdom, fellow citizens with the saints,
and the household of God.
 It is clear that at this time, God cared
about the role the Sabbath would play
for Israel.


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he Plan of God

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What is the Plan of God?
Acts 3:20 And He shall send Yeshua
the Messiah, which before was
preached unto you:
 Acts 3:21 Where in heaven he must
remain until the time to begin the
restoration of all things, which God hath
spoken by the mouth of all His holy
prophets since the world began.


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What is the Plan of God?
When does the restoration of all things
begin?
 When does Yeshua leave heaven to
establish his kingdom on Earth?


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What is the Plan of God?
During the Millennial Kingdom, what
role does the Sabbath play?
 Speaking of the priests it says, “And in
controversy they shall stand in
judgment; and they shall judge it
according to My judgments: and they
shall keep My Torah and My statutes in
all Mine assemblies; and they shall
hallow my Sabbaths. Ezekiel 44:24


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What is the Plan of God?
During the Millennial Kingdom, what
role does the Sabbath play?
 Likewise, the people of the land shall
worship at the door of this gate before
hw"hy in the Sabbaths and in the new


moons. Ezekiel 46:3
 It is clear that at this time, God cares
about the role the Sabbath will play for
all mankind.
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What is the Plan of God?
After the New Heavens and the New
Earth, what role does the Sabbath play?
 “For as the New Heavens and the New
Earth, which I will make, shall remain
before me, saith hw"hy, so shall your


seed and your name remain.”
Isaiah 66:22

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What is the Plan of God?
After the New Heavens and the New
Earth, what role does the Sabbath play?
 “And it shall come to pass, that from
one new moon to another, and from one
Sabbath to another, shall all flesh come
to worship before me, saith hw"hy…


Isaiah 66:23

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What is the Plan of God?
After the New Heavens and the New
Earth, what role does the Sabbath play?
 It is clear that at this time, God cares
about the role the Sabbath will play for
all mankind.
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The Restoration of All Things

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Malachi 3:6 For I am hw"hy,
I change not…

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The Time of the Gentiles
How long was the Sabbath to last?
 Exodus 31:16 Wherefore the children of
Israel shall keep the Sabbath, to observe
the Sabbath throughout their generations,
obeying the covenant on a continuous
basis.
 I have Good News and Bad News
 Romans 9:6, Galatians 6:16
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How long was the Sabbath
to last?

Acts 13:14 But when they departed from
Perga, they came to Antioch in Pisidia,
and went into the synagogue on the
Sabbath day, and sat down.
 v15 And after the reading of the law and
the prophets, the rulers of the
synagogue said unto them, “You men
and brethren, if ye have any word of
exhortation for the people, say on.”


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How long was the Sabbath
to last?

Acts 13:42 And when the Jews were
gone out of the synagogue, the Gentiles
asked that these words might be
preached to them the next Sabbath.
 v44 And the next Sabbath day came
almost the whole city together to hear
the word of God.


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How long was the Sabbath
to last?

Even with this evidence (and there is
much much more), some will say that at
the death of Yeshua, the Sabbath was
replaced with Sunday.
 Verses used to support that include
Colossians 2:16-17; Galatians 4:10;
Romans 10:4, 14:5-6; just to name a
few.
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What We Learned is that The Most
High cares about the Sabbath from
the time it was created until the
restoration is completed and beyond!

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1 Samuel 2:3 says “by Him actions
are weighed.”
Hosea 4:6a says “My people are
destroyed for lack of knowledge.”
Hosea 4:6b says “Since you have
forgotten the Torah of your God, I will
also forget your children.”
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Even a pagan understands that they
need to find out what their pagan deity
desires…
Why can’t we apply this same principle
and search the Scriptures for the truth,
and find the ancient paths.
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Matthew 7:21 “Many will say Lord,
Lord…”
He says “Depart from me, you who
disregard my Divine instructions.”
II Corinthians 13:5 Examine
yourselves. Determine if you are still
following the truth.
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Don’t get caught saying “But Lord, I
didn’t know” and Him responding “My
child, I put before you that which
could help you recover the truth, the
ancient paths (Jeremiah 6:16) and
you couldn’t even check it out?”

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Is this how a child honors their
Father?
Ezekiel 22:26 The leaders of Israel
have hidden their eyes from My
Sabbaths, and I am profaned among
them.
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September
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he Sabbath in

The Plan of God

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In the Beginning
First day: It was good
 Second day: It was good
 Third day: It was good
 Fourth day: It was good
 Fifth day: It was good
 Sixth day (living creatures): It was good
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In the Beginning


Genesis 1:31 And God saw everything
that he had made, and, behold, it was
very good…

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Next Actions
1. Rested on the 7th day and refreshed
Himself (Exodus 31:17)
 2. Blessed the 7th day
 3. Set apart the 7th day from all the other
days
 Note: While not self-evident on it’s face,
at this point, God cared about the role the
Sabbath played in His Plan.
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In the Beginning
1. Perfection (Deuteronomy 32:4)
 2. Very Good (Genesis 1:31)
 3. Could have gone on like this but…
 4. Adam sinned and sent the world into a
tailspin of destruction and imperfection
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Questions
1. Was God caught off guard, unprepared
for the impending disaster that would
destroy His perfection?
 2. If not, then God had a plan
(“slain from the foundation…”)
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ontinuing
MOVE FORWARD IN TIME

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Abrahamic Covenant


Cut a covenant with Abraham to establish
a nation that would receive His
instructions with the intention that in the
living out of them, they would become a
light to the rest of the world.
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Mosaic Covenant
Exodus 19:5 Now therefore, if ye will
obey My voice indeed, and keep My
covenant, then ye shall be a peculiar
treasure unto Me above all people: for all
the earth is Mine.
 Exodus 19:8 And all the people answered
together, and said, “All that hw"hy hath


spoken we will do.” And Moses returned
the words of the people unto hw"hy.

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Mosaic Covenant
Exodus 20 – The Ten Commandments
 Our focus is the fourth (except in Catholic
Bibles where it is the third)
 Exodus 20:8 Remember the Sabbath
day, to keep it set apart from the other
days.
 Once again, we see that God cares about
the Sabbath
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Establishing a Baseline
When is the Sabbath first mentioned?
 ANS:
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Establishing a Baseline
When is the Sabbath first mentioned?
 ANS: Genesis 2:2-3
 We have a very good creation that
included the seventh day, resting,
blessing, and the seventh day being set
apart from the other days of the week.


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Genesis 1:14 and
Definitions



Genesis 1:14 And God said, “Let there be
lights in the firmament of the heaven to
divide the day from the night; and let
them be for signs, and for seasons, and
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Genesis 1:14


Genesis 1:14 And God said, “Let there be
lights in the firmament of the heaven to
divide the day from the night; and let
them be for ttoa, and for dI[]Am , and

for days, and years.

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Genesis 1:14
 Ttoa (ot) (sign)

To signal something in some way…
 Examples of signs:
 The rainbow, circumcision, all the plagues
on Egypt, Joshua’s stones in the Jordan,
Isaiah 7:14, and…
 The Sabbath
(Exodus 31:13, 17; Ezekiel 20:12)


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Genesis 1:14
 dI[]Am (moed) (appointment)

To designate a time for a meeting
 Do you know what that means?
 God has a Day Timer
 He has appointments set when He wants
to meet with us
 We should find out when they are so we
can be present
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Genesis 1:14 Expanded


Genesis 1:14 And God said, “Let there be
lights in the firmament of the heaven to
divide the day from the night; and let
them be for signs, and to designate the
times for divine appointments…
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Continuing the Foundation
 War>q (qari) (proclaim)

It denotes primarily the enunciation of a
specific message.
 It is customarily addressed to a specific
recipient and is intended to elicit a
specific response.
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Continuing the Foundation



aer'q.m (miqra) ([dress] rehearsal)

Frequently translated as Convocation
and Assembly

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Review
 War>q (qari)

(proclaim)

 dI[]Am (moed) (appointment)


aer'q.m (miqra) (rehearsal, convocation)
assembly

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Leviticus 23:2-3


v2 Speak unto the children of Israel, and
say unto them, “Concerning the divinely
appointed times (sacred assemblings) of
hw"hy, which you shall proclaim to be holy

dress rehearsals, even these are My
divinely set appointments.”
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Leviticus 23:2-3
v3 Six days shall work be done: but the
seventh day is the Sabbath, a day for a
sacred assembly…
[HODF Expanded]
 Hebrews 10:25 Not forsaking the
assembling of ourselves together, as
some have begun to do…
[HODF Expanded]


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Note


If our Heavenly Father did not establish
a particular “appointment” as a call to
worship, we might want to look into who
did.

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Establishing a Baseline
Reasons the Sabbath were given?
 Exodus 31
 v13,17 – sign between hw"hy, and Israel


v15 – rest
 v17 – refreshing
 Leviticus 23:3 Sacred assembling
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Establishing a Baseline
Who is the Sabbath for?
 A popular answer is “the Jews”
 The Sabbath was one of the 10
commandments given in Exodus 20 at
Mount Sinai. Can you make a case that
the only people who were at the foot of
mount Sinai when the 10 commandments
were given were the tribe of Judah?
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Who is the Sabbath for?
Mark 2:27 And he [Yeshua] said unto
them, “The Sabbath was made for
mankind ( a;nqrwpoj ), and not man for the
Sabbath.”
 Prophecies about the Gentiles
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Who is the Sabbath for?


Isaiah 56:2 Blessed is the man that
doeth this, and the son of man that
layeth hold on it; that keepeth the
Sabbath from polluting it…

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Who is the Sabbath for?


Isaiah 56:4 For thus saith hw"hy unto the

eunuchs that keep My Sabbaths, and
choose the things that please Me, and
take hold of My covenant…

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Who is the Sabbath for?


Isaiah 56:6 Also the sons of the stranger,
that join themselves to hw"hy, to serve
Him, and to love the name of hw"hy, to be
His servants, every one that keepeth the
Sabbath from polluting it, and taketh hold
of My covenant;

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Who is the Sabbath for?


Isaiah 58:13 If thou turn away thy foot
from the Sabbath, from doing thy
pleasure on My holy day; and call the
Sabbath a delight, the holy of hw"hy,

honourable; and shalt honour Him, not
doing thine own ways, nor finding thine
own pleasure, nor speaking thine own
words:

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Who is the Sabbath for?


Isaiah 58:14 Then shalt thou delight
thyself in hw"hy; and I will cause thee to

ride upon the high places of the earth,
and feed thee with the heritage of
Jacob thy father: for the mouth of hw"hy
hath spoken it.

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Who is the Sabbath for?
Ephesians 2:11 Wherefore remember,
that you, being in time past Gentiles in
the flesh…
 v12 That at that time you were without
Messiah, separated [ avphllotriwme,noi ] from
the Commonwealth of Israel, and
excluded [ xe,noi ] from the covenants of
promise, having no hope, and without
God in the world:


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Who is the Sabbath for?
Ephesians 2:13 But now in Messiah
Yeshua you, who previously were far
away have been brought near by the
blood of Messiah.
 v14 For he is our peace, who has joined
both groups into one, destroying the
barrier of tradition that had separated
Jews and Gentiles.


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Who is the Sabbath for?


Ephesians 2:15 Having abolished in his
flesh the enmity, even the law of
commandments contained in man’s
traditions; that in himself he might make
the two into one new man, thus
establishing peace.

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Who is the Sabbath for?


Ephesians 2:19 Now therefore, you are
no longer excluded from citizenship in
God’s Kingdom, but fellow citizens with
the saints, and of the household of God.
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Who is the Sabbath for?
Romans 11:17 And if some of the
branches be broken off, and thou, being
a wild olive tree, were grafted in among
them, and with them partakest of the
root and fatness of the olive tree;
 v18 Boast not against the branches…


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At the Time of Creation
Creation was perfect
 During creation, the Sabbath was
established as a sign and a Divinely
Appointed Time of rest and refreshing
 At creation, God cared about the role
the Sabbath would play for mankind.
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At the Time of Moses
At the time of Moses, the 10
commandments were given to all the
tribes of Israel (not just Judah) as well
as all those who chose to leave Egypt
and become part of Israel.
 Within the 10 commandments, one
states: “Remember the Sabbath day, to
keep it holy”.


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At the Time of Moses
Exodus states that when Yahweh's
Sabbath is observed by Israel, it is a
sign.
 God explained that the Sabbath is to
provide rest from 6 days of labor and a
refreshing.
 It is clear that at this time, God cared
about the role the Sabbath would play
for Israel.


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At the Time of the Prophets
During the time of the prophets, Isaiah
states that the Sabbath is for all and in
the keeping of it is great blessing.
 It is clear that at this time, God cared
about the role the Sabbath would play
for Israel and all those who chose to
became a part of Israel.


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At the Time of the First
Century

Yeshua said that the Sabbath was
made for mankind.
 Romans states that we Gentiles have
been grafted into Israel.
 Ephesians states that in the past, we
were Gentiles who were separated from
the Commonwealth of Israel, excluded
from the covenants of promise, having
no hope, and without God.


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At the Time of the First
Century

Yeshua's work has allowed us Gentiles
to become a part of Israel, no longer
excluded from citizenship in God's
kingdom, fellow citizens with the saints,
and the household of God.
 It is clear that at this time, God cared
about the role the Sabbath would play
for Israel.


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he Plan of God

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What is the Plan of God?
Acts 3:20 And He shall send Yeshua
the Messiah, which before was
preached unto you:
 Acts 3:21 Where in heaven he must
remain until the time to begin the
restoration of all things, which God hath
spoken by the mouth of all His holy
prophets since the world began.


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What is the Plan of God?
When does the restoration of all things
begin?
 When does Yeshua leave heaven to
establish his kingdom on Earth?


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What is the Plan of God?
During the Millennial Kingdom, what
role does the Sabbath play?
 Speaking of the priests it says, “And in
controversy they shall stand in
judgment; and they shall judge it
according to My judgments: and they
shall keep My Torah and My statutes in
all Mine assemblies; and they shall
hallow my Sabbaths. Ezekiel 44:24


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What is the Plan of God?
During the Millennial Kingdom, what
role does the Sabbath play?
 Likewise, the people of the land shall
worship at the door of this gate before
hw"hy in the Sabbaths and in the new


moons. Ezekiel 46:3
 It is clear that at this time, God cares
about the role the Sabbath will play for
all mankind.
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What is the Plan of God?
After the New Heavens and the New
Earth, what role does the Sabbath play?
 “For as the New Heavens and the New
Earth, which I will make, shall remain
before me, saith hw"hy, so shall your


seed and your name remain.”
Isaiah 66:22

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What is the Plan of God?
After the New Heavens and the New
Earth, what role does the Sabbath play?
 “And it shall come to pass, that from
one new moon to another, and from one
Sabbath to another, shall all flesh come
to worship before me, saith hw"hy…


Isaiah 66:23

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What is the Plan of God?
After the New Heavens and the New
Earth, what role does the Sabbath play?
 It is clear that at this time, God cares
about the role the Sabbath will play for
all mankind.
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The Restoration of All Things

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Malachi 3:6 For I am hw"hy,
I change not…

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The Time of the Gentiles
How long was the Sabbath to last?
 Exodus 31:16 Wherefore the children of
Israel shall keep the Sabbath, to observe
the Sabbath throughout their generations,
obeying the covenant on a continuous
basis.
 I have Good News and Bad News
 Romans 9:6, Galatians 6:16
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How long was the Sabbath
to last?

Acts 13:14 But when they departed from
Perga, they came to Antioch in Pisidia,
and went into the synagogue on the
Sabbath day, and sat down.
 v15 And after the reading of the law and
the prophets, the rulers of the
synagogue said unto them, “You men
and brethren, if ye have any word of
exhortation for the people, say on.”


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How long was the Sabbath
to last?

Acts 13:42 And when the Jews were
gone out of the synagogue, the Gentiles
asked that these words might be
preached to them the next Sabbath.
 v44 And the next Sabbath day came
almost the whole city together to hear
the word of God.


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How long was the Sabbath
to last?

Even with this evidence (and there is
much much more), some will say that at
the death of Yeshua, the Sabbath was
replaced with Sunday.
 Verses used to support that include
Colossians 2:16-17; Galatians 4:10;
Romans 10:4, 14:5-6; just to name a
few.
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What We Learned is that The Most
High cares about the Sabbath from
the time it was created until the
restoration is completed and beyond!

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1 Samuel 2:3 says “by Him actions
are weighed.”
Hosea 4:6a says “My people are
destroyed for lack of knowledge.”
Hosea 4:6b says “Since you have
forgotten the Torah of your God, I will
also forget your children.”
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Even a pagan understands that they
need to find out what their pagan deity
desires…
Why can’t we apply this same principle
and search the Scriptures for the truth,
and find the ancient paths.
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Matthew 7:21 “Many will say Lord,
Lord…”
He says “Depart from me, you who
disregard my Divine instructions.”
II Corinthians 13:5 Examine
yourselves. Determine if you are still
following the truth.
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Don’t get caught saying “But Lord, I
didn’t know” and Him responding “My
child, I put before you that which
could help you recover the truth, the
ancient paths (Jeremiah 6:16) and
you couldn’t even check it out?”

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Is this how a child honors their
Father?
Ezekiel 22:26 The leaders of Israel
have hidden their eyes from My
Sabbaths, and I am profaned among
them.
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September
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he Sabbath in

The Plan of God

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In the Beginning
First day: It was good
 Second day: It was good
 Third day: It was good
 Fourth day: It was good
 Fifth day: It was good
 Sixth day (living creatures): It was good
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In the Beginning


Genesis 1:31 And God saw everything
that he had made, and, behold, it was
very good…

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Next Actions
1. Rested on the 7th day and refreshed
Himself (Exodus 31:17)
 2. Blessed the 7th day
 3. Set apart the 7th day from all the other
days
 Note: While not self-evident on it’s face,
at this point, God cared about the role the
Sabbath played in His Plan.
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In the Beginning
1. Perfection (Deuteronomy 32:4)
 2. Very Good (Genesis 1:31)
 3. Could have gone on like this but…
 4. Adam sinned and sent the world into a
tailspin of destruction and imperfection
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Questions
1. Was God caught off guard, unprepared
for the impending disaster that would
destroy His perfection?
 2. If not, then God had a plan
(“slain from the foundation…”)
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ontinuing
MOVE FORWARD IN TIME

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Abrahamic Covenant


Cut a covenant with Abraham to establish
a nation that would receive His
instructions with the intention that in the
living out of them, they would become a
light to the rest of the world.
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Mosaic Covenant
Exodus 19:5 Now therefore, if ye will
obey My voice indeed, and keep My
covenant, then ye shall be a peculiar
treasure unto Me above all people: for all
the earth is Mine.
 Exodus 19:8 And all the people answered
together, and said, “All that hw"hy hath


spoken we will do.” And Moses returned
the words of the people unto hw"hy.

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Mosaic Covenant
Exodus 20 – The Ten Commandments
 Our focus is the fourth (except in Catholic
Bibles where it is the third)
 Exodus 20:8 Remember the Sabbath
day, to keep it set apart from the other
days.
 Once again, we see that God cares about
the Sabbath
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Establishing a Baseline
When is the Sabbath first mentioned?
 ANS:
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Establishing a Baseline
When is the Sabbath first mentioned?
 ANS: Genesis 2:2-3
 We have a very good creation that
included the seventh day, resting,
blessing, and the seventh day being set
apart from the other days of the week.


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Genesis 1:14 and
Definitions



Genesis 1:14 And God said, “Let there be
lights in the firmament of the heaven to
divide the day from the night; and let
them be for signs, and for seasons, and
for days, and years.

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Genesis 1:14


Genesis 1:14 And God said, “Let there be
lights in the firmament of the heaven to
divide the day from the night; and let
them be for ttoa, and for dI[]Am , and

for days, and years.

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Genesis 1:14
 Ttoa (ot) (sign)

To signal something in some way…
 Examples of signs:
 The rainbow, circumcision, all the plagues
on Egypt, Joshua’s stones in the Jordan,
Isaiah 7:14, and…
 The Sabbath
(Exodus 31:13, 17; Ezekiel 20:12)


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Genesis 1:14
 dI[]Am (moed) (appointment)

To designate a time for a meeting
 Do you know what that means?
 God has a Day Timer
 He has appointments set when He wants
to meet with us
 We should find out when they are so we
can be present


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Genesis 1:14 Expanded


Genesis 1:14 And God said, “Let there be
lights in the firmament of the heaven to
divide the day from the night; and let
them be for signs, and to designate the
times for divine appointments…
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Continuing the Foundation
 War>q (qari) (proclaim)

It denotes primarily the enunciation of a
specific message.
 It is customarily addressed to a specific
recipient and is intended to elicit a
specific response.
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Continuing the Foundation



aer'q.m (miqra) ([dress] rehearsal)

Frequently translated as Convocation
and Assembly

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Review
 War>q (qari)

(proclaim)

 dI[]Am (moed) (appointment)


aer'q.m (miqra) (rehearsal, convocation)
assembly

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Leviticus 23:2-3


v2 Speak unto the children of Israel, and
say unto them, “Concerning the divinely
appointed times (sacred assemblings) of
hw"hy, which you shall proclaim to be holy

dress rehearsals, even these are My
divinely set appointments.”
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Leviticus 23:2-3
v3 Six days shall work be done: but the
seventh day is the Sabbath, a day for a
sacred assembly…
[HODF Expanded]
 Hebrews 10:25 Not forsaking the
assembling of ourselves together, as
some have begun to do…
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

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Note


If our Heavenly Father did not establish
a particular “appointment” as a call to
worship, we might want to look into who
did.

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Establishing a Baseline
Reasons the Sabbath were given?
 Exodus 31
 v13,17 – sign between hw"hy, and Israel


v15 – rest
 v17 – refreshing
 Leviticus 23:3 Sacred assembling
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Establishing a Baseline
Who is the Sabbath for?
 A popular answer is “the Jews”
 The Sabbath was one of the 10
commandments given in Exodus 20 at
Mount Sinai. Can you make a case that
the only people who were at the foot of
mount Sinai when the 10 commandments
were given were the tribe of Judah?
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Who is the Sabbath for?
Mark 2:27 And he [Yeshua] said unto
them, “The Sabbath was made for
mankind ( a;nqrwpoj ), and not man for the
Sabbath.”
 Prophecies about the Gentiles
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Who is the Sabbath for?


Isaiah 56:2 Blessed is the man that
doeth this, and the son of man that
layeth hold on it; that keepeth the
Sabbath from polluting it…

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Who is the Sabbath for?


Isaiah 56:4 For thus saith hw"hy unto the

eunuchs that keep My Sabbaths, and
choose the things that please Me, and
take hold of My covenant…

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Who is the Sabbath for?


Isaiah 56:6 Also the sons of the stranger,
that join themselves to hw"hy, to serve
Him, and to love the name of hw"hy, to be
His servants, every one that keepeth the
Sabbath from polluting it, and taketh hold
of My covenant;

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Who is the Sabbath for?


Isaiah 58:13 If thou turn away thy foot
from the Sabbath, from doing thy
pleasure on My holy day; and call the
Sabbath a delight, the holy of hw"hy,

honourable; and shalt honour Him, not
doing thine own ways, nor finding thine
own pleasure, nor speaking thine own
words:

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Who is the Sabbath for?


Isaiah 58:14 Then shalt thou delight
thyself in hw"hy; and I will cause thee to

ride upon the high places of the earth,
and feed thee with the heritage of
Jacob thy father: for the mouth of hw"hy
hath spoken it.

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Who is the Sabbath for?
Ephesians 2:11 Wherefore remember,
that you, being in time past Gentiles in
the flesh…
 v12 That at that time you were without
Messiah, separated [ avphllotriwme,noi ] from
the Commonwealth of Israel, and
excluded [ xe,noi ] from the covenants of
promise, having no hope, and without
God in the world:


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Who is the Sabbath for?
Ephesians 2:13 But now in Messiah
Yeshua you, who previously were far
away have been brought near by the
blood of Messiah.
 v14 For he is our peace, who has joined
both groups into one, destroying the
barrier of tradition that had separated
Jews and Gentiles.


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Who is the Sabbath for?


Ephesians 2:15 Having abolished in his
flesh the enmity, even the law of
commandments contained in man’s
traditions; that in himself he might make
the two into one new man, thus
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Who is the Sabbath for?


Ephesians 2:19 Now therefore, you are
no longer excluded from citizenship in
God’s Kingdom, but fellow citizens with
the saints, and of the household of God.
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Who is the Sabbath for?
Romans 11:17 And if some of the
branches be broken off, and thou, being
a wild olive tree, were grafted in among
them, and with them partakest of the
root and fatness of the olive tree;
 v18 Boast not against the branches…


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At the Time of Creation
Creation was perfect
 During creation, the Sabbath was
established as a sign and a Divinely
Appointed Time of rest and refreshing
 At creation, God cared about the role
the Sabbath would play for mankind.
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At the Time of Moses
At the time of Moses, the 10
commandments were given to all the
tribes of Israel (not just Judah) as well
as all those who chose to leave Egypt
and become part of Israel.
 Within the 10 commandments, one
states: “Remember the Sabbath day, to
keep it holy”.


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At the Time of Moses
Exodus states that when Yahweh's
Sabbath is observed by Israel, it is a
sign.
 God explained that the Sabbath is to
provide rest from 6 days of labor and a
refreshing.
 It is clear that at this time, God cared
about the role the Sabbath would play
for Israel.
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At the Time of the Prophets
During the time of the prophets, Isaiah
states that the Sabbath is for all and in
the keeping of it is great blessing.
 It is clear that at this time, God cared
about the role the Sabbath would play
for Israel and all those who chose to
became a part of Israel.


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At the Time of the First
Century

Yeshua said that the Sabbath was
made for mankind.
 Romans states that we Gentiles have
been grafted into Israel.
 Ephesians states that in the past, we
were Gentiles who were separated from
the Commonwealth of Israel, excluded
from the covenants of promise, having
no hope, and without God.
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At the Time of the First
Century

Yeshua's work has allowed us Gentiles
to become a part of Israel, no longer
excluded from citizenship in God's
kingdom, fellow citizens with the saints,
and the household of God.
 It is clear that at this time, God cared
about the role the Sabbath would play
for Israel.
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he Plan of God

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What is the Plan of God?
Acts 3:20 And He shall send Yeshua
the Messiah, which before was
preached unto you:
 Acts 3:21 Where in heaven he must
remain until the time to begin the
restoration of all things, which God hath
spoken by the mouth of all His holy
prophets since the world began.


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What is the Plan of God?
When does the restoration of all things
begin?
 When does Yeshua leave heaven to
establish his kingdom on Earth?


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What is the Plan of God?
During the Millennial Kingdom, what
role does the Sabbath play?
 Speaking of the priests it says, “And in
controversy they shall stand in
judgment; and they shall judge it
according to My judgments: and they
shall keep My Torah and My statutes in
all Mine assemblies; and they shall
hallow my Sabbaths. Ezekiel 44:24


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What is the Plan of God?
During the Millennial Kingdom, what
role does the Sabbath play?
 Likewise, the people of the land shall
worship at the door of this gate before
hw"hy in the Sabbaths and in the new


moons. Ezekiel 46:3
 It is clear that at this time, God cares
about the role the Sabbath will play for
all mankind.
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What is the Plan of God?
After the New Heavens and the New
Earth, what role does the Sabbath play?
 “For as the New Heavens and the New
Earth, which I will make, shall remain
before me, saith hw"hy, so shall your


seed and your name remain.”
Isaiah 66:22

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What is the Plan of God?
After the New Heavens and the New
Earth, what role does the Sabbath play?
 “And it shall come to pass, that from
one new moon to another, and from one
Sabbath to another, shall all flesh come
to worship before me, saith hw"hy…


Isaiah 66:23

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What is the Plan of God?
After the New Heavens and the New
Earth, what role does the Sabbath play?
 It is clear that at this time, God cares
about the role the Sabbath will play for
all mankind.
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The Restoration of All Things

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Malachi 3:6 For I am hw"hy,
I change not…

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The Time of the Gentiles
How long was the Sabbath to last?
 Exodus 31:16 Wherefore the children of
Israel shall keep the Sabbath, to observe
the Sabbath throughout their generations,
obeying the covenant on a continuous
basis.
 I have Good News and Bad News
 Romans 9:6, Galatians 6:16
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How long was the Sabbath
to last?

Acts 13:14 But when they departed from
Perga, they came to Antioch in Pisidia,
and went into the synagogue on the
Sabbath day, and sat down.
 v15 And after the reading of the law and
the prophets, the rulers of the
synagogue said unto them, “You men
and brethren, if ye have any word of
exhortation for the people, say on.”
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How long was the Sabbath
to last?

Acts 13:42 And when the Jews were
gone out of the synagogue, the Gentiles
asked that these words might be
preached to them the next Sabbath.
 v44 And the next Sabbath day came
almost the whole city together to hear
the word of God.
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How long was the Sabbath
to last?

Even with this evidence (and there is
much much more), some will say that at
the death of Yeshua, the Sabbath was
replaced with Sunday.
 Verses used to support that include
Colossians 2:16-17; Galatians 4:10;
Romans 10:4, 14:5-6; just to name a
few.
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What We Learned is that The Most
High cares about the Sabbath from
the time it was created until the
restoration is completed and beyond!

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1 Samuel 2:3 says “by Him actions
are weighed.”
Hosea 4:6a says “My people are
destroyed for lack of knowledge.”
Hosea 4:6b says “Since you have
forgotten the Torah of your God, I will
also forget your children.”
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Even a pagan understands that they
need to find out what their pagan deity
desires…
Why can’t we apply this same principle
and search the Scriptures for the truth,
and find the ancient paths.
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Matthew 7:21 “Many will say Lord,
Lord…”
He says “Depart from me, you who
disregard my Divine instructions.”
II Corinthians 13:5 Examine
yourselves. Determine if you are still
following the truth.
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Don’t get caught saying “But Lord, I
didn’t know” and Him responding “My
child, I put before you that which
could help you recover the truth, the
ancient paths (Jeremiah 6:16) and
you couldn’t even check it out?”

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Is this how a child honors their
Father?
Ezekiel 22:26 The leaders of Israel
have hidden their eyes from My
Sabbaths, and I am profaned among
them.
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September
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he Sabbath in

The Plan of God

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In the Beginning
First day: It was good
 Second day: It was good
 Third day: It was good
 Fourth day: It was good
 Fifth day: It was good
 Sixth day (living creatures): It was good
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In the Beginning


Genesis 1:31 And God saw everything
that he had made, and, behold, it was
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Next Actions
1. Rested on the 7th day and refreshed
Himself (Exodus 31:17)
 2. Blessed the 7th day
 3. Set apart the 7th day from all the other
days
 Note: While not self-evident on it’s face,
at this point, God cared about the role the
Sabbath played in His Plan.
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In the Beginning
1. Perfection (Deuteronomy 32:4)
 2. Very Good (Genesis 1:31)
 3. Could have gone on like this but…
 4. Adam sinned and sent the world into a
tailspin of destruction and imperfection
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Questions
1. Was God caught off guard, unprepared
for the impending disaster that would
destroy His perfection?
 2. If not, then God had a plan
(“slain from the foundation…”)
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ontinuing
MOVE FORWARD IN TIME

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Abrahamic Covenant


Cut a covenant with Abraham to establish
a nation that would receive His
instructions with the intention that in the
living out of them, they would become a
light to the rest of the world.
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Mosaic Covenant
Exodus 19:5 Now therefore, if ye will
obey My voice indeed, and keep My
covenant, then ye shall be a peculiar
treasure unto Me above all people: for all
the earth is Mine.
 Exodus 19:8 And all the people answered
together, and said, “All that hw"hy hath


spoken we will do.” And Moses returned
the words of the people unto hw"hy.

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Mosaic Covenant
Exodus 20 – The Ten Commandments
 Our focus is the fourth (except in Catholic
Bibles where it is the third)
 Exodus 20:8 Remember the Sabbath
day, to keep it set apart from the other
days.
 Once again, we see that God cares about
the Sabbath
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Establishing a Baseline
When is the Sabbath first mentioned?
 ANS:
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Establishing a Baseline
When is the Sabbath first mentioned?
 ANS: Genesis 2:2-3
 We have a very good creation that
included the seventh day, resting,
blessing, and the seventh day being set
apart from the other days of the week.
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Genesis 1:14 and
Definitions



Genesis 1:14 And God said, “Let there be
lights in the firmament of the heaven to
divide the day from the night; and let
them be for signs, and for seasons, and
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Genesis 1:14


Genesis 1:14 And God said, “Let there be
lights in the firmament of the heaven to
divide the day from the night; and let
them be for ttoa, and for dI[]Am , and

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Genesis 1:14
 Ttoa (ot) (sign)

To signal something in some way…
 Examples of signs:
 The rainbow, circumcision, all the plagues
on Egypt, Joshua’s stones in the Jordan,
Isaiah 7:14, and…
 The Sabbath
(Exodus 31:13, 17; Ezekiel 20:12)
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Genesis 1:14
 dI[]Am (moed) (appointment)

To designate a time for a meeting
 Do you know what that means?
 God has a Day Timer
 He has appointments set when He wants
to meet with us
 We should find out when they are so we
can be present
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Genesis 1:14 Expanded


Genesis 1:14 And God said, “Let there be
lights in the firmament of the heaven to
divide the day from the night; and let
them be for signs, and to designate the
times for divine appointments…
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Continuing the Foundation
 War>q (qari) (proclaim)

It denotes primarily the enunciation of a
specific message.
 It is customarily addressed to a specific
recipient and is intended to elicit a
specific response.
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Continuing the Foundation

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aer'q.m (miqra) ([dress] rehearsal)

Frequently translated as Convocation
and Assembly

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Review
 War>q (qari)

(proclaim)

 dI[]Am (moed) (appointment)


aer'q.m (miqra) (rehearsal, convocation)
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Leviticus 23:2-3


v2 Speak unto the children of Israel, and
say unto them, “Concerning the divinely
appointed times (sacred assemblings) of
hw"hy, which you shall proclaim to be holy

dress rehearsals, even these are My
divinely set appointments.”
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Leviticus 23:2-3
v3 Six days shall work be done: but the
seventh day is the Sabbath, a day for a
sacred assembly…
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 Hebrews 10:25 Not forsaking the
assembling of ourselves together, as
some have begun to do…
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Note


If our Heavenly Father did not establish
a particular “appointment” as a call to
worship, we might want to look into who
did.

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Establishing a Baseline
Reasons the Sabbath were given?
 Exodus 31
 v13,17 – sign between hw"hy, and Israel


v15 – rest
 v17 – refreshing
 Leviticus 23:3 Sacred assembling
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Establishing a Baseline
Who is the Sabbath for?
 A popular answer is “the Jews”
 The Sabbath was one of the 10
commandments given in Exodus 20 at
Mount Sinai. Can you make a case that
the only people who were at the foot of
mount Sinai when the 10 commandments
were given were the tribe of Judah?
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Who is the Sabbath for?
Mark 2:27 And he [Yeshua] said unto
them, “The Sabbath was made for
mankind ( a;nqrwpoj ), and not man for the
Sabbath.”
 Prophecies about the Gentiles
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Who is the Sabbath for?


Isaiah 56:2 Blessed is the man that
doeth this, and the son of man that
layeth hold on it; that keepeth the
Sabbath from polluting it…

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Who is the Sabbath for?


Isaiah 56:4 For thus saith hw"hy unto the

eunuchs that keep My Sabbaths, and
choose the things that please Me, and
take hold of My covenant…

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Who is the Sabbath for?


Isaiah 56:6 Also the sons of the stranger,
that join themselves to hw"hy, to serve
Him, and to love the name of hw"hy, to be
His servants, every one that keepeth the
Sabbath from polluting it, and taketh hold
of My covenant;

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Who is the Sabbath for?


Isaiah 58:13 If thou turn away thy foot
from the Sabbath, from doing thy
pleasure on My holy day; and call the
Sabbath a delight, the holy of hw"hy,

honourable; and shalt honour Him, not
doing thine own ways, nor finding thine
own pleasure, nor speaking thine own
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Who is the Sabbath for?


Isaiah 58:14 Then shalt thou delight
thyself in hw"hy; and I will cause thee to

ride upon the high places of the earth,
and feed thee with the heritage of
Jacob thy father: for the mouth of hw"hy
hath spoken it.

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Who is the Sabbath for?
Ephesians 2:11 Wherefore remember,
that you, being in time past Gentiles in
the flesh…
 v12 That at that time you were without
Messiah, separated [ avphllotriwme,noi ] from
the Commonwealth of Israel, and
excluded [ xe,noi ] from the covenants of
promise, having no hope, and without
God in the world:
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Who is the Sabbath for?
Ephesians 2:13 But now in Messiah
Yeshua you, who previously were far
away have been brought near by the
blood of Messiah.
 v14 For he is our peace, who has joined
both groups into one, destroying the
barrier of tradition that had separated
Jews and Gentiles.
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Who is the Sabbath for?


Ephesians 2:15 Having abolished in his
flesh the enmity, even the law of
commandments contained in man’s
traditions; that in himself he might make
the two into one new man, thus
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Who is the Sabbath for?


Ephesians 2:19 Now therefore, you are
no longer excluded from citizenship in
God’s Kingdom, but fellow citizens with
the saints, and of the household of God.
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Who is the Sabbath for?
Romans 11:17 And if some of the
branches be broken off, and thou, being
a wild olive tree, were grafted in among
them, and with them partakest of the
root and fatness of the olive tree;
 v18 Boast not against the branches…
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At the Time of Creation
Creation was perfect
 During creation, the Sabbath was
established as a sign and a Divinely
Appointed Time of rest and refreshing
 At creation, God cared about the role
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At the Time of Moses
At the time of Moses, the 10
commandments were given to all the
tribes of Israel (not just Judah) as well
as all those who chose to leave Egypt
and become part of Israel.
 Within the 10 commandments, one
states: “Remember the Sabbath day, to
keep it holy”.
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At the Time of Moses
Exodus states that when Yahweh's
Sabbath is observed by Israel, it is a
sign.
 God explained that the Sabbath is to
provide rest from 6 days of labor and a
refreshing.
 It is clear that at this time, God cared
about the role the Sabbath would play
for Israel.
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At the Time of the Prophets
During the time of the prophets, Isaiah
states that the Sabbath is for all and in
the keeping of it is great blessing.
 It is clear that at this time, God cared
about the role the Sabbath would play
for Israel and all those who chose to
became a part of Israel.
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At the Time of the First
Century

Yeshua said that the Sabbath was
made for mankind.
 Romans states that we Gentiles have
been grafted into Israel.
 Ephesians states that in the past, we
were Gentiles who were separated from
the Commonwealth of Israel, excluded
from the covenants of promise, having
no hope, and without God.
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At the Time of the First
Century

Yeshua's work has allowed us Gentiles
to become a part of Israel, no longer
excluded from citizenship in God's
kingdom, fellow citizens with the saints,
and the household of God.
 It is clear that at this time, God cared
about the role the Sabbath would play
for Israel.
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he Plan of God

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What is the Plan of God?
Acts 3:20 And He shall send Yeshua
the Messiah, which before was
preached unto you:
 Acts 3:21 Where in heaven he must
remain until the time to begin the
restoration of all things, which God hath
spoken by the mouth of all His holy
prophets since the world began.


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What is the Plan of God?
When does the restoration of all things
begin?
 When does Yeshua leave heaven to
establish his kingdom on Earth?
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What is the Plan of God?
During the Millennial Kingdom, what
role does the Sabbath play?
 Speaking of the priests it says, “And in
controversy they shall stand in
judgment; and they shall judge it
according to My judgments: and they
shall keep My Torah and My statutes in
all Mine assemblies; and they shall
hallow my Sabbaths. Ezekiel 44:24


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What is the Plan of God?
During the Millennial Kingdom, what
role does the Sabbath play?
 Likewise, the people of the land shall
worship at the door of this gate before
hw"hy in the Sabbaths and in the new


moons. Ezekiel 46:3
 It is clear that at this time, God cares
about the role the Sabbath will play for
all mankind.
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What is the Plan of God?
After the New Heavens and the New
Earth, what role does the Sabbath play?
 “For as the New Heavens and the New
Earth, which I will make, shall remain
before me, saith hw"hy, so shall your


seed and your name remain.”
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What is the Plan of God?
After the New Heavens and the New
Earth, what role does the Sabbath play?
 “And it shall come to pass, that from
one new moon to another, and from one
Sabbath to another, shall all flesh come
to worship before me, saith hw"hy…


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After the New Heavens and the New
Earth, what role does the Sabbath play?
 It is clear that at this time, God cares
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Malachi 3:6 For I am hw"hy,
I change not…

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The Time of the Gentiles
How long was the Sabbath to last?
 Exodus 31:16 Wherefore the children of
Israel shall keep the Sabbath, to observe
the Sabbath throughout their generations,
obeying the covenant on a continuous
basis.
 I have Good News and Bad News
 Romans 9:6, Galatians 6:16
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How long was the Sabbath
to last?

Acts 13:14 But when they departed from
Perga, they came to Antioch in Pisidia,
and went into the synagogue on the
Sabbath day, and sat down.
 v15 And after the reading of the law and
the prophets, the rulers of the
synagogue said unto them, “You men
and brethren, if ye have any word of
exhortation for the people, say on.”


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How long was the Sabbath
to last?

Acts 13:42 And when the Jews were
gone out of the synagogue, the Gentiles
asked that these words might be
preached to them the next Sabbath.
 v44 And the next Sabbath day came
almost the whole city together to hear
the word of God.


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How long was the Sabbath
to last?

Even with this evidence (and there is
much much more), some will say that at
the death of Yeshua, the Sabbath was
replaced with Sunday.
 Verses used to support that include
Colossians 2:16-17; Galatians 4:10;
Romans 10:4, 14:5-6; just to name a
few.


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What We Learned is that The Most
High cares about the Sabbath from
the time it was created until the
restoration is completed and beyond!

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1 Samuel 2:3 says “by Him actions
are weighed.”
Hosea 4:6a says “My people are
destroyed for lack of knowledge.”
Hosea 4:6b says “Since you have
forgotten the Torah of your God, I will
also forget your children.”
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Even a pagan understands that they
need to find out what their pagan deity
desires…
Why can’t we apply this same principle
and search the Scriptures for the truth,
and find the ancient paths.
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Matthew 7:21 “Many will say Lord,
Lord…”
He says “Depart from me, you who
disregard my Divine instructions.”
II Corinthians 13:5 Examine
yourselves. Determine if you are still
following the truth.
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Don’t get caught saying “But Lord, I
didn’t know” and Him responding “My
child, I put before you that which
could help you recover the truth, the
ancient paths (Jeremiah 6:16) and
you couldn’t even check it out?”

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Is this how a child honors their
Father?
Ezekiel 22:26 The leaders of Israel
have hidden their eyes from My
Sabbaths, and I am profaned among
them.
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he Sabbath in

The Plan of God

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In the Beginning
First day: It was good
 Second day: It was good
 Third day: It was good
 Fourth day: It was good
 Fifth day: It was good
 Sixth day (living creatures): It was good
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In the Beginning


Genesis 1:31 And God saw everything
that he had made, and, behold, it was
very good…

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Next Actions
1. Rested on the 7th day and refreshed
Himself (Exodus 31:17)
 2. Blessed the 7th day
 3. Set apart the 7th day from all the other
days
 Note: While not self-evident on it’s face,
at this point, God cared about the role the
Sabbath played in His Plan.


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In the Beginning
1. Perfection (Deuteronomy 32:4)
 2. Very Good (Genesis 1:31)
 3. Could have gone on like this but…
 4. Adam sinned and sent the world into a
tailspin of destruction and imperfection


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Questions
1. Was God caught off guard, unprepared
for the impending disaster that would
destroy His perfection?
 2. If not, then God had a plan
(“slain from the foundation…”)
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ontinuing
MOVE FORWARD IN TIME

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Abrahamic Covenant


Cut a covenant with Abraham to establish
a nation that would receive His
instructions with the intention that in the
living out of them, they would become a
light to the rest of the world.
(Deuteronomy 4:6-8)

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Mosaic Covenant
Exodus 19:5 Now therefore, if ye will
obey My voice indeed, and keep My
covenant, then ye shall be a peculiar
treasure unto Me above all people: for all
the earth is Mine.
 Exodus 19:8 And all the people answered
together, and said, “All that hw"hy hath


spoken we will do.” And Moses returned
the words of the people unto hw"hy.

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Mosaic Covenant
Exodus 20 – The Ten Commandments
 Our focus is the fourth (except in Catholic
Bibles where it is the third)
 Exodus 20:8 Remember the Sabbath
day, to keep it set apart from the other
days.
 Once again, we see that God cares about
the Sabbath


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Establishing a Baseline
When is the Sabbath first mentioned?
 ANS:
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Establishing a Baseline
When is the Sabbath first mentioned?
 ANS: Genesis 2:2-3
 We have a very good creation that
included the seventh day, resting,
blessing, and the seventh day being set
apart from the other days of the week.


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Genesis 1:14 and
Definitions



Genesis 1:14 And God said, “Let there be
lights in the firmament of the heaven to
divide the day from the night; and let
them be for signs, and for seasons, and
for days, and years.

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Genesis 1:14


Genesis 1:14 And God said, “Let there be
lights in the firmament of the heaven to
divide the day from the night; and let
them be for ttoa, and for dI[]Am , and

for days, and years.

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Genesis 1:14
 Ttoa (ot) (sign)

To signal something in some way…
 Examples of signs:
 The rainbow, circumcision, all the plagues
on Egypt, Joshua’s stones in the Jordan,
Isaiah 7:14, and…
 The Sabbath
(Exodus 31:13, 17; Ezekiel 20:12)


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Genesis 1:14
 dI[]Am (moed) (appointment)

To designate a time for a meeting
 Do you know what that means?
 God has a Day Timer
 He has appointments set when He wants
to meet with us
 We should find out when they are so we
can be present


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Genesis 1:14 Expanded


Genesis 1:14 And God said, “Let there be
lights in the firmament of the heaven to
divide the day from the night; and let
them be for signs, and to designate the
times for divine appointments…
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Continuing the Foundation
 War>q (qari) (proclaim)

It denotes primarily the enunciation of a
specific message.
 It is customarily addressed to a specific
recipient and is intended to elicit a
specific response.
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Continuing the Foundation



aer'q.m (miqra) ([dress] rehearsal)

Frequently translated as Convocation
and Assembly

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Review
 War>q (qari)

(proclaim)

 dI[]Am (moed) (appointment)


aer'q.m (miqra) (rehearsal, convocation)
assembly

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Leviticus 23:2-3


v2 Speak unto the children of Israel, and
say unto them, “Concerning the divinely
appointed times (sacred assemblings) of
hw"hy, which you shall proclaim to be holy

dress rehearsals, even these are My
divinely set appointments.”
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Leviticus 23:2-3
v3 Six days shall work be done: but the
seventh day is the Sabbath, a day for a
sacred assembly…
[HODF Expanded]
 Hebrews 10:25 Not forsaking the
assembling of ourselves together, as
some have begun to do…
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

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Note


If our Heavenly Father did not establish
a particular “appointment” as a call to
worship, we might want to look into who
did.

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Establishing a Baseline
Reasons the Sabbath were given?
 Exodus 31
 v13,17 – sign between hw"hy, and Israel


v15 – rest
 v17 – refreshing
 Leviticus 23:3 Sacred assembling


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Establishing a Baseline
Who is the Sabbath for?
 A popular answer is “the Jews”
 The Sabbath was one of the 10
commandments given in Exodus 20 at
Mount Sinai. Can you make a case that
the only people who were at the foot of
mount Sinai when the 10 commandments
were given were the tribe of Judah?


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Who is the Sabbath for?
Mark 2:27 And he [Yeshua] said unto
them, “The Sabbath was made for
mankind ( a;nqrwpoj ), and not man for the
Sabbath.”
 Prophecies about the Gentiles


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Who is the Sabbath for?


Isaiah 56:2 Blessed is the man that
doeth this, and the son of man that
layeth hold on it; that keepeth the
Sabbath from polluting it…

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Who is the Sabbath for?


Isaiah 56:4 For thus saith hw"hy unto the

eunuchs that keep My Sabbaths, and
choose the things that please Me, and
take hold of My covenant…

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Who is the Sabbath for?


Isaiah 56:6 Also the sons of the stranger,
that join themselves to hw"hy, to serve
Him, and to love the name of hw"hy, to be
His servants, every one that keepeth the
Sabbath from polluting it, and taketh hold
of My covenant;

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Who is the Sabbath for?


Isaiah 58:13 If thou turn away thy foot
from the Sabbath, from doing thy
pleasure on My holy day; and call the
Sabbath a delight, the holy of hw"hy,

honourable; and shalt honour Him, not
doing thine own ways, nor finding thine
own pleasure, nor speaking thine own
words:

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Who is the Sabbath for?


Isaiah 58:14 Then shalt thou delight
thyself in hw"hy; and I will cause thee to

ride upon the high places of the earth,
and feed thee with the heritage of
Jacob thy father: for the mouth of hw"hy
hath spoken it.

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Who is the Sabbath for?
Ephesians 2:11 Wherefore remember,
that you, being in time past Gentiles in
the flesh…
 v12 That at that time you were without
Messiah, separated [ avphllotriwme,noi ] from
the Commonwealth of Israel, and
excluded [ xe,noi ] from the covenants of
promise, having no hope, and without
God in the world:


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Who is the Sabbath for?
Ephesians 2:13 But now in Messiah
Yeshua you, who previously were far
away have been brought near by the
blood of Messiah.
 v14 For he is our peace, who has joined
both groups into one, destroying the
barrier of tradition that had separated
Jews and Gentiles.


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Who is the Sabbath for?


Ephesians 2:15 Having abolished in his
flesh the enmity, even the law of
commandments contained in man’s
traditions; that in himself he might make
the two into one new man, thus
establishing peace.

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Who is the Sabbath for?


Ephesians 2:19 Now therefore, you are
no longer excluded from citizenship in
God’s Kingdom, but fellow citizens with
the saints, and of the household of God.
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Who is the Sabbath for?
Romans 11:17 And if some of the
branches be broken off, and thou, being
a wild olive tree, were grafted in among
them, and with them partakest of the
root and fatness of the olive tree;
 v18 Boast not against the branches…


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At the Time of Creation
Creation was perfect
 During creation, the Sabbath was
established as a sign and a Divinely
Appointed Time of rest and refreshing
 At creation, God cared about the role
the Sabbath would play for mankind.


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At the Time of Moses
At the time of Moses, the 10
commandments were given to all the
tribes of Israel (not just Judah) as well
as all those who chose to leave Egypt
and become part of Israel.
 Within the 10 commandments, one
states: “Remember the Sabbath day, to
keep it holy”.


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At the Time of Moses
Exodus states that when Yahweh's
Sabbath is observed by Israel, it is a
sign.
 God explained that the Sabbath is to
provide rest from 6 days of labor and a
refreshing.
 It is clear that at this time, God cared
about the role the Sabbath would play
for Israel.


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At the Time of the Prophets
During the time of the prophets, Isaiah
states that the Sabbath is for all and in
the keeping of it is great blessing.
 It is clear that at this time, God cared
about the role the Sabbath would play
for Israel and all those who chose to
became a part of Israel.


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At the Time of the First
Century

Yeshua said that the Sabbath was
made for mankind.
 Romans states that we Gentiles have
been grafted into Israel.
 Ephesians states that in the past, we
were Gentiles who were separated from
the Commonwealth of Israel, excluded
from the covenants of promise, having
no hope, and without God.


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At the Time of the First
Century

Yeshua's work has allowed us Gentiles
to become a part of Israel, no longer
excluded from citizenship in God's
kingdom, fellow citizens with the saints,
and the household of God.
 It is clear that at this time, God cared
about the role the Sabbath would play
for Israel.


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he Plan of God

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What is the Plan of God?
Acts 3:20 And He shall send Yeshua
the Messiah, which before was
preached unto you:
 Acts 3:21 Where in heaven he must
remain until the time to begin the
restoration of all things, which God hath
spoken by the mouth of all His holy
prophets since the world began.


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What is the Plan of God?
When does the restoration of all things
begin?
 When does Yeshua leave heaven to
establish his kingdom on Earth?


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What is the Plan of God?
During the Millennial Kingdom, what
role does the Sabbath play?
 Speaking of the priests it says, “And in
controversy they shall stand in
judgment; and they shall judge it
according to My judgments: and they
shall keep My Torah and My statutes in
all Mine assemblies; and they shall
hallow my Sabbaths. Ezekiel 44:24


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What is the Plan of God?
During the Millennial Kingdom, what
role does the Sabbath play?
 Likewise, the people of the land shall
worship at the door of this gate before
hw"hy in the Sabbaths and in the new


moons. Ezekiel 46:3
 It is clear that at this time, God cares
about the role the Sabbath will play for
all mankind.
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What is the Plan of God?
After the New Heavens and the New
Earth, what role does the Sabbath play?
 “For as the New Heavens and the New
Earth, which I will make, shall remain
before me, saith hw"hy, so shall your


seed and your name remain.”
Isaiah 66:22

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What is the Plan of God?
After the New Heavens and the New
Earth, what role does the Sabbath play?
 “And it shall come to pass, that from
one new moon to another, and from one
Sabbath to another, shall all flesh come
to worship before me, saith hw"hy…


Isaiah 66:23

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What is the Plan of God?
After the New Heavens and the New
Earth, what role does the Sabbath play?
 It is clear that at this time, God cares
about the role the Sabbath will play for
all mankind.
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The Restoration of All Things

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Malachi 3:6 For I am hw"hy,
I change not…

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The Time of the Gentiles
How long was the Sabbath to last?
 Exodus 31:16 Wherefore the children of
Israel shall keep the Sabbath, to observe
the Sabbath throughout their generations,
obeying the covenant on a continuous
basis.
 I have Good News and Bad News
 Romans 9:6, Galatians 6:16


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How long was the Sabbath
to last?

Acts 13:14 But when they departed from
Perga, they came to Antioch in Pisidia,
and went into the synagogue on the
Sabbath day, and sat down.
 v15 And after the reading of the law and
the prophets, the rulers of the
synagogue said unto them, “You men
and brethren, if ye have any word of
exhortation for the people, say on.”


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How long was the Sabbath
to last?

Acts 13:42 And when the Jews were
gone out of the synagogue, the Gentiles
asked that these words might be
preached to them the next Sabbath.
 v44 And the next Sabbath day came
almost the whole city together to hear
the word of God.


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How long was the Sabbath
to last?

Even with this evidence (and there is
much much more), some will say that at
the death of Yeshua, the Sabbath was
replaced with Sunday.
 Verses used to support that include
Colossians 2:16-17; Galatians 4:10;
Romans 10:4, 14:5-6; just to name a
few.


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What We Learned is that The Most
High cares about the Sabbath from
the time it was created until the
restoration is completed and beyond!

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1 Samuel 2:3 says “by Him actions
are weighed.”
Hosea 4:6a says “My people are
destroyed for lack of knowledge.”
Hosea 4:6b says “Since you have
forgotten the Torah of your God, I will
also forget your children.”
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Even a pagan understands that they
need to find out what their pagan deity
desires…
Why can’t we apply this same principle
and search the Scriptures for the truth,
and find the ancient paths.
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Matthew 7:21 “Many will say Lord,
Lord…”
He says “Depart from me, you who
disregard my Divine instructions.”
II Corinthians 13:5 Examine
yourselves. Determine if you are still
following the truth.
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Don’t get caught saying “But Lord, I
didn’t know” and Him responding “My
child, I put before you that which
could help you recover the truth, the
ancient paths (Jeremiah 6:16) and
you couldn’t even check it out?”

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Is this how a child honors their
Father?
Ezekiel 22:26 The leaders of Israel
have hidden their eyes from My
Sabbaths, and I am profaned among
them.
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September
2011
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he Sabbath in

The Plan of God

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In the Beginning
First day: It was good
 Second day: It was good
 Third day: It was good
 Fourth day: It was good
 Fifth day: It was good
 Sixth day (living creatures): It was good


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In the Beginning


Genesis 1:31 And God saw everything
that he had made, and, behold, it was
very good…

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Next Actions
1. Rested on the 7th day and refreshed
Himself (Exodus 31:17)
 2. Blessed the 7th day
 3. Set apart the 7th day from all the other
days
 Note: While not self-evident on it’s face,
at this point, God cared about the role the
Sabbath played in His Plan.


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In the Beginning
1. Perfection (Deuteronomy 32:4)
 2. Very Good (Genesis 1:31)
 3. Could have gone on like this but…
 4. Adam sinned and sent the world into a
tailspin of destruction and imperfection


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Questions
1. Was God caught off guard, unprepared
for the impending disaster that would
destroy His perfection?
 2. If not, then God had a plan
(“slain from the foundation…”)


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ontinuing
MOVE FORWARD IN TIME

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Abrahamic Covenant


Cut a covenant with Abraham to establish
a nation that would receive His
instructions with the intention that in the
living out of them, they would become a
light to the rest of the world.
(Deuteronomy 4:6-8)

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Mosaic Covenant
Exodus 19:5 Now therefore, if ye will
obey My voice indeed, and keep My
covenant, then ye shall be a peculiar
treasure unto Me above all people: for all
the earth is Mine.
 Exodus 19:8 And all the people answered
together, and said, “All that hw"hy hath


spoken we will do.” And Moses returned
the words of the people unto hw"hy.

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Mosaic Covenant
Exodus 20 – The Ten Commandments
 Our focus is the fourth (except in Catholic
Bibles where it is the third)
 Exodus 20:8 Remember the Sabbath
day, to keep it set apart from the other
days.
 Once again, we see that God cares about
the Sabbath
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Establishing a Baseline
When is the Sabbath first mentioned?
 ANS:
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Establishing a Baseline
When is the Sabbath first mentioned?
 ANS: Genesis 2:2-3
 We have a very good creation that
included the seventh day, resting,
blessing, and the seventh day being set
apart from the other days of the week.


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Genesis 1:14 and
Definitions



Genesis 1:14 And God said, “Let there be
lights in the firmament of the heaven to
divide the day from the night; and let
them be for signs, and for seasons, and
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Genesis 1:14


Genesis 1:14 And God said, “Let there be
lights in the firmament of the heaven to
divide the day from the night; and let
them be for ttoa, and for dI[]Am , and

for days, and years.

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Genesis 1:14
 Ttoa (ot) (sign)

To signal something in some way…
 Examples of signs:
 The rainbow, circumcision, all the plagues
on Egypt, Joshua’s stones in the Jordan,
Isaiah 7:14, and…
 The Sabbath
(Exodus 31:13, 17; Ezekiel 20:12)


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Genesis 1:14
 dI[]Am (moed) (appointment)

To designate a time for a meeting
 Do you know what that means?
 God has a Day Timer
 He has appointments set when He wants
to meet with us
 We should find out when they are so we
can be present


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Genesis 1:14 Expanded


Genesis 1:14 And God said, “Let there be
lights in the firmament of the heaven to
divide the day from the night; and let
them be for signs, and to designate the
times for divine appointments…
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Continuing the Foundation
 War>q (qari) (proclaim)

It denotes primarily the enunciation of a
specific message.
 It is customarily addressed to a specific
recipient and is intended to elicit a
specific response.
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Continuing the Foundation



aer'q.m (miqra) ([dress] rehearsal)

Frequently translated as Convocation
and Assembly

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Review
 War>q (qari)

(proclaim)

 dI[]Am (moed) (appointment)


aer'q.m (miqra) (rehearsal, convocation)
assembly

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Leviticus 23:2-3


v2 Speak unto the children of Israel, and
say unto them, “Concerning the divinely
appointed times (sacred assemblings) of
hw"hy, which you shall proclaim to be holy

dress rehearsals, even these are My
divinely set appointments.”
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Leviticus 23:2-3
v3 Six days shall work be done: but the
seventh day is the Sabbath, a day for a
sacred assembly…
[HODF Expanded]
 Hebrews 10:25 Not forsaking the
assembling of ourselves together, as
some have begun to do…
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Note


If our Heavenly Father did not establish
a particular “appointment” as a call to
worship, we might want to look into who
did.

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Establishing a Baseline
Reasons the Sabbath were given?
 Exodus 31
 v13,17 – sign between hw"hy, and Israel


v15 – rest
 v17 – refreshing
 Leviticus 23:3 Sacred assembling
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Establishing a Baseline
Who is the Sabbath for?
 A popular answer is “the Jews”
 The Sabbath was one of the 10
commandments given in Exodus 20 at
Mount Sinai. Can you make a case that
the only people who were at the foot of
mount Sinai when the 10 commandments
were given were the tribe of Judah?
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Who is the Sabbath for?
Mark 2:27 And he [Yeshua] said unto
them, “The Sabbath was made for
mankind ( a;nqrwpoj ), and not man for the
Sabbath.”
 Prophecies about the Gentiles
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Who is the Sabbath for?


Isaiah 56:2 Blessed is the man that
doeth this, and the son of man that
layeth hold on it; that keepeth the
Sabbath from polluting it…

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Who is the Sabbath for?


Isaiah 56:4 For thus saith hw"hy unto the

eunuchs that keep My Sabbaths, and
choose the things that please Me, and
take hold of My covenant…

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Who is the Sabbath for?


Isaiah 56:6 Also the sons of the stranger,
that join themselves to hw"hy, to serve
Him, and to love the name of hw"hy, to be
His servants, every one that keepeth the
Sabbath from polluting it, and taketh hold
of My covenant;

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Who is the Sabbath for?


Isaiah 58:13 If thou turn away thy foot
from the Sabbath, from doing thy
pleasure on My holy day; and call the
Sabbath a delight, the holy of hw"hy,

honourable; and shalt honour Him, not
doing thine own ways, nor finding thine
own pleasure, nor speaking thine own
words:

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Who is the Sabbath for?


Isaiah 58:14 Then shalt thou delight
thyself in hw"hy; and I will cause thee to

ride upon the high places of the earth,
and feed thee with the heritage of
Jacob thy father: for the mouth of hw"hy
hath spoken it.

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Who is the Sabbath for?
Ephesians 2:11 Wherefore remember,
that you, being in time past Gentiles in
the flesh…
 v12 That at that time you were without
Messiah, separated [ avphllotriwme,noi ] from
the Commonwealth of Israel, and
excluded [ xe,noi ] from the covenants of
promise, having no hope, and without
God in the world:
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Who is the Sabbath for?
Ephesians 2:13 But now in Messiah
Yeshua you, who previously were far
away have been brought near by the
blood of Messiah.
 v14 For he is our peace, who has joined
both groups into one, destroying the
barrier of tradition that had separated
Jews and Gentiles.


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Who is the Sabbath for?


Ephesians 2:15 Having abolished in his
flesh the enmity, even the law of
commandments contained in man’s
traditions; that in himself he might make
the two into one new man, thus
establishing peace.

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Who is the Sabbath for?


Ephesians 2:19 Now therefore, you are
no longer excluded from citizenship in
God’s Kingdom, but fellow citizens with
the saints, and of the household of God.
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Who is the Sabbath for?
Romans 11:17 And if some of the
branches be broken off, and thou, being
a wild olive tree, were grafted in among
them, and with them partakest of the
root and fatness of the olive tree;
 v18 Boast not against the branches…


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At the Time of Creation
Creation was perfect
 During creation, the Sabbath was
established as a sign and a Divinely
Appointed Time of rest and refreshing
 At creation, God cared about the role
the Sabbath would play for mankind.
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At the Time of Moses
At the time of Moses, the 10
commandments were given to all the
tribes of Israel (not just Judah) as well
as all those who chose to leave Egypt
and become part of Israel.
 Within the 10 commandments, one
states: “Remember the Sabbath day, to
keep it holy”.


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At the Time of Moses
Exodus states that when Yahweh's
Sabbath is observed by Israel, it is a
sign.
 God explained that the Sabbath is to
provide rest from 6 days of labor and a
refreshing.
 It is clear that at this time, God cared
about the role the Sabbath would play
for Israel.
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At the Time of the Prophets
During the time of the prophets, Isaiah
states that the Sabbath is for all and in
the keeping of it is great blessing.
 It is clear that at this time, God cared
about the role the Sabbath would play
for Israel and all those who chose to
became a part of Israel.


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At the Time of the First
Century

Yeshua said that the Sabbath was
made for mankind.
 Romans states that we Gentiles have
been grafted into Israel.
 Ephesians states that in the past, we
were Gentiles who were separated from
the Commonwealth of Israel, excluded
from the covenants of promise, having
no hope, and without God.
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At the Time of the First
Century

Yeshua's work has allowed us Gentiles
to become a part of Israel, no longer
excluded from citizenship in God's
kingdom, fellow citizens with the saints,
and the household of God.
 It is clear that at this time, God cared
about the role the Sabbath would play
for Israel.
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he Plan of God

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What is the Plan of God?
Acts 3:20 And He shall send Yeshua
the Messiah, which before was
preached unto you:
 Acts 3:21 Where in heaven he must
remain until the time to begin the
restoration of all things, which God hath
spoken by the mouth of all His holy
prophets since the world began.


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What is the Plan of God?
When does the restoration of all things
begin?
 When does Yeshua leave heaven to
establish his kingdom on Earth?
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What is the Plan of God?
During the Millennial Kingdom, what
role does the Sabbath play?
 Speaking of the priests it says, “And in
controversy they shall stand in
judgment; and they shall judge it
according to My judgments: and they
shall keep My Torah and My statutes in
all Mine assemblies; and they shall
hallow my Sabbaths. Ezekiel 44:24


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What is the Plan of God?
During the Millennial Kingdom, what
role does the Sabbath play?
 Likewise, the people of the land shall
worship at the door of this gate before
hw"hy in the Sabbaths and in the new


moons. Ezekiel 46:3
 It is clear that at this time, God cares
about the role the Sabbath will play for
all mankind.
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What is the Plan of God?
After the New Heavens and the New
Earth, what role does the Sabbath play?
 “For as the New Heavens and the New
Earth, which I will make, shall remain
before me, saith hw"hy, so shall your


seed and your name remain.”
Isaiah 66:22

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What is the Plan of God?
After the New Heavens and the New
Earth, what role does the Sabbath play?
 “And it shall come to pass, that from
one new moon to another, and from one
Sabbath to another, shall all flesh come
to worship before me, saith hw"hy…


Isaiah 66:23

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What is the Plan of God?
After the New Heavens and the New
Earth, what role does the Sabbath play?
 It is clear that at this time, God cares
about the role the Sabbath will play for
all mankind.
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The Restoration of All Things

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Malachi 3:6 For I am hw"hy,
I change not…

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The Time of the Gentiles
How long was the Sabbath to last?
 Exodus 31:16 Wherefore the children of
Israel shall keep the Sabbath, to observe
the Sabbath throughout their generations,
obeying the covenant on a continuous
basis.
 I have Good News and Bad News
 Romans 9:6, Galatians 6:16
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How long was the Sabbath
to last?

Acts 13:14 But when they departed from
Perga, they came to Antioch in Pisidia,
and went into the synagogue on the
Sabbath day, and sat down.
 v15 And after the reading of the law and
the prophets, the rulers of the
synagogue said unto them, “You men
and brethren, if ye have any word of
exhortation for the people, say on.”


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How long was the Sabbath
to last?

Acts 13:42 And when the Jews were
gone out of the synagogue, the Gentiles
asked that these words might be
preached to them the next Sabbath.
 v44 And the next Sabbath day came
almost the whole city together to hear
the word of God.


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How long was the Sabbath
to last?

Even with this evidence (and there is
much much more), some will say that at
the death of Yeshua, the Sabbath was
replaced with Sunday.
 Verses used to support that include
Colossians 2:16-17; Galatians 4:10;
Romans 10:4, 14:5-6; just to name a
few.
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What We Learned is that The Most
High cares about the Sabbath from
the time it was created until the
restoration is completed and beyond!

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1 Samuel 2:3 says “by Him actions
are weighed.”
Hosea 4:6a says “My people are
destroyed for lack of knowledge.”
Hosea 4:6b says “Since you have
forgotten the Torah of your God, I will
also forget your children.”
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Even a pagan understands that they
need to find out what their pagan deity
desires…
Why can’t we apply this same principle
and search the Scriptures for the truth,
and find the ancient paths.
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Matthew 7:21 “Many will say Lord,
Lord…”
He says “Depart from me, you who
disregard my Divine instructions.”
II Corinthians 13:5 Examine
yourselves. Determine if you are still
following the truth.
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Don’t get caught saying “But Lord, I
didn’t know” and Him responding “My
child, I put before you that which
could help you recover the truth, the
ancient paths (Jeremiah 6:16) and
you couldn’t even check it out?”

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Is this how a child honors their
Father?
Ezekiel 22:26 The leaders of Israel
have hidden their eyes from My
Sabbaths, and I am profaned among
them.
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September
2011
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he Sabbath in

The Plan of God

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In the Beginning
First day: It was good
 Second day: It was good
 Third day: It was good
 Fourth day: It was good
 Fifth day: It was good
 Sixth day (living creatures): It was good
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In the Beginning


Genesis 1:31 And God saw everything
that he had made, and, behold, it was
very good…

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Next Actions
1. Rested on the 7th day and refreshed
Himself (Exodus 31:17)
 2. Blessed the 7th day
 3. Set apart the 7th day from all the other
days
 Note: While not self-evident on it’s face,
at this point, God cared about the role the
Sabbath played in His Plan.
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In the Beginning
1. Perfection (Deuteronomy 32:4)
 2. Very Good (Genesis 1:31)
 3. Could have gone on like this but…
 4. Adam sinned and sent the world into a
tailspin of destruction and imperfection
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Questions
1. Was God caught off guard, unprepared
for the impending disaster that would
destroy His perfection?
 2. If not, then God had a plan
(“slain from the foundation…”)
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ontinuing
MOVE FORWARD IN TIME

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Abrahamic Covenant


Cut a covenant with Abraham to establish
a nation that would receive His
instructions with the intention that in the
living out of them, they would become a
light to the rest of the world.
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Mosaic Covenant
Exodus 19:5 Now therefore, if ye will
obey My voice indeed, and keep My
covenant, then ye shall be a peculiar
treasure unto Me above all people: for all
the earth is Mine.
 Exodus 19:8 And all the people answered
together, and said, “All that hw"hy hath


spoken we will do.” And Moses returned
the words of the people unto hw"hy.

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Mosaic Covenant
Exodus 20 – The Ten Commandments
 Our focus is the fourth (except in Catholic
Bibles where it is the third)
 Exodus 20:8 Remember the Sabbath
day, to keep it set apart from the other
days.
 Once again, we see that God cares about
the Sabbath


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Establishing a Baseline
When is the Sabbath first mentioned?
 ANS:
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Establishing a Baseline
When is the Sabbath first mentioned?
 ANS: Genesis 2:2-3
 We have a very good creation that
included the seventh day, resting,
blessing, and the seventh day being set
apart from the other days of the week.


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Genesis 1:14 and
Definitions



Genesis 1:14 And God said, “Let there be
lights in the firmament of the heaven to
divide the day from the night; and let
them be for signs, and for seasons, and
for days, and years.

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Genesis 1:14


Genesis 1:14 And God said, “Let there be
lights in the firmament of the heaven to
divide the day from the night; and let
them be for ttoa, and for dI[]Am , and

for days, and years.

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Genesis 1:14
 Ttoa (ot) (sign)

To signal something in some way…
 Examples of signs:
 The rainbow, circumcision, all the plagues
on Egypt, Joshua’s stones in the Jordan,
Isaiah 7:14, and…
 The Sabbath
(Exodus 31:13, 17; Ezekiel 20:12)


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Genesis 1:14
 dI[]Am (moed) (appointment)

To designate a time for a meeting
 Do you know what that means?
 God has a Day Timer
 He has appointments set when He wants
to meet with us
 We should find out when they are so we
can be present
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Genesis 1:14 Expanded


Genesis 1:14 And God said, “Let there be
lights in the firmament of the heaven to
divide the day from the night; and let
them be for signs, and to designate the
times for divine appointments…
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Continuing the Foundation
 War>q (qari) (proclaim)

It denotes primarily the enunciation of a
specific message.
 It is customarily addressed to a specific
recipient and is intended to elicit a
specific response.
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Continuing the Foundation



aer'q.m (miqra) ([dress] rehearsal)

Frequently translated as Convocation
and Assembly

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Review
 War>q (qari)

(proclaim)

 dI[]Am (moed) (appointment)


aer'q.m (miqra) (rehearsal, convocation)
assembly

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Leviticus 23:2-3


v2 Speak unto the children of Israel, and
say unto them, “Concerning the divinely
appointed times (sacred assemblings) of
hw"hy, which you shall proclaim to be holy

dress rehearsals, even these are My
divinely set appointments.”
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Leviticus 23:2-3
v3 Six days shall work be done: but the
seventh day is the Sabbath, a day for a
sacred assembly…
[HODF Expanded]
 Hebrews 10:25 Not forsaking the
assembling of ourselves together, as
some have begun to do…
[HODF Expanded]


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Note


If our Heavenly Father did not establish
a particular “appointment” as a call to
worship, we might want to look into who
did.

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Establishing a Baseline
Reasons the Sabbath were given?
 Exodus 31
 v13,17 – sign between hw"hy, and Israel


v15 – rest
 v17 – refreshing
 Leviticus 23:3 Sacred assembling
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Establishing a Baseline
Who is the Sabbath for?
 A popular answer is “the Jews”
 The Sabbath was one of the 10
commandments given in Exodus 20 at
Mount Sinai. Can you make a case that
the only people who were at the foot of
mount Sinai when the 10 commandments
were given were the tribe of Judah?
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Who is the Sabbath for?
Mark 2:27 And he [Yeshua] said unto
them, “The Sabbath was made for
mankind ( a;nqrwpoj ), and not man for the
Sabbath.”
 Prophecies about the Gentiles
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Who is the Sabbath for?


Isaiah 56:2 Blessed is the man that
doeth this, and the son of man that
layeth hold on it; that keepeth the
Sabbath from polluting it…

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Who is the Sabbath for?


Isaiah 56:4 For thus saith hw"hy unto the

eunuchs that keep My Sabbaths, and
choose the things that please Me, and
take hold of My covenant…

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Who is the Sabbath for?


Isaiah 56:6 Also the sons of the stranger,
that join themselves to hw"hy, to serve
Him, and to love the name of hw"hy, to be
His servants, every one that keepeth the
Sabbath from polluting it, and taketh hold
of My covenant;

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Who is the Sabbath for?


Isaiah 58:13 If thou turn away thy foot
from the Sabbath, from doing thy
pleasure on My holy day; and call the
Sabbath a delight, the holy of hw"hy,

honourable; and shalt honour Him, not
doing thine own ways, nor finding thine
own pleasure, nor speaking thine own
words:

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Who is the Sabbath for?


Isaiah 58:14 Then shalt thou delight
thyself in hw"hy; and I will cause thee to

ride upon the high places of the earth,
and feed thee with the heritage of
Jacob thy father: for the mouth of hw"hy
hath spoken it.

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Who is the Sabbath for?
Ephesians 2:11 Wherefore remember,
that you, being in time past Gentiles in
the flesh…
 v12 That at that time you were without
Messiah, separated [ avphllotriwme,noi ] from
the Commonwealth of Israel, and
excluded [ xe,noi ] from the covenants of
promise, having no hope, and without
God in the world:
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Who is the Sabbath for?
Ephesians 2:13 But now in Messiah
Yeshua you, who previously were far
away have been brought near by the
blood of Messiah.
 v14 For he is our peace, who has joined
both groups into one, destroying the
barrier of tradition that had separated
Jews and Gentiles.


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Who is the Sabbath for?


Ephesians 2:15 Having abolished in his
flesh the enmity, even the law of
commandments contained in man’s
traditions; that in himself he might make
the two into one new man, thus
establishing peace.

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Who is the Sabbath for?


Ephesians 2:19 Now therefore, you are
no longer excluded from citizenship in
God’s Kingdom, but fellow citizens with
the saints, and of the household of God.
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Who is the Sabbath for?
Romans 11:17 And if some of the
branches be broken off, and thou, being
a wild olive tree, were grafted in among
them, and with them partakest of the
root and fatness of the olive tree;
 v18 Boast not against the branches…


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At the Time of Creation
Creation was perfect
 During creation, the Sabbath was
established as a sign and a Divinely
Appointed Time of rest and refreshing
 At creation, God cared about the role
the Sabbath would play for mankind.
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At the Time of Moses
At the time of Moses, the 10
commandments were given to all the
tribes of Israel (not just Judah) as well
as all those who chose to leave Egypt
and become part of Israel.
 Within the 10 commandments, one
states: “Remember the Sabbath day, to
keep it holy”.


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At the Time of Moses
Exodus states that when Yahweh's
Sabbath is observed by Israel, it is a
sign.
 God explained that the Sabbath is to
provide rest from 6 days of labor and a
refreshing.
 It is clear that at this time, God cared
about the role the Sabbath would play
for Israel.
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At the Time of the Prophets
During the time of the prophets, Isaiah
states that the Sabbath is for all and in
the keeping of it is great blessing.
 It is clear that at this time, God cared
about the role the Sabbath would play
for Israel and all those who chose to
became a part of Israel.


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At the Time of the First
Century

Yeshua said that the Sabbath was
made for mankind.
 Romans states that we Gentiles have
been grafted into Israel.
 Ephesians states that in the past, we
were Gentiles who were separated from
the Commonwealth of Israel, excluded
from the covenants of promise, having
no hope, and without God.
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At the Time of the First
Century

Yeshua's work has allowed us Gentiles
to become a part of Israel, no longer
excluded from citizenship in God's
kingdom, fellow citizens with the saints,
and the household of God.
 It is clear that at this time, God cared
about the role the Sabbath would play
for Israel.


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he Plan of God

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What is the Plan of God?
Acts 3:20 And He shall send Yeshua
the Messiah, which before was
preached unto you:
 Acts 3:21 Where in heaven he must
remain until the time to begin the
restoration of all things, which God hath
spoken by the mouth of all His holy
prophets since the world began.


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What is the Plan of God?
When does the restoration of all things
begin?
 When does Yeshua leave heaven to
establish his kingdom on Earth?
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What is the Plan of God?
During the Millennial Kingdom, what
role does the Sabbath play?
 Speaking of the priests it says, “And in
controversy they shall stand in
judgment; and they shall judge it
according to My judgments: and they
shall keep My Torah and My statutes in
all Mine assemblies; and they shall
hallow my Sabbaths. Ezekiel 44:24


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What is the Plan of God?
During the Millennial Kingdom, what
role does the Sabbath play?
 Likewise, the people of the land shall
worship at the door of this gate before
hw"hy in the Sabbaths and in the new


moons. Ezekiel 46:3
 It is clear that at this time, God cares
about the role the Sabbath will play for
all mankind.
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What is the Plan of God?
After the New Heavens and the New
Earth, what role does the Sabbath play?
 “For as the New Heavens and the New
Earth, which I will make, shall remain
before me, saith hw"hy, so shall your


seed and your name remain.”
Isaiah 66:22

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What is the Plan of God?
After the New Heavens and the New
Earth, what role does the Sabbath play?
 “And it shall come to pass, that from
one new moon to another, and from one
Sabbath to another, shall all flesh come
to worship before me, saith hw"hy…


Isaiah 66:23

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What is the Plan of God?
After the New Heavens and the New
Earth, what role does the Sabbath play?
 It is clear that at this time, God cares
about the role the Sabbath will play for
all mankind.
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The Restoration of All Things

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Malachi 3:6 For I am hw"hy,
I change not…

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The Time of the Gentiles
How long was the Sabbath to last?
 Exodus 31:16 Wherefore the children of
Israel shall keep the Sabbath, to observe
the Sabbath throughout their generations,
obeying the covenant on a continuous
basis.
 I have Good News and Bad News
 Romans 9:6, Galatians 6:16
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How long was the Sabbath
to last?

Acts 13:14 But when they departed from
Perga, they came to Antioch in Pisidia,
and went into the synagogue on the
Sabbath day, and sat down.
 v15 And after the reading of the law and
the prophets, the rulers of the
synagogue said unto them, “You men
and brethren, if ye have any word of
exhortation for the people, say on.”


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How long was the Sabbath
to last?

Acts 13:42 And when the Jews were
gone out of the synagogue, the Gentiles
asked that these words might be
preached to them the next Sabbath.
 v44 And the next Sabbath day came
almost the whole city together to hear
the word of God.


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How long was the Sabbath
to last?

Even with this evidence (and there is
much much more), some will say that at
the death of Yeshua, the Sabbath was
replaced with Sunday.
 Verses used to support that include
Colossians 2:16-17; Galatians 4:10;
Romans 10:4, 14:5-6; just to name a
few.
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What We Learned is that The Most
High cares about the Sabbath from
the time it was created until the
restoration is completed and beyond!

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1 Samuel 2:3 says “by Him actions
are weighed.”
Hosea 4:6a says “My people are
destroyed for lack of knowledge.”
Hosea 4:6b says “Since you have
forgotten the Torah of your God, I will
also forget your children.”
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Even a pagan understands that they
need to find out what their pagan deity
desires…
Why can’t we apply this same principle
and search the Scriptures for the truth,
and find the ancient paths.
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Matthew 7:21 “Many will say Lord,
Lord…”
He says “Depart from me, you who
disregard my Divine instructions.”
II Corinthians 13:5 Examine
yourselves. Determine if you are still
following the truth.
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Don’t get caught saying “But Lord, I
didn’t know” and Him responding “My
child, I put before you that which
could help you recover the truth, the
ancient paths (Jeremiah 6:16) and
you couldn’t even check it out?”

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Is this how a child honors their
Father?
Ezekiel 22:26 The leaders of Israel
have hidden their eyes from My
Sabbaths, and I am profaned among
them.
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September
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he Sabbath in

The Plan of God

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In the Beginning
First day: It was good
 Second day: It was good
 Third day: It was good
 Fourth day: It was good
 Fifth day: It was good
 Sixth day (living creatures): It was good
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In the Beginning


Genesis 1:31 And God saw everything
that he had made, and, behold, it was
very good…

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Next Actions
1. Rested on the 7th day and refreshed
Himself (Exodus 31:17)
 2. Blessed the 7th day
 3. Set apart the 7th day from all the other
days
 Note: While not self-evident on it’s face,
at this point, God cared about the role the
Sabbath played in His Plan.
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In the Beginning
1. Perfection (Deuteronomy 32:4)
 2. Very Good (Genesis 1:31)
 3. Could have gone on like this but…
 4. Adam sinned and sent the world into a
tailspin of destruction and imperfection
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Questions
1. Was God caught off guard, unprepared
for the impending disaster that would
destroy His perfection?
 2. If not, then God had a plan
(“slain from the foundation…”)
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ontinuing
MOVE FORWARD IN TIME

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Abrahamic Covenant


Cut a covenant with Abraham to establish
a nation that would receive His
instructions with the intention that in the
living out of them, they would become a
light to the rest of the world.
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Mosaic Covenant
Exodus 19:5 Now therefore, if ye will
obey My voice indeed, and keep My
covenant, then ye shall be a peculiar
treasure unto Me above all people: for all
the earth is Mine.
 Exodus 19:8 And all the people answered
together, and said, “All that hw"hy hath


spoken we will do.” And Moses returned
the words of the people unto hw"hy.

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Mosaic Covenant
Exodus 20 – The Ten Commandments
 Our focus is the fourth (except in Catholic
Bibles where it is the third)
 Exodus 20:8 Remember the Sabbath
day, to keep it set apart from the other
days.
 Once again, we see that God cares about
the Sabbath
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Establishing a Baseline
When is the Sabbath first mentioned?
 ANS:
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Establishing a Baseline
When is the Sabbath first mentioned?
 ANS: Genesis 2:2-3
 We have a very good creation that
included the seventh day, resting,
blessing, and the seventh day being set
apart from the other days of the week.


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Genesis 1:14 and
Definitions



Genesis 1:14 And God said, “Let there be
lights in the firmament of the heaven to
divide the day from the night; and let
them be for signs, and for seasons, and
for days, and years.

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Genesis 1:14


Genesis 1:14 And God said, “Let there be
lights in the firmament of the heaven to
divide the day from the night; and let
them be for ttoa, and for dI[]Am , and

for days, and years.

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Genesis 1:14
 Ttoa (ot) (sign)

To signal something in some way…
 Examples of signs:
 The rainbow, circumcision, all the plagues
on Egypt, Joshua’s stones in the Jordan,
Isaiah 7:14, and…
 The Sabbath
(Exodus 31:13, 17; Ezekiel 20:12)
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Genesis 1:14
 dI[]Am (moed) (appointment)

To designate a time for a meeting
 Do you know what that means?
 God has a Day Timer
 He has appointments set when He wants
to meet with us
 We should find out when they are so we
can be present
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Genesis 1:14 Expanded


Genesis 1:14 And God said, “Let there be
lights in the firmament of the heaven to
divide the day from the night; and let
them be for signs, and to designate the
times for divine appointments…
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Continuing the Foundation
 War>q (qari) (proclaim)

It denotes primarily the enunciation of a
specific message.
 It is customarily addressed to a specific
recipient and is intended to elicit a
specific response.
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Continuing the Foundation



aer'q.m (miqra) ([dress] rehearsal)

Frequently translated as Convocation
and Assembly

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Review
 War>q (qari)

(proclaim)

 dI[]Am (moed) (appointment)


aer'q.m (miqra) (rehearsal, convocation)
assembly

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Leviticus 23:2-3


v2 Speak unto the children of Israel, and
say unto them, “Concerning the divinely
appointed times (sacred assemblings) of
hw"hy, which you shall proclaim to be holy

dress rehearsals, even these are My
divinely set appointments.”
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Leviticus 23:2-3
v3 Six days shall work be done: but the
seventh day is the Sabbath, a day for a
sacred assembly…
[HODF Expanded]
 Hebrews 10:25 Not forsaking the
assembling of ourselves together, as
some have begun to do…
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Note


If our Heavenly Father did not establish
a particular “appointment” as a call to
worship, we might want to look into who
did.

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Establishing a Baseline
Reasons the Sabbath were given?
 Exodus 31
 v13,17 – sign between hw"hy, and Israel


v15 – rest
 v17 – refreshing
 Leviticus 23:3 Sacred assembling
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Establishing a Baseline
Who is the Sabbath for?
 A popular answer is “the Jews”
 The Sabbath was one of the 10
commandments given in Exodus 20 at
Mount Sinai. Can you make a case that
the only people who were at the foot of
mount Sinai when the 10 commandments
were given were the tribe of Judah?
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Who is the Sabbath for?
Mark 2:27 And he [Yeshua] said unto
them, “The Sabbath was made for
mankind ( a;nqrwpoj ), and not man for the
Sabbath.”
 Prophecies about the Gentiles
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Who is the Sabbath for?


Isaiah 56:2 Blessed is the man that
doeth this, and the son of man that
layeth hold on it; that keepeth the
Sabbath from polluting it…

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Who is the Sabbath for?


Isaiah 56:4 For thus saith hw"hy unto the

eunuchs that keep My Sabbaths, and
choose the things that please Me, and
take hold of My covenant…

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Who is the Sabbath for?


Isaiah 56:6 Also the sons of the stranger,
that join themselves to hw"hy, to serve
Him, and to love the name of hw"hy, to be
His servants, every one that keepeth the
Sabbath from polluting it, and taketh hold
of My covenant;

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Who is the Sabbath for?


Isaiah 58:13 If thou turn away thy foot
from the Sabbath, from doing thy
pleasure on My holy day; and call the
Sabbath a delight, the holy of hw"hy,

honourable; and shalt honour Him, not
doing thine own ways, nor finding thine
own pleasure, nor speaking thine own
words:

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Who is the Sabbath for?


Isaiah 58:14 Then shalt thou delight
thyself in hw"hy; and I will cause thee to

ride upon the high places of the earth,
and feed thee with the heritage of
Jacob thy father: for the mouth of hw"hy
hath spoken it.

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Who is the Sabbath for?
Ephesians 2:11 Wherefore remember,
that you, being in time past Gentiles in
the flesh…
 v12 That at that time you were without
Messiah, separated [ avphllotriwme,noi ] from
the Commonwealth of Israel, and
excluded [ xe,noi ] from the covenants of
promise, having no hope, and without
God in the world:


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Who is the Sabbath for?
Ephesians 2:13 But now in Messiah
Yeshua you, who previously were far
away have been brought near by the
blood of Messiah.
 v14 For he is our peace, who has joined
both groups into one, destroying the
barrier of tradition that had separated
Jews and Gentiles.


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Who is the Sabbath for?


Ephesians 2:15 Having abolished in his
flesh the enmity, even the law of
commandments contained in man’s
traditions; that in himself he might make
the two into one new man, thus
establishing peace.

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Who is the Sabbath for?


Ephesians 2:19 Now therefore, you are
no longer excluded from citizenship in
God’s Kingdom, but fellow citizens with
the saints, and of the household of God.
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Who is the Sabbath for?
Romans 11:17 And if some of the
branches be broken off, and thou, being
a wild olive tree, were grafted in among
them, and with them partakest of the
root and fatness of the olive tree;
 v18 Boast not against the branches…
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At the Time of Creation
Creation was perfect
 During creation, the Sabbath was
established as a sign and a Divinely
Appointed Time of rest and refreshing
 At creation, God cared about the role
the Sabbath would play for mankind.
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At the Time of Moses
At the time of Moses, the 10
commandments were given to all the
tribes of Israel (not just Judah) as well
as all those who chose to leave Egypt
and become part of Israel.
 Within the 10 commandments, one
states: “Remember the Sabbath day, to
keep it holy”.
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At the Time of Moses
Exodus states that when Yahweh's
Sabbath is observed by Israel, it is a
sign.
 God explained that the Sabbath is to
provide rest from 6 days of labor and a
refreshing.
 It is clear that at this time, God cared
about the role the Sabbath would play
for Israel.
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At the Time of the Prophets
During the time of the prophets, Isaiah
states that the Sabbath is for all and in
the keeping of it is great blessing.
 It is clear that at this time, God cared
about the role the Sabbath would play
for Israel and all those who chose to
became a part of Israel.


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At the Time of the First
Century

Yeshua said that the Sabbath was
made for mankind.
 Romans states that we Gentiles have
been grafted into Israel.
 Ephesians states that in the past, we
were Gentiles who were separated from
the Commonwealth of Israel, excluded
from the covenants of promise, having
no hope, and without God.
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At the Time of the First
Century

Yeshua's work has allowed us Gentiles
to become a part of Israel, no longer
excluded from citizenship in God's
kingdom, fellow citizens with the saints,
and the household of God.
 It is clear that at this time, God cared
about the role the Sabbath would play
for Israel.


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he Plan of God

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What is the Plan of God?
Acts 3:20 And He shall send Yeshua
the Messiah, which before was
preached unto you:
 Acts 3:21 Where in heaven he must
remain until the time to begin the
restoration of all things, which God hath
spoken by the mouth of all His holy
prophets since the world began.


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What is the Plan of God?
When does the restoration of all things
begin?
 When does Yeshua leave heaven to
establish his kingdom on Earth?
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What is the Plan of God?
During the Millennial Kingdom, what
role does the Sabbath play?
 Speaking of the priests it says, “And in
controversy they shall stand in
judgment; and they shall judge it
according to My judgments: and they
shall keep My Torah and My statutes in
all Mine assemblies; and they shall
hallow my Sabbaths. Ezekiel 44:24


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What is the Plan of God?
During the Millennial Kingdom, what
role does the Sabbath play?
 Likewise, the people of the land shall
worship at the door of this gate before
hw"hy in the Sabbaths and in the new


moons. Ezekiel 46:3
 It is clear that at this time, God cares
about the role the Sabbath will play for
all mankind.
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What is the Plan of God?
After the New Heavens and the New
Earth, what role does the Sabbath play?
 “For as the New Heavens and the New
Earth, which I will make, shall remain
before me, saith hw"hy, so shall your


seed and your name remain.”
Isaiah 66:22

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What is the Plan of God?
After the New Heavens and the New
Earth, what role does the Sabbath play?
 “And it shall come to pass, that from
one new moon to another, and from one
Sabbath to another, shall all flesh come
to worship before me, saith hw"hy…


Isaiah 66:23

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What is the Plan of God?
After the New Heavens and the New
Earth, what role does the Sabbath play?
 It is clear that at this time, God cares
about the role the Sabbath will play for
all mankind.
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The Restoration of All Things

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Malachi 3:6 For I am hw"hy,
I change not…

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The Time of the Gentiles
How long was the Sabbath to last?
 Exodus 31:16 Wherefore the children of
Israel shall keep the Sabbath, to observe
the Sabbath throughout their generations,
obeying the covenant on a continuous
basis.
 I have Good News and Bad News
 Romans 9:6, Galatians 6:16
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How long was the Sabbath
to last?

Acts 13:14 But when they departed from
Perga, they came to Antioch in Pisidia,
and went into the synagogue on the
Sabbath day, and sat down.
 v15 And after the reading of the law and
the prophets, the rulers of the
synagogue said unto them, “You men
and brethren, if ye have any word of
exhortation for the people, say on.”
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How long was the Sabbath
to last?

Acts 13:42 And when the Jews were
gone out of the synagogue, the Gentiles
asked that these words might be
preached to them the next Sabbath.
 v44 And the next Sabbath day came
almost the whole city together to hear
the word of God.
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How long was the Sabbath
to last?

Even with this evidence (and there is
much much more), some will say that at
the death of Yeshua, the Sabbath was
replaced with Sunday.
 Verses used to support that include
Colossians 2:16-17; Galatians 4:10;
Romans 10:4, 14:5-6; just to name a
few.
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What We Learned is that The Most
High cares about the Sabbath from
the time it was created until the
restoration is completed and beyond!

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1 Samuel 2:3 says “by Him actions
are weighed.”
Hosea 4:6a says “My people are
destroyed for lack of knowledge.”
Hosea 4:6b says “Since you have
forgotten the Torah of your God, I will
also forget your children.”
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Even a pagan understands that they
need to find out what their pagan deity
desires…
Why can’t we apply this same principle
and search the Scriptures for the truth,
and find the ancient paths.
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Matthew 7:21 “Many will say Lord,
Lord…”
He says “Depart from me, you who
disregard my Divine instructions.”
II Corinthians 13:5 Examine
yourselves. Determine if you are still
following the truth.
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Don’t get caught saying “But Lord, I
didn’t know” and Him responding “My
child, I put before you that which
could help you recover the truth, the
ancient paths (Jeremiah 6:16) and
you couldn’t even check it out?”

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Is this how a child honors their
Father?
Ezekiel 22:26 The leaders of Israel
have hidden their eyes from My
Sabbaths, and I am profaned among
them.
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he Sabbath in

The Plan of God

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In the Beginning
First day: It was good
 Second day: It was good
 Third day: It was good
 Fourth day: It was good
 Fifth day: It was good
 Sixth day (living creatures): It was good
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In the Beginning


Genesis 1:31 And God saw everything
that he had made, and, behold, it was
very good…

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Next Actions
1. Rested on the 7th day and refreshed
Himself (Exodus 31:17)
 2. Blessed the 7th day
 3. Set apart the 7th day from all the other
days
 Note: While not self-evident on it’s face,
at this point, God cared about the role the
Sabbath played in His Plan.
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In the Beginning
1. Perfection (Deuteronomy 32:4)
 2. Very Good (Genesis 1:31)
 3. Could have gone on like this but…
 4. Adam sinned and sent the world into a
tailspin of destruction and imperfection
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Questions
1. Was God caught off guard, unprepared
for the impending disaster that would
destroy His perfection?
 2. If not, then God had a plan
(“slain from the foundation…”)
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ontinuing
MOVE FORWARD IN TIME

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Abrahamic Covenant


Cut a covenant with Abraham to establish
a nation that would receive His
instructions with the intention that in the
living out of them, they would become a
light to the rest of the world.
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Mosaic Covenant
Exodus 19:5 Now therefore, if ye will
obey My voice indeed, and keep My
covenant, then ye shall be a peculiar
treasure unto Me above all people: for all
the earth is Mine.
 Exodus 19:8 And all the people answered
together, and said, “All that hw"hy hath


spoken we will do.” And Moses returned
the words of the people unto hw"hy.

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Mosaic Covenant
Exodus 20 – The Ten Commandments
 Our focus is the fourth (except in Catholic
Bibles where it is the third)
 Exodus 20:8 Remember the Sabbath
day, to keep it set apart from the other
days.
 Once again, we see that God cares about
the Sabbath
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Establishing a Baseline
When is the Sabbath first mentioned?
 ANS:
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Establishing a Baseline
When is the Sabbath first mentioned?
 ANS: Genesis 2:2-3
 We have a very good creation that
included the seventh day, resting,
blessing, and the seventh day being set
apart from the other days of the week.
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Genesis 1:14 and
Definitions



Genesis 1:14 And God said, “Let there be
lights in the firmament of the heaven to
divide the day from the night; and let
them be for signs, and for seasons, and
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Genesis 1:14


Genesis 1:14 And God said, “Let there be
lights in the firmament of the heaven to
divide the day from the night; and let
them be for ttoa, and for dI[]Am , and

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Genesis 1:14
 Ttoa (ot) (sign)

To signal something in some way…
 Examples of signs:
 The rainbow, circumcision, all the plagues
on Egypt, Joshua’s stones in the Jordan,
Isaiah 7:14, and…
 The Sabbath
(Exodus 31:13, 17; Ezekiel 20:12)
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Genesis 1:14
 dI[]Am (moed) (appointment)

To designate a time for a meeting
 Do you know what that means?
 God has a Day Timer
 He has appointments set when He wants
to meet with us
 We should find out when they are so we
can be present
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Genesis 1:14 Expanded


Genesis 1:14 And God said, “Let there be
lights in the firmament of the heaven to
divide the day from the night; and let
them be for signs, and to designate the
times for divine appointments…
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Continuing the Foundation
 War>q (qari) (proclaim)

It denotes primarily the enunciation of a
specific message.
 It is customarily addressed to a specific
recipient and is intended to elicit a
specific response.
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Continuing the Foundation

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aer'q.m (miqra) ([dress] rehearsal)

Frequently translated as Convocation
and Assembly

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Review
 War>q (qari)

(proclaim)

 dI[]Am (moed) (appointment)


aer'q.m (miqra) (rehearsal, convocation)
assembly

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Leviticus 23:2-3


v2 Speak unto the children of Israel, and
say unto them, “Concerning the divinely
appointed times (sacred assemblings) of
hw"hy, which you shall proclaim to be holy

dress rehearsals, even these are My
divinely set appointments.”
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Leviticus 23:2-3
v3 Six days shall work be done: but the
seventh day is the Sabbath, a day for a
sacred assembly…
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 Hebrews 10:25 Not forsaking the
assembling of ourselves together, as
some have begun to do…
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Note


If our Heavenly Father did not establish
a particular “appointment” as a call to
worship, we might want to look into who
did.

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Establishing a Baseline
Reasons the Sabbath were given?
 Exodus 31
 v13,17 – sign between hw"hy, and Israel
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v15 – rest
 v17 – refreshing
 Leviticus 23:3 Sacred assembling
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Establishing a Baseline
Who is the Sabbath for?
 A popular answer is “the Jews”
 The Sabbath was one of the 10
commandments given in Exodus 20 at
Mount Sinai. Can you make a case that
the only people who were at the foot of
mount Sinai when the 10 commandments
were given were the tribe of Judah?
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Who is the Sabbath for?
Mark 2:27 And he [Yeshua] said unto
them, “The Sabbath was made for
mankind ( a;nqrwpoj ), and not man for the
Sabbath.”
 Prophecies about the Gentiles
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Who is the Sabbath for?


Isaiah 56:2 Blessed is the man that
doeth this, and the son of man that
layeth hold on it; that keepeth the
Sabbath from polluting it…

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Who is the Sabbath for?


Isaiah 56:4 For thus saith hw"hy unto the

eunuchs that keep My Sabbaths, and
choose the things that please Me, and
take hold of My covenant…

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Who is the Sabbath for?


Isaiah 56:6 Also the sons of the stranger,
that join themselves to hw"hy, to serve
Him, and to love the name of hw"hy, to be
His servants, every one that keepeth the
Sabbath from polluting it, and taketh hold
of My covenant;

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Who is the Sabbath for?


Isaiah 58:13 If thou turn away thy foot
from the Sabbath, from doing thy
pleasure on My holy day; and call the
Sabbath a delight, the holy of hw"hy,

honourable; and shalt honour Him, not
doing thine own ways, nor finding thine
own pleasure, nor speaking thine own
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Who is the Sabbath for?


Isaiah 58:14 Then shalt thou delight
thyself in hw"hy; and I will cause thee to

ride upon the high places of the earth,
and feed thee with the heritage of
Jacob thy father: for the mouth of hw"hy
hath spoken it.

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Who is the Sabbath for?
Ephesians 2:11 Wherefore remember,
that you, being in time past Gentiles in
the flesh…
 v12 That at that time you were without
Messiah, separated [ avphllotriwme,noi ] from
the Commonwealth of Israel, and
excluded [ xe,noi ] from the covenants of
promise, having no hope, and without
God in the world:
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Who is the Sabbath for?
Ephesians 2:13 But now in Messiah
Yeshua you, who previously were far
away have been brought near by the
blood of Messiah.
 v14 For he is our peace, who has joined
both groups into one, destroying the
barrier of tradition that had separated
Jews and Gentiles.
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Who is the Sabbath for?


Ephesians 2:15 Having abolished in his
flesh the enmity, even the law of
commandments contained in man’s
traditions; that in himself he might make
the two into one new man, thus
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Who is the Sabbath for?


Ephesians 2:19 Now therefore, you are
no longer excluded from citizenship in
God’s Kingdom, but fellow citizens with
the saints, and of the household of God.
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Who is the Sabbath for?
Romans 11:17 And if some of the
branches be broken off, and thou, being
a wild olive tree, were grafted in among
them, and with them partakest of the
root and fatness of the olive tree;
 v18 Boast not against the branches…
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At the Time of Creation
Creation was perfect
 During creation, the Sabbath was
established as a sign and a Divinely
Appointed Time of rest and refreshing
 At creation, God cared about the role
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At the Time of Moses
At the time of Moses, the 10
commandments were given to all the
tribes of Israel (not just Judah) as well
as all those who chose to leave Egypt
and become part of Israel.
 Within the 10 commandments, one
states: “Remember the Sabbath day, to
keep it holy”.
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At the Time of Moses
Exodus states that when Yahweh's
Sabbath is observed by Israel, it is a
sign.
 God explained that the Sabbath is to
provide rest from 6 days of labor and a
refreshing.
 It is clear that at this time, God cared
about the role the Sabbath would play
for Israel.
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At the Time of the Prophets
During the time of the prophets, Isaiah
states that the Sabbath is for all and in
the keeping of it is great blessing.
 It is clear that at this time, God cared
about the role the Sabbath would play
for Israel and all those who chose to
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At the Time of the First
Century

Yeshua said that the Sabbath was
made for mankind.
 Romans states that we Gentiles have
been grafted into Israel.
 Ephesians states that in the past, we
were Gentiles who were separated from
the Commonwealth of Israel, excluded
from the covenants of promise, having
no hope, and without God.


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At the Time of the First
Century

Yeshua's work has allowed us Gentiles
to become a part of Israel, no longer
excluded from citizenship in God's
kingdom, fellow citizens with the saints,
and the household of God.
 It is clear that at this time, God cared
about the role the Sabbath would play
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he Plan of God

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What is the Plan of God?
Acts 3:20 And He shall send Yeshua
the Messiah, which before was
preached unto you:
 Acts 3:21 Where in heaven he must
remain until the time to begin the
restoration of all things, which God hath
spoken by the mouth of all His holy
prophets since the world began.


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What is the Plan of God?
When does the restoration of all things
begin?
 When does Yeshua leave heaven to
establish his kingdom on Earth?
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What is the Plan of God?
During the Millennial Kingdom, what
role does the Sabbath play?
 Speaking of the priests it says, “And in
controversy they shall stand in
judgment; and they shall judge it
according to My judgments: and they
shall keep My Torah and My statutes in
all Mine assemblies; and they shall
hallow my Sabbaths. Ezekiel 44:24


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What is the Plan of God?
During the Millennial Kingdom, what
role does the Sabbath play?
 Likewise, the people of the land shall
worship at the door of this gate before
hw"hy in the Sabbaths and in the new


moons. Ezekiel 46:3
 It is clear that at this time, God cares
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all mankind.
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What is the Plan of God?
After the New Heavens and the New
Earth, what role does the Sabbath play?
 “For as the New Heavens and the New
Earth, which I will make, shall remain
before me, saith hw"hy, so shall your


seed and your name remain.”
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What is the Plan of God?
After the New Heavens and the New
Earth, what role does the Sabbath play?
 “And it shall come to pass, that from
one new moon to another, and from one
Sabbath to another, shall all flesh come
to worship before me, saith hw"hy…


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After the New Heavens and the New
Earth, what role does the Sabbath play?
 It is clear that at this time, God cares
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The Restoration of All Things

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Malachi 3:6 For I am hw"hy,
I change not…

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The Time of the Gentiles
How long was the Sabbath to last?
 Exodus 31:16 Wherefore the children of
Israel shall keep the Sabbath, to observe
the Sabbath throughout their generations,
obeying the covenant on a continuous
basis.
 I have Good News and Bad News
 Romans 9:6, Galatians 6:16


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How long was the Sabbath
to last?

Acts 13:14 But when they departed from
Perga, they came to Antioch in Pisidia,
and went into the synagogue on the
Sabbath day, and sat down.
 v15 And after the reading of the law and
the prophets, the rulers of the
synagogue said unto them, “You men
and brethren, if ye have any word of
exhortation for the people, say on.”


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How long was the Sabbath
to last?

Acts 13:42 And when the Jews were
gone out of the synagogue, the Gentiles
asked that these words might be
preached to them the next Sabbath.
 v44 And the next Sabbath day came
almost the whole city together to hear
the word of God.


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How long was the Sabbath
to last?

Even with this evidence (and there is
much much more), some will say that at
the death of Yeshua, the Sabbath was
replaced with Sunday.
 Verses used to support that include
Colossians 2:16-17; Galatians 4:10;
Romans 10:4, 14:5-6; just to name a
few.
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What We Learned is that The Most
High cares about the Sabbath from
the time it was created until the
restoration is completed and beyond!

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1 Samuel 2:3 says “by Him actions
are weighed.”
Hosea 4:6a says “My people are
destroyed for lack of knowledge.”
Hosea 4:6b says “Since you have
forgotten the Torah of your God, I will
also forget your children.”
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Even a pagan understands that they
need to find out what their pagan deity
desires…
Why can’t we apply this same principle
and search the Scriptures for the truth,
and find the ancient paths.
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Matthew 7:21 “Many will say Lord,
Lord…”
He says “Depart from me, you who
disregard my Divine instructions.”
II Corinthians 13:5 Examine
yourselves. Determine if you are still
following the truth.
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Don’t get caught saying “But Lord, I
didn’t know” and Him responding “My
child, I put before you that which
could help you recover the truth, the
ancient paths (Jeremiah 6:16) and
you couldn’t even check it out?”

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Is this how a child honors their
Father?
Ezekiel 22:26 The leaders of Israel
have hidden their eyes from My
Sabbaths, and I am profaned among
them.
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he Sabbath in

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In the Beginning
First day: It was good
 Second day: It was good
 Third day: It was good
 Fourth day: It was good
 Fifth day: It was good
 Sixth day (living creatures): It was good
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In the Beginning


Genesis 1:31 And God saw everything
that he had made, and, behold, it was
very good…

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Next Actions
1. Rested on the 7th day and refreshed
Himself (Exodus 31:17)
 2. Blessed the 7th day
 3. Set apart the 7th day from all the other
days
 Note: While not self-evident on it’s face,
at this point, God cared about the role the
Sabbath played in His Plan.
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In the Beginning
1. Perfection (Deuteronomy 32:4)
 2. Very Good (Genesis 1:31)
 3. Could have gone on like this but…
 4. Adam sinned and sent the world into a
tailspin of destruction and imperfection


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Questions
1. Was God caught off guard, unprepared
for the impending disaster that would
destroy His perfection?
 2. If not, then God had a plan
(“slain from the foundation…”)
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ontinuing
MOVE FORWARD IN TIME

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Abrahamic Covenant


Cut a covenant with Abraham to establish
a nation that would receive His
instructions with the intention that in the
living out of them, they would become a
light to the rest of the world.
(Deuteronomy 4:6-8)

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Mosaic Covenant
Exodus 19:5 Now therefore, if ye will
obey My voice indeed, and keep My
covenant, then ye shall be a peculiar
treasure unto Me above all people: for all
the earth is Mine.
 Exodus 19:8 And all the people answered
together, and said, “All that hw"hy hath


spoken we will do.” And Moses returned
the words of the people unto hw"hy.

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Mosaic Covenant
Exodus 20 – The Ten Commandments
 Our focus is the fourth (except in Catholic
Bibles where it is the third)
 Exodus 20:8 Remember the Sabbath
day, to keep it set apart from the other
days.
 Once again, we see that God cares about
the Sabbath


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Establishing a Baseline
When is the Sabbath first mentioned?
 ANS:
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Establishing a Baseline
When is the Sabbath first mentioned?
 ANS: Genesis 2:2-3
 We have a very good creation that
included the seventh day, resting,
blessing, and the seventh day being set
apart from the other days of the week.


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Genesis 1:14 and
Definitions



Genesis 1:14 And God said, “Let there be
lights in the firmament of the heaven to
divide the day from the night; and let
them be for signs, and for seasons, and
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Genesis 1:14


Genesis 1:14 And God said, “Let there be
lights in the firmament of the heaven to
divide the day from the night; and let
them be for ttoa, and for dI[]Am , and

for days, and years.

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Genesis 1:14
 Ttoa (ot) (sign)

To signal something in some way…
 Examples of signs:
 The rainbow, circumcision, all the plagues
on Egypt, Joshua’s stones in the Jordan,
Isaiah 7:14, and…
 The Sabbath
(Exodus 31:13, 17; Ezekiel 20:12)


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Genesis 1:14
 dI[]Am (moed) (appointment)

To designate a time for a meeting
 Do you know what that means?
 God has a Day Timer
 He has appointments set when He wants
to meet with us
 We should find out when they are so we
can be present


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Genesis 1:14 Expanded


Genesis 1:14 And God said, “Let there be
lights in the firmament of the heaven to
divide the day from the night; and let
them be for signs, and to designate the
times for divine appointments…
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Continuing the Foundation
 War>q (qari) (proclaim)

It denotes primarily the enunciation of a
specific message.
 It is customarily addressed to a specific
recipient and is intended to elicit a
specific response.
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Continuing the Foundation



aer'q.m (miqra) ([dress] rehearsal)

Frequently translated as Convocation
and Assembly

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Review
 War>q (qari)

(proclaim)

 dI[]Am (moed) (appointment)


aer'q.m (miqra) (rehearsal, convocation)
assembly

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Leviticus 23:2-3


v2 Speak unto the children of Israel, and
say unto them, “Concerning the divinely
appointed times (sacred assemblings) of
hw"hy, which you shall proclaim to be holy

dress rehearsals, even these are My
divinely set appointments.”
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Leviticus 23:2-3
v3 Six days shall work be done: but the
seventh day is the Sabbath, a day for a
sacred assembly…
[HODF Expanded]
 Hebrews 10:25 Not forsaking the
assembling of ourselves together, as
some have begun to do…
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

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Note


If our Heavenly Father did not establish
a particular “appointment” as a call to
worship, we might want to look into who
did.

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Establishing a Baseline
Reasons the Sabbath were given?
 Exodus 31
 v13,17 – sign between hw"hy, and Israel


v15 – rest
 v17 – refreshing
 Leviticus 23:3 Sacred assembling


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Establishing a Baseline
Who is the Sabbath for?
 A popular answer is “the Jews”
 The Sabbath was one of the 10
commandments given in Exodus 20 at
Mount Sinai. Can you make a case that
the only people who were at the foot of
mount Sinai when the 10 commandments
were given were the tribe of Judah?


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Who is the Sabbath for?
Mark 2:27 And he [Yeshua] said unto
them, “The Sabbath was made for
mankind ( a;nqrwpoj ), and not man for the
Sabbath.”
 Prophecies about the Gentiles


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Who is the Sabbath for?


Isaiah 56:2 Blessed is the man that
doeth this, and the son of man that
layeth hold on it; that keepeth the
Sabbath from polluting it…

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Who is the Sabbath for?


Isaiah 56:4 For thus saith hw"hy unto the

eunuchs that keep My Sabbaths, and
choose the things that please Me, and
take hold of My covenant…

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Who is the Sabbath for?


Isaiah 56:6 Also the sons of the stranger,
that join themselves to hw"hy, to serve
Him, and to love the name of hw"hy, to be
His servants, every one that keepeth the
Sabbath from polluting it, and taketh hold
of My covenant;

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Who is the Sabbath for?


Isaiah 58:13 If thou turn away thy foot
from the Sabbath, from doing thy
pleasure on My holy day; and call the
Sabbath a delight, the holy of hw"hy,

honourable; and shalt honour Him, not
doing thine own ways, nor finding thine
own pleasure, nor speaking thine own
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Who is the Sabbath for?


Isaiah 58:14 Then shalt thou delight
thyself in hw"hy; and I will cause thee to

ride upon the high places of the earth,
and feed thee with the heritage of
Jacob thy father: for the mouth of hw"hy
hath spoken it.

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Who is the Sabbath for?
Ephesians 2:11 Wherefore remember,
that you, being in time past Gentiles in
the flesh…
 v12 That at that time you were without
Messiah, separated [ avphllotriwme,noi ] from
the Commonwealth of Israel, and
excluded [ xe,noi ] from the covenants of
promise, having no hope, and without
God in the world:


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Who is the Sabbath for?
Ephesians 2:13 But now in Messiah
Yeshua you, who previously were far
away have been brought near by the
blood of Messiah.
 v14 For he is our peace, who has joined
both groups into one, destroying the
barrier of tradition that had separated
Jews and Gentiles.


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Who is the Sabbath for?


Ephesians 2:15 Having abolished in his
flesh the enmity, even the law of
commandments contained in man’s
traditions; that in himself he might make
the two into one new man, thus
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Who is the Sabbath for?


Ephesians 2:19 Now therefore, you are
no longer excluded from citizenship in
God’s Kingdom, but fellow citizens with
the saints, and of the household of God.
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Who is the Sabbath for?
Romans 11:17 And if some of the
branches be broken off, and thou, being
a wild olive tree, were grafted in among
them, and with them partakest of the
root and fatness of the olive tree;
 v18 Boast not against the branches…


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At the Time of Creation
Creation was perfect
 During creation, the Sabbath was
established as a sign and a Divinely
Appointed Time of rest and refreshing
 At creation, God cared about the role
the Sabbath would play for mankind.
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At the Time of Moses
At the time of Moses, the 10
commandments were given to all the
tribes of Israel (not just Judah) as well
as all those who chose to leave Egypt
and become part of Israel.
 Within the 10 commandments, one
states: “Remember the Sabbath day, to
keep it holy”.


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At the Time of Moses
Exodus states that when Yahweh's
Sabbath is observed by Israel, it is a
sign.
 God explained that the Sabbath is to
provide rest from 6 days of labor and a
refreshing.
 It is clear that at this time, God cared
about the role the Sabbath would play
for Israel.


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At the Time of the Prophets
During the time of the prophets, Isaiah
states that the Sabbath is for all and in
the keeping of it is great blessing.
 It is clear that at this time, God cared
about the role the Sabbath would play
for Israel and all those who chose to
became a part of Israel.


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At the Time of the First
Century

Yeshua said that the Sabbath was
made for mankind.
 Romans states that we Gentiles have
been grafted into Israel.
 Ephesians states that in the past, we
were Gentiles who were separated from
the Commonwealth of Israel, excluded
from the covenants of promise, having
no hope, and without God.


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At the Time of the First
Century

Yeshua's work has allowed us Gentiles
to become a part of Israel, no longer
excluded from citizenship in God's
kingdom, fellow citizens with the saints,
and the household of God.
 It is clear that at this time, God cared
about the role the Sabbath would play
for Israel.


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he Plan of God

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What is the Plan of God?
Acts 3:20 And He shall send Yeshua
the Messiah, which before was
preached unto you:
 Acts 3:21 Where in heaven he must
remain until the time to begin the
restoration of all things, which God hath
spoken by the mouth of all His holy
prophets since the world began.


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What is the Plan of God?
When does the restoration of all things
begin?
 When does Yeshua leave heaven to
establish his kingdom on Earth?


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What is the Plan of God?
During the Millennial Kingdom, what
role does the Sabbath play?
 Speaking of the priests it says, “And in
controversy they shall stand in
judgment; and they shall judge it
according to My judgments: and they
shall keep My Torah and My statutes in
all Mine assemblies; and they shall
hallow my Sabbaths. Ezekiel 44:24


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What is the Plan of God?
During the Millennial Kingdom, what
role does the Sabbath play?
 Likewise, the people of the land shall
worship at the door of this gate before
hw"hy in the Sabbaths and in the new


moons. Ezekiel 46:3
 It is clear that at this time, God cares
about the role the Sabbath will play for
all mankind.
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What is the Plan of God?
After the New Heavens and the New
Earth, what role does the Sabbath play?
 “For as the New Heavens and the New
Earth, which I will make, shall remain
before me, saith hw"hy, so shall your


seed and your name remain.”
Isaiah 66:22

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What is the Plan of God?
After the New Heavens and the New
Earth, what role does the Sabbath play?
 “And it shall come to pass, that from
one new moon to another, and from one
Sabbath to another, shall all flesh come
to worship before me, saith hw"hy…


Isaiah 66:23

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What is the Plan of God?
After the New Heavens and the New
Earth, what role does the Sabbath play?
 It is clear that at this time, God cares
about the role the Sabbath will play for
all mankind.
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The Restoration of All Things

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Malachi 3:6 For I am hw"hy,
I change not…

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The Time of the Gentiles
How long was the Sabbath to last?
 Exodus 31:16 Wherefore the children of
Israel shall keep the Sabbath, to observe
the Sabbath throughout their generations,
obeying the covenant on a continuous
basis.
 I have Good News and Bad News
 Romans 9:6, Galatians 6:16


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How long was the Sabbath
to last?

Acts 13:14 But when they departed from
Perga, they came to Antioch in Pisidia,
and went into the synagogue on the
Sabbath day, and sat down.
 v15 And after the reading of the law and
the prophets, the rulers of the
synagogue said unto them, “You men
and brethren, if ye have any word of
exhortation for the people, say on.”


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How long was the Sabbath
to last?

Acts 13:42 And when the Jews were
gone out of the synagogue, the Gentiles
asked that these words might be
preached to them the next Sabbath.
 v44 And the next Sabbath day came
almost the whole city together to hear
the word of God.


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How long was the Sabbath
to last?

Even with this evidence (and there is
much much more), some will say that at
the death of Yeshua, the Sabbath was
replaced with Sunday.
 Verses used to support that include
Colossians 2:16-17; Galatians 4:10;
Romans 10:4, 14:5-6; just to name a
few.


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What We Learned is that The Most
High cares about the Sabbath from
the time it was created until the
restoration is completed and beyond!

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1 Samuel 2:3 says “by Him actions
are weighed.”
Hosea 4:6a says “My people are
destroyed for lack of knowledge.”
Hosea 4:6b says “Since you have
forgotten the Torah of your God, I will
also forget your children.”
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Even a pagan understands that they
need to find out what their pagan deity
desires…
Why can’t we apply this same principle
and search the Scriptures for the truth,
and find the ancient paths.
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Matthew 7:21 “Many will say Lord,
Lord…”
He says “Depart from me, you who
disregard my Divine instructions.”
II Corinthians 13:5 Examine
yourselves. Determine if you are still
following the truth.
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Don’t get caught saying “But Lord, I
didn’t know” and Him responding “My
child, I put before you that which
could help you recover the truth, the
ancient paths (Jeremiah 6:16) and
you couldn’t even check it out?”

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Is this how a child honors their
Father?
Ezekiel 22:26 The leaders of Israel
have hidden their eyes from My
Sabbaths, and I am profaned among
them.
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he Sabbath in

The Plan of God

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In the Beginning
First day: It was good
 Second day: It was good
 Third day: It was good
 Fourth day: It was good
 Fifth day: It was good
 Sixth day (living creatures): It was good
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In the Beginning


Genesis 1:31 And God saw everything
that he had made, and, behold, it was
very good…

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Next Actions
1. Rested on the 7th day and refreshed
Himself (Exodus 31:17)
 2. Blessed the 7th day
 3. Set apart the 7th day from all the other
days
 Note: While not self-evident on it’s face,
at this point, God cared about the role the
Sabbath played in His Plan.
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In the Beginning
1. Perfection (Deuteronomy 32:4)
 2. Very Good (Genesis 1:31)
 3. Could have gone on like this but…
 4. Adam sinned and sent the world into a
tailspin of destruction and imperfection
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Questions
1. Was God caught off guard, unprepared
for the impending disaster that would
destroy His perfection?
 2. If not, then God had a plan
(“slain from the foundation…”)
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ontinuing
MOVE FORWARD IN TIME

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Abrahamic Covenant


Cut a covenant with Abraham to establish
a nation that would receive His
instructions with the intention that in the
living out of them, they would become a
light to the rest of the world.
(Deuteronomy 4:6-8)

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Mosaic Covenant
Exodus 19:5 Now therefore, if ye will
obey My voice indeed, and keep My
covenant, then ye shall be a peculiar
treasure unto Me above all people: for all
the earth is Mine.
 Exodus 19:8 And all the people answered
together, and said, “All that hw"hy hath


spoken we will do.” And Moses returned
the words of the people unto hw"hy.

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Mosaic Covenant
Exodus 20 – The Ten Commandments
 Our focus is the fourth (except in Catholic
Bibles where it is the third)
 Exodus 20:8 Remember the Sabbath
day, to keep it set apart from the other
days.
 Once again, we see that God cares about
the Sabbath


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Establishing a Baseline
When is the Sabbath first mentioned?
 ANS:
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Establishing a Baseline
When is the Sabbath first mentioned?
 ANS: Genesis 2:2-3
 We have a very good creation that
included the seventh day, resting,
blessing, and the seventh day being set
apart from the other days of the week.


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Genesis 1:14 and
Definitions



Genesis 1:14 And God said, “Let there be
lights in the firmament of the heaven to
divide the day from the night; and let
them be for signs, and for seasons, and
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Genesis 1:14


Genesis 1:14 And God said, “Let there be
lights in the firmament of the heaven to
divide the day from the night; and let
them be for ttoa, and for dI[]Am , and

for days, and years.

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Genesis 1:14
 Ttoa (ot) (sign)

To signal something in some way…
 Examples of signs:
 The rainbow, circumcision, all the plagues
on Egypt, Joshua’s stones in the Jordan,
Isaiah 7:14, and…
 The Sabbath
(Exodus 31:13, 17; Ezekiel 20:12)


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Genesis 1:14
 dI[]Am (moed) (appointment)

To designate a time for a meeting
 Do you know what that means?
 God has a Day Timer
 He has appointments set when He wants
to meet with us
 We should find out when they are so we
can be present


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Genesis 1:14 Expanded


Genesis 1:14 And God said, “Let there be
lights in the firmament of the heaven to
divide the day from the night; and let
them be for signs, and to designate the
times for divine appointments…
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Continuing the Foundation
 War>q (qari) (proclaim)

It denotes primarily the enunciation of a
specific message.
 It is customarily addressed to a specific
recipient and is intended to elicit a
specific response.
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Continuing the Foundation



aer'q.m (miqra) ([dress] rehearsal)

Frequently translated as Convocation
and Assembly

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Review
 War>q (qari)

(proclaim)

 dI[]Am (moed) (appointment)


aer'q.m (miqra) (rehearsal, convocation)
assembly

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Leviticus 23:2-3


v2 Speak unto the children of Israel, and
say unto them, “Concerning the divinely
appointed times (sacred assemblings) of
hw"hy, which you shall proclaim to be holy

dress rehearsals, even these are My
divinely set appointments.”
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Leviticus 23:2-3
v3 Six days shall work be done: but the
seventh day is the Sabbath, a day for a
sacred assembly…
[HODF Expanded]
 Hebrews 10:25 Not forsaking the
assembling of ourselves together, as
some have begun to do…
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Note


If our Heavenly Father did not establish
a particular “appointment” as a call to
worship, we might want to look into who
did.

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Establishing a Baseline
Reasons the Sabbath were given?
 Exodus 31
 v13,17 – sign between hw"hy, and Israel


v15 – rest
 v17 – refreshing
 Leviticus 23:3 Sacred assembling
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Establishing a Baseline
Who is the Sabbath for?
 A popular answer is “the Jews”
 The Sabbath was one of the 10
commandments given in Exodus 20 at
Mount Sinai. Can you make a case that
the only people who were at the foot of
mount Sinai when the 10 commandments
were given were the tribe of Judah?
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Who is the Sabbath for?
Mark 2:27 And he [Yeshua] said unto
them, “The Sabbath was made for
mankind ( a;nqrwpoj ), and not man for the
Sabbath.”
 Prophecies about the Gentiles
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Who is the Sabbath for?


Isaiah 56:2 Blessed is the man that
doeth this, and the son of man that
layeth hold on it; that keepeth the
Sabbath from polluting it…

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Who is the Sabbath for?


Isaiah 56:4 For thus saith hw"hy unto the

eunuchs that keep My Sabbaths, and
choose the things that please Me, and
take hold of My covenant…

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Who is the Sabbath for?


Isaiah 56:6 Also the sons of the stranger,
that join themselves to hw"hy, to serve
Him, and to love the name of hw"hy, to be
His servants, every one that keepeth the
Sabbath from polluting it, and taketh hold
of My covenant;

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Who is the Sabbath for?


Isaiah 58:13 If thou turn away thy foot
from the Sabbath, from doing thy
pleasure on My holy day; and call the
Sabbath a delight, the holy of hw"hy,

honourable; and shalt honour Him, not
doing thine own ways, nor finding thine
own pleasure, nor speaking thine own
words:

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Who is the Sabbath for?


Isaiah 58:14 Then shalt thou delight
thyself in hw"hy; and I will cause thee to

ride upon the high places of the earth,
and feed thee with the heritage of
Jacob thy father: for the mouth of hw"hy
hath spoken it.

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Who is the Sabbath for?
Ephesians 2:11 Wherefore remember,
that you, being in time past Gentiles in
the flesh…
 v12 That at that time you were without
Messiah, separated [ avphllotriwme,noi ] from
the Commonwealth of Israel, and
excluded [ xe,noi ] from the covenants of
promise, having no hope, and without
God in the world:


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Who is the Sabbath for?
Ephesians 2:13 But now in Messiah
Yeshua you, who previously were far
away have been brought near by the
blood of Messiah.
 v14 For he is our peace, who has joined
both groups into one, destroying the
barrier of tradition that had separated
Jews and Gentiles.


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Who is the Sabbath for?


Ephesians 2:15 Having abolished in his
flesh the enmity, even the law of
commandments contained in man’s
traditions; that in himself he might make
the two into one new man, thus
establishing peace.

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Who is the Sabbath for?


Ephesians 2:19 Now therefore, you are
no longer excluded from citizenship in
God’s Kingdom, but fellow citizens with
the saints, and of the household of God.
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Who is the Sabbath for?
Romans 11:17 And if some of the
branches be broken off, and thou, being
a wild olive tree, were grafted in among
them, and with them partakest of the
root and fatness of the olive tree;
 v18 Boast not against the branches…


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At the Time of Creation
Creation was perfect
 During creation, the Sabbath was
established as a sign and a Divinely
Appointed Time of rest and refreshing
 At creation, God cared about the role
the Sabbath would play for mankind.
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At the Time of Moses
At the time of Moses, the 10
commandments were given to all the
tribes of Israel (not just Judah) as well
as all those who chose to leave Egypt
and become part of Israel.
 Within the 10 commandments, one
states: “Remember the Sabbath day, to
keep it holy”.


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At the Time of Moses
Exodus states that when Yahweh's
Sabbath is observed by Israel, it is a
sign.
 God explained that the Sabbath is to
provide rest from 6 days of labor and a
refreshing.
 It is clear that at this time, God cared
about the role the Sabbath would play
for Israel.


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At the Time of the Prophets
During the time of the prophets, Isaiah
states that the Sabbath is for all and in
the keeping of it is great blessing.
 It is clear that at this time, God cared
about the role the Sabbath would play
for Israel and all those who chose to
became a part of Israel.


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At the Time of the First
Century

Yeshua said that the Sabbath was
made for mankind.
 Romans states that we Gentiles have
been grafted into Israel.
 Ephesians states that in the past, we
were Gentiles who were separated from
the Commonwealth of Israel, excluded
from the covenants of promise, having
no hope, and without God.


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At the Time of the First
Century

Yeshua's work has allowed us Gentiles
to become a part of Israel, no longer
excluded from citizenship in God's
kingdom, fellow citizens with the saints,
and the household of God.
 It is clear that at this time, God cared
about the role the Sabbath would play
for Israel.


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he Plan of God

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What is the Plan of God?
Acts 3:20 And He shall send Yeshua
the Messiah, which before was
preached unto you:
 Acts 3:21 Where in heaven he must
remain until the time to begin the
restoration of all things, which God hath
spoken by the mouth of all His holy
prophets since the world began.


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What is the Plan of God?
When does the restoration of all things
begin?
 When does Yeshua leave heaven to
establish his kingdom on Earth?


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What is the Plan of God?
During the Millennial Kingdom, what
role does the Sabbath play?
 Speaking of the priests it says, “And in
controversy they shall stand in
judgment; and they shall judge it
according to My judgments: and they
shall keep My Torah and My statutes in
all Mine assemblies; and they shall
hallow my Sabbaths. Ezekiel 44:24


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What is the Plan of God?
During the Millennial Kingdom, what
role does the Sabbath play?
 Likewise, the people of the land shall
worship at the door of this gate before
hw"hy in the Sabbaths and in the new


moons. Ezekiel 46:3
 It is clear that at this time, God cares
about the role the Sabbath will play for
all mankind.
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What is the Plan of God?
After the New Heavens and the New
Earth, what role does the Sabbath play?
 “For as the New Heavens and the New
Earth, which I will make, shall remain
before me, saith hw"hy, so shall your


seed and your name remain.”
Isaiah 66:22

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What is the Plan of God?
After the New Heavens and the New
Earth, what role does the Sabbath play?
 “And it shall come to pass, that from
one new moon to another, and from one
Sabbath to another, shall all flesh come
to worship before me, saith hw"hy…


Isaiah 66:23

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What is the Plan of God?
After the New Heavens and the New
Earth, what role does the Sabbath play?
 It is clear that at this time, God cares
about the role the Sabbath will play for
all mankind.
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The Restoration of All Things

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Malachi 3:6 For I am hw"hy,
I change not…

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The Time of the Gentiles
How long was the Sabbath to last?
 Exodus 31:16 Wherefore the children of
Israel shall keep the Sabbath, to observe
the Sabbath throughout their generations,
obeying the covenant on a continuous
basis.
 I have Good News and Bad News
 Romans 9:6, Galatians 6:16
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How long was the Sabbath
to last?

Acts 13:14 But when they departed from
Perga, they came to Antioch in Pisidia,
and went into the synagogue on the
Sabbath day, and sat down.
 v15 And after the reading of the law and
the prophets, the rulers of the
synagogue said unto them, “You men
and brethren, if ye have any word of
exhortation for the people, say on.”


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How long was the Sabbath
to last?

Acts 13:42 And when the Jews were
gone out of the synagogue, the Gentiles
asked that these words might be
preached to them the next Sabbath.
 v44 And the next Sabbath day came
almost the whole city together to hear
the word of God.


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How long was the Sabbath
to last?

Even with this evidence (and there is
much much more), some will say that at
the death of Yeshua, the Sabbath was
replaced with Sunday.
 Verses used to support that include
Colossians 2:16-17; Galatians 4:10;
Romans 10:4, 14:5-6; just to name a
few.
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What We Learned is that The Most
High cares about the Sabbath from
the time it was created until the
restoration is completed and beyond!

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1 Samuel 2:3 says “by Him actions
are weighed.”
Hosea 4:6a says “My people are
destroyed for lack of knowledge.”
Hosea 4:6b says “Since you have
forgotten the Torah of your God, I will
also forget your children.”
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Even a pagan understands that they
need to find out what their pagan deity
desires…
Why can’t we apply this same principle
and search the Scriptures for the truth,
and find the ancient paths.
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Matthew 7:21 “Many will say Lord,
Lord…”
He says “Depart from me, you who
disregard my Divine instructions.”
II Corinthians 13:5 Examine
yourselves. Determine if you are still
following the truth.
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Don’t get caught saying “But Lord, I
didn’t know” and Him responding “My
child, I put before you that which
could help you recover the truth, the
ancient paths (Jeremiah 6:16) and
you couldn’t even check it out?”

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Is this how a child honors their
Father?
Ezekiel 22:26 The leaders of Israel
have hidden their eyes from My
Sabbaths, and I am profaned among
them.
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September
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he Sabbath in

The Plan of God

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In the Beginning
First day: It was good
 Second day: It was good
 Third day: It was good
 Fourth day: It was good
 Fifth day: It was good
 Sixth day (living creatures): It was good
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In the Beginning


Genesis 1:31 And God saw everything
that he had made, and, behold, it was
very good…

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Next Actions
1. Rested on the 7th day and refreshed
Himself (Exodus 31:17)
 2. Blessed the 7th day
 3. Set apart the 7th day from all the other
days
 Note: While not self-evident on it’s face,
at this point, God cared about the role the
Sabbath played in His Plan.


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In the Beginning
1. Perfection (Deuteronomy 32:4)
 2. Very Good (Genesis 1:31)
 3. Could have gone on like this but…
 4. Adam sinned and sent the world into a
tailspin of destruction and imperfection


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Questions
1. Was God caught off guard, unprepared
for the impending disaster that would
destroy His perfection?
 2. If not, then God had a plan
(“slain from the foundation…”)


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ontinuing
MOVE FORWARD IN TIME

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Abrahamic Covenant


Cut a covenant with Abraham to establish
a nation that would receive His
instructions with the intention that in the
living out of them, they would become a
light to the rest of the world.
(Deuteronomy 4:6-8)

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Mosaic Covenant
Exodus 19:5 Now therefore, if ye will
obey My voice indeed, and keep My
covenant, then ye shall be a peculiar
treasure unto Me above all people: for all
the earth is Mine.
 Exodus 19:8 And all the people answered
together, and said, “All that hw"hy hath


spoken we will do.” And Moses returned
the words of the people unto hw"hy.

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Mosaic Covenant
Exodus 20 – The Ten Commandments
 Our focus is the fourth (except in Catholic
Bibles where it is the third)
 Exodus 20:8 Remember the Sabbath
day, to keep it set apart from the other
days.
 Once again, we see that God cares about
the Sabbath


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Establishing a Baseline
When is the Sabbath first mentioned?
 ANS:
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Establishing a Baseline
When is the Sabbath first mentioned?
 ANS: Genesis 2:2-3
 We have a very good creation that
included the seventh day, resting,
blessing, and the seventh day being set
apart from the other days of the week.


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Genesis 1:14 and
Definitions



Genesis 1:14 And God said, “Let there be
lights in the firmament of the heaven to
divide the day from the night; and let
them be for signs, and for seasons, and
for days, and years.

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Genesis 1:14


Genesis 1:14 And God said, “Let there be
lights in the firmament of the heaven to
divide the day from the night; and let
them be for ttoa, and for dI[]Am , and

for days, and years.

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Genesis 1:14
 Ttoa (ot) (sign)

To signal something in some way…
 Examples of signs:
 The rainbow, circumcision, all the plagues
on Egypt, Joshua’s stones in the Jordan,
Isaiah 7:14, and…
 The Sabbath
(Exodus 31:13, 17; Ezekiel 20:12)


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Genesis 1:14
 dI[]Am (moed) (appointment)

To designate a time for a meeting
 Do you know what that means?
 God has a Day Timer
 He has appointments set when He wants
to meet with us
 We should find out when they are so we
can be present
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Genesis 1:14 Expanded


Genesis 1:14 And God said, “Let there be
lights in the firmament of the heaven to
divide the day from the night; and let
them be for signs, and to designate the
times for divine appointments…
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Continuing the Foundation
 War>q (qari) (proclaim)

It denotes primarily the enunciation of a
specific message.
 It is customarily addressed to a specific
recipient and is intended to elicit a
specific response.
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Continuing the Foundation



aer'q.m (miqra) ([dress] rehearsal)

Frequently translated as Convocation
and Assembly

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Review
 War>q (qari)

(proclaim)

 dI[]Am (moed) (appointment)


aer'q.m (miqra) (rehearsal, convocation)
assembly

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Leviticus 23:2-3


v2 Speak unto the children of Israel, and
say unto them, “Concerning the divinely
appointed times (sacred assemblings) of
hw"hy, which you shall proclaim to be holy

dress rehearsals, even these are My
divinely set appointments.”
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Leviticus 23:2-3
v3 Six days shall work be done: but the
seventh day is the Sabbath, a day for a
sacred assembly…
[HODF Expanded]
 Hebrews 10:25 Not forsaking the
assembling of ourselves together, as
some have begun to do…
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Note


If our Heavenly Father did not establish
a particular “appointment” as a call to
worship, we might want to look into who
did.

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Establishing a Baseline
Reasons the Sabbath were given?
 Exodus 31
 v13,17 – sign between hw"hy, and Israel


v15 – rest
 v17 – refreshing
 Leviticus 23:3 Sacred assembling
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Establishing a Baseline
Who is the Sabbath for?
 A popular answer is “the Jews”
 The Sabbath was one of the 10
commandments given in Exodus 20 at
Mount Sinai. Can you make a case that
the only people who were at the foot of
mount Sinai when the 10 commandments
were given were the tribe of Judah?


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Who is the Sabbath for?
Mark 2:27 And he [Yeshua] said unto
them, “The Sabbath was made for
mankind ( a;nqrwpoj ), and not man for the
Sabbath.”
 Prophecies about the Gentiles
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Who is the Sabbath for?


Isaiah 56:2 Blessed is the man that
doeth this, and the son of man that
layeth hold on it; that keepeth the
Sabbath from polluting it…

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Who is the Sabbath for?


Isaiah 56:4 For thus saith hw"hy unto the

eunuchs that keep My Sabbaths, and
choose the things that please Me, and
take hold of My covenant…

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Who is the Sabbath for?


Isaiah 56:6 Also the sons of the stranger,
that join themselves to hw"hy, to serve
Him, and to love the name of hw"hy, to be
His servants, every one that keepeth the
Sabbath from polluting it, and taketh hold
of My covenant;

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Who is the Sabbath for?


Isaiah 58:13 If thou turn away thy foot
from the Sabbath, from doing thy
pleasure on My holy day; and call the
Sabbath a delight, the holy of hw"hy,

honourable; and shalt honour Him, not
doing thine own ways, nor finding thine
own pleasure, nor speaking thine own
words:

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Who is the Sabbath for?


Isaiah 58:14 Then shalt thou delight
thyself in hw"hy; and I will cause thee to

ride upon the high places of the earth,
and feed thee with the heritage of
Jacob thy father: for the mouth of hw"hy
hath spoken it.

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Who is the Sabbath for?
Ephesians 2:11 Wherefore remember,
that you, being in time past Gentiles in
the flesh…
 v12 That at that time you were without
Messiah, separated [ avphllotriwme,noi ] from
the Commonwealth of Israel, and
excluded [ xe,noi ] from the covenants of
promise, having no hope, and without
God in the world:


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Who is the Sabbath for?
Ephesians 2:13 But now in Messiah
Yeshua you, who previously were far
away have been brought near by the
blood of Messiah.
 v14 For he is our peace, who has joined
both groups into one, destroying the
barrier of tradition that had separated
Jews and Gentiles.


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Who is the Sabbath for?


Ephesians 2:15 Having abolished in his
flesh the enmity, even the law of
commandments contained in man’s
traditions; that in himself he might make
the two into one new man, thus
establishing peace.

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Who is the Sabbath for?


Ephesians 2:19 Now therefore, you are
no longer excluded from citizenship in
God’s Kingdom, but fellow citizens with
the saints, and of the household of God.
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Who is the Sabbath for?
Romans 11:17 And if some of the
branches be broken off, and thou, being
a wild olive tree, were grafted in among
them, and with them partakest of the
root and fatness of the olive tree;
 v18 Boast not against the branches…


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At the Time of Creation
Creation was perfect
 During creation, the Sabbath was
established as a sign and a Divinely
Appointed Time of rest and refreshing
 At creation, God cared about the role
the Sabbath would play for mankind.
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At the Time of Moses
At the time of Moses, the 10
commandments were given to all the
tribes of Israel (not just Judah) as well
as all those who chose to leave Egypt
and become part of Israel.
 Within the 10 commandments, one
states: “Remember the Sabbath day, to
keep it holy”.


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At the Time of Moses
Exodus states that when Yahweh's
Sabbath is observed by Israel, it is a
sign.
 God explained that the Sabbath is to
provide rest from 6 days of labor and a
refreshing.
 It is clear that at this time, God cared
about the role the Sabbath would play
for Israel.
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At the Time of the Prophets
During the time of the prophets, Isaiah
states that the Sabbath is for all and in
the keeping of it is great blessing.
 It is clear that at this time, God cared
about the role the Sabbath would play
for Israel and all those who chose to
became a part of Israel.
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At the Time of the First
Century

Yeshua said that the Sabbath was
made for mankind.
 Romans states that we Gentiles have
been grafted into Israel.
 Ephesians states that in the past, we
were Gentiles who were separated from
the Commonwealth of Israel, excluded
from the covenants of promise, having
no hope, and without God.
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At the Time of the First
Century

Yeshua's work has allowed us Gentiles
to become a part of Israel, no longer
excluded from citizenship in God's
kingdom, fellow citizens with the saints,
and the household of God.
 It is clear that at this time, God cared
about the role the Sabbath would play
for Israel.


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he Plan of God

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What is the Plan of God?
Acts 3:20 And He shall send Yeshua
the Messiah, which before was
preached unto you:
 Acts 3:21 Where in heaven he must
remain until the time to begin the
restoration of all things, which God hath
spoken by the mouth of all His holy
prophets since the world began.


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What is the Plan of God?
When does the restoration of all things
begin?
 When does Yeshua leave heaven to
establish his kingdom on Earth?
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What is the Plan of God?
During the Millennial Kingdom, what
role does the Sabbath play?
 Speaking of the priests it says, “And in
controversy they shall stand in
judgment; and they shall judge it
according to My judgments: and they
shall keep My Torah and My statutes in
all Mine assemblies; and they shall
hallow my Sabbaths. Ezekiel 44:24


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What is the Plan of God?
During the Millennial Kingdom, what
role does the Sabbath play?
 Likewise, the people of the land shall
worship at the door of this gate before
hw"hy in the Sabbaths and in the new


moons. Ezekiel 46:3
 It is clear that at this time, God cares
about the role the Sabbath will play for
all mankind.
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What is the Plan of God?
After the New Heavens and the New
Earth, what role does the Sabbath play?
 “For as the New Heavens and the New
Earth, which I will make, shall remain
before me, saith hw"hy, so shall your


seed and your name remain.”
Isaiah 66:22

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What is the Plan of God?
After the New Heavens and the New
Earth, what role does the Sabbath play?
 “And it shall come to pass, that from
one new moon to another, and from one
Sabbath to another, shall all flesh come
to worship before me, saith hw"hy…


Isaiah 66:23

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What is the Plan of God?
After the New Heavens and the New
Earth, what role does the Sabbath play?
 It is clear that at this time, God cares
about the role the Sabbath will play for
all mankind.
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The Restoration of All Things

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Malachi 3:6 For I am hw"hy,
I change not…

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The Time of the Gentiles
How long was the Sabbath to last?
 Exodus 31:16 Wherefore the children of
Israel shall keep the Sabbath, to observe
the Sabbath throughout their generations,
obeying the covenant on a continuous
basis.
 I have Good News and Bad News
 Romans 9:6, Galatians 6:16
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How long was the Sabbath
to last?

Acts 13:14 But when they departed from
Perga, they came to Antioch in Pisidia,
and went into the synagogue on the
Sabbath day, and sat down.
 v15 And after the reading of the law and
the prophets, the rulers of the
synagogue said unto them, “You men
and brethren, if ye have any word of
exhortation for the people, say on.”


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How long was the Sabbath
to last?

Acts 13:42 And when the Jews were
gone out of the synagogue, the Gentiles
asked that these words might be
preached to them the next Sabbath.
 v44 And the next Sabbath day came
almost the whole city together to hear
the word of God.


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How long was the Sabbath
to last?

Even with this evidence (and there is
much much more), some will say that at
the death of Yeshua, the Sabbath was
replaced with Sunday.
 Verses used to support that include
Colossians 2:16-17; Galatians 4:10;
Romans 10:4, 14:5-6; just to name a
few.
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What We Learned is that The Most
High cares about the Sabbath from
the time it was created until the
restoration is completed and beyond!

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1 Samuel 2:3 says “by Him actions
are weighed.”
Hosea 4:6a says “My people are
destroyed for lack of knowledge.”
Hosea 4:6b says “Since you have
forgotten the Torah of your God, I will
also forget your children.”
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Even a pagan understands that they
need to find out what their pagan deity
desires…
Why can’t we apply this same principle
and search the Scriptures for the truth,
and find the ancient paths.
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Matthew 7:21 “Many will say Lord,
Lord…”
He says “Depart from me, you who
disregard my Divine instructions.”
II Corinthians 13:5 Examine
yourselves. Determine if you are still
following the truth.
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Don’t get caught saying “But Lord, I
didn’t know” and Him responding “My
child, I put before you that which
could help you recover the truth, the
ancient paths (Jeremiah 6:16) and
you couldn’t even check it out?”

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Is this how a child honors their
Father?
Ezekiel 22:26 The leaders of Israel
have hidden their eyes from My
Sabbaths, and I am profaned among
them.
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September
2011
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he Sabbath in

The Plan of God

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In the Beginning
First day: It was good
 Second day: It was good
 Third day: It was good
 Fourth day: It was good
 Fifth day: It was good
 Sixth day (living creatures): It was good
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In the Beginning


Genesis 1:31 And God saw everything
that he had made, and, behold, it was
very good…

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Next Actions
1. Rested on the 7th day and refreshed
Himself (Exodus 31:17)
 2. Blessed the 7th day
 3. Set apart the 7th day from all the other
days
 Note: While not self-evident on it’s face,
at this point, God cared about the role the
Sabbath played in His Plan.
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In the Beginning
1. Perfection (Deuteronomy 32:4)
 2. Very Good (Genesis 1:31)
 3. Could have gone on like this but…
 4. Adam sinned and sent the world into a
tailspin of destruction and imperfection
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Questions
1. Was God caught off guard, unprepared
for the impending disaster that would
destroy His perfection?
 2. If not, then God had a plan
(“slain from the foundation…”)
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ontinuing
MOVE FORWARD IN TIME

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Abrahamic Covenant


Cut a covenant with Abraham to establish
a nation that would receive His
instructions with the intention that in the
living out of them, they would become a
light to the rest of the world.
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Mosaic Covenant
Exodus 19:5 Now therefore, if ye will
obey My voice indeed, and keep My
covenant, then ye shall be a peculiar
treasure unto Me above all people: for all
the earth is Mine.
 Exodus 19:8 And all the people answered
together, and said, “All that hw"hy hath


spoken we will do.” And Moses returned
the words of the people unto hw"hy.

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Mosaic Covenant
Exodus 20 – The Ten Commandments
 Our focus is the fourth (except in Catholic
Bibles where it is the third)
 Exodus 20:8 Remember the Sabbath
day, to keep it set apart from the other
days.
 Once again, we see that God cares about
the Sabbath
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Establishing a Baseline
When is the Sabbath first mentioned?
 ANS:
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Establishing a Baseline
When is the Sabbath first mentioned?
 ANS: Genesis 2:2-3
 We have a very good creation that
included the seventh day, resting,
blessing, and the seventh day being set
apart from the other days of the week.
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Genesis 1:14 and
Definitions



Genesis 1:14 And God said, “Let there be
lights in the firmament of the heaven to
divide the day from the night; and let
them be for signs, and for seasons, and
for days, and years.

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Genesis 1:14


Genesis 1:14 And God said, “Let there be
lights in the firmament of the heaven to
divide the day from the night; and let
them be for ttoa, and for dI[]Am , and

for days, and years.

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Genesis 1:14
 Ttoa (ot) (sign)

To signal something in some way…
 Examples of signs:
 The rainbow, circumcision, all the plagues
on Egypt, Joshua’s stones in the Jordan,
Isaiah 7:14, and…
 The Sabbath
(Exodus 31:13, 17; Ezekiel 20:12)
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Genesis 1:14
 dI[]Am (moed) (appointment)

To designate a time for a meeting
 Do you know what that means?
 God has a Day Timer
 He has appointments set when He wants
to meet with us
 We should find out when they are so we
can be present
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Genesis 1:14 Expanded


Genesis 1:14 And God said, “Let there be
lights in the firmament of the heaven to
divide the day from the night; and let
them be for signs, and to designate the
times for divine appointments…
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Continuing the Foundation
 War>q (qari) (proclaim)

It denotes primarily the enunciation of a
specific message.
 It is customarily addressed to a specific
recipient and is intended to elicit a
specific response.
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Continuing the Foundation

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aer'q.m (miqra) ([dress] rehearsal)

Frequently translated as Convocation
and Assembly

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Review
 War>q (qari)

(proclaim)

 dI[]Am (moed) (appointment)


aer'q.m (miqra) (rehearsal, convocation)
assembly

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Leviticus 23:2-3


v2 Speak unto the children of Israel, and
say unto them, “Concerning the divinely
appointed times (sacred assemblings) of
hw"hy, which you shall proclaim to be holy

dress rehearsals, even these are My
divinely set appointments.”
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Leviticus 23:2-3
v3 Six days shall work be done: but the
seventh day is the Sabbath, a day for a
sacred assembly…
[HODF Expanded]
 Hebrews 10:25 Not forsaking the
assembling of ourselves together, as
some have begun to do…
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Note


If our Heavenly Father did not establish
a particular “appointment” as a call to
worship, we might want to look into who
did.

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Establishing a Baseline
Reasons the Sabbath were given?
 Exodus 31
 v13,17 – sign between hw"hy, and Israel


v15 – rest
 v17 – refreshing
 Leviticus 23:3 Sacred assembling
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Establishing a Baseline
Who is the Sabbath for?
 A popular answer is “the Jews”
 The Sabbath was one of the 10
commandments given in Exodus 20 at
Mount Sinai. Can you make a case that
the only people who were at the foot of
mount Sinai when the 10 commandments
were given were the tribe of Judah?
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Who is the Sabbath for?
Mark 2:27 And he [Yeshua] said unto
them, “The Sabbath was made for
mankind ( a;nqrwpoj ), and not man for the
Sabbath.”
 Prophecies about the Gentiles
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Who is the Sabbath for?


Isaiah 56:2 Blessed is the man that
doeth this, and the son of man that
layeth hold on it; that keepeth the
Sabbath from polluting it…

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Who is the Sabbath for?


Isaiah 56:4 For thus saith hw"hy unto the

eunuchs that keep My Sabbaths, and
choose the things that please Me, and
take hold of My covenant…

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Who is the Sabbath for?


Isaiah 56:6 Also the sons of the stranger,
that join themselves to hw"hy, to serve
Him, and to love the name of hw"hy, to be
His servants, every one that keepeth the
Sabbath from polluting it, and taketh hold
of My covenant;

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Who is the Sabbath for?


Isaiah 58:13 If thou turn away thy foot
from the Sabbath, from doing thy
pleasure on My holy day; and call the
Sabbath a delight, the holy of hw"hy,

honourable; and shalt honour Him, not
doing thine own ways, nor finding thine
own pleasure, nor speaking thine own
words:

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Who is the Sabbath for?


Isaiah 58:14 Then shalt thou delight
thyself in hw"hy; and I will cause thee to

ride upon the high places of the earth,
and feed thee with the heritage of
Jacob thy father: for the mouth of hw"hy
hath spoken it.

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Who is the Sabbath for?
Ephesians 2:11 Wherefore remember,
that you, being in time past Gentiles in
the flesh…
 v12 That at that time you were without
Messiah, separated [ avphllotriwme,noi ] from
the Commonwealth of Israel, and
excluded [ xe,noi ] from the covenants of
promise, having no hope, and without
God in the world:


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Who is the Sabbath for?
Ephesians 2:13 But now in Messiah
Yeshua you, who previously were far
away have been brought near by the
blood of Messiah.
 v14 For he is our peace, who has joined
both groups into one, destroying the
barrier of tradition that had separated
Jews and Gentiles.


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Who is the Sabbath for?


Ephesians 2:15 Having abolished in his
flesh the enmity, even the law of
commandments contained in man’s
traditions; that in himself he might make
the two into one new man, thus
establishing peace.

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Who is the Sabbath for?


Ephesians 2:19 Now therefore, you are
no longer excluded from citizenship in
God’s Kingdom, but fellow citizens with
the saints, and of the household of God.
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Who is the Sabbath for?
Romans 11:17 And if some of the
branches be broken off, and thou, being
a wild olive tree, were grafted in among
them, and with them partakest of the
root and fatness of the olive tree;
 v18 Boast not against the branches…
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At the Time of Creation
Creation was perfect
 During creation, the Sabbath was
established as a sign and a Divinely
Appointed Time of rest and refreshing
 At creation, God cared about the role
the Sabbath would play for mankind.
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At the Time of Moses
At the time of Moses, the 10
commandments were given to all the
tribes of Israel (not just Judah) as well
as all those who chose to leave Egypt
and become part of Israel.
 Within the 10 commandments, one
states: “Remember the Sabbath day, to
keep it holy”.


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At the Time of Moses
Exodus states that when Yahweh's
Sabbath is observed by Israel, it is a
sign.
 God explained that the Sabbath is to
provide rest from 6 days of labor and a
refreshing.
 It is clear that at this time, God cared
about the role the Sabbath would play
for Israel.
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At the Time of the Prophets
During the time of the prophets, Isaiah
states that the Sabbath is for all and in
the keeping of it is great blessing.
 It is clear that at this time, God cared
about the role the Sabbath would play
for Israel and all those who chose to
became a part of Israel.


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At the Time of the First
Century

Yeshua said that the Sabbath was
made for mankind.
 Romans states that we Gentiles have
been grafted into Israel.
 Ephesians states that in the past, we
were Gentiles who were separated from
the Commonwealth of Israel, excluded
from the covenants of promise, having
no hope, and without God.


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At the Time of the First
Century

Yeshua's work has allowed us Gentiles
to become a part of Israel, no longer
excluded from citizenship in God's
kingdom, fellow citizens with the saints,
and the household of God.
 It is clear that at this time, God cared
about the role the Sabbath would play
for Israel.


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he Plan of God

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What is the Plan of God?
Acts 3:20 And He shall send Yeshua
the Messiah, which before was
preached unto you:
 Acts 3:21 Where in heaven he must
remain until the time to begin the
restoration of all things, which God hath
spoken by the mouth of all His holy
prophets since the world began.


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What is the Plan of God?
When does the restoration of all things
begin?
 When does Yeshua leave heaven to
establish his kingdom on Earth?


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What is the Plan of God?
During the Millennial Kingdom, what
role does the Sabbath play?
 Speaking of the priests it says, “And in
controversy they shall stand in
judgment; and they shall judge it
according to My judgments: and they
shall keep My Torah and My statutes in
all Mine assemblies; and they shall
hallow my Sabbaths. Ezekiel 44:24


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What is the Plan of God?
During the Millennial Kingdom, what
role does the Sabbath play?
 Likewise, the people of the land shall
worship at the door of this gate before
hw"hy in the Sabbaths and in the new


moons. Ezekiel 46:3
 It is clear that at this time, God cares
about the role the Sabbath will play for
all mankind.
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What is the Plan of God?
After the New Heavens and the New
Earth, what role does the Sabbath play?
 “For as the New Heavens and the New
Earth, which I will make, shall remain
before me, saith hw"hy, so shall your


seed and your name remain.”
Isaiah 66:22

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What is the Plan of God?
After the New Heavens and the New
Earth, what role does the Sabbath play?
 “And it shall come to pass, that from
one new moon to another, and from one
Sabbath to another, shall all flesh come
to worship before me, saith hw"hy…


Isaiah 66:23

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What is the Plan of God?
After the New Heavens and the New
Earth, what role does the Sabbath play?
 It is clear that at this time, God cares
about the role the Sabbath will play for
all mankind.
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The Restoration of All Things

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Malachi 3:6 For I am hw"hy,
I change not…

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The Time of the Gentiles
How long was the Sabbath to last?
 Exodus 31:16 Wherefore the children of
Israel shall keep the Sabbath, to observe
the Sabbath throughout their generations,
obeying the covenant on a continuous
basis.
 I have Good News and Bad News
 Romans 9:6, Galatians 6:16
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How long was the Sabbath
to last?

Acts 13:14 But when they departed from
Perga, they came to Antioch in Pisidia,
and went into the synagogue on the
Sabbath day, and sat down.
 v15 And after the reading of the law and
the prophets, the rulers of the
synagogue said unto them, “You men
and brethren, if ye have any word of
exhortation for the people, say on.”


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How long was the Sabbath
to last?

Acts 13:42 And when the Jews were
gone out of the synagogue, the Gentiles
asked that these words might be
preached to them the next Sabbath.
 v44 And the next Sabbath day came
almost the whole city together to hear
the word of God.


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How long was the Sabbath
to last?

Even with this evidence (and there is
much much more), some will say that at
the death of Yeshua, the Sabbath was
replaced with Sunday.
 Verses used to support that include
Colossians 2:16-17; Galatians 4:10;
Romans 10:4, 14:5-6; just to name a
few.
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What We Learned is that The Most
High cares about the Sabbath from
the time it was created until the
restoration is completed and beyond!

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1 Samuel 2:3 says “by Him actions
are weighed.”
Hosea 4:6a says “My people are
destroyed for lack of knowledge.”
Hosea 4:6b says “Since you have
forgotten the Torah of your God, I will
also forget your children.”
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Even a pagan understands that they
need to find out what their pagan deity
desires…
Why can’t we apply this same principle
and search the Scriptures for the truth,
and find the ancient paths.
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Matthew 7:21 “Many will say Lord,
Lord…”
He says “Depart from me, you who
disregard my Divine instructions.”
II Corinthians 13:5 Examine
yourselves. Determine if you are still
following the truth.
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Don’t get caught saying “But Lord, I
didn’t know” and Him responding “My
child, I put before you that which
could help you recover the truth, the
ancient paths (Jeremiah 6:16) and
you couldn’t even check it out?”

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Is this how a child honors their
Father?
Ezekiel 22:26 The leaders of Israel
have hidden their eyes from My
Sabbaths, and I am profaned among
them.
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September
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he Sabbath in

The Plan of God

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In the Beginning
First day: It was good
 Second day: It was good
 Third day: It was good
 Fourth day: It was good
 Fifth day: It was good
 Sixth day (living creatures): It was good
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In the Beginning


Genesis 1:31 And God saw everything
that he had made, and, behold, it was
very good…

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Next Actions
1. Rested on the 7th day and refreshed
Himself (Exodus 31:17)
 2. Blessed the 7th day
 3. Set apart the 7th day from all the other
days
 Note: While not self-evident on it’s face,
at this point, God cared about the role the
Sabbath played in His Plan.
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In the Beginning
1. Perfection (Deuteronomy 32:4)
 2. Very Good (Genesis 1:31)
 3. Could have gone on like this but…
 4. Adam sinned and sent the world into a
tailspin of destruction and imperfection
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Questions
1. Was God caught off guard, unprepared
for the impending disaster that would
destroy His perfection?
 2. If not, then God had a plan
(“slain from the foundation…”)
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ontinuing
MOVE FORWARD IN TIME

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Abrahamic Covenant


Cut a covenant with Abraham to establish
a nation that would receive His
instructions with the intention that in the
living out of them, they would become a
light to the rest of the world.
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Mosaic Covenant
Exodus 19:5 Now therefore, if ye will
obey My voice indeed, and keep My
covenant, then ye shall be a peculiar
treasure unto Me above all people: for all
the earth is Mine.
 Exodus 19:8 And all the people answered
together, and said, “All that hw"hy hath


spoken we will do.” And Moses returned
the words of the people unto hw"hy.

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Mosaic Covenant
Exodus 20 – The Ten Commandments
 Our focus is the fourth (except in Catholic
Bibles where it is the third)
 Exodus 20:8 Remember the Sabbath
day, to keep it set apart from the other
days.
 Once again, we see that God cares about
the Sabbath
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Establishing a Baseline
When is the Sabbath first mentioned?
 ANS:
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Establishing a Baseline
When is the Sabbath first mentioned?
 ANS: Genesis 2:2-3
 We have a very good creation that
included the seventh day, resting,
blessing, and the seventh day being set
apart from the other days of the week.
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Genesis 1:14 and
Definitions



Genesis 1:14 And God said, “Let there be
lights in the firmament of the heaven to
divide the day from the night; and let
them be for signs, and for seasons, and
for days, and years.

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Genesis 1:14


Genesis 1:14 And God said, “Let there be
lights in the firmament of the heaven to
divide the day from the night; and let
them be for ttoa, and for dI[]Am , and

for days, and years.

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Genesis 1:14
 Ttoa (ot) (sign)

To signal something in some way…
 Examples of signs:
 The rainbow, circumcision, all the plagues
on Egypt, Joshua’s stones in the Jordan,
Isaiah 7:14, and…
 The Sabbath
(Exodus 31:13, 17; Ezekiel 20:12)
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Genesis 1:14
 dI[]Am (moed) (appointment)

To designate a time for a meeting
 Do you know what that means?
 God has a Day Timer
 He has appointments set when He wants
to meet with us
 We should find out when they are so we
can be present
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Genesis 1:14 Expanded


Genesis 1:14 And God said, “Let there be
lights in the firmament of the heaven to
divide the day from the night; and let
them be for signs, and to designate the
times for divine appointments…
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Continuing the Foundation
 War>q (qari) (proclaim)

It denotes primarily the enunciation of a
specific message.
 It is customarily addressed to a specific
recipient and is intended to elicit a
specific response.
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Continuing the Foundation



aer'q.m (miqra) ([dress] rehearsal)

Frequently translated as Convocation
and Assembly

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Review
 War>q (qari)

(proclaim)

 dI[]Am (moed) (appointment)


aer'q.m (miqra) (rehearsal, convocation)
assembly

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Leviticus 23:2-3


v2 Speak unto the children of Israel, and
say unto them, “Concerning the divinely
appointed times (sacred assemblings) of
hw"hy, which you shall proclaim to be holy

dress rehearsals, even these are My
divinely set appointments.”
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Leviticus 23:2-3
v3 Six days shall work be done: but the
seventh day is the Sabbath, a day for a
sacred assembly…
[HODF Expanded]
 Hebrews 10:25 Not forsaking the
assembling of ourselves together, as
some have begun to do…
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Note


If our Heavenly Father did not establish
a particular “appointment” as a call to
worship, we might want to look into who
did.

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Establishing a Baseline
Reasons the Sabbath were given?
 Exodus 31
 v13,17 – sign between hw"hy, and Israel


v15 – rest
 v17 – refreshing
 Leviticus 23:3 Sacred assembling
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Establishing a Baseline
Who is the Sabbath for?
 A popular answer is “the Jews”
 The Sabbath was one of the 10
commandments given in Exodus 20 at
Mount Sinai. Can you make a case that
the only people who were at the foot of
mount Sinai when the 10 commandments
were given were the tribe of Judah?
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Who is the Sabbath for?
Mark 2:27 And he [Yeshua] said unto
them, “The Sabbath was made for
mankind ( a;nqrwpoj ), and not man for the
Sabbath.”
 Prophecies about the Gentiles
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Who is the Sabbath for?


Isaiah 56:2 Blessed is the man that
doeth this, and the son of man that
layeth hold on it; that keepeth the
Sabbath from polluting it…

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Who is the Sabbath for?


Isaiah 56:4 For thus saith hw"hy unto the

eunuchs that keep My Sabbaths, and
choose the things that please Me, and
take hold of My covenant…

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Who is the Sabbath for?


Isaiah 56:6 Also the sons of the stranger,
that join themselves to hw"hy, to serve
Him, and to love the name of hw"hy, to be
His servants, every one that keepeth the
Sabbath from polluting it, and taketh hold
of My covenant;

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Who is the Sabbath for?


Isaiah 58:13 If thou turn away thy foot
from the Sabbath, from doing thy
pleasure on My holy day; and call the
Sabbath a delight, the holy of hw"hy,

honourable; and shalt honour Him, not
doing thine own ways, nor finding thine
own pleasure, nor speaking thine own
words:

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Who is the Sabbath for?


Isaiah 58:14 Then shalt thou delight
thyself in hw"hy; and I will cause thee to

ride upon the high places of the earth,
and feed thee with the heritage of
Jacob thy father: for the mouth of hw"hy
hath spoken it.

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Who is the Sabbath for?
Ephesians 2:11 Wherefore remember,
that you, being in time past Gentiles in
the flesh…
 v12 That at that time you were without
Messiah, separated [ avphllotriwme,noi ] from
the Commonwealth of Israel, and
excluded [ xe,noi ] from the covenants of
promise, having no hope, and without
God in the world:


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Who is the Sabbath for?
Ephesians 2:13 But now in Messiah
Yeshua you, who previously were far
away have been brought near by the
blood of Messiah.
 v14 For he is our peace, who has joined
both groups into one, destroying the
barrier of tradition that had separated
Jews and Gentiles.


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Who is the Sabbath for?


Ephesians 2:15 Having abolished in his
flesh the enmity, even the law of
commandments contained in man’s
traditions; that in himself he might make
the two into one new man, thus
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Who is the Sabbath for?


Ephesians 2:19 Now therefore, you are
no longer excluded from citizenship in
God’s Kingdom, but fellow citizens with
the saints, and of the household of God.
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Who is the Sabbath for?
Romans 11:17 And if some of the
branches be broken off, and thou, being
a wild olive tree, were grafted in among
them, and with them partakest of the
root and fatness of the olive tree;
 v18 Boast not against the branches…


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At the Time of Creation
Creation was perfect
 During creation, the Sabbath was
established as a sign and a Divinely
Appointed Time of rest and refreshing
 At creation, God cared about the role
the Sabbath would play for mankind.
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At the Time of Moses
At the time of Moses, the 10
commandments were given to all the
tribes of Israel (not just Judah) as well
as all those who chose to leave Egypt
and become part of Israel.
 Within the 10 commandments, one
states: “Remember the Sabbath day, to
keep it holy”.


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At the Time of Moses
Exodus states that when Yahweh's
Sabbath is observed by Israel, it is a
sign.
 God explained that the Sabbath is to
provide rest from 6 days of labor and a
refreshing.
 It is clear that at this time, God cared
about the role the Sabbath would play
for Israel.


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At the Time of the Prophets
During the time of the prophets, Isaiah
states that the Sabbath is for all and in
the keeping of it is great blessing.
 It is clear that at this time, God cared
about the role the Sabbath would play
for Israel and all those who chose to
became a part of Israel.


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At the Time of the First
Century

Yeshua said that the Sabbath was
made for mankind.
 Romans states that we Gentiles have
been grafted into Israel.
 Ephesians states that in the past, we
were Gentiles who were separated from
the Commonwealth of Israel, excluded
from the covenants of promise, having
no hope, and without God.


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At the Time of the First
Century

Yeshua's work has allowed us Gentiles
to become a part of Israel, no longer
excluded from citizenship in God's
kingdom, fellow citizens with the saints,
and the household of God.
 It is clear that at this time, God cared
about the role the Sabbath would play
for Israel.


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he Plan of God

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What is the Plan of God?
Acts 3:20 And He shall send Yeshua
the Messiah, which before was
preached unto you:
 Acts 3:21 Where in heaven he must
remain until the time to begin the
restoration of all things, which God hath
spoken by the mouth of all His holy
prophets since the world began.


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What is the Plan of God?
When does the restoration of all things
begin?
 When does Yeshua leave heaven to
establish his kingdom on Earth?


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What is the Plan of God?
During the Millennial Kingdom, what
role does the Sabbath play?
 Speaking of the priests it says, “And in
controversy they shall stand in
judgment; and they shall judge it
according to My judgments: and they
shall keep My Torah and My statutes in
all Mine assemblies; and they shall
hallow my Sabbaths. Ezekiel 44:24


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What is the Plan of God?
During the Millennial Kingdom, what
role does the Sabbath play?
 Likewise, the people of the land shall
worship at the door of this gate before
hw"hy in the Sabbaths and in the new


moons. Ezekiel 46:3
 It is clear that at this time, God cares
about the role the Sabbath will play for
all mankind.
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What is the Plan of God?
After the New Heavens and the New
Earth, what role does the Sabbath play?
 “For as the New Heavens and the New
Earth, which I will make, shall remain
before me, saith hw"hy, so shall your


seed and your name remain.”
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What is the Plan of God?
After the New Heavens and the New
Earth, what role does the Sabbath play?
 “And it shall come to pass, that from
one new moon to another, and from one
Sabbath to another, shall all flesh come
to worship before me, saith hw"hy…


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What is the Plan of God?
After the New Heavens and the New
Earth, what role does the Sabbath play?
 It is clear that at this time, God cares
about the role the Sabbath will play for
all mankind.
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The Restoration of All Things

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Malachi 3:6 For I am hw"hy,
I change not…

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The Time of the Gentiles
How long was the Sabbath to last?
 Exodus 31:16 Wherefore the children of
Israel shall keep the Sabbath, to observe
the Sabbath throughout their generations,
obeying the covenant on a continuous
basis.
 I have Good News and Bad News
 Romans 9:6, Galatians 6:16


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How long was the Sabbath
to last?

Acts 13:14 But when they departed from
Perga, they came to Antioch in Pisidia,
and went into the synagogue on the
Sabbath day, and sat down.
 v15 And after the reading of the law and
the prophets, the rulers of the
synagogue said unto them, “You men
and brethren, if ye have any word of
exhortation for the people, say on.”


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How long was the Sabbath
to last?

Acts 13:42 And when the Jews were
gone out of the synagogue, the Gentiles
asked that these words might be
preached to them the next Sabbath.
 v44 And the next Sabbath day came
almost the whole city together to hear
the word of God.


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How long was the Sabbath
to last?

Even with this evidence (and there is
much much more), some will say that at
the death of Yeshua, the Sabbath was
replaced with Sunday.
 Verses used to support that include
Colossians 2:16-17; Galatians 4:10;
Romans 10:4, 14:5-6; just to name a
few.
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What We Learned is that The Most
High cares about the Sabbath from
the time it was created until the
restoration is completed and beyond!

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1 Samuel 2:3 says “by Him actions
are weighed.”
Hosea 4:6a says “My people are
destroyed for lack of knowledge.”
Hosea 4:6b says “Since you have
forgotten the Torah of your God, I will
also forget your children.”
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Even a pagan understands that they
need to find out what their pagan deity
desires…
Why can’t we apply this same principle
and search the Scriptures for the truth,
and find the ancient paths.
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Matthew 7:21 “Many will say Lord,
Lord…”
He says “Depart from me, you who
disregard my Divine instructions.”
II Corinthians 13:5 Examine
yourselves. Determine if you are still
following the truth.
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Don’t get caught saying “But Lord, I
didn’t know” and Him responding “My
child, I put before you that which
could help you recover the truth, the
ancient paths (Jeremiah 6:16) and
you couldn’t even check it out?”

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Is this how a child honors their
Father?
Ezekiel 22:26 The leaders of Israel
have hidden their eyes from My
Sabbaths, and I am profaned among
them.
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he Sabbath in

The Plan of God

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In the Beginning
First day: It was good
 Second day: It was good
 Third day: It was good
 Fourth day: It was good
 Fifth day: It was good
 Sixth day (living creatures): It was good
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In the Beginning


Genesis 1:31 And God saw everything
that he had made, and, behold, it was
very good…

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Next Actions
1. Rested on the 7th day and refreshed
Himself (Exodus 31:17)
 2. Blessed the 7th day
 3. Set apart the 7th day from all the other
days
 Note: While not self-evident on it’s face,
at this point, God cared about the role the
Sabbath played in His Plan.
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In the Beginning
1. Perfection (Deuteronomy 32:4)
 2. Very Good (Genesis 1:31)
 3. Could have gone on like this but…
 4. Adam sinned and sent the world into a
tailspin of destruction and imperfection
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Questions
1. Was God caught off guard, unprepared
for the impending disaster that would
destroy His perfection?
 2. If not, then God had a plan
(“slain from the foundation…”)
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ontinuing
MOVE FORWARD IN TIME

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Abrahamic Covenant


Cut a covenant with Abraham to establish
a nation that would receive His
instructions with the intention that in the
living out of them, they would become a
light to the rest of the world.
(Deuteronomy 4:6-8)

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Mosaic Covenant
Exodus 19:5 Now therefore, if ye will
obey My voice indeed, and keep My
covenant, then ye shall be a peculiar
treasure unto Me above all people: for all
the earth is Mine.
 Exodus 19:8 And all the people answered
together, and said, “All that hw"hy hath


spoken we will do.” And Moses returned
the words of the people unto hw"hy.

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Mosaic Covenant
Exodus 20 – The Ten Commandments
 Our focus is the fourth (except in Catholic
Bibles where it is the third)
 Exodus 20:8 Remember the Sabbath
day, to keep it set apart from the other
days.
 Once again, we see that God cares about
the Sabbath


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Establishing a Baseline
When is the Sabbath first mentioned?
 ANS:
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Establishing a Baseline
When is the Sabbath first mentioned?
 ANS: Genesis 2:2-3
 We have a very good creation that
included the seventh day, resting,
blessing, and the seventh day being set
apart from the other days of the week.
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Genesis 1:14 and
Definitions



Genesis 1:14 And God said, “Let there be
lights in the firmament of the heaven to
divide the day from the night; and let
them be for signs, and for seasons, and
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Genesis 1:14


Genesis 1:14 And God said, “Let there be
lights in the firmament of the heaven to
divide the day from the night; and let
them be for ttoa, and for dI[]Am , and

for days, and years.

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Genesis 1:14
 Ttoa (ot) (sign)

To signal something in some way…
 Examples of signs:
 The rainbow, circumcision, all the plagues
on Egypt, Joshua’s stones in the Jordan,
Isaiah 7:14, and…
 The Sabbath
(Exodus 31:13, 17; Ezekiel 20:12)


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Genesis 1:14
 dI[]Am (moed) (appointment)

To designate a time for a meeting
 Do you know what that means?
 God has a Day Timer
 He has appointments set when He wants
to meet with us
 We should find out when they are so we
can be present


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Genesis 1:14 Expanded


Genesis 1:14 And God said, “Let there be
lights in the firmament of the heaven to
divide the day from the night; and let
them be for signs, and to designate the
times for divine appointments…
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Continuing the Foundation
 War>q (qari) (proclaim)

It denotes primarily the enunciation of a
specific message.
 It is customarily addressed to a specific
recipient and is intended to elicit a
specific response.
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Continuing the Foundation



aer'q.m (miqra) ([dress] rehearsal)

Frequently translated as Convocation
and Assembly

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Review
 War>q (qari)

(proclaim)

 dI[]Am (moed) (appointment)


aer'q.m (miqra) (rehearsal, convocation)
assembly

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Leviticus 23:2-3


v2 Speak unto the children of Israel, and
say unto them, “Concerning the divinely
appointed times (sacred assemblings) of
hw"hy, which you shall proclaim to be holy

dress rehearsals, even these are My
divinely set appointments.”
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Leviticus 23:2-3
v3 Six days shall work be done: but the
seventh day is the Sabbath, a day for a
sacred assembly…
[HODF Expanded]
 Hebrews 10:25 Not forsaking the
assembling of ourselves together, as
some have begun to do…
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

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Note


If our Heavenly Father did not establish
a particular “appointment” as a call to
worship, we might want to look into who
did.

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Establishing a Baseline
Reasons the Sabbath were given?
 Exodus 31
 v13,17 – sign between hw"hy, and Israel


v15 – rest
 v17 – refreshing
 Leviticus 23:3 Sacred assembling


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Establishing a Baseline
Who is the Sabbath for?
 A popular answer is “the Jews”
 The Sabbath was one of the 10
commandments given in Exodus 20 at
Mount Sinai. Can you make a case that
the only people who were at the foot of
mount Sinai when the 10 commandments
were given were the tribe of Judah?
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Who is the Sabbath for?
Mark 2:27 And he [Yeshua] said unto
them, “The Sabbath was made for
mankind ( a;nqrwpoj ), and not man for the
Sabbath.”
 Prophecies about the Gentiles
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Who is the Sabbath for?


Isaiah 56:2 Blessed is the man that
doeth this, and the son of man that
layeth hold on it; that keepeth the
Sabbath from polluting it…

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Who is the Sabbath for?


Isaiah 56:4 For thus saith hw"hy unto the

eunuchs that keep My Sabbaths, and
choose the things that please Me, and
take hold of My covenant…

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Who is the Sabbath for?


Isaiah 56:6 Also the sons of the stranger,
that join themselves to hw"hy, to serve
Him, and to love the name of hw"hy, to be
His servants, every one that keepeth the
Sabbath from polluting it, and taketh hold
of My covenant;

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Who is the Sabbath for?


Isaiah 58:13 If thou turn away thy foot
from the Sabbath, from doing thy
pleasure on My holy day; and call the
Sabbath a delight, the holy of hw"hy,

honourable; and shalt honour Him, not
doing thine own ways, nor finding thine
own pleasure, nor speaking thine own
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Who is the Sabbath for?


Isaiah 58:14 Then shalt thou delight
thyself in hw"hy; and I will cause thee to

ride upon the high places of the earth,
and feed thee with the heritage of
Jacob thy father: for the mouth of hw"hy
hath spoken it.

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Who is the Sabbath for?
Ephesians 2:11 Wherefore remember,
that you, being in time past Gentiles in
the flesh…
 v12 That at that time you were without
Messiah, separated [ avphllotriwme,noi ] from
the Commonwealth of Israel, and
excluded [ xe,noi ] from the covenants of
promise, having no hope, and without
God in the world:


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Who is the Sabbath for?
Ephesians 2:13 But now in Messiah
Yeshua you, who previously were far
away have been brought near by the
blood of Messiah.
 v14 For he is our peace, who has joined
both groups into one, destroying the
barrier of tradition that had separated
Jews and Gentiles.


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Who is the Sabbath for?


Ephesians 2:15 Having abolished in his
flesh the enmity, even the law of
commandments contained in man’s
traditions; that in himself he might make
the two into one new man, thus
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Who is the Sabbath for?


Ephesians 2:19 Now therefore, you are
no longer excluded from citizenship in
God’s Kingdom, but fellow citizens with
the saints, and of the household of God.
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Who is the Sabbath for?
Romans 11:17 And if some of the
branches be broken off, and thou, being
a wild olive tree, were grafted in among
them, and with them partakest of the
root and fatness of the olive tree;
 v18 Boast not against the branches…


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At the Time of Creation
Creation was perfect
 During creation, the Sabbath was
established as a sign and a Divinely
Appointed Time of rest and refreshing
 At creation, God cared about the role
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At the Time of Moses
At the time of Moses, the 10
commandments were given to all the
tribes of Israel (not just Judah) as well
as all those who chose to leave Egypt
and become part of Israel.
 Within the 10 commandments, one
states: “Remember the Sabbath day, to
keep it holy”.


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At the Time of Moses
Exodus states that when Yahweh's
Sabbath is observed by Israel, it is a
sign.
 God explained that the Sabbath is to
provide rest from 6 days of labor and a
refreshing.
 It is clear that at this time, God cared
about the role the Sabbath would play
for Israel.
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At the Time of the Prophets
During the time of the prophets, Isaiah
states that the Sabbath is for all and in
the keeping of it is great blessing.
 It is clear that at this time, God cared
about the role the Sabbath would play
for Israel and all those who chose to
became a part of Israel.


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At the Time of the First
Century

Yeshua said that the Sabbath was
made for mankind.
 Romans states that we Gentiles have
been grafted into Israel.
 Ephesians states that in the past, we
were Gentiles who were separated from
the Commonwealth of Israel, excluded
from the covenants of promise, having
no hope, and without God.


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At the Time of the First
Century

Yeshua's work has allowed us Gentiles
to become a part of Israel, no longer
excluded from citizenship in God's
kingdom, fellow citizens with the saints,
and the household of God.
 It is clear that at this time, God cared
about the role the Sabbath would play
for Israel.


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he Plan of God

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What is the Plan of God?
Acts 3:20 And He shall send Yeshua
the Messiah, which before was
preached unto you:
 Acts 3:21 Where in heaven he must
remain until the time to begin the
restoration of all things, which God hath
spoken by the mouth of all His holy
prophets since the world began.


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What is the Plan of God?
When does the restoration of all things
begin?
 When does Yeshua leave heaven to
establish his kingdom on Earth?


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What is the Plan of God?
During the Millennial Kingdom, what
role does the Sabbath play?
 Speaking of the priests it says, “And in
controversy they shall stand in
judgment; and they shall judge it
according to My judgments: and they
shall keep My Torah and My statutes in
all Mine assemblies; and they shall
hallow my Sabbaths. Ezekiel 44:24


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What is the Plan of God?
During the Millennial Kingdom, what
role does the Sabbath play?
 Likewise, the people of the land shall
worship at the door of this gate before
hw"hy in the Sabbaths and in the new


moons. Ezekiel 46:3
 It is clear that at this time, God cares
about the role the Sabbath will play for
all mankind.
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What is the Plan of God?
After the New Heavens and the New
Earth, what role does the Sabbath play?
 “For as the New Heavens and the New
Earth, which I will make, shall remain
before me, saith hw"hy, so shall your


seed and your name remain.”
Isaiah 66:22

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What is the Plan of God?
After the New Heavens and the New
Earth, what role does the Sabbath play?
 “And it shall come to pass, that from
one new moon to another, and from one
Sabbath to another, shall all flesh come
to worship before me, saith hw"hy…


Isaiah 66:23

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What is the Plan of God?
After the New Heavens and the New
Earth, what role does the Sabbath play?
 It is clear that at this time, God cares
about the role the Sabbath will play for
all mankind.
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The Restoration of All Things

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Malachi 3:6 For I am hw"hy,
I change not…

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The Time of the Gentiles
How long was the Sabbath to last?
 Exodus 31:16 Wherefore the children of
Israel shall keep the Sabbath, to observe
the Sabbath throughout their generations,
obeying the covenant on a continuous
basis.
 I have Good News and Bad News
 Romans 9:6, Galatians 6:16


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How long was the Sabbath
to last?

Acts 13:14 But when they departed from
Perga, they came to Antioch in Pisidia,
and went into the synagogue on the
Sabbath day, and sat down.
 v15 And after the reading of the law and
the prophets, the rulers of the
synagogue said unto them, “You men
and brethren, if ye have any word of
exhortation for the people, say on.”


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How long was the Sabbath
to last?

Acts 13:42 And when the Jews were
gone out of the synagogue, the Gentiles
asked that these words might be
preached to them the next Sabbath.
 v44 And the next Sabbath day came
almost the whole city together to hear
the word of God.


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How long was the Sabbath
to last?

Even with this evidence (and there is
much much more), some will say that at
the death of Yeshua, the Sabbath was
replaced with Sunday.
 Verses used to support that include
Colossians 2:16-17; Galatians 4:10;
Romans 10:4, 14:5-6; just to name a
few.
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What We Learned is that The Most
High cares about the Sabbath from
the time it was created until the
restoration is completed and beyond!

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1 Samuel 2:3 says “by Him actions
are weighed.”
Hosea 4:6a says “My people are
destroyed for lack of knowledge.”
Hosea 4:6b says “Since you have
forgotten the Torah of your God, I will
also forget your children.”
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Even a pagan understands that they
need to find out what their pagan deity
desires…
Why can’t we apply this same principle
and search the Scriptures for the truth,
and find the ancient paths.
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Matthew 7:21 “Many will say Lord,
Lord…”
He says “Depart from me, you who
disregard my Divine instructions.”
II Corinthians 13:5 Examine
yourselves. Determine if you are still
following the truth.
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Don’t get caught saying “But Lord, I
didn’t know” and Him responding “My
child, I put before you that which
could help you recover the truth, the
ancient paths (Jeremiah 6:16) and
you couldn’t even check it out?”

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Is this how a child honors their
Father?
Ezekiel 22:26 The leaders of Israel
have hidden their eyes from My
Sabbaths, and I am profaned among
them.
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he Sabbath in

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In the Beginning
First day: It was good
 Second day: It was good
 Third day: It was good
 Fourth day: It was good
 Fifth day: It was good
 Sixth day (living creatures): It was good
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In the Beginning


Genesis 1:31 And God saw everything
that he had made, and, behold, it was
very good…

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Next Actions
1. Rested on the 7th day and refreshed
Himself (Exodus 31:17)
 2. Blessed the 7th day
 3. Set apart the 7th day from all the other
days
 Note: While not self-evident on it’s face,
at this point, God cared about the role the
Sabbath played in His Plan.
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In the Beginning
1. Perfection (Deuteronomy 32:4)
 2. Very Good (Genesis 1:31)
 3. Could have gone on like this but…
 4. Adam sinned and sent the world into a
tailspin of destruction and imperfection


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Questions
1. Was God caught off guard, unprepared
for the impending disaster that would
destroy His perfection?
 2. If not, then God had a plan
(“slain from the foundation…”)
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ontinuing
MOVE FORWARD IN TIME

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Abrahamic Covenant


Cut a covenant with Abraham to establish
a nation that would receive His
instructions with the intention that in the
living out of them, they would become a
light to the rest of the world.
(Deuteronomy 4:6-8)

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Mosaic Covenant
Exodus 19:5 Now therefore, if ye will
obey My voice indeed, and keep My
covenant, then ye shall be a peculiar
treasure unto Me above all people: for all
the earth is Mine.
 Exodus 19:8 And all the people answered
together, and said, “All that hw"hy hath


spoken we will do.” And Moses returned
the words of the people unto hw"hy.

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Mosaic Covenant
Exodus 20 – The Ten Commandments
 Our focus is the fourth (except in Catholic
Bibles where it is the third)
 Exodus 20:8 Remember the Sabbath
day, to keep it set apart from the other
days.
 Once again, we see that God cares about
the Sabbath


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Establishing a Baseline
When is the Sabbath first mentioned?
 ANS:
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Establishing a Baseline
When is the Sabbath first mentioned?
 ANS: Genesis 2:2-3
 We have a very good creation that
included the seventh day, resting,
blessing, and the seventh day being set
apart from the other days of the week.


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Genesis 1:14 and
Definitions



Genesis 1:14 And God said, “Let there be
lights in the firmament of the heaven to
divide the day from the night; and let
them be for signs, and for seasons, and
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Genesis 1:14


Genesis 1:14 And God said, “Let there be
lights in the firmament of the heaven to
divide the day from the night; and let
them be for ttoa, and for dI[]Am , and

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Genesis 1:14
 Ttoa (ot) (sign)

To signal something in some way…
 Examples of signs:
 The rainbow, circumcision, all the plagues
on Egypt, Joshua’s stones in the Jordan,
Isaiah 7:14, and…
 The Sabbath
(Exodus 31:13, 17; Ezekiel 20:12)


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Genesis 1:14
 dI[]Am (moed) (appointment)

To designate a time for a meeting
 Do you know what that means?
 God has a Day Timer
 He has appointments set when He wants
to meet with us
 We should find out when they are so we
can be present


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Genesis 1:14 Expanded


Genesis 1:14 And God said, “Let there be
lights in the firmament of the heaven to
divide the day from the night; and let
them be for signs, and to designate the
times for divine appointments…
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Continuing the Foundation
 War>q (qari) (proclaim)

It denotes primarily the enunciation of a
specific message.
 It is customarily addressed to a specific
recipient and is intended to elicit a
specific response.
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Continuing the Foundation



aer'q.m (miqra) ([dress] rehearsal)

Frequently translated as Convocation
and Assembly

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Review
 War>q (qari)

(proclaim)

 dI[]Am (moed) (appointment)


aer'q.m (miqra) (rehearsal, convocation)
assembly

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Leviticus 23:2-3


v2 Speak unto the children of Israel, and
say unto them, “Concerning the divinely
appointed times (sacred assemblings) of
hw"hy, which you shall proclaim to be holy

dress rehearsals, even these are My
divinely set appointments.”
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Leviticus 23:2-3
v3 Six days shall work be done: but the
seventh day is the Sabbath, a day for a
sacred assembly…
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 Hebrews 10:25 Not forsaking the
assembling of ourselves together, as
some have begun to do…
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

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Note


If our Heavenly Father did not establish
a particular “appointment” as a call to
worship, we might want to look into who
did.

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Establishing a Baseline
Reasons the Sabbath were given?
 Exodus 31
 v13,17 – sign between hw"hy, and Israel


v15 – rest
 v17 – refreshing
 Leviticus 23:3 Sacred assembling


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Establishing a Baseline
Who is the Sabbath for?
 A popular answer is “the Jews”
 The Sabbath was one of the 10
commandments given in Exodus 20 at
Mount Sinai. Can you make a case that
the only people who were at the foot of
mount Sinai when the 10 commandments
were given were the tribe of Judah?
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Who is the Sabbath for?
Mark 2:27 And he [Yeshua] said unto
them, “The Sabbath was made for
mankind ( a;nqrwpoj ), and not man for the
Sabbath.”
 Prophecies about the Gentiles
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Who is the Sabbath for?


Isaiah 56:2 Blessed is the man that
doeth this, and the son of man that
layeth hold on it; that keepeth the
Sabbath from polluting it…

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Who is the Sabbath for?


Isaiah 56:4 For thus saith hw"hy unto the

eunuchs that keep My Sabbaths, and
choose the things that please Me, and
take hold of My covenant…

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Who is the Sabbath for?


Isaiah 56:6 Also the sons of the stranger,
that join themselves to hw"hy, to serve
Him, and to love the name of hw"hy, to be
His servants, every one that keepeth the
Sabbath from polluting it, and taketh hold
of My covenant;

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Who is the Sabbath for?


Isaiah 58:13 If thou turn away thy foot
from the Sabbath, from doing thy
pleasure on My holy day; and call the
Sabbath a delight, the holy of hw"hy,

honourable; and shalt honour Him, not
doing thine own ways, nor finding thine
own pleasure, nor speaking thine own
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Who is the Sabbath for?


Isaiah 58:14 Then shalt thou delight
thyself in hw"hy; and I will cause thee to

ride upon the high places of the earth,
and feed thee with the heritage of
Jacob thy father: for the mouth of hw"hy
hath spoken it.

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Who is the Sabbath for?
Ephesians 2:11 Wherefore remember,
that you, being in time past Gentiles in
the flesh…
 v12 That at that time you were without
Messiah, separated [ avphllotriwme,noi ] from
the Commonwealth of Israel, and
excluded [ xe,noi ] from the covenants of
promise, having no hope, and without
God in the world:


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Who is the Sabbath for?
Ephesians 2:13 But now in Messiah
Yeshua you, who previously were far
away have been brought near by the
blood of Messiah.
 v14 For he is our peace, who has joined
both groups into one, destroying the
barrier of tradition that had separated
Jews and Gentiles.


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Who is the Sabbath for?


Ephesians 2:15 Having abolished in his
flesh the enmity, even the law of
commandments contained in man’s
traditions; that in himself he might make
the two into one new man, thus
establishing peace.

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Who is the Sabbath for?


Ephesians 2:19 Now therefore, you are
no longer excluded from citizenship in
God’s Kingdom, but fellow citizens with
the saints, and of the household of God.
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Who is the Sabbath for?
Romans 11:17 And if some of the
branches be broken off, and thou, being
a wild olive tree, were grafted in among
them, and with them partakest of the
root and fatness of the olive tree;
 v18 Boast not against the branches…


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At the Time of Creation
Creation was perfect
 During creation, the Sabbath was
established as a sign and a Divinely
Appointed Time of rest and refreshing
 At creation, God cared about the role
the Sabbath would play for mankind.
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At the Time of Moses
At the time of Moses, the 10
commandments were given to all the
tribes of Israel (not just Judah) as well
as all those who chose to leave Egypt
and become part of Israel.
 Within the 10 commandments, one
states: “Remember the Sabbath day, to
keep it holy”.


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At the Time of Moses
Exodus states that when Yahweh's
Sabbath is observed by Israel, it is a
sign.
 God explained that the Sabbath is to
provide rest from 6 days of labor and a
refreshing.
 It is clear that at this time, God cared
about the role the Sabbath would play
for Israel.


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At the Time of the Prophets
During the time of the prophets, Isaiah
states that the Sabbath is for all and in
the keeping of it is great blessing.
 It is clear that at this time, God cared
about the role the Sabbath would play
for Israel and all those who chose to
became a part of Israel.


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At the Time of the First
Century

Yeshua said that the Sabbath was
made for mankind.
 Romans states that we Gentiles have
been grafted into Israel.
 Ephesians states that in the past, we
were Gentiles who were separated from
the Commonwealth of Israel, excluded
from the covenants of promise, having
no hope, and without God.


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At the Time of the First
Century

Yeshua's work has allowed us Gentiles
to become a part of Israel, no longer
excluded from citizenship in God's
kingdom, fellow citizens with the saints,
and the household of God.
 It is clear that at this time, God cared
about the role the Sabbath would play
for Israel.


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he Plan of God

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What is the Plan of God?
Acts 3:20 And He shall send Yeshua
the Messiah, which before was
preached unto you:
 Acts 3:21 Where in heaven he must
remain until the time to begin the
restoration of all things, which God hath
spoken by the mouth of all His holy
prophets since the world began.


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What is the Plan of God?
When does the restoration of all things
begin?
 When does Yeshua leave heaven to
establish his kingdom on Earth?


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What is the Plan of God?
During the Millennial Kingdom, what
role does the Sabbath play?
 Speaking of the priests it says, “And in
controversy they shall stand in
judgment; and they shall judge it
according to My judgments: and they
shall keep My Torah and My statutes in
all Mine assemblies; and they shall
hallow my Sabbaths. Ezekiel 44:24


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What is the Plan of God?
During the Millennial Kingdom, what
role does the Sabbath play?
 Likewise, the people of the land shall
worship at the door of this gate before
hw"hy in the Sabbaths and in the new


moons. Ezekiel 46:3
 It is clear that at this time, God cares
about the role the Sabbath will play for
all mankind.
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What is the Plan of God?
After the New Heavens and the New
Earth, what role does the Sabbath play?
 “For as the New Heavens and the New
Earth, which I will make, shall remain
before me, saith hw"hy, so shall your


seed and your name remain.”
Isaiah 66:22

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What is the Plan of God?
After the New Heavens and the New
Earth, what role does the Sabbath play?
 “And it shall come to pass, that from
one new moon to another, and from one
Sabbath to another, shall all flesh come
to worship before me, saith hw"hy…


Isaiah 66:23

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What is the Plan of God?
After the New Heavens and the New
Earth, what role does the Sabbath play?
 It is clear that at this time, God cares
about the role the Sabbath will play for
all mankind.
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The Restoration of All Things

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Malachi 3:6 For I am hw"hy,
I change not…

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The Time of the Gentiles
How long was the Sabbath to last?
 Exodus 31:16 Wherefore the children of
Israel shall keep the Sabbath, to observe
the Sabbath throughout their generations,
obeying the covenant on a continuous
basis.
 I have Good News and Bad News
 Romans 9:6, Galatians 6:16


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How long was the Sabbath
to last?

Acts 13:14 But when they departed from
Perga, they came to Antioch in Pisidia,
and went into the synagogue on the
Sabbath day, and sat down.
 v15 And after the reading of the law and
the prophets, the rulers of the
synagogue said unto them, “You men
and brethren, if ye have any word of
exhortation for the people, say on.”


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How long was the Sabbath
to last?

Acts 13:42 And when the Jews were
gone out of the synagogue, the Gentiles
asked that these words might be
preached to them the next Sabbath.
 v44 And the next Sabbath day came
almost the whole city together to hear
the word of God.


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How long was the Sabbath
to last?

Even with this evidence (and there is
much much more), some will say that at
the death of Yeshua, the Sabbath was
replaced with Sunday.
 Verses used to support that include
Colossians 2:16-17; Galatians 4:10;
Romans 10:4, 14:5-6; just to name a
few.
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What We Learned is that The Most
High cares about the Sabbath from
the time it was created until the
restoration is completed and beyond!

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1 Samuel 2:3 says “by Him actions
are weighed.”
Hosea 4:6a says “My people are
destroyed for lack of knowledge.”
Hosea 4:6b says “Since you have
forgotten the Torah of your God, I will
also forget your children.”
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Even a pagan understands that they
need to find out what their pagan deity
desires…
Why can’t we apply this same principle
and search the Scriptures for the truth,
and find the ancient paths.
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Matthew 7:21 “Many will say Lord,
Lord…”
He says “Depart from me, you who
disregard my Divine instructions.”
II Corinthians 13:5 Examine
yourselves. Determine if you are still
following the truth.
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Don’t get caught saying “But Lord, I
didn’t know” and Him responding “My
child, I put before you that which
could help you recover the truth, the
ancient paths (Jeremiah 6:16) and
you couldn’t even check it out?”

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Is this how a child honors their
Father?
Ezekiel 22:26 The leaders of Israel
have hidden their eyes from My
Sabbaths, and I am profaned among
them.
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he Sabbath in

The Plan of God

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In the Beginning
First day: It was good
 Second day: It was good
 Third day: It was good
 Fourth day: It was good
 Fifth day: It was good
 Sixth day (living creatures): It was good


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In the Beginning


Genesis 1:31 And God saw everything
that he had made, and, behold, it was
very good…

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Next Actions
1. Rested on the 7th day and refreshed
Himself (Exodus 31:17)
 2. Blessed the 7th day
 3. Set apart the 7th day from all the other
days
 Note: While not self-evident on it’s face,
at this point, God cared about the role the
Sabbath played in His Plan.


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In the Beginning
1. Perfection (Deuteronomy 32:4)
 2. Very Good (Genesis 1:31)
 3. Could have gone on like this but…
 4. Adam sinned and sent the world into a
tailspin of destruction and imperfection


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Questions
1. Was God caught off guard, unprepared
for the impending disaster that would
destroy His perfection?
 2. If not, then God had a plan
(“slain from the foundation…”)


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ontinuing
MOVE FORWARD IN TIME

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Abrahamic Covenant


Cut a covenant with Abraham to establish
a nation that would receive His
instructions with the intention that in the
living out of them, they would become a
light to the rest of the world.
(Deuteronomy 4:6-8)

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Mosaic Covenant
Exodus 19:5 Now therefore, if ye will
obey My voice indeed, and keep My
covenant, then ye shall be a peculiar
treasure unto Me above all people: for all
the earth is Mine.
 Exodus 19:8 And all the people answered
together, and said, “All that hw"hy hath


spoken we will do.” And Moses returned
the words of the people unto hw"hy.

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Mosaic Covenant
Exodus 20 – The Ten Commandments
 Our focus is the fourth (except in Catholic
Bibles where it is the third)
 Exodus 20:8 Remember the Sabbath
day, to keep it set apart from the other
days.
 Once again, we see that God cares about
the Sabbath


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Establishing a Baseline
When is the Sabbath first mentioned?
 ANS:
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Establishing a Baseline
When is the Sabbath first mentioned?
 ANS: Genesis 2:2-3
 We have a very good creation that
included the seventh day, resting,
blessing, and the seventh day being set
apart from the other days of the week.


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Genesis 1:14 and
Definitions



Genesis 1:14 And God said, “Let there be
lights in the firmament of the heaven to
divide the day from the night; and let
them be for signs, and for seasons, and
for days, and years.

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Genesis 1:14


Genesis 1:14 And God said, “Let there be
lights in the firmament of the heaven to
divide the day from the night; and let
them be for ttoa, and for dI[]Am , and

for days, and years.

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Genesis 1:14
 Ttoa (ot) (sign)

To signal something in some way…
 Examples of signs:
 The rainbow, circumcision, all the plagues
on Egypt, Joshua’s stones in the Jordan,
Isaiah 7:14, and…
 The Sabbath
(Exodus 31:13, 17; Ezekiel 20:12)


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Genesis 1:14
 dI[]Am (moed) (appointment)

To designate a time for a meeting
 Do you know what that means?
 God has a Day Timer
 He has appointments set when He wants
to meet with us
 We should find out when they are so we
can be present
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Genesis 1:14 Expanded


Genesis 1:14 And God said, “Let there be
lights in the firmament of the heaven to
divide the day from the night; and let
them be for signs, and to designate the
times for divine appointments…
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Continuing the Foundation
 War>q (qari) (proclaim)

It denotes primarily the enunciation of a
specific message.
 It is customarily addressed to a specific
recipient and is intended to elicit a
specific response.
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Continuing the Foundation



aer'q.m (miqra) ([dress] rehearsal)

Frequently translated as Convocation
and Assembly

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Review
 War>q (qari)

(proclaim)

 dI[]Am (moed) (appointment)


aer'q.m (miqra) (rehearsal, convocation)
assembly

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Leviticus 23:2-3


v2 Speak unto the children of Israel, and
say unto them, “Concerning the divinely
appointed times (sacred assemblings) of
hw"hy, which you shall proclaim to be holy

dress rehearsals, even these are My
divinely set appointments.”
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Leviticus 23:2-3
v3 Six days shall work be done: but the
seventh day is the Sabbath, a day for a
sacred assembly…
[HODF Expanded]
 Hebrews 10:25 Not forsaking the
assembling of ourselves together, as
some have begun to do…
[HODF Expanded]


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Note


If our Heavenly Father did not establish
a particular “appointment” as a call to
worship, we might want to look into who
did.

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Establishing a Baseline
Reasons the Sabbath were given?
 Exodus 31
 v13,17 – sign between hw"hy, and Israel


v15 – rest
 v17 – refreshing
 Leviticus 23:3 Sacred assembling


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Establishing a Baseline
Who is the Sabbath for?
 A popular answer is “the Jews”
 The Sabbath was one of the 10
commandments given in Exodus 20 at
Mount Sinai. Can you make a case that
the only people who were at the foot of
mount Sinai when the 10 commandments
were given were the tribe of Judah?


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Who is the Sabbath for?
Mark 2:27 And he [Yeshua] said unto
them, “The Sabbath was made for
mankind ( a;nqrwpoj ), and not man for the
Sabbath.”
 Prophecies about the Gentiles
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Who is the Sabbath for?


Isaiah 56:2 Blessed is the man that
doeth this, and the son of man that
layeth hold on it; that keepeth the
Sabbath from polluting it…

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Who is the Sabbath for?


Isaiah 56:4 For thus saith hw"hy unto the

eunuchs that keep My Sabbaths, and
choose the things that please Me, and
take hold of My covenant…

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Who is the Sabbath for?


Isaiah 56:6 Also the sons of the stranger,
that join themselves to hw"hy, to serve
Him, and to love the name of hw"hy, to be
His servants, every one that keepeth the
Sabbath from polluting it, and taketh hold
of My covenant;

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Who is the Sabbath for?


Isaiah 58:13 If thou turn away thy foot
from the Sabbath, from doing thy
pleasure on My holy day; and call the
Sabbath a delight, the holy of hw"hy,

honourable; and shalt honour Him, not
doing thine own ways, nor finding thine
own pleasure, nor speaking thine own
words:

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Who is the Sabbath for?


Isaiah 58:14 Then shalt thou delight
thyself in hw"hy; and I will cause thee to

ride upon the high places of the earth,
and feed thee with the heritage of
Jacob thy father: for the mouth of hw"hy
hath spoken it.

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Who is the Sabbath for?
Ephesians 2:11 Wherefore remember,
that you, being in time past Gentiles in
the flesh…
 v12 That at that time you were without
Messiah, separated [ avphllotriwme,noi ] from
the Commonwealth of Israel, and
excluded [ xe,noi ] from the covenants of
promise, having no hope, and without
God in the world:


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Who is the Sabbath for?
Ephesians 2:13 But now in Messiah
Yeshua you, who previously were far
away have been brought near by the
blood of Messiah.
 v14 For he is our peace, who has joined
both groups into one, destroying the
barrier of tradition that had separated
Jews and Gentiles.


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Who is the Sabbath for?


Ephesians 2:15 Having abolished in his
flesh the enmity, even the law of
commandments contained in man’s
traditions; that in himself he might make
the two into one new man, thus
establishing peace.

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Who is the Sabbath for?


Ephesians 2:19 Now therefore, you are
no longer excluded from citizenship in
God’s Kingdom, but fellow citizens with
the saints, and of the household of God.
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Who is the Sabbath for?
Romans 11:17 And if some of the
branches be broken off, and thou, being
a wild olive tree, were grafted in among
them, and with them partakest of the
root and fatness of the olive tree;
 v18 Boast not against the branches…


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At the Time of Creation
Creation was perfect
 During creation, the Sabbath was
established as a sign and a Divinely
Appointed Time of rest and refreshing
 At creation, God cared about the role
the Sabbath would play for mankind.


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At the Time of Moses
At the time of Moses, the 10
commandments were given to all the
tribes of Israel (not just Judah) as well
as all those who chose to leave Egypt
and become part of Israel.
 Within the 10 commandments, one
states: “Remember the Sabbath day, to
keep it holy”.


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At the Time of Moses
Exodus states that when Yahweh's
Sabbath is observed by Israel, it is a
sign.
 God explained that the Sabbath is to
provide rest from 6 days of labor and a
refreshing.
 It is clear that at this time, God cared
about the role the Sabbath would play
for Israel.


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At the Time of the Prophets
During the time of the prophets, Isaiah
states that the Sabbath is for all and in
the keeping of it is great blessing.
 It is clear that at this time, God cared
about the role the Sabbath would play
for Israel and all those who chose to
became a part of Israel.


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At the Time of the First
Century

Yeshua said that the Sabbath was
made for mankind.
 Romans states that we Gentiles have
been grafted into Israel.
 Ephesians states that in the past, we
were Gentiles who were separated from
the Commonwealth of Israel, excluded
from the covenants of promise, having
no hope, and without God.


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At the Time of the First
Century

Yeshua's work has allowed us Gentiles
to become a part of Israel, no longer
excluded from citizenship in God's
kingdom, fellow citizens with the saints,
and the household of God.
 It is clear that at this time, God cared
about the role the Sabbath would play
for Israel.


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he Plan of God

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What is the Plan of God?
Acts 3:20 And He shall send Yeshua
the Messiah, which before was
preached unto you:
 Acts 3:21 Where in heaven he must
remain until the time to begin the
restoration of all things, which God hath
spoken by the mouth of all His holy
prophets since the world began.


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What is the Plan of God?
When does the restoration of all things
begin?
 When does Yeshua leave heaven to
establish his kingdom on Earth?


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What is the Plan of God?
During the Millennial Kingdom, what
role does the Sabbath play?
 Speaking of the priests it says, “And in
controversy they shall stand in
judgment; and they shall judge it
according to My judgments: and they
shall keep My Torah and My statutes in
all Mine assemblies; and they shall
hallow my Sabbaths. Ezekiel 44:24


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What is the Plan of God?
During the Millennial Kingdom, what
role does the Sabbath play?
 Likewise, the people of the land shall
worship at the door of this gate before
hw"hy in the Sabbaths and in the new


moons. Ezekiel 46:3
 It is clear that at this time, God cares
about the role the Sabbath will play for
all mankind.
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What is the Plan of God?
After the New Heavens and the New
Earth, what role does the Sabbath play?
 “For as the New Heavens and the New
Earth, which I will make, shall remain
before me, saith hw"hy, so shall your


seed and your name remain.”
Isaiah 66:22

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What is the Plan of God?
After the New Heavens and the New
Earth, what role does the Sabbath play?
 “And it shall come to pass, that from
one new moon to another, and from one
Sabbath to another, shall all flesh come
to worship before me, saith hw"hy…


Isaiah 66:23

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What is the Plan of God?
After the New Heavens and the New
Earth, what role does the Sabbath play?
 It is clear that at this time, God cares
about the role the Sabbath will play for
all mankind.
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The Restoration of All Things

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Malachi 3:6 For I am hw"hy,
I change not…

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The Time of the Gentiles
How long was the Sabbath to last?
 Exodus 31:16 Wherefore the children of
Israel shall keep the Sabbath, to observe
the Sabbath throughout their generations,
obeying the covenant on a continuous
basis.
 I have Good News and Bad News
 Romans 9:6, Galatians 6:16
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How long was the Sabbath
to last?

Acts 13:14 But when they departed from
Perga, they came to Antioch in Pisidia,
and went into the synagogue on the
Sabbath day, and sat down.
 v15 And after the reading of the law and
the prophets, the rulers of the
synagogue said unto them, “You men
and brethren, if ye have any word of
exhortation for the people, say on.”


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How long was the Sabbath
to last?

Acts 13:42 And when the Jews were
gone out of the synagogue, the Gentiles
asked that these words might be
preached to them the next Sabbath.
 v44 And the next Sabbath day came
almost the whole city together to hear
the word of God.


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How long was the Sabbath
to last?

Even with this evidence (and there is
much much more), some will say that at
the death of Yeshua, the Sabbath was
replaced with Sunday.
 Verses used to support that include
Colossians 2:16-17; Galatians 4:10;
Romans 10:4, 14:5-6; just to name a
few.
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What We Learned is that The Most
High cares about the Sabbath from
the time it was created until the
restoration is completed and beyond!

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1 Samuel 2:3 says “by Him actions
are weighed.”
Hosea 4:6a says “My people are
destroyed for lack of knowledge.”
Hosea 4:6b says “Since you have
forgotten the Torah of your God, I will
also forget your children.”
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Even a pagan understands that they
need to find out what their pagan deity
desires…
Why can’t we apply this same principle
and search the Scriptures for the truth,
and find the ancient paths.
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Matthew 7:21 “Many will say Lord,
Lord…”
He says “Depart from me, you who
disregard my Divine instructions.”
II Corinthians 13:5 Examine
yourselves. Determine if you are still
following the truth.
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Don’t get caught saying “But Lord, I
didn’t know” and Him responding “My
child, I put before you that which
could help you recover the truth, the
ancient paths (Jeremiah 6:16) and
you couldn’t even check it out?”

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Is this how a child honors their
Father?
Ezekiel 22:26 The leaders of Israel
have hidden their eyes from My
Sabbaths, and I am profaned among
them.
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September
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he Sabbath in

The Plan of God

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In the Beginning
First day: It was good
 Second day: It was good
 Third day: It was good
 Fourth day: It was good
 Fifth day: It was good
 Sixth day (living creatures): It was good
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In the Beginning


Genesis 1:31 And God saw everything
that he had made, and, behold, it was
very good…

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Next Actions
1. Rested on the 7th day and refreshed
Himself (Exodus 31:17)
 2. Blessed the 7th day
 3. Set apart the 7th day from all the other
days
 Note: While not self-evident on it’s face,
at this point, God cared about the role the
Sabbath played in His Plan.
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In the Beginning
1. Perfection (Deuteronomy 32:4)
 2. Very Good (Genesis 1:31)
 3. Could have gone on like this but…
 4. Adam sinned and sent the world into a
tailspin of destruction and imperfection
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Questions
1. Was God caught off guard, unprepared
for the impending disaster that would
destroy His perfection?
 2. If not, then God had a plan
(“slain from the foundation…”)
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ontinuing
MOVE FORWARD IN TIME

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Abrahamic Covenant


Cut a covenant with Abraham to establish
a nation that would receive His
instructions with the intention that in the
living out of them, they would become a
light to the rest of the world.
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Mosaic Covenant
Exodus 19:5 Now therefore, if ye will
obey My voice indeed, and keep My
covenant, then ye shall be a peculiar
treasure unto Me above all people: for all
the earth is Mine.
 Exodus 19:8 And all the people answered
together, and said, “All that hw"hy hath


spoken we will do.” And Moses returned
the words of the people unto hw"hy.

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Mosaic Covenant
Exodus 20 – The Ten Commandments
 Our focus is the fourth (except in Catholic
Bibles where it is the third)
 Exodus 20:8 Remember the Sabbath
day, to keep it set apart from the other
days.
 Once again, we see that God cares about
the Sabbath
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Establishing a Baseline
When is the Sabbath first mentioned?
 ANS:
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Establishing a Baseline
When is the Sabbath first mentioned?
 ANS: Genesis 2:2-3
 We have a very good creation that
included the seventh day, resting,
blessing, and the seventh day being set
apart from the other days of the week.


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Genesis 1:14 and
Definitions



Genesis 1:14 And God said, “Let there be
lights in the firmament of the heaven to
divide the day from the night; and let
them be for signs, and for seasons, and
for days, and years.

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Genesis 1:14


Genesis 1:14 And God said, “Let there be
lights in the firmament of the heaven to
divide the day from the night; and let
them be for ttoa, and for dI[]Am , and

for days, and years.

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Genesis 1:14
 Ttoa (ot) (sign)

To signal something in some way…
 Examples of signs:
 The rainbow, circumcision, all the plagues
on Egypt, Joshua’s stones in the Jordan,
Isaiah 7:14, and…
 The Sabbath
(Exodus 31:13, 17; Ezekiel 20:12)
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Genesis 1:14
 dI[]Am (moed) (appointment)

To designate a time for a meeting
 Do you know what that means?
 God has a Day Timer
 He has appointments set when He wants
to meet with us
 We should find out when they are so we
can be present
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Genesis 1:14 Expanded


Genesis 1:14 And God said, “Let there be
lights in the firmament of the heaven to
divide the day from the night; and let
them be for signs, and to designate the
times for divine appointments…
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Continuing the Foundation
 War>q (qari) (proclaim)

It denotes primarily the enunciation of a
specific message.
 It is customarily addressed to a specific
recipient and is intended to elicit a
specific response.
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Continuing the Foundation



aer'q.m (miqra) ([dress] rehearsal)

Frequently translated as Convocation
and Assembly

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Review
 War>q (qari)

(proclaim)

 dI[]Am (moed) (appointment)


aer'q.m (miqra) (rehearsal, convocation)
assembly

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Leviticus 23:2-3


v2 Speak unto the children of Israel, and
say unto them, “Concerning the divinely
appointed times (sacred assemblings) of
hw"hy, which you shall proclaim to be holy

dress rehearsals, even these are My
divinely set appointments.”
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Leviticus 23:2-3
v3 Six days shall work be done: but the
seventh day is the Sabbath, a day for a
sacred assembly…
[HODF Expanded]
 Hebrews 10:25 Not forsaking the
assembling of ourselves together, as
some have begun to do…
[HODF Expanded]


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Note


If our Heavenly Father did not establish
a particular “appointment” as a call to
worship, we might want to look into who
did.

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Establishing a Baseline
Reasons the Sabbath were given?
 Exodus 31
 v13,17 – sign between hw"hy, and Israel


v15 – rest
 v17 – refreshing
 Leviticus 23:3 Sacred assembling


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Establishing a Baseline
Who is the Sabbath for?
 A popular answer is “the Jews”
 The Sabbath was one of the 10
commandments given in Exodus 20 at
Mount Sinai. Can you make a case that
the only people who were at the foot of
mount Sinai when the 10 commandments
were given were the tribe of Judah?


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Who is the Sabbath for?
Mark 2:27 And he [Yeshua] said unto
them, “The Sabbath was made for
mankind ( a;nqrwpoj ), and not man for the
Sabbath.”
 Prophecies about the Gentiles
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Who is the Sabbath for?


Isaiah 56:2 Blessed is the man that
doeth this, and the son of man that
layeth hold on it; that keepeth the
Sabbath from polluting it…

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Who is the Sabbath for?


Isaiah 56:4 For thus saith hw"hy unto the

eunuchs that keep My Sabbaths, and
choose the things that please Me, and
take hold of My covenant…

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Who is the Sabbath for?


Isaiah 56:6 Also the sons of the stranger,
that join themselves to hw"hy, to serve
Him, and to love the name of hw"hy, to be
His servants, every one that keepeth the
Sabbath from polluting it, and taketh hold
of My covenant;

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Who is the Sabbath for?


Isaiah 58:13 If thou turn away thy foot
from the Sabbath, from doing thy
pleasure on My holy day; and call the
Sabbath a delight, the holy of hw"hy,

honourable; and shalt honour Him, not
doing thine own ways, nor finding thine
own pleasure, nor speaking thine own
words:

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Who is the Sabbath for?


Isaiah 58:14 Then shalt thou delight
thyself in hw"hy; and I will cause thee to

ride upon the high places of the earth,
and feed thee with the heritage of
Jacob thy father: for the mouth of hw"hy
hath spoken it.

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Who is the Sabbath for?
Ephesians 2:11 Wherefore remember,
that you, being in time past Gentiles in
the flesh…
 v12 That at that time you were without
Messiah, separated [ avphllotriwme,noi ] from
the Commonwealth of Israel, and
excluded [ xe,noi ] from the covenants of
promise, having no hope, and without
God in the world:
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Who is the Sabbath for?
Ephesians 2:13 But now in Messiah
Yeshua you, who previously were far
away have been brought near by the
blood of Messiah.
 v14 For he is our peace, who has joined
both groups into one, destroying the
barrier of tradition that had separated
Jews and Gentiles.


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Who is the Sabbath for?


Ephesians 2:15 Having abolished in his
flesh the enmity, even the law of
commandments contained in man’s
traditions; that in himself he might make
the two into one new man, thus
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Who is the Sabbath for?


Ephesians 2:19 Now therefore, you are
no longer excluded from citizenship in
God’s Kingdom, but fellow citizens with
the saints, and of the household of God.
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Who is the Sabbath for?
Romans 11:17 And if some of the
branches be broken off, and thou, being
a wild olive tree, were grafted in among
them, and with them partakest of the
root and fatness of the olive tree;
 v18 Boast not against the branches…


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At the Time of Creation
Creation was perfect
 During creation, the Sabbath was
established as a sign and a Divinely
Appointed Time of rest and refreshing
 At creation, God cared about the role
the Sabbath would play for mankind.
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At the Time of Moses
At the time of Moses, the 10
commandments were given to all the
tribes of Israel (not just Judah) as well
as all those who chose to leave Egypt
and become part of Israel.
 Within the 10 commandments, one
states: “Remember the Sabbath day, to
keep it holy”.


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At the Time of Moses
Exodus states that when Yahweh's
Sabbath is observed by Israel, it is a
sign.
 God explained that the Sabbath is to
provide rest from 6 days of labor and a
refreshing.
 It is clear that at this time, God cared
about the role the Sabbath would play
for Israel.


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At the Time of the Prophets
During the time of the prophets, Isaiah
states that the Sabbath is for all and in
the keeping of it is great blessing.
 It is clear that at this time, God cared
about the role the Sabbath would play
for Israel and all those who chose to
became a part of Israel.


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At the Time of the First
Century

Yeshua said that the Sabbath was
made for mankind.
 Romans states that we Gentiles have
been grafted into Israel.
 Ephesians states that in the past, we
were Gentiles who were separated from
the Commonwealth of Israel, excluded
from the covenants of promise, having
no hope, and without God.


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At the Time of the First
Century

Yeshua's work has allowed us Gentiles
to become a part of Israel, no longer
excluded from citizenship in God's
kingdom, fellow citizens with the saints,
and the household of God.
 It is clear that at this time, God cared
about the role the Sabbath would play
for Israel.


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he Plan of God

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What is the Plan of God?
Acts 3:20 And He shall send Yeshua
the Messiah, which before was
preached unto you:
 Acts 3:21 Where in heaven he must
remain until the time to begin the
restoration of all things, which God hath
spoken by the mouth of all His holy
prophets since the world began.


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What is the Plan of God?
When does the restoration of all things
begin?
 When does Yeshua leave heaven to
establish his kingdom on Earth?


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What is the Plan of God?
During the Millennial Kingdom, what
role does the Sabbath play?
 Speaking of the priests it says, “And in
controversy they shall stand in
judgment; and they shall judge it
according to My judgments: and they
shall keep My Torah and My statutes in
all Mine assemblies; and they shall
hallow my Sabbaths. Ezekiel 44:24


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What is the Plan of God?
During the Millennial Kingdom, what
role does the Sabbath play?
 Likewise, the people of the land shall
worship at the door of this gate before
hw"hy in the Sabbaths and in the new


moons. Ezekiel 46:3
 It is clear that at this time, God cares
about the role the Sabbath will play for
all mankind.
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What is the Plan of God?
After the New Heavens and the New
Earth, what role does the Sabbath play?
 “For as the New Heavens and the New
Earth, which I will make, shall remain
before me, saith hw"hy, so shall your


seed and your name remain.”
Isaiah 66:22

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What is the Plan of God?
After the New Heavens and the New
Earth, what role does the Sabbath play?
 “And it shall come to pass, that from
one new moon to another, and from one
Sabbath to another, shall all flesh come
to worship before me, saith hw"hy…


Isaiah 66:23

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What is the Plan of God?
After the New Heavens and the New
Earth, what role does the Sabbath play?
 It is clear that at this time, God cares
about the role the Sabbath will play for
all mankind.
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The Restoration of All Things

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Malachi 3:6 For I am hw"hy,
I change not…

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The Time of the Gentiles
How long was the Sabbath to last?
 Exodus 31:16 Wherefore the children of
Israel shall keep the Sabbath, to observe
the Sabbath throughout their generations,
obeying the covenant on a continuous
basis.
 I have Good News and Bad News
 Romans 9:6, Galatians 6:16
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How long was the Sabbath
to last?

Acts 13:14 But when they departed from
Perga, they came to Antioch in Pisidia,
and went into the synagogue on the
Sabbath day, and sat down.
 v15 And after the reading of the law and
the prophets, the rulers of the
synagogue said unto them, “You men
and brethren, if ye have any word of
exhortation for the people, say on.”


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How long was the Sabbath
to last?

Acts 13:42 And when the Jews were
gone out of the synagogue, the Gentiles
asked that these words might be
preached to them the next Sabbath.
 v44 And the next Sabbath day came
almost the whole city together to hear
the word of God.


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How long was the Sabbath
to last?

Even with this evidence (and there is
much much more), some will say that at
the death of Yeshua, the Sabbath was
replaced with Sunday.
 Verses used to support that include
Colossians 2:16-17; Galatians 4:10;
Romans 10:4, 14:5-6; just to name a
few.
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What We Learned is that The Most
High cares about the Sabbath from
the time it was created until the
restoration is completed and beyond!

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1 Samuel 2:3 says “by Him actions
are weighed.”
Hosea 4:6a says “My people are
destroyed for lack of knowledge.”
Hosea 4:6b says “Since you have
forgotten the Torah of your God, I will
also forget your children.”
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Even a pagan understands that they
need to find out what their pagan deity
desires…
Why can’t we apply this same principle
and search the Scriptures for the truth,
and find the ancient paths.
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Matthew 7:21 “Many will say Lord,
Lord…”
He says “Depart from me, you who
disregard my Divine instructions.”
II Corinthians 13:5 Examine
yourselves. Determine if you are still
following the truth.
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Don’t get caught saying “But Lord, I
didn’t know” and Him responding “My
child, I put before you that which
could help you recover the truth, the
ancient paths (Jeremiah 6:16) and
you couldn’t even check it out?”

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Is this how a child honors their
Father?
Ezekiel 22:26 The leaders of Israel
have hidden their eyes from My
Sabbaths, and I am profaned among
them.
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September
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he Sabbath in

The Plan of God

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In the Beginning
First day: It was good
 Second day: It was good
 Third day: It was good
 Fourth day: It was good
 Fifth day: It was good
 Sixth day (living creatures): It was good
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In the Beginning


Genesis 1:31 And God saw everything
that he had made, and, behold, it was
very good…

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Next Actions
1. Rested on the 7th day and refreshed
Himself (Exodus 31:17)
 2. Blessed the 7th day
 3. Set apart the 7th day from all the other
days
 Note: While not self-evident on it’s face,
at this point, God cared about the role the
Sabbath played in His Plan.
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In the Beginning
1. Perfection (Deuteronomy 32:4)
 2. Very Good (Genesis 1:31)
 3. Could have gone on like this but…
 4. Adam sinned and sent the world into a
tailspin of destruction and imperfection
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Questions
1. Was God caught off guard, unprepared
for the impending disaster that would
destroy His perfection?
 2. If not, then God had a plan
(“slain from the foundation…”)
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ontinuing
MOVE FORWARD IN TIME

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Abrahamic Covenant


Cut a covenant with Abraham to establish
a nation that would receive His
instructions with the intention that in the
living out of them, they would become a
light to the rest of the world.
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Mosaic Covenant
Exodus 19:5 Now therefore, if ye will
obey My voice indeed, and keep My
covenant, then ye shall be a peculiar
treasure unto Me above all people: for all
the earth is Mine.
 Exodus 19:8 And all the people answered
together, and said, “All that hw"hy hath


spoken we will do.” And Moses returned
the words of the people unto hw"hy.

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Mosaic Covenant
Exodus 20 – The Ten Commandments
 Our focus is the fourth (except in Catholic
Bibles where it is the third)
 Exodus 20:8 Remember the Sabbath
day, to keep it set apart from the other
days.
 Once again, we see that God cares about
the Sabbath
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Establishing a Baseline
When is the Sabbath first mentioned?
 ANS:
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Establishing a Baseline
When is the Sabbath first mentioned?
 ANS: Genesis 2:2-3
 We have a very good creation that
included the seventh day, resting,
blessing, and the seventh day being set
apart from the other days of the week.


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Genesis 1:14 and
Definitions



Genesis 1:14 And God said, “Let there be
lights in the firmament of the heaven to
divide the day from the night; and let
them be for signs, and for seasons, and
for days, and years.

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Genesis 1:14


Genesis 1:14 And God said, “Let there be
lights in the firmament of the heaven to
divide the day from the night; and let
them be for ttoa, and for dI[]Am , and

for days, and years.

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Genesis 1:14
 Ttoa (ot) (sign)

To signal something in some way…
 Examples of signs:
 The rainbow, circumcision, all the plagues
on Egypt, Joshua’s stones in the Jordan,
Isaiah 7:14, and…
 The Sabbath
(Exodus 31:13, 17; Ezekiel 20:12)
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Genesis 1:14
 dI[]Am (moed) (appointment)

To designate a time for a meeting
 Do you know what that means?
 God has a Day Timer
 He has appointments set when He wants
to meet with us
 We should find out when they are so we
can be present


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Genesis 1:14 Expanded


Genesis 1:14 And God said, “Let there be
lights in the firmament of the heaven to
divide the day from the night; and let
them be for signs, and to designate the
times for divine appointments…
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Continuing the Foundation
 War>q (qari) (proclaim)

It denotes primarily the enunciation of a
specific message.
 It is customarily addressed to a specific
recipient and is intended to elicit a
specific response.
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Continuing the Foundation



aer'q.m (miqra) ([dress] rehearsal)

Frequently translated as Convocation
and Assembly

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Review
 War>q (qari)

(proclaim)

 dI[]Am (moed) (appointment)


aer'q.m (miqra) (rehearsal, convocation)
assembly

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Leviticus 23:2-3


v2 Speak unto the children of Israel, and
say unto them, “Concerning the divinely
appointed times (sacred assemblings) of
hw"hy, which you shall proclaim to be holy

dress rehearsals, even these are My
divinely set appointments.”
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Leviticus 23:2-3
v3 Six days shall work be done: but the
seventh day is the Sabbath, a day for a
sacred assembly…
[HODF Expanded]
 Hebrews 10:25 Not forsaking the
assembling of ourselves together, as
some have begun to do…
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

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Note


If our Heavenly Father did not establish
a particular “appointment” as a call to
worship, we might want to look into who
did.

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Establishing a Baseline
Reasons the Sabbath were given?
 Exodus 31
 v13,17 – sign between hw"hy, and Israel


v15 – rest
 v17 – refreshing
 Leviticus 23:3 Sacred assembling
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Establishing a Baseline
Who is the Sabbath for?
 A popular answer is “the Jews”
 The Sabbath was one of the 10
commandments given in Exodus 20 at
Mount Sinai. Can you make a case that
the only people who were at the foot of
mount Sinai when the 10 commandments
were given were the tribe of Judah?
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Who is the Sabbath for?
Mark 2:27 And he [Yeshua] said unto
them, “The Sabbath was made for
mankind ( a;nqrwpoj ), and not man for the
Sabbath.”
 Prophecies about the Gentiles
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Who is the Sabbath for?


Isaiah 56:2 Blessed is the man that
doeth this, and the son of man that
layeth hold on it; that keepeth the
Sabbath from polluting it…

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Who is the Sabbath for?


Isaiah 56:4 For thus saith hw"hy unto the

eunuchs that keep My Sabbaths, and
choose the things that please Me, and
take hold of My covenant…

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Who is the Sabbath for?


Isaiah 56:6 Also the sons of the stranger,
that join themselves to hw"hy, to serve
Him, and to love the name of hw"hy, to be
His servants, every one that keepeth the
Sabbath from polluting it, and taketh hold
of My covenant;

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Who is the Sabbath for?


Isaiah 58:13 If thou turn away thy foot
from the Sabbath, from doing thy
pleasure on My holy day; and call the
Sabbath a delight, the holy of hw"hy,

honourable; and shalt honour Him, not
doing thine own ways, nor finding thine
own pleasure, nor speaking thine own
words:

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Who is the Sabbath for?


Isaiah 58:14 Then shalt thou delight
thyself in hw"hy; and I will cause thee to

ride upon the high places of the earth,
and feed thee with the heritage of
Jacob thy father: for the mouth of hw"hy
hath spoken it.

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Who is the Sabbath for?
Ephesians 2:11 Wherefore remember,
that you, being in time past Gentiles in
the flesh…
 v12 That at that time you were without
Messiah, separated [ avphllotriwme,noi ] from
the Commonwealth of Israel, and
excluded [ xe,noi ] from the covenants of
promise, having no hope, and without
God in the world:


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Who is the Sabbath for?
Ephesians 2:13 But now in Messiah
Yeshua you, who previously were far
away have been brought near by the
blood of Messiah.
 v14 For he is our peace, who has joined
both groups into one, destroying the
barrier of tradition that had separated
Jews and Gentiles.


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Who is the Sabbath for?


Ephesians 2:15 Having abolished in his
flesh the enmity, even the law of
commandments contained in man’s
traditions; that in himself he might make
the two into one new man, thus
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Who is the Sabbath for?


Ephesians 2:19 Now therefore, you are
no longer excluded from citizenship in
God’s Kingdom, but fellow citizens with
the saints, and of the household of God.
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Who is the Sabbath for?
Romans 11:17 And if some of the
branches be broken off, and thou, being
a wild olive tree, were grafted in among
them, and with them partakest of the
root and fatness of the olive tree;
 v18 Boast not against the branches…


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At the Time of Creation
Creation was perfect
 During creation, the Sabbath was
established as a sign and a Divinely
Appointed Time of rest and refreshing
 At creation, God cared about the role
the Sabbath would play for mankind.
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At the Time of Moses
At the time of Moses, the 10
commandments were given to all the
tribes of Israel (not just Judah) as well
as all those who chose to leave Egypt
and become part of Israel.
 Within the 10 commandments, one
states: “Remember the Sabbath day, to
keep it holy”.


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At the Time of Moses
Exodus states that when Yahweh's
Sabbath is observed by Israel, it is a
sign.
 God explained that the Sabbath is to
provide rest from 6 days of labor and a
refreshing.
 It is clear that at this time, God cared
about the role the Sabbath would play
for Israel.


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At the Time of the Prophets
During the time of the prophets, Isaiah
states that the Sabbath is for all and in
the keeping of it is great blessing.
 It is clear that at this time, God cared
about the role the Sabbath would play
for Israel and all those who chose to
became a part of Israel.


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At the Time of the First
Century

Yeshua said that the Sabbath was
made for mankind.
 Romans states that we Gentiles have
been grafted into Israel.
 Ephesians states that in the past, we
were Gentiles who were separated from
the Commonwealth of Israel, excluded
from the covenants of promise, having
no hope, and without God.


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At the Time of the First
Century

Yeshua's work has allowed us Gentiles
to become a part of Israel, no longer
excluded from citizenship in God's
kingdom, fellow citizens with the saints,
and the household of God.
 It is clear that at this time, God cared
about the role the Sabbath would play
for Israel.
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he Plan of God

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What is the Plan of God?
Acts 3:20 And He shall send Yeshua
the Messiah, which before was
preached unto you:
 Acts 3:21 Where in heaven he must
remain until the time to begin the
restoration of all things, which God hath
spoken by the mouth of all His holy
prophets since the world began.


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What is the Plan of God?
When does the restoration of all things
begin?
 When does Yeshua leave heaven to
establish his kingdom on Earth?
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What is the Plan of God?
During the Millennial Kingdom, what
role does the Sabbath play?
 Speaking of the priests it says, “And in
controversy they shall stand in
judgment; and they shall judge it
according to My judgments: and they
shall keep My Torah and My statutes in
all Mine assemblies; and they shall
hallow my Sabbaths. Ezekiel 44:24


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What is the Plan of God?
During the Millennial Kingdom, what
role does the Sabbath play?
 Likewise, the people of the land shall
worship at the door of this gate before
hw"hy in the Sabbaths and in the new


moons. Ezekiel 46:3
 It is clear that at this time, God cares
about the role the Sabbath will play for
all mankind.
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What is the Plan of God?
After the New Heavens and the New
Earth, what role does the Sabbath play?
 “For as the New Heavens and the New
Earth, which I will make, shall remain
before me, saith hw"hy, so shall your


seed and your name remain.”
Isaiah 66:22

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What is the Plan of God?
After the New Heavens and the New
Earth, what role does the Sabbath play?
 “And it shall come to pass, that from
one new moon to another, and from one
Sabbath to another, shall all flesh come
to worship before me, saith hw"hy…


Isaiah 66:23

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What is the Plan of God?
After the New Heavens and the New
Earth, what role does the Sabbath play?
 It is clear that at this time, God cares
about the role the Sabbath will play for
all mankind.
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The Restoration of All Things

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Malachi 3:6 For I am hw"hy,
I change not…

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The Time of the Gentiles
How long was the Sabbath to last?
 Exodus 31:16 Wherefore the children of
Israel shall keep the Sabbath, to observe
the Sabbath throughout their generations,
obeying the covenant on a continuous
basis.
 I have Good News and Bad News
 Romans 9:6, Galatians 6:16
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How long was the Sabbath
to last?

Acts 13:14 But when they departed from
Perga, they came to Antioch in Pisidia,
and went into the synagogue on the
Sabbath day, and sat down.
 v15 And after the reading of the law and
the prophets, the rulers of the
synagogue said unto them, “You men
and brethren, if ye have any word of
exhortation for the people, say on.”


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How long was the Sabbath
to last?

Acts 13:42 And when the Jews were
gone out of the synagogue, the Gentiles
asked that these words might be
preached to them the next Sabbath.
 v44 And the next Sabbath day came
almost the whole city together to hear
the word of God.
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How long was the Sabbath
to last?

Even with this evidence (and there is
much much more), some will say that at
the death of Yeshua, the Sabbath was
replaced with Sunday.
 Verses used to support that include
Colossians 2:16-17; Galatians 4:10;
Romans 10:4, 14:5-6; just to name a
few.
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What We Learned is that The Most
High cares about the Sabbath from
the time it was created until the
restoration is completed and beyond!

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1 Samuel 2:3 says “by Him actions
are weighed.”
Hosea 4:6a says “My people are
destroyed for lack of knowledge.”
Hosea 4:6b says “Since you have
forgotten the Torah of your God, I will
also forget your children.”
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Even a pagan understands that they
need to find out what their pagan deity
desires…
Why can’t we apply this same principle
and search the Scriptures for the truth,
and find the ancient paths.
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Matthew 7:21 “Many will say Lord,
Lord…”
He says “Depart from me, you who
disregard my Divine instructions.”
II Corinthians 13:5 Examine
yourselves. Determine if you are still
following the truth.
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Don’t get caught saying “But Lord, I
didn’t know” and Him responding “My
child, I put before you that which
could help you recover the truth, the
ancient paths (Jeremiah 6:16) and
you couldn’t even check it out?”

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Is this how a child honors their
Father?
Ezekiel 22:26 The leaders of Israel
have hidden their eyes from My
Sabbaths, and I am profaned among
them.
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he Sabbath in

The Plan of God

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In the Beginning
First day: It was good
 Second day: It was good
 Third day: It was good
 Fourth day: It was good
 Fifth day: It was good
 Sixth day (living creatures): It was good
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In the Beginning


Genesis 1:31 And God saw everything
that he had made, and, behold, it was
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Next Actions
1. Rested on the 7th day and refreshed
Himself (Exodus 31:17)
 2. Blessed the 7th day
 3. Set apart the 7th day from all the other
days
 Note: While not self-evident on it’s face,
at this point, God cared about the role the
Sabbath played in His Plan.
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In the Beginning
1. Perfection (Deuteronomy 32:4)
 2. Very Good (Genesis 1:31)
 3. Could have gone on like this but…
 4. Adam sinned and sent the world into a
tailspin of destruction and imperfection
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Questions
1. Was God caught off guard, unprepared
for the impending disaster that would
destroy His perfection?
 2. If not, then God had a plan
(“slain from the foundation…”)
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ontinuing
MOVE FORWARD IN TIME

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Abrahamic Covenant


Cut a covenant with Abraham to establish
a nation that would receive His
instructions with the intention that in the
living out of them, they would become a
light to the rest of the world.
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Mosaic Covenant
Exodus 19:5 Now therefore, if ye will
obey My voice indeed, and keep My
covenant, then ye shall be a peculiar
treasure unto Me above all people: for all
the earth is Mine.
 Exodus 19:8 And all the people answered
together, and said, “All that hw"hy hath


spoken we will do.” And Moses returned
the words of the people unto hw"hy.

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Mosaic Covenant
Exodus 20 – The Ten Commandments
 Our focus is the fourth (except in Catholic
Bibles where it is the third)
 Exodus 20:8 Remember the Sabbath
day, to keep it set apart from the other
days.
 Once again, we see that God cares about
the Sabbath
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Establishing a Baseline
When is the Sabbath first mentioned?
 ANS:
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Establishing a Baseline
When is the Sabbath first mentioned?
 ANS: Genesis 2:2-3
 We have a very good creation that
included the seventh day, resting,
blessing, and the seventh day being set
apart from the other days of the week.
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Genesis 1:14 and
Definitions



Genesis 1:14 And God said, “Let there be
lights in the firmament of the heaven to
divide the day from the night; and let
them be for signs, and for seasons, and
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Genesis 1:14


Genesis 1:14 And God said, “Let there be
lights in the firmament of the heaven to
divide the day from the night; and let
them be for ttoa, and for dI[]Am , and

for days, and years.

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Genesis 1:14
 Ttoa (ot) (sign)

To signal something in some way…
 Examples of signs:
 The rainbow, circumcision, all the plagues
on Egypt, Joshua’s stones in the Jordan,
Isaiah 7:14, and…
 The Sabbath
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Genesis 1:14
 dI[]Am (moed) (appointment)

To designate a time for a meeting
 Do you know what that means?
 God has a Day Timer
 He has appointments set when He wants
to meet with us
 We should find out when they are so we
can be present
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Genesis 1:14 Expanded


Genesis 1:14 And God said, “Let there be
lights in the firmament of the heaven to
divide the day from the night; and let
them be for signs, and to designate the
times for divine appointments…
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Continuing the Foundation
 War>q (qari) (proclaim)

It denotes primarily the enunciation of a
specific message.
 It is customarily addressed to a specific
recipient and is intended to elicit a
specific response.
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Continuing the Foundation

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aer'q.m (miqra) ([dress] rehearsal)

Frequently translated as Convocation
and Assembly

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Review
 War>q (qari)

(proclaim)

 dI[]Am (moed) (appointment)


aer'q.m (miqra) (rehearsal, convocation)
assembly

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Leviticus 23:2-3


v2 Speak unto the children of Israel, and
say unto them, “Concerning the divinely
appointed times (sacred assemblings) of
hw"hy, which you shall proclaim to be holy

dress rehearsals, even these are My
divinely set appointments.”
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Leviticus 23:2-3
v3 Six days shall work be done: but the
seventh day is the Sabbath, a day for a
sacred assembly…
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 Hebrews 10:25 Not forsaking the
assembling of ourselves together, as
some have begun to do…
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Note


If our Heavenly Father did not establish
a particular “appointment” as a call to
worship, we might want to look into who
did.

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Establishing a Baseline
Reasons the Sabbath were given?
 Exodus 31
 v13,17 – sign between hw"hy, and Israel


v15 – rest
 v17 – refreshing
 Leviticus 23:3 Sacred assembling
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Establishing a Baseline
Who is the Sabbath for?
 A popular answer is “the Jews”
 The Sabbath was one of the 10
commandments given in Exodus 20 at
Mount Sinai. Can you make a case that
the only people who were at the foot of
mount Sinai when the 10 commandments
were given were the tribe of Judah?
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Who is the Sabbath for?
Mark 2:27 And he [Yeshua] said unto
them, “The Sabbath was made for
mankind ( a;nqrwpoj ), and not man for the
Sabbath.”
 Prophecies about the Gentiles
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Who is the Sabbath for?


Isaiah 56:2 Blessed is the man that
doeth this, and the son of man that
layeth hold on it; that keepeth the
Sabbath from polluting it…

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Who is the Sabbath for?


Isaiah 56:4 For thus saith hw"hy unto the

eunuchs that keep My Sabbaths, and
choose the things that please Me, and
take hold of My covenant…

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Who is the Sabbath for?


Isaiah 56:6 Also the sons of the stranger,
that join themselves to hw"hy, to serve
Him, and to love the name of hw"hy, to be
His servants, every one that keepeth the
Sabbath from polluting it, and taketh hold
of My covenant;

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Who is the Sabbath for?


Isaiah 58:13 If thou turn away thy foot
from the Sabbath, from doing thy
pleasure on My holy day; and call the
Sabbath a delight, the holy of hw"hy,

honourable; and shalt honour Him, not
doing thine own ways, nor finding thine
own pleasure, nor speaking thine own
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Who is the Sabbath for?


Isaiah 58:14 Then shalt thou delight
thyself in hw"hy; and I will cause thee to

ride upon the high places of the earth,
and feed thee with the heritage of
Jacob thy father: for the mouth of hw"hy
hath spoken it.

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Who is the Sabbath for?
Ephesians 2:11 Wherefore remember,
that you, being in time past Gentiles in
the flesh…
 v12 That at that time you were without
Messiah, separated [ avphllotriwme,noi ] from
the Commonwealth of Israel, and
excluded [ xe,noi ] from the covenants of
promise, having no hope, and without
God in the world:


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Who is the Sabbath for?
Ephesians 2:13 But now in Messiah
Yeshua you, who previously were far
away have been brought near by the
blood of Messiah.
 v14 For he is our peace, who has joined
both groups into one, destroying the
barrier of tradition that had separated
Jews and Gentiles.


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Who is the Sabbath for?


Ephesians 2:15 Having abolished in his
flesh the enmity, even the law of
commandments contained in man’s
traditions; that in himself he might make
the two into one new man, thus
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Who is the Sabbath for?


Ephesians 2:19 Now therefore, you are
no longer excluded from citizenship in
God’s Kingdom, but fellow citizens with
the saints, and of the household of God.
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Who is the Sabbath for?
Romans 11:17 And if some of the
branches be broken off, and thou, being
a wild olive tree, were grafted in among
them, and with them partakest of the
root and fatness of the olive tree;
 v18 Boast not against the branches…
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At the Time of Creation
Creation was perfect
 During creation, the Sabbath was
established as a sign and a Divinely
Appointed Time of rest and refreshing
 At creation, God cared about the role
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At the Time of Moses
At the time of Moses, the 10
commandments were given to all the
tribes of Israel (not just Judah) as well
as all those who chose to leave Egypt
and become part of Israel.
 Within the 10 commandments, one
states: “Remember the Sabbath day, to
keep it holy”.
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At the Time of Moses
Exodus states that when Yahweh's
Sabbath is observed by Israel, it is a
sign.
 God explained that the Sabbath is to
provide rest from 6 days of labor and a
refreshing.
 It is clear that at this time, God cared
about the role the Sabbath would play
for Israel.
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At the Time of the Prophets
During the time of the prophets, Isaiah
states that the Sabbath is for all and in
the keeping of it is great blessing.
 It is clear that at this time, God cared
about the role the Sabbath would play
for Israel and all those who chose to
became a part of Israel.


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At the Time of the First
Century

Yeshua said that the Sabbath was
made for mankind.
 Romans states that we Gentiles have
been grafted into Israel.
 Ephesians states that in the past, we
were Gentiles who were separated from
the Commonwealth of Israel, excluded
from the covenants of promise, having
no hope, and without God.
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At the Time of the First
Century

Yeshua's work has allowed us Gentiles
to become a part of Israel, no longer
excluded from citizenship in God's
kingdom, fellow citizens with the saints,
and the household of God.
 It is clear that at this time, God cared
about the role the Sabbath would play
for Israel.


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he Plan of God

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What is the Plan of God?
Acts 3:20 And He shall send Yeshua
the Messiah, which before was
preached unto you:
 Acts 3:21 Where in heaven he must
remain until the time to begin the
restoration of all things, which God hath
spoken by the mouth of all His holy
prophets since the world began.


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What is the Plan of God?
When does the restoration of all things
begin?
 When does Yeshua leave heaven to
establish his kingdom on Earth?


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What is the Plan of God?
During the Millennial Kingdom, what
role does the Sabbath play?
 Speaking of the priests it says, “And in
controversy they shall stand in
judgment; and they shall judge it
according to My judgments: and they
shall keep My Torah and My statutes in
all Mine assemblies; and they shall
hallow my Sabbaths. Ezekiel 44:24


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What is the Plan of God?
During the Millennial Kingdom, what
role does the Sabbath play?
 Likewise, the people of the land shall
worship at the door of this gate before
hw"hy in the Sabbaths and in the new


moons. Ezekiel 46:3
 It is clear that at this time, God cares
about the role the Sabbath will play for
all mankind.
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What is the Plan of God?
After the New Heavens and the New
Earth, what role does the Sabbath play?
 “For as the New Heavens and the New
Earth, which I will make, shall remain
before me, saith hw"hy, so shall your


seed and your name remain.”
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What is the Plan of God?
After the New Heavens and the New
Earth, what role does the Sabbath play?
 “And it shall come to pass, that from
one new moon to another, and from one
Sabbath to another, shall all flesh come
to worship before me, saith hw"hy…


Isaiah 66:23

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After the New Heavens and the New
Earth, what role does the Sabbath play?
 It is clear that at this time, God cares
about the role the Sabbath will play for
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The Restoration of All Things

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Malachi 3:6 For I am hw"hy,
I change not…

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The Time of the Gentiles
How long was the Sabbath to last?
 Exodus 31:16 Wherefore the children of
Israel shall keep the Sabbath, to observe
the Sabbath throughout their generations,
obeying the covenant on a continuous
basis.
 I have Good News and Bad News
 Romans 9:6, Galatians 6:16


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How long was the Sabbath
to last?

Acts 13:14 But when they departed from
Perga, they came to Antioch in Pisidia,
and went into the synagogue on the
Sabbath day, and sat down.
 v15 And after the reading of the law and
the prophets, the rulers of the
synagogue said unto them, “You men
and brethren, if ye have any word of
exhortation for the people, say on.”


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How long was the Sabbath
to last?

Acts 13:42 And when the Jews were
gone out of the synagogue, the Gentiles
asked that these words might be
preached to them the next Sabbath.
 v44 And the next Sabbath day came
almost the whole city together to hear
the word of God.
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How long was the Sabbath
to last?

Even with this evidence (and there is
much much more), some will say that at
the death of Yeshua, the Sabbath was
replaced with Sunday.
 Verses used to support that include
Colossians 2:16-17; Galatians 4:10;
Romans 10:4, 14:5-6; just to name a
few.
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What We Learned is that The Most
High cares about the Sabbath from
the time it was created until the
restoration is completed and beyond!

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1 Samuel 2:3 says “by Him actions
are weighed.”
Hosea 4:6a says “My people are
destroyed for lack of knowledge.”
Hosea 4:6b says “Since you have
forgotten the Torah of your God, I will
also forget your children.”
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Even a pagan understands that they
need to find out what their pagan deity
desires…
Why can’t we apply this same principle
and search the Scriptures for the truth,
and find the ancient paths.
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Matthew 7:21 “Many will say Lord,
Lord…”
He says “Depart from me, you who
disregard my Divine instructions.”
II Corinthians 13:5 Examine
yourselves. Determine if you are still
following the truth.
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Don’t get caught saying “But Lord, I
didn’t know” and Him responding “My
child, I put before you that which
could help you recover the truth, the
ancient paths (Jeremiah 6:16) and
you couldn’t even check it out?”

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Is this how a child honors their
Father?
Ezekiel 22:26 The leaders of Israel
have hidden their eyes from My
Sabbaths, and I am profaned among
them.
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he Sabbath in

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In the Beginning
First day: It was good
 Second day: It was good
 Third day: It was good
 Fourth day: It was good
 Fifth day: It was good
 Sixth day (living creatures): It was good
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In the Beginning


Genesis 1:31 And God saw everything
that he had made, and, behold, it was
very good…

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Next Actions
1. Rested on the 7th day and refreshed
Himself (Exodus 31:17)
 2. Blessed the 7th day
 3. Set apart the 7th day from all the other
days
 Note: While not self-evident on it’s face,
at this point, God cared about the role the
Sabbath played in His Plan.


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In the Beginning
1. Perfection (Deuteronomy 32:4)
 2. Very Good (Genesis 1:31)
 3. Could have gone on like this but…
 4. Adam sinned and sent the world into a
tailspin of destruction and imperfection


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Questions
1. Was God caught off guard, unprepared
for the impending disaster that would
destroy His perfection?
 2. If not, then God had a plan
(“slain from the foundation…”)
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ontinuing
MOVE FORWARD IN TIME

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Abrahamic Covenant


Cut a covenant with Abraham to establish
a nation that would receive His
instructions with the intention that in the
living out of them, they would become a
light to the rest of the world.
(Deuteronomy 4:6-8)

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Mosaic Covenant
Exodus 19:5 Now therefore, if ye will
obey My voice indeed, and keep My
covenant, then ye shall be a peculiar
treasure unto Me above all people: for all
the earth is Mine.
 Exodus 19:8 And all the people answered
together, and said, “All that hw"hy hath


spoken we will do.” And Moses returned
the words of the people unto hw"hy.

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Mosaic Covenant
Exodus 20 – The Ten Commandments
 Our focus is the fourth (except in Catholic
Bibles where it is the third)
 Exodus 20:8 Remember the Sabbath
day, to keep it set apart from the other
days.
 Once again, we see that God cares about
the Sabbath


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Establishing a Baseline
When is the Sabbath first mentioned?
 ANS:
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Establishing a Baseline
When is the Sabbath first mentioned?
 ANS: Genesis 2:2-3
 We have a very good creation that
included the seventh day, resting,
blessing, and the seventh day being set
apart from the other days of the week.


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Genesis 1:14 and
Definitions



Genesis 1:14 And God said, “Let there be
lights in the firmament of the heaven to
divide the day from the night; and let
them be for signs, and for seasons, and
for days, and years.

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Genesis 1:14


Genesis 1:14 And God said, “Let there be
lights in the firmament of the heaven to
divide the day from the night; and let
them be for ttoa, and for dI[]Am , and

for days, and years.

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Genesis 1:14
 Ttoa (ot) (sign)

To signal something in some way…
 Examples of signs:
 The rainbow, circumcision, all the plagues
on Egypt, Joshua’s stones in the Jordan,
Isaiah 7:14, and…
 The Sabbath
(Exodus 31:13, 17; Ezekiel 20:12)


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Genesis 1:14
 dI[]Am (moed) (appointment)

To designate a time for a meeting
 Do you know what that means?
 God has a Day Timer
 He has appointments set when He wants
to meet with us
 We should find out when they are so we
can be present


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Genesis 1:14 Expanded


Genesis 1:14 And God said, “Let there be
lights in the firmament of the heaven to
divide the day from the night; and let
them be for signs, and to designate the
times for divine appointments…
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Continuing the Foundation
 War>q (qari) (proclaim)

It denotes primarily the enunciation of a
specific message.
 It is customarily addressed to a specific
recipient and is intended to elicit a
specific response.


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Continuing the Foundation



aer'q.m (miqra) ([dress] rehearsal)

Frequently translated as Convocation
and Assembly

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Review
 War>q (qari)

(proclaim)

 dI[]Am (moed) (appointment)


aer'q.m (miqra) (rehearsal, convocation)
assembly

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Leviticus 23:2-3


v2 Speak unto the children of Israel, and
say unto them, “Concerning the divinely
appointed times (sacred assemblings) of
hw"hy, which you shall proclaim to be holy

dress rehearsals, even these are My
divinely set appointments.”
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Leviticus 23:2-3
v3 Six days shall work be done: but the
seventh day is the Sabbath, a day for a
sacred assembly…
[HODF Expanded]
 Hebrews 10:25 Not forsaking the
assembling of ourselves together, as
some have begun to do…
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

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Note


If our Heavenly Father did not establish
a particular “appointment” as a call to
worship, we might want to look into who
did.

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Establishing a Baseline
Reasons the Sabbath were given?
 Exodus 31
 v13,17 – sign between hw"hy, and Israel


v15 – rest
 v17 – refreshing
 Leviticus 23:3 Sacred assembling


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Establishing a Baseline
Who is the Sabbath for?
 A popular answer is “the Jews”
 The Sabbath was one of the 10
commandments given in Exodus 20 at
Mount Sinai. Can you make a case that
the only people who were at the foot of
mount Sinai when the 10 commandments
were given were the tribe of Judah?


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Who is the Sabbath for?
Mark 2:27 And he [Yeshua] said unto
them, “The Sabbath was made for
mankind ( a;nqrwpoj ), and not man for the
Sabbath.”
 Prophecies about the Gentiles


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Who is the Sabbath for?


Isaiah 56:2 Blessed is the man that
doeth this, and the son of man that
layeth hold on it; that keepeth the
Sabbath from polluting it…

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Who is the Sabbath for?


Isaiah 56:4 For thus saith hw"hy unto the

eunuchs that keep My Sabbaths, and
choose the things that please Me, and
take hold of My covenant…

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Who is the Sabbath for?


Isaiah 56:6 Also the sons of the stranger,
that join themselves to hw"hy, to serve
Him, and to love the name of hw"hy, to be
His servants, every one that keepeth the
Sabbath from polluting it, and taketh hold
of My covenant;

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Who is the Sabbath for?


Isaiah 58:13 If thou turn away thy foot
from the Sabbath, from doing thy
pleasure on My holy day; and call the
Sabbath a delight, the holy of hw"hy,

honourable; and shalt honour Him, not
doing thine own ways, nor finding thine
own pleasure, nor speaking thine own
words:

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Who is the Sabbath for?


Isaiah 58:14 Then shalt thou delight
thyself in hw"hy; and I will cause thee to

ride upon the high places of the earth,
and feed thee with the heritage of
Jacob thy father: for the mouth of hw"hy
hath spoken it.

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Who is the Sabbath for?
Ephesians 2:11 Wherefore remember,
that you, being in time past Gentiles in
the flesh…
 v12 That at that time you were without
Messiah, separated [ avphllotriwme,noi ] from
the Commonwealth of Israel, and
excluded [ xe,noi ] from the covenants of
promise, having no hope, and without
God in the world:


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Who is the Sabbath for?
Ephesians 2:13 But now in Messiah
Yeshua you, who previously were far
away have been brought near by the
blood of Messiah.
 v14 For he is our peace, who has joined
both groups into one, destroying the
barrier of tradition that had separated
Jews and Gentiles.


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Who is the Sabbath for?


Ephesians 2:15 Having abolished in his
flesh the enmity, even the law of
commandments contained in man’s
traditions; that in himself he might make
the two into one new man, thus
establishing peace.

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Who is the Sabbath for?


Ephesians 2:19 Now therefore, you are
no longer excluded from citizenship in
God’s Kingdom, but fellow citizens with
the saints, and of the household of God.
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Who is the Sabbath for?
Romans 11:17 And if some of the
branches be broken off, and thou, being
a wild olive tree, were grafted in among
them, and with them partakest of the
root and fatness of the olive tree;
 v18 Boast not against the branches…


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At the Time of Creation
Creation was perfect
 During creation, the Sabbath was
established as a sign and a Divinely
Appointed Time of rest and refreshing
 At creation, God cared about the role
the Sabbath would play for mankind.


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At the Time of Moses
At the time of Moses, the 10
commandments were given to all the
tribes of Israel (not just Judah) as well
as all those who chose to leave Egypt
and become part of Israel.
 Within the 10 commandments, one
states: “Remember the Sabbath day, to
keep it holy”.


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At the Time of Moses
Exodus states that when Yahweh's
Sabbath is observed by Israel, it is a
sign.
 God explained that the Sabbath is to
provide rest from 6 days of labor and a
refreshing.
 It is clear that at this time, God cared
about the role the Sabbath would play
for Israel.


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At the Time of the Prophets
During the time of the prophets, Isaiah
states that the Sabbath is for all and in
the keeping of it is great blessing.
 It is clear that at this time, God cared
about the role the Sabbath would play
for Israel and all those who chose to
became a part of Israel.


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At the Time of the First
Century

Yeshua said that the Sabbath was
made for mankind.
 Romans states that we Gentiles have
been grafted into Israel.
 Ephesians states that in the past, we
were Gentiles who were separated from
the Commonwealth of Israel, excluded
from the covenants of promise, having
no hope, and without God.


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At the Time of the First
Century

Yeshua's work has allowed us Gentiles
to become a part of Israel, no longer
excluded from citizenship in God's
kingdom, fellow citizens with the saints,
and the household of God.
 It is clear that at this time, God cared
about the role the Sabbath would play
for Israel.


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he Plan of God

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What is the Plan of God?
Acts 3:20 And He shall send Yeshua
the Messiah, which before was
preached unto you:
 Acts 3:21 Where in heaven he must
remain until the time to begin the
restoration of all things, which God hath
spoken by the mouth of all His holy
prophets since the world began.


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What is the Plan of God?
When does the restoration of all things
begin?
 When does Yeshua leave heaven to
establish his kingdom on Earth?


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What is the Plan of God?
During the Millennial Kingdom, what
role does the Sabbath play?
 Speaking of the priests it says, “And in
controversy they shall stand in
judgment; and they shall judge it
according to My judgments: and they
shall keep My Torah and My statutes in
all Mine assemblies; and they shall
hallow my Sabbaths. Ezekiel 44:24


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What is the Plan of God?
During the Millennial Kingdom, what
role does the Sabbath play?
 Likewise, the people of the land shall
worship at the door of this gate before
hw"hy in the Sabbaths and in the new


moons. Ezekiel 46:3
 It is clear that at this time, God cares
about the role the Sabbath will play for
all mankind.
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What is the Plan of God?
After the New Heavens and the New
Earth, what role does the Sabbath play?
 “For as the New Heavens and the New
Earth, which I will make, shall remain
before me, saith hw"hy, so shall your


seed and your name remain.”
Isaiah 66:22

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What is the Plan of God?
After the New Heavens and the New
Earth, what role does the Sabbath play?
 “And it shall come to pass, that from
one new moon to another, and from one
Sabbath to another, shall all flesh come
to worship before me, saith hw"hy…


Isaiah 66:23

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What is the Plan of God?
After the New Heavens and the New
Earth, what role does the Sabbath play?
 It is clear that at this time, God cares
about the role the Sabbath will play for
all mankind.
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The Restoration of All Things

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Malachi 3:6 For I am hw"hy,
I change not…

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The Time of the Gentiles
How long was the Sabbath to last?
 Exodus 31:16 Wherefore the children of
Israel shall keep the Sabbath, to observe
the Sabbath throughout their generations,
obeying the covenant on a continuous
basis.
 I have Good News and Bad News
 Romans 9:6, Galatians 6:16


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How long was the Sabbath
to last?

Acts 13:14 But when they departed from
Perga, they came to Antioch in Pisidia,
and went into the synagogue on the
Sabbath day, and sat down.
 v15 And after the reading of the law and
the prophets, the rulers of the
synagogue said unto them, “You men
and brethren, if ye have any word of
exhortation for the people, say on.”


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How long was the Sabbath
to last?

Acts 13:42 And when the Jews were
gone out of the synagogue, the Gentiles
asked that these words might be
preached to them the next Sabbath.
 v44 And the next Sabbath day came
almost the whole city together to hear
the word of God.


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How long was the Sabbath
to last?

Even with this evidence (and there is
much much more), some will say that at
the death of Yeshua, the Sabbath was
replaced with Sunday.
 Verses used to support that include
Colossians 2:16-17; Galatians 4:10;
Romans 10:4, 14:5-6; just to name a
few.


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What We Learned is that The Most
High cares about the Sabbath from
the time it was created until the
restoration is completed and beyond!

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1 Samuel 2:3 says “by Him actions
are weighed.”
Hosea 4:6a says “My people are
destroyed for lack of knowledge.”
Hosea 4:6b says “Since you have
forgotten the Torah of your God, I will
also forget your children.”
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Even a pagan understands that they
need to find out what their pagan deity
desires…
Why can’t we apply this same principle
and search the Scriptures for the truth,
and find the ancient paths.
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Matthew 7:21 “Many will say Lord,
Lord…”
He says “Depart from me, you who
disregard my Divine instructions.”
II Corinthians 13:5 Examine
yourselves. Determine if you are still
following the truth.
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Don’t get caught saying “But Lord, I
didn’t know” and Him responding “My
child, I put before you that which
could help you recover the truth, the
ancient paths (Jeremiah 6:16) and
you couldn’t even check it out?”

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Is this how a child honors their
Father?
Ezekiel 22:26 The leaders of Israel
have hidden their eyes from My
Sabbaths, and I am profaned among
them.
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September
2011
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he Sabbath in

The Plan of God

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In the Beginning
First day: It was good
 Second day: It was good
 Third day: It was good
 Fourth day: It was good
 Fifth day: It was good
 Sixth day (living creatures): It was good


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In the Beginning


Genesis 1:31 And God saw everything
that he had made, and, behold, it was
very good…

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Next Actions
1. Rested on the 7th day and refreshed
Himself (Exodus 31:17)
 2. Blessed the 7th day
 3. Set apart the 7th day from all the other
days
 Note: While not self-evident on it’s face,
at this point, God cared about the role the
Sabbath played in His Plan.


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In the Beginning
1. Perfection (Deuteronomy 32:4)
 2. Very Good (Genesis 1:31)
 3. Could have gone on like this but…
 4. Adam sinned and sent the world into a
tailspin of destruction and imperfection


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Questions
1. Was God caught off guard, unprepared
for the impending disaster that would
destroy His perfection?
 2. If not, then God had a plan
(“slain from the foundation…”)


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ontinuing
MOVE FORWARD IN TIME

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Abrahamic Covenant


Cut a covenant with Abraham to establish
a nation that would receive His
instructions with the intention that in the
living out of them, they would become a
light to the rest of the world.
(Deuteronomy 4:6-8)

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Mosaic Covenant
Exodus 19:5 Now therefore, if ye will
obey My voice indeed, and keep My
covenant, then ye shall be a peculiar
treasure unto Me above all people: for all
the earth is Mine.
 Exodus 19:8 And all the people answered
together, and said, “All that hw"hy hath


spoken we will do.” And Moses returned
the words of the people unto hw"hy.

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Mosaic Covenant
Exodus 20 – The Ten Commandments
 Our focus is the fourth (except in Catholic
Bibles where it is the third)
 Exodus 20:8 Remember the Sabbath
day, to keep it set apart from the other
days.
 Once again, we see that God cares about
the Sabbath


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Establishing a Baseline
When is the Sabbath first mentioned?
 ANS:
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Establishing a Baseline
When is the Sabbath first mentioned?
 ANS: Genesis 2:2-3
 We have a very good creation that
included the seventh day, resting,
blessing, and the seventh day being set
apart from the other days of the week.
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Genesis 1:14 and
Definitions



Genesis 1:14 And God said, “Let there be
lights in the firmament of the heaven to
divide the day from the night; and let
them be for signs, and for seasons, and
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Genesis 1:14


Genesis 1:14 And God said, “Let there be
lights in the firmament of the heaven to
divide the day from the night; and let
them be for ttoa, and for dI[]Am , and

for days, and years.

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Genesis 1:14
 Ttoa (ot) (sign)

To signal something in some way…
 Examples of signs:
 The rainbow, circumcision, all the plagues
on Egypt, Joshua’s stones in the Jordan,
Isaiah 7:14, and…
 The Sabbath
(Exodus 31:13, 17; Ezekiel 20:12)


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Genesis 1:14
 dI[]Am (moed) (appointment)

To designate a time for a meeting
 Do you know what that means?
 God has a Day Timer
 He has appointments set when He wants
to meet with us
 We should find out when they are so we
can be present


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Genesis 1:14 Expanded


Genesis 1:14 And God said, “Let there be
lights in the firmament of the heaven to
divide the day from the night; and let
them be for signs, and to designate the
times for divine appointments…
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Continuing the Foundation
 War>q (qari) (proclaim)

It denotes primarily the enunciation of a
specific message.
 It is customarily addressed to a specific
recipient and is intended to elicit a
specific response.
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Continuing the Foundation



aer'q.m (miqra) ([dress] rehearsal)

Frequently translated as Convocation
and Assembly

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Review
 War>q (qari)

(proclaim)

 dI[]Am (moed) (appointment)


aer'q.m (miqra) (rehearsal, convocation)
assembly

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Leviticus 23:2-3


v2 Speak unto the children of Israel, and
say unto them, “Concerning the divinely
appointed times (sacred assemblings) of
hw"hy, which you shall proclaim to be holy

dress rehearsals, even these are My
divinely set appointments.”
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Leviticus 23:2-3
v3 Six days shall work be done: but the
seventh day is the Sabbath, a day for a
sacred assembly…
[HODF Expanded]
 Hebrews 10:25 Not forsaking the
assembling of ourselves together, as
some have begun to do…
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Note


If our Heavenly Father did not establish
a particular “appointment” as a call to
worship, we might want to look into who
did.

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Establishing a Baseline
Reasons the Sabbath were given?
 Exodus 31
 v13,17 – sign between hw"hy, and Israel


v15 – rest
 v17 – refreshing
 Leviticus 23:3 Sacred assembling
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Establishing a Baseline
Who is the Sabbath for?
 A popular answer is “the Jews”
 The Sabbath was one of the 10
commandments given in Exodus 20 at
Mount Sinai. Can you make a case that
the only people who were at the foot of
mount Sinai when the 10 commandments
were given were the tribe of Judah?


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Who is the Sabbath for?
Mark 2:27 And he [Yeshua] said unto
them, “The Sabbath was made for
mankind ( a;nqrwpoj ), and not man for the
Sabbath.”
 Prophecies about the Gentiles
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Who is the Sabbath for?


Isaiah 56:2 Blessed is the man that
doeth this, and the son of man that
layeth hold on it; that keepeth the
Sabbath from polluting it…

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Who is the Sabbath for?


Isaiah 56:4 For thus saith hw"hy unto the

eunuchs that keep My Sabbaths, and
choose the things that please Me, and
take hold of My covenant…

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Who is the Sabbath for?


Isaiah 56:6 Also the sons of the stranger,
that join themselves to hw"hy, to serve
Him, and to love the name of hw"hy, to be
His servants, every one that keepeth the
Sabbath from polluting it, and taketh hold
of My covenant;

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Who is the Sabbath for?


Isaiah 58:13 If thou turn away thy foot
from the Sabbath, from doing thy
pleasure on My holy day; and call the
Sabbath a delight, the holy of hw"hy,

honourable; and shalt honour Him, not
doing thine own ways, nor finding thine
own pleasure, nor speaking thine own
words:

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Who is the Sabbath for?


Isaiah 58:14 Then shalt thou delight
thyself in hw"hy; and I will cause thee to

ride upon the high places of the earth,
and feed thee with the heritage of
Jacob thy father: for the mouth of hw"hy
hath spoken it.

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Who is the Sabbath for?
Ephesians 2:11 Wherefore remember,
that you, being in time past Gentiles in
the flesh…
 v12 That at that time you were without
Messiah, separated [ avphllotriwme,noi ] from
the Commonwealth of Israel, and
excluded [ xe,noi ] from the covenants of
promise, having no hope, and without
God in the world:


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Who is the Sabbath for?
Ephesians 2:13 But now in Messiah
Yeshua you, who previously were far
away have been brought near by the
blood of Messiah.
 v14 For he is our peace, who has joined
both groups into one, destroying the
barrier of tradition that had separated
Jews and Gentiles.


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Who is the Sabbath for?


Ephesians 2:15 Having abolished in his
flesh the enmity, even the law of
commandments contained in man’s
traditions; that in himself he might make
the two into one new man, thus
establishing peace.

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Who is the Sabbath for?


Ephesians 2:19 Now therefore, you are
no longer excluded from citizenship in
God’s Kingdom, but fellow citizens with
the saints, and of the household of God.
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Who is the Sabbath for?
Romans 11:17 And if some of the
branches be broken off, and thou, being
a wild olive tree, were grafted in among
them, and with them partakest of the
root and fatness of the olive tree;
 v18 Boast not against the branches…


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At the Time of Creation
Creation was perfect
 During creation, the Sabbath was
established as a sign and a Divinely
Appointed Time of rest and refreshing
 At creation, God cared about the role
the Sabbath would play for mankind.
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At the Time of Moses
At the time of Moses, the 10
commandments were given to all the
tribes of Israel (not just Judah) as well
as all those who chose to leave Egypt
and become part of Israel.
 Within the 10 commandments, one
states: “Remember the Sabbath day, to
keep it holy”.


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At the Time of Moses
Exodus states that when Yahweh's
Sabbath is observed by Israel, it is a
sign.
 God explained that the Sabbath is to
provide rest from 6 days of labor and a
refreshing.
 It is clear that at this time, God cared
about the role the Sabbath would play
for Israel.


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At the Time of the Prophets
During the time of the prophets, Isaiah
states that the Sabbath is for all and in
the keeping of it is great blessing.
 It is clear that at this time, God cared
about the role the Sabbath would play
for Israel and all those who chose to
became a part of Israel.


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At the Time of the First
Century

Yeshua said that the Sabbath was
made for mankind.
 Romans states that we Gentiles have
been grafted into Israel.
 Ephesians states that in the past, we
were Gentiles who were separated from
the Commonwealth of Israel, excluded
from the covenants of promise, having
no hope, and without God.


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At the Time of the First
Century

Yeshua's work has allowed us Gentiles
to become a part of Israel, no longer
excluded from citizenship in God's
kingdom, fellow citizens with the saints,
and the household of God.
 It is clear that at this time, God cared
about the role the Sabbath would play
for Israel.


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he Plan of God

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What is the Plan of God?
Acts 3:20 And He shall send Yeshua
the Messiah, which before was
preached unto you:
 Acts 3:21 Where in heaven he must
remain until the time to begin the
restoration of all things, which God hath
spoken by the mouth of all His holy
prophets since the world began.


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What is the Plan of God?
When does the restoration of all things
begin?
 When does Yeshua leave heaven to
establish his kingdom on Earth?


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What is the Plan of God?
During the Millennial Kingdom, what
role does the Sabbath play?
 Speaking of the priests it says, “And in
controversy they shall stand in
judgment; and they shall judge it
according to My judgments: and they
shall keep My Torah and My statutes in
all Mine assemblies; and they shall
hallow my Sabbaths. Ezekiel 44:24


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What is the Plan of God?
During the Millennial Kingdom, what
role does the Sabbath play?
 Likewise, the people of the land shall
worship at the door of this gate before
hw"hy in the Sabbaths and in the new


moons. Ezekiel 46:3
 It is clear that at this time, God cares
about the role the Sabbath will play for
all mankind.
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What is the Plan of God?
After the New Heavens and the New
Earth, what role does the Sabbath play?
 “For as the New Heavens and the New
Earth, which I will make, shall remain
before me, saith hw"hy, so shall your


seed and your name remain.”
Isaiah 66:22

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What is the Plan of God?
After the New Heavens and the New
Earth, what role does the Sabbath play?
 “And it shall come to pass, that from
one new moon to another, and from one
Sabbath to another, shall all flesh come
to worship before me, saith hw"hy…


Isaiah 66:23

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What is the Plan of God?
After the New Heavens and the New
Earth, what role does the Sabbath play?
 It is clear that at this time, God cares
about the role the Sabbath will play for
all mankind.
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The Restoration of All Things

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Malachi 3:6 For I am hw"hy,
I change not…

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The Time of the Gentiles
How long was the Sabbath to last?
 Exodus 31:16 Wherefore the children of
Israel shall keep the Sabbath, to observe
the Sabbath throughout their generations,
obeying the covenant on a continuous
basis.
 I have Good News and Bad News
 Romans 9:6, Galatians 6:16
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How long was the Sabbath
to last?

Acts 13:14 But when they departed from
Perga, they came to Antioch in Pisidia,
and went into the synagogue on the
Sabbath day, and sat down.
 v15 And after the reading of the law and
the prophets, the rulers of the
synagogue said unto them, “You men
and brethren, if ye have any word of
exhortation for the people, say on.”


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How long was the Sabbath
to last?

Acts 13:42 And when the Jews were
gone out of the synagogue, the Gentiles
asked that these words might be
preached to them the next Sabbath.
 v44 And the next Sabbath day came
almost the whole city together to hear
the word of God.


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How long was the Sabbath
to last?

Even with this evidence (and there is
much much more), some will say that at
the death of Yeshua, the Sabbath was
replaced with Sunday.
 Verses used to support that include
Colossians 2:16-17; Galatians 4:10;
Romans 10:4, 14:5-6; just to name a
few.
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What We Learned is that The Most
High cares about the Sabbath from
the time it was created until the
restoration is completed and beyond!

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1 Samuel 2:3 says “by Him actions
are weighed.”
Hosea 4:6a says “My people are
destroyed for lack of knowledge.”
Hosea 4:6b says “Since you have
forgotten the Torah of your God, I will
also forget your children.”
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Even a pagan understands that they
need to find out what their pagan deity
desires…
Why can’t we apply this same principle
and search the Scriptures for the truth,
and find the ancient paths.
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Matthew 7:21 “Many will say Lord,
Lord…”
He says “Depart from me, you who
disregard my Divine instructions.”
II Corinthians 13:5 Examine
yourselves. Determine if you are still
following the truth.
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Don’t get caught saying “But Lord, I
didn’t know” and Him responding “My
child, I put before you that which
could help you recover the truth, the
ancient paths (Jeremiah 6:16) and
you couldn’t even check it out?”

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Is this how a child honors their
Father?
Ezekiel 22:26 The leaders of Israel
have hidden their eyes from My
Sabbaths, and I am profaned among
them.
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September
2011
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he Sabbath in

The Plan of God

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In the Beginning
First day: It was good
 Second day: It was good
 Third day: It was good
 Fourth day: It was good
 Fifth day: It was good
 Sixth day (living creatures): It was good
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In the Beginning


Genesis 1:31 And God saw everything
that he had made, and, behold, it was
very good…

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Next Actions
1. Rested on the 7th day and refreshed
Himself (Exodus 31:17)
 2. Blessed the 7th day
 3. Set apart the 7th day from all the other
days
 Note: While not self-evident on it’s face,
at this point, God cared about the role the
Sabbath played in His Plan.
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In the Beginning
1. Perfection (Deuteronomy 32:4)
 2. Very Good (Genesis 1:31)
 3. Could have gone on like this but…
 4. Adam sinned and sent the world into a
tailspin of destruction and imperfection
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Questions
1. Was God caught off guard, unprepared
for the impending disaster that would
destroy His perfection?
 2. If not, then God had a plan
(“slain from the foundation…”)
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ontinuing
MOVE FORWARD IN TIME

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Abrahamic Covenant


Cut a covenant with Abraham to establish
a nation that would receive His
instructions with the intention that in the
living out of them, they would become a
light to the rest of the world.
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Mosaic Covenant
Exodus 19:5 Now therefore, if ye will
obey My voice indeed, and keep My
covenant, then ye shall be a peculiar
treasure unto Me above all people: for all
the earth is Mine.
 Exodus 19:8 And all the people answered
together, and said, “All that hw"hy hath


spoken we will do.” And Moses returned
the words of the people unto hw"hy.

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Mosaic Covenant
Exodus 20 – The Ten Commandments
 Our focus is the fourth (except in Catholic
Bibles where it is the third)
 Exodus 20:8 Remember the Sabbath
day, to keep it set apart from the other
days.
 Once again, we see that God cares about
the Sabbath
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Establishing a Baseline
When is the Sabbath first mentioned?
 ANS:
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Establishing a Baseline
When is the Sabbath first mentioned?
 ANS: Genesis 2:2-3
 We have a very good creation that
included the seventh day, resting,
blessing, and the seventh day being set
apart from the other days of the week.


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Genesis 1:14 and
Definitions



Genesis 1:14 And God said, “Let there be
lights in the firmament of the heaven to
divide the day from the night; and let
them be for signs, and for seasons, and
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Genesis 1:14


Genesis 1:14 And God said, “Let there be
lights in the firmament of the heaven to
divide the day from the night; and let
them be for ttoa, and for dI[]Am , and

for days, and years.

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Genesis 1:14
 Ttoa (ot) (sign)

To signal something in some way…
 Examples of signs:
 The rainbow, circumcision, all the plagues
on Egypt, Joshua’s stones in the Jordan,
Isaiah 7:14, and…
 The Sabbath
(Exodus 31:13, 17; Ezekiel 20:12)


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Genesis 1:14
 dI[]Am (moed) (appointment)

To designate a time for a meeting
 Do you know what that means?
 God has a Day Timer
 He has appointments set when He wants
to meet with us
 We should find out when they are so we
can be present


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Genesis 1:14 Expanded


Genesis 1:14 And God said, “Let there be
lights in the firmament of the heaven to
divide the day from the night; and let
them be for signs, and to designate the
times for divine appointments…
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Continuing the Foundation
 War>q (qari) (proclaim)

It denotes primarily the enunciation of a
specific message.
 It is customarily addressed to a specific
recipient and is intended to elicit a
specific response.
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Continuing the Foundation



aer'q.m (miqra) ([dress] rehearsal)

Frequently translated as Convocation
and Assembly

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Review
 War>q (qari)

(proclaim)

 dI[]Am (moed) (appointment)


aer'q.m (miqra) (rehearsal, convocation)
assembly

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Leviticus 23:2-3


v2 Speak unto the children of Israel, and
say unto them, “Concerning the divinely
appointed times (sacred assemblings) of
hw"hy, which you shall proclaim to be holy

dress rehearsals, even these are My
divinely set appointments.”
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Leviticus 23:2-3
v3 Six days shall work be done: but the
seventh day is the Sabbath, a day for a
sacred assembly…
[HODF Expanded]
 Hebrews 10:25 Not forsaking the
assembling of ourselves together, as
some have begun to do…
[HODF Expanded]
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Note


If our Heavenly Father did not establish
a particular “appointment” as a call to
worship, we might want to look into who
did.

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Establishing a Baseline
Reasons the Sabbath were given?
 Exodus 31
 v13,17 – sign between hw"hy, and Israel


v15 – rest
 v17 – refreshing
 Leviticus 23:3 Sacred assembling
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Establishing a Baseline
Who is the Sabbath for?
 A popular answer is “the Jews”
 The Sabbath was one of the 10
commandments given in Exodus 20 at
Mount Sinai. Can you make a case that
the only people who were at the foot of
mount Sinai when the 10 commandments
were given were the tribe of Judah?
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Who is the Sabbath for?
Mark 2:27 And he [Yeshua] said unto
them, “The Sabbath was made for
mankind ( a;nqrwpoj ), and not man for the
Sabbath.”
 Prophecies about the Gentiles
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Who is the Sabbath for?


Isaiah 56:2 Blessed is the man that
doeth this, and the son of man that
layeth hold on it; that keepeth the
Sabbath from polluting it…

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Who is the Sabbath for?


Isaiah 56:4 For thus saith hw"hy unto the

eunuchs that keep My Sabbaths, and
choose the things that please Me, and
take hold of My covenant…

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Who is the Sabbath for?


Isaiah 56:6 Also the sons of the stranger,
that join themselves to hw"hy, to serve
Him, and to love the name of hw"hy, to be
His servants, every one that keepeth the
Sabbath from polluting it, and taketh hold
of My covenant;

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Who is the Sabbath for?


Isaiah 58:13 If thou turn away thy foot
from the Sabbath, from doing thy
pleasure on My holy day; and call the
Sabbath a delight, the holy of hw"hy,

honourable; and shalt honour Him, not
doing thine own ways, nor finding thine
own pleasure, nor speaking thine own
words:

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Who is the Sabbath for?


Isaiah 58:14 Then shalt thou delight
thyself in hw"hy; and I will cause thee to

ride upon the high places of the earth,
and feed thee with the heritage of
Jacob thy father: for the mouth of hw"hy
hath spoken it.

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Who is the Sabbath for?
Ephesians 2:11 Wherefore remember,
that you, being in time past Gentiles in
the flesh…
 v12 That at that time you were without
Messiah, separated [ avphllotriwme,noi ] from
the Commonwealth of Israel, and
excluded [ xe,noi ] from the covenants of
promise, having no hope, and without
God in the world:


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Who is the Sabbath for?
Ephesians 2:13 But now in Messiah
Yeshua you, who previously were far
away have been brought near by the
blood of Messiah.
 v14 For he is our peace, who has joined
both groups into one, destroying the
barrier of tradition that had separated
Jews and Gentiles.


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Who is the Sabbath for?


Ephesians 2:15 Having abolished in his
flesh the enmity, even the law of
commandments contained in man’s
traditions; that in himself he might make
the two into one new man, thus
establishing peace.

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Who is the Sabbath for?


Ephesians 2:19 Now therefore, you are
no longer excluded from citizenship in
God’s Kingdom, but fellow citizens with
the saints, and of the household of God.
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Who is the Sabbath for?
Romans 11:17 And if some of the
branches be broken off, and thou, being
a wild olive tree, were grafted in among
them, and with them partakest of the
root and fatness of the olive tree;
 v18 Boast not against the branches…


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At the Time of Creation
Creation was perfect
 During creation, the Sabbath was
established as a sign and a Divinely
Appointed Time of rest and refreshing
 At creation, God cared about the role
the Sabbath would play for mankind.
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At the Time of Moses
At the time of Moses, the 10
commandments were given to all the
tribes of Israel (not just Judah) as well
as all those who chose to leave Egypt
and become part of Israel.
 Within the 10 commandments, one
states: “Remember the Sabbath day, to
keep it holy”.


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At the Time of Moses
Exodus states that when Yahweh's
Sabbath is observed by Israel, it is a
sign.
 God explained that the Sabbath is to
provide rest from 6 days of labor and a
refreshing.
 It is clear that at this time, God cared
about the role the Sabbath would play
for Israel.


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At the Time of the Prophets
During the time of the prophets, Isaiah
states that the Sabbath is for all and in
the keeping of it is great blessing.
 It is clear that at this time, God cared
about the role the Sabbath would play
for Israel and all those who chose to
became a part of Israel.


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At the Time of the First
Century

Yeshua said that the Sabbath was
made for mankind.
 Romans states that we Gentiles have
been grafted into Israel.
 Ephesians states that in the past, we
were Gentiles who were separated from
the Commonwealth of Israel, excluded
from the covenants of promise, having
no hope, and without God.


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At the Time of the First
Century

Yeshua's work has allowed us Gentiles
to become a part of Israel, no longer
excluded from citizenship in God's
kingdom, fellow citizens with the saints,
and the household of God.
 It is clear that at this time, God cared
about the role the Sabbath would play
for Israel.


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he Plan of God

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What is the Plan of God?
Acts 3:20 And He shall send Yeshua
the Messiah, which before was
preached unto you:
 Acts 3:21 Where in heaven he must
remain until the time to begin the
restoration of all things, which God hath
spoken by the mouth of all His holy
prophets since the world began.


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What is the Plan of God?
When does the restoration of all things
begin?
 When does Yeshua leave heaven to
establish his kingdom on Earth?


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What is the Plan of God?
During the Millennial Kingdom, what
role does the Sabbath play?
 Speaking of the priests it says, “And in
controversy they shall stand in
judgment; and they shall judge it
according to My judgments: and they
shall keep My Torah and My statutes in
all Mine assemblies; and they shall
hallow my Sabbaths. Ezekiel 44:24


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What is the Plan of God?
During the Millennial Kingdom, what
role does the Sabbath play?
 Likewise, the people of the land shall
worship at the door of this gate before
hw"hy in the Sabbaths and in the new


moons. Ezekiel 46:3
 It is clear that at this time, God cares
about the role the Sabbath will play for
all mankind.
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What is the Plan of God?
After the New Heavens and the New
Earth, what role does the Sabbath play?
 “For as the New Heavens and the New
Earth, which I will make, shall remain
before me, saith hw"hy, so shall your


seed and your name remain.”
Isaiah 66:22

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What is the Plan of God?
After the New Heavens and the New
Earth, what role does the Sabbath play?
 “And it shall come to pass, that from
one new moon to another, and from one
Sabbath to another, shall all flesh come
to worship before me, saith hw"hy…


Isaiah 66:23

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What is the Plan of God?
After the New Heavens and the New
Earth, what role does the Sabbath play?
 It is clear that at this time, God cares
about the role the Sabbath will play for
all mankind.
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The Restoration of All Things

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Malachi 3:6 For I am hw"hy,
I change not…

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The Time of the Gentiles
How long was the Sabbath to last?
 Exodus 31:16 Wherefore the children of
Israel shall keep the Sabbath, to observe
the Sabbath throughout their generations,
obeying the covenant on a continuous
basis.
 I have Good News and Bad News
 Romans 9:6, Galatians 6:16


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How long was the Sabbath
to last?

Acts 13:14 But when they departed from
Perga, they came to Antioch in Pisidia,
and went into the synagogue on the
Sabbath day, and sat down.
 v15 And after the reading of the law and
the prophets, the rulers of the
synagogue said unto them, “You men
and brethren, if ye have any word of
exhortation for the people, say on.”


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How long was the Sabbath
to last?

Acts 13:42 And when the Jews were
gone out of the synagogue, the Gentiles
asked that these words might be
preached to them the next Sabbath.
 v44 And the next Sabbath day came
almost the whole city together to hear
the word of God.


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How long was the Sabbath
to last?

Even with this evidence (and there is
much much more), some will say that at
the death of Yeshua, the Sabbath was
replaced with Sunday.
 Verses used to support that include
Colossians 2:16-17; Galatians 4:10;
Romans 10:4, 14:5-6; just to name a
few.
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What We Learned is that The Most
High cares about the Sabbath from
the time it was created until the
restoration is completed and beyond!

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1 Samuel 2:3 says “by Him actions
are weighed.”
Hosea 4:6a says “My people are
destroyed for lack of knowledge.”
Hosea 4:6b says “Since you have
forgotten the Torah of your God, I will
also forget your children.”
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Even a pagan understands that they
need to find out what their pagan deity
desires…
Why can’t we apply this same principle
and search the Scriptures for the truth,
and find the ancient paths.
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Matthew 7:21 “Many will say Lord,
Lord…”
He says “Depart from me, you who
disregard my Divine instructions.”
II Corinthians 13:5 Examine
yourselves. Determine if you are still
following the truth.
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Don’t get caught saying “But Lord, I
didn’t know” and Him responding “My
child, I put before you that which
could help you recover the truth, the
ancient paths (Jeremiah 6:16) and
you couldn’t even check it out?”

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Is this how a child honors their
Father?
Ezekiel 22:26 The leaders of Israel
have hidden their eyes from My
Sabbaths, and I am profaned among
them.
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September
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he Sabbath in

The Plan of God

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In the Beginning
First day: It was good
 Second day: It was good
 Third day: It was good
 Fourth day: It was good
 Fifth day: It was good
 Sixth day (living creatures): It was good
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In the Beginning


Genesis 1:31 And God saw everything
that he had made, and, behold, it was
very good…

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Next Actions
1. Rested on the 7th day and refreshed
Himself (Exodus 31:17)
 2. Blessed the 7th day
 3. Set apart the 7th day from all the other
days
 Note: While not self-evident on it’s face,
at this point, God cared about the role the
Sabbath played in His Plan.
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In the Beginning
1. Perfection (Deuteronomy 32:4)
 2. Very Good (Genesis 1:31)
 3. Could have gone on like this but…
 4. Adam sinned and sent the world into a
tailspin of destruction and imperfection
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Questions
1. Was God caught off guard, unprepared
for the impending disaster that would
destroy His perfection?
 2. If not, then God had a plan
(“slain from the foundation…”)
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ontinuing
MOVE FORWARD IN TIME

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Abrahamic Covenant


Cut a covenant with Abraham to establish
a nation that would receive His
instructions with the intention that in the
living out of them, they would become a
light to the rest of the world.
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Mosaic Covenant
Exodus 19:5 Now therefore, if ye will
obey My voice indeed, and keep My
covenant, then ye shall be a peculiar
treasure unto Me above all people: for all
the earth is Mine.
 Exodus 19:8 And all the people answered
together, and said, “All that hw"hy hath


spoken we will do.” And Moses returned
the words of the people unto hw"hy.

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Mosaic Covenant
Exodus 20 – The Ten Commandments
 Our focus is the fourth (except in Catholic
Bibles where it is the third)
 Exodus 20:8 Remember the Sabbath
day, to keep it set apart from the other
days.
 Once again, we see that God cares about
the Sabbath
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Establishing a Baseline
When is the Sabbath first mentioned?
 ANS:
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Establishing a Baseline
When is the Sabbath first mentioned?
 ANS: Genesis 2:2-3
 We have a very good creation that
included the seventh day, resting,
blessing, and the seventh day being set
apart from the other days of the week.


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Genesis 1:14 and
Definitions



Genesis 1:14 And God said, “Let there be
lights in the firmament of the heaven to
divide the day from the night; and let
them be for signs, and for seasons, and
for days, and years.

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Genesis 1:14


Genesis 1:14 And God said, “Let there be
lights in the firmament of the heaven to
divide the day from the night; and let
them be for ttoa, and for dI[]Am , and

for days, and years.

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Genesis 1:14
 Ttoa (ot) (sign)

To signal something in some way…
 Examples of signs:
 The rainbow, circumcision, all the plagues
on Egypt, Joshua’s stones in the Jordan,
Isaiah 7:14, and…
 The Sabbath
(Exodus 31:13, 17; Ezekiel 20:12)
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Genesis 1:14
 dI[]Am (moed) (appointment)

To designate a time for a meeting
 Do you know what that means?
 God has a Day Timer
 He has appointments set when He wants
to meet with us
 We should find out when they are so we
can be present


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Genesis 1:14 Expanded


Genesis 1:14 And God said, “Let there be
lights in the firmament of the heaven to
divide the day from the night; and let
them be for signs, and to designate the
times for divine appointments…
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Continuing the Foundation
 War>q (qari) (proclaim)

It denotes primarily the enunciation of a
specific message.
 It is customarily addressed to a specific
recipient and is intended to elicit a
specific response.
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Continuing the Foundation



aer'q.m (miqra) ([dress] rehearsal)

Frequently translated as Convocation
and Assembly

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Review
 War>q (qari)

(proclaim)

 dI[]Am (moed) (appointment)


aer'q.m (miqra) (rehearsal, convocation)
assembly

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Leviticus 23:2-3


v2 Speak unto the children of Israel, and
say unto them, “Concerning the divinely
appointed times (sacred assemblings) of
hw"hy, which you shall proclaim to be holy

dress rehearsals, even these are My
divinely set appointments.”
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Leviticus 23:2-3
v3 Six days shall work be done: but the
seventh day is the Sabbath, a day for a
sacred assembly…
[HODF Expanded]
 Hebrews 10:25 Not forsaking the
assembling of ourselves together, as
some have begun to do…
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

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Note


If our Heavenly Father did not establish
a particular “appointment” as a call to
worship, we might want to look into who
did.

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Establishing a Baseline
Reasons the Sabbath were given?
 Exodus 31
 v13,17 – sign between hw"hy, and Israel


v15 – rest
 v17 – refreshing
 Leviticus 23:3 Sacred assembling
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Establishing a Baseline
Who is the Sabbath for?
 A popular answer is “the Jews”
 The Sabbath was one of the 10
commandments given in Exodus 20 at
Mount Sinai. Can you make a case that
the only people who were at the foot of
mount Sinai when the 10 commandments
were given were the tribe of Judah?
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Who is the Sabbath for?
Mark 2:27 And he [Yeshua] said unto
them, “The Sabbath was made for
mankind ( a;nqrwpoj ), and not man for the
Sabbath.”
 Prophecies about the Gentiles
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Who is the Sabbath for?


Isaiah 56:2 Blessed is the man that
doeth this, and the son of man that
layeth hold on it; that keepeth the
Sabbath from polluting it…

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Who is the Sabbath for?


Isaiah 56:4 For thus saith hw"hy unto the

eunuchs that keep My Sabbaths, and
choose the things that please Me, and
take hold of My covenant…

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Who is the Sabbath for?


Isaiah 56:6 Also the sons of the stranger,
that join themselves to hw"hy, to serve
Him, and to love the name of hw"hy, to be
His servants, every one that keepeth the
Sabbath from polluting it, and taketh hold
of My covenant;

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Who is the Sabbath for?


Isaiah 58:13 If thou turn away thy foot
from the Sabbath, from doing thy
pleasure on My holy day; and call the
Sabbath a delight, the holy of hw"hy,

honourable; and shalt honour Him, not
doing thine own ways, nor finding thine
own pleasure, nor speaking thine own
words:

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Who is the Sabbath for?


Isaiah 58:14 Then shalt thou delight
thyself in hw"hy; and I will cause thee to

ride upon the high places of the earth,
and feed thee with the heritage of
Jacob thy father: for the mouth of hw"hy
hath spoken it.

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Who is the Sabbath for?
Ephesians 2:11 Wherefore remember,
that you, being in time past Gentiles in
the flesh…
 v12 That at that time you were without
Messiah, separated [ avphllotriwme,noi ] from
the Commonwealth of Israel, and
excluded [ xe,noi ] from the covenants of
promise, having no hope, and without
God in the world:


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Who is the Sabbath for?
Ephesians 2:13 But now in Messiah
Yeshua you, who previously were far
away have been brought near by the
blood of Messiah.
 v14 For he is our peace, who has joined
both groups into one, destroying the
barrier of tradition that had separated
Jews and Gentiles.


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Who is the Sabbath for?


Ephesians 2:15 Having abolished in his
flesh the enmity, even the law of
commandments contained in man’s
traditions; that in himself he might make
the two into one new man, thus
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Who is the Sabbath for?


Ephesians 2:19 Now therefore, you are
no longer excluded from citizenship in
God’s Kingdom, but fellow citizens with
the saints, and of the household of God.
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Who is the Sabbath for?
Romans 11:17 And if some of the
branches be broken off, and thou, being
a wild olive tree, were grafted in among
them, and with them partakest of the
root and fatness of the olive tree;
 v18 Boast not against the branches…


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At the Time of Creation
Creation was perfect
 During creation, the Sabbath was
established as a sign and a Divinely
Appointed Time of rest and refreshing
 At creation, God cared about the role
the Sabbath would play for mankind.
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At the Time of Moses
At the time of Moses, the 10
commandments were given to all the
tribes of Israel (not just Judah) as well
as all those who chose to leave Egypt
and become part of Israel.
 Within the 10 commandments, one
states: “Remember the Sabbath day, to
keep it holy”.


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At the Time of Moses
Exodus states that when Yahweh's
Sabbath is observed by Israel, it is a
sign.
 God explained that the Sabbath is to
provide rest from 6 days of labor and a
refreshing.
 It is clear that at this time, God cared
about the role the Sabbath would play
for Israel.
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At the Time of the Prophets
During the time of the prophets, Isaiah
states that the Sabbath is for all and in
the keeping of it is great blessing.
 It is clear that at this time, God cared
about the role the Sabbath would play
for Israel and all those who chose to
became a part of Israel.


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At the Time of the First
Century

Yeshua said that the Sabbath was
made for mankind.
 Romans states that we Gentiles have
been grafted into Israel.
 Ephesians states that in the past, we
were Gentiles who were separated from
the Commonwealth of Israel, excluded
from the covenants of promise, having
no hope, and without God.
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At the Time of the First
Century

Yeshua's work has allowed us Gentiles
to become a part of Israel, no longer
excluded from citizenship in God's
kingdom, fellow citizens with the saints,
and the household of God.
 It is clear that at this time, God cared
about the role the Sabbath would play
for Israel.
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he Plan of God

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What is the Plan of God?
Acts 3:20 And He shall send Yeshua
the Messiah, which before was
preached unto you:
 Acts 3:21 Where in heaven he must
remain until the time to begin the
restoration of all things, which God hath
spoken by the mouth of all His holy
prophets since the world began.


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What is the Plan of God?
When does the restoration of all things
begin?
 When does Yeshua leave heaven to
establish his kingdom on Earth?
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What is the Plan of God?
During the Millennial Kingdom, what
role does the Sabbath play?
 Speaking of the priests it says, “And in
controversy they shall stand in
judgment; and they shall judge it
according to My judgments: and they
shall keep My Torah and My statutes in
all Mine assemblies; and they shall
hallow my Sabbaths. Ezekiel 44:24


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What is the Plan of God?
During the Millennial Kingdom, what
role does the Sabbath play?
 Likewise, the people of the land shall
worship at the door of this gate before
hw"hy in the Sabbaths and in the new


moons. Ezekiel 46:3
 It is clear that at this time, God cares
about the role the Sabbath will play for
all mankind.
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What is the Plan of God?
After the New Heavens and the New
Earth, what role does the Sabbath play?
 “For as the New Heavens and the New
Earth, which I will make, shall remain
before me, saith hw"hy, so shall your


seed and your name remain.”
Isaiah 66:22

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What is the Plan of God?
After the New Heavens and the New
Earth, what role does the Sabbath play?
 “And it shall come to pass, that from
one new moon to another, and from one
Sabbath to another, shall all flesh come
to worship before me, saith hw"hy…


Isaiah 66:23

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What is the Plan of God?
After the New Heavens and the New
Earth, what role does the Sabbath play?
 It is clear that at this time, God cares
about the role the Sabbath will play for
all mankind.
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The Restoration of All Things

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Malachi 3:6 For I am hw"hy,
I change not…

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The Time of the Gentiles
How long was the Sabbath to last?
 Exodus 31:16 Wherefore the children of
Israel shall keep the Sabbath, to observe
the Sabbath throughout their generations,
obeying the covenant on a continuous
basis.
 I have Good News and Bad News
 Romans 9:6, Galatians 6:16
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How long was the Sabbath
to last?

Acts 13:14 But when they departed from
Perga, they came to Antioch in Pisidia,
and went into the synagogue on the
Sabbath day, and sat down.
 v15 And after the reading of the law and
the prophets, the rulers of the
synagogue said unto them, “You men
and brethren, if ye have any word of
exhortation for the people, say on.”
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How long was the Sabbath
to last?

Acts 13:42 And when the Jews were
gone out of the synagogue, the Gentiles
asked that these words might be
preached to them the next Sabbath.
 v44 And the next Sabbath day came
almost the whole city together to hear
the word of God.
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How long was the Sabbath
to last?

Even with this evidence (and there is
much much more), some will say that at
the death of Yeshua, the Sabbath was
replaced with Sunday.
 Verses used to support that include
Colossians 2:16-17; Galatians 4:10;
Romans 10:4, 14:5-6; just to name a
few.
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What We Learned is that The Most
High cares about the Sabbath from
the time it was created until the
restoration is completed and beyond!

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1 Samuel 2:3 says “by Him actions
are weighed.”
Hosea 4:6a says “My people are
destroyed for lack of knowledge.”
Hosea 4:6b says “Since you have
forgotten the Torah of your God, I will
also forget your children.”
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Even a pagan understands that they
need to find out what their pagan deity
desires…
Why can’t we apply this same principle
and search the Scriptures for the truth,
and find the ancient paths.
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Matthew 7:21 “Many will say Lord,
Lord…”
He says “Depart from me, you who
disregard my Divine instructions.”
II Corinthians 13:5 Examine
yourselves. Determine if you are still
following the truth.
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Don’t get caught saying “But Lord, I
didn’t know” and Him responding “My
child, I put before you that which
could help you recover the truth, the
ancient paths (Jeremiah 6:16) and
you couldn’t even check it out?”

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Is this how a child honors their
Father?
Ezekiel 22:26 The leaders of Israel
have hidden their eyes from My
Sabbaths, and I am profaned among
them.
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he Sabbath in

The Plan of God

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In the Beginning
First day: It was good
 Second day: It was good
 Third day: It was good
 Fourth day: It was good
 Fifth day: It was good
 Sixth day (living creatures): It was good
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In the Beginning


Genesis 1:31 And God saw everything
that he had made, and, behold, it was
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Next Actions
1. Rested on the 7th day and refreshed
Himself (Exodus 31:17)
 2. Blessed the 7th day
 3. Set apart the 7th day from all the other
days
 Note: While not self-evident on it’s face,
at this point, God cared about the role the
Sabbath played in His Plan.
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In the Beginning
1. Perfection (Deuteronomy 32:4)
 2. Very Good (Genesis 1:31)
 3. Could have gone on like this but…
 4. Adam sinned and sent the world into a
tailspin of destruction and imperfection
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Questions
1. Was God caught off guard, unprepared
for the impending disaster that would
destroy His perfection?
 2. If not, then God had a plan
(“slain from the foundation…”)
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ontinuing
MOVE FORWARD IN TIME

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Abrahamic Covenant


Cut a covenant with Abraham to establish
a nation that would receive His
instructions with the intention that in the
living out of them, they would become a
light to the rest of the world.
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Mosaic Covenant
Exodus 19:5 Now therefore, if ye will
obey My voice indeed, and keep My
covenant, then ye shall be a peculiar
treasure unto Me above all people: for all
the earth is Mine.
 Exodus 19:8 And all the people answered
together, and said, “All that hw"hy hath


spoken we will do.” And Moses returned
the words of the people unto hw"hy.

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Mosaic Covenant
Exodus 20 – The Ten Commandments
 Our focus is the fourth (except in Catholic
Bibles where it is the third)
 Exodus 20:8 Remember the Sabbath
day, to keep it set apart from the other
days.
 Once again, we see that God cares about
the Sabbath
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Establishing a Baseline
When is the Sabbath first mentioned?
 ANS:
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Establishing a Baseline
When is the Sabbath first mentioned?
 ANS: Genesis 2:2-3
 We have a very good creation that
included the seventh day, resting,
blessing, and the seventh day being set
apart from the other days of the week.
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Genesis 1:14 and
Definitions



Genesis 1:14 And God said, “Let there be
lights in the firmament of the heaven to
divide the day from the night; and let
them be for signs, and for seasons, and
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Genesis 1:14


Genesis 1:14 And God said, “Let there be
lights in the firmament of the heaven to
divide the day from the night; and let
them be for ttoa, and for dI[]Am , and

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Genesis 1:14
 Ttoa (ot) (sign)

To signal something in some way…
 Examples of signs:
 The rainbow, circumcision, all the plagues
on Egypt, Joshua’s stones in the Jordan,
Isaiah 7:14, and…
 The Sabbath
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Genesis 1:14
 dI[]Am (moed) (appointment)

To designate a time for a meeting
 Do you know what that means?
 God has a Day Timer
 He has appointments set when He wants
to meet with us
 We should find out when they are so we
can be present
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Genesis 1:14 Expanded


Genesis 1:14 And God said, “Let there be
lights in the firmament of the heaven to
divide the day from the night; and let
them be for signs, and to designate the
times for divine appointments…
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Continuing the Foundation
 War>q (qari) (proclaim)

It denotes primarily the enunciation of a
specific message.
 It is customarily addressed to a specific
recipient and is intended to elicit a
specific response.
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Continuing the Foundation

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aer'q.m (miqra) ([dress] rehearsal)

Frequently translated as Convocation
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Review
 War>q (qari)

(proclaim)

 dI[]Am (moed) (appointment)


aer'q.m (miqra) (rehearsal, convocation)
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Leviticus 23:2-3


v2 Speak unto the children of Israel, and
say unto them, “Concerning the divinely
appointed times (sacred assemblings) of
hw"hy, which you shall proclaim to be holy

dress rehearsals, even these are My
divinely set appointments.”
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Leviticus 23:2-3
v3 Six days shall work be done: but the
seventh day is the Sabbath, a day for a
sacred assembly…
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 Hebrews 10:25 Not forsaking the
assembling of ourselves together, as
some have begun to do…
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Note


If our Heavenly Father did not establish
a particular “appointment” as a call to
worship, we might want to look into who
did.

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Establishing a Baseline
Reasons the Sabbath were given?
 Exodus 31
 v13,17 – sign between hw"hy, and Israel


v15 – rest
 v17 – refreshing
 Leviticus 23:3 Sacred assembling
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Establishing a Baseline
Who is the Sabbath for?
 A popular answer is “the Jews”
 The Sabbath was one of the 10
commandments given in Exodus 20 at
Mount Sinai. Can you make a case that
the only people who were at the foot of
mount Sinai when the 10 commandments
were given were the tribe of Judah?
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Who is the Sabbath for?
Mark 2:27 And he [Yeshua] said unto
them, “The Sabbath was made for
mankind ( a;nqrwpoj ), and not man for the
Sabbath.”
 Prophecies about the Gentiles
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Who is the Sabbath for?


Isaiah 56:2 Blessed is the man that
doeth this, and the son of man that
layeth hold on it; that keepeth the
Sabbath from polluting it…

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Who is the Sabbath for?


Isaiah 56:4 For thus saith hw"hy unto the

eunuchs that keep My Sabbaths, and
choose the things that please Me, and
take hold of My covenant…

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Who is the Sabbath for?


Isaiah 56:6 Also the sons of the stranger,
that join themselves to hw"hy, to serve
Him, and to love the name of hw"hy, to be
His servants, every one that keepeth the
Sabbath from polluting it, and taketh hold
of My covenant;

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Who is the Sabbath for?


Isaiah 58:13 If thou turn away thy foot
from the Sabbath, from doing thy
pleasure on My holy day; and call the
Sabbath a delight, the holy of hw"hy,

honourable; and shalt honour Him, not
doing thine own ways, nor finding thine
own pleasure, nor speaking thine own
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Who is the Sabbath for?


Isaiah 58:14 Then shalt thou delight
thyself in hw"hy; and I will cause thee to

ride upon the high places of the earth,
and feed thee with the heritage of
Jacob thy father: for the mouth of hw"hy
hath spoken it.

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Who is the Sabbath for?
Ephesians 2:11 Wherefore remember,
that you, being in time past Gentiles in
the flesh…
 v12 That at that time you were without
Messiah, separated [ avphllotriwme,noi ] from
the Commonwealth of Israel, and
excluded [ xe,noi ] from the covenants of
promise, having no hope, and without
God in the world:
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Who is the Sabbath for?
Ephesians 2:13 But now in Messiah
Yeshua you, who previously were far
away have been brought near by the
blood of Messiah.
 v14 For he is our peace, who has joined
both groups into one, destroying the
barrier of tradition that had separated
Jews and Gentiles.
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Who is the Sabbath for?


Ephesians 2:15 Having abolished in his
flesh the enmity, even the law of
commandments contained in man’s
traditions; that in himself he might make
the two into one new man, thus
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Who is the Sabbath for?


Ephesians 2:19 Now therefore, you are
no longer excluded from citizenship in
God’s Kingdom, but fellow citizens with
the saints, and of the household of God.
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Who is the Sabbath for?
Romans 11:17 And if some of the
branches be broken off, and thou, being
a wild olive tree, were grafted in among
them, and with them partakest of the
root and fatness of the olive tree;
 v18 Boast not against the branches…
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At the Time of Creation
Creation was perfect
 During creation, the Sabbath was
established as a sign and a Divinely
Appointed Time of rest and refreshing
 At creation, God cared about the role
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At the Time of Moses
At the time of Moses, the 10
commandments were given to all the
tribes of Israel (not just Judah) as well
as all those who chose to leave Egypt
and become part of Israel.
 Within the 10 commandments, one
states: “Remember the Sabbath day, to
keep it holy”.
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At the Time of Moses
Exodus states that when Yahweh's
Sabbath is observed by Israel, it is a
sign.
 God explained that the Sabbath is to
provide rest from 6 days of labor and a
refreshing.
 It is clear that at this time, God cared
about the role the Sabbath would play
for Israel.
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At the Time of the Prophets
During the time of the prophets, Isaiah
states that the Sabbath is for all and in
the keeping of it is great blessing.
 It is clear that at this time, God cared
about the role the Sabbath would play
for Israel and all those who chose to
became a part of Israel.
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At the Time of the First
Century

Yeshua said that the Sabbath was
made for mankind.
 Romans states that we Gentiles have
been grafted into Israel.
 Ephesians states that in the past, we
were Gentiles who were separated from
the Commonwealth of Israel, excluded
from the covenants of promise, having
no hope, and without God.
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At the Time of the First
Century

Yeshua's work has allowed us Gentiles
to become a part of Israel, no longer
excluded from citizenship in God's
kingdom, fellow citizens with the saints,
and the household of God.
 It is clear that at this time, God cared
about the role the Sabbath would play
for Israel.
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he Plan of God

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What is the Plan of God?
Acts 3:20 And He shall send Yeshua
the Messiah, which before was
preached unto you:
 Acts 3:21 Where in heaven he must
remain until the time to begin the
restoration of all things, which God hath
spoken by the mouth of all His holy
prophets since the world began.


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What is the Plan of God?
When does the restoration of all things
begin?
 When does Yeshua leave heaven to
establish his kingdom on Earth?
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What is the Plan of God?
During the Millennial Kingdom, what
role does the Sabbath play?
 Speaking of the priests it says, “And in
controversy they shall stand in
judgment; and they shall judge it
according to My judgments: and they
shall keep My Torah and My statutes in
all Mine assemblies; and they shall
hallow my Sabbaths. Ezekiel 44:24


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What is the Plan of God?
During the Millennial Kingdom, what
role does the Sabbath play?
 Likewise, the people of the land shall
worship at the door of this gate before
hw"hy in the Sabbaths and in the new


moons. Ezekiel 46:3
 It is clear that at this time, God cares
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all mankind.
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What is the Plan of God?
After the New Heavens and the New
Earth, what role does the Sabbath play?
 “For as the New Heavens and the New
Earth, which I will make, shall remain
before me, saith hw"hy, so shall your


seed and your name remain.”
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What is the Plan of God?
After the New Heavens and the New
Earth, what role does the Sabbath play?
 “And it shall come to pass, that from
one new moon to another, and from one
Sabbath to another, shall all flesh come
to worship before me, saith hw"hy…


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After the New Heavens and the New
Earth, what role does the Sabbath play?
 It is clear that at this time, God cares
about the role the Sabbath will play for
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The Restoration of All Things

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Malachi 3:6 For I am hw"hy,
I change not…

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The Time of the Gentiles
How long was the Sabbath to last?
 Exodus 31:16 Wherefore the children of
Israel shall keep the Sabbath, to observe
the Sabbath throughout their generations,
obeying the covenant on a continuous
basis.
 I have Good News and Bad News
 Romans 9:6, Galatians 6:16
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How long was the Sabbath
to last?

Acts 13:14 But when they departed from
Perga, they came to Antioch in Pisidia,
and went into the synagogue on the
Sabbath day, and sat down.
 v15 And after the reading of the law and
the prophets, the rulers of the
synagogue said unto them, “You men
and brethren, if ye have any word of
exhortation for the people, say on.”


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How long was the Sabbath
to last?

Acts 13:42 And when the Jews were
gone out of the synagogue, the Gentiles
asked that these words might be
preached to them the next Sabbath.
 v44 And the next Sabbath day came
almost the whole city together to hear
the word of God.


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How long was the Sabbath
to last?

Even with this evidence (and there is
much much more), some will say that at
the death of Yeshua, the Sabbath was
replaced with Sunday.
 Verses used to support that include
Colossians 2:16-17; Galatians 4:10;
Romans 10:4, 14:5-6; just to name a
few.


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What We Learned is that The Most
High cares about the Sabbath from
the time it was created until the
restoration is completed and beyond!

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1 Samuel 2:3 says “by Him actions
are weighed.”
Hosea 4:6a says “My people are
destroyed for lack of knowledge.”
Hosea 4:6b says “Since you have
forgotten the Torah of your God, I will
also forget your children.”
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Even a pagan understands that they
need to find out what their pagan deity
desires…
Why can’t we apply this same principle
and search the Scriptures for the truth,
and find the ancient paths.
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Matthew 7:21 “Many will say Lord,
Lord…”
He says “Depart from me, you who
disregard my Divine instructions.”
II Corinthians 13:5 Examine
yourselves. Determine if you are still
following the truth.
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Don’t get caught saying “But Lord, I
didn’t know” and Him responding “My
child, I put before you that which
could help you recover the truth, the
ancient paths (Jeremiah 6:16) and
you couldn’t even check it out?”

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Is this how a child honors their
Father?
Ezekiel 22:26 The leaders of Israel
have hidden their eyes from My
Sabbaths, and I am profaned among
them.
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he Sabbath in

The Plan of God

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In the Beginning
First day: It was good
 Second day: It was good
 Third day: It was good
 Fourth day: It was good
 Fifth day: It was good
 Sixth day (living creatures): It was good
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In the Beginning


Genesis 1:31 And God saw everything
that he had made, and, behold, it was
very good…

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Next Actions
1. Rested on the 7th day and refreshed
Himself (Exodus 31:17)
 2. Blessed the 7th day
 3. Set apart the 7th day from all the other
days
 Note: While not self-evident on it’s face,
at this point, God cared about the role the
Sabbath played in His Plan.
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In the Beginning
1. Perfection (Deuteronomy 32:4)
 2. Very Good (Genesis 1:31)
 3. Could have gone on like this but…
 4. Adam sinned and sent the world into a
tailspin of destruction and imperfection


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Questions
1. Was God caught off guard, unprepared
for the impending disaster that would
destroy His perfection?
 2. If not, then God had a plan
(“slain from the foundation…”)
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ontinuing
MOVE FORWARD IN TIME

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Abrahamic Covenant


Cut a covenant with Abraham to establish
a nation that would receive His
instructions with the intention that in the
living out of them, they would become a
light to the rest of the world.
(Deuteronomy 4:6-8)

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Mosaic Covenant
Exodus 19:5 Now therefore, if ye will
obey My voice indeed, and keep My
covenant, then ye shall be a peculiar
treasure unto Me above all people: for all
the earth is Mine.
 Exodus 19:8 And all the people answered
together, and said, “All that hw"hy hath


spoken we will do.” And Moses returned
the words of the people unto hw"hy.

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Mosaic Covenant
Exodus 20 – The Ten Commandments
 Our focus is the fourth (except in Catholic
Bibles where it is the third)
 Exodus 20:8 Remember the Sabbath
day, to keep it set apart from the other
days.
 Once again, we see that God cares about
the Sabbath


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Establishing a Baseline
When is the Sabbath first mentioned?
 ANS:
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Establishing a Baseline
When is the Sabbath first mentioned?
 ANS: Genesis 2:2-3
 We have a very good creation that
included the seventh day, resting,
blessing, and the seventh day being set
apart from the other days of the week.


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Genesis 1:14 and
Definitions



Genesis 1:14 And God said, “Let there be
lights in the firmament of the heaven to
divide the day from the night; and let
them be for signs, and for seasons, and
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Genesis 1:14


Genesis 1:14 And God said, “Let there be
lights in the firmament of the heaven to
divide the day from the night; and let
them be for ttoa, and for dI[]Am , and

for days, and years.

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Genesis 1:14
 Ttoa (ot) (sign)

To signal something in some way…
 Examples of signs:
 The rainbow, circumcision, all the plagues
on Egypt, Joshua’s stones in the Jordan,
Isaiah 7:14, and…
 The Sabbath
(Exodus 31:13, 17; Ezekiel 20:12)


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Genesis 1:14
 dI[]Am (moed) (appointment)

To designate a time for a meeting
 Do you know what that means?
 God has a Day Timer
 He has appointments set when He wants
to meet with us
 We should find out when they are so we
can be present


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Genesis 1:14 Expanded


Genesis 1:14 And God said, “Let there be
lights in the firmament of the heaven to
divide the day from the night; and let
them be for signs, and to designate the
times for divine appointments…
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Continuing the Foundation
 War>q (qari) (proclaim)

It denotes primarily the enunciation of a
specific message.
 It is customarily addressed to a specific
recipient and is intended to elicit a
specific response.
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Continuing the Foundation



aer'q.m (miqra) ([dress] rehearsal)

Frequently translated as Convocation
and Assembly

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Review
 War>q (qari)

(proclaim)

 dI[]Am (moed) (appointment)


aer'q.m (miqra) (rehearsal, convocation)
assembly

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Leviticus 23:2-3


v2 Speak unto the children of Israel, and
say unto them, “Concerning the divinely
appointed times (sacred assemblings) of
hw"hy, which you shall proclaim to be holy

dress rehearsals, even these are My
divinely set appointments.”
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Leviticus 23:2-3
v3 Six days shall work be done: but the
seventh day is the Sabbath, a day for a
sacred assembly…
[HODF Expanded]
 Hebrews 10:25 Not forsaking the
assembling of ourselves together, as
some have begun to do…
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

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Note


If our Heavenly Father did not establish
a particular “appointment” as a call to
worship, we might want to look into who
did.

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Establishing a Baseline
Reasons the Sabbath were given?
 Exodus 31
 v13,17 – sign between hw"hy, and Israel


v15 – rest
 v17 – refreshing
 Leviticus 23:3 Sacred assembling


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Establishing a Baseline
Who is the Sabbath for?
 A popular answer is “the Jews”
 The Sabbath was one of the 10
commandments given in Exodus 20 at
Mount Sinai. Can you make a case that
the only people who were at the foot of
mount Sinai when the 10 commandments
were given were the tribe of Judah?


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Who is the Sabbath for?
Mark 2:27 And he [Yeshua] said unto
them, “The Sabbath was made for
mankind ( a;nqrwpoj ), and not man for the
Sabbath.”
 Prophecies about the Gentiles


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Who is the Sabbath for?


Isaiah 56:2 Blessed is the man that
doeth this, and the son of man that
layeth hold on it; that keepeth the
Sabbath from polluting it…

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Who is the Sabbath for?


Isaiah 56:4 For thus saith hw"hy unto the

eunuchs that keep My Sabbaths, and
choose the things that please Me, and
take hold of My covenant…

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Who is the Sabbath for?


Isaiah 56:6 Also the sons of the stranger,
that join themselves to hw"hy, to serve
Him, and to love the name of hw"hy, to be
His servants, every one that keepeth the
Sabbath from polluting it, and taketh hold
of My covenant;

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Who is the Sabbath for?


Isaiah 58:13 If thou turn away thy foot
from the Sabbath, from doing thy
pleasure on My holy day; and call the
Sabbath a delight, the holy of hw"hy,

honourable; and shalt honour Him, not
doing thine own ways, nor finding thine
own pleasure, nor speaking thine own
words:

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Who is the Sabbath for?


Isaiah 58:14 Then shalt thou delight
thyself in hw"hy; and I will cause thee to

ride upon the high places of the earth,
and feed thee with the heritage of
Jacob thy father: for the mouth of hw"hy
hath spoken it.

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Who is the Sabbath for?
Ephesians 2:11 Wherefore remember,
that you, being in time past Gentiles in
the flesh…
 v12 That at that time you were without
Messiah, separated [ avphllotriwme,noi ] from
the Commonwealth of Israel, and
excluded [ xe,noi ] from the covenants of
promise, having no hope, and without
God in the world:


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Who is the Sabbath for?
Ephesians 2:13 But now in Messiah
Yeshua you, who previously were far
away have been brought near by the
blood of Messiah.
 v14 For he is our peace, who has joined
both groups into one, destroying the
barrier of tradition that had separated
Jews and Gentiles.


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Who is the Sabbath for?


Ephesians 2:15 Having abolished in his
flesh the enmity, even the law of
commandments contained in man’s
traditions; that in himself he might make
the two into one new man, thus
establishing peace.

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Who is the Sabbath for?


Ephesians 2:19 Now therefore, you are
no longer excluded from citizenship in
God’s Kingdom, but fellow citizens with
the saints, and of the household of God.
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Who is the Sabbath for?
Romans 11:17 And if some of the
branches be broken off, and thou, being
a wild olive tree, were grafted in among
them, and with them partakest of the
root and fatness of the olive tree;
 v18 Boast not against the branches…


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At the Time of Creation
Creation was perfect
 During creation, the Sabbath was
established as a sign and a Divinely
Appointed Time of rest and refreshing
 At creation, God cared about the role
the Sabbath would play for mankind.


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At the Time of Moses
At the time of Moses, the 10
commandments were given to all the
tribes of Israel (not just Judah) as well
as all those who chose to leave Egypt
and become part of Israel.
 Within the 10 commandments, one
states: “Remember the Sabbath day, to
keep it holy”.


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At the Time of Moses
Exodus states that when Yahweh's
Sabbath is observed by Israel, it is a
sign.
 God explained that the Sabbath is to
provide rest from 6 days of labor and a
refreshing.
 It is clear that at this time, God cared
about the role the Sabbath would play
for Israel.


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At the Time of the Prophets
During the time of the prophets, Isaiah
states that the Sabbath is for all and in
the keeping of it is great blessing.
 It is clear that at this time, God cared
about the role the Sabbath would play
for Israel and all those who chose to
became a part of Israel.


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At the Time of the First
Century

Yeshua said that the Sabbath was
made for mankind.
 Romans states that we Gentiles have
been grafted into Israel.
 Ephesians states that in the past, we
were Gentiles who were separated from
the Commonwealth of Israel, excluded
from the covenants of promise, having
no hope, and without God.


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At the Time of the First
Century

Yeshua's work has allowed us Gentiles
to become a part of Israel, no longer
excluded from citizenship in God's
kingdom, fellow citizens with the saints,
and the household of God.
 It is clear that at this time, God cared
about the role the Sabbath would play
for Israel.


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he Plan of God

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What is the Plan of God?
Acts 3:20 And He shall send Yeshua
the Messiah, which before was
preached unto you:
 Acts 3:21 Where in heaven he must
remain until the time to begin the
restoration of all things, which God hath
spoken by the mouth of all His holy
prophets since the world began.


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What is the Plan of God?
When does the restoration of all things
begin?
 When does Yeshua leave heaven to
establish his kingdom on Earth?


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What is the Plan of God?
During the Millennial Kingdom, what
role does the Sabbath play?
 Speaking of the priests it says, “And in
controversy they shall stand in
judgment; and they shall judge it
according to My judgments: and they
shall keep My Torah and My statutes in
all Mine assemblies; and they shall
hallow my Sabbaths. Ezekiel 44:24


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What is the Plan of God?
During the Millennial Kingdom, what
role does the Sabbath play?
 Likewise, the people of the land shall
worship at the door of this gate before
hw"hy in the Sabbaths and in the new


moons. Ezekiel 46:3
 It is clear that at this time, God cares
about the role the Sabbath will play for
all mankind.
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What is the Plan of God?
After the New Heavens and the New
Earth, what role does the Sabbath play?
 “For as the New Heavens and the New
Earth, which I will make, shall remain
before me, saith hw"hy, so shall your


seed and your name remain.”
Isaiah 66:22

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What is the Plan of God?
After the New Heavens and the New
Earth, what role does the Sabbath play?
 “And it shall come to pass, that from
one new moon to another, and from one
Sabbath to another, shall all flesh come
to worship before me, saith hw"hy…


Isaiah 66:23

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What is the Plan of God?
After the New Heavens and the New
Earth, what role does the Sabbath play?
 It is clear that at this time, God cares
about the role the Sabbath will play for
all mankind.
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The Restoration of All Things

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Malachi 3:6 For I am hw"hy,
I change not…

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The Time of the Gentiles
How long was the Sabbath to last?
 Exodus 31:16 Wherefore the children of
Israel shall keep the Sabbath, to observe
the Sabbath throughout their generations,
obeying the covenant on a continuous
basis.
 I have Good News and Bad News
 Romans 9:6, Galatians 6:16


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How long was the Sabbath
to last?

Acts 13:14 But when they departed from
Perga, they came to Antioch in Pisidia,
and went into the synagogue on the
Sabbath day, and sat down.
 v15 And after the reading of the law and
the prophets, the rulers of the
synagogue said unto them, “You men
and brethren, if ye have any word of
exhortation for the people, say on.”


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How long was the Sabbath
to last?

Acts 13:42 And when the Jews were
gone out of the synagogue, the Gentiles
asked that these words might be
preached to them the next Sabbath.
 v44 And the next Sabbath day came
almost the whole city together to hear
the word of God.


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How long was the Sabbath
to last?

Even with this evidence (and there is
much much more), some will say that at
the death of Yeshua, the Sabbath was
replaced with Sunday.
 Verses used to support that include
Colossians 2:16-17; Galatians 4:10;
Romans 10:4, 14:5-6; just to name a
few.


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What We Learned is that The Most
High cares about the Sabbath from
the time it was created until the
restoration is completed and beyond!

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1 Samuel 2:3 says “by Him actions
are weighed.”
Hosea 4:6a says “My people are
destroyed for lack of knowledge.”
Hosea 4:6b says “Since you have
forgotten the Torah of your God, I will
also forget your children.”
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Even a pagan understands that they
need to find out what their pagan deity
desires…
Why can’t we apply this same principle
and search the Scriptures for the truth,
and find the ancient paths.
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Matthew 7:21 “Many will say Lord,
Lord…”
He says “Depart from me, you who
disregard my Divine instructions.”
II Corinthians 13:5 Examine
yourselves. Determine if you are still
following the truth.
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Don’t get caught saying “But Lord, I
didn’t know” and Him responding “My
child, I put before you that which
could help you recover the truth, the
ancient paths (Jeremiah 6:16) and
you couldn’t even check it out?”

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Is this how a child honors their
Father?
Ezekiel 22:26 The leaders of Israel
have hidden their eyes from My
Sabbaths, and I am profaned among
them.
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September
2011
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he Sabbath in

The Plan of God

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In the Beginning
First day: It was good
 Second day: It was good
 Third day: It was good
 Fourth day: It was good
 Fifth day: It was good
 Sixth day (living creatures): It was good


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In the Beginning


Genesis 1:31 And God saw everything
that he had made, and, behold, it was
very good…

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Next Actions
1. Rested on the 7th day and refreshed
Himself (Exodus 31:17)
 2. Blessed the 7th day
 3. Set apart the 7th day from all the other
days
 Note: While not self-evident on it’s face,
at this point, God cared about the role the
Sabbath played in His Plan.


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In the Beginning
1. Perfection (Deuteronomy 32:4)
 2. Very Good (Genesis 1:31)
 3. Could have gone on like this but…
 4. Adam sinned and sent the world into a
tailspin of destruction and imperfection


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Questions
1. Was God caught off guard, unprepared
for the impending disaster that would
destroy His perfection?
 2. If not, then God had a plan
(“slain from the foundation…”)


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ontinuing
MOVE FORWARD IN TIME

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Abrahamic Covenant


Cut a covenant with Abraham to establish
a nation that would receive His
instructions with the intention that in the
living out of them, they would become a
light to the rest of the world.
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Mosaic Covenant
Exodus 19:5 Now therefore, if ye will
obey My voice indeed, and keep My
covenant, then ye shall be a peculiar
treasure unto Me above all people: for all
the earth is Mine.
 Exodus 19:8 And all the people answered
together, and said, “All that hw"hy hath


spoken we will do.” And Moses returned
the words of the people unto hw"hy.

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Mosaic Covenant
Exodus 20 – The Ten Commandments
 Our focus is the fourth (except in Catholic
Bibles where it is the third)
 Exodus 20:8 Remember the Sabbath
day, to keep it set apart from the other
days.
 Once again, we see that God cares about
the Sabbath
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Establishing a Baseline
When is the Sabbath first mentioned?
 ANS:
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Establishing a Baseline
When is the Sabbath first mentioned?
 ANS: Genesis 2:2-3
 We have a very good creation that
included the seventh day, resting,
blessing, and the seventh day being set
apart from the other days of the week.


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Genesis 1:14 and
Definitions



Genesis 1:14 And God said, “Let there be
lights in the firmament of the heaven to
divide the day from the night; and let
them be for signs, and for seasons, and
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Genesis 1:14


Genesis 1:14 And God said, “Let there be
lights in the firmament of the heaven to
divide the day from the night; and let
them be for ttoa, and for dI[]Am , and

for days, and years.

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Genesis 1:14
 Ttoa (ot) (sign)

To signal something in some way…
 Examples of signs:
 The rainbow, circumcision, all the plagues
on Egypt, Joshua’s stones in the Jordan,
Isaiah 7:14, and…
 The Sabbath
(Exodus 31:13, 17; Ezekiel 20:12)


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Genesis 1:14
 dI[]Am (moed) (appointment)

To designate a time for a meeting
 Do you know what that means?
 God has a Day Timer
 He has appointments set when He wants
to meet with us
 We should find out when they are so we
can be present


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Genesis 1:14 Expanded


Genesis 1:14 And God said, “Let there be
lights in the firmament of the heaven to
divide the day from the night; and let
them be for signs, and to designate the
times for divine appointments…
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Continuing the Foundation
 War>q (qari) (proclaim)

It denotes primarily the enunciation of a
specific message.
 It is customarily addressed to a specific
recipient and is intended to elicit a
specific response.
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Continuing the Foundation



aer'q.m (miqra) ([dress] rehearsal)

Frequently translated as Convocation
and Assembly

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Review
 War>q (qari)

(proclaim)

 dI[]Am (moed) (appointment)


aer'q.m (miqra) (rehearsal, convocation)
assembly

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Leviticus 23:2-3


v2 Speak unto the children of Israel, and
say unto them, “Concerning the divinely
appointed times (sacred assemblings) of
hw"hy, which you shall proclaim to be holy

dress rehearsals, even these are My
divinely set appointments.”
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Leviticus 23:2-3
v3 Six days shall work be done: but the
seventh day is the Sabbath, a day for a
sacred assembly…
[HODF Expanded]
 Hebrews 10:25 Not forsaking the
assembling of ourselves together, as
some have begun to do…
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Note


If our Heavenly Father did not establish
a particular “appointment” as a call to
worship, we might want to look into who
did.

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Establishing a Baseline
Reasons the Sabbath were given?
 Exodus 31
 v13,17 – sign between hw"hy, and Israel


v15 – rest
 v17 – refreshing
 Leviticus 23:3 Sacred assembling
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Establishing a Baseline
Who is the Sabbath for?
 A popular answer is “the Jews”
 The Sabbath was one of the 10
commandments given in Exodus 20 at
Mount Sinai. Can you make a case that
the only people who were at the foot of
mount Sinai when the 10 commandments
were given were the tribe of Judah?
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Who is the Sabbath for?
Mark 2:27 And he [Yeshua] said unto
them, “The Sabbath was made for
mankind ( a;nqrwpoj ), and not man for the
Sabbath.”
 Prophecies about the Gentiles
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Who is the Sabbath for?


Isaiah 56:2 Blessed is the man that
doeth this, and the son of man that
layeth hold on it; that keepeth the
Sabbath from polluting it…

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Who is the Sabbath for?


Isaiah 56:4 For thus saith hw"hy unto the

eunuchs that keep My Sabbaths, and
choose the things that please Me, and
take hold of My covenant…

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Who is the Sabbath for?


Isaiah 56:6 Also the sons of the stranger,
that join themselves to hw"hy, to serve
Him, and to love the name of hw"hy, to be
His servants, every one that keepeth the
Sabbath from polluting it, and taketh hold
of My covenant;

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Who is the Sabbath for?


Isaiah 58:13 If thou turn away thy foot
from the Sabbath, from doing thy
pleasure on My holy day; and call the
Sabbath a delight, the holy of hw"hy,

honourable; and shalt honour Him, not
doing thine own ways, nor finding thine
own pleasure, nor speaking thine own
words:

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Who is the Sabbath for?


Isaiah 58:14 Then shalt thou delight
thyself in hw"hy; and I will cause thee to

ride upon the high places of the earth,
and feed thee with the heritage of
Jacob thy father: for the mouth of hw"hy
hath spoken it.

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Who is the Sabbath for?
Ephesians 2:11 Wherefore remember,
that you, being in time past Gentiles in
the flesh…
 v12 That at that time you were without
Messiah, separated [ avphllotriwme,noi ] from
the Commonwealth of Israel, and
excluded [ xe,noi ] from the covenants of
promise, having no hope, and without
God in the world:
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Who is the Sabbath for?
Ephesians 2:13 But now in Messiah
Yeshua you, who previously were far
away have been brought near by the
blood of Messiah.
 v14 For he is our peace, who has joined
both groups into one, destroying the
barrier of tradition that had separated
Jews and Gentiles.


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Who is the Sabbath for?


Ephesians 2:15 Having abolished in his
flesh the enmity, even the law of
commandments contained in man’s
traditions; that in himself he might make
the two into one new man, thus
establishing peace.

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Who is the Sabbath for?


Ephesians 2:19 Now therefore, you are
no longer excluded from citizenship in
God’s Kingdom, but fellow citizens with
the saints, and of the household of God.
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Who is the Sabbath for?
Romans 11:17 And if some of the
branches be broken off, and thou, being
a wild olive tree, were grafted in among
them, and with them partakest of the
root and fatness of the olive tree;
 v18 Boast not against the branches…
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At the Time of Creation
Creation was perfect
 During creation, the Sabbath was
established as a sign and a Divinely
Appointed Time of rest and refreshing
 At creation, God cared about the role
the Sabbath would play for mankind.
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At the Time of Moses
At the time of Moses, the 10
commandments were given to all the
tribes of Israel (not just Judah) as well
as all those who chose to leave Egypt
and become part of Israel.
 Within the 10 commandments, one
states: “Remember the Sabbath day, to
keep it holy”.


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At the Time of Moses
Exodus states that when Yahweh's
Sabbath is observed by Israel, it is a
sign.
 God explained that the Sabbath is to
provide rest from 6 days of labor and a
refreshing.
 It is clear that at this time, God cared
about the role the Sabbath would play
for Israel.
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At the Time of the Prophets
During the time of the prophets, Isaiah
states that the Sabbath is for all and in
the keeping of it is great blessing.
 It is clear that at this time, God cared
about the role the Sabbath would play
for Israel and all those who chose to
became a part of Israel.


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At the Time of the First
Century

Yeshua said that the Sabbath was
made for mankind.
 Romans states that we Gentiles have
been grafted into Israel.
 Ephesians states that in the past, we
were Gentiles who were separated from
the Commonwealth of Israel, excluded
from the covenants of promise, having
no hope, and without God.
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At the Time of the First
Century

Yeshua's work has allowed us Gentiles
to become a part of Israel, no longer
excluded from citizenship in God's
kingdom, fellow citizens with the saints,
and the household of God.
 It is clear that at this time, God cared
about the role the Sabbath would play
for Israel.


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he Plan of God

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What is the Plan of God?
Acts 3:20 And He shall send Yeshua
the Messiah, which before was
preached unto you:
 Acts 3:21 Where in heaven he must
remain until the time to begin the
restoration of all things, which God hath
spoken by the mouth of all His holy
prophets since the world began.


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What is the Plan of God?
When does the restoration of all things
begin?
 When does Yeshua leave heaven to
establish his kingdom on Earth?
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What is the Plan of God?
During the Millennial Kingdom, what
role does the Sabbath play?
 Speaking of the priests it says, “And in
controversy they shall stand in
judgment; and they shall judge it
according to My judgments: and they
shall keep My Torah and My statutes in
all Mine assemblies; and they shall
hallow my Sabbaths. Ezekiel 44:24


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What is the Plan of God?
During the Millennial Kingdom, what
role does the Sabbath play?
 Likewise, the people of the land shall
worship at the door of this gate before
hw"hy in the Sabbaths and in the new


moons. Ezekiel 46:3
 It is clear that at this time, God cares
about the role the Sabbath will play for
all mankind.
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What is the Plan of God?
After the New Heavens and the New
Earth, what role does the Sabbath play?
 “For as the New Heavens and the New
Earth, which I will make, shall remain
before me, saith hw"hy, so shall your


seed and your name remain.”
Isaiah 66:22

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What is the Plan of God?
After the New Heavens and the New
Earth, what role does the Sabbath play?
 “And it shall come to pass, that from
one new moon to another, and from one
Sabbath to another, shall all flesh come
to worship before me, saith hw"hy…


Isaiah 66:23

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What is the Plan of God?
After the New Heavens and the New
Earth, what role does the Sabbath play?
 It is clear that at this time, God cares
about the role the Sabbath will play for
all mankind.
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The Restoration of All Things

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Malachi 3:6 For I am hw"hy,
I change not…

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The Time of the Gentiles
How long was the Sabbath to last?
 Exodus 31:16 Wherefore the children of
Israel shall keep the Sabbath, to observe
the Sabbath throughout their generations,
obeying the covenant on a continuous
basis.
 I have Good News and Bad News
 Romans 9:6, Galatians 6:16
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How long was the Sabbath
to last?

Acts 13:14 But when they departed from
Perga, they came to Antioch in Pisidia,
and went into the synagogue on the
Sabbath day, and sat down.
 v15 And after the reading of the law and
the prophets, the rulers of the
synagogue said unto them, “You men
and brethren, if ye have any word of
exhortation for the people, say on.”


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How long was the Sabbath
to last?

Acts 13:42 And when the Jews were
gone out of the synagogue, the Gentiles
asked that these words might be
preached to them the next Sabbath.
 v44 And the next Sabbath day came
almost the whole city together to hear
the word of God.


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How long was the Sabbath
to last?

Even with this evidence (and there is
much much more), some will say that at
the death of Yeshua, the Sabbath was
replaced with Sunday.
 Verses used to support that include
Colossians 2:16-17; Galatians 4:10;
Romans 10:4, 14:5-6; just to name a
few.
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What We Learned is that The Most
High cares about the Sabbath from
the time it was created until the
restoration is completed and beyond!

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1 Samuel 2:3 says “by Him actions
are weighed.”
Hosea 4:6a says “My people are
destroyed for lack of knowledge.”
Hosea 4:6b says “Since you have
forgotten the Torah of your God, I will
also forget your children.”
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Even a pagan understands that they
need to find out what their pagan deity
desires…
Why can’t we apply this same principle
and search the Scriptures for the truth,
and find the ancient paths.
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Matthew 7:21 “Many will say Lord,
Lord…”
He says “Depart from me, you who
disregard my Divine instructions.”
II Corinthians 13:5 Examine
yourselves. Determine if you are still
following the truth.
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Don’t get caught saying “But Lord, I
didn’t know” and Him responding “My
child, I put before you that which
could help you recover the truth, the
ancient paths (Jeremiah 6:16) and
you couldn’t even check it out?”

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Is this how a child honors their
Father?
Ezekiel 22:26 The leaders of Israel
have hidden their eyes from My
Sabbaths, and I am profaned among
them.
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September
2011
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he Sabbath in

The Plan of God

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In the Beginning
First day: It was good
 Second day: It was good
 Third day: It was good
 Fourth day: It was good
 Fifth day: It was good
 Sixth day (living creatures): It was good
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In the Beginning


Genesis 1:31 And God saw everything
that he had made, and, behold, it was
very good…

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Next Actions
1. Rested on the 7th day and refreshed
Himself (Exodus 31:17)
 2. Blessed the 7th day
 3. Set apart the 7th day from all the other
days
 Note: While not self-evident on it’s face,
at this point, God cared about the role the
Sabbath played in His Plan.
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In the Beginning
1. Perfection (Deuteronomy 32:4)
 2. Very Good (Genesis 1:31)
 3. Could have gone on like this but…
 4. Adam sinned and sent the world into a
tailspin of destruction and imperfection
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Questions
1. Was God caught off guard, unprepared
for the impending disaster that would
destroy His perfection?
 2. If not, then God had a plan
(“slain from the foundation…”)
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ontinuing
MOVE FORWARD IN TIME

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Abrahamic Covenant


Cut a covenant with Abraham to establish
a nation that would receive His
instructions with the intention that in the
living out of them, they would become a
light to the rest of the world.
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Mosaic Covenant
Exodus 19:5 Now therefore, if ye will
obey My voice indeed, and keep My
covenant, then ye shall be a peculiar
treasure unto Me above all people: for all
the earth is Mine.
 Exodus 19:8 And all the people answered
together, and said, “All that hw"hy hath


spoken we will do.” And Moses returned
the words of the people unto hw"hy.

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Mosaic Covenant
Exodus 20 – The Ten Commandments
 Our focus is the fourth (except in Catholic
Bibles where it is the third)
 Exodus 20:8 Remember the Sabbath
day, to keep it set apart from the other
days.
 Once again, we see that God cares about
the Sabbath


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Establishing a Baseline
When is the Sabbath first mentioned?
 ANS:
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Establishing a Baseline
When is the Sabbath first mentioned?
 ANS: Genesis 2:2-3
 We have a very good creation that
included the seventh day, resting,
blessing, and the seventh day being set
apart from the other days of the week.


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Genesis 1:14 and
Definitions



Genesis 1:14 And God said, “Let there be
lights in the firmament of the heaven to
divide the day from the night; and let
them be for signs, and for seasons, and
for days, and years.

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Genesis 1:14


Genesis 1:14 And God said, “Let there be
lights in the firmament of the heaven to
divide the day from the night; and let
them be for ttoa, and for dI[]Am , and

for days, and years.

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Genesis 1:14
 Ttoa (ot) (sign)

To signal something in some way…
 Examples of signs:
 The rainbow, circumcision, all the plagues
on Egypt, Joshua’s stones in the Jordan,
Isaiah 7:14, and…
 The Sabbath
(Exodus 31:13, 17; Ezekiel 20:12)


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Genesis 1:14
 dI[]Am (moed) (appointment)

To designate a time for a meeting
 Do you know what that means?
 God has a Day Timer
 He has appointments set when He wants
to meet with us
 We should find out when they are so we
can be present
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Genesis 1:14 Expanded


Genesis 1:14 And God said, “Let there be
lights in the firmament of the heaven to
divide the day from the night; and let
them be for signs, and to designate the
times for divine appointments…
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Continuing the Foundation
 War>q (qari) (proclaim)

It denotes primarily the enunciation of a
specific message.
 It is customarily addressed to a specific
recipient and is intended to elicit a
specific response.
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Continuing the Foundation



aer'q.m (miqra) ([dress] rehearsal)

Frequently translated as Convocation
and Assembly

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Review
 War>q (qari)

(proclaim)

 dI[]Am (moed) (appointment)


aer'q.m (miqra) (rehearsal, convocation)
assembly

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Leviticus 23:2-3


v2 Speak unto the children of Israel, and
say unto them, “Concerning the divinely
appointed times (sacred assemblings) of
hw"hy, which you shall proclaim to be holy

dress rehearsals, even these are My
divinely set appointments.”
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Leviticus 23:2-3
v3 Six days shall work be done: but the
seventh day is the Sabbath, a day for a
sacred assembly…
[HODF Expanded]
 Hebrews 10:25 Not forsaking the
assembling of ourselves together, as
some have begun to do…
[HODF Expanded]


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Note


If our Heavenly Father did not establish
a particular “appointment” as a call to
worship, we might want to look into who
did.

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Establishing a Baseline
Reasons the Sabbath were given?
 Exodus 31
 v13,17 – sign between hw"hy, and Israel


v15 – rest
 v17 – refreshing
 Leviticus 23:3 Sacred assembling
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Establishing a Baseline
Who is the Sabbath for?
 A popular answer is “the Jews”
 The Sabbath was one of the 10
commandments given in Exodus 20 at
Mount Sinai. Can you make a case that
the only people who were at the foot of
mount Sinai when the 10 commandments
were given were the tribe of Judah?
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Who is the Sabbath for?
Mark 2:27 And he [Yeshua] said unto
them, “The Sabbath was made for
mankind ( a;nqrwpoj ), and not man for the
Sabbath.”
 Prophecies about the Gentiles
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Who is the Sabbath for?


Isaiah 56:2 Blessed is the man that
doeth this, and the son of man that
layeth hold on it; that keepeth the
Sabbath from polluting it…

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Who is the Sabbath for?


Isaiah 56:4 For thus saith hw"hy unto the

eunuchs that keep My Sabbaths, and
choose the things that please Me, and
take hold of My covenant…

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Who is the Sabbath for?


Isaiah 56:6 Also the sons of the stranger,
that join themselves to hw"hy, to serve
Him, and to love the name of hw"hy, to be
His servants, every one that keepeth the
Sabbath from polluting it, and taketh hold
of My covenant;

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Who is the Sabbath for?


Isaiah 58:13 If thou turn away thy foot
from the Sabbath, from doing thy
pleasure on My holy day; and call the
Sabbath a delight, the holy of hw"hy,

honourable; and shalt honour Him, not
doing thine own ways, nor finding thine
own pleasure, nor speaking thine own
words:

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Who is the Sabbath for?


Isaiah 58:14 Then shalt thou delight
thyself in hw"hy; and I will cause thee to

ride upon the high places of the earth,
and feed thee with the heritage of
Jacob thy father: for the mouth of hw"hy
hath spoken it.

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Who is the Sabbath for?
Ephesians 2:11 Wherefore remember,
that you, being in time past Gentiles in
the flesh…
 v12 That at that time you were without
Messiah, separated [ avphllotriwme,noi ] from
the Commonwealth of Israel, and
excluded [ xe,noi ] from the covenants of
promise, having no hope, and without
God in the world:
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Who is the Sabbath for?
Ephesians 2:13 But now in Messiah
Yeshua you, who previously were far
away have been brought near by the
blood of Messiah.
 v14 For he is our peace, who has joined
both groups into one, destroying the
barrier of tradition that had separated
Jews and Gentiles.


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Who is the Sabbath for?


Ephesians 2:15 Having abolished in his
flesh the enmity, even the law of
commandments contained in man’s
traditions; that in himself he might make
the two into one new man, thus
establishing peace.

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Who is the Sabbath for?


Ephesians 2:19 Now therefore, you are
no longer excluded from citizenship in
God’s Kingdom, but fellow citizens with
the saints, and of the household of God.
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Who is the Sabbath for?
Romans 11:17 And if some of the
branches be broken off, and thou, being
a wild olive tree, were grafted in among
them, and with them partakest of the
root and fatness of the olive tree;
 v18 Boast not against the branches…


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At the Time of Creation
Creation was perfect
 During creation, the Sabbath was
established as a sign and a Divinely
Appointed Time of rest and refreshing
 At creation, God cared about the role
the Sabbath would play for mankind.
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At the Time of Moses
At the time of Moses, the 10
commandments were given to all the
tribes of Israel (not just Judah) as well
as all those who chose to leave Egypt
and become part of Israel.
 Within the 10 commandments, one
states: “Remember the Sabbath day, to
keep it holy”.


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At the Time of Moses
Exodus states that when Yahweh's
Sabbath is observed by Israel, it is a
sign.
 God explained that the Sabbath is to
provide rest from 6 days of labor and a
refreshing.
 It is clear that at this time, God cared
about the role the Sabbath would play
for Israel.
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At the Time of the Prophets
During the time of the prophets, Isaiah
states that the Sabbath is for all and in
the keeping of it is great blessing.
 It is clear that at this time, God cared
about the role the Sabbath would play
for Israel and all those who chose to
became a part of Israel.
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At the Time of the First
Century

Yeshua said that the Sabbath was
made for mankind.
 Romans states that we Gentiles have
been grafted into Israel.
 Ephesians states that in the past, we
were Gentiles who were separated from
the Commonwealth of Israel, excluded
from the covenants of promise, having
no hope, and without God.
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At the Time of the First
Century

Yeshua's work has allowed us Gentiles
to become a part of Israel, no longer
excluded from citizenship in God's
kingdom, fellow citizens with the saints,
and the household of God.
 It is clear that at this time, God cared
about the role the Sabbath would play
for Israel.
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he Plan of God

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What is the Plan of God?
Acts 3:20 And He shall send Yeshua
the Messiah, which before was
preached unto you:
 Acts 3:21 Where in heaven he must
remain until the time to begin the
restoration of all things, which God hath
spoken by the mouth of all His holy
prophets since the world began.


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What is the Plan of God?
When does the restoration of all things
begin?
 When does Yeshua leave heaven to
establish his kingdom on Earth?
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What is the Plan of God?
During the Millennial Kingdom, what
role does the Sabbath play?
 Speaking of the priests it says, “And in
controversy they shall stand in
judgment; and they shall judge it
according to My judgments: and they
shall keep My Torah and My statutes in
all Mine assemblies; and they shall
hallow my Sabbaths. Ezekiel 44:24


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What is the Plan of God?
During the Millennial Kingdom, what
role does the Sabbath play?
 Likewise, the people of the land shall
worship at the door of this gate before
hw"hy in the Sabbaths and in the new


moons. Ezekiel 46:3
 It is clear that at this time, God cares
about the role the Sabbath will play for
all mankind.
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What is the Plan of God?
After the New Heavens and the New
Earth, what role does the Sabbath play?
 “For as the New Heavens and the New
Earth, which I will make, shall remain
before me, saith hw"hy, so shall your


seed and your name remain.”
Isaiah 66:22

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What is the Plan of God?
After the New Heavens and the New
Earth, what role does the Sabbath play?
 “And it shall come to pass, that from
one new moon to another, and from one
Sabbath to another, shall all flesh come
to worship before me, saith hw"hy…


Isaiah 66:23

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What is the Plan of God?
After the New Heavens and the New
Earth, what role does the Sabbath play?
 It is clear that at this time, God cares
about the role the Sabbath will play for
all mankind.
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The Restoration of All Things

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Malachi 3:6 For I am hw"hy,
I change not…

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The Time of the Gentiles
How long was the Sabbath to last?
 Exodus 31:16 Wherefore the children of
Israel shall keep the Sabbath, to observe
the Sabbath throughout their generations,
obeying the covenant on a continuous
basis.
 I have Good News and Bad News
 Romans 9:6, Galatians 6:16
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How long was the Sabbath
to last?

Acts 13:14 But when they departed from
Perga, they came to Antioch in Pisidia,
and went into the synagogue on the
Sabbath day, and sat down.
 v15 And after the reading of the law and
the prophets, the rulers of the
synagogue said unto them, “You men
and brethren, if ye have any word of
exhortation for the people, say on.”
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How long was the Sabbath
to last?

Acts 13:42 And when the Jews were
gone out of the synagogue, the Gentiles
asked that these words might be
preached to them the next Sabbath.
 v44 And the next Sabbath day came
almost the whole city together to hear
the word of God.


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How long was the Sabbath
to last?

Even with this evidence (and there is
much much more), some will say that at
the death of Yeshua, the Sabbath was
replaced with Sunday.
 Verses used to support that include
Colossians 2:16-17; Galatians 4:10;
Romans 10:4, 14:5-6; just to name a
few.
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What We Learned is that The Most
High cares about the Sabbath from
the time it was created until the
restoration is completed and beyond!

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1 Samuel 2:3 says “by Him actions
are weighed.”
Hosea 4:6a says “My people are
destroyed for lack of knowledge.”
Hosea 4:6b says “Since you have
forgotten the Torah of your God, I will
also forget your children.”
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Even a pagan understands that they
need to find out what their pagan deity
desires…
Why can’t we apply this same principle
and search the Scriptures for the truth,
and find the ancient paths.
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Matthew 7:21 “Many will say Lord,
Lord…”
He says “Depart from me, you who
disregard my Divine instructions.”
II Corinthians 13:5 Examine
yourselves. Determine if you are still
following the truth.
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Don’t get caught saying “But Lord, I
didn’t know” and Him responding “My
child, I put before you that which
could help you recover the truth, the
ancient paths (Jeremiah 6:16) and
you couldn’t even check it out?”

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Is this how a child honors their
Father?
Ezekiel 22:26 The leaders of Israel
have hidden their eyes from My
Sabbaths, and I am profaned among
them.
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September
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he Sabbath in

The Plan of God

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In the Beginning
First day: It was good
 Second day: It was good
 Third day: It was good
 Fourth day: It was good
 Fifth day: It was good
 Sixth day (living creatures): It was good
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In the Beginning


Genesis 1:31 And God saw everything
that he had made, and, behold, it was
very good…

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Next Actions
1. Rested on the 7th day and refreshed
Himself (Exodus 31:17)
 2. Blessed the 7th day
 3. Set apart the 7th day from all the other
days
 Note: While not self-evident on it’s face,
at this point, God cared about the role the
Sabbath played in His Plan.
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In the Beginning
1. Perfection (Deuteronomy 32:4)
 2. Very Good (Genesis 1:31)
 3. Could have gone on like this but…
 4. Adam sinned and sent the world into a
tailspin of destruction and imperfection
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Questions
1. Was God caught off guard, unprepared
for the impending disaster that would
destroy His perfection?
 2. If not, then God had a plan
(“slain from the foundation…”)
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ontinuing
MOVE FORWARD IN TIME

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Abrahamic Covenant


Cut a covenant with Abraham to establish
a nation that would receive His
instructions with the intention that in the
living out of them, they would become a
light to the rest of the world.
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Mosaic Covenant
Exodus 19:5 Now therefore, if ye will
obey My voice indeed, and keep My
covenant, then ye shall be a peculiar
treasure unto Me above all people: for all
the earth is Mine.
 Exodus 19:8 And all the people answered
together, and said, “All that hw"hy hath


spoken we will do.” And Moses returned
the words of the people unto hw"hy.

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Mosaic Covenant
Exodus 20 – The Ten Commandments
 Our focus is the fourth (except in Catholic
Bibles where it is the third)
 Exodus 20:8 Remember the Sabbath
day, to keep it set apart from the other
days.
 Once again, we see that God cares about
the Sabbath
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Establishing a Baseline
When is the Sabbath first mentioned?
 ANS:
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Establishing a Baseline
When is the Sabbath first mentioned?
 ANS: Genesis 2:2-3
 We have a very good creation that
included the seventh day, resting,
blessing, and the seventh day being set
apart from the other days of the week.
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Genesis 1:14 and
Definitions



Genesis 1:14 And God said, “Let there be
lights in the firmament of the heaven to
divide the day from the night; and let
them be for signs, and for seasons, and
for days, and years.

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Genesis 1:14


Genesis 1:14 And God said, “Let there be
lights in the firmament of the heaven to
divide the day from the night; and let
them be for ttoa, and for dI[]Am , and

for days, and years.

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Genesis 1:14
 Ttoa (ot) (sign)

To signal something in some way…
 Examples of signs:
 The rainbow, circumcision, all the plagues
on Egypt, Joshua’s stones in the Jordan,
Isaiah 7:14, and…
 The Sabbath
(Exodus 31:13, 17; Ezekiel 20:12)
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Genesis 1:14
 dI[]Am (moed) (appointment)

To designate a time for a meeting
 Do you know what that means?
 God has a Day Timer
 He has appointments set when He wants
to meet with us
 We should find out when they are so we
can be present
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Genesis 1:14 Expanded


Genesis 1:14 And God said, “Let there be
lights in the firmament of the heaven to
divide the day from the night; and let
them be for signs, and to designate the
times for divine appointments…
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Continuing the Foundation
 War>q (qari) (proclaim)

It denotes primarily the enunciation of a
specific message.
 It is customarily addressed to a specific
recipient and is intended to elicit a
specific response.
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Continuing the Foundation



aer'q.m (miqra) ([dress] rehearsal)

Frequently translated as Convocation
and Assembly

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Review
 War>q (qari)

(proclaim)

 dI[]Am (moed) (appointment)


aer'q.m (miqra) (rehearsal, convocation)
assembly

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Leviticus 23:2-3


v2 Speak unto the children of Israel, and
say unto them, “Concerning the divinely
appointed times (sacred assemblings) of
hw"hy, which you shall proclaim to be holy

dress rehearsals, even these are My
divinely set appointments.”
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Leviticus 23:2-3
v3 Six days shall work be done: but the
seventh day is the Sabbath, a day for a
sacred assembly…
[HODF Expanded]
 Hebrews 10:25 Not forsaking the
assembling of ourselves together, as
some have begun to do…
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Note


If our Heavenly Father did not establish
a particular “appointment” as a call to
worship, we might want to look into who
did.

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Establishing a Baseline
Reasons the Sabbath were given?
 Exodus 31
 v13,17 – sign between hw"hy, and Israel


v15 – rest
 v17 – refreshing
 Leviticus 23:3 Sacred assembling
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Establishing a Baseline
Who is the Sabbath for?
 A popular answer is “the Jews”
 The Sabbath was one of the 10
commandments given in Exodus 20 at
Mount Sinai. Can you make a case that
the only people who were at the foot of
mount Sinai when the 10 commandments
were given were the tribe of Judah?


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Who is the Sabbath for?
Mark 2:27 And he [Yeshua] said unto
them, “The Sabbath was made for
mankind ( a;nqrwpoj ), and not man for the
Sabbath.”
 Prophecies about the Gentiles
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Who is the Sabbath for?


Isaiah 56:2 Blessed is the man that
doeth this, and the son of man that
layeth hold on it; that keepeth the
Sabbath from polluting it…

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Who is the Sabbath for?


Isaiah 56:4 For thus saith hw"hy unto the

eunuchs that keep My Sabbaths, and
choose the things that please Me, and
take hold of My covenant…

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Who is the Sabbath for?


Isaiah 56:6 Also the sons of the stranger,
that join themselves to hw"hy, to serve
Him, and to love the name of hw"hy, to be
His servants, every one that keepeth the
Sabbath from polluting it, and taketh hold
of My covenant;

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Who is the Sabbath for?


Isaiah 58:13 If thou turn away thy foot
from the Sabbath, from doing thy
pleasure on My holy day; and call the
Sabbath a delight, the holy of hw"hy,

honourable; and shalt honour Him, not
doing thine own ways, nor finding thine
own pleasure, nor speaking thine own
words:

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Who is the Sabbath for?


Isaiah 58:14 Then shalt thou delight
thyself in hw"hy; and I will cause thee to

ride upon the high places of the earth,
and feed thee with the heritage of
Jacob thy father: for the mouth of hw"hy
hath spoken it.

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Who is the Sabbath for?
Ephesians 2:11 Wherefore remember,
that you, being in time past Gentiles in
the flesh…
 v12 That at that time you were without
Messiah, separated [ avphllotriwme,noi ] from
the Commonwealth of Israel, and
excluded [ xe,noi ] from the covenants of
promise, having no hope, and without
God in the world:


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Who is the Sabbath for?
Ephesians 2:13 But now in Messiah
Yeshua you, who previously were far
away have been brought near by the
blood of Messiah.
 v14 For he is our peace, who has joined
both groups into one, destroying the
barrier of tradition that had separated
Jews and Gentiles.


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Who is the Sabbath for?


Ephesians 2:15 Having abolished in his
flesh the enmity, even the law of
commandments contained in man’s
traditions; that in himself he might make
the two into one new man, thus
establishing peace.

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Who is the Sabbath for?


Ephesians 2:19 Now therefore, you are
no longer excluded from citizenship in
God’s Kingdom, but fellow citizens with
the saints, and of the household of God.
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Who is the Sabbath for?
Romans 11:17 And if some of the
branches be broken off, and thou, being
a wild olive tree, were grafted in among
them, and with them partakest of the
root and fatness of the olive tree;
 v18 Boast not against the branches…
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At the Time of Creation
Creation was perfect
 During creation, the Sabbath was
established as a sign and a Divinely
Appointed Time of rest and refreshing
 At creation, God cared about the role
the Sabbath would play for mankind.
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At the Time of Moses
At the time of Moses, the 10
commandments were given to all the
tribes of Israel (not just Judah) as well
as all those who chose to leave Egypt
and become part of Israel.
 Within the 10 commandments, one
states: “Remember the Sabbath day, to
keep it holy”.
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At the Time of Moses
Exodus states that when Yahweh's
Sabbath is observed by Israel, it is a
sign.
 God explained that the Sabbath is to
provide rest from 6 days of labor and a
refreshing.
 It is clear that at this time, God cared
about the role the Sabbath would play
for Israel.
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At the Time of the Prophets
During the time of the prophets, Isaiah
states that the Sabbath is for all and in
the keeping of it is great blessing.
 It is clear that at this time, God cared
about the role the Sabbath would play
for Israel and all those who chose to
became a part of Israel.


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At the Time of the First
Century

Yeshua said that the Sabbath was
made for mankind.
 Romans states that we Gentiles have
been grafted into Israel.
 Ephesians states that in the past, we
were Gentiles who were separated from
the Commonwealth of Israel, excluded
from the covenants of promise, having
no hope, and without God.


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At the Time of the First
Century

Yeshua's work has allowed us Gentiles
to become a part of Israel, no longer
excluded from citizenship in God's
kingdom, fellow citizens with the saints,
and the household of God.
 It is clear that at this time, God cared
about the role the Sabbath would play
for Israel.


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he Plan of God

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What is the Plan of God?
Acts 3:20 And He shall send Yeshua
the Messiah, which before was
preached unto you:
 Acts 3:21 Where in heaven he must
remain until the time to begin the
restoration of all things, which God hath
spoken by the mouth of all His holy
prophets since the world began.


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What is the Plan of God?
When does the restoration of all things
begin?
 When does Yeshua leave heaven to
establish his kingdom on Earth?


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What is the Plan of God?
During the Millennial Kingdom, what
role does the Sabbath play?
 Speaking of the priests it says, “And in
controversy they shall stand in
judgment; and they shall judge it
according to My judgments: and they
shall keep My Torah and My statutes in
all Mine assemblies; and they shall
hallow my Sabbaths. Ezekiel 44:24


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What is the Plan of God?
During the Millennial Kingdom, what
role does the Sabbath play?
 Likewise, the people of the land shall
worship at the door of this gate before
hw"hy in the Sabbaths and in the new


moons. Ezekiel 46:3
 It is clear that at this time, God cares
about the role the Sabbath will play for
all mankind.
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What is the Plan of God?
After the New Heavens and the New
Earth, what role does the Sabbath play?
 “For as the New Heavens and the New
Earth, which I will make, shall remain
before me, saith hw"hy, so shall your


seed and your name remain.”
Isaiah 66:22

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What is the Plan of God?
After the New Heavens and the New
Earth, what role does the Sabbath play?
 “And it shall come to pass, that from
one new moon to another, and from one
Sabbath to another, shall all flesh come
to worship before me, saith hw"hy…


Isaiah 66:23

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What is the Plan of God?
After the New Heavens and the New
Earth, what role does the Sabbath play?
 It is clear that at this time, God cares
about the role the Sabbath will play for
all mankind.
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The Restoration of All Things

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Malachi 3:6 For I am hw"hy,
I change not…

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The Time of the Gentiles
How long was the Sabbath to last?
 Exodus 31:16 Wherefore the children of
Israel shall keep the Sabbath, to observe
the Sabbath throughout their generations,
obeying the covenant on a continuous
basis.
 I have Good News and Bad News
 Romans 9:6, Galatians 6:16
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How long was the Sabbath
to last?

Acts 13:14 But when they departed from
Perga, they came to Antioch in Pisidia,
and went into the synagogue on the
Sabbath day, and sat down.
 v15 And after the reading of the law and
the prophets, the rulers of the
synagogue said unto them, “You men
and brethren, if ye have any word of
exhortation for the people, say on.”
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How long was the Sabbath
to last?

Acts 13:42 And when the Jews were
gone out of the synagogue, the Gentiles
asked that these words might be
preached to them the next Sabbath.
 v44 And the next Sabbath day came
almost the whole city together to hear
the word of God.
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How long was the Sabbath
to last?

Even with this evidence (and there is
much much more), some will say that at
the death of Yeshua, the Sabbath was
replaced with Sunday.
 Verses used to support that include
Colossians 2:16-17; Galatians 4:10;
Romans 10:4, 14:5-6; just to name a
few.
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What We Learned is that The Most
High cares about the Sabbath from
the time it was created until the
restoration is completed and beyond!

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1 Samuel 2:3 says “by Him actions
are weighed.”
Hosea 4:6a says “My people are
destroyed for lack of knowledge.”
Hosea 4:6b says “Since you have
forgotten the Torah of your God, I will
also forget your children.”
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Even a pagan understands that they
need to find out what their pagan deity
desires…
Why can’t we apply this same principle
and search the Scriptures for the truth,
and find the ancient paths.
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Matthew 7:21 “Many will say Lord,
Lord…”
He says “Depart from me, you who
disregard my Divine instructions.”
II Corinthians 13:5 Examine
yourselves. Determine if you are still
following the truth.
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Don’t get caught saying “But Lord, I
didn’t know” and Him responding “My
child, I put before you that which
could help you recover the truth, the
ancient paths (Jeremiah 6:16) and
you couldn’t even check it out?”

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Is this how a child honors their
Father?
Ezekiel 22:26 The leaders of Israel
have hidden their eyes from My
Sabbaths, and I am profaned among
them.
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September
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he Sabbath in

The Plan of God

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In the Beginning
First day: It was good
 Second day: It was good
 Third day: It was good
 Fourth day: It was good
 Fifth day: It was good
 Sixth day (living creatures): It was good
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In the Beginning


Genesis 1:31 And God saw everything
that he had made, and, behold, it was
very good…

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Next Actions
1. Rested on the 7th day and refreshed
Himself (Exodus 31:17)
 2. Blessed the 7th day
 3. Set apart the 7th day from all the other
days
 Note: While not self-evident on it’s face,
at this point, God cared about the role the
Sabbath played in His Plan.
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In the Beginning
1. Perfection (Deuteronomy 32:4)
 2. Very Good (Genesis 1:31)
 3. Could have gone on like this but…
 4. Adam sinned and sent the world into a
tailspin of destruction and imperfection
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Questions
1. Was God caught off guard, unprepared
for the impending disaster that would
destroy His perfection?
 2. If not, then God had a plan
(“slain from the foundation…”)
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ontinuing
MOVE FORWARD IN TIME

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Abrahamic Covenant


Cut a covenant with Abraham to establish
a nation that would receive His
instructions with the intention that in the
living out of them, they would become a
light to the rest of the world.
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Mosaic Covenant
Exodus 19:5 Now therefore, if ye will
obey My voice indeed, and keep My
covenant, then ye shall be a peculiar
treasure unto Me above all people: for all
the earth is Mine.
 Exodus 19:8 And all the people answered
together, and said, “All that hw"hy hath


spoken we will do.” And Moses returned
the words of the people unto hw"hy.

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Mosaic Covenant
Exodus 20 – The Ten Commandments
 Our focus is the fourth (except in Catholic
Bibles where it is the third)
 Exodus 20:8 Remember the Sabbath
day, to keep it set apart from the other
days.
 Once again, we see that God cares about
the Sabbath
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Establishing a Baseline
When is the Sabbath first mentioned?
 ANS:
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Establishing a Baseline
When is the Sabbath first mentioned?
 ANS: Genesis 2:2-3
 We have a very good creation that
included the seventh day, resting,
blessing, and the seventh day being set
apart from the other days of the week.
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Genesis 1:14 and
Definitions



Genesis 1:14 And God said, “Let there be
lights in the firmament of the heaven to
divide the day from the night; and let
them be for signs, and for seasons, and
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Genesis 1:14


Genesis 1:14 And God said, “Let there be
lights in the firmament of the heaven to
divide the day from the night; and let
them be for ttoa, and for dI[]Am , and

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Genesis 1:14
 Ttoa (ot) (sign)

To signal something in some way…
 Examples of signs:
 The rainbow, circumcision, all the plagues
on Egypt, Joshua’s stones in the Jordan,
Isaiah 7:14, and…
 The Sabbath
(Exodus 31:13, 17; Ezekiel 20:12)
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Genesis 1:14
 dI[]Am (moed) (appointment)

To designate a time for a meeting
 Do you know what that means?
 God has a Day Timer
 He has appointments set when He wants
to meet with us
 We should find out when they are so we
can be present
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Genesis 1:14 Expanded


Genesis 1:14 And God said, “Let there be
lights in the firmament of the heaven to
divide the day from the night; and let
them be for signs, and to designate the
times for divine appointments…
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Continuing the Foundation
 War>q (qari) (proclaim)

It denotes primarily the enunciation of a
specific message.
 It is customarily addressed to a specific
recipient and is intended to elicit a
specific response.
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Continuing the Foundation

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aer'q.m (miqra) ([dress] rehearsal)

Frequently translated as Convocation
and Assembly

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Review
 War>q (qari)

(proclaim)

 dI[]Am (moed) (appointment)


aer'q.m (miqra) (rehearsal, convocation)
assembly

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Leviticus 23:2-3


v2 Speak unto the children of Israel, and
say unto them, “Concerning the divinely
appointed times (sacred assemblings) of
hw"hy, which you shall proclaim to be holy

dress rehearsals, even these are My
divinely set appointments.”
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Leviticus 23:2-3
v3 Six days shall work be done: but the
seventh day is the Sabbath, a day for a
sacred assembly…
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 Hebrews 10:25 Not forsaking the
assembling of ourselves together, as
some have begun to do…
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Note


If our Heavenly Father did not establish
a particular “appointment” as a call to
worship, we might want to look into who
did.

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Establishing a Baseline
Reasons the Sabbath were given?
 Exodus 31
 v13,17 – sign between hw"hy, and Israel


v15 – rest
 v17 – refreshing
 Leviticus 23:3 Sacred assembling
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Establishing a Baseline
Who is the Sabbath for?
 A popular answer is “the Jews”
 The Sabbath was one of the 10
commandments given in Exodus 20 at
Mount Sinai. Can you make a case that
the only people who were at the foot of
mount Sinai when the 10 commandments
were given were the tribe of Judah?
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Who is the Sabbath for?
Mark 2:27 And he [Yeshua] said unto
them, “The Sabbath was made for
mankind ( a;nqrwpoj ), and not man for the
Sabbath.”
 Prophecies about the Gentiles
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Who is the Sabbath for?


Isaiah 56:2 Blessed is the man that
doeth this, and the son of man that
layeth hold on it; that keepeth the
Sabbath from polluting it…

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Who is the Sabbath for?


Isaiah 56:4 For thus saith hw"hy unto the

eunuchs that keep My Sabbaths, and
choose the things that please Me, and
take hold of My covenant…

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Who is the Sabbath for?


Isaiah 56:6 Also the sons of the stranger,
that join themselves to hw"hy, to serve
Him, and to love the name of hw"hy, to be
His servants, every one that keepeth the
Sabbath from polluting it, and taketh hold
of My covenant;

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Who is the Sabbath for?


Isaiah 58:13 If thou turn away thy foot
from the Sabbath, from doing thy
pleasure on My holy day; and call the
Sabbath a delight, the holy of hw"hy,

honourable; and shalt honour Him, not
doing thine own ways, nor finding thine
own pleasure, nor speaking thine own
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Who is the Sabbath for?


Isaiah 58:14 Then shalt thou delight
thyself in hw"hy; and I will cause thee to

ride upon the high places of the earth,
and feed thee with the heritage of
Jacob thy father: for the mouth of hw"hy
hath spoken it.

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Who is the Sabbath for?
Ephesians 2:11 Wherefore remember,
that you, being in time past Gentiles in
the flesh…
 v12 That at that time you were without
Messiah, separated [ avphllotriwme,noi ] from
the Commonwealth of Israel, and
excluded [ xe,noi ] from the covenants of
promise, having no hope, and without
God in the world:
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Who is the Sabbath for?
Ephesians 2:13 But now in Messiah
Yeshua you, who previously were far
away have been brought near by the
blood of Messiah.
 v14 For he is our peace, who has joined
both groups into one, destroying the
barrier of tradition that had separated
Jews and Gentiles.
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Who is the Sabbath for?


Ephesians 2:15 Having abolished in his
flesh the enmity, even the law of
commandments contained in man’s
traditions; that in himself he might make
the two into one new man, thus
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Who is the Sabbath for?


Ephesians 2:19 Now therefore, you are
no longer excluded from citizenship in
God’s Kingdom, but fellow citizens with
the saints, and of the household of God.
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Who is the Sabbath for?
Romans 11:17 And if some of the
branches be broken off, and thou, being
a wild olive tree, were grafted in among
them, and with them partakest of the
root and fatness of the olive tree;
 v18 Boast not against the branches…
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At the Time of Creation
Creation was perfect
 During creation, the Sabbath was
established as a sign and a Divinely
Appointed Time of rest and refreshing
 At creation, God cared about the role
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At the Time of Moses
At the time of Moses, the 10
commandments were given to all the
tribes of Israel (not just Judah) as well
as all those who chose to leave Egypt
and become part of Israel.
 Within the 10 commandments, one
states: “Remember the Sabbath day, to
keep it holy”.
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At the Time of Moses
Exodus states that when Yahweh's
Sabbath is observed by Israel, it is a
sign.
 God explained that the Sabbath is to
provide rest from 6 days of labor and a
refreshing.
 It is clear that at this time, God cared
about the role the Sabbath would play
for Israel.
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At the Time of the Prophets
During the time of the prophets, Isaiah
states that the Sabbath is for all and in
the keeping of it is great blessing.
 It is clear that at this time, God cared
about the role the Sabbath would play
for Israel and all those who chose to
became a part of Israel.


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At the Time of the First
Century

Yeshua said that the Sabbath was
made for mankind.
 Romans states that we Gentiles have
been grafted into Israel.
 Ephesians states that in the past, we
were Gentiles who were separated from
the Commonwealth of Israel, excluded
from the covenants of promise, having
no hope, and without God.


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At the Time of the First
Century

Yeshua's work has allowed us Gentiles
to become a part of Israel, no longer
excluded from citizenship in God's
kingdom, fellow citizens with the saints,
and the household of God.
 It is clear that at this time, God cared
about the role the Sabbath would play
for Israel.
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he Plan of God

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What is the Plan of God?
Acts 3:20 And He shall send Yeshua
the Messiah, which before was
preached unto you:
 Acts 3:21 Where in heaven he must
remain until the time to begin the
restoration of all things, which God hath
spoken by the mouth of all His holy
prophets since the world began.


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What is the Plan of God?
When does the restoration of all things
begin?
 When does Yeshua leave heaven to
establish his kingdom on Earth?
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What is the Plan of God?
During the Millennial Kingdom, what
role does the Sabbath play?
 Speaking of the priests it says, “And in
controversy they shall stand in
judgment; and they shall judge it
according to My judgments: and they
shall keep My Torah and My statutes in
all Mine assemblies; and they shall
hallow my Sabbaths. Ezekiel 44:24


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What is the Plan of God?
During the Millennial Kingdom, what
role does the Sabbath play?
 Likewise, the people of the land shall
worship at the door of this gate before
hw"hy in the Sabbaths and in the new


moons. Ezekiel 46:3
 It is clear that at this time, God cares
about the role the Sabbath will play for
all mankind.
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What is the Plan of God?
After the New Heavens and the New
Earth, what role does the Sabbath play?
 “For as the New Heavens and the New
Earth, which I will make, shall remain
before me, saith hw"hy, so shall your


seed and your name remain.”
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What is the Plan of God?
After the New Heavens and the New
Earth, what role does the Sabbath play?
 “And it shall come to pass, that from
one new moon to another, and from one
Sabbath to another, shall all flesh come
to worship before me, saith hw"hy…


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After the New Heavens and the New
Earth, what role does the Sabbath play?
 It is clear that at this time, God cares
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The Restoration of All Things

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Malachi 3:6 For I am hw"hy,
I change not…

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The Time of the Gentiles
How long was the Sabbath to last?
 Exodus 31:16 Wherefore the children of
Israel shall keep the Sabbath, to observe
the Sabbath throughout their generations,
obeying the covenant on a continuous
basis.
 I have Good News and Bad News
 Romans 9:6, Galatians 6:16


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How long was the Sabbath
to last?

Acts 13:14 But when they departed from
Perga, they came to Antioch in Pisidia,
and went into the synagogue on the
Sabbath day, and sat down.
 v15 And after the reading of the law and
the prophets, the rulers of the
synagogue said unto them, “You men
and brethren, if ye have any word of
exhortation for the people, say on.”


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How long was the Sabbath
to last?

Acts 13:42 And when the Jews were
gone out of the synagogue, the Gentiles
asked that these words might be
preached to them the next Sabbath.
 v44 And the next Sabbath day came
almost the whole city together to hear
the word of God.


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How long was the Sabbath
to last?

Even with this evidence (and there is
much much more), some will say that at
the death of Yeshua, the Sabbath was
replaced with Sunday.
 Verses used to support that include
Colossians 2:16-17; Galatians 4:10;
Romans 10:4, 14:5-6; just to name a
few.
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What We Learned is that The Most
High cares about the Sabbath from
the time it was created until the
restoration is completed and beyond!

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1 Samuel 2:3 says “by Him actions
are weighed.”
Hosea 4:6a says “My people are
destroyed for lack of knowledge.”
Hosea 4:6b says “Since you have
forgotten the Torah of your God, I will
also forget your children.”
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Even a pagan understands that they
need to find out what their pagan deity
desires…
Why can’t we apply this same principle
and search the Scriptures for the truth,
and find the ancient paths.
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Matthew 7:21 “Many will say Lord,
Lord…”
He says “Depart from me, you who
disregard my Divine instructions.”
II Corinthians 13:5 Examine
yourselves. Determine if you are still
following the truth.
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Don’t get caught saying “But Lord, I
didn’t know” and Him responding “My
child, I put before you that which
could help you recover the truth, the
ancient paths (Jeremiah 6:16) and
you couldn’t even check it out?”

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Is this how a child honors their
Father?
Ezekiel 22:26 The leaders of Israel
have hidden their eyes from My
Sabbaths, and I am profaned among
them.
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In the Beginning
First day: It was good
 Second day: It was good
 Third day: It was good
 Fourth day: It was good
 Fifth day: It was good
 Sixth day (living creatures): It was good
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In the Beginning


Genesis 1:31 And God saw everything
that he had made, and, behold, it was
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Next Actions
1. Rested on the 7th day and refreshed
Himself (Exodus 31:17)
 2. Blessed the 7th day
 3. Set apart the 7th day from all the other
days
 Note: While not self-evident on it’s face,
at this point, God cared about the role the
Sabbath played in His Plan.
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In the Beginning
1. Perfection (Deuteronomy 32:4)
 2. Very Good (Genesis 1:31)
 3. Could have gone on like this but…
 4. Adam sinned and sent the world into a
tailspin of destruction and imperfection
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Questions
1. Was God caught off guard, unprepared
for the impending disaster that would
destroy His perfection?
 2. If not, then God had a plan
(“slain from the foundation…”)
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ontinuing
MOVE FORWARD IN TIME

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Abrahamic Covenant


Cut a covenant with Abraham to establish
a nation that would receive His
instructions with the intention that in the
living out of them, they would become a
light to the rest of the world.
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Mosaic Covenant
Exodus 19:5 Now therefore, if ye will
obey My voice indeed, and keep My
covenant, then ye shall be a peculiar
treasure unto Me above all people: for all
the earth is Mine.
 Exodus 19:8 And all the people answered
together, and said, “All that hw"hy hath


spoken we will do.” And Moses returned
the words of the people unto hw"hy.

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Mosaic Covenant
Exodus 20 – The Ten Commandments
 Our focus is the fourth (except in Catholic
Bibles where it is the third)
 Exodus 20:8 Remember the Sabbath
day, to keep it set apart from the other
days.
 Once again, we see that God cares about
the Sabbath


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Establishing a Baseline
When is the Sabbath first mentioned?
 ANS:
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Establishing a Baseline
When is the Sabbath first mentioned?
 ANS: Genesis 2:2-3
 We have a very good creation that
included the seventh day, resting,
blessing, and the seventh day being set
apart from the other days of the week.


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Genesis 1:14 and
Definitions



Genesis 1:14 And God said, “Let there be
lights in the firmament of the heaven to
divide the day from the night; and let
them be for signs, and for seasons, and
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Genesis 1:14


Genesis 1:14 And God said, “Let there be
lights in the firmament of the heaven to
divide the day from the night; and let
them be for ttoa, and for dI[]Am , and

for days, and years.

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Genesis 1:14
 Ttoa (ot) (sign)

To signal something in some way…
 Examples of signs:
 The rainbow, circumcision, all the plagues
on Egypt, Joshua’s stones in the Jordan,
Isaiah 7:14, and…
 The Sabbath
(Exodus 31:13, 17; Ezekiel 20:12)


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Genesis 1:14
 dI[]Am (moed) (appointment)

To designate a time for a meeting
 Do you know what that means?
 God has a Day Timer
 He has appointments set when He wants
to meet with us
 We should find out when they are so we
can be present


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Genesis 1:14 Expanded


Genesis 1:14 And God said, “Let there be
lights in the firmament of the heaven to
divide the day from the night; and let
them be for signs, and to designate the
times for divine appointments…
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Continuing the Foundation
 War>q (qari) (proclaim)

It denotes primarily the enunciation of a
specific message.
 It is customarily addressed to a specific
recipient and is intended to elicit a
specific response.
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Continuing the Foundation



aer'q.m (miqra) ([dress] rehearsal)

Frequently translated as Convocation
and Assembly

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Review
 War>q (qari)

(proclaim)

 dI[]Am (moed) (appointment)


aer'q.m (miqra) (rehearsal, convocation)
assembly

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Leviticus 23:2-3


v2 Speak unto the children of Israel, and
say unto them, “Concerning the divinely
appointed times (sacred assemblings) of
hw"hy, which you shall proclaim to be holy

dress rehearsals, even these are My
divinely set appointments.”
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Leviticus 23:2-3
v3 Six days shall work be done: but the
seventh day is the Sabbath, a day for a
sacred assembly…
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 Hebrews 10:25 Not forsaking the
assembling of ourselves together, as
some have begun to do…
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

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Note


If our Heavenly Father did not establish
a particular “appointment” as a call to
worship, we might want to look into who
did.

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Establishing a Baseline
Reasons the Sabbath were given?
 Exodus 31
 v13,17 – sign between hw"hy, and Israel


v15 – rest
 v17 – refreshing
 Leviticus 23:3 Sacred assembling


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Establishing a Baseline
Who is the Sabbath for?
 A popular answer is “the Jews”
 The Sabbath was one of the 10
commandments given in Exodus 20 at
Mount Sinai. Can you make a case that
the only people who were at the foot of
mount Sinai when the 10 commandments
were given were the tribe of Judah?
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Who is the Sabbath for?
Mark 2:27 And he [Yeshua] said unto
them, “The Sabbath was made for
mankind ( a;nqrwpoj ), and not man for the
Sabbath.”
 Prophecies about the Gentiles
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Who is the Sabbath for?


Isaiah 56:2 Blessed is the man that
doeth this, and the son of man that
layeth hold on it; that keepeth the
Sabbath from polluting it…

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Who is the Sabbath for?


Isaiah 56:4 For thus saith hw"hy unto the

eunuchs that keep My Sabbaths, and
choose the things that please Me, and
take hold of My covenant…

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Who is the Sabbath for?


Isaiah 56:6 Also the sons of the stranger,
that join themselves to hw"hy, to serve
Him, and to love the name of hw"hy, to be
His servants, every one that keepeth the
Sabbath from polluting it, and taketh hold
of My covenant;

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Who is the Sabbath for?


Isaiah 58:13 If thou turn away thy foot
from the Sabbath, from doing thy
pleasure on My holy day; and call the
Sabbath a delight, the holy of hw"hy,

honourable; and shalt honour Him, not
doing thine own ways, nor finding thine
own pleasure, nor speaking thine own
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Who is the Sabbath for?


Isaiah 58:14 Then shalt thou delight
thyself in hw"hy; and I will cause thee to

ride upon the high places of the earth,
and feed thee with the heritage of
Jacob thy father: for the mouth of hw"hy
hath spoken it.

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Who is the Sabbath for?
Ephesians 2:11 Wherefore remember,
that you, being in time past Gentiles in
the flesh…
 v12 That at that time you were without
Messiah, separated [ avphllotriwme,noi ] from
the Commonwealth of Israel, and
excluded [ xe,noi ] from the covenants of
promise, having no hope, and without
God in the world:


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Who is the Sabbath for?
Ephesians 2:13 But now in Messiah
Yeshua you, who previously were far
away have been brought near by the
blood of Messiah.
 v14 For he is our peace, who has joined
both groups into one, destroying the
barrier of tradition that had separated
Jews and Gentiles.


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Who is the Sabbath for?


Ephesians 2:15 Having abolished in his
flesh the enmity, even the law of
commandments contained in man’s
traditions; that in himself he might make
the two into one new man, thus
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Who is the Sabbath for?


Ephesians 2:19 Now therefore, you are
no longer excluded from citizenship in
God’s Kingdom, but fellow citizens with
the saints, and of the household of God.
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Who is the Sabbath for?
Romans 11:17 And if some of the
branches be broken off, and thou, being
a wild olive tree, were grafted in among
them, and with them partakest of the
root and fatness of the olive tree;
 v18 Boast not against the branches…


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At the Time of Creation
Creation was perfect
 During creation, the Sabbath was
established as a sign and a Divinely
Appointed Time of rest and refreshing
 At creation, God cared about the role
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At the Time of Moses
At the time of Moses, the 10
commandments were given to all the
tribes of Israel (not just Judah) as well
as all those who chose to leave Egypt
and become part of Israel.
 Within the 10 commandments, one
states: “Remember the Sabbath day, to
keep it holy”.


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At the Time of Moses
Exodus states that when Yahweh's
Sabbath is observed by Israel, it is a
sign.
 God explained that the Sabbath is to
provide rest from 6 days of labor and a
refreshing.
 It is clear that at this time, God cared
about the role the Sabbath would play
for Israel.


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At the Time of the Prophets
During the time of the prophets, Isaiah
states that the Sabbath is for all and in
the keeping of it is great blessing.
 It is clear that at this time, God cared
about the role the Sabbath would play
for Israel and all those who chose to
became a part of Israel.


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At the Time of the First
Century

Yeshua said that the Sabbath was
made for mankind.
 Romans states that we Gentiles have
been grafted into Israel.
 Ephesians states that in the past, we
were Gentiles who were separated from
the Commonwealth of Israel, excluded
from the covenants of promise, having
no hope, and without God.


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At the Time of the First
Century

Yeshua's work has allowed us Gentiles
to become a part of Israel, no longer
excluded from citizenship in God's
kingdom, fellow citizens with the saints,
and the household of God.
 It is clear that at this time, God cared
about the role the Sabbath would play
for Israel.


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he Plan of God

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What is the Plan of God?
Acts 3:20 And He shall send Yeshua
the Messiah, which before was
preached unto you:
 Acts 3:21 Where in heaven he must
remain until the time to begin the
restoration of all things, which God hath
spoken by the mouth of all His holy
prophets since the world began.


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What is the Plan of God?
When does the restoration of all things
begin?
 When does Yeshua leave heaven to
establish his kingdom on Earth?


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What is the Plan of God?
During the Millennial Kingdom, what
role does the Sabbath play?
 Speaking of the priests it says, “And in
controversy they shall stand in
judgment; and they shall judge it
according to My judgments: and they
shall keep My Torah and My statutes in
all Mine assemblies; and they shall
hallow my Sabbaths. Ezekiel 44:24


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What is the Plan of God?
During the Millennial Kingdom, what
role does the Sabbath play?
 Likewise, the people of the land shall
worship at the door of this gate before
hw"hy in the Sabbaths and in the new


moons. Ezekiel 46:3
 It is clear that at this time, God cares
about the role the Sabbath will play for
all mankind.
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What is the Plan of God?
After the New Heavens and the New
Earth, what role does the Sabbath play?
 “For as the New Heavens and the New
Earth, which I will make, shall remain
before me, saith hw"hy, so shall your


seed and your name remain.”
Isaiah 66:22

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What is the Plan of God?
After the New Heavens and the New
Earth, what role does the Sabbath play?
 “And it shall come to pass, that from
one new moon to another, and from one
Sabbath to another, shall all flesh come
to worship before me, saith hw"hy…


Isaiah 66:23

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What is the Plan of God?
After the New Heavens and the New
Earth, what role does the Sabbath play?
 It is clear that at this time, God cares
about the role the Sabbath will play for
all mankind.
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The Restoration of All Things

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Malachi 3:6 For I am hw"hy,
I change not…

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The Time of the Gentiles
How long was the Sabbath to last?
 Exodus 31:16 Wherefore the children of
Israel shall keep the Sabbath, to observe
the Sabbath throughout their generations,
obeying the covenant on a continuous
basis.
 I have Good News and Bad News
 Romans 9:6, Galatians 6:16


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How long was the Sabbath
to last?

Acts 13:14 But when they departed from
Perga, they came to Antioch in Pisidia,
and went into the synagogue on the
Sabbath day, and sat down.
 v15 And after the reading of the law and
the prophets, the rulers of the
synagogue said unto them, “You men
and brethren, if ye have any word of
exhortation for the people, say on.”


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How long was the Sabbath
to last?

Acts 13:42 And when the Jews were
gone out of the synagogue, the Gentiles
asked that these words might be
preached to them the next Sabbath.
 v44 And the next Sabbath day came
almost the whole city together to hear
the word of God.


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How long was the Sabbath
to last?

Even with this evidence (and there is
much much more), some will say that at
the death of Yeshua, the Sabbath was
replaced with Sunday.
 Verses used to support that include
Colossians 2:16-17; Galatians 4:10;
Romans 10:4, 14:5-6; just to name a
few.


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What We Learned is that The Most
High cares about the Sabbath from
the time it was created until the
restoration is completed and beyond!

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1 Samuel 2:3 says “by Him actions
are weighed.”
Hosea 4:6a says “My people are
destroyed for lack of knowledge.”
Hosea 4:6b says “Since you have
forgotten the Torah of your God, I will
also forget your children.”
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Even a pagan understands that they
need to find out what their pagan deity
desires…
Why can’t we apply this same principle
and search the Scriptures for the truth,
and find the ancient paths.
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Matthew 7:21 “Many will say Lord,
Lord…”
He says “Depart from me, you who
disregard my Divine instructions.”
II Corinthians 13:5 Examine
yourselves. Determine if you are still
following the truth.
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Don’t get caught saying “But Lord, I
didn’t know” and Him responding “My
child, I put before you that which
could help you recover the truth, the
ancient paths (Jeremiah 6:16) and
you couldn’t even check it out?”

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Is this how a child honors their
Father?
Ezekiel 22:26 The leaders of Israel
have hidden their eyes from My
Sabbaths, and I am profaned among
them.
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he Sabbath in

The Plan of God

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In the Beginning
First day: It was good
 Second day: It was good
 Third day: It was good
 Fourth day: It was good
 Fifth day: It was good
 Sixth day (living creatures): It was good
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In the Beginning


Genesis 1:31 And God saw everything
that he had made, and, behold, it was
very good…

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Next Actions
1. Rested on the 7th day and refreshed
Himself (Exodus 31:17)
 2. Blessed the 7th day
 3. Set apart the 7th day from all the other
days
 Note: While not self-evident on it’s face,
at this point, God cared about the role the
Sabbath played in His Plan.
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In the Beginning
1. Perfection (Deuteronomy 32:4)
 2. Very Good (Genesis 1:31)
 3. Could have gone on like this but…
 4. Adam sinned and sent the world into a
tailspin of destruction and imperfection
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Questions
1. Was God caught off guard, unprepared
for the impending disaster that would
destroy His perfection?
 2. If not, then God had a plan
(“slain from the foundation…”)
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ontinuing
MOVE FORWARD IN TIME

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Abrahamic Covenant


Cut a covenant with Abraham to establish
a nation that would receive His
instructions with the intention that in the
living out of them, they would become a
light to the rest of the world.
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Mosaic Covenant
Exodus 19:5 Now therefore, if ye will
obey My voice indeed, and keep My
covenant, then ye shall be a peculiar
treasure unto Me above all people: for all
the earth is Mine.
 Exodus 19:8 And all the people answered
together, and said, “All that hw"hy hath


spoken we will do.” And Moses returned
the words of the people unto hw"hy.

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Mosaic Covenant
Exodus 20 – The Ten Commandments
 Our focus is the fourth (except in Catholic
Bibles where it is the third)
 Exodus 20:8 Remember the Sabbath
day, to keep it set apart from the other
days.
 Once again, we see that God cares about
the Sabbath


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Establishing a Baseline
When is the Sabbath first mentioned?
 ANS:
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Establishing a Baseline
When is the Sabbath first mentioned?
 ANS: Genesis 2:2-3
 We have a very good creation that
included the seventh day, resting,
blessing, and the seventh day being set
apart from the other days of the week.


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Genesis 1:14 and
Definitions



Genesis 1:14 And God said, “Let there be
lights in the firmament of the heaven to
divide the day from the night; and let
them be for signs, and for seasons, and
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Genesis 1:14


Genesis 1:14 And God said, “Let there be
lights in the firmament of the heaven to
divide the day from the night; and let
them be for ttoa, and for dI[]Am , and

for days, and years.

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Genesis 1:14
 Ttoa (ot) (sign)

To signal something in some way…
 Examples of signs:
 The rainbow, circumcision, all the plagues
on Egypt, Joshua’s stones in the Jordan,
Isaiah 7:14, and…
 The Sabbath
(Exodus 31:13, 17; Ezekiel 20:12)
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Genesis 1:14
 dI[]Am (moed) (appointment)

To designate a time for a meeting
 Do you know what that means?
 God has a Day Timer
 He has appointments set when He wants
to meet with us
 We should find out when they are so we
can be present


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Genesis 1:14 Expanded


Genesis 1:14 And God said, “Let there be
lights in the firmament of the heaven to
divide the day from the night; and let
them be for signs, and to designate the
times for divine appointments…
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Continuing the Foundation
 War>q (qari) (proclaim)

It denotes primarily the enunciation of a
specific message.
 It is customarily addressed to a specific
recipient and is intended to elicit a
specific response.
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Continuing the Foundation



aer'q.m (miqra) ([dress] rehearsal)

Frequently translated as Convocation
and Assembly

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Review
 War>q (qari)

(proclaim)

 dI[]Am (moed) (appointment)


aer'q.m (miqra) (rehearsal, convocation)
assembly

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Leviticus 23:2-3


v2 Speak unto the children of Israel, and
say unto them, “Concerning the divinely
appointed times (sacred assemblings) of
hw"hy, which you shall proclaim to be holy

dress rehearsals, even these are My
divinely set appointments.”
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Leviticus 23:2-3
v3 Six days shall work be done: but the
seventh day is the Sabbath, a day for a
sacred assembly…
[HODF Expanded]
 Hebrews 10:25 Not forsaking the
assembling of ourselves together, as
some have begun to do…
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Note


If our Heavenly Father did not establish
a particular “appointment” as a call to
worship, we might want to look into who
did.

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Establishing a Baseline
Reasons the Sabbath were given?
 Exodus 31
 v13,17 – sign between hw"hy, and Israel


v15 – rest
 v17 – refreshing
 Leviticus 23:3 Sacred assembling
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Establishing a Baseline
Who is the Sabbath for?
 A popular answer is “the Jews”
 The Sabbath was one of the 10
commandments given in Exodus 20 at
Mount Sinai. Can you make a case that
the only people who were at the foot of
mount Sinai when the 10 commandments
were given were the tribe of Judah?
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Who is the Sabbath for?
Mark 2:27 And he [Yeshua] said unto
them, “The Sabbath was made for
mankind ( a;nqrwpoj ), and not man for the
Sabbath.”
 Prophecies about the Gentiles
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Who is the Sabbath for?


Isaiah 56:2 Blessed is the man that
doeth this, and the son of man that
layeth hold on it; that keepeth the
Sabbath from polluting it…

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Who is the Sabbath for?


Isaiah 56:4 For thus saith hw"hy unto the

eunuchs that keep My Sabbaths, and
choose the things that please Me, and
take hold of My covenant…

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Who is the Sabbath for?


Isaiah 56:6 Also the sons of the stranger,
that join themselves to hw"hy, to serve
Him, and to love the name of hw"hy, to be
His servants, every one that keepeth the
Sabbath from polluting it, and taketh hold
of My covenant;

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Who is the Sabbath for?


Isaiah 58:13 If thou turn away thy foot
from the Sabbath, from doing thy
pleasure on My holy day; and call the
Sabbath a delight, the holy of hw"hy,

honourable; and shalt honour Him, not
doing thine own ways, nor finding thine
own pleasure, nor speaking thine own
words:

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Who is the Sabbath for?


Isaiah 58:14 Then shalt thou delight
thyself in hw"hy; and I will cause thee to

ride upon the high places of the earth,
and feed thee with the heritage of
Jacob thy father: for the mouth of hw"hy
hath spoken it.

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Who is the Sabbath for?
Ephesians 2:11 Wherefore remember,
that you, being in time past Gentiles in
the flesh…
 v12 That at that time you were without
Messiah, separated [ avphllotriwme,noi ] from
the Commonwealth of Israel, and
excluded [ xe,noi ] from the covenants of
promise, having no hope, and without
God in the world:


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Who is the Sabbath for?
Ephesians 2:13 But now in Messiah
Yeshua you, who previously were far
away have been brought near by the
blood of Messiah.
 v14 For he is our peace, who has joined
both groups into one, destroying the
barrier of tradition that had separated
Jews and Gentiles.


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Who is the Sabbath for?


Ephesians 2:15 Having abolished in his
flesh the enmity, even the law of
commandments contained in man’s
traditions; that in himself he might make
the two into one new man, thus
establishing peace.

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Who is the Sabbath for?


Ephesians 2:19 Now therefore, you are
no longer excluded from citizenship in
God’s Kingdom, but fellow citizens with
the saints, and of the household of God.
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Who is the Sabbath for?
Romans 11:17 And if some of the
branches be broken off, and thou, being
a wild olive tree, were grafted in among
them, and with them partakest of the
root and fatness of the olive tree;
 v18 Boast not against the branches…


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At the Time of Creation
Creation was perfect
 During creation, the Sabbath was
established as a sign and a Divinely
Appointed Time of rest and refreshing
 At creation, God cared about the role
the Sabbath would play for mankind.
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At the Time of Moses
At the time of Moses, the 10
commandments were given to all the
tribes of Israel (not just Judah) as well
as all those who chose to leave Egypt
and become part of Israel.
 Within the 10 commandments, one
states: “Remember the Sabbath day, to
keep it holy”.


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At the Time of Moses
Exodus states that when Yahweh's
Sabbath is observed by Israel, it is a
sign.
 God explained that the Sabbath is to
provide rest from 6 days of labor and a
refreshing.
 It is clear that at this time, God cared
about the role the Sabbath would play
for Israel.


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At the Time of the Prophets
During the time of the prophets, Isaiah
states that the Sabbath is for all and in
the keeping of it is great blessing.
 It is clear that at this time, God cared
about the role the Sabbath would play
for Israel and all those who chose to
became a part of Israel.


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At the Time of the First
Century

Yeshua said that the Sabbath was
made for mankind.
 Romans states that we Gentiles have
been grafted into Israel.
 Ephesians states that in the past, we
were Gentiles who were separated from
the Commonwealth of Israel, excluded
from the covenants of promise, having
no hope, and without God.


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At the Time of the First
Century

Yeshua's work has allowed us Gentiles
to become a part of Israel, no longer
excluded from citizenship in God's
kingdom, fellow citizens with the saints,
and the household of God.
 It is clear that at this time, God cared
about the role the Sabbath would play
for Israel.


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he Plan of God

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What is the Plan of God?
Acts 3:20 And He shall send Yeshua
the Messiah, which before was
preached unto you:
 Acts 3:21 Where in heaven he must
remain until the time to begin the
restoration of all things, which God hath
spoken by the mouth of all His holy
prophets since the world began.


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What is the Plan of God?
When does the restoration of all things
begin?
 When does Yeshua leave heaven to
establish his kingdom on Earth?


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What is the Plan of God?
During the Millennial Kingdom, what
role does the Sabbath play?
 Speaking of the priests it says, “And in
controversy they shall stand in
judgment; and they shall judge it
according to My judgments: and they
shall keep My Torah and My statutes in
all Mine assemblies; and they shall
hallow my Sabbaths. Ezekiel 44:24


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What is the Plan of God?
During the Millennial Kingdom, what
role does the Sabbath play?
 Likewise, the people of the land shall
worship at the door of this gate before
hw"hy in the Sabbaths and in the new


moons. Ezekiel 46:3
 It is clear that at this time, God cares
about the role the Sabbath will play for
all mankind.
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What is the Plan of God?
After the New Heavens and the New
Earth, what role does the Sabbath play?
 “For as the New Heavens and the New
Earth, which I will make, shall remain
before me, saith hw"hy, so shall your


seed and your name remain.”
Isaiah 66:22

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What is the Plan of God?
After the New Heavens and the New
Earth, what role does the Sabbath play?
 “And it shall come to pass, that from
one new moon to another, and from one
Sabbath to another, shall all flesh come
to worship before me, saith hw"hy…


Isaiah 66:23

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What is the Plan of God?
After the New Heavens and the New
Earth, what role does the Sabbath play?
 It is clear that at this time, God cares
about the role the Sabbath will play for
all mankind.
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The Restoration of All Things

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Malachi 3:6 For I am hw"hy,
I change not…

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The Time of the Gentiles
How long was the Sabbath to last?
 Exodus 31:16 Wherefore the children of
Israel shall keep the Sabbath, to observe
the Sabbath throughout their generations,
obeying the covenant on a continuous
basis.
 I have Good News and Bad News
 Romans 9:6, Galatians 6:16
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How long was the Sabbath
to last?

Acts 13:14 But when they departed from
Perga, they came to Antioch in Pisidia,
and went into the synagogue on the
Sabbath day, and sat down.
 v15 And after the reading of the law and
the prophets, the rulers of the
synagogue said unto them, “You men
and brethren, if ye have any word of
exhortation for the people, say on.”


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How long was the Sabbath
to last?

Acts 13:42 And when the Jews were
gone out of the synagogue, the Gentiles
asked that these words might be
preached to them the next Sabbath.
 v44 And the next Sabbath day came
almost the whole city together to hear
the word of God.


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How long was the Sabbath
to last?

Even with this evidence (and there is
much much more), some will say that at
the death of Yeshua, the Sabbath was
replaced with Sunday.
 Verses used to support that include
Colossians 2:16-17; Galatians 4:10;
Romans 10:4, 14:5-6; just to name a
few.
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What We Learned is that The Most
High cares about the Sabbath from
the time it was created until the
restoration is completed and beyond!

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1 Samuel 2:3 says “by Him actions
are weighed.”
Hosea 4:6a says “My people are
destroyed for lack of knowledge.”
Hosea 4:6b says “Since you have
forgotten the Torah of your God, I will
also forget your children.”
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Even a pagan understands that they
need to find out what their pagan deity
desires…
Why can’t we apply this same principle
and search the Scriptures for the truth,
and find the ancient paths.
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Matthew 7:21 “Many will say Lord,
Lord…”
He says “Depart from me, you who
disregard my Divine instructions.”
II Corinthians 13:5 Examine
yourselves. Determine if you are still
following the truth.
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Don’t get caught saying “But Lord, I
didn’t know” and Him responding “My
child, I put before you that which
could help you recover the truth, the
ancient paths (Jeremiah 6:16) and
you couldn’t even check it out?”

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Is this how a child honors their
Father?
Ezekiel 22:26 The leaders of Israel
have hidden their eyes from My
Sabbaths, and I am profaned among
them.
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September
2011
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he Sabbath in

The Plan of God

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In the Beginning
First day: It was good
 Second day: It was good
 Third day: It was good
 Fourth day: It was good
 Fifth day: It was good
 Sixth day (living creatures): It was good
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In the Beginning


Genesis 1:31 And God saw everything
that he had made, and, behold, it was
very good…

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Next Actions
1. Rested on the 7th day and refreshed
Himself (Exodus 31:17)
 2. Blessed the 7th day
 3. Set apart the 7th day from all the other
days
 Note: While not self-evident on it’s face,
at this point, God cared about the role the
Sabbath played in His Plan.


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In the Beginning
1. Perfection (Deuteronomy 32:4)
 2. Very Good (Genesis 1:31)
 3. Could have gone on like this but…
 4. Adam sinned and sent the world into a
tailspin of destruction and imperfection


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Questions
1. Was God caught off guard, unprepared
for the impending disaster that would
destroy His perfection?
 2. If not, then God had a plan
(“slain from the foundation…”)


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ontinuing
MOVE FORWARD IN TIME

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Abrahamic Covenant


Cut a covenant with Abraham to establish
a nation that would receive His
instructions with the intention that in the
living out of them, they would become a
light to the rest of the world.
(Deuteronomy 4:6-8)

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Mosaic Covenant
Exodus 19:5 Now therefore, if ye will
obey My voice indeed, and keep My
covenant, then ye shall be a peculiar
treasure unto Me above all people: for all
the earth is Mine.
 Exodus 19:8 And all the people answered
together, and said, “All that hw"hy hath


spoken we will do.” And Moses returned
the words of the people unto hw"hy.

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Mosaic Covenant
Exodus 20 – The Ten Commandments
 Our focus is the fourth (except in Catholic
Bibles where it is the third)
 Exodus 20:8 Remember the Sabbath
day, to keep it set apart from the other
days.
 Once again, we see that God cares about
the Sabbath


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Establishing a Baseline
When is the Sabbath first mentioned?
 ANS:
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Establishing a Baseline
When is the Sabbath first mentioned?
 ANS: Genesis 2:2-3
 We have a very good creation that
included the seventh day, resting,
blessing, and the seventh day being set
apart from the other days of the week.


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Genesis 1:14 and
Definitions



Genesis 1:14 And God said, “Let there be
lights in the firmament of the heaven to
divide the day from the night; and let
them be for signs, and for seasons, and
for days, and years.

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Genesis 1:14


Genesis 1:14 And God said, “Let there be
lights in the firmament of the heaven to
divide the day from the night; and let
them be for ttoa, and for dI[]Am , and

for days, and years.

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Genesis 1:14
 Ttoa (ot) (sign)

To signal something in some way…
 Examples of signs:
 The rainbow, circumcision, all the plagues
on Egypt, Joshua’s stones in the Jordan,
Isaiah 7:14, and…
 The Sabbath
(Exodus 31:13, 17; Ezekiel 20:12)


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Genesis 1:14
 dI[]Am (moed) (appointment)

To designate a time for a meeting
 Do you know what that means?
 God has a Day Timer
 He has appointments set when He wants
to meet with us
 We should find out when they are so we
can be present
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Genesis 1:14 Expanded


Genesis 1:14 And God said, “Let there be
lights in the firmament of the heaven to
divide the day from the night; and let
them be for signs, and to designate the
times for divine appointments…
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Continuing the Foundation
 War>q (qari) (proclaim)

It denotes primarily the enunciation of a
specific message.
 It is customarily addressed to a specific
recipient and is intended to elicit a
specific response.
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Continuing the Foundation



aer'q.m (miqra) ([dress] rehearsal)

Frequently translated as Convocation
and Assembly

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Review
 War>q (qari)

(proclaim)

 dI[]Am (moed) (appointment)
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aer'q.m (miqra) (rehearsal, convocation)
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Leviticus 23:2-3


v2 Speak unto the children of Israel, and
say unto them, “Concerning the divinely
appointed times (sacred assemblings) of
hw"hy, which you shall proclaim to be holy

dress rehearsals, even these are My
divinely set appointments.”
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Leviticus 23:2-3
v3 Six days shall work be done: but the
seventh day is the Sabbath, a day for a
sacred assembly…
[HODF Expanded]
 Hebrews 10:25 Not forsaking the
assembling of ourselves together, as
some have begun to do…
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Note


If our Heavenly Father did not establish
a particular “appointment” as a call to
worship, we might want to look into who
did.

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Establishing a Baseline
Reasons the Sabbath were given?
 Exodus 31
 v13,17 – sign between hw"hy, and Israel


v15 – rest
 v17 – refreshing
 Leviticus 23:3 Sacred assembling
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Establishing a Baseline
Who is the Sabbath for?
 A popular answer is “the Jews”
 The Sabbath was one of the 10
commandments given in Exodus 20 at
Mount Sinai. Can you make a case that
the only people who were at the foot of
mount Sinai when the 10 commandments
were given were the tribe of Judah?


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Who is the Sabbath for?
Mark 2:27 And he [Yeshua] said unto
them, “The Sabbath was made for
mankind ( a;nqrwpoj ), and not man for the
Sabbath.”
 Prophecies about the Gentiles
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Who is the Sabbath for?


Isaiah 56:2 Blessed is the man that
doeth this, and the son of man that
layeth hold on it; that keepeth the
Sabbath from polluting it…

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Who is the Sabbath for?


Isaiah 56:4 For thus saith hw"hy unto the

eunuchs that keep My Sabbaths, and
choose the things that please Me, and
take hold of My covenant…

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Who is the Sabbath for?


Isaiah 56:6 Also the sons of the stranger,
that join themselves to hw"hy, to serve
Him, and to love the name of hw"hy, to be
His servants, every one that keepeth the
Sabbath from polluting it, and taketh hold
of My covenant;

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Who is the Sabbath for?


Isaiah 58:13 If thou turn away thy foot
from the Sabbath, from doing thy
pleasure on My holy day; and call the
Sabbath a delight, the holy of hw"hy,

honourable; and shalt honour Him, not
doing thine own ways, nor finding thine
own pleasure, nor speaking thine own
words:

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Who is the Sabbath for?


Isaiah 58:14 Then shalt thou delight
thyself in hw"hy; and I will cause thee to

ride upon the high places of the earth,
and feed thee with the heritage of
Jacob thy father: for the mouth of hw"hy
hath spoken it.

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Who is the Sabbath for?
Ephesians 2:11 Wherefore remember,
that you, being in time past Gentiles in
the flesh…
 v12 That at that time you were without
Messiah, separated [ avphllotriwme,noi ] from
the Commonwealth of Israel, and
excluded [ xe,noi ] from the covenants of
promise, having no hope, and without
God in the world:


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Who is the Sabbath for?
Ephesians 2:13 But now in Messiah
Yeshua you, who previously were far
away have been brought near by the
blood of Messiah.
 v14 For he is our peace, who has joined
both groups into one, destroying the
barrier of tradition that had separated
Jews and Gentiles.


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Who is the Sabbath for?


Ephesians 2:15 Having abolished in his
flesh the enmity, even the law of
commandments contained in man’s
traditions; that in himself he might make
the two into one new man, thus
establishing peace.

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Who is the Sabbath for?


Ephesians 2:19 Now therefore, you are
no longer excluded from citizenship in
God’s Kingdom, but fellow citizens with
the saints, and of the household of God.
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Who is the Sabbath for?
Romans 11:17 And if some of the
branches be broken off, and thou, being
a wild olive tree, were grafted in among
them, and with them partakest of the
root and fatness of the olive tree;
 v18 Boast not against the branches…


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At the Time of Creation
Creation was perfect
 During creation, the Sabbath was
established as a sign and a Divinely
Appointed Time of rest and refreshing
 At creation, God cared about the role
the Sabbath would play for mankind.
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At the Time of Moses
At the time of Moses, the 10
commandments were given to all the
tribes of Israel (not just Judah) as well
as all those who chose to leave Egypt
and become part of Israel.
 Within the 10 commandments, one
states: “Remember the Sabbath day, to
keep it holy”.


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At the Time of Moses
Exodus states that when Yahweh's
Sabbath is observed by Israel, it is a
sign.
 God explained that the Sabbath is to
provide rest from 6 days of labor and a
refreshing.
 It is clear that at this time, God cared
about the role the Sabbath would play
for Israel.
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At the Time of the Prophets
During the time of the prophets, Isaiah
states that the Sabbath is for all and in
the keeping of it is great blessing.
 It is clear that at this time, God cared
about the role the Sabbath would play
for Israel and all those who chose to
became a part of Israel.


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At the Time of the First
Century

Yeshua said that the Sabbath was
made for mankind.
 Romans states that we Gentiles have
been grafted into Israel.
 Ephesians states that in the past, we
were Gentiles who were separated from
the Commonwealth of Israel, excluded
from the covenants of promise, having
no hope, and without God.


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At the Time of the First
Century

Yeshua's work has allowed us Gentiles
to become a part of Israel, no longer
excluded from citizenship in God's
kingdom, fellow citizens with the saints,
and the household of God.
 It is clear that at this time, God cared
about the role the Sabbath would play
for Israel.


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he Plan of God

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What is the Plan of God?
Acts 3:20 And He shall send Yeshua
the Messiah, which before was
preached unto you:
 Acts 3:21 Where in heaven he must
remain until the time to begin the
restoration of all things, which God hath
spoken by the mouth of all His holy
prophets since the world began.


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What is the Plan of God?
When does the restoration of all things
begin?
 When does Yeshua leave heaven to
establish his kingdom on Earth?
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What is the Plan of God?
During the Millennial Kingdom, what
role does the Sabbath play?
 Speaking of the priests it says, “And in
controversy they shall stand in
judgment; and they shall judge it
according to My judgments: and they
shall keep My Torah and My statutes in
all Mine assemblies; and they shall
hallow my Sabbaths. Ezekiel 44:24


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What is the Plan of God?
During the Millennial Kingdom, what
role does the Sabbath play?
 Likewise, the people of the land shall
worship at the door of this gate before
hw"hy in the Sabbaths and in the new


moons. Ezekiel 46:3
 It is clear that at this time, God cares
about the role the Sabbath will play for
all mankind.
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What is the Plan of God?
After the New Heavens and the New
Earth, what role does the Sabbath play?
 “For as the New Heavens and the New
Earth, which I will make, shall remain
before me, saith hw"hy, so shall your


seed and your name remain.”
Isaiah 66:22

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What is the Plan of God?
After the New Heavens and the New
Earth, what role does the Sabbath play?
 “And it shall come to pass, that from
one new moon to another, and from one
Sabbath to another, shall all flesh come
to worship before me, saith hw"hy…


Isaiah 66:23

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What is the Plan of God?
After the New Heavens and the New
Earth, what role does the Sabbath play?
 It is clear that at this time, God cares
about the role the Sabbath will play for
all mankind.
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The Restoration of All Things

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Malachi 3:6 For I am hw"hy,
I change not…

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The Time of the Gentiles
How long was the Sabbath to last?
 Exodus 31:16 Wherefore the children of
Israel shall keep the Sabbath, to observe
the Sabbath throughout their generations,
obeying the covenant on a continuous
basis.
 I have Good News and Bad News
 Romans 9:6, Galatians 6:16
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How long was the Sabbath
to last?

Acts 13:14 But when they departed from
Perga, they came to Antioch in Pisidia,
and went into the synagogue on the
Sabbath day, and sat down.
 v15 And after the reading of the law and
the prophets, the rulers of the
synagogue said unto them, “You men
and brethren, if ye have any word of
exhortation for the people, say on.”


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How long was the Sabbath
to last?

Acts 13:42 And when the Jews were
gone out of the synagogue, the Gentiles
asked that these words might be
preached to them the next Sabbath.
 v44 And the next Sabbath day came
almost the whole city together to hear
the word of God.


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How long was the Sabbath
to last?

Even with this evidence (and there is
much much more), some will say that at
the death of Yeshua, the Sabbath was
replaced with Sunday.
 Verses used to support that include
Colossians 2:16-17; Galatians 4:10;
Romans 10:4, 14:5-6; just to name a
few.
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What We Learned is that The Most
High cares about the Sabbath from
the time it was created until the
restoration is completed and beyond!

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1 Samuel 2:3 says “by Him actions
are weighed.”
Hosea 4:6a says “My people are
destroyed for lack of knowledge.”
Hosea 4:6b says “Since you have
forgotten the Torah of your God, I will
also forget your children.”
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Even a pagan understands that they
need to find out what their pagan deity
desires…
Why can’t we apply this same principle
and search the Scriptures for the truth,
and find the ancient paths.
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Matthew 7:21 “Many will say Lord,
Lord…”
He says “Depart from me, you who
disregard my Divine instructions.”
II Corinthians 13:5 Examine
yourselves. Determine if you are still
following the truth.
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Don’t get caught saying “But Lord, I
didn’t know” and Him responding “My
child, I put before you that which
could help you recover the truth, the
ancient paths (Jeremiah 6:16) and
you couldn’t even check it out?”

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Is this how a child honors their
Father?
Ezekiel 22:26 The leaders of Israel
have hidden their eyes from My
Sabbaths, and I am profaned among
them.
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September
2011
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he Sabbath in

The Plan of God

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In the Beginning
First day: It was good
 Second day: It was good
 Third day: It was good
 Fourth day: It was good
 Fifth day: It was good
 Sixth day (living creatures): It was good
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In the Beginning


Genesis 1:31 And God saw everything
that he had made, and, behold, it was
very good…

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Next Actions
1. Rested on the 7th day and refreshed
Himself (Exodus 31:17)
 2. Blessed the 7th day
 3. Set apart the 7th day from all the other
days
 Note: While not self-evident on it’s face,
at this point, God cared about the role the
Sabbath played in His Plan.
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In the Beginning
1. Perfection (Deuteronomy 32:4)
 2. Very Good (Genesis 1:31)
 3. Could have gone on like this but…
 4. Adam sinned and sent the world into a
tailspin of destruction and imperfection
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Questions
1. Was God caught off guard, unprepared
for the impending disaster that would
destroy His perfection?
 2. If not, then God had a plan
(“slain from the foundation…”)
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ontinuing
MOVE FORWARD IN TIME

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Abrahamic Covenant


Cut a covenant with Abraham to establish
a nation that would receive His
instructions with the intention that in the
living out of them, they would become a
light to the rest of the world.
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Mosaic Covenant
Exodus 19:5 Now therefore, if ye will
obey My voice indeed, and keep My
covenant, then ye shall be a peculiar
treasure unto Me above all people: for all
the earth is Mine.
 Exodus 19:8 And all the people answered
together, and said, “All that hw"hy hath


spoken we will do.” And Moses returned
the words of the people unto hw"hy.

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Mosaic Covenant
Exodus 20 – The Ten Commandments
 Our focus is the fourth (except in Catholic
Bibles where it is the third)
 Exodus 20:8 Remember the Sabbath
day, to keep it set apart from the other
days.
 Once again, we see that God cares about
the Sabbath
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Establishing a Baseline
When is the Sabbath first mentioned?
 ANS:
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Establishing a Baseline
When is the Sabbath first mentioned?
 ANS: Genesis 2:2-3
 We have a very good creation that
included the seventh day, resting,
blessing, and the seventh day being set
apart from the other days of the week.


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Genesis 1:14 and
Definitions



Genesis 1:14 And God said, “Let there be
lights in the firmament of the heaven to
divide the day from the night; and let
them be for signs, and for seasons, and
for days, and years.

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Genesis 1:14


Genesis 1:14 And God said, “Let there be
lights in the firmament of the heaven to
divide the day from the night; and let
them be for ttoa, and for dI[]Am , and

for days, and years.

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Genesis 1:14
 Ttoa (ot) (sign)

To signal something in some way…
 Examples of signs:
 The rainbow, circumcision, all the plagues
on Egypt, Joshua’s stones in the Jordan,
Isaiah 7:14, and…
 The Sabbath
(Exodus 31:13, 17; Ezekiel 20:12)
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Genesis 1:14
 dI[]Am (moed) (appointment)

To designate a time for a meeting
 Do you know what that means?
 God has a Day Timer
 He has appointments set when He wants
to meet with us
 We should find out when they are so we
can be present
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Genesis 1:14 Expanded


Genesis 1:14 And God said, “Let there be
lights in the firmament of the heaven to
divide the day from the night; and let
them be for signs, and to designate the
times for divine appointments…
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Continuing the Foundation
 War>q (qari) (proclaim)

It denotes primarily the enunciation of a
specific message.
 It is customarily addressed to a specific
recipient and is intended to elicit a
specific response.
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Continuing the Foundation



aer'q.m (miqra) ([dress] rehearsal)

Frequently translated as Convocation
and Assembly

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Review
 War>q (qari)

(proclaim)

 dI[]Am (moed) (appointment)


aer'q.m (miqra) (rehearsal, convocation)
assembly

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Leviticus 23:2-3


v2 Speak unto the children of Israel, and
say unto them, “Concerning the divinely
appointed times (sacred assemblings) of
hw"hy, which you shall proclaim to be holy

dress rehearsals, even these are My
divinely set appointments.”
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Leviticus 23:2-3
v3 Six days shall work be done: but the
seventh day is the Sabbath, a day for a
sacred assembly…
[HODF Expanded]
 Hebrews 10:25 Not forsaking the
assembling of ourselves together, as
some have begun to do…
[HODF Expanded]


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Note


If our Heavenly Father did not establish
a particular “appointment” as a call to
worship, we might want to look into who
did.

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Establishing a Baseline
Reasons the Sabbath were given?
 Exodus 31
 v13,17 – sign between hw"hy, and Israel


v15 – rest
 v17 – refreshing
 Leviticus 23:3 Sacred assembling
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Establishing a Baseline
Who is the Sabbath for?
 A popular answer is “the Jews”
 The Sabbath was one of the 10
commandments given in Exodus 20 at
Mount Sinai. Can you make a case that
the only people who were at the foot of
mount Sinai when the 10 commandments
were given were the tribe of Judah?
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Who is the Sabbath for?
Mark 2:27 And he [Yeshua] said unto
them, “The Sabbath was made for
mankind ( a;nqrwpoj ), and not man for the
Sabbath.”
 Prophecies about the Gentiles
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Who is the Sabbath for?


Isaiah 56:2 Blessed is the man that
doeth this, and the son of man that
layeth hold on it; that keepeth the
Sabbath from polluting it…

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Who is the Sabbath for?


Isaiah 56:4 For thus saith hw"hy unto the

eunuchs that keep My Sabbaths, and
choose the things that please Me, and
take hold of My covenant…

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Who is the Sabbath for?


Isaiah 56:6 Also the sons of the stranger,
that join themselves to hw"hy, to serve
Him, and to love the name of hw"hy, to be
His servants, every one that keepeth the
Sabbath from polluting it, and taketh hold
of My covenant;

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Who is the Sabbath for?


Isaiah 58:13 If thou turn away thy foot
from the Sabbath, from doing thy
pleasure on My holy day; and call the
Sabbath a delight, the holy of hw"hy,

honourable; and shalt honour Him, not
doing thine own ways, nor finding thine
own pleasure, nor speaking thine own
words:

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Who is the Sabbath for?


Isaiah 58:14 Then shalt thou delight
thyself in hw"hy; and I will cause thee to

ride upon the high places of the earth,
and feed thee with the heritage of
Jacob thy father: for the mouth of hw"hy
hath spoken it.

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Who is the Sabbath for?
Ephesians 2:11 Wherefore remember,
that you, being in time past Gentiles in
the flesh…
 v12 That at that time you were without
Messiah, separated [ avphllotriwme,noi ] from
the Commonwealth of Israel, and
excluded [ xe,noi ] from the covenants of
promise, having no hope, and without
God in the world:


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Who is the Sabbath for?
Ephesians 2:13 But now in Messiah
Yeshua you, who previously were far
away have been brought near by the
blood of Messiah.
 v14 For he is our peace, who has joined
both groups into one, destroying the
barrier of tradition that had separated
Jews and Gentiles.


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Who is the Sabbath for?


Ephesians 2:15 Having abolished in his
flesh the enmity, even the law of
commandments contained in man’s
traditions; that in himself he might make
the two into one new man, thus
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Who is the Sabbath for?


Ephesians 2:19 Now therefore, you are
no longer excluded from citizenship in
God’s Kingdom, but fellow citizens with
the saints, and of the household of God.
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Who is the Sabbath for?
Romans 11:17 And if some of the
branches be broken off, and thou, being
a wild olive tree, were grafted in among
them, and with them partakest of the
root and fatness of the olive tree;
 v18 Boast not against the branches…


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At the Time of Creation
Creation was perfect
 During creation, the Sabbath was
established as a sign and a Divinely
Appointed Time of rest and refreshing
 At creation, God cared about the role
the Sabbath would play for mankind.
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At the Time of Moses
At the time of Moses, the 10
commandments were given to all the
tribes of Israel (not just Judah) as well
as all those who chose to leave Egypt
and become part of Israel.
 Within the 10 commandments, one
states: “Remember the Sabbath day, to
keep it holy”.


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At the Time of Moses
Exodus states that when Yahweh's
Sabbath is observed by Israel, it is a
sign.
 God explained that the Sabbath is to
provide rest from 6 days of labor and a
refreshing.
 It is clear that at this time, God cared
about the role the Sabbath would play
for Israel.


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At the Time of the Prophets
During the time of the prophets, Isaiah
states that the Sabbath is for all and in
the keeping of it is great blessing.
 It is clear that at this time, God cared
about the role the Sabbath would play
for Israel and all those who chose to
became a part of Israel.


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At the Time of the First
Century

Yeshua said that the Sabbath was
made for mankind.
 Romans states that we Gentiles have
been grafted into Israel.
 Ephesians states that in the past, we
were Gentiles who were separated from
the Commonwealth of Israel, excluded
from the covenants of promise, having
no hope, and without God.


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At the Time of the First
Century

Yeshua's work has allowed us Gentiles
to become a part of Israel, no longer
excluded from citizenship in God's
kingdom, fellow citizens with the saints,
and the household of God.
 It is clear that at this time, God cared
about the role the Sabbath would play
for Israel.


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he Plan of God

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What is the Plan of God?
Acts 3:20 And He shall send Yeshua
the Messiah, which before was
preached unto you:
 Acts 3:21 Where in heaven he must
remain until the time to begin the
restoration of all things, which God hath
spoken by the mouth of all His holy
prophets since the world began.


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What is the Plan of God?
When does the restoration of all things
begin?
 When does Yeshua leave heaven to
establish his kingdom on Earth?


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What is the Plan of God?
During the Millennial Kingdom, what
role does the Sabbath play?
 Speaking of the priests it says, “And in
controversy they shall stand in
judgment; and they shall judge it
according to My judgments: and they
shall keep My Torah and My statutes in
all Mine assemblies; and they shall
hallow my Sabbaths. Ezekiel 44:24


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What is the Plan of God?
During the Millennial Kingdom, what
role does the Sabbath play?
 Likewise, the people of the land shall
worship at the door of this gate before
hw"hy in the Sabbaths and in the new


moons. Ezekiel 46:3
 It is clear that at this time, God cares
about the role the Sabbath will play for
all mankind.
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What is the Plan of God?
After the New Heavens and the New
Earth, what role does the Sabbath play?
 “For as the New Heavens and the New
Earth, which I will make, shall remain
before me, saith hw"hy, so shall your


seed and your name remain.”
Isaiah 66:22

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What is the Plan of God?
After the New Heavens and the New
Earth, what role does the Sabbath play?
 “And it shall come to pass, that from
one new moon to another, and from one
Sabbath to another, shall all flesh come
to worship before me, saith hw"hy…


Isaiah 66:23

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What is the Plan of God?
After the New Heavens and the New
Earth, what role does the Sabbath play?
 It is clear that at this time, God cares
about the role the Sabbath will play for
all mankind.
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The Restoration of All Things

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Malachi 3:6 For I am hw"hy,
I change not…

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The Time of the Gentiles
How long was the Sabbath to last?
 Exodus 31:16 Wherefore the children of
Israel shall keep the Sabbath, to observe
the Sabbath throughout their generations,
obeying the covenant on a continuous
basis.
 I have Good News and Bad News
 Romans 9:6, Galatians 6:16
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How long was the Sabbath
to last?

Acts 13:14 But when they departed from
Perga, they came to Antioch in Pisidia,
and went into the synagogue on the
Sabbath day, and sat down.
 v15 And after the reading of the law and
the prophets, the rulers of the
synagogue said unto them, “You men
and brethren, if ye have any word of
exhortation for the people, say on.”


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How long was the Sabbath
to last?

Acts 13:42 And when the Jews were
gone out of the synagogue, the Gentiles
asked that these words might be
preached to them the next Sabbath.
 v44 And the next Sabbath day came
almost the whole city together to hear
the word of God.


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How long was the Sabbath
to last?

Even with this evidence (and there is
much much more), some will say that at
the death of Yeshua, the Sabbath was
replaced with Sunday.
 Verses used to support that include
Colossians 2:16-17; Galatians 4:10;
Romans 10:4, 14:5-6; just to name a
few.
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What We Learned is that The Most
High cares about the Sabbath from
the time it was created until the
restoration is completed and beyond!

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1 Samuel 2:3 says “by Him actions
are weighed.”
Hosea 4:6a says “My people are
destroyed for lack of knowledge.”
Hosea 4:6b says “Since you have
forgotten the Torah of your God, I will
also forget your children.”
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Even a pagan understands that they
need to find out what their pagan deity
desires…
Why can’t we apply this same principle
and search the Scriptures for the truth,
and find the ancient paths.
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Matthew 7:21 “Many will say Lord,
Lord…”
He says “Depart from me, you who
disregard my Divine instructions.”
II Corinthians 13:5 Examine
yourselves. Determine if you are still
following the truth.
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Don’t get caught saying “But Lord, I
didn’t know” and Him responding “My
child, I put before you that which
could help you recover the truth, the
ancient paths (Jeremiah 6:16) and
you couldn’t even check it out?”

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Is this how a child honors their
Father?
Ezekiel 22:26 The leaders of Israel
have hidden their eyes from My
Sabbaths, and I am profaned among
them.
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September
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he Sabbath in

The Plan of God

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In the Beginning
First day: It was good
 Second day: It was good
 Third day: It was good
 Fourth day: It was good
 Fifth day: It was good
 Sixth day (living creatures): It was good
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In the Beginning


Genesis 1:31 And God saw everything
that he had made, and, behold, it was
very good…

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Next Actions
1. Rested on the 7th day and refreshed
Himself (Exodus 31:17)
 2. Blessed the 7th day
 3. Set apart the 7th day from all the other
days
 Note: While not self-evident on it’s face,
at this point, God cared about the role the
Sabbath played in His Plan.
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In the Beginning
1. Perfection (Deuteronomy 32:4)
 2. Very Good (Genesis 1:31)
 3. Could have gone on like this but…
 4. Adam sinned and sent the world into a
tailspin of destruction and imperfection
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Questions
1. Was God caught off guard, unprepared
for the impending disaster that would
destroy His perfection?
 2. If not, then God had a plan
(“slain from the foundation…”)
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ontinuing
MOVE FORWARD IN TIME

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Abrahamic Covenant


Cut a covenant with Abraham to establish
a nation that would receive His
instructions with the intention that in the
living out of them, they would become a
light to the rest of the world.
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Mosaic Covenant
Exodus 19:5 Now therefore, if ye will
obey My voice indeed, and keep My
covenant, then ye shall be a peculiar
treasure unto Me above all people: for all
the earth is Mine.
 Exodus 19:8 And all the people answered
together, and said, “All that hw"hy hath


spoken we will do.” And Moses returned
the words of the people unto hw"hy.

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Mosaic Covenant
Exodus 20 – The Ten Commandments
 Our focus is the fourth (except in Catholic
Bibles where it is the third)
 Exodus 20:8 Remember the Sabbath
day, to keep it set apart from the other
days.
 Once again, we see that God cares about
the Sabbath
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Establishing a Baseline
When is the Sabbath first mentioned?
 ANS:
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Establishing a Baseline
When is the Sabbath first mentioned?
 ANS: Genesis 2:2-3
 We have a very good creation that
included the seventh day, resting,
blessing, and the seventh day being set
apart from the other days of the week.
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Genesis 1:14 and
Definitions



Genesis 1:14 And God said, “Let there be
lights in the firmament of the heaven to
divide the day from the night; and let
them be for signs, and for seasons, and
for days, and years.

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Genesis 1:14


Genesis 1:14 And God said, “Let there be
lights in the firmament of the heaven to
divide the day from the night; and let
them be for ttoa, and for dI[]Am , and

for days, and years.

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Genesis 1:14
 Ttoa (ot) (sign)

To signal something in some way…
 Examples of signs:
 The rainbow, circumcision, all the plagues
on Egypt, Joshua’s stones in the Jordan,
Isaiah 7:14, and…
 The Sabbath
(Exodus 31:13, 17; Ezekiel 20:12)
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Genesis 1:14
 dI[]Am (moed) (appointment)

To designate a time for a meeting
 Do you know what that means?
 God has a Day Timer
 He has appointments set when He wants
to meet with us
 We should find out when they are so we
can be present
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Genesis 1:14 Expanded


Genesis 1:14 And God said, “Let there be
lights in the firmament of the heaven to
divide the day from the night; and let
them be for signs, and to designate the
times for divine appointments…
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Continuing the Foundation
 War>q (qari) (proclaim)

It denotes primarily the enunciation of a
specific message.
 It is customarily addressed to a specific
recipient and is intended to elicit a
specific response.
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Continuing the Foundation



aer'q.m (miqra) ([dress] rehearsal)

Frequently translated as Convocation
and Assembly

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Review
 War>q (qari)

(proclaim)

 dI[]Am (moed) (appointment)


aer'q.m (miqra) (rehearsal, convocation)
assembly

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Leviticus 23:2-3


v2 Speak unto the children of Israel, and
say unto them, “Concerning the divinely
appointed times (sacred assemblings) of
hw"hy, which you shall proclaim to be holy

dress rehearsals, even these are My
divinely set appointments.”
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Leviticus 23:2-3
v3 Six days shall work be done: but the
seventh day is the Sabbath, a day for a
sacred assembly…
[HODF Expanded]
 Hebrews 10:25 Not forsaking the
assembling of ourselves together, as
some have begun to do…
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

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Note


If our Heavenly Father did not establish
a particular “appointment” as a call to
worship, we might want to look into who
did.

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Establishing a Baseline
Reasons the Sabbath were given?
 Exodus 31
 v13,17 – sign between hw"hy, and Israel


v15 – rest
 v17 – refreshing
 Leviticus 23:3 Sacred assembling
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Establishing a Baseline
Who is the Sabbath for?
 A popular answer is “the Jews”
 The Sabbath was one of the 10
commandments given in Exodus 20 at
Mount Sinai. Can you make a case that
the only people who were at the foot of
mount Sinai when the 10 commandments
were given were the tribe of Judah?
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Who is the Sabbath for?
Mark 2:27 And he [Yeshua] said unto
them, “The Sabbath was made for
mankind ( a;nqrwpoj ), and not man for the
Sabbath.”
 Prophecies about the Gentiles
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Who is the Sabbath for?


Isaiah 56:2 Blessed is the man that
doeth this, and the son of man that
layeth hold on it; that keepeth the
Sabbath from polluting it…

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Who is the Sabbath for?


Isaiah 56:4 For thus saith hw"hy unto the

eunuchs that keep My Sabbaths, and
choose the things that please Me, and
take hold of My covenant…

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Who is the Sabbath for?


Isaiah 56:6 Also the sons of the stranger,
that join themselves to hw"hy, to serve
Him, and to love the name of hw"hy, to be
His servants, every one that keepeth the
Sabbath from polluting it, and taketh hold
of My covenant;

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Who is the Sabbath for?


Isaiah 58:13 If thou turn away thy foot
from the Sabbath, from doing thy
pleasure on My holy day; and call the
Sabbath a delight, the holy of hw"hy,

honourable; and shalt honour Him, not
doing thine own ways, nor finding thine
own pleasure, nor speaking thine own
words:

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Who is the Sabbath for?


Isaiah 58:14 Then shalt thou delight
thyself in hw"hy; and I will cause thee to

ride upon the high places of the earth,
and feed thee with the heritage of
Jacob thy father: for the mouth of hw"hy
hath spoken it.

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Who is the Sabbath for?
Ephesians 2:11 Wherefore remember,
that you, being in time past Gentiles in
the flesh…
 v12 That at that time you were without
Messiah, separated [ avphllotriwme,noi ] from
the Commonwealth of Israel, and
excluded [ xe,noi ] from the covenants of
promise, having no hope, and without
God in the world:


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Who is the Sabbath for?
Ephesians 2:13 But now in Messiah
Yeshua you, who previously were far
away have been brought near by the
blood of Messiah.
 v14 For he is our peace, who has joined
both groups into one, destroying the
barrier of tradition that had separated
Jews and Gentiles.


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Who is the Sabbath for?


Ephesians 2:15 Having abolished in his
flesh the enmity, even the law of
commandments contained in man’s
traditions; that in himself he might make
the two into one new man, thus
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Who is the Sabbath for?


Ephesians 2:19 Now therefore, you are
no longer excluded from citizenship in
God’s Kingdom, but fellow citizens with
the saints, and of the household of God.
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Who is the Sabbath for?
Romans 11:17 And if some of the
branches be broken off, and thou, being
a wild olive tree, were grafted in among
them, and with them partakest of the
root and fatness of the olive tree;
 v18 Boast not against the branches…


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At the Time of Creation
Creation was perfect
 During creation, the Sabbath was
established as a sign and a Divinely
Appointed Time of rest and refreshing
 At creation, God cared about the role
the Sabbath would play for mankind.
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At the Time of Moses
At the time of Moses, the 10
commandments were given to all the
tribes of Israel (not just Judah) as well
as all those who chose to leave Egypt
and become part of Israel.
 Within the 10 commandments, one
states: “Remember the Sabbath day, to
keep it holy”.


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At the Time of Moses
Exodus states that when Yahweh's
Sabbath is observed by Israel, it is a
sign.
 God explained that the Sabbath is to
provide rest from 6 days of labor and a
refreshing.
 It is clear that at this time, God cared
about the role the Sabbath would play
for Israel.


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At the Time of the Prophets
During the time of the prophets, Isaiah
states that the Sabbath is for all and in
the keeping of it is great blessing.
 It is clear that at this time, God cared
about the role the Sabbath would play
for Israel and all those who chose to
became a part of Israel.


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At the Time of the First
Century

Yeshua said that the Sabbath was
made for mankind.
 Romans states that we Gentiles have
been grafted into Israel.
 Ephesians states that in the past, we
were Gentiles who were separated from
the Commonwealth of Israel, excluded
from the covenants of promise, having
no hope, and without God.


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At the Time of the First
Century

Yeshua's work has allowed us Gentiles
to become a part of Israel, no longer
excluded from citizenship in God's
kingdom, fellow citizens with the saints,
and the household of God.
 It is clear that at this time, God cared
about the role the Sabbath would play
for Israel.
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he Plan of God

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What is the Plan of God?
Acts 3:20 And He shall send Yeshua
the Messiah, which before was
preached unto you:
 Acts 3:21 Where in heaven he must
remain until the time to begin the
restoration of all things, which God hath
spoken by the mouth of all His holy
prophets since the world began.


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What is the Plan of God?
When does the restoration of all things
begin?
 When does Yeshua leave heaven to
establish his kingdom on Earth?


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What is the Plan of God?
During the Millennial Kingdom, what
role does the Sabbath play?
 Speaking of the priests it says, “And in
controversy they shall stand in
judgment; and they shall judge it
according to My judgments: and they
shall keep My Torah and My statutes in
all Mine assemblies; and they shall
hallow my Sabbaths. Ezekiel 44:24


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What is the Plan of God?
During the Millennial Kingdom, what
role does the Sabbath play?
 Likewise, the people of the land shall
worship at the door of this gate before
hw"hy in the Sabbaths and in the new


moons. Ezekiel 46:3
 It is clear that at this time, God cares
about the role the Sabbath will play for
all mankind.
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What is the Plan of God?
After the New Heavens and the New
Earth, what role does the Sabbath play?
 “For as the New Heavens and the New
Earth, which I will make, shall remain
before me, saith hw"hy, so shall your


seed and your name remain.”
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What is the Plan of God?
After the New Heavens and the New
Earth, what role does the Sabbath play?
 “And it shall come to pass, that from
one new moon to another, and from one
Sabbath to another, shall all flesh come
to worship before me, saith hw"hy…


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What is the Plan of God?
After the New Heavens and the New
Earth, what role does the Sabbath play?
 It is clear that at this time, God cares
about the role the Sabbath will play for
all mankind.
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The Restoration of All Things

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Malachi 3:6 For I am hw"hy,
I change not…

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The Time of the Gentiles
How long was the Sabbath to last?
 Exodus 31:16 Wherefore the children of
Israel shall keep the Sabbath, to observe
the Sabbath throughout their generations,
obeying the covenant on a continuous
basis.
 I have Good News and Bad News
 Romans 9:6, Galatians 6:16


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How long was the Sabbath
to last?

Acts 13:14 But when they departed from
Perga, they came to Antioch in Pisidia,
and went into the synagogue on the
Sabbath day, and sat down.
 v15 And after the reading of the law and
the prophets, the rulers of the
synagogue said unto them, “You men
and brethren, if ye have any word of
exhortation for the people, say on.”


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How long was the Sabbath
to last?

Acts 13:42 And when the Jews were
gone out of the synagogue, the Gentiles
asked that these words might be
preached to them the next Sabbath.
 v44 And the next Sabbath day came
almost the whole city together to hear
the word of God.


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How long was the Sabbath
to last?

Even with this evidence (and there is
much much more), some will say that at
the death of Yeshua, the Sabbath was
replaced with Sunday.
 Verses used to support that include
Colossians 2:16-17; Galatians 4:10;
Romans 10:4, 14:5-6; just to name a
few.
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What We Learned is that The Most
High cares about the Sabbath from
the time it was created until the
restoration is completed and beyond!

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1 Samuel 2:3 says “by Him actions
are weighed.”
Hosea 4:6a says “My people are
destroyed for lack of knowledge.”
Hosea 4:6b says “Since you have
forgotten the Torah of your God, I will
also forget your children.”
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Even a pagan understands that they
need to find out what their pagan deity
desires…
Why can’t we apply this same principle
and search the Scriptures for the truth,
and find the ancient paths.
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Matthew 7:21 “Many will say Lord,
Lord…”
He says “Depart from me, you who
disregard my Divine instructions.”
II Corinthians 13:5 Examine
yourselves. Determine if you are still
following the truth.
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Don’t get caught saying “But Lord, I
didn’t know” and Him responding “My
child, I put before you that which
could help you recover the truth, the
ancient paths (Jeremiah 6:16) and
you couldn’t even check it out?”

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Is this how a child honors their
Father?
Ezekiel 22:26 The leaders of Israel
have hidden their eyes from My
Sabbaths, and I am profaned among
them.
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he Sabbath in

The Plan of God

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In the Beginning
First day: It was good
 Second day: It was good
 Third day: It was good
 Fourth day: It was good
 Fifth day: It was good
 Sixth day (living creatures): It was good
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In the Beginning


Genesis 1:31 And God saw everything
that he had made, and, behold, it was
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Next Actions
1. Rested on the 7th day and refreshed
Himself (Exodus 31:17)
 2. Blessed the 7th day
 3. Set apart the 7th day from all the other
days
 Note: While not self-evident on it’s face,
at this point, God cared about the role the
Sabbath played in His Plan.
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In the Beginning
1. Perfection (Deuteronomy 32:4)
 2. Very Good (Genesis 1:31)
 3. Could have gone on like this but…
 4. Adam sinned and sent the world into a
tailspin of destruction and imperfection
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Questions
1. Was God caught off guard, unprepared
for the impending disaster that would
destroy His perfection?
 2. If not, then God had a plan
(“slain from the foundation…”)
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ontinuing
MOVE FORWARD IN TIME

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Abrahamic Covenant


Cut a covenant with Abraham to establish
a nation that would receive His
instructions with the intention that in the
living out of them, they would become a
light to the rest of the world.
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Mosaic Covenant
Exodus 19:5 Now therefore, if ye will
obey My voice indeed, and keep My
covenant, then ye shall be a peculiar
treasure unto Me above all people: for all
the earth is Mine.
 Exodus 19:8 And all the people answered
together, and said, “All that hw"hy hath


spoken we will do.” And Moses returned
the words of the people unto hw"hy.

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Mosaic Covenant
Exodus 20 – The Ten Commandments
 Our focus is the fourth (except in Catholic
Bibles where it is the third)
 Exodus 20:8 Remember the Sabbath
day, to keep it set apart from the other
days.
 Once again, we see that God cares about
the Sabbath
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Establishing a Baseline
When is the Sabbath first mentioned?
 ANS:
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Establishing a Baseline
When is the Sabbath first mentioned?
 ANS: Genesis 2:2-3
 We have a very good creation that
included the seventh day, resting,
blessing, and the seventh day being set
apart from the other days of the week.
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Genesis 1:14 and
Definitions



Genesis 1:14 And God said, “Let there be
lights in the firmament of the heaven to
divide the day from the night; and let
them be for signs, and for seasons, and
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Genesis 1:14


Genesis 1:14 And God said, “Let there be
lights in the firmament of the heaven to
divide the day from the night; and let
them be for ttoa, and for dI[]Am , and

for days, and years.

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Genesis 1:14
 Ttoa (ot) (sign)

To signal something in some way…
 Examples of signs:
 The rainbow, circumcision, all the plagues
on Egypt, Joshua’s stones in the Jordan,
Isaiah 7:14, and…
 The Sabbath
(Exodus 31:13, 17; Ezekiel 20:12)
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Genesis 1:14
 dI[]Am (moed) (appointment)

To designate a time for a meeting
 Do you know what that means?
 God has a Day Timer
 He has appointments set when He wants
to meet with us
 We should find out when they are so we
can be present


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Genesis 1:14 Expanded


Genesis 1:14 And God said, “Let there be
lights in the firmament of the heaven to
divide the day from the night; and let
them be for signs, and to designate the
times for divine appointments…
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Continuing the Foundation
 War>q (qari) (proclaim)

It denotes primarily the enunciation of a
specific message.
 It is customarily addressed to a specific
recipient and is intended to elicit a
specific response.
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Continuing the Foundation



aer'q.m (miqra) ([dress] rehearsal)

Frequently translated as Convocation
and Assembly

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Review
 War>q (qari)

(proclaim)

 dI[]Am (moed) (appointment)


aer'q.m (miqra) (rehearsal, convocation)
assembly

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Leviticus 23:2-3


v2 Speak unto the children of Israel, and
say unto them, “Concerning the divinely
appointed times (sacred assemblings) of
hw"hy, which you shall proclaim to be holy

dress rehearsals, even these are My
divinely set appointments.”
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Leviticus 23:2-3
v3 Six days shall work be done: but the
seventh day is the Sabbath, a day for a
sacred assembly…
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 Hebrews 10:25 Not forsaking the
assembling of ourselves together, as
some have begun to do…
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

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Note


If our Heavenly Father did not establish
a particular “appointment” as a call to
worship, we might want to look into who
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Establishing a Baseline
Reasons the Sabbath were given?
 Exodus 31
 v13,17 – sign between hw"hy, and Israel


v15 – rest
 v17 – refreshing
 Leviticus 23:3 Sacred assembling
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Establishing a Baseline
Who is the Sabbath for?
 A popular answer is “the Jews”
 The Sabbath was one of the 10
commandments given in Exodus 20 at
Mount Sinai. Can you make a case that
the only people who were at the foot of
mount Sinai when the 10 commandments
were given were the tribe of Judah?
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Who is the Sabbath for?
Mark 2:27 And he [Yeshua] said unto
them, “The Sabbath was made for
mankind ( a;nqrwpoj ), and not man for the
Sabbath.”
 Prophecies about the Gentiles
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Who is the Sabbath for?


Isaiah 56:2 Blessed is the man that
doeth this, and the son of man that
layeth hold on it; that keepeth the
Sabbath from polluting it…

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Who is the Sabbath for?


Isaiah 56:4 For thus saith hw"hy unto the

eunuchs that keep My Sabbaths, and
choose the things that please Me, and
take hold of My covenant…

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Who is the Sabbath for?


Isaiah 56:6 Also the sons of the stranger,
that join themselves to hw"hy, to serve
Him, and to love the name of hw"hy, to be
His servants, every one that keepeth the
Sabbath from polluting it, and taketh hold
of My covenant;

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Who is the Sabbath for?


Isaiah 58:13 If thou turn away thy foot
from the Sabbath, from doing thy
pleasure on My holy day; and call the
Sabbath a delight, the holy of hw"hy,

honourable; and shalt honour Him, not
doing thine own ways, nor finding thine
own pleasure, nor speaking thine own
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Who is the Sabbath for?


Isaiah 58:14 Then shalt thou delight
thyself in hw"hy; and I will cause thee to

ride upon the high places of the earth,
and feed thee with the heritage of
Jacob thy father: for the mouth of hw"hy
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Who is the Sabbath for?
Ephesians 2:11 Wherefore remember,
that you, being in time past Gentiles in
the flesh…
 v12 That at that time you were without
Messiah, separated [ avphllotriwme,noi ] from
the Commonwealth of Israel, and
excluded [ xe,noi ] from the covenants of
promise, having no hope, and without
God in the world:


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Who is the Sabbath for?
Ephesians 2:13 But now in Messiah
Yeshua you, who previously were far
away have been brought near by the
blood of Messiah.
 v14 For he is our peace, who has joined
both groups into one, destroying the
barrier of tradition that had separated
Jews and Gentiles.


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Who is the Sabbath for?


Ephesians 2:15 Having abolished in his
flesh the enmity, even the law of
commandments contained in man’s
traditions; that in himself he might make
the two into one new man, thus
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Who is the Sabbath for?


Ephesians 2:19 Now therefore, you are
no longer excluded from citizenship in
God’s Kingdom, but fellow citizens with
the saints, and of the household of God.
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Who is the Sabbath for?
Romans 11:17 And if some of the
branches be broken off, and thou, being
a wild olive tree, were grafted in among
them, and with them partakest of the
root and fatness of the olive tree;
 v18 Boast not against the branches…


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At the Time of Creation
Creation was perfect
 During creation, the Sabbath was
established as a sign and a Divinely
Appointed Time of rest and refreshing
 At creation, God cared about the role
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At the Time of Moses
At the time of Moses, the 10
commandments were given to all the
tribes of Israel (not just Judah) as well
as all those who chose to leave Egypt
and become part of Israel.
 Within the 10 commandments, one
states: “Remember the Sabbath day, to
keep it holy”.


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At the Time of Moses
Exodus states that when Yahweh's
Sabbath is observed by Israel, it is a
sign.
 God explained that the Sabbath is to
provide rest from 6 days of labor and a
refreshing.
 It is clear that at this time, God cared
about the role the Sabbath would play
for Israel.
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At the Time of the Prophets
During the time of the prophets, Isaiah
states that the Sabbath is for all and in
the keeping of it is great blessing.
 It is clear that at this time, God cared
about the role the Sabbath would play
for Israel and all those who chose to
became a part of Israel.


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At the Time of the First
Century

Yeshua said that the Sabbath was
made for mankind.
 Romans states that we Gentiles have
been grafted into Israel.
 Ephesians states that in the past, we
were Gentiles who were separated from
the Commonwealth of Israel, excluded
from the covenants of promise, having
no hope, and without God.


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At the Time of the First
Century

Yeshua's work has allowed us Gentiles
to become a part of Israel, no longer
excluded from citizenship in God's
kingdom, fellow citizens with the saints,
and the household of God.
 It is clear that at this time, God cared
about the role the Sabbath would play
for Israel.


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he Plan of God

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What is the Plan of God?
Acts 3:20 And He shall send Yeshua
the Messiah, which before was
preached unto you:
 Acts 3:21 Where in heaven he must
remain until the time to begin the
restoration of all things, which God hath
spoken by the mouth of all His holy
prophets since the world began.


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What is the Plan of God?
When does the restoration of all things
begin?
 When does Yeshua leave heaven to
establish his kingdom on Earth?


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What is the Plan of God?
During the Millennial Kingdom, what
role does the Sabbath play?
 Speaking of the priests it says, “And in
controversy they shall stand in
judgment; and they shall judge it
according to My judgments: and they
shall keep My Torah and My statutes in
all Mine assemblies; and they shall
hallow my Sabbaths. Ezekiel 44:24


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What is the Plan of God?
During the Millennial Kingdom, what
role does the Sabbath play?
 Likewise, the people of the land shall
worship at the door of this gate before
hw"hy in the Sabbaths and in the new


moons. Ezekiel 46:3
 It is clear that at this time, God cares
about the role the Sabbath will play for
all mankind.
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What is the Plan of God?
After the New Heavens and the New
Earth, what role does the Sabbath play?
 “For as the New Heavens and the New
Earth, which I will make, shall remain
before me, saith hw"hy, so shall your


seed and your name remain.”
Isaiah 66:22

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What is the Plan of God?
After the New Heavens and the New
Earth, what role does the Sabbath play?
 “And it shall come to pass, that from
one new moon to another, and from one
Sabbath to another, shall all flesh come
to worship before me, saith hw"hy…


Isaiah 66:23

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After the New Heavens and the New
Earth, what role does the Sabbath play?
 It is clear that at this time, God cares
about the role the Sabbath will play for
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The Restoration of All Things

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Malachi 3:6 For I am hw"hy,
I change not…

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The Time of the Gentiles
How long was the Sabbath to last?
 Exodus 31:16 Wherefore the children of
Israel shall keep the Sabbath, to observe
the Sabbath throughout their generations,
obeying the covenant on a continuous
basis.
 I have Good News and Bad News
 Romans 9:6, Galatians 6:16


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How long was the Sabbath
to last?

Acts 13:14 But when they departed from
Perga, they came to Antioch in Pisidia,
and went into the synagogue on the
Sabbath day, and sat down.
 v15 And after the reading of the law and
the prophets, the rulers of the
synagogue said unto them, “You men
and brethren, if ye have any word of
exhortation for the people, say on.”


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How long was the Sabbath
to last?

Acts 13:42 And when the Jews were
gone out of the synagogue, the Gentiles
asked that these words might be
preached to them the next Sabbath.
 v44 And the next Sabbath day came
almost the whole city together to hear
the word of God.


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How long was the Sabbath
to last?

Even with this evidence (and there is
much much more), some will say that at
the death of Yeshua, the Sabbath was
replaced with Sunday.
 Verses used to support that include
Colossians 2:16-17; Galatians 4:10;
Romans 10:4, 14:5-6; just to name a
few.
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What We Learned is that The Most
High cares about the Sabbath from
the time it was created until the
restoration is completed and beyond!

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1 Samuel 2:3 says “by Him actions
are weighed.”
Hosea 4:6a says “My people are
destroyed for lack of knowledge.”
Hosea 4:6b says “Since you have
forgotten the Torah of your God, I will
also forget your children.”
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Even a pagan understands that they
need to find out what their pagan deity
desires…
Why can’t we apply this same principle
and search the Scriptures for the truth,
and find the ancient paths.
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Matthew 7:21 “Many will say Lord,
Lord…”
He says “Depart from me, you who
disregard my Divine instructions.”
II Corinthians 13:5 Examine
yourselves. Determine if you are still
following the truth.
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Don’t get caught saying “But Lord, I
didn’t know” and Him responding “My
child, I put before you that which
could help you recover the truth, the
ancient paths (Jeremiah 6:16) and
you couldn’t even check it out?”

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Is this how a child honors their
Father?
Ezekiel 22:26 The leaders of Israel
have hidden their eyes from My
Sabbaths, and I am profaned among
them.
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he Sabbath in

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In the Beginning
First day: It was good
 Second day: It was good
 Third day: It was good
 Fourth day: It was good
 Fifth day: It was good
 Sixth day (living creatures): It was good
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In the Beginning


Genesis 1:31 And God saw everything
that he had made, and, behold, it was
very good…

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Next Actions
1. Rested on the 7th day and refreshed
Himself (Exodus 31:17)
 2. Blessed the 7th day
 3. Set apart the 7th day from all the other
days
 Note: While not self-evident on it’s face,
at this point, God cared about the role the
Sabbath played in His Plan.
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In the Beginning
1. Perfection (Deuteronomy 32:4)
 2. Very Good (Genesis 1:31)
 3. Could have gone on like this but…
 4. Adam sinned and sent the world into a
tailspin of destruction and imperfection


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Questions
1. Was God caught off guard, unprepared
for the impending disaster that would
destroy His perfection?
 2. If not, then God had a plan
(“slain from the foundation…”)
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ontinuing
MOVE FORWARD IN TIME

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Abrahamic Covenant


Cut a covenant with Abraham to establish
a nation that would receive His
instructions with the intention that in the
living out of them, they would become a
light to the rest of the world.
(Deuteronomy 4:6-8)

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Mosaic Covenant
Exodus 19:5 Now therefore, if ye will
obey My voice indeed, and keep My
covenant, then ye shall be a peculiar
treasure unto Me above all people: for all
the earth is Mine.
 Exodus 19:8 And all the people answered
together, and said, “All that hw"hy hath


spoken we will do.” And Moses returned
the words of the people unto hw"hy.

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Mosaic Covenant
Exodus 20 – The Ten Commandments
 Our focus is the fourth (except in Catholic
Bibles where it is the third)
 Exodus 20:8 Remember the Sabbath
day, to keep it set apart from the other
days.
 Once again, we see that God cares about
the Sabbath


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Establishing a Baseline
When is the Sabbath first mentioned?
 ANS:
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Establishing a Baseline
When is the Sabbath first mentioned?
 ANS: Genesis 2:2-3
 We have a very good creation that
included the seventh day, resting,
blessing, and the seventh day being set
apart from the other days of the week.


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Genesis 1:14 and
Definitions



Genesis 1:14 And God said, “Let there be
lights in the firmament of the heaven to
divide the day from the night; and let
them be for signs, and for seasons, and
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Genesis 1:14


Genesis 1:14 And God said, “Let there be
lights in the firmament of the heaven to
divide the day from the night; and let
them be for ttoa, and for dI[]Am , and

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Genesis 1:14
 Ttoa (ot) (sign)

To signal something in some way…
 Examples of signs:
 The rainbow, circumcision, all the plagues
on Egypt, Joshua’s stones in the Jordan,
Isaiah 7:14, and…
 The Sabbath
(Exodus 31:13, 17; Ezekiel 20:12)


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Genesis 1:14
 dI[]Am (moed) (appointment)

To designate a time for a meeting
 Do you know what that means?
 God has a Day Timer
 He has appointments set when He wants
to meet with us
 We should find out when they are so we
can be present


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Genesis 1:14 Expanded


Genesis 1:14 And God said, “Let there be
lights in the firmament of the heaven to
divide the day from the night; and let
them be for signs, and to designate the
times for divine appointments…
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Continuing the Foundation
 War>q (qari) (proclaim)

It denotes primarily the enunciation of a
specific message.
 It is customarily addressed to a specific
recipient and is intended to elicit a
specific response.
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Continuing the Foundation



aer'q.m (miqra) ([dress] rehearsal)

Frequently translated as Convocation
and Assembly

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Review
 War>q (qari)

(proclaim)

 dI[]Am (moed) (appointment)


aer'q.m (miqra) (rehearsal, convocation)
assembly

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Leviticus 23:2-3


v2 Speak unto the children of Israel, and
say unto them, “Concerning the divinely
appointed times (sacred assemblings) of
hw"hy, which you shall proclaim to be holy

dress rehearsals, even these are My
divinely set appointments.”
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Leviticus 23:2-3
v3 Six days shall work be done: but the
seventh day is the Sabbath, a day for a
sacred assembly…
[HODF Expanded]
 Hebrews 10:25 Not forsaking the
assembling of ourselves together, as
some have begun to do…
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

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Note


If our Heavenly Father did not establish
a particular “appointment” as a call to
worship, we might want to look into who
did.

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Establishing a Baseline
Reasons the Sabbath were given?
 Exodus 31
 v13,17 – sign between hw"hy, and Israel


v15 – rest
 v17 – refreshing
 Leviticus 23:3 Sacred assembling


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Establishing a Baseline
Who is the Sabbath for?
 A popular answer is “the Jews”
 The Sabbath was one of the 10
commandments given in Exodus 20 at
Mount Sinai. Can you make a case that
the only people who were at the foot of
mount Sinai when the 10 commandments
were given were the tribe of Judah?


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Who is the Sabbath for?
Mark 2:27 And he [Yeshua] said unto
them, “The Sabbath was made for
mankind ( a;nqrwpoj ), and not man for the
Sabbath.”
 Prophecies about the Gentiles
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Who is the Sabbath for?


Isaiah 56:2 Blessed is the man that
doeth this, and the son of man that
layeth hold on it; that keepeth the
Sabbath from polluting it…

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Who is the Sabbath for?


Isaiah 56:4 For thus saith hw"hy unto the

eunuchs that keep My Sabbaths, and
choose the things that please Me, and
take hold of My covenant…

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Who is the Sabbath for?


Isaiah 56:6 Also the sons of the stranger,
that join themselves to hw"hy, to serve
Him, and to love the name of hw"hy, to be
His servants, every one that keepeth the
Sabbath from polluting it, and taketh hold
of My covenant;

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Who is the Sabbath for?


Isaiah 58:13 If thou turn away thy foot
from the Sabbath, from doing thy
pleasure on My holy day; and call the
Sabbath a delight, the holy of hw"hy,

honourable; and shalt honour Him, not
doing thine own ways, nor finding thine
own pleasure, nor speaking thine own
words:

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Who is the Sabbath for?


Isaiah 58:14 Then shalt thou delight
thyself in hw"hy; and I will cause thee to

ride upon the high places of the earth,
and feed thee with the heritage of
Jacob thy father: for the mouth of hw"hy
hath spoken it.

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Who is the Sabbath for?
Ephesians 2:11 Wherefore remember,
that you, being in time past Gentiles in
the flesh…
 v12 That at that time you were without
Messiah, separated [ avphllotriwme,noi ] from
the Commonwealth of Israel, and
excluded [ xe,noi ] from the covenants of
promise, having no hope, and without
God in the world:


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Who is the Sabbath for?
Ephesians 2:13 But now in Messiah
Yeshua you, who previously were far
away have been brought near by the
blood of Messiah.
 v14 For he is our peace, who has joined
both groups into one, destroying the
barrier of tradition that had separated
Jews and Gentiles.


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Who is the Sabbath for?


Ephesians 2:15 Having abolished in his
flesh the enmity, even the law of
commandments contained in man’s
traditions; that in himself he might make
the two into one new man, thus
establishing peace.

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Who is the Sabbath for?


Ephesians 2:19 Now therefore, you are
no longer excluded from citizenship in
God’s Kingdom, but fellow citizens with
the saints, and of the household of God.
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Who is the Sabbath for?
Romans 11:17 And if some of the
branches be broken off, and thou, being
a wild olive tree, were grafted in among
them, and with them partakest of the
root and fatness of the olive tree;
 v18 Boast not against the branches…


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At the Time of Creation
Creation was perfect
 During creation, the Sabbath was
established as a sign and a Divinely
Appointed Time of rest and refreshing
 At creation, God cared about the role
the Sabbath would play for mankind.
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At the Time of Moses
At the time of Moses, the 10
commandments were given to all the
tribes of Israel (not just Judah) as well
as all those who chose to leave Egypt
and become part of Israel.
 Within the 10 commandments, one
states: “Remember the Sabbath day, to
keep it holy”.


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At the Time of Moses
Exodus states that when Yahweh's
Sabbath is observed by Israel, it is a
sign.
 God explained that the Sabbath is to
provide rest from 6 days of labor and a
refreshing.
 It is clear that at this time, God cared
about the role the Sabbath would play
for Israel.


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At the Time of the Prophets
During the time of the prophets, Isaiah
states that the Sabbath is for all and in
the keeping of it is great blessing.
 It is clear that at this time, God cared
about the role the Sabbath would play
for Israel and all those who chose to
became a part of Israel.


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At the Time of the First
Century

Yeshua said that the Sabbath was
made for mankind.
 Romans states that we Gentiles have
been grafted into Israel.
 Ephesians states that in the past, we
were Gentiles who were separated from
the Commonwealth of Israel, excluded
from the covenants of promise, having
no hope, and without God.


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At the Time of the First
Century

Yeshua's work has allowed us Gentiles
to become a part of Israel, no longer
excluded from citizenship in God's
kingdom, fellow citizens with the saints,
and the household of God.
 It is clear that at this time, God cared
about the role the Sabbath would play
for Israel.


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he Plan of God

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What is the Plan of God?
Acts 3:20 And He shall send Yeshua
the Messiah, which before was
preached unto you:
 Acts 3:21 Where in heaven he must
remain until the time to begin the
restoration of all things, which God hath
spoken by the mouth of all His holy
prophets since the world began.


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What is the Plan of God?
When does the restoration of all things
begin?
 When does Yeshua leave heaven to
establish his kingdom on Earth?


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What is the Plan of God?
During the Millennial Kingdom, what
role does the Sabbath play?
 Speaking of the priests it says, “And in
controversy they shall stand in
judgment; and they shall judge it
according to My judgments: and they
shall keep My Torah and My statutes in
all Mine assemblies; and they shall
hallow my Sabbaths. Ezekiel 44:24


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What is the Plan of God?
During the Millennial Kingdom, what
role does the Sabbath play?
 Likewise, the people of the land shall
worship at the door of this gate before
hw"hy in the Sabbaths and in the new


moons. Ezekiel 46:3
 It is clear that at this time, God cares
about the role the Sabbath will play for
all mankind.
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What is the Plan of God?
After the New Heavens and the New
Earth, what role does the Sabbath play?
 “For as the New Heavens and the New
Earth, which I will make, shall remain
before me, saith hw"hy, so shall your


seed and your name remain.”
Isaiah 66:22

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What is the Plan of God?
After the New Heavens and the New
Earth, what role does the Sabbath play?
 “And it shall come to pass, that from
one new moon to another, and from one
Sabbath to another, shall all flesh come
to worship before me, saith hw"hy…


Isaiah 66:23

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What is the Plan of God?
After the New Heavens and the New
Earth, what role does the Sabbath play?
 It is clear that at this time, God cares
about the role the Sabbath will play for
all mankind.
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The Restoration of All Things

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Malachi 3:6 For I am hw"hy,
I change not…

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The Time of the Gentiles
How long was the Sabbath to last?
 Exodus 31:16 Wherefore the children of
Israel shall keep the Sabbath, to observe
the Sabbath throughout their generations,
obeying the covenant on a continuous
basis.
 I have Good News and Bad News
 Romans 9:6, Galatians 6:16


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How long was the Sabbath
to last?

Acts 13:14 But when they departed from
Perga, they came to Antioch in Pisidia,
and went into the synagogue on the
Sabbath day, and sat down.
 v15 And after the reading of the law and
the prophets, the rulers of the
synagogue said unto them, “You men
and brethren, if ye have any word of
exhortation for the people, say on.”


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How long was the Sabbath
to last?

Acts 13:42 And when the Jews were
gone out of the synagogue, the Gentiles
asked that these words might be
preached to them the next Sabbath.
 v44 And the next Sabbath day came
almost the whole city together to hear
the word of God.


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How long was the Sabbath
to last?

Even with this evidence (and there is
much much more), some will say that at
the death of Yeshua, the Sabbath was
replaced with Sunday.
 Verses used to support that include
Colossians 2:16-17; Galatians 4:10;
Romans 10:4, 14:5-6; just to name a
few.
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What We Learned is that The Most
High cares about the Sabbath from
the time it was created until the
restoration is completed and beyond!

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1 Samuel 2:3 says “by Him actions
are weighed.”
Hosea 4:6a says “My people are
destroyed for lack of knowledge.”
Hosea 4:6b says “Since you have
forgotten the Torah of your God, I will
also forget your children.”
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Even a pagan understands that they
need to find out what their pagan deity
desires…
Why can’t we apply this same principle
and search the Scriptures for the truth,
and find the ancient paths.
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Matthew 7:21 “Many will say Lord,
Lord…”
He says “Depart from me, you who
disregard my Divine instructions.”
II Corinthians 13:5 Examine
yourselves. Determine if you are still
following the truth.
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Don’t get caught saying “But Lord, I
didn’t know” and Him responding “My
child, I put before you that which
could help you recover the truth, the
ancient paths (Jeremiah 6:16) and
you couldn’t even check it out?”

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Is this how a child honors their
Father?
Ezekiel 22:26 The leaders of Israel
have hidden their eyes from My
Sabbaths, and I am profaned among
them.
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he Sabbath in

The Plan of God

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In the Beginning
First day: It was good
 Second day: It was good
 Third day: It was good
 Fourth day: It was good
 Fifth day: It was good
 Sixth day (living creatures): It was good


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In the Beginning


Genesis 1:31 And God saw everything
that he had made, and, behold, it was
very good…

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Next Actions
1. Rested on the 7th day and refreshed
Himself (Exodus 31:17)
 2. Blessed the 7th day
 3. Set apart the 7th day from all the other
days
 Note: While not self-evident on it’s face,
at this point, God cared about the role the
Sabbath played in His Plan.


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In the Beginning
1. Perfection (Deuteronomy 32:4)
 2. Very Good (Genesis 1:31)
 3. Could have gone on like this but…
 4. Adam sinned and sent the world into a
tailspin of destruction and imperfection


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Questions
1. Was God caught off guard, unprepared
for the impending disaster that would
destroy His perfection?
 2. If not, then God had a plan
(“slain from the foundation…”)


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ontinuing
MOVE FORWARD IN TIME

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Abrahamic Covenant


Cut a covenant with Abraham to establish
a nation that would receive His
instructions with the intention that in the
living out of them, they would become a
light to the rest of the world.
(Deuteronomy 4:6-8)

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Mosaic Covenant
Exodus 19:5 Now therefore, if ye will
obey My voice indeed, and keep My
covenant, then ye shall be a peculiar
treasure unto Me above all people: for all
the earth is Mine.
 Exodus 19:8 And all the people answered
together, and said, “All that hw"hy hath


spoken we will do.” And Moses returned
the words of the people unto hw"hy.

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Mosaic Covenant
Exodus 20 – The Ten Commandments
 Our focus is the fourth (except in Catholic
Bibles where it is the third)
 Exodus 20:8 Remember the Sabbath
day, to keep it set apart from the other
days.
 Once again, we see that God cares about
the Sabbath


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Establishing a Baseline
When is the Sabbath first mentioned?
 ANS:
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Establishing a Baseline
When is the Sabbath first mentioned?
 ANS: Genesis 2:2-3
 We have a very good creation that
included the seventh day, resting,
blessing, and the seventh day being set
apart from the other days of the week.


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Genesis 1:14 and
Definitions



Genesis 1:14 And God said, “Let there be
lights in the firmament of the heaven to
divide the day from the night; and let
them be for signs, and for seasons, and
for days, and years.

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Genesis 1:14


Genesis 1:14 And God said, “Let there be
lights in the firmament of the heaven to
divide the day from the night; and let
them be for ttoa, and for dI[]Am , and

for days, and years.

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Genesis 1:14
 Ttoa (ot) (sign)

To signal something in some way…
 Examples of signs:
 The rainbow, circumcision, all the plagues
on Egypt, Joshua’s stones in the Jordan,
Isaiah 7:14, and…
 The Sabbath
(Exodus 31:13, 17; Ezekiel 20:12)


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Genesis 1:14
 dI[]Am (moed) (appointment)

To designate a time for a meeting
 Do you know what that means?
 God has a Day Timer
 He has appointments set when He wants
to meet with us
 We should find out when they are so we
can be present
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Genesis 1:14 Expanded


Genesis 1:14 And God said, “Let there be
lights in the firmament of the heaven to
divide the day from the night; and let
them be for signs, and to designate the
times for divine appointments…
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Continuing the Foundation
 War>q (qari) (proclaim)

It denotes primarily the enunciation of a
specific message.
 It is customarily addressed to a specific
recipient and is intended to elicit a
specific response.
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Continuing the Foundation



aer'q.m (miqra) ([dress] rehearsal)

Frequently translated as Convocation
and Assembly

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Review
 War>q (qari)

(proclaim)

 dI[]Am (moed) (appointment)


aer'q.m (miqra) (rehearsal, convocation)
assembly

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Leviticus 23:2-3


v2 Speak unto the children of Israel, and
say unto them, “Concerning the divinely
appointed times (sacred assemblings) of
hw"hy, which you shall proclaim to be holy

dress rehearsals, even these are My
divinely set appointments.”
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Leviticus 23:2-3
v3 Six days shall work be done: but the
seventh day is the Sabbath, a day for a
sacred assembly…
[HODF Expanded]
 Hebrews 10:25 Not forsaking the
assembling of ourselves together, as
some have begun to do…
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Note


If our Heavenly Father did not establish
a particular “appointment” as a call to
worship, we might want to look into who
did.

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Establishing a Baseline
Reasons the Sabbath were given?
 Exodus 31
 v13,17 – sign between hw"hy, and Israel


v15 – rest
 v17 – refreshing
 Leviticus 23:3 Sacred assembling
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Establishing a Baseline
Who is the Sabbath for?
 A popular answer is “the Jews”
 The Sabbath was one of the 10
commandments given in Exodus 20 at
Mount Sinai. Can you make a case that
the only people who were at the foot of
mount Sinai when the 10 commandments
were given were the tribe of Judah?


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Who is the Sabbath for?
Mark 2:27 And he [Yeshua] said unto
them, “The Sabbath was made for
mankind ( a;nqrwpoj ), and not man for the
Sabbath.”
 Prophecies about the Gentiles
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Who is the Sabbath for?


Isaiah 56:2 Blessed is the man that
doeth this, and the son of man that
layeth hold on it; that keepeth the
Sabbath from polluting it…

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Who is the Sabbath for?


Isaiah 56:4 For thus saith hw"hy unto the

eunuchs that keep My Sabbaths, and
choose the things that please Me, and
take hold of My covenant…

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Who is the Sabbath for?


Isaiah 56:6 Also the sons of the stranger,
that join themselves to hw"hy, to serve
Him, and to love the name of hw"hy, to be
His servants, every one that keepeth the
Sabbath from polluting it, and taketh hold
of My covenant;

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Who is the Sabbath for?


Isaiah 58:13 If thou turn away thy foot
from the Sabbath, from doing thy
pleasure on My holy day; and call the
Sabbath a delight, the holy of hw"hy,

honourable; and shalt honour Him, not
doing thine own ways, nor finding thine
own pleasure, nor speaking thine own
words:

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Who is the Sabbath for?


Isaiah 58:14 Then shalt thou delight
thyself in hw"hy; and I will cause thee to

ride upon the high places of the earth,
and feed thee with the heritage of
Jacob thy father: for the mouth of hw"hy
hath spoken it.

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Who is the Sabbath for?
Ephesians 2:11 Wherefore remember,
that you, being in time past Gentiles in
the flesh…
 v12 That at that time you were without
Messiah, separated [ avphllotriwme,noi ] from
the Commonwealth of Israel, and
excluded [ xe,noi ] from the covenants of
promise, having no hope, and without
God in the world:
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Who is the Sabbath for?
Ephesians 2:13 But now in Messiah
Yeshua you, who previously were far
away have been brought near by the
blood of Messiah.
 v14 For he is our peace, who has joined
both groups into one, destroying the
barrier of tradition that had separated
Jews and Gentiles.


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Who is the Sabbath for?


Ephesians 2:15 Having abolished in his
flesh the enmity, even the law of
commandments contained in man’s
traditions; that in himself he might make
the two into one new man, thus
establishing peace.

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Who is the Sabbath for?


Ephesians 2:19 Now therefore, you are
no longer excluded from citizenship in
God’s Kingdom, but fellow citizens with
the saints, and of the household of God.
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Who is the Sabbath for?
Romans 11:17 And if some of the
branches be broken off, and thou, being
a wild olive tree, were grafted in among
them, and with them partakest of the
root and fatness of the olive tree;
 v18 Boast not against the branches…


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At the Time of Creation
Creation was perfect
 During creation, the Sabbath was
established as a sign and a Divinely
Appointed Time of rest and refreshing
 At creation, God cared about the role
the Sabbath would play for mankind.
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At the Time of Moses
At the time of Moses, the 10
commandments were given to all the
tribes of Israel (not just Judah) as well
as all those who chose to leave Egypt
and become part of Israel.
 Within the 10 commandments, one
states: “Remember the Sabbath day, to
keep it holy”.


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At the Time of Moses
Exodus states that when Yahweh's
Sabbath is observed by Israel, it is a
sign.
 God explained that the Sabbath is to
provide rest from 6 days of labor and a
refreshing.
 It is clear that at this time, God cared
about the role the Sabbath would play
for Israel.
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At the Time of the Prophets
During the time of the prophets, Isaiah
states that the Sabbath is for all and in
the keeping of it is great blessing.
 It is clear that at this time, God cared
about the role the Sabbath would play
for Israel and all those who chose to
became a part of Israel.
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At the Time of the First
Century

Yeshua said that the Sabbath was
made for mankind.
 Romans states that we Gentiles have
been grafted into Israel.
 Ephesians states that in the past, we
were Gentiles who were separated from
the Commonwealth of Israel, excluded
from the covenants of promise, having
no hope, and without God.


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At the Time of the First
Century

Yeshua's work has allowed us Gentiles
to become a part of Israel, no longer
excluded from citizenship in God's
kingdom, fellow citizens with the saints,
and the household of God.
 It is clear that at this time, God cared
about the role the Sabbath would play
for Israel.


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he Plan of God

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What is the Plan of God?
Acts 3:20 And He shall send Yeshua
the Messiah, which before was
preached unto you:
 Acts 3:21 Where in heaven he must
remain until the time to begin the
restoration of all things, which God hath
spoken by the mouth of all His holy
prophets since the world began.


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What is the Plan of God?
When does the restoration of all things
begin?
 When does Yeshua leave heaven to
establish his kingdom on Earth?
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What is the Plan of God?
During the Millennial Kingdom, what
role does the Sabbath play?
 Speaking of the priests it says, “And in
controversy they shall stand in
judgment; and they shall judge it
according to My judgments: and they
shall keep My Torah and My statutes in
all Mine assemblies; and they shall
hallow my Sabbaths. Ezekiel 44:24


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What is the Plan of God?
During the Millennial Kingdom, what
role does the Sabbath play?
 Likewise, the people of the land shall
worship at the door of this gate before
hw"hy in the Sabbaths and in the new


moons. Ezekiel 46:3
 It is clear that at this time, God cares
about the role the Sabbath will play for
all mankind.
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What is the Plan of God?
After the New Heavens and the New
Earth, what role does the Sabbath play?
 “For as the New Heavens and the New
Earth, which I will make, shall remain
before me, saith hw"hy, so shall your


seed and your name remain.”
Isaiah 66:22

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What is the Plan of God?
After the New Heavens and the New
Earth, what role does the Sabbath play?
 “And it shall come to pass, that from
one new moon to another, and from one
Sabbath to another, shall all flesh come
to worship before me, saith hw"hy…


Isaiah 66:23

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What is the Plan of God?
After the New Heavens and the New
Earth, what role does the Sabbath play?
 It is clear that at this time, God cares
about the role the Sabbath will play for
all mankind.
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The Restoration of All Things

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Malachi 3:6 For I am hw"hy,
I change not…

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The Time of the Gentiles
How long was the Sabbath to last?
 Exodus 31:16 Wherefore the children of
Israel shall keep the Sabbath, to observe
the Sabbath throughout their generations,
obeying the covenant on a continuous
basis.
 I have Good News and Bad News
 Romans 9:6, Galatians 6:16
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How long was the Sabbath
to last?

Acts 13:14 But when they departed from
Perga, they came to Antioch in Pisidia,
and went into the synagogue on the
Sabbath day, and sat down.
 v15 And after the reading of the law and
the prophets, the rulers of the
synagogue said unto them, “You men
and brethren, if ye have any word of
exhortation for the people, say on.”


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How long was the Sabbath
to last?

Acts 13:42 And when the Jews were
gone out of the synagogue, the Gentiles
asked that these words might be
preached to them the next Sabbath.
 v44 And the next Sabbath day came
almost the whole city together to hear
the word of God.


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How long was the Sabbath
to last?

Even with this evidence (and there is
much much more), some will say that at
the death of Yeshua, the Sabbath was
replaced with Sunday.
 Verses used to support that include
Colossians 2:16-17; Galatians 4:10;
Romans 10:4, 14:5-6; just to name a
few.
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What We Learned is that The Most
High cares about the Sabbath from
the time it was created until the
restoration is completed and beyond!

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1 Samuel 2:3 says “by Him actions
are weighed.”
Hosea 4:6a says “My people are
destroyed for lack of knowledge.”
Hosea 4:6b says “Since you have
forgotten the Torah of your God, I will
also forget your children.”
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Even a pagan understands that they
need to find out what their pagan deity
desires…
Why can’t we apply this same principle
and search the Scriptures for the truth,
and find the ancient paths.
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Matthew 7:21 “Many will say Lord,
Lord…”
He says “Depart from me, you who
disregard my Divine instructions.”
II Corinthians 13:5 Examine
yourselves. Determine if you are still
following the truth.
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Don’t get caught saying “But Lord, I
didn’t know” and Him responding “My
child, I put before you that which
could help you recover the truth, the
ancient paths (Jeremiah 6:16) and
you couldn’t even check it out?”

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Is this how a child honors their
Father?
Ezekiel 22:26 The leaders of Israel
have hidden their eyes from My
Sabbaths, and I am profaned among
them.
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September
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he Sabbath in

The Plan of God

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In the Beginning
First day: It was good
 Second day: It was good
 Third day: It was good
 Fourth day: It was good
 Fifth day: It was good
 Sixth day (living creatures): It was good
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In the Beginning


Genesis 1:31 And God saw everything
that he had made, and, behold, it was
very good…

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Next Actions
1. Rested on the 7th day and refreshed
Himself (Exodus 31:17)
 2. Blessed the 7th day
 3. Set apart the 7th day from all the other
days
 Note: While not self-evident on it’s face,
at this point, God cared about the role the
Sabbath played in His Plan.
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In the Beginning
1. Perfection (Deuteronomy 32:4)
 2. Very Good (Genesis 1:31)
 3. Could have gone on like this but…
 4. Adam sinned and sent the world into a
tailspin of destruction and imperfection
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Questions
1. Was God caught off guard, unprepared
for the impending disaster that would
destroy His perfection?
 2. If not, then God had a plan
(“slain from the foundation…”)
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ontinuing
MOVE FORWARD IN TIME

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Abrahamic Covenant


Cut a covenant with Abraham to establish
a nation that would receive His
instructions with the intention that in the
living out of them, they would become a
light to the rest of the world.
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Mosaic Covenant
Exodus 19:5 Now therefore, if ye will
obey My voice indeed, and keep My
covenant, then ye shall be a peculiar
treasure unto Me above all people: for all
the earth is Mine.
 Exodus 19:8 And all the people answered
together, and said, “All that hw"hy hath


spoken we will do.” And Moses returned
the words of the people unto hw"hy.

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Mosaic Covenant
Exodus 20 – The Ten Commandments
 Our focus is the fourth (except in Catholic
Bibles where it is the third)
 Exodus 20:8 Remember the Sabbath
day, to keep it set apart from the other
days.
 Once again, we see that God cares about
the Sabbath
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Establishing a Baseline
When is the Sabbath first mentioned?
 ANS:
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Establishing a Baseline
When is the Sabbath first mentioned?
 ANS: Genesis 2:2-3
 We have a very good creation that
included the seventh day, resting,
blessing, and the seventh day being set
apart from the other days of the week.
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Genesis 1:14 and
Definitions



Genesis 1:14 And God said, “Let there be
lights in the firmament of the heaven to
divide the day from the night; and let
them be for signs, and for seasons, and
for days, and years.

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Genesis 1:14


Genesis 1:14 And God said, “Let there be
lights in the firmament of the heaven to
divide the day from the night; and let
them be for ttoa, and for dI[]Am , and

for days, and years.

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Genesis 1:14
 Ttoa (ot) (sign)

To signal something in some way…
 Examples of signs:
 The rainbow, circumcision, all the plagues
on Egypt, Joshua’s stones in the Jordan,
Isaiah 7:14, and…
 The Sabbath
(Exodus 31:13, 17; Ezekiel 20:12)
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Genesis 1:14
 dI[]Am (moed) (appointment)

To designate a time for a meeting
 Do you know what that means?
 God has a Day Timer
 He has appointments set when He wants
to meet with us
 We should find out when they are so we
can be present
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Genesis 1:14 Expanded


Genesis 1:14 And God said, “Let there be
lights in the firmament of the heaven to
divide the day from the night; and let
them be for signs, and to designate the
times for divine appointments…
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Continuing the Foundation
 War>q (qari) (proclaim)

It denotes primarily the enunciation of a
specific message.
 It is customarily addressed to a specific
recipient and is intended to elicit a
specific response.
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Continuing the Foundation



aer'q.m (miqra) ([dress] rehearsal)

Frequently translated as Convocation
and Assembly

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Review
 War>q (qari)

(proclaim)

 dI[]Am (moed) (appointment)


aer'q.m (miqra) (rehearsal, convocation)
assembly

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Leviticus 23:2-3


v2 Speak unto the children of Israel, and
say unto them, “Concerning the divinely
appointed times (sacred assemblings) of
hw"hy, which you shall proclaim to be holy

dress rehearsals, even these are My
divinely set appointments.”
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Leviticus 23:2-3
v3 Six days shall work be done: but the
seventh day is the Sabbath, a day for a
sacred assembly…
[HODF Expanded]
 Hebrews 10:25 Not forsaking the
assembling of ourselves together, as
some have begun to do…
[HODF Expanded]
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Note


If our Heavenly Father did not establish
a particular “appointment” as a call to
worship, we might want to look into who
did.

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Establishing a Baseline
Reasons the Sabbath were given?
 Exodus 31
 v13,17 – sign between hw"hy, and Israel


v15 – rest
 v17 – refreshing
 Leviticus 23:3 Sacred assembling
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Establishing a Baseline
Who is the Sabbath for?
 A popular answer is “the Jews”
 The Sabbath was one of the 10
commandments given in Exodus 20 at
Mount Sinai. Can you make a case that
the only people who were at the foot of
mount Sinai when the 10 commandments
were given were the tribe of Judah?
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Who is the Sabbath for?
Mark 2:27 And he [Yeshua] said unto
them, “The Sabbath was made for
mankind ( a;nqrwpoj ), and not man for the
Sabbath.”
 Prophecies about the Gentiles
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Who is the Sabbath for?


Isaiah 56:2 Blessed is the man that
doeth this, and the son of man that
layeth hold on it; that keepeth the
Sabbath from polluting it…

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Who is the Sabbath for?


Isaiah 56:4 For thus saith hw"hy unto the

eunuchs that keep My Sabbaths, and
choose the things that please Me, and
take hold of My covenant…

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Who is the Sabbath for?


Isaiah 56:6 Also the sons of the stranger,
that join themselves to hw"hy, to serve
Him, and to love the name of hw"hy, to be
His servants, every one that keepeth the
Sabbath from polluting it, and taketh hold
of My covenant;

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Who is the Sabbath for?


Isaiah 58:13 If thou turn away thy foot
from the Sabbath, from doing thy
pleasure on My holy day; and call the
Sabbath a delight, the holy of hw"hy,

honourable; and shalt honour Him, not
doing thine own ways, nor finding thine
own pleasure, nor speaking thine own
words:

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Who is the Sabbath for?


Isaiah 58:14 Then shalt thou delight
thyself in hw"hy; and I will cause thee to

ride upon the high places of the earth,
and feed thee with the heritage of
Jacob thy father: for the mouth of hw"hy
hath spoken it.

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Who is the Sabbath for?
Ephesians 2:11 Wherefore remember,
that you, being in time past Gentiles in
the flesh…
 v12 That at that time you were without
Messiah, separated [ avphllotriwme,noi ] from
the Commonwealth of Israel, and
excluded [ xe,noi ] from the covenants of
promise, having no hope, and without
God in the world:
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Who is the Sabbath for?
Ephesians 2:13 But now in Messiah
Yeshua you, who previously were far
away have been brought near by the
blood of Messiah.
 v14 For he is our peace, who has joined
both groups into one, destroying the
barrier of tradition that had separated
Jews and Gentiles.


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Who is the Sabbath for?


Ephesians 2:15 Having abolished in his
flesh the enmity, even the law of
commandments contained in man’s
traditions; that in himself he might make
the two into one new man, thus
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Who is the Sabbath for?


Ephesians 2:19 Now therefore, you are
no longer excluded from citizenship in
God’s Kingdom, but fellow citizens with
the saints, and of the household of God.
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Who is the Sabbath for?
Romans 11:17 And if some of the
branches be broken off, and thou, being
a wild olive tree, were grafted in among
them, and with them partakest of the
root and fatness of the olive tree;
 v18 Boast not against the branches…


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At the Time of Creation
Creation was perfect
 During creation, the Sabbath was
established as a sign and a Divinely
Appointed Time of rest and refreshing
 At creation, God cared about the role
the Sabbath would play for mankind.
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At the Time of Moses
At the time of Moses, the 10
commandments were given to all the
tribes of Israel (not just Judah) as well
as all those who chose to leave Egypt
and become part of Israel.
 Within the 10 commandments, one
states: “Remember the Sabbath day, to
keep it holy”.


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At the Time of Moses
Exodus states that when Yahweh's
Sabbath is observed by Israel, it is a
sign.
 God explained that the Sabbath is to
provide rest from 6 days of labor and a
refreshing.
 It is clear that at this time, God cared
about the role the Sabbath would play
for Israel.


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At the Time of the Prophets
During the time of the prophets, Isaiah
states that the Sabbath is for all and in
the keeping of it is great blessing.
 It is clear that at this time, God cared
about the role the Sabbath would play
for Israel and all those who chose to
became a part of Israel.


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At the Time of the First
Century

Yeshua said that the Sabbath was
made for mankind.
 Romans states that we Gentiles have
been grafted into Israel.
 Ephesians states that in the past, we
were Gentiles who were separated from
the Commonwealth of Israel, excluded
from the covenants of promise, having
no hope, and without God.


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At the Time of the First
Century

Yeshua's work has allowed us Gentiles
to become a part of Israel, no longer
excluded from citizenship in God's
kingdom, fellow citizens with the saints,
and the household of God.
 It is clear that at this time, God cared
about the role the Sabbath would play
for Israel.


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he Plan of God

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What is the Plan of God?
Acts 3:20 And He shall send Yeshua
the Messiah, which before was
preached unto you:
 Acts 3:21 Where in heaven he must
remain until the time to begin the
restoration of all things, which God hath
spoken by the mouth of all His holy
prophets since the world began.


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What is the Plan of God?
When does the restoration of all things
begin?
 When does Yeshua leave heaven to
establish his kingdom on Earth?


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What is the Plan of God?
During the Millennial Kingdom, what
role does the Sabbath play?
 Speaking of the priests it says, “And in
controversy they shall stand in
judgment; and they shall judge it
according to My judgments: and they
shall keep My Torah and My statutes in
all Mine assemblies; and they shall
hallow my Sabbaths. Ezekiel 44:24


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What is the Plan of God?
During the Millennial Kingdom, what
role does the Sabbath play?
 Likewise, the people of the land shall
worship at the door of this gate before
hw"hy in the Sabbaths and in the new


moons. Ezekiel 46:3
 It is clear that at this time, God cares
about the role the Sabbath will play for
all mankind.
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What is the Plan of God?
After the New Heavens and the New
Earth, what role does the Sabbath play?
 “For as the New Heavens and the New
Earth, which I will make, shall remain
before me, saith hw"hy, so shall your


seed and your name remain.”
Isaiah 66:22

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What is the Plan of God?
After the New Heavens and the New
Earth, what role does the Sabbath play?
 “And it shall come to pass, that from
one new moon to another, and from one
Sabbath to another, shall all flesh come
to worship before me, saith hw"hy…


Isaiah 66:23

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What is the Plan of God?
After the New Heavens and the New
Earth, what role does the Sabbath play?
 It is clear that at this time, God cares
about the role the Sabbath will play for
all mankind.
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The Restoration of All Things

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Malachi 3:6 For I am hw"hy,
I change not…

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The Time of the Gentiles
How long was the Sabbath to last?
 Exodus 31:16 Wherefore the children of
Israel shall keep the Sabbath, to observe
the Sabbath throughout their generations,
obeying the covenant on a continuous
basis.
 I have Good News and Bad News
 Romans 9:6, Galatians 6:16


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How long was the Sabbath
to last?

Acts 13:14 But when they departed from
Perga, they came to Antioch in Pisidia,
and went into the synagogue on the
Sabbath day, and sat down.
 v15 And after the reading of the law and
the prophets, the rulers of the
synagogue said unto them, “You men
and brethren, if ye have any word of
exhortation for the people, say on.”


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How long was the Sabbath
to last?

Acts 13:42 And when the Jews were
gone out of the synagogue, the Gentiles
asked that these words might be
preached to them the next Sabbath.
 v44 And the next Sabbath day came
almost the whole city together to hear
the word of God.


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How long was the Sabbath
to last?

Even with this evidence (and there is
much much more), some will say that at
the death of Yeshua, the Sabbath was
replaced with Sunday.
 Verses used to support that include
Colossians 2:16-17; Galatians 4:10;
Romans 10:4, 14:5-6; just to name a
few.
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What We Learned is that The Most
High cares about the Sabbath from
the time it was created until the
restoration is completed and beyond!

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1 Samuel 2:3 says “by Him actions
are weighed.”
Hosea 4:6a says “My people are
destroyed for lack of knowledge.”
Hosea 4:6b says “Since you have
forgotten the Torah of your God, I will
also forget your children.”
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Even a pagan understands that they
need to find out what their pagan deity
desires…
Why can’t we apply this same principle
and search the Scriptures for the truth,
and find the ancient paths.
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Matthew 7:21 “Many will say Lord,
Lord…”
He says “Depart from me, you who
disregard my Divine instructions.”
II Corinthians 13:5 Examine
yourselves. Determine if you are still
following the truth.
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Don’t get caught saying “But Lord, I
didn’t know” and Him responding “My
child, I put before you that which
could help you recover the truth, the
ancient paths (Jeremiah 6:16) and
you couldn’t even check it out?”

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Is this how a child honors their
Father?
Ezekiel 22:26 The leaders of Israel
have hidden their eyes from My
Sabbaths, and I am profaned among
them.
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September
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he Sabbath in

The Plan of God

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In the Beginning
First day: It was good
 Second day: It was good
 Third day: It was good
 Fourth day: It was good
 Fifth day: It was good
 Sixth day (living creatures): It was good
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In the Beginning


Genesis 1:31 And God saw everything
that he had made, and, behold, it was
very good…

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Next Actions
1. Rested on the 7th day and refreshed
Himself (Exodus 31:17)
 2. Blessed the 7th day
 3. Set apart the 7th day from all the other
days
 Note: While not self-evident on it’s face,
at this point, God cared about the role the
Sabbath played in His Plan.
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In the Beginning
1. Perfection (Deuteronomy 32:4)
 2. Very Good (Genesis 1:31)
 3. Could have gone on like this but…
 4. Adam sinned and sent the world into a
tailspin of destruction and imperfection
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Questions
1. Was God caught off guard, unprepared
for the impending disaster that would
destroy His perfection?
 2. If not, then God had a plan
(“slain from the foundation…”)
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ontinuing
MOVE FORWARD IN TIME

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Abrahamic Covenant


Cut a covenant with Abraham to establish
a nation that would receive His
instructions with the intention that in the
living out of them, they would become a
light to the rest of the world.
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Mosaic Covenant
Exodus 19:5 Now therefore, if ye will
obey My voice indeed, and keep My
covenant, then ye shall be a peculiar
treasure unto Me above all people: for all
the earth is Mine.
 Exodus 19:8 And all the people answered
together, and said, “All that hw"hy hath


spoken we will do.” And Moses returned
the words of the people unto hw"hy.

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Mosaic Covenant
Exodus 20 – The Ten Commandments
 Our focus is the fourth (except in Catholic
Bibles where it is the third)
 Exodus 20:8 Remember the Sabbath
day, to keep it set apart from the other
days.
 Once again, we see that God cares about
the Sabbath
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Establishing a Baseline
When is the Sabbath first mentioned?
 ANS:
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Establishing a Baseline
When is the Sabbath first mentioned?
 ANS: Genesis 2:2-3
 We have a very good creation that
included the seventh day, resting,
blessing, and the seventh day being set
apart from the other days of the week.


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Genesis 1:14 and
Definitions



Genesis 1:14 And God said, “Let there be
lights in the firmament of the heaven to
divide the day from the night; and let
them be for signs, and for seasons, and
for days, and years.

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Genesis 1:14


Genesis 1:14 And God said, “Let there be
lights in the firmament of the heaven to
divide the day from the night; and let
them be for ttoa, and for dI[]Am , and

for days, and years.

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Genesis 1:14
 Ttoa (ot) (sign)

To signal something in some way…
 Examples of signs:
 The rainbow, circumcision, all the plagues
on Egypt, Joshua’s stones in the Jordan,
Isaiah 7:14, and…
 The Sabbath
(Exodus 31:13, 17; Ezekiel 20:12)
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Genesis 1:14
 dI[]Am (moed) (appointment)

To designate a time for a meeting
 Do you know what that means?
 God has a Day Timer
 He has appointments set when He wants
to meet with us
 We should find out when they are so we
can be present


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Genesis 1:14 Expanded


Genesis 1:14 And God said, “Let there be
lights in the firmament of the heaven to
divide the day from the night; and let
them be for signs, and to designate the
times for divine appointments…
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Continuing the Foundation
 War>q (qari) (proclaim)

It denotes primarily the enunciation of a
specific message.
 It is customarily addressed to a specific
recipient and is intended to elicit a
specific response.
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Continuing the Foundation



aer'q.m (miqra) ([dress] rehearsal)

Frequently translated as Convocation
and Assembly

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Review
 War>q (qari)

(proclaim)

 dI[]Am (moed) (appointment)


aer'q.m (miqra) (rehearsal, convocation)
assembly

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Leviticus 23:2-3


v2 Speak unto the children of Israel, and
say unto them, “Concerning the divinely
appointed times (sacred assemblings) of
hw"hy, which you shall proclaim to be holy

dress rehearsals, even these are My
divinely set appointments.”
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Leviticus 23:2-3
v3 Six days shall work be done: but the
seventh day is the Sabbath, a day for a
sacred assembly…
[HODF Expanded]
 Hebrews 10:25 Not forsaking the
assembling of ourselves together, as
some have begun to do…
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

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Note


If our Heavenly Father did not establish
a particular “appointment” as a call to
worship, we might want to look into who
did.

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Establishing a Baseline
Reasons the Sabbath were given?
 Exodus 31
 v13,17 – sign between hw"hy, and Israel


v15 – rest
 v17 – refreshing
 Leviticus 23:3 Sacred assembling
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Establishing a Baseline
Who is the Sabbath for?
 A popular answer is “the Jews”
 The Sabbath was one of the 10
commandments given in Exodus 20 at
Mount Sinai. Can you make a case that
the only people who were at the foot of
mount Sinai when the 10 commandments
were given were the tribe of Judah?
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Who is the Sabbath for?
Mark 2:27 And he [Yeshua] said unto
them, “The Sabbath was made for
mankind ( a;nqrwpoj ), and not man for the
Sabbath.”
 Prophecies about the Gentiles
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Who is the Sabbath for?


Isaiah 56:2 Blessed is the man that
doeth this, and the son of man that
layeth hold on it; that keepeth the
Sabbath from polluting it…

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Who is the Sabbath for?


Isaiah 56:4 For thus saith hw"hy unto the

eunuchs that keep My Sabbaths, and
choose the things that please Me, and
take hold of My covenant…

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Who is the Sabbath for?


Isaiah 56:6 Also the sons of the stranger,
that join themselves to hw"hy, to serve
Him, and to love the name of hw"hy, to be
His servants, every one that keepeth the
Sabbath from polluting it, and taketh hold
of My covenant;

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Who is the Sabbath for?


Isaiah 58:13 If thou turn away thy foot
from the Sabbath, from doing thy
pleasure on My holy day; and call the
Sabbath a delight, the holy of hw"hy,

honourable; and shalt honour Him, not
doing thine own ways, nor finding thine
own pleasure, nor speaking thine own
words:

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Who is the Sabbath for?


Isaiah 58:14 Then shalt thou delight
thyself in hw"hy; and I will cause thee to

ride upon the high places of the earth,
and feed thee with the heritage of
Jacob thy father: for the mouth of hw"hy
hath spoken it.

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Who is the Sabbath for?
Ephesians 2:11 Wherefore remember,
that you, being in time past Gentiles in
the flesh…
 v12 That at that time you were without
Messiah, separated [ avphllotriwme,noi ] from
the Commonwealth of Israel, and
excluded [ xe,noi ] from the covenants of
promise, having no hope, and without
God in the world:


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Who is the Sabbath for?
Ephesians 2:13 But now in Messiah
Yeshua you, who previously were far
away have been brought near by the
blood of Messiah.
 v14 For he is our peace, who has joined
both groups into one, destroying the
barrier of tradition that had separated
Jews and Gentiles.


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Who is the Sabbath for?


Ephesians 2:15 Having abolished in his
flesh the enmity, even the law of
commandments contained in man’s
traditions; that in himself he might make
the two into one new man, thus
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Who is the Sabbath for?


Ephesians 2:19 Now therefore, you are
no longer excluded from citizenship in
God’s Kingdom, but fellow citizens with
the saints, and of the household of God.
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Who is the Sabbath for?
Romans 11:17 And if some of the
branches be broken off, and thou, being
a wild olive tree, were grafted in among
them, and with them partakest of the
root and fatness of the olive tree;
 v18 Boast not against the branches…


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At the Time of Creation
Creation was perfect
 During creation, the Sabbath was
established as a sign and a Divinely
Appointed Time of rest and refreshing
 At creation, God cared about the role
the Sabbath would play for mankind.
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At the Time of Moses
At the time of Moses, the 10
commandments were given to all the
tribes of Israel (not just Judah) as well
as all those who chose to leave Egypt
and become part of Israel.
 Within the 10 commandments, one
states: “Remember the Sabbath day, to
keep it holy”.


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At the Time of Moses
Exodus states that when Yahweh's
Sabbath is observed by Israel, it is a
sign.
 God explained that the Sabbath is to
provide rest from 6 days of labor and a
refreshing.
 It is clear that at this time, God cared
about the role the Sabbath would play
for Israel.


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At the Time of the Prophets
During the time of the prophets, Isaiah
states that the Sabbath is for all and in
the keeping of it is great blessing.
 It is clear that at this time, God cared
about the role the Sabbath would play
for Israel and all those who chose to
became a part of Israel.


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At the Time of the First
Century

Yeshua said that the Sabbath was
made for mankind.
 Romans states that we Gentiles have
been grafted into Israel.
 Ephesians states that in the past, we
were Gentiles who were separated from
the Commonwealth of Israel, excluded
from the covenants of promise, having
no hope, and without God.


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At the Time of the First
Century

Yeshua's work has allowed us Gentiles
to become a part of Israel, no longer
excluded from citizenship in God's
kingdom, fellow citizens with the saints,
and the household of God.
 It is clear that at this time, God cared
about the role the Sabbath would play
for Israel.
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he Plan of God

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What is the Plan of God?
Acts 3:20 And He shall send Yeshua
the Messiah, which before was
preached unto you:
 Acts 3:21 Where in heaven he must
remain until the time to begin the
restoration of all things, which God hath
spoken by the mouth of all His holy
prophets since the world began.


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What is the Plan of God?
When does the restoration of all things
begin?
 When does Yeshua leave heaven to
establish his kingdom on Earth?
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What is the Plan of God?
During the Millennial Kingdom, what
role does the Sabbath play?
 Speaking of the priests it says, “And in
controversy they shall stand in
judgment; and they shall judge it
according to My judgments: and they
shall keep My Torah and My statutes in
all Mine assemblies; and they shall
hallow my Sabbaths. Ezekiel 44:24
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What is the Plan of God?
During the Millennial Kingdom, what
role does the Sabbath play?
 Likewise, the people of the land shall
worship at the door of this gate before
hw"hy in the Sabbaths and in the new


moons. Ezekiel 46:3
 It is clear that at this time, God cares
about the role the Sabbath will play for
all mankind.
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What is the Plan of God?
After the New Heavens and the New
Earth, what role does the Sabbath play?
 “For as the New Heavens and the New
Earth, which I will make, shall remain
before me, saith hw"hy, so shall your


seed and your name remain.”
Isaiah 66:22

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What is the Plan of God?
After the New Heavens and the New
Earth, what role does the Sabbath play?
 “And it shall come to pass, that from
one new moon to another, and from one
Sabbath to another, shall all flesh come
to worship before me, saith hw"hy…


Isaiah 66:23

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What is the Plan of God?
After the New Heavens and the New
Earth, what role does the Sabbath play?
 It is clear that at this time, God cares
about the role the Sabbath will play for
all mankind.
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The Restoration of All Things

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Malachi 3:6 For I am hw"hy,
I change not…

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The Time of the Gentiles
How long was the Sabbath to last?
 Exodus 31:16 Wherefore the children of
Israel shall keep the Sabbath, to observe
the Sabbath throughout their generations,
obeying the covenant on a continuous
basis.
 I have Good News and Bad News
 Romans 9:6, Galatians 6:16
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How long was the Sabbath
to last?

Acts 13:14 But when they departed from
Perga, they came to Antioch in Pisidia,
and went into the synagogue on the
Sabbath day, and sat down.
 v15 And after the reading of the law and
the prophets, the rulers of the
synagogue said unto them, “You men
and brethren, if ye have any word of
exhortation for the people, say on.”


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How long was the Sabbath
to last?

Acts 13:42 And when the Jews were
gone out of the synagogue, the Gentiles
asked that these words might be
preached to them the next Sabbath.
 v44 And the next Sabbath day came
almost the whole city together to hear
the word of God.
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How long was the Sabbath
to last?

Even with this evidence (and there is
much much more), some will say that at
the death of Yeshua, the Sabbath was
replaced with Sunday.
 Verses used to support that include
Colossians 2:16-17; Galatians 4:10;
Romans 10:4, 14:5-6; just to name a
few.
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What We Learned is that The Most
High cares about the Sabbath from
the time it was created until the
restoration is completed and beyond!

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1 Samuel 2:3 says “by Him actions
are weighed.”
Hosea 4:6a says “My people are
destroyed for lack of knowledge.”
Hosea 4:6b says “Since you have
forgotten the Torah of your God, I will
also forget your children.”
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Even a pagan understands that they
need to find out what their pagan deity
desires…
Why can’t we apply this same principle
and search the Scriptures for the truth,
and find the ancient paths.
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Matthew 7:21 “Many will say Lord,
Lord…”
He says “Depart from me, you who
disregard my Divine instructions.”
II Corinthians 13:5 Examine
yourselves. Determine if you are still
following the truth.
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Don’t get caught saying “But Lord, I
didn’t know” and Him responding “My
child, I put before you that which
could help you recover the truth, the
ancient paths (Jeremiah 6:16) and
you couldn’t even check it out?”

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Is this how a child honors their
Father?
Ezekiel 22:26 The leaders of Israel
have hidden their eyes from My
Sabbaths, and I am profaned among
them.
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he Sabbath in

The Plan of God

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In the Beginning
First day: It was good
 Second day: It was good
 Third day: It was good
 Fourth day: It was good
 Fifth day: It was good
 Sixth day (living creatures): It was good
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In the Beginning


Genesis 1:31 And God saw everything
that he had made, and, behold, it was
very good…

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Next Actions
1. Rested on the 7th day and refreshed
Himself (Exodus 31:17)
 2. Blessed the 7th day
 3. Set apart the 7th day from all the other
days
 Note: While not self-evident on it’s face,
at this point, God cared about the role the
Sabbath played in His Plan.
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In the Beginning
1. Perfection (Deuteronomy 32:4)
 2. Very Good (Genesis 1:31)
 3. Could have gone on like this but…
 4. Adam sinned and sent the world into a
tailspin of destruction and imperfection
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Questions
1. Was God caught off guard, unprepared
for the impending disaster that would
destroy His perfection?
 2. If not, then God had a plan
(“slain from the foundation…”)
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ontinuing
MOVE FORWARD IN TIME

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Abrahamic Covenant


Cut a covenant with Abraham to establish
a nation that would receive His
instructions with the intention that in the
living out of them, they would become a
light to the rest of the world.
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Mosaic Covenant
Exodus 19:5 Now therefore, if ye will
obey My voice indeed, and keep My
covenant, then ye shall be a peculiar
treasure unto Me above all people: for all
the earth is Mine.
 Exodus 19:8 And all the people answered
together, and said, “All that hw"hy hath


spoken we will do.” And Moses returned
the words of the people unto hw"hy.

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Mosaic Covenant
Exodus 20 – The Ten Commandments
 Our focus is the fourth (except in Catholic
Bibles where it is the third)
 Exodus 20:8 Remember the Sabbath
day, to keep it set apart from the other
days.
 Once again, we see that God cares about
the Sabbath
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Establishing a Baseline
When is the Sabbath first mentioned?
 ANS:
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Establishing a Baseline
When is the Sabbath first mentioned?
 ANS: Genesis 2:2-3
 We have a very good creation that
included the seventh day, resting,
blessing, and the seventh day being set
apart from the other days of the week.
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Genesis 1:14 and
Definitions



Genesis 1:14 And God said, “Let there be
lights in the firmament of the heaven to
divide the day from the night; and let
them be for signs, and for seasons, and
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Genesis 1:14


Genesis 1:14 And God said, “Let there be
lights in the firmament of the heaven to
divide the day from the night; and let
them be for ttoa, and for dI[]Am , and

for days, and years.

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Genesis 1:14
 Ttoa (ot) (sign)

To signal something in some way…
 Examples of signs:
 The rainbow, circumcision, all the plagues
on Egypt, Joshua’s stones in the Jordan,
Isaiah 7:14, and…
 The Sabbath
(Exodus 31:13, 17; Ezekiel 20:12)
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Genesis 1:14
 dI[]Am (moed) (appointment)

To designate a time for a meeting
 Do you know what that means?
 God has a Day Timer
 He has appointments set when He wants
to meet with us
 We should find out when they are so we
can be present
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Genesis 1:14 Expanded


Genesis 1:14 And God said, “Let there be
lights in the firmament of the heaven to
divide the day from the night; and let
them be for signs, and to designate the
times for divine appointments…
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Continuing the Foundation
 War>q (qari) (proclaim)

It denotes primarily the enunciation of a
specific message.
 It is customarily addressed to a specific
recipient and is intended to elicit a
specific response.
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Continuing the Foundation

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aer'q.m (miqra) ([dress] rehearsal)

Frequently translated as Convocation
and Assembly

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Review
 War>q (qari)

(proclaim)

 dI[]Am (moed) (appointment)


aer'q.m (miqra) (rehearsal, convocation)
assembly

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Leviticus 23:2-3


v2 Speak unto the children of Israel, and
say unto them, “Concerning the divinely
appointed times (sacred assemblings) of
hw"hy, which you shall proclaim to be holy

dress rehearsals, even these are My
divinely set appointments.”
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Leviticus 23:2-3
v3 Six days shall work be done: but the
seventh day is the Sabbath, a day for a
sacred assembly…
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 Hebrews 10:25 Not forsaking the
assembling of ourselves together, as
some have begun to do…
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Note


If our Heavenly Father did not establish
a particular “appointment” as a call to
worship, we might want to look into who
did.

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Establishing a Baseline
Reasons the Sabbath were given?
 Exodus 31
 v13,17 – sign between hw"hy, and Israel


v15 – rest
 v17 – refreshing
 Leviticus 23:3 Sacred assembling
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Establishing a Baseline
Who is the Sabbath for?
 A popular answer is “the Jews”
 The Sabbath was one of the 10
commandments given in Exodus 20 at
Mount Sinai. Can you make a case that
the only people who were at the foot of
mount Sinai when the 10 commandments
were given were the tribe of Judah?
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Who is the Sabbath for?
Mark 2:27 And he [Yeshua] said unto
them, “The Sabbath was made for
mankind ( a;nqrwpoj ), and not man for the
Sabbath.”
 Prophecies about the Gentiles
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Who is the Sabbath for?


Isaiah 56:2 Blessed is the man that
doeth this, and the son of man that
layeth hold on it; that keepeth the
Sabbath from polluting it…

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Who is the Sabbath for?


Isaiah 56:4 For thus saith hw"hy unto the

eunuchs that keep My Sabbaths, and
choose the things that please Me, and
take hold of My covenant…

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Who is the Sabbath for?


Isaiah 56:6 Also the sons of the stranger,
that join themselves to hw"hy, to serve
Him, and to love the name of hw"hy, to be
His servants, every one that keepeth the
Sabbath from polluting it, and taketh hold
of My covenant;

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Who is the Sabbath for?


Isaiah 58:13 If thou turn away thy foot
from the Sabbath, from doing thy
pleasure on My holy day; and call the
Sabbath a delight, the holy of hw"hy,

honourable; and shalt honour Him, not
doing thine own ways, nor finding thine
own pleasure, nor speaking thine own
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Who is the Sabbath for?


Isaiah 58:14 Then shalt thou delight
thyself in hw"hy; and I will cause thee to

ride upon the high places of the earth,
and feed thee with the heritage of
Jacob thy father: for the mouth of hw"hy
hath spoken it.

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Who is the Sabbath for?
Ephesians 2:11 Wherefore remember,
that you, being in time past Gentiles in
the flesh…
 v12 That at that time you were without
Messiah, separated [ avphllotriwme,noi ] from
the Commonwealth of Israel, and
excluded [ xe,noi ] from the covenants of
promise, having no hope, and without
God in the world:
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Who is the Sabbath for?
Ephesians 2:13 But now in Messiah
Yeshua you, who previously were far
away have been brought near by the
blood of Messiah.
 v14 For he is our peace, who has joined
both groups into one, destroying the
barrier of tradition that had separated
Jews and Gentiles.


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Who is the Sabbath for?


Ephesians 2:15 Having abolished in his
flesh the enmity, even the law of
commandments contained in man’s
traditions; that in himself he might make
the two into one new man, thus
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Who is the Sabbath for?


Ephesians 2:19 Now therefore, you are
no longer excluded from citizenship in
God’s Kingdom, but fellow citizens with
the saints, and of the household of God.
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Who is the Sabbath for?
Romans 11:17 And if some of the
branches be broken off, and thou, being
a wild olive tree, were grafted in among
them, and with them partakest of the
root and fatness of the olive tree;
 v18 Boast not against the branches…
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At the Time of Creation
Creation was perfect
 During creation, the Sabbath was
established as a sign and a Divinely
Appointed Time of rest and refreshing
 At creation, God cared about the role
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At the Time of Moses
At the time of Moses, the 10
commandments were given to all the
tribes of Israel (not just Judah) as well
as all those who chose to leave Egypt
and become part of Israel.
 Within the 10 commandments, one
states: “Remember the Sabbath day, to
keep it holy”.
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At the Time of Moses
Exodus states that when Yahweh's
Sabbath is observed by Israel, it is a
sign.
 God explained that the Sabbath is to
provide rest from 6 days of labor and a
refreshing.
 It is clear that at this time, God cared
about the role the Sabbath would play
for Israel.
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At the Time of the Prophets
During the time of the prophets, Isaiah
states that the Sabbath is for all and in
the keeping of it is great blessing.
 It is clear that at this time, God cared
about the role the Sabbath would play
for Israel and all those who chose to
became a part of Israel.


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At the Time of the First
Century

Yeshua said that the Sabbath was
made for mankind.
 Romans states that we Gentiles have
been grafted into Israel.
 Ephesians states that in the past, we
were Gentiles who were separated from
the Commonwealth of Israel, excluded
from the covenants of promise, having
no hope, and without God.
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At the Time of the First
Century

Yeshua's work has allowed us Gentiles
to become a part of Israel, no longer
excluded from citizenship in God's
kingdom, fellow citizens with the saints,
and the household of God.
 It is clear that at this time, God cared
about the role the Sabbath would play
for Israel.


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he Plan of God

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What is the Plan of God?
Acts 3:20 And He shall send Yeshua
the Messiah, which before was
preached unto you:
 Acts 3:21 Where in heaven he must
remain until the time to begin the
restoration of all things, which God hath
spoken by the mouth of all His holy
prophets since the world began.


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What is the Plan of God?
When does the restoration of all things
begin?
 When does Yeshua leave heaven to
establish his kingdom on Earth?


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What is the Plan of God?
During the Millennial Kingdom, what
role does the Sabbath play?
 Speaking of the priests it says, “And in
controversy they shall stand in
judgment; and they shall judge it
according to My judgments: and they
shall keep My Torah and My statutes in
all Mine assemblies; and they shall
hallow my Sabbaths. Ezekiel 44:24


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What is the Plan of God?
During the Millennial Kingdom, what
role does the Sabbath play?
 Likewise, the people of the land shall
worship at the door of this gate before
hw"hy in the Sabbaths and in the new


moons. Ezekiel 46:3
 It is clear that at this time, God cares
about the role the Sabbath will play for
all mankind.
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What is the Plan of God?
After the New Heavens and the New
Earth, what role does the Sabbath play?
 “For as the New Heavens and the New
Earth, which I will make, shall remain
before me, saith hw"hy, so shall your


seed and your name remain.”
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What is the Plan of God?
After the New Heavens and the New
Earth, what role does the Sabbath play?
 “And it shall come to pass, that from
one new moon to another, and from one
Sabbath to another, shall all flesh come
to worship before me, saith hw"hy…


Isaiah 66:23

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After the New Heavens and the New
Earth, what role does the Sabbath play?
 It is clear that at this time, God cares
about the role the Sabbath will play for
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The Restoration of All Things

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Malachi 3:6 For I am hw"hy,
I change not…

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The Time of the Gentiles
How long was the Sabbath to last?
 Exodus 31:16 Wherefore the children of
Israel shall keep the Sabbath, to observe
the Sabbath throughout their generations,
obeying the covenant on a continuous
basis.
 I have Good News and Bad News
 Romans 9:6, Galatians 6:16


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How long was the Sabbath
to last?

Acts 13:14 But when they departed from
Perga, they came to Antioch in Pisidia,
and went into the synagogue on the
Sabbath day, and sat down.
 v15 And after the reading of the law and
the prophets, the rulers of the
synagogue said unto them, “You men
and brethren, if ye have any word of
exhortation for the people, say on.”


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How long was the Sabbath
to last?

Acts 13:42 And when the Jews were
gone out of the synagogue, the Gentiles
asked that these words might be
preached to them the next Sabbath.
 v44 And the next Sabbath day came
almost the whole city together to hear
the word of God.
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How long was the Sabbath
to last?

Even with this evidence (and there is
much much more), some will say that at
the death of Yeshua, the Sabbath was
replaced with Sunday.
 Verses used to support that include
Colossians 2:16-17; Galatians 4:10;
Romans 10:4, 14:5-6; just to name a
few.
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What We Learned is that The Most
High cares about the Sabbath from
the time it was created until the
restoration is completed and beyond!

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1 Samuel 2:3 says “by Him actions
are weighed.”
Hosea 4:6a says “My people are
destroyed for lack of knowledge.”
Hosea 4:6b says “Since you have
forgotten the Torah of your God, I will
also forget your children.”
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Even a pagan understands that they
need to find out what their pagan deity
desires…
Why can’t we apply this same principle
and search the Scriptures for the truth,
and find the ancient paths.
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Matthew 7:21 “Many will say Lord,
Lord…”
He says “Depart from me, you who
disregard my Divine instructions.”
II Corinthians 13:5 Examine
yourselves. Determine if you are still
following the truth.
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Don’t get caught saying “But Lord, I
didn’t know” and Him responding “My
child, I put before you that which
could help you recover the truth, the
ancient paths (Jeremiah 6:16) and
you couldn’t even check it out?”

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Is this how a child honors their
Father?
Ezekiel 22:26 The leaders of Israel
have hidden their eyes from My
Sabbaths, and I am profaned among
them.
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he Sabbath in

The Plan of God

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In the Beginning
First day: It was good
 Second day: It was good
 Third day: It was good
 Fourth day: It was good
 Fifth day: It was good
 Sixth day (living creatures): It was good
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In the Beginning


Genesis 1:31 And God saw everything
that he had made, and, behold, it was
very good…

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Next Actions
1. Rested on the 7th day and refreshed
Himself (Exodus 31:17)
 2. Blessed the 7th day
 3. Set apart the 7th day from all the other
days
 Note: While not self-evident on it’s face,
at this point, God cared about the role the
Sabbath played in His Plan.
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In the Beginning
1. Perfection (Deuteronomy 32:4)
 2. Very Good (Genesis 1:31)
 3. Could have gone on like this but…
 4. Adam sinned and sent the world into a
tailspin of destruction and imperfection
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Questions
1. Was God caught off guard, unprepared
for the impending disaster that would
destroy His perfection?
 2. If not, then God had a plan
(“slain from the foundation…”)
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ontinuing
MOVE FORWARD IN TIME

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Abrahamic Covenant


Cut a covenant with Abraham to establish
a nation that would receive His
instructions with the intention that in the
living out of them, they would become a
light to the rest of the world.
(Deuteronomy 4:6-8)

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Mosaic Covenant
Exodus 19:5 Now therefore, if ye will
obey My voice indeed, and keep My
covenant, then ye shall be a peculiar
treasure unto Me above all people: for all
the earth is Mine.
 Exodus 19:8 And all the people answered
together, and said, “All that hw"hy hath


spoken we will do.” And Moses returned
the words of the people unto hw"hy.

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Mosaic Covenant
Exodus 20 – The Ten Commandments
 Our focus is the fourth (except in Catholic
Bibles where it is the third)
 Exodus 20:8 Remember the Sabbath
day, to keep it set apart from the other
days.
 Once again, we see that God cares about
the Sabbath


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Establishing a Baseline
When is the Sabbath first mentioned?
 ANS:
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Establishing a Baseline
When is the Sabbath first mentioned?
 ANS: Genesis 2:2-3
 We have a very good creation that
included the seventh day, resting,
blessing, and the seventh day being set
apart from the other days of the week.


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Genesis 1:14 and
Definitions



Genesis 1:14 And God said, “Let there be
lights in the firmament of the heaven to
divide the day from the night; and let
them be for signs, and for seasons, and
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Genesis 1:14


Genesis 1:14 And God said, “Let there be
lights in the firmament of the heaven to
divide the day from the night; and let
them be for ttoa, and for dI[]Am , and

for days, and years.

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Genesis 1:14
 Ttoa (ot) (sign)

To signal something in some way…
 Examples of signs:
 The rainbow, circumcision, all the plagues
on Egypt, Joshua’s stones in the Jordan,
Isaiah 7:14, and…
 The Sabbath
(Exodus 31:13, 17; Ezekiel 20:12)


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Genesis 1:14
 dI[]Am (moed) (appointment)

To designate a time for a meeting
 Do you know what that means?
 God has a Day Timer
 He has appointments set when He wants
to meet with us
 We should find out when they are so we
can be present


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Genesis 1:14 Expanded


Genesis 1:14 And God said, “Let there be
lights in the firmament of the heaven to
divide the day from the night; and let
them be for signs, and to designate the
times for divine appointments…
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Continuing the Foundation
 War>q (qari) (proclaim)

It denotes primarily the enunciation of a
specific message.
 It is customarily addressed to a specific
recipient and is intended to elicit a
specific response.
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Continuing the Foundation



aer'q.m (miqra) ([dress] rehearsal)

Frequently translated as Convocation
and Assembly

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Review
 War>q (qari)

(proclaim)

 dI[]Am (moed) (appointment)


aer'q.m (miqra) (rehearsal, convocation)
assembly

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Leviticus 23:2-3


v2 Speak unto the children of Israel, and
say unto them, “Concerning the divinely
appointed times (sacred assemblings) of
hw"hy, which you shall proclaim to be holy

dress rehearsals, even these are My
divinely set appointments.”
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Leviticus 23:2-3
v3 Six days shall work be done: but the
seventh day is the Sabbath, a day for a
sacred assembly…
[HODF Expanded]
 Hebrews 10:25 Not forsaking the
assembling of ourselves together, as
some have begun to do…
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

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Note


If our Heavenly Father did not establish
a particular “appointment” as a call to
worship, we might want to look into who
did.

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Establishing a Baseline
Reasons the Sabbath were given?
 Exodus 31
 v13,17 – sign between hw"hy, and Israel


v15 – rest
 v17 – refreshing
 Leviticus 23:3 Sacred assembling


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Establishing a Baseline
Who is the Sabbath for?
 A popular answer is “the Jews”
 The Sabbath was one of the 10
commandments given in Exodus 20 at
Mount Sinai. Can you make a case that
the only people who were at the foot of
mount Sinai when the 10 commandments
were given were the tribe of Judah?
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Who is the Sabbath for?
Mark 2:27 And he [Yeshua] said unto
them, “The Sabbath was made for
mankind ( a;nqrwpoj ), and not man for the
Sabbath.”
 Prophecies about the Gentiles
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Who is the Sabbath for?


Isaiah 56:2 Blessed is the man that
doeth this, and the son of man that
layeth hold on it; that keepeth the
Sabbath from polluting it…

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Who is the Sabbath for?


Isaiah 56:4 For thus saith hw"hy unto the

eunuchs that keep My Sabbaths, and
choose the things that please Me, and
take hold of My covenant…

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Who is the Sabbath for?


Isaiah 56:6 Also the sons of the stranger,
that join themselves to hw"hy, to serve
Him, and to love the name of hw"hy, to be
His servants, every one that keepeth the
Sabbath from polluting it, and taketh hold
of My covenant;

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Who is the Sabbath for?


Isaiah 58:13 If thou turn away thy foot
from the Sabbath, from doing thy
pleasure on My holy day; and call the
Sabbath a delight, the holy of hw"hy,

honourable; and shalt honour Him, not
doing thine own ways, nor finding thine
own pleasure, nor speaking thine own
words:

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Who is the Sabbath for?


Isaiah 58:14 Then shalt thou delight
thyself in hw"hy; and I will cause thee to

ride upon the high places of the earth,
and feed thee with the heritage of
Jacob thy father: for the mouth of hw"hy
hath spoken it.

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Who is the Sabbath for?
Ephesians 2:11 Wherefore remember,
that you, being in time past Gentiles in
the flesh…
 v12 That at that time you were without
Messiah, separated [ avphllotriwme,noi ] from
the Commonwealth of Israel, and
excluded [ xe,noi ] from the covenants of
promise, having no hope, and without
God in the world:


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Who is the Sabbath for?
Ephesians 2:13 But now in Messiah
Yeshua you, who previously were far
away have been brought near by the
blood of Messiah.
 v14 For he is our peace, who has joined
both groups into one, destroying the
barrier of tradition that had separated
Jews and Gentiles.


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Who is the Sabbath for?


Ephesians 2:15 Having abolished in his
flesh the enmity, even the law of
commandments contained in man’s
traditions; that in himself he might make
the two into one new man, thus
establishing peace.

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Who is the Sabbath for?


Ephesians 2:19 Now therefore, you are
no longer excluded from citizenship in
God’s Kingdom, but fellow citizens with
the saints, and of the household of God.
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Who is the Sabbath for?
Romans 11:17 And if some of the
branches be broken off, and thou, being
a wild olive tree, were grafted in among
them, and with them partakest of the
root and fatness of the olive tree;
 v18 Boast not against the branches…


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At the Time of Creation
Creation was perfect
 During creation, the Sabbath was
established as a sign and a Divinely
Appointed Time of rest and refreshing
 At creation, God cared about the role
the Sabbath would play for mankind.
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At the Time of Moses
At the time of Moses, the 10
commandments were given to all the
tribes of Israel (not just Judah) as well
as all those who chose to leave Egypt
and become part of Israel.
 Within the 10 commandments, one
states: “Remember the Sabbath day, to
keep it holy”.


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At the Time of Moses
Exodus states that when Yahweh's
Sabbath is observed by Israel, it is a
sign.
 God explained that the Sabbath is to
provide rest from 6 days of labor and a
refreshing.
 It is clear that at this time, God cared
about the role the Sabbath would play
for Israel.


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At the Time of the Prophets
During the time of the prophets, Isaiah
states that the Sabbath is for all and in
the keeping of it is great blessing.
 It is clear that at this time, God cared
about the role the Sabbath would play
for Israel and all those who chose to
became a part of Israel.


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At the Time of the First
Century

Yeshua said that the Sabbath was
made for mankind.
 Romans states that we Gentiles have
been grafted into Israel.
 Ephesians states that in the past, we
were Gentiles who were separated from
the Commonwealth of Israel, excluded
from the covenants of promise, having
no hope, and without God.


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At the Time of the First
Century

Yeshua's work has allowed us Gentiles
to become a part of Israel, no longer
excluded from citizenship in God's
kingdom, fellow citizens with the saints,
and the household of God.
 It is clear that at this time, God cared
about the role the Sabbath would play
for Israel.


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he Plan of God

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What is the Plan of God?
Acts 3:20 And He shall send Yeshua
the Messiah, which before was
preached unto you:
 Acts 3:21 Where in heaven he must
remain until the time to begin the
restoration of all things, which God hath
spoken by the mouth of all His holy
prophets since the world began.


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What is the Plan of God?
When does the restoration of all things
begin?
 When does Yeshua leave heaven to
establish his kingdom on Earth?


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What is the Plan of God?
During the Millennial Kingdom, what
role does the Sabbath play?
 Speaking of the priests it says, “And in
controversy they shall stand in
judgment; and they shall judge it
according to My judgments: and they
shall keep My Torah and My statutes in
all Mine assemblies; and they shall
hallow my Sabbaths. Ezekiel 44:24


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What is the Plan of God?
During the Millennial Kingdom, what
role does the Sabbath play?
 Likewise, the people of the land shall
worship at the door of this gate before
hw"hy in the Sabbaths and in the new


moons. Ezekiel 46:3
 It is clear that at this time, God cares
about the role the Sabbath will play for
all mankind.
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What is the Plan of God?
After the New Heavens and the New
Earth, what role does the Sabbath play?
 “For as the New Heavens and the New
Earth, which I will make, shall remain
before me, saith hw"hy, so shall your


seed and your name remain.”
Isaiah 66:22

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What is the Plan of God?
After the New Heavens and the New
Earth, what role does the Sabbath play?
 “And it shall come to pass, that from
one new moon to another, and from one
Sabbath to another, shall all flesh come
to worship before me, saith hw"hy…


Isaiah 66:23

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What is the Plan of God?
After the New Heavens and the New
Earth, what role does the Sabbath play?
 It is clear that at this time, God cares
about the role the Sabbath will play for
all mankind.
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The Restoration of All Things

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Malachi 3:6 For I am hw"hy,
I change not…

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The Time of the Gentiles
How long was the Sabbath to last?
 Exodus 31:16 Wherefore the children of
Israel shall keep the Sabbath, to observe
the Sabbath throughout their generations,
obeying the covenant on a continuous
basis.
 I have Good News and Bad News
 Romans 9:6, Galatians 6:16


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How long was the Sabbath
to last?

Acts 13:14 But when they departed from
Perga, they came to Antioch in Pisidia,
and went into the synagogue on the
Sabbath day, and sat down.
 v15 And after the reading of the law and
the prophets, the rulers of the
synagogue said unto them, “You men
and brethren, if ye have any word of
exhortation for the people, say on.”


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How long was the Sabbath
to last?

Acts 13:42 And when the Jews were
gone out of the synagogue, the Gentiles
asked that these words might be
preached to them the next Sabbath.
 v44 And the next Sabbath day came
almost the whole city together to hear
the word of God.


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How long was the Sabbath
to last?

Even with this evidence (and there is
much much more), some will say that at
the death of Yeshua, the Sabbath was
replaced with Sunday.
 Verses used to support that include
Colossians 2:16-17; Galatians 4:10;
Romans 10:4, 14:5-6; just to name a
few.
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What We Learned is that The Most
High cares about the Sabbath from
the time it was created until the
restoration is completed and beyond!

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1 Samuel 2:3 says “by Him actions
are weighed.”
Hosea 4:6a says “My people are
destroyed for lack of knowledge.”
Hosea 4:6b says “Since you have
forgotten the Torah of your God, I will
also forget your children.”
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Even a pagan understands that they
need to find out what their pagan deity
desires…
Why can’t we apply this same principle
and search the Scriptures for the truth,
and find the ancient paths.
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Matthew 7:21 “Many will say Lord,
Lord…”
He says “Depart from me, you who
disregard my Divine instructions.”
II Corinthians 13:5 Examine
yourselves. Determine if you are still
following the truth.
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Don’t get caught saying “But Lord, I
didn’t know” and Him responding “My
child, I put before you that which
could help you recover the truth, the
ancient paths (Jeremiah 6:16) and
you couldn’t even check it out?”

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Is this how a child honors their
Father?
Ezekiel 22:26 The leaders of Israel
have hidden their eyes from My
Sabbaths, and I am profaned among
them.
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September
2011
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he Sabbath in

The Plan of God

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In the Beginning
First day: It was good
 Second day: It was good
 Third day: It was good
 Fourth day: It was good
 Fifth day: It was good
 Sixth day (living creatures): It was good


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In the Beginning


Genesis 1:31 And God saw everything
that he had made, and, behold, it was
very good…

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Next Actions
1. Rested on the 7th day and refreshed
Himself (Exodus 31:17)
 2. Blessed the 7th day
 3. Set apart the 7th day from all the other
days
 Note: While not self-evident on it’s face,
at this point, God cared about the role the
Sabbath played in His Plan.


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In the Beginning
1. Perfection (Deuteronomy 32:4)
 2. Very Good (Genesis 1:31)
 3. Could have gone on like this but…
 4. Adam sinned and sent the world into a
tailspin of destruction and imperfection


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Questions
1. Was God caught off guard, unprepared
for the impending disaster that would
destroy His perfection?
 2. If not, then God had a plan
(“slain from the foundation…”)


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ontinuing
MOVE FORWARD IN TIME

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Abrahamic Covenant


Cut a covenant with Abraham to establish
a nation that would receive His
instructions with the intention that in the
living out of them, they would become a
light to the rest of the world.
(Deuteronomy 4:6-8)

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Mosaic Covenant
Exodus 19:5 Now therefore, if ye will
obey My voice indeed, and keep My
covenant, then ye shall be a peculiar
treasure unto Me above all people: for all
the earth is Mine.
 Exodus 19:8 And all the people answered
together, and said, “All that hw"hy hath


spoken we will do.” And Moses returned
the words of the people unto hw"hy.

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Mosaic Covenant
Exodus 20 – The Ten Commandments
 Our focus is the fourth (except in Catholic
Bibles where it is the third)
 Exodus 20:8 Remember the Sabbath
day, to keep it set apart from the other
days.
 Once again, we see that God cares about
the Sabbath


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Establishing a Baseline
When is the Sabbath first mentioned?
 ANS:
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When is the Sabbath first mentioned?
 ANS: Genesis 2:2-3
 We have a very good creation that
included the seventh day, resting,
blessing, and the seventh day being set
apart from the other days of the week.


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Genesis 1:14 and
Definitions



Genesis 1:14 And God said, “Let there be
lights in the firmament of the heaven to
divide the day from the night; and let
them be for signs, and for seasons, and
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Genesis 1:14


Genesis 1:14 And God said, “Let there be
lights in the firmament of the heaven to
divide the day from the night; and let
them be for ttoa, and for dI[]Am , and

for days, and years.

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Genesis 1:14
 Ttoa (ot) (sign)

To signal something in some way…
 Examples of signs:
 The rainbow, circumcision, all the plagues
on Egypt, Joshua’s stones in the Jordan,
Isaiah 7:14, and…
 The Sabbath
(Exodus 31:13, 17; Ezekiel 20:12)


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Genesis 1:14
 dI[]Am (moed) (appointment)

To designate a time for a meeting
 Do you know what that means?
 God has a Day Timer
 He has appointments set when He wants
to meet with us
 We should find out when they are so we
can be present


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Genesis 1:14 Expanded


Genesis 1:14 And God said, “Let there be
lights in the firmament of the heaven to
divide the day from the night; and let
them be for signs, and to designate the
times for divine appointments…
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Continuing the Foundation
 War>q (qari) (proclaim)

It denotes primarily the enunciation of a
specific message.
 It is customarily addressed to a specific
recipient and is intended to elicit a
specific response.
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Continuing the Foundation



aer'q.m (miqra) ([dress] rehearsal)

Frequently translated as Convocation
and Assembly

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Review
 War>q (qari)

(proclaim)

 dI[]Am (moed) (appointment)


aer'q.m (miqra) (rehearsal, convocation)
assembly

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Leviticus 23:2-3


v2 Speak unto the children of Israel, and
say unto them, “Concerning the divinely
appointed times (sacred assemblings) of
hw"hy, which you shall proclaim to be holy

dress rehearsals, even these are My
divinely set appointments.”
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Leviticus 23:2-3
v3 Six days shall work be done: but the
seventh day is the Sabbath, a day for a
sacred assembly…
[HODF Expanded]
 Hebrews 10:25 Not forsaking the
assembling of ourselves together, as
some have begun to do…
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Note


If our Heavenly Father did not establish
a particular “appointment” as a call to
worship, we might want to look into who
did.

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Establishing a Baseline
Reasons the Sabbath were given?
 Exodus 31
 v13,17 – sign between hw"hy, and Israel


v15 – rest
 v17 – refreshing
 Leviticus 23:3 Sacred assembling
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Establishing a Baseline
Who is the Sabbath for?
 A popular answer is “the Jews”
 The Sabbath was one of the 10
commandments given in Exodus 20 at
Mount Sinai. Can you make a case that
the only people who were at the foot of
mount Sinai when the 10 commandments
were given were the tribe of Judah?
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Who is the Sabbath for?
Mark 2:27 And he [Yeshua] said unto
them, “The Sabbath was made for
mankind ( a;nqrwpoj ), and not man for the
Sabbath.”
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Who is the Sabbath for?


Isaiah 56:2 Blessed is the man that
doeth this, and the son of man that
layeth hold on it; that keepeth the
Sabbath from polluting it…

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Who is the Sabbath for?


Isaiah 56:4 For thus saith hw"hy unto the

eunuchs that keep My Sabbaths, and
choose the things that please Me, and
take hold of My covenant…

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Who is the Sabbath for?


Isaiah 56:6 Also the sons of the stranger,
that join themselves to hw"hy, to serve
Him, and to love the name of hw"hy, to be
His servants, every one that keepeth the
Sabbath from polluting it, and taketh hold
of My covenant;

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Who is the Sabbath for?


Isaiah 58:13 If thou turn away thy foot
from the Sabbath, from doing thy
pleasure on My holy day; and call the
Sabbath a delight, the holy of hw"hy,

honourable; and shalt honour Him, not
doing thine own ways, nor finding thine
own pleasure, nor speaking thine own
words:

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Who is the Sabbath for?


Isaiah 58:14 Then shalt thou delight
thyself in hw"hy; and I will cause thee to

ride upon the high places of the earth,
and feed thee with the heritage of
Jacob thy father: for the mouth of hw"hy
hath spoken it.

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Who is the Sabbath for?
Ephesians 2:11 Wherefore remember,
that you, being in time past Gentiles in
the flesh…
 v12 That at that time you were without
Messiah, separated [ avphllotriwme,noi ] from
the Commonwealth of Israel, and
excluded [ xe,noi ] from the covenants of
promise, having no hope, and without
God in the world:
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Who is the Sabbath for?
Ephesians 2:13 But now in Messiah
Yeshua you, who previously were far
away have been brought near by the
blood of Messiah.
 v14 For he is our peace, who has joined
both groups into one, destroying the
barrier of tradition that had separated
Jews and Gentiles.


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Who is the Sabbath for?


Ephesians 2:15 Having abolished in his
flesh the enmity, even the law of
commandments contained in man’s
traditions; that in himself he might make
the two into one new man, thus
establishing peace.

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Who is the Sabbath for?


Ephesians 2:19 Now therefore, you are
no longer excluded from citizenship in
God’s Kingdom, but fellow citizens with
the saints, and of the household of God.
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Who is the Sabbath for?
Romans 11:17 And if some of the
branches be broken off, and thou, being
a wild olive tree, were grafted in among
them, and with them partakest of the
root and fatness of the olive tree;
 v18 Boast not against the branches…
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At the Time of Creation
Creation was perfect
 During creation, the Sabbath was
established as a sign and a Divinely
Appointed Time of rest and refreshing
 At creation, God cared about the role
the Sabbath would play for mankind.
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At the Time of Moses
At the time of Moses, the 10
commandments were given to all the
tribes of Israel (not just Judah) as well
as all those who chose to leave Egypt
and become part of Israel.
 Within the 10 commandments, one
states: “Remember the Sabbath day, to
keep it holy”.
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At the Time of Moses
Exodus states that when Yahweh's
Sabbath is observed by Israel, it is a
sign.
 God explained that the Sabbath is to
provide rest from 6 days of labor and a
refreshing.
 It is clear that at this time, God cared
about the role the Sabbath would play
for Israel.
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At the Time of the Prophets
During the time of the prophets, Isaiah
states that the Sabbath is for all and in
the keeping of it is great blessing.
 It is clear that at this time, God cared
about the role the Sabbath would play
for Israel and all those who chose to
became a part of Israel.
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At the Time of the First
Century

Yeshua said that the Sabbath was
made for mankind.
 Romans states that we Gentiles have
been grafted into Israel.
 Ephesians states that in the past, we
were Gentiles who were separated from
the Commonwealth of Israel, excluded
from the covenants of promise, having
no hope, and without God.
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At the Time of the First
Century

Yeshua's work has allowed us Gentiles
to become a part of Israel, no longer
excluded from citizenship in God's
kingdom, fellow citizens with the saints,
and the household of God.
 It is clear that at this time, God cared
about the role the Sabbath would play
for Israel.
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he Plan of God

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What is the Plan of God?
Acts 3:20 And He shall send Yeshua
the Messiah, which before was
preached unto you:
 Acts 3:21 Where in heaven he must
remain until the time to begin the
restoration of all things, which God hath
spoken by the mouth of all His holy
prophets since the world began.


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What is the Plan of God?
When does the restoration of all things
begin?
 When does Yeshua leave heaven to
establish his kingdom on Earth?


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What is the Plan of God?
During the Millennial Kingdom, what
role does the Sabbath play?
 Speaking of the priests it says, “And in
controversy they shall stand in
judgment; and they shall judge it
according to My judgments: and they
shall keep My Torah and My statutes in
all Mine assemblies; and they shall
hallow my Sabbaths. Ezekiel 44:24


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What is the Plan of God?
During the Millennial Kingdom, what
role does the Sabbath play?
 Likewise, the people of the land shall
worship at the door of this gate before
hw"hy in the Sabbaths and in the new


moons. Ezekiel 46:3
 It is clear that at this time, God cares
about the role the Sabbath will play for
all mankind.
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What is the Plan of God?
After the New Heavens and the New
Earth, what role does the Sabbath play?
 “For as the New Heavens and the New
Earth, which I will make, shall remain
before me, saith hw"hy, so shall your


seed and your name remain.”
Isaiah 66:22

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What is the Plan of God?
After the New Heavens and the New
Earth, what role does the Sabbath play?
 “And it shall come to pass, that from
one new moon to another, and from one
Sabbath to another, shall all flesh come
to worship before me, saith hw"hy…


Isaiah 66:23

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What is the Plan of God?
After the New Heavens and the New
Earth, what role does the Sabbath play?
 It is clear that at this time, God cares
about the role the Sabbath will play for
all mankind.
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The Restoration of All Things

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Malachi 3:6 For I am hw"hy,
I change not…

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The Time of the Gentiles
How long was the Sabbath to last?
 Exodus 31:16 Wherefore the children of
Israel shall keep the Sabbath, to observe
the Sabbath throughout their generations,
obeying the covenant on a continuous
basis.
 I have Good News and Bad News
 Romans 9:6, Galatians 6:16
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How long was the Sabbath
to last?

Acts 13:14 But when they departed from
Perga, they came to Antioch in Pisidia,
and went into the synagogue on the
Sabbath day, and sat down.
 v15 And after the reading of the law and
the prophets, the rulers of the
synagogue said unto them, “You men
and brethren, if ye have any word of
exhortation for the people, say on.”


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How long was the Sabbath
to last?

Acts 13:42 And when the Jews were
gone out of the synagogue, the Gentiles
asked that these words might be
preached to them the next Sabbath.
 v44 And the next Sabbath day came
almost the whole city together to hear
the word of God.


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How long was the Sabbath
to last?

Even with this evidence (and there is
much much more), some will say that at
the death of Yeshua, the Sabbath was
replaced with Sunday.
 Verses used to support that include
Colossians 2:16-17; Galatians 4:10;
Romans 10:4, 14:5-6; just to name a
few.
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What We Learned is that The Most
High cares about the Sabbath from
the time it was created until the
restoration is completed and beyond!

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1 Samuel 2:3 says “by Him actions
are weighed.”
Hosea 4:6a says “My people are
destroyed for lack of knowledge.”
Hosea 4:6b says “Since you have
forgotten the Torah of your God, I will
also forget your children.”
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Even a pagan understands that they
need to find out what their pagan deity
desires…
Why can’t we apply this same principle
and search the Scriptures for the truth,
and find the ancient paths.
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Matthew 7:21 “Many will say Lord,
Lord…”
He says “Depart from me, you who
disregard my Divine instructions.”
II Corinthians 13:5 Examine
yourselves. Determine if you are still
following the truth.
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Don’t get caught saying “But Lord, I
didn’t know” and Him responding “My
child, I put before you that which
could help you recover the truth, the
ancient paths (Jeremiah 6:16) and
you couldn’t even check it out?”

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Is this how a child honors their
Father?
Ezekiel 22:26 The leaders of Israel
have hidden their eyes from My
Sabbaths, and I am profaned among
them.
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September
2011
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he Sabbath in

The Plan of God

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In the Beginning
First day: It was good
 Second day: It was good
 Third day: It was good
 Fourth day: It was good
 Fifth day: It was good
 Sixth day (living creatures): It was good
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In the Beginning


Genesis 1:31 And God saw everything
that he had made, and, behold, it was
very good…

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Next Actions
1. Rested on the 7th day and refreshed
Himself (Exodus 31:17)
 2. Blessed the 7th day
 3. Set apart the 7th day from all the other
days
 Note: While not self-evident on it’s face,
at this point, God cared about the role the
Sabbath played in His Plan.
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In the Beginning
1. Perfection (Deuteronomy 32:4)
 2. Very Good (Genesis 1:31)
 3. Could have gone on like this but…
 4. Adam sinned and sent the world into a
tailspin of destruction and imperfection
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Questions
1. Was God caught off guard, unprepared
for the impending disaster that would
destroy His perfection?
 2. If not, then God had a plan
(“slain from the foundation…”)
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ontinuing
MOVE FORWARD IN TIME

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Abrahamic Covenant


Cut a covenant with Abraham to establish
a nation that would receive His
instructions with the intention that in the
living out of them, they would become a
light to the rest of the world.
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Mosaic Covenant
Exodus 19:5 Now therefore, if ye will
obey My voice indeed, and keep My
covenant, then ye shall be a peculiar
treasure unto Me above all people: for all
the earth is Mine.
 Exodus 19:8 And all the people answered
together, and said, “All that hw"hy hath


spoken we will do.” And Moses returned
the words of the people unto hw"hy.

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Mosaic Covenant
Exodus 20 – The Ten Commandments
 Our focus is the fourth (except in Catholic
Bibles where it is the third)
 Exodus 20:8 Remember the Sabbath
day, to keep it set apart from the other
days.
 Once again, we see that God cares about
the Sabbath
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Establishing a Baseline
When is the Sabbath first mentioned?
 ANS:
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Establishing a Baseline
When is the Sabbath first mentioned?
 ANS: Genesis 2:2-3
 We have a very good creation that
included the seventh day, resting,
blessing, and the seventh day being set
apart from the other days of the week.


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Genesis 1:14 and
Definitions



Genesis 1:14 And God said, “Let there be
lights in the firmament of the heaven to
divide the day from the night; and let
them be for signs, and for seasons, and
for days, and years.

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Genesis 1:14


Genesis 1:14 And God said, “Let there be
lights in the firmament of the heaven to
divide the day from the night; and let
them be for ttoa, and for dI[]Am , and

for days, and years.

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Genesis 1:14
 Ttoa (ot) (sign)

To signal something in some way…
 Examples of signs:
 The rainbow, circumcision, all the plagues
on Egypt, Joshua’s stones in the Jordan,
Isaiah 7:14, and…
 The Sabbath
(Exodus 31:13, 17; Ezekiel 20:12)


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Genesis 1:14
 dI[]Am (moed) (appointment)

To designate a time for a meeting
 Do you know what that means?
 God has a Day Timer
 He has appointments set when He wants
to meet with us
 We should find out when they are so we
can be present


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Genesis 1:14 Expanded


Genesis 1:14 And God said, “Let there be
lights in the firmament of the heaven to
divide the day from the night; and let
them be for signs, and to designate the
times for divine appointments…
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Continuing the Foundation
 War>q (qari) (proclaim)

It denotes primarily the enunciation of a
specific message.
 It is customarily addressed to a specific
recipient and is intended to elicit a
specific response.
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Continuing the Foundation



aer'q.m (miqra) ([dress] rehearsal)

Frequently translated as Convocation
and Assembly

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Review
 War>q (qari)

(proclaim)

 dI[]Am (moed) (appointment)


aer'q.m (miqra) (rehearsal, convocation)
assembly

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Leviticus 23:2-3


v2 Speak unto the children of Israel, and
say unto them, “Concerning the divinely
appointed times (sacred assemblings) of
hw"hy, which you shall proclaim to be holy

dress rehearsals, even these are My
divinely set appointments.”
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Leviticus 23:2-3
v3 Six days shall work be done: but the
seventh day is the Sabbath, a day for a
sacred assembly…
[HODF Expanded]
 Hebrews 10:25 Not forsaking the
assembling of ourselves together, as
some have begun to do…
[HODF Expanded]


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Note


If our Heavenly Father did not establish
a particular “appointment” as a call to
worship, we might want to look into who
did.

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Establishing a Baseline
Reasons the Sabbath were given?
 Exodus 31
 v13,17 – sign between hw"hy, and Israel


v15 – rest
 v17 – refreshing
 Leviticus 23:3 Sacred assembling


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Establishing a Baseline
Who is the Sabbath for?
 A popular answer is “the Jews”
 The Sabbath was one of the 10
commandments given in Exodus 20 at
Mount Sinai. Can you make a case that
the only people who were at the foot of
mount Sinai when the 10 commandments
were given were the tribe of Judah?


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Who is the Sabbath for?
Mark 2:27 And he [Yeshua] said unto
them, “The Sabbath was made for
mankind ( a;nqrwpoj ), and not man for the
Sabbath.”
 Prophecies about the Gentiles
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Who is the Sabbath for?


Isaiah 56:2 Blessed is the man that
doeth this, and the son of man that
layeth hold on it; that keepeth the
Sabbath from polluting it…

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Who is the Sabbath for?


Isaiah 56:4 For thus saith hw"hy unto the

eunuchs that keep My Sabbaths, and
choose the things that please Me, and
take hold of My covenant…

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Who is the Sabbath for?


Isaiah 56:6 Also the sons of the stranger,
that join themselves to hw"hy, to serve
Him, and to love the name of hw"hy, to be
His servants, every one that keepeth the
Sabbath from polluting it, and taketh hold
of My covenant;

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Who is the Sabbath for?


Isaiah 58:13 If thou turn away thy foot
from the Sabbath, from doing thy
pleasure on My holy day; and call the
Sabbath a delight, the holy of hw"hy,

honourable; and shalt honour Him, not
doing thine own ways, nor finding thine
own pleasure, nor speaking thine own
words:

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Who is the Sabbath for?


Isaiah 58:14 Then shalt thou delight
thyself in hw"hy; and I will cause thee to

ride upon the high places of the earth,
and feed thee with the heritage of
Jacob thy father: for the mouth of hw"hy
hath spoken it.

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Who is the Sabbath for?
Ephesians 2:11 Wherefore remember,
that you, being in time past Gentiles in
the flesh…
 v12 That at that time you were without
Messiah, separated [ avphllotriwme,noi ] from
the Commonwealth of Israel, and
excluded [ xe,noi ] from the covenants of
promise, having no hope, and without
God in the world:
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Who is the Sabbath for?
Ephesians 2:13 But now in Messiah
Yeshua you, who previously were far
away have been brought near by the
blood of Messiah.
 v14 For he is our peace, who has joined
both groups into one, destroying the
barrier of tradition that had separated
Jews and Gentiles.


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Who is the Sabbath for?


Ephesians 2:15 Having abolished in his
flesh the enmity, even the law of
commandments contained in man’s
traditions; that in himself he might make
the two into one new man, thus
establishing peace.

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Who is the Sabbath for?


Ephesians 2:19 Now therefore, you are
no longer excluded from citizenship in
God’s Kingdom, but fellow citizens with
the saints, and of the household of God.
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Who is the Sabbath for?
Romans 11:17 And if some of the
branches be broken off, and thou, being
a wild olive tree, were grafted in among
them, and with them partakest of the
root and fatness of the olive tree;
 v18 Boast not against the branches…


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At the Time of Creation
Creation was perfect
 During creation, the Sabbath was
established as a sign and a Divinely
Appointed Time of rest and refreshing
 At creation, God cared about the role
the Sabbath would play for mankind.
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At the Time of Moses
At the time of Moses, the 10
commandments were given to all the
tribes of Israel (not just Judah) as well
as all those who chose to leave Egypt
and become part of Israel.
 Within the 10 commandments, one
states: “Remember the Sabbath day, to
keep it holy”.


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At the Time of Moses
Exodus states that when Yahweh's
Sabbath is observed by Israel, it is a
sign.
 God explained that the Sabbath is to
provide rest from 6 days of labor and a
refreshing.
 It is clear that at this time, God cared
about the role the Sabbath would play
for Israel.
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At the Time of the Prophets
During the time of the prophets, Isaiah
states that the Sabbath is for all and in
the keeping of it is great blessing.
 It is clear that at this time, God cared
about the role the Sabbath would play
for Israel and all those who chose to
became a part of Israel.


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At the Time of the First
Century

Yeshua said that the Sabbath was
made for mankind.
 Romans states that we Gentiles have
been grafted into Israel.
 Ephesians states that in the past, we
were Gentiles who were separated from
the Commonwealth of Israel, excluded
from the covenants of promise, having
no hope, and without God.


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At the Time of the First
Century

Yeshua's work has allowed us Gentiles
to become a part of Israel, no longer
excluded from citizenship in God's
kingdom, fellow citizens with the saints,
and the household of God.
 It is clear that at this time, God cared
about the role the Sabbath would play
for Israel.


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he Plan of God

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What is the Plan of God?
Acts 3:20 And He shall send Yeshua
the Messiah, which before was
preached unto you:
 Acts 3:21 Where in heaven he must
remain until the time to begin the
restoration of all things, which God hath
spoken by the mouth of all His holy
prophets since the world began.


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What is the Plan of God?
When does the restoration of all things
begin?
 When does Yeshua leave heaven to
establish his kingdom on Earth?


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What is the Plan of God?
During the Millennial Kingdom, what
role does the Sabbath play?
 Speaking of the priests it says, “And in
controversy they shall stand in
judgment; and they shall judge it
according to My judgments: and they
shall keep My Torah and My statutes in
all Mine assemblies; and they shall
hallow my Sabbaths. Ezekiel 44:24


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What is the Plan of God?
During the Millennial Kingdom, what
role does the Sabbath play?
 Likewise, the people of the land shall
worship at the door of this gate before
hw"hy in the Sabbaths and in the new


moons. Ezekiel 46:3
 It is clear that at this time, God cares
about the role the Sabbath will play for
all mankind.
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What is the Plan of God?
After the New Heavens and the New
Earth, what role does the Sabbath play?
 “For as the New Heavens and the New
Earth, which I will make, shall remain
before me, saith hw"hy, so shall your


seed and your name remain.”
Isaiah 66:22

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What is the Plan of God?
After the New Heavens and the New
Earth, what role does the Sabbath play?
 “And it shall come to pass, that from
one new moon to another, and from one
Sabbath to another, shall all flesh come
to worship before me, saith hw"hy…


Isaiah 66:23

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What is the Plan of God?
After the New Heavens and the New
Earth, what role does the Sabbath play?
 It is clear that at this time, God cares
about the role the Sabbath will play for
all mankind.
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The Restoration of All Things

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Malachi 3:6 For I am hw"hy,
I change not…

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The Time of the Gentiles
How long was the Sabbath to last?
 Exodus 31:16 Wherefore the children of
Israel shall keep the Sabbath, to observe
the Sabbath throughout their generations,
obeying the covenant on a continuous
basis.
 I have Good News and Bad News
 Romans 9:6, Galatians 6:16
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How long was the Sabbath
to last?

Acts 13:14 But when they departed from
Perga, they came to Antioch in Pisidia,
and went into the synagogue on the
Sabbath day, and sat down.
 v15 And after the reading of the law and
the prophets, the rulers of the
synagogue said unto them, “You men
and brethren, if ye have any word of
exhortation for the people, say on.”


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How long was the Sabbath
to last?

Acts 13:42 And when the Jews were
gone out of the synagogue, the Gentiles
asked that these words might be
preached to them the next Sabbath.
 v44 And the next Sabbath day came
almost the whole city together to hear
the word of God.


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How long was the Sabbath
to last?

Even with this evidence (and there is
much much more), some will say that at
the death of Yeshua, the Sabbath was
replaced with Sunday.
 Verses used to support that include
Colossians 2:16-17; Galatians 4:10;
Romans 10:4, 14:5-6; just to name a
few.
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What We Learned is that The Most
High cares about the Sabbath from
the time it was created until the
restoration is completed and beyond!

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1 Samuel 2:3 says “by Him actions
are weighed.”
Hosea 4:6a says “My people are
destroyed for lack of knowledge.”
Hosea 4:6b says “Since you have
forgotten the Torah of your God, I will
also forget your children.”
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Even a pagan understands that they
need to find out what their pagan deity
desires…
Why can’t we apply this same principle
and search the Scriptures for the truth,
and find the ancient paths.
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Matthew 7:21 “Many will say Lord,
Lord…”
He says “Depart from me, you who
disregard my Divine instructions.”
II Corinthians 13:5 Examine
yourselves. Determine if you are still
following the truth.
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Don’t get caught saying “But Lord, I
didn’t know” and Him responding “My
child, I put before you that which
could help you recover the truth, the
ancient paths (Jeremiah 6:16) and
you couldn’t even check it out?”

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Is this how a child honors their
Father?
Ezekiel 22:26 The leaders of Israel
have hidden their eyes from My
Sabbaths, and I am profaned among
them.
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September
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he Sabbath in

The Plan of God

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In the Beginning
First day: It was good
 Second day: It was good
 Third day: It was good
 Fourth day: It was good
 Fifth day: It was good
 Sixth day (living creatures): It was good
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In the Beginning


Genesis 1:31 And God saw everything
that he had made, and, behold, it was
very good…

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Next Actions
1. Rested on the 7th day and refreshed
Himself (Exodus 31:17)
 2. Blessed the 7th day
 3. Set apart the 7th day from all the other
days
 Note: While not self-evident on it’s face,
at this point, God cared about the role the
Sabbath played in His Plan.
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In the Beginning
1. Perfection (Deuteronomy 32:4)
 2. Very Good (Genesis 1:31)
 3. Could have gone on like this but…
 4. Adam sinned and sent the world into a
tailspin of destruction and imperfection
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Questions
1. Was God caught off guard, unprepared
for the impending disaster that would
destroy His perfection?
 2. If not, then God had a plan
(“slain from the foundation…”)
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ontinuing
MOVE FORWARD IN TIME

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Abrahamic Covenant


Cut a covenant with Abraham to establish
a nation that would receive His
instructions with the intention that in the
living out of them, they would become a
light to the rest of the world.
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Mosaic Covenant
Exodus 19:5 Now therefore, if ye will
obey My voice indeed, and keep My
covenant, then ye shall be a peculiar
treasure unto Me above all people: for all
the earth is Mine.
 Exodus 19:8 And all the people answered
together, and said, “All that hw"hy hath


spoken we will do.” And Moses returned
the words of the people unto hw"hy.

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Mosaic Covenant
Exodus 20 – The Ten Commandments
 Our focus is the fourth (except in Catholic
Bibles where it is the third)
 Exodus 20:8 Remember the Sabbath
day, to keep it set apart from the other
days.
 Once again, we see that God cares about
the Sabbath
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Establishing a Baseline
When is the Sabbath first mentioned?
 ANS:
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Establishing a Baseline
When is the Sabbath first mentioned?
 ANS: Genesis 2:2-3
 We have a very good creation that
included the seventh day, resting,
blessing, and the seventh day being set
apart from the other days of the week.


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Genesis 1:14 and
Definitions



Genesis 1:14 And God said, “Let there be
lights in the firmament of the heaven to
divide the day from the night; and let
them be for signs, and for seasons, and
for days, and years.

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Genesis 1:14


Genesis 1:14 And God said, “Let there be
lights in the firmament of the heaven to
divide the day from the night; and let
them be for ttoa, and for dI[]Am , and

for days, and years.

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Genesis 1:14
 Ttoa (ot) (sign)

To signal something in some way…
 Examples of signs:
 The rainbow, circumcision, all the plagues
on Egypt, Joshua’s stones in the Jordan,
Isaiah 7:14, and…
 The Sabbath
(Exodus 31:13, 17; Ezekiel 20:12)
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Genesis 1:14
 dI[]Am (moed) (appointment)

To designate a time for a meeting
 Do you know what that means?
 God has a Day Timer
 He has appointments set when He wants
to meet with us
 We should find out when they are so we
can be present
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Genesis 1:14 Expanded


Genesis 1:14 And God said, “Let there be
lights in the firmament of the heaven to
divide the day from the night; and let
them be for signs, and to designate the
times for divine appointments…
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Continuing the Foundation
 War>q (qari) (proclaim)

It denotes primarily the enunciation of a
specific message.
 It is customarily addressed to a specific
recipient and is intended to elicit a
specific response.
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Continuing the Foundation



aer'q.m (miqra) ([dress] rehearsal)

Frequently translated as Convocation
and Assembly

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Review
 War>q (qari)

(proclaim)

 dI[]Am (moed) (appointment)


aer'q.m (miqra) (rehearsal, convocation)
assembly

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Leviticus 23:2-3


v2 Speak unto the children of Israel, and
say unto them, “Concerning the divinely
appointed times (sacred assemblings) of
hw"hy, which you shall proclaim to be holy

dress rehearsals, even these are My
divinely set appointments.”
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Leviticus 23:2-3
v3 Six days shall work be done: but the
seventh day is the Sabbath, a day for a
sacred assembly…
[HODF Expanded]
 Hebrews 10:25 Not forsaking the
assembling of ourselves together, as
some have begun to do…
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Note


If our Heavenly Father did not establish
a particular “appointment” as a call to
worship, we might want to look into who
did.

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Establishing a Baseline
Reasons the Sabbath were given?
 Exodus 31
 v13,17 – sign between hw"hy, and Israel


v15 – rest
 v17 – refreshing
 Leviticus 23:3 Sacred assembling
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Establishing a Baseline
Who is the Sabbath for?
 A popular answer is “the Jews”
 The Sabbath was one of the 10
commandments given in Exodus 20 at
Mount Sinai. Can you make a case that
the only people who were at the foot of
mount Sinai when the 10 commandments
were given were the tribe of Judah?
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Who is the Sabbath for?
Mark 2:27 And he [Yeshua] said unto
them, “The Sabbath was made for
mankind ( a;nqrwpoj ), and not man for the
Sabbath.”
 Prophecies about the Gentiles
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Who is the Sabbath for?


Isaiah 56:2 Blessed is the man that
doeth this, and the son of man that
layeth hold on it; that keepeth the
Sabbath from polluting it…

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Who is the Sabbath for?


Isaiah 56:4 For thus saith hw"hy unto the

eunuchs that keep My Sabbaths, and
choose the things that please Me, and
take hold of My covenant…

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Who is the Sabbath for?


Isaiah 56:6 Also the sons of the stranger,
that join themselves to hw"hy, to serve
Him, and to love the name of hw"hy, to be
His servants, every one that keepeth the
Sabbath from polluting it, and taketh hold
of My covenant;

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Who is the Sabbath for?


Isaiah 58:13 If thou turn away thy foot
from the Sabbath, from doing thy
pleasure on My holy day; and call the
Sabbath a delight, the holy of hw"hy,

honourable; and shalt honour Him, not
doing thine own ways, nor finding thine
own pleasure, nor speaking thine own
words:

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Who is the Sabbath for?


Isaiah 58:14 Then shalt thou delight
thyself in hw"hy; and I will cause thee to

ride upon the high places of the earth,
and feed thee with the heritage of
Jacob thy father: for the mouth of hw"hy
hath spoken it.

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Who is the Sabbath for?
Ephesians 2:11 Wherefore remember,
that you, being in time past Gentiles in
the flesh…
 v12 That at that time you were without
Messiah, separated [ avphllotriwme,noi ] from
the Commonwealth of Israel, and
excluded [ xe,noi ] from the covenants of
promise, having no hope, and without
God in the world:


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Who is the Sabbath for?
Ephesians 2:13 But now in Messiah
Yeshua you, who previously were far
away have been brought near by the
blood of Messiah.
 v14 For he is our peace, who has joined
both groups into one, destroying the
barrier of tradition that had separated
Jews and Gentiles.


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Who is the Sabbath for?


Ephesians 2:15 Having abolished in his
flesh the enmity, even the law of
commandments contained in man’s
traditions; that in himself he might make
the two into one new man, thus
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Who is the Sabbath for?


Ephesians 2:19 Now therefore, you are
no longer excluded from citizenship in
God’s Kingdom, but fellow citizens with
the saints, and of the household of God.
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Who is the Sabbath for?
Romans 11:17 And if some of the
branches be broken off, and thou, being
a wild olive tree, were grafted in among
them, and with them partakest of the
root and fatness of the olive tree;
 v18 Boast not against the branches…
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At the Time of Creation
Creation was perfect
 During creation, the Sabbath was
established as a sign and a Divinely
Appointed Time of rest and refreshing
 At creation, God cared about the role
the Sabbath would play for mankind.
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At the Time of Moses
At the time of Moses, the 10
commandments were given to all the
tribes of Israel (not just Judah) as well
as all those who chose to leave Egypt
and become part of Israel.
 Within the 10 commandments, one
states: “Remember the Sabbath day, to
keep it holy”.
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At the Time of Moses
Exodus states that when Yahweh's
Sabbath is observed by Israel, it is a
sign.
 God explained that the Sabbath is to
provide rest from 6 days of labor and a
refreshing.
 It is clear that at this time, God cared
about the role the Sabbath would play
for Israel.
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At the Time of the Prophets
During the time of the prophets, Isaiah
states that the Sabbath is for all and in
the keeping of it is great blessing.
 It is clear that at this time, God cared
about the role the Sabbath would play
for Israel and all those who chose to
became a part of Israel.
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At the Time of the First
Century

Yeshua said that the Sabbath was
made for mankind.
 Romans states that we Gentiles have
been grafted into Israel.
 Ephesians states that in the past, we
were Gentiles who were separated from
the Commonwealth of Israel, excluded
from the covenants of promise, having
no hope, and without God.
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At the Time of the First
Century

Yeshua's work has allowed us Gentiles
to become a part of Israel, no longer
excluded from citizenship in God's
kingdom, fellow citizens with the saints,
and the household of God.
 It is clear that at this time, God cared
about the role the Sabbath would play
for Israel.
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he Plan of God

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What is the Plan of God?
Acts 3:20 And He shall send Yeshua
the Messiah, which before was
preached unto you:
 Acts 3:21 Where in heaven he must
remain until the time to begin the
restoration of all things, which God hath
spoken by the mouth of all His holy
prophets since the world began.


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What is the Plan of God?
When does the restoration of all things
begin?
 When does Yeshua leave heaven to
establish his kingdom on Earth?
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What is the Plan of God?
During the Millennial Kingdom, what
role does the Sabbath play?
 Speaking of the priests it says, “And in
controversy they shall stand in
judgment; and they shall judge it
according to My judgments: and they
shall keep My Torah and My statutes in
all Mine assemblies; and they shall
hallow my Sabbaths. Ezekiel 44:24


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What is the Plan of God?
During the Millennial Kingdom, what
role does the Sabbath play?
 Likewise, the people of the land shall
worship at the door of this gate before
hw"hy in the Sabbaths and in the new


moons. Ezekiel 46:3
 It is clear that at this time, God cares
about the role the Sabbath will play for
all mankind.
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What is the Plan of God?
After the New Heavens and the New
Earth, what role does the Sabbath play?
 “For as the New Heavens and the New
Earth, which I will make, shall remain
before me, saith hw"hy, so shall your


seed and your name remain.”
Isaiah 66:22

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What is the Plan of God?
After the New Heavens and the New
Earth, what role does the Sabbath play?
 “And it shall come to pass, that from
one new moon to another, and from one
Sabbath to another, shall all flesh come
to worship before me, saith hw"hy…


Isaiah 66:23

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What is the Plan of God?
After the New Heavens and the New
Earth, what role does the Sabbath play?
 It is clear that at this time, God cares
about the role the Sabbath will play for
all mankind.
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The Restoration of All Things

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Malachi 3:6 For I am hw"hy,
I change not…

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The Time of the Gentiles
How long was the Sabbath to last?
 Exodus 31:16 Wherefore the children of
Israel shall keep the Sabbath, to observe
the Sabbath throughout their generations,
obeying the covenant on a continuous
basis.
 I have Good News and Bad News
 Romans 9:6, Galatians 6:16
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How long was the Sabbath
to last?

Acts 13:14 But when they departed from
Perga, they came to Antioch in Pisidia,
and went into the synagogue on the
Sabbath day, and sat down.
 v15 And after the reading of the law and
the prophets, the rulers of the
synagogue said unto them, “You men
and brethren, if ye have any word of
exhortation for the people, say on.”
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How long was the Sabbath
to last?

Acts 13:42 And when the Jews were
gone out of the synagogue, the Gentiles
asked that these words might be
preached to them the next Sabbath.
 v44 And the next Sabbath day came
almost the whole city together to hear
the word of God.
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How long was the Sabbath
to last?

Even with this evidence (and there is
much much more), some will say that at
the death of Yeshua, the Sabbath was
replaced with Sunday.
 Verses used to support that include
Colossians 2:16-17; Galatians 4:10;
Romans 10:4, 14:5-6; just to name a
few.
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What We Learned is that The Most
High cares about the Sabbath from
the time it was created until the
restoration is completed and beyond!

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1 Samuel 2:3 says “by Him actions
are weighed.”
Hosea 4:6a says “My people are
destroyed for lack of knowledge.”
Hosea 4:6b says “Since you have
forgotten the Torah of your God, I will
also forget your children.”
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Even a pagan understands that they
need to find out what their pagan deity
desires…
Why can’t we apply this same principle
and search the Scriptures for the truth,
and find the ancient paths.
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Matthew 7:21 “Many will say Lord,
Lord…”
He says “Depart from me, you who
disregard my Divine instructions.”
II Corinthians 13:5 Examine
yourselves. Determine if you are still
following the truth.
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Don’t get caught saying “But Lord, I
didn’t know” and Him responding “My
child, I put before you that which
could help you recover the truth, the
ancient paths (Jeremiah 6:16) and
you couldn’t even check it out?”

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Is this how a child honors their
Father?
Ezekiel 22:26 The leaders of Israel
have hidden their eyes from My
Sabbaths, and I am profaned among
them.
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September
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he Sabbath in

The Plan of God

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In the Beginning
First day: It was good
 Second day: It was good
 Third day: It was good
 Fourth day: It was good
 Fifth day: It was good
 Sixth day (living creatures): It was good
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In the Beginning


Genesis 1:31 And God saw everything
that he had made, and, behold, it was
very good…

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Next Actions
1. Rested on the 7th day and refreshed
Himself (Exodus 31:17)
 2. Blessed the 7th day
 3. Set apart the 7th day from all the other
days
 Note: While not self-evident on it’s face,
at this point, God cared about the role the
Sabbath played in His Plan.
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In the Beginning
1. Perfection (Deuteronomy 32:4)
 2. Very Good (Genesis 1:31)
 3. Could have gone on like this but…
 4. Adam sinned and sent the world into a
tailspin of destruction and imperfection
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Questions
1. Was God caught off guard, unprepared
for the impending disaster that would
destroy His perfection?
 2. If not, then God had a plan
(“slain from the foundation…”)
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ontinuing
MOVE FORWARD IN TIME

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Abrahamic Covenant


Cut a covenant with Abraham to establish
a nation that would receive His
instructions with the intention that in the
living out of them, they would become a
light to the rest of the world.
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Mosaic Covenant
Exodus 19:5 Now therefore, if ye will
obey My voice indeed, and keep My
covenant, then ye shall be a peculiar
treasure unto Me above all people: for all
the earth is Mine.
 Exodus 19:8 And all the people answered
together, and said, “All that hw"hy hath


spoken we will do.” And Moses returned
the words of the people unto hw"hy.

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Mosaic Covenant
Exodus 20 – The Ten Commandments
 Our focus is the fourth (except in Catholic
Bibles where it is the third)
 Exodus 20:8 Remember the Sabbath
day, to keep it set apart from the other
days.
 Once again, we see that God cares about
the Sabbath
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Establishing a Baseline
When is the Sabbath first mentioned?
 ANS:
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Establishing a Baseline
When is the Sabbath first mentioned?
 ANS: Genesis 2:2-3
 We have a very good creation that
included the seventh day, resting,
blessing, and the seventh day being set
apart from the other days of the week.
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Genesis 1:14 and
Definitions



Genesis 1:14 And God said, “Let there be
lights in the firmament of the heaven to
divide the day from the night; and let
them be for signs, and for seasons, and
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Genesis 1:14


Genesis 1:14 And God said, “Let there be
lights in the firmament of the heaven to
divide the day from the night; and let
them be for ttoa, and for dI[]Am , and

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Genesis 1:14
 Ttoa (ot) (sign)

To signal something in some way…
 Examples of signs:
 The rainbow, circumcision, all the plagues
on Egypt, Joshua’s stones in the Jordan,
Isaiah 7:14, and…
 The Sabbath
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Genesis 1:14
 dI[]Am (moed) (appointment)

To designate a time for a meeting
 Do you know what that means?
 God has a Day Timer
 He has appointments set when He wants
to meet with us
 We should find out when they are so we
can be present
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Genesis 1:14 Expanded


Genesis 1:14 And God said, “Let there be
lights in the firmament of the heaven to
divide the day from the night; and let
them be for signs, and to designate the
times for divine appointments…
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Continuing the Foundation
 War>q (qari) (proclaim)

It denotes primarily the enunciation of a
specific message.
 It is customarily addressed to a specific
recipient and is intended to elicit a
specific response.
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Continuing the Foundation

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aer'q.m (miqra) ([dress] rehearsal)

Frequently translated as Convocation
and Assembly

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Review
 War>q (qari)

(proclaim)

 dI[]Am (moed) (appointment)


aer'q.m (miqra) (rehearsal, convocation)
assembly

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Leviticus 23:2-3


v2 Speak unto the children of Israel, and
say unto them, “Concerning the divinely
appointed times (sacred assemblings) of
hw"hy, which you shall proclaim to be holy

dress rehearsals, even these are My
divinely set appointments.”
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Leviticus 23:2-3
v3 Six days shall work be done: but the
seventh day is the Sabbath, a day for a
sacred assembly…
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 Hebrews 10:25 Not forsaking the
assembling of ourselves together, as
some have begun to do…
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Note


If our Heavenly Father did not establish
a particular “appointment” as a call to
worship, we might want to look into who
did.

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Establishing a Baseline
Reasons the Sabbath were given?
 Exodus 31
 v13,17 – sign between hw"hy, and Israel
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v15 – rest
 v17 – refreshing
 Leviticus 23:3 Sacred assembling
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Establishing a Baseline
Who is the Sabbath for?
 A popular answer is “the Jews”
 The Sabbath was one of the 10
commandments given in Exodus 20 at
Mount Sinai. Can you make a case that
the only people who were at the foot of
mount Sinai when the 10 commandments
were given were the tribe of Judah?
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Who is the Sabbath for?
Mark 2:27 And he [Yeshua] said unto
them, “The Sabbath was made for
mankind ( a;nqrwpoj ), and not man for the
Sabbath.”
 Prophecies about the Gentiles
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Who is the Sabbath for?


Isaiah 56:2 Blessed is the man that
doeth this, and the son of man that
layeth hold on it; that keepeth the
Sabbath from polluting it…

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Who is the Sabbath for?


Isaiah 56:4 For thus saith hw"hy unto the

eunuchs that keep My Sabbaths, and
choose the things that please Me, and
take hold of My covenant…

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Who is the Sabbath for?


Isaiah 56:6 Also the sons of the stranger,
that join themselves to hw"hy, to serve
Him, and to love the name of hw"hy, to be
His servants, every one that keepeth the
Sabbath from polluting it, and taketh hold
of My covenant;

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Who is the Sabbath for?


Isaiah 58:13 If thou turn away thy foot
from the Sabbath, from doing thy
pleasure on My holy day; and call the
Sabbath a delight, the holy of hw"hy,

honourable; and shalt honour Him, not
doing thine own ways, nor finding thine
own pleasure, nor speaking thine own
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Who is the Sabbath for?


Isaiah 58:14 Then shalt thou delight
thyself in hw"hy; and I will cause thee to

ride upon the high places of the earth,
and feed thee with the heritage of
Jacob thy father: for the mouth of hw"hy
hath spoken it.

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Who is the Sabbath for?
Ephesians 2:11 Wherefore remember,
that you, being in time past Gentiles in
the flesh…
 v12 That at that time you were without
Messiah, separated [ avphllotriwme,noi ] from
the Commonwealth of Israel, and
excluded [ xe,noi ] from the covenants of
promise, having no hope, and without
God in the world:
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Who is the Sabbath for?
Ephesians 2:13 But now in Messiah
Yeshua you, who previously were far
away have been brought near by the
blood of Messiah.
 v14 For he is our peace, who has joined
both groups into one, destroying the
barrier of tradition that had separated
Jews and Gentiles.
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Who is the Sabbath for?


Ephesians 2:15 Having abolished in his
flesh the enmity, even the law of
commandments contained in man’s
traditions; that in himself he might make
the two into one new man, thus
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Who is the Sabbath for?


Ephesians 2:19 Now therefore, you are
no longer excluded from citizenship in
God’s Kingdom, but fellow citizens with
the saints, and of the household of God.
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Who is the Sabbath for?
Romans 11:17 And if some of the
branches be broken off, and thou, being
a wild olive tree, were grafted in among
them, and with them partakest of the
root and fatness of the olive tree;
 v18 Boast not against the branches…
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At the Time of Creation
Creation was perfect
 During creation, the Sabbath was
established as a sign and a Divinely
Appointed Time of rest and refreshing
 At creation, God cared about the role
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At the Time of Moses
At the time of Moses, the 10
commandments were given to all the
tribes of Israel (not just Judah) as well
as all those who chose to leave Egypt
and become part of Israel.
 Within the 10 commandments, one
states: “Remember the Sabbath day, to
keep it holy”.
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At the Time of Moses
Exodus states that when Yahweh's
Sabbath is observed by Israel, it is a
sign.
 God explained that the Sabbath is to
provide rest from 6 days of labor and a
refreshing.
 It is clear that at this time, God cared
about the role the Sabbath would play
for Israel.
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At the Time of the Prophets
During the time of the prophets, Isaiah
states that the Sabbath is for all and in
the keeping of it is great blessing.
 It is clear that at this time, God cared
about the role the Sabbath would play
for Israel and all those who chose to
became a part of Israel.
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At the Time of the First
Century

Yeshua said that the Sabbath was
made for mankind.
 Romans states that we Gentiles have
been grafted into Israel.
 Ephesians states that in the past, we
were Gentiles who were separated from
the Commonwealth of Israel, excluded
from the covenants of promise, having
no hope, and without God.
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Century

Yeshua's work has allowed us Gentiles
to become a part of Israel, no longer
excluded from citizenship in God's
kingdom, fellow citizens with the saints,
and the household of God.
 It is clear that at this time, God cared
about the role the Sabbath would play
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he Plan of God

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What is the Plan of God?
Acts 3:20 And He shall send Yeshua
the Messiah, which before was
preached unto you:
 Acts 3:21 Where in heaven he must
remain until the time to begin the
restoration of all things, which God hath
spoken by the mouth of all His holy
prophets since the world began.


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What is the Plan of God?
When does the restoration of all things
begin?
 When does Yeshua leave heaven to
establish his kingdom on Earth?
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What is the Plan of God?
During the Millennial Kingdom, what
role does the Sabbath play?
 Speaking of the priests it says, “And in
controversy they shall stand in
judgment; and they shall judge it
according to My judgments: and they
shall keep My Torah and My statutes in
all Mine assemblies; and they shall
hallow my Sabbaths. Ezekiel 44:24


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What is the Plan of God?
During the Millennial Kingdom, what
role does the Sabbath play?
 Likewise, the people of the land shall
worship at the door of this gate before
hw"hy in the Sabbaths and in the new


moons. Ezekiel 46:3
 It is clear that at this time, God cares
about the role the Sabbath will play for
all mankind.
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What is the Plan of God?
After the New Heavens and the New
Earth, what role does the Sabbath play?
 “For as the New Heavens and the New
Earth, which I will make, shall remain
before me, saith hw"hy, so shall your


seed and your name remain.”
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What is the Plan of God?
After the New Heavens and the New
Earth, what role does the Sabbath play?
 “And it shall come to pass, that from
one new moon to another, and from one
Sabbath to another, shall all flesh come
to worship before me, saith hw"hy…


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After the New Heavens and the New
Earth, what role does the Sabbath play?
 It is clear that at this time, God cares
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Malachi 3:6 For I am hw"hy,
I change not…

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The Time of the Gentiles
How long was the Sabbath to last?
 Exodus 31:16 Wherefore the children of
Israel shall keep the Sabbath, to observe
the Sabbath throughout their generations,
obeying the covenant on a continuous
basis.
 I have Good News and Bad News
 Romans 9:6, Galatians 6:16


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How long was the Sabbath
to last?

Acts 13:14 But when they departed from
Perga, they came to Antioch in Pisidia,
and went into the synagogue on the
Sabbath day, and sat down.
 v15 And after the reading of the law and
the prophets, the rulers of the
synagogue said unto them, “You men
and brethren, if ye have any word of
exhortation for the people, say on.”


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How long was the Sabbath
to last?

Acts 13:42 And when the Jews were
gone out of the synagogue, the Gentiles
asked that these words might be
preached to them the next Sabbath.
 v44 And the next Sabbath day came
almost the whole city together to hear
the word of God.


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How long was the Sabbath
to last?

Even with this evidence (and there is
much much more), some will say that at
the death of Yeshua, the Sabbath was
replaced with Sunday.
 Verses used to support that include
Colossians 2:16-17; Galatians 4:10;
Romans 10:4, 14:5-6; just to name a
few.


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What We Learned is that The Most
High cares about the Sabbath from
the time it was created until the
restoration is completed and beyond!

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1 Samuel 2:3 says “by Him actions
are weighed.”
Hosea 4:6a says “My people are
destroyed for lack of knowledge.”
Hosea 4:6b says “Since you have
forgotten the Torah of your God, I will
also forget your children.”
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Even a pagan understands that they
need to find out what their pagan deity
desires…
Why can’t we apply this same principle
and search the Scriptures for the truth,
and find the ancient paths.
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Matthew 7:21 “Many will say Lord,
Lord…”
He says “Depart from me, you who
disregard my Divine instructions.”
II Corinthians 13:5 Examine
yourselves. Determine if you are still
following the truth.
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Don’t get caught saying “But Lord, I
didn’t know” and Him responding “My
child, I put before you that which
could help you recover the truth, the
ancient paths (Jeremiah 6:16) and
you couldn’t even check it out?”

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Is this how a child honors their
Father?
Ezekiel 22:26 The leaders of Israel
have hidden their eyes from My
Sabbaths, and I am profaned among
them.
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he Sabbath in

The Plan of God

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In the Beginning
First day: It was good
 Second day: It was good
 Third day: It was good
 Fourth day: It was good
 Fifth day: It was good
 Sixth day (living creatures): It was good
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In the Beginning


Genesis 1:31 And God saw everything
that he had made, and, behold, it was
very good…

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Next Actions
1. Rested on the 7th day and refreshed
Himself (Exodus 31:17)
 2. Blessed the 7th day
 3. Set apart the 7th day from all the other
days
 Note: While not self-evident on it’s face,
at this point, God cared about the role the
Sabbath played in His Plan.


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In the Beginning
1. Perfection (Deuteronomy 32:4)
 2. Very Good (Genesis 1:31)
 3. Could have gone on like this but…
 4. Adam sinned and sent the world into a
tailspin of destruction and imperfection
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Questions
1. Was God caught off guard, unprepared
for the impending disaster that would
destroy His perfection?
 2. If not, then God had a plan
(“slain from the foundation…”)
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ontinuing
MOVE FORWARD IN TIME

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Abrahamic Covenant


Cut a covenant with Abraham to establish
a nation that would receive His
instructions with the intention that in the
living out of them, they would become a
light to the rest of the world.
(Deuteronomy 4:6-8)

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Mosaic Covenant
Exodus 19:5 Now therefore, if ye will
obey My voice indeed, and keep My
covenant, then ye shall be a peculiar
treasure unto Me above all people: for all
the earth is Mine.
 Exodus 19:8 And all the people answered
together, and said, “All that hw"hy hath


spoken we will do.” And Moses returned
the words of the people unto hw"hy.

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Mosaic Covenant
Exodus 20 – The Ten Commandments
 Our focus is the fourth (except in Catholic
Bibles where it is the third)
 Exodus 20:8 Remember the Sabbath
day, to keep it set apart from the other
days.
 Once again, we see that God cares about
the Sabbath


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Establishing a Baseline
When is the Sabbath first mentioned?
 ANS:
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Establishing a Baseline
When is the Sabbath first mentioned?
 ANS: Genesis 2:2-3
 We have a very good creation that
included the seventh day, resting,
blessing, and the seventh day being set
apart from the other days of the week.


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Genesis 1:14 and
Definitions



Genesis 1:14 And God said, “Let there be
lights in the firmament of the heaven to
divide the day from the night; and let
them be for signs, and for seasons, and
for days, and years.

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Genesis 1:14


Genesis 1:14 And God said, “Let there be
lights in the firmament of the heaven to
divide the day from the night; and let
them be for ttoa, and for dI[]Am , and

for days, and years.

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Genesis 1:14
 Ttoa (ot) (sign)

To signal something in some way…
 Examples of signs:
 The rainbow, circumcision, all the plagues
on Egypt, Joshua’s stones in the Jordan,
Isaiah 7:14, and…
 The Sabbath
(Exodus 31:13, 17; Ezekiel 20:12)


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Genesis 1:14
 dI[]Am (moed) (appointment)

To designate a time for a meeting
 Do you know what that means?
 God has a Day Timer
 He has appointments set when He wants
to meet with us
 We should find out when they are so we
can be present


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Genesis 1:14 Expanded


Genesis 1:14 And God said, “Let there be
lights in the firmament of the heaven to
divide the day from the night; and let
them be for signs, and to designate the
times for divine appointments…
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Continuing the Foundation
 War>q (qari) (proclaim)

It denotes primarily the enunciation of a
specific message.
 It is customarily addressed to a specific
recipient and is intended to elicit a
specific response.
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Continuing the Foundation



aer'q.m (miqra) ([dress] rehearsal)

Frequently translated as Convocation
and Assembly

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Review
 War>q (qari)

(proclaim)

 dI[]Am (moed) (appointment)


aer'q.m (miqra) (rehearsal, convocation)
assembly

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Leviticus 23:2-3


v2 Speak unto the children of Israel, and
say unto them, “Concerning the divinely
appointed times (sacred assemblings) of
hw"hy, which you shall proclaim to be holy

dress rehearsals, even these are My
divinely set appointments.”
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Leviticus 23:2-3
v3 Six days shall work be done: but the
seventh day is the Sabbath, a day for a
sacred assembly…
[HODF Expanded]
 Hebrews 10:25 Not forsaking the
assembling of ourselves together, as
some have begun to do…
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

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Note


If our Heavenly Father did not establish
a particular “appointment” as a call to
worship, we might want to look into who
did.

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Establishing a Baseline
Reasons the Sabbath were given?
 Exodus 31
 v13,17 – sign between hw"hy, and Israel


v15 – rest
 v17 – refreshing
 Leviticus 23:3 Sacred assembling


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Establishing a Baseline
Who is the Sabbath for?
 A popular answer is “the Jews”
 The Sabbath was one of the 10
commandments given in Exodus 20 at
Mount Sinai. Can you make a case that
the only people who were at the foot of
mount Sinai when the 10 commandments
were given were the tribe of Judah?


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Who is the Sabbath for?
Mark 2:27 And he [Yeshua] said unto
them, “The Sabbath was made for
mankind ( a;nqrwpoj ), and not man for the
Sabbath.”
 Prophecies about the Gentiles


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Who is the Sabbath for?


Isaiah 56:2 Blessed is the man that
doeth this, and the son of man that
layeth hold on it; that keepeth the
Sabbath from polluting it…

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Who is the Sabbath for?


Isaiah 56:4 For thus saith hw"hy unto the

eunuchs that keep My Sabbaths, and
choose the things that please Me, and
take hold of My covenant…

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Who is the Sabbath for?


Isaiah 56:6 Also the sons of the stranger,
that join themselves to hw"hy, to serve
Him, and to love the name of hw"hy, to be
His servants, every one that keepeth the
Sabbath from polluting it, and taketh hold
of My covenant;

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Who is the Sabbath for?


Isaiah 58:13 If thou turn away thy foot
from the Sabbath, from doing thy
pleasure on My holy day; and call the
Sabbath a delight, the holy of hw"hy,

honourable; and shalt honour Him, not
doing thine own ways, nor finding thine
own pleasure, nor speaking thine own
words:

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Who is the Sabbath for?


Isaiah 58:14 Then shalt thou delight
thyself in hw"hy; and I will cause thee to

ride upon the high places of the earth,
and feed thee with the heritage of
Jacob thy father: for the mouth of hw"hy
hath spoken it.

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Who is the Sabbath for?
Ephesians 2:11 Wherefore remember,
that you, being in time past Gentiles in
the flesh…
 v12 That at that time you were without
Messiah, separated [ avphllotriwme,noi ] from
the Commonwealth of Israel, and
excluded [ xe,noi ] from the covenants of
promise, having no hope, and without
God in the world:


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Who is the Sabbath for?
Ephesians 2:13 But now in Messiah
Yeshua you, who previously were far
away have been brought near by the
blood of Messiah.
 v14 For he is our peace, who has joined
both groups into one, destroying the
barrier of tradition that had separated
Jews and Gentiles.


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Who is the Sabbath for?


Ephesians 2:15 Having abolished in his
flesh the enmity, even the law of
commandments contained in man’s
traditions; that in himself he might make
the two into one new man, thus
establishing peace.

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Who is the Sabbath for?


Ephesians 2:19 Now therefore, you are
no longer excluded from citizenship in
God’s Kingdom, but fellow citizens with
the saints, and of the household of God.
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Who is the Sabbath for?
Romans 11:17 And if some of the
branches be broken off, and thou, being
a wild olive tree, were grafted in among
them, and with them partakest of the
root and fatness of the olive tree;
 v18 Boast not against the branches…


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At the Time of Creation
Creation was perfect
 During creation, the Sabbath was
established as a sign and a Divinely
Appointed Time of rest and refreshing
 At creation, God cared about the role
the Sabbath would play for mankind.


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At the Time of Moses
At the time of Moses, the 10
commandments were given to all the
tribes of Israel (not just Judah) as well
as all those who chose to leave Egypt
and become part of Israel.
 Within the 10 commandments, one
states: “Remember the Sabbath day, to
keep it holy”.


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At the Time of Moses
Exodus states that when Yahweh's
Sabbath is observed by Israel, it is a
sign.
 God explained that the Sabbath is to
provide rest from 6 days of labor and a
refreshing.
 It is clear that at this time, God cared
about the role the Sabbath would play
for Israel.


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At the Time of the Prophets
During the time of the prophets, Isaiah
states that the Sabbath is for all and in
the keeping of it is great blessing.
 It is clear that at this time, God cared
about the role the Sabbath would play
for Israel and all those who chose to
became a part of Israel.


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At the Time of the First
Century

Yeshua said that the Sabbath was
made for mankind.
 Romans states that we Gentiles have
been grafted into Israel.
 Ephesians states that in the past, we
were Gentiles who were separated from
the Commonwealth of Israel, excluded
from the covenants of promise, having
no hope, and without God.


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At the Time of the First
Century

Yeshua's work has allowed us Gentiles
to become a part of Israel, no longer
excluded from citizenship in God's
kingdom, fellow citizens with the saints,
and the household of God.
 It is clear that at this time, God cared
about the role the Sabbath would play
for Israel.


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he Plan of God

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What is the Plan of God?
Acts 3:20 And He shall send Yeshua
the Messiah, which before was
preached unto you:
 Acts 3:21 Where in heaven he must
remain until the time to begin the
restoration of all things, which God hath
spoken by the mouth of all His holy
prophets since the world began.


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What is the Plan of God?
When does the restoration of all things
begin?
 When does Yeshua leave heaven to
establish his kingdom on Earth?


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What is the Plan of God?
During the Millennial Kingdom, what
role does the Sabbath play?
 Speaking of the priests it says, “And in
controversy they shall stand in
judgment; and they shall judge it
according to My judgments: and they
shall keep My Torah and My statutes in
all Mine assemblies; and they shall
hallow my Sabbaths. Ezekiel 44:24


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What is the Plan of God?
During the Millennial Kingdom, what
role does the Sabbath play?
 Likewise, the people of the land shall
worship at the door of this gate before
hw"hy in the Sabbaths and in the new


moons. Ezekiel 46:3
 It is clear that at this time, God cares
about the role the Sabbath will play for
all mankind.
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What is the Plan of God?
After the New Heavens and the New
Earth, what role does the Sabbath play?
 “For as the New Heavens and the New
Earth, which I will make, shall remain
before me, saith hw"hy, so shall your


seed and your name remain.”
Isaiah 66:22

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What is the Plan of God?
After the New Heavens and the New
Earth, what role does the Sabbath play?
 “And it shall come to pass, that from
one new moon to another, and from one
Sabbath to another, shall all flesh come
to worship before me, saith hw"hy…


Isaiah 66:23

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What is the Plan of God?
After the New Heavens and the New
Earth, what role does the Sabbath play?
 It is clear that at this time, God cares
about the role the Sabbath will play for
all mankind.
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The Restoration of All Things

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Malachi 3:6 For I am hw"hy,
I change not…

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The Time of the Gentiles
How long was the Sabbath to last?
 Exodus 31:16 Wherefore the children of
Israel shall keep the Sabbath, to observe
the Sabbath throughout their generations,
obeying the covenant on a continuous
basis.
 I have Good News and Bad News
 Romans 9:6, Galatians 6:16


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How long was the Sabbath
to last?

Acts 13:14 But when they departed from
Perga, they came to Antioch in Pisidia,
and went into the synagogue on the
Sabbath day, and sat down.
 v15 And after the reading of the law and
the prophets, the rulers of the
synagogue said unto them, “You men
and brethren, if ye have any word of
exhortation for the people, say on.”


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How long was the Sabbath
to last?

Acts 13:42 And when the Jews were
gone out of the synagogue, the Gentiles
asked that these words might be
preached to them the next Sabbath.
 v44 And the next Sabbath day came
almost the whole city together to hear
the word of God.


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How long was the Sabbath
to last?

Even with this evidence (and there is
much much more), some will say that at
the death of Yeshua, the Sabbath was
replaced with Sunday.
 Verses used to support that include
Colossians 2:16-17; Galatians 4:10;
Romans 10:4, 14:5-6; just to name a
few.


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What We Learned is that The Most
High cares about the Sabbath from
the time it was created until the
restoration is completed and beyond!

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1 Samuel 2:3 says “by Him actions
are weighed.”
Hosea 4:6a says “My people are
destroyed for lack of knowledge.”
Hosea 4:6b says “Since you have
forgotten the Torah of your God, I will
also forget your children.”
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Even a pagan understands that they
need to find out what their pagan deity
desires…
Why can’t we apply this same principle
and search the Scriptures for the truth,
and find the ancient paths.
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Matthew 7:21 “Many will say Lord,
Lord…”
He says “Depart from me, you who
disregard my Divine instructions.”
II Corinthians 13:5 Examine
yourselves. Determine if you are still
following the truth.
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Don’t get caught saying “But Lord, I
didn’t know” and Him responding “My
child, I put before you that which
could help you recover the truth, the
ancient paths (Jeremiah 6:16) and
you couldn’t even check it out?”

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Is this how a child honors their
Father?
Ezekiel 22:26 The leaders of Israel
have hidden their eyes from My
Sabbaths, and I am profaned among
them.
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September
2011
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he Sabbath in

The Plan of God

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In the Beginning
First day: It was good
 Second day: It was good
 Third day: It was good
 Fourth day: It was good
 Fifth day: It was good
 Sixth day (living creatures): It was good


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In the Beginning


Genesis 1:31 And God saw everything
that he had made, and, behold, it was
very good…

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Next Actions
1. Rested on the 7th day and refreshed
Himself (Exodus 31:17)
 2. Blessed the 7th day
 3. Set apart the 7th day from all the other
days
 Note: While not self-evident on it’s face,
at this point, God cared about the role the
Sabbath played in His Plan.


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In the Beginning
1. Perfection (Deuteronomy 32:4)
 2. Very Good (Genesis 1:31)
 3. Could have gone on like this but…
 4. Adam sinned and sent the world into a
tailspin of destruction and imperfection


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Questions
1. Was God caught off guard, unprepared
for the impending disaster that would
destroy His perfection?
 2. If not, then God had a plan
(“slain from the foundation…”)


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ontinuing
MOVE FORWARD IN TIME

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Abrahamic Covenant


Cut a covenant with Abraham to establish
a nation that would receive His
instructions with the intention that in the
living out of them, they would become a
light to the rest of the world.
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Mosaic Covenant
Exodus 19:5 Now therefore, if ye will
obey My voice indeed, and keep My
covenant, then ye shall be a peculiar
treasure unto Me above all people: for all
the earth is Mine.
 Exodus 19:8 And all the people answered
together, and said, “All that hw"hy hath


spoken we will do.” And Moses returned
the words of the people unto hw"hy.

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Mosaic Covenant
Exodus 20 – The Ten Commandments
 Our focus is the fourth (except in Catholic
Bibles where it is the third)
 Exodus 20:8 Remember the Sabbath
day, to keep it set apart from the other
days.
 Once again, we see that God cares about
the Sabbath


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Establishing a Baseline
When is the Sabbath first mentioned?
 ANS:
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Establishing a Baseline
When is the Sabbath first mentioned?
 ANS: Genesis 2:2-3
 We have a very good creation that
included the seventh day, resting,
blessing, and the seventh day being set
apart from the other days of the week.


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Genesis 1:14 and
Definitions



Genesis 1:14 And God said, “Let there be
lights in the firmament of the heaven to
divide the day from the night; and let
them be for signs, and for seasons, and
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Genesis 1:14


Genesis 1:14 And God said, “Let there be
lights in the firmament of the heaven to
divide the day from the night; and let
them be for ttoa, and for dI[]Am , and

for days, and years.

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Genesis 1:14
 Ttoa (ot) (sign)

To signal something in some way…
 Examples of signs:
 The rainbow, circumcision, all the plagues
on Egypt, Joshua’s stones in the Jordan,
Isaiah 7:14, and…
 The Sabbath
(Exodus 31:13, 17; Ezekiel 20:12)
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Genesis 1:14
 dI[]Am (moed) (appointment)

To designate a time for a meeting
 Do you know what that means?
 God has a Day Timer
 He has appointments set when He wants
to meet with us
 We should find out when they are so we
can be present


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Genesis 1:14 Expanded


Genesis 1:14 And God said, “Let there be
lights in the firmament of the heaven to
divide the day from the night; and let
them be for signs, and to designate the
times for divine appointments…
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Continuing the Foundation
 War>q (qari) (proclaim)

It denotes primarily the enunciation of a
specific message.
 It is customarily addressed to a specific
recipient and is intended to elicit a
specific response.
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Continuing the Foundation



aer'q.m (miqra) ([dress] rehearsal)

Frequently translated as Convocation
and Assembly

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Review
 War>q (qari)

(proclaim)

 dI[]Am (moed) (appointment)


aer'q.m (miqra) (rehearsal, convocation)
assembly

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Leviticus 23:2-3


v2 Speak unto the children of Israel, and
say unto them, “Concerning the divinely
appointed times (sacred assemblings) of
hw"hy, which you shall proclaim to be holy

dress rehearsals, even these are My
divinely set appointments.”
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Leviticus 23:2-3
v3 Six days shall work be done: but the
seventh day is the Sabbath, a day for a
sacred assembly…
[HODF Expanded]
 Hebrews 10:25 Not forsaking the
assembling of ourselves together, as
some have begun to do…
[HODF Expanded]
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Note


If our Heavenly Father did not establish
a particular “appointment” as a call to
worship, we might want to look into who
did.

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Establishing a Baseline
Reasons the Sabbath were given?
 Exodus 31
 v13,17 – sign between hw"hy, and Israel


v15 – rest
 v17 – refreshing
 Leviticus 23:3 Sacred assembling
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Establishing a Baseline
Who is the Sabbath for?
 A popular answer is “the Jews”
 The Sabbath was one of the 10
commandments given in Exodus 20 at
Mount Sinai. Can you make a case that
the only people who were at the foot of
mount Sinai when the 10 commandments
were given were the tribe of Judah?
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Who is the Sabbath for?
Mark 2:27 And he [Yeshua] said unto
them, “The Sabbath was made for
mankind ( a;nqrwpoj ), and not man for the
Sabbath.”
 Prophecies about the Gentiles
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Who is the Sabbath for?


Isaiah 56:2 Blessed is the man that
doeth this, and the son of man that
layeth hold on it; that keepeth the
Sabbath from polluting it…

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Who is the Sabbath for?


Isaiah 56:4 For thus saith hw"hy unto the

eunuchs that keep My Sabbaths, and
choose the things that please Me, and
take hold of My covenant…

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Who is the Sabbath for?


Isaiah 56:6 Also the sons of the stranger,
that join themselves to hw"hy, to serve
Him, and to love the name of hw"hy, to be
His servants, every one that keepeth the
Sabbath from polluting it, and taketh hold
of My covenant;

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Who is the Sabbath for?


Isaiah 58:13 If thou turn away thy foot
from the Sabbath, from doing thy
pleasure on My holy day; and call the
Sabbath a delight, the holy of hw"hy,

honourable; and shalt honour Him, not
doing thine own ways, nor finding thine
own pleasure, nor speaking thine own
words:

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Who is the Sabbath for?


Isaiah 58:14 Then shalt thou delight
thyself in hw"hy; and I will cause thee to

ride upon the high places of the earth,
and feed thee with the heritage of
Jacob thy father: for the mouth of hw"hy
hath spoken it.

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Who is the Sabbath for?
Ephesians 2:11 Wherefore remember,
that you, being in time past Gentiles in
the flesh…
 v12 That at that time you were without
Messiah, separated [ avphllotriwme,noi ] from
the Commonwealth of Israel, and
excluded [ xe,noi ] from the covenants of
promise, having no hope, and without
God in the world:
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Who is the Sabbath for?
Ephesians 2:13 But now in Messiah
Yeshua you, who previously were far
away have been brought near by the
blood of Messiah.
 v14 For he is our peace, who has joined
both groups into one, destroying the
barrier of tradition that had separated
Jews and Gentiles.


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Who is the Sabbath for?


Ephesians 2:15 Having abolished in his
flesh the enmity, even the law of
commandments contained in man’s
traditions; that in himself he might make
the two into one new man, thus
establishing peace.

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Who is the Sabbath for?


Ephesians 2:19 Now therefore, you are
no longer excluded from citizenship in
God’s Kingdom, but fellow citizens with
the saints, and of the household of God.
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Who is the Sabbath for?
Romans 11:17 And if some of the
branches be broken off, and thou, being
a wild olive tree, were grafted in among
them, and with them partakest of the
root and fatness of the olive tree;
 v18 Boast not against the branches…
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At the Time of Creation
Creation was perfect
 During creation, the Sabbath was
established as a sign and a Divinely
Appointed Time of rest and refreshing
 At creation, God cared about the role
the Sabbath would play for mankind.
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At the Time of Moses
At the time of Moses, the 10
commandments were given to all the
tribes of Israel (not just Judah) as well
as all those who chose to leave Egypt
and become part of Israel.
 Within the 10 commandments, one
states: “Remember the Sabbath day, to
keep it holy”.


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At the Time of Moses
Exodus states that when Yahweh's
Sabbath is observed by Israel, it is a
sign.
 God explained that the Sabbath is to
provide rest from 6 days of labor and a
refreshing.
 It is clear that at this time, God cared
about the role the Sabbath would play
for Israel.
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At the Time of the Prophets
During the time of the prophets, Isaiah
states that the Sabbath is for all and in
the keeping of it is great blessing.
 It is clear that at this time, God cared
about the role the Sabbath would play
for Israel and all those who chose to
became a part of Israel.
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At the Time of the First
Century

Yeshua said that the Sabbath was
made for mankind.
 Romans states that we Gentiles have
been grafted into Israel.
 Ephesians states that in the past, we
were Gentiles who were separated from
the Commonwealth of Israel, excluded
from the covenants of promise, having
no hope, and without God.
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At the Time of the First
Century

Yeshua's work has allowed us Gentiles
to become a part of Israel, no longer
excluded from citizenship in God's
kingdom, fellow citizens with the saints,
and the household of God.
 It is clear that at this time, God cared
about the role the Sabbath would play
for Israel.
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he Plan of God

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What is the Plan of God?
Acts 3:20 And He shall send Yeshua
the Messiah, which before was
preached unto you:
 Acts 3:21 Where in heaven he must
remain until the time to begin the
restoration of all things, which God hath
spoken by the mouth of all His holy
prophets since the world began.


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What is the Plan of God?
When does the restoration of all things
begin?
 When does Yeshua leave heaven to
establish his kingdom on Earth?
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What is the Plan of God?
During the Millennial Kingdom, what
role does the Sabbath play?
 Speaking of the priests it says, “And in
controversy they shall stand in
judgment; and they shall judge it
according to My judgments: and they
shall keep My Torah and My statutes in
all Mine assemblies; and they shall
hallow my Sabbaths. Ezekiel 44:24


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What is the Plan of God?
During the Millennial Kingdom, what
role does the Sabbath play?
 Likewise, the people of the land shall
worship at the door of this gate before
hw"hy in the Sabbaths and in the new


moons. Ezekiel 46:3
 It is clear that at this time, God cares
about the role the Sabbath will play for
all mankind.
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What is the Plan of God?
After the New Heavens and the New
Earth, what role does the Sabbath play?
 “For as the New Heavens and the New
Earth, which I will make, shall remain
before me, saith hw"hy, so shall your


seed and your name remain.”
Isaiah 66:22

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What is the Plan of God?
After the New Heavens and the New
Earth, what role does the Sabbath play?
 “And it shall come to pass, that from
one new moon to another, and from one
Sabbath to another, shall all flesh come
to worship before me, saith hw"hy…


Isaiah 66:23

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What is the Plan of God?
After the New Heavens and the New
Earth, what role does the Sabbath play?
 It is clear that at this time, God cares
about the role the Sabbath will play for
all mankind.
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The Restoration of All Things

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Malachi 3:6 For I am hw"hy,
I change not…

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The Time of the Gentiles
How long was the Sabbath to last?
 Exodus 31:16 Wherefore the children of
Israel shall keep the Sabbath, to observe
the Sabbath throughout their generations,
obeying the covenant on a continuous
basis.
 I have Good News and Bad News
 Romans 9:6, Galatians 6:16
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How long was the Sabbath
to last?

Acts 13:14 But when they departed from
Perga, they came to Antioch in Pisidia,
and went into the synagogue on the
Sabbath day, and sat down.
 v15 And after the reading of the law and
the prophets, the rulers of the
synagogue said unto them, “You men
and brethren, if ye have any word of
exhortation for the people, say on.”


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How long was the Sabbath
to last?

Acts 13:42 And when the Jews were
gone out of the synagogue, the Gentiles
asked that these words might be
preached to them the next Sabbath.
 v44 And the next Sabbath day came
almost the whole city together to hear
the word of God.


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How long was the Sabbath
to last?

Even with this evidence (and there is
much much more), some will say that at
the death of Yeshua, the Sabbath was
replaced with Sunday.
 Verses used to support that include
Colossians 2:16-17; Galatians 4:10;
Romans 10:4, 14:5-6; just to name a
few.
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What We Learned is that The Most
High cares about the Sabbath from
the time it was created until the
restoration is completed and beyond!

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1 Samuel 2:3 says “by Him actions
are weighed.”
Hosea 4:6a says “My people are
destroyed for lack of knowledge.”
Hosea 4:6b says “Since you have
forgotten the Torah of your God, I will
also forget your children.”
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Even a pagan understands that they
need to find out what their pagan deity
desires…
Why can’t we apply this same principle
and search the Scriptures for the truth,
and find the ancient paths.
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Matthew 7:21 “Many will say Lord,
Lord…”
He says “Depart from me, you who
disregard my Divine instructions.”
II Corinthians 13:5 Examine
yourselves. Determine if you are still
following the truth.
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Don’t get caught saying “But Lord, I
didn’t know” and Him responding “My
child, I put before you that which
could help you recover the truth, the
ancient paths (Jeremiah 6:16) and
you couldn’t even check it out?”

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Is this how a child honors their
Father?
Ezekiel 22:26 The leaders of Israel
have hidden their eyes from My
Sabbaths, and I am profaned among
them.
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September
2011
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he Sabbath in

The Plan of God

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In the Beginning
First day: It was good
 Second day: It was good
 Third day: It was good
 Fourth day: It was good
 Fifth day: It was good
 Sixth day (living creatures): It was good
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In the Beginning


Genesis 1:31 And God saw everything
that he had made, and, behold, it was
very good…

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Next Actions
1. Rested on the 7th day and refreshed
Himself (Exodus 31:17)
 2. Blessed the 7th day
 3. Set apart the 7th day from all the other
days
 Note: While not self-evident on it’s face,
at this point, God cared about the role the
Sabbath played in His Plan.
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In the Beginning
1. Perfection (Deuteronomy 32:4)
 2. Very Good (Genesis 1:31)
 3. Could have gone on like this but…
 4. Adam sinned and sent the world into a
tailspin of destruction and imperfection
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Questions
1. Was God caught off guard, unprepared
for the impending disaster that would
destroy His perfection?
 2. If not, then God had a plan
(“slain from the foundation…”)
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ontinuing
MOVE FORWARD IN TIME

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Abrahamic Covenant


Cut a covenant with Abraham to establish
a nation that would receive His
instructions with the intention that in the
living out of them, they would become a
light to the rest of the world.
(Deuteronomy 4:6-8)

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Mosaic Covenant
Exodus 19:5 Now therefore, if ye will
obey My voice indeed, and keep My
covenant, then ye shall be a peculiar
treasure unto Me above all people: for all
the earth is Mine.
 Exodus 19:8 And all the people answered
together, and said, “All that hw"hy hath


spoken we will do.” And Moses returned
the words of the people unto hw"hy.

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Mosaic Covenant
Exodus 20 – The Ten Commandments
 Our focus is the fourth (except in Catholic
Bibles where it is the third)
 Exodus 20:8 Remember the Sabbath
day, to keep it set apart from the other
days.
 Once again, we see that God cares about
the Sabbath


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Establishing a Baseline
When is the Sabbath first mentioned?
 ANS:
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Establishing a Baseline
When is the Sabbath first mentioned?
 ANS: Genesis 2:2-3
 We have a very good creation that
included the seventh day, resting,
blessing, and the seventh day being set
apart from the other days of the week.


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Genesis 1:14 and
Definitions



Genesis 1:14 And God said, “Let there be
lights in the firmament of the heaven to
divide the day from the night; and let
them be for signs, and for seasons, and
for days, and years.

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Genesis 1:14


Genesis 1:14 And God said, “Let there be
lights in the firmament of the heaven to
divide the day from the night; and let
them be for ttoa, and for dI[]Am , and

for days, and years.

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Genesis 1:14
 Ttoa (ot) (sign)

To signal something in some way…
 Examples of signs:
 The rainbow, circumcision, all the plagues
on Egypt, Joshua’s stones in the Jordan,
Isaiah 7:14, and…
 The Sabbath
(Exodus 31:13, 17; Ezekiel 20:12)
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Genesis 1:14
 dI[]Am (moed) (appointment)

To designate a time for a meeting
 Do you know what that means?
 God has a Day Timer
 He has appointments set when He wants
to meet with us
 We should find out when they are so we
can be present
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Genesis 1:14 Expanded


Genesis 1:14 And God said, “Let there be
lights in the firmament of the heaven to
divide the day from the night; and let
them be for signs, and to designate the
times for divine appointments…
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Continuing the Foundation
 War>q (qari) (proclaim)

It denotes primarily the enunciation of a
specific message.
 It is customarily addressed to a specific
recipient and is intended to elicit a
specific response.
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Continuing the Foundation



aer'q.m (miqra) ([dress] rehearsal)

Frequently translated as Convocation
and Assembly

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Review
 War>q (qari)

(proclaim)

 dI[]Am (moed) (appointment)


aer'q.m (miqra) (rehearsal, convocation)
assembly

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Leviticus 23:2-3


v2 Speak unto the children of Israel, and
say unto them, “Concerning the divinely
appointed times (sacred assemblings) of
hw"hy, which you shall proclaim to be holy

dress rehearsals, even these are My
divinely set appointments.”
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Leviticus 23:2-3
v3 Six days shall work be done: but the
seventh day is the Sabbath, a day for a
sacred assembly…
[HODF Expanded]
 Hebrews 10:25 Not forsaking the
assembling of ourselves together, as
some have begun to do…
[HODF Expanded]
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Note


If our Heavenly Father did not establish
a particular “appointment” as a call to
worship, we might want to look into who
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Establishing a Baseline
Reasons the Sabbath were given?
 Exodus 31
 v13,17 – sign between hw"hy, and Israel


v15 – rest
 v17 – refreshing
 Leviticus 23:3 Sacred assembling
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Establishing a Baseline
Who is the Sabbath for?
 A popular answer is “the Jews”
 The Sabbath was one of the 10
commandments given in Exodus 20 at
Mount Sinai. Can you make a case that
the only people who were at the foot of
mount Sinai when the 10 commandments
were given were the tribe of Judah?
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Who is the Sabbath for?
Mark 2:27 And he [Yeshua] said unto
them, “The Sabbath was made for
mankind ( a;nqrwpoj ), and not man for the
Sabbath.”
 Prophecies about the Gentiles
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Who is the Sabbath for?


Isaiah 56:2 Blessed is the man that
doeth this, and the son of man that
layeth hold on it; that keepeth the
Sabbath from polluting it…

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Who is the Sabbath for?


Isaiah 56:4 For thus saith hw"hy unto the

eunuchs that keep My Sabbaths, and
choose the things that please Me, and
take hold of My covenant…

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Who is the Sabbath for?


Isaiah 56:6 Also the sons of the stranger,
that join themselves to hw"hy, to serve
Him, and to love the name of hw"hy, to be
His servants, every one that keepeth the
Sabbath from polluting it, and taketh hold
of My covenant;

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Who is the Sabbath for?


Isaiah 58:13 If thou turn away thy foot
from the Sabbath, from doing thy
pleasure on My holy day; and call the
Sabbath a delight, the holy of hw"hy,

honourable; and shalt honour Him, not
doing thine own ways, nor finding thine
own pleasure, nor speaking thine own
words:

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Who is the Sabbath for?


Isaiah 58:14 Then shalt thou delight
thyself in hw"hy; and I will cause thee to

ride upon the high places of the earth,
and feed thee with the heritage of
Jacob thy father: for the mouth of hw"hy
hath spoken it.

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Who is the Sabbath for?
Ephesians 2:11 Wherefore remember,
that you, being in time past Gentiles in
the flesh…
 v12 That at that time you were without
Messiah, separated [ avphllotriwme,noi ] from
the Commonwealth of Israel, and
excluded [ xe,noi ] from the covenants of
promise, having no hope, and without
God in the world:


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Who is the Sabbath for?
Ephesians 2:13 But now in Messiah
Yeshua you, who previously were far
away have been brought near by the
blood of Messiah.
 v14 For he is our peace, who has joined
both groups into one, destroying the
barrier of tradition that had separated
Jews and Gentiles.


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Who is the Sabbath for?


Ephesians 2:15 Having abolished in his
flesh the enmity, even the law of
commandments contained in man’s
traditions; that in himself he might make
the two into one new man, thus
establishing peace.

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Who is the Sabbath for?


Ephesians 2:19 Now therefore, you are
no longer excluded from citizenship in
God’s Kingdom, but fellow citizens with
the saints, and of the household of God.
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Who is the Sabbath for?
Romans 11:17 And if some of the
branches be broken off, and thou, being
a wild olive tree, were grafted in among
them, and with them partakest of the
root and fatness of the olive tree;
 v18 Boast not against the branches…


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At the Time of Creation
Creation was perfect
 During creation, the Sabbath was
established as a sign and a Divinely
Appointed Time of rest and refreshing
 At creation, God cared about the role
the Sabbath would play for mankind.
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At the Time of Moses
At the time of Moses, the 10
commandments were given to all the
tribes of Israel (not just Judah) as well
as all those who chose to leave Egypt
and become part of Israel.
 Within the 10 commandments, one
states: “Remember the Sabbath day, to
keep it holy”.


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At the Time of Moses
Exodus states that when Yahweh's
Sabbath is observed by Israel, it is a
sign.
 God explained that the Sabbath is to
provide rest from 6 days of labor and a
refreshing.
 It is clear that at this time, God cared
about the role the Sabbath would play
for Israel.
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At the Time of the Prophets
During the time of the prophets, Isaiah
states that the Sabbath is for all and in
the keeping of it is great blessing.
 It is clear that at this time, God cared
about the role the Sabbath would play
for Israel and all those who chose to
became a part of Israel.


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At the Time of the First
Century

Yeshua said that the Sabbath was
made for mankind.
 Romans states that we Gentiles have
been grafted into Israel.
 Ephesians states that in the past, we
were Gentiles who were separated from
the Commonwealth of Israel, excluded
from the covenants of promise, having
no hope, and without God.
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At the Time of the First
Century

Yeshua's work has allowed us Gentiles
to become a part of Israel, no longer
excluded from citizenship in God's
kingdom, fellow citizens with the saints,
and the household of God.
 It is clear that at this time, God cared
about the role the Sabbath would play
for Israel.


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he Plan of God

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What is the Plan of God?
Acts 3:20 And He shall send Yeshua
the Messiah, which before was
preached unto you:
 Acts 3:21 Where in heaven he must
remain until the time to begin the
restoration of all things, which God hath
spoken by the mouth of all His holy
prophets since the world began.


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What is the Plan of God?
When does the restoration of all things
begin?
 When does Yeshua leave heaven to
establish his kingdom on Earth?


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What is the Plan of God?
During the Millennial Kingdom, what
role does the Sabbath play?
 Speaking of the priests it says, “And in
controversy they shall stand in
judgment; and they shall judge it
according to My judgments: and they
shall keep My Torah and My statutes in
all Mine assemblies; and they shall
hallow my Sabbaths. Ezekiel 44:24


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What is the Plan of God?
During the Millennial Kingdom, what
role does the Sabbath play?
 Likewise, the people of the land shall
worship at the door of this gate before
hw"hy in the Sabbaths and in the new


moons. Ezekiel 46:3
 It is clear that at this time, God cares
about the role the Sabbath will play for
all mankind.
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What is the Plan of God?
After the New Heavens and the New
Earth, what role does the Sabbath play?
 “For as the New Heavens and the New
Earth, which I will make, shall remain
before me, saith hw"hy, so shall your


seed and your name remain.”
Isaiah 66:22

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What is the Plan of God?
After the New Heavens and the New
Earth, what role does the Sabbath play?
 “And it shall come to pass, that from
one new moon to another, and from one
Sabbath to another, shall all flesh come
to worship before me, saith hw"hy…


Isaiah 66:23

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What is the Plan of God?
After the New Heavens and the New
Earth, what role does the Sabbath play?
 It is clear that at this time, God cares
about the role the Sabbath will play for
all mankind.
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The Restoration of All Things

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Malachi 3:6 For I am hw"hy,
I change not…

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The Time of the Gentiles
How long was the Sabbath to last?
 Exodus 31:16 Wherefore the children of
Israel shall keep the Sabbath, to observe
the Sabbath throughout their generations,
obeying the covenant on a continuous
basis.
 I have Good News and Bad News
 Romans 9:6, Galatians 6:16
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How long was the Sabbath
to last?

Acts 13:14 But when they departed from
Perga, they came to Antioch in Pisidia,
and went into the synagogue on the
Sabbath day, and sat down.
 v15 And after the reading of the law and
the prophets, the rulers of the
synagogue said unto them, “You men
and brethren, if ye have any word of
exhortation for the people, say on.”


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How long was the Sabbath
to last?

Acts 13:42 And when the Jews were
gone out of the synagogue, the Gentiles
asked that these words might be
preached to them the next Sabbath.
 v44 And the next Sabbath day came
almost the whole city together to hear
the word of God.


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How long was the Sabbath
to last?

Even with this evidence (and there is
much much more), some will say that at
the death of Yeshua, the Sabbath was
replaced with Sunday.
 Verses used to support that include
Colossians 2:16-17; Galatians 4:10;
Romans 10:4, 14:5-6; just to name a
few.
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What We Learned is that The Most
High cares about the Sabbath from
the time it was created until the
restoration is completed and beyond!

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1 Samuel 2:3 says “by Him actions
are weighed.”
Hosea 4:6a says “My people are
destroyed for lack of knowledge.”
Hosea 4:6b says “Since you have
forgotten the Torah of your God, I will
also forget your children.”
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Even a pagan understands that they
need to find out what their pagan deity
desires…
Why can’t we apply this same principle
and search the Scriptures for the truth,
and find the ancient paths.
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Matthew 7:21 “Many will say Lord,
Lord…”
He says “Depart from me, you who
disregard my Divine instructions.”
II Corinthians 13:5 Examine
yourselves. Determine if you are still
following the truth.
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Don’t get caught saying “But Lord, I
didn’t know” and Him responding “My
child, I put before you that which
could help you recover the truth, the
ancient paths (Jeremiah 6:16) and
you couldn’t even check it out?”

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Is this how a child honors their
Father?
Ezekiel 22:26 The leaders of Israel
have hidden their eyes from My
Sabbaths, and I am profaned among
them.
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September
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he Sabbath in

The Plan of God

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In the Beginning
First day: It was good
 Second day: It was good
 Third day: It was good
 Fourth day: It was good
 Fifth day: It was good
 Sixth day (living creatures): It was good
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In the Beginning


Genesis 1:31 And God saw everything
that he had made, and, behold, it was
very good…

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Next Actions
1. Rested on the 7th day and refreshed
Himself (Exodus 31:17)
 2. Blessed the 7th day
 3. Set apart the 7th day from all the other
days
 Note: While not self-evident on it’s face,
at this point, God cared about the role the
Sabbath played in His Plan.
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In the Beginning
1. Perfection (Deuteronomy 32:4)
 2. Very Good (Genesis 1:31)
 3. Could have gone on like this but…
 4. Adam sinned and sent the world into a
tailspin of destruction and imperfection
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Questions
1. Was God caught off guard, unprepared
for the impending disaster that would
destroy His perfection?
 2. If not, then God had a plan
(“slain from the foundation…”)
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ontinuing
MOVE FORWARD IN TIME

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Abrahamic Covenant


Cut a covenant with Abraham to establish
a nation that would receive His
instructions with the intention that in the
living out of them, they would become a
light to the rest of the world.
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Mosaic Covenant
Exodus 19:5 Now therefore, if ye will
obey My voice indeed, and keep My
covenant, then ye shall be a peculiar
treasure unto Me above all people: for all
the earth is Mine.
 Exodus 19:8 And all the people answered
together, and said, “All that hw"hy hath


spoken we will do.” And Moses returned
the words of the people unto hw"hy.

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Mosaic Covenant
Exodus 20 – The Ten Commandments
 Our focus is the fourth (except in Catholic
Bibles where it is the third)
 Exodus 20:8 Remember the Sabbath
day, to keep it set apart from the other
days.
 Once again, we see that God cares about
the Sabbath
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Establishing a Baseline
When is the Sabbath first mentioned?
 ANS:
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Establishing a Baseline
When is the Sabbath first mentioned?
 ANS: Genesis 2:2-3
 We have a very good creation that
included the seventh day, resting,
blessing, and the seventh day being set
apart from the other days of the week.


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Genesis 1:14 and
Definitions



Genesis 1:14 And God said, “Let there be
lights in the firmament of the heaven to
divide the day from the night; and let
them be for signs, and for seasons, and
for days, and years.

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Genesis 1:14


Genesis 1:14 And God said, “Let there be
lights in the firmament of the heaven to
divide the day from the night; and let
them be for ttoa, and for dI[]Am , and

for days, and years.

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Genesis 1:14
 Ttoa (ot) (sign)

To signal something in some way…
 Examples of signs:
 The rainbow, circumcision, all the plagues
on Egypt, Joshua’s stones in the Jordan,
Isaiah 7:14, and…
 The Sabbath
(Exodus 31:13, 17; Ezekiel 20:12)
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Genesis 1:14
 dI[]Am (moed) (appointment)

To designate a time for a meeting
 Do you know what that means?
 God has a Day Timer
 He has appointments set when He wants
to meet with us
 We should find out when they are so we
can be present
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Genesis 1:14 Expanded


Genesis 1:14 And God said, “Let there be
lights in the firmament of the heaven to
divide the day from the night; and let
them be for signs, and to designate the
times for divine appointments…
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Continuing the Foundation
 War>q (qari) (proclaim)

It denotes primarily the enunciation of a
specific message.
 It is customarily addressed to a specific
recipient and is intended to elicit a
specific response.
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Continuing the Foundation



aer'q.m (miqra) ([dress] rehearsal)

Frequently translated as Convocation
and Assembly

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Review
 War>q (qari)

(proclaim)

 dI[]Am (moed) (appointment)


aer'q.m (miqra) (rehearsal, convocation)
assembly

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Leviticus 23:2-3


v2 Speak unto the children of Israel, and
say unto them, “Concerning the divinely
appointed times (sacred assemblings) of
hw"hy, which you shall proclaim to be holy

dress rehearsals, even these are My
divinely set appointments.”
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Leviticus 23:2-3
v3 Six days shall work be done: but the
seventh day is the Sabbath, a day for a
sacred assembly…
[HODF Expanded]
 Hebrews 10:25 Not forsaking the
assembling of ourselves together, as
some have begun to do…
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Note


If our Heavenly Father did not establish
a particular “appointment” as a call to
worship, we might want to look into who
did.

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Establishing a Baseline
Reasons the Sabbath were given?
 Exodus 31
 v13,17 – sign between hw"hy, and Israel


v15 – rest
 v17 – refreshing
 Leviticus 23:3 Sacred assembling
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Establishing a Baseline
Who is the Sabbath for?
 A popular answer is “the Jews”
 The Sabbath was one of the 10
commandments given in Exodus 20 at
Mount Sinai. Can you make a case that
the only people who were at the foot of
mount Sinai when the 10 commandments
were given were the tribe of Judah?
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Who is the Sabbath for?
Mark 2:27 And he [Yeshua] said unto
them, “The Sabbath was made for
mankind ( a;nqrwpoj ), and not man for the
Sabbath.”
 Prophecies about the Gentiles
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Who is the Sabbath for?


Isaiah 56:2 Blessed is the man that
doeth this, and the son of man that
layeth hold on it; that keepeth the
Sabbath from polluting it…

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Who is the Sabbath for?


Isaiah 56:4 For thus saith hw"hy unto the

eunuchs that keep My Sabbaths, and
choose the things that please Me, and
take hold of My covenant…

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Who is the Sabbath for?


Isaiah 56:6 Also the sons of the stranger,
that join themselves to hw"hy, to serve
Him, and to love the name of hw"hy, to be
His servants, every one that keepeth the
Sabbath from polluting it, and taketh hold
of My covenant;

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Who is the Sabbath for?


Isaiah 58:13 If thou turn away thy foot
from the Sabbath, from doing thy
pleasure on My holy day; and call the
Sabbath a delight, the holy of hw"hy,

honourable; and shalt honour Him, not
doing thine own ways, nor finding thine
own pleasure, nor speaking thine own
words:

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Who is the Sabbath for?


Isaiah 58:14 Then shalt thou delight
thyself in hw"hy; and I will cause thee to

ride upon the high places of the earth,
and feed thee with the heritage of
Jacob thy father: for the mouth of hw"hy
hath spoken it.

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Who is the Sabbath for?
Ephesians 2:11 Wherefore remember,
that you, being in time past Gentiles in
the flesh…
 v12 That at that time you were without
Messiah, separated [ avphllotriwme,noi ] from
the Commonwealth of Israel, and
excluded [ xe,noi ] from the covenants of
promise, having no hope, and without
God in the world:


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Who is the Sabbath for?
Ephesians 2:13 But now in Messiah
Yeshua you, who previously were far
away have been brought near by the
blood of Messiah.
 v14 For he is our peace, who has joined
both groups into one, destroying the
barrier of tradition that had separated
Jews and Gentiles.


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Who is the Sabbath for?


Ephesians 2:15 Having abolished in his
flesh the enmity, even the law of
commandments contained in man’s
traditions; that in himself he might make
the two into one new man, thus
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Who is the Sabbath for?


Ephesians 2:19 Now therefore, you are
no longer excluded from citizenship in
God’s Kingdom, but fellow citizens with
the saints, and of the household of God.
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Who is the Sabbath for?
Romans 11:17 And if some of the
branches be broken off, and thou, being
a wild olive tree, were grafted in among
them, and with them partakest of the
root and fatness of the olive tree;
 v18 Boast not against the branches…
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At the Time of Creation
Creation was perfect
 During creation, the Sabbath was
established as a sign and a Divinely
Appointed Time of rest and refreshing
 At creation, God cared about the role
the Sabbath would play for mankind.
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At the Time of Moses
At the time of Moses, the 10
commandments were given to all the
tribes of Israel (not just Judah) as well
as all those who chose to leave Egypt
and become part of Israel.
 Within the 10 commandments, one
states: “Remember the Sabbath day, to
keep it holy”.
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At the Time of Moses
Exodus states that when Yahweh's
Sabbath is observed by Israel, it is a
sign.
 God explained that the Sabbath is to
provide rest from 6 days of labor and a
refreshing.
 It is clear that at this time, God cared
about the role the Sabbath would play
for Israel.
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At the Time of the Prophets
During the time of the prophets, Isaiah
states that the Sabbath is for all and in
the keeping of it is great blessing.
 It is clear that at this time, God cared
about the role the Sabbath would play
for Israel and all those who chose to
became a part of Israel.


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At the Time of the First
Century

Yeshua said that the Sabbath was
made for mankind.
 Romans states that we Gentiles have
been grafted into Israel.
 Ephesians states that in the past, we
were Gentiles who were separated from
the Commonwealth of Israel, excluded
from the covenants of promise, having
no hope, and without God.


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At the Time of the First
Century

Yeshua's work has allowed us Gentiles
to become a part of Israel, no longer
excluded from citizenship in God's
kingdom, fellow citizens with the saints,
and the household of God.
 It is clear that at this time, God cared
about the role the Sabbath would play
for Israel.


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he Plan of God

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What is the Plan of God?
Acts 3:20 And He shall send Yeshua
the Messiah, which before was
preached unto you:
 Acts 3:21 Where in heaven he must
remain until the time to begin the
restoration of all things, which God hath
spoken by the mouth of all His holy
prophets since the world began.


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What is the Plan of God?
When does the restoration of all things
begin?
 When does Yeshua leave heaven to
establish his kingdom on Earth?


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What is the Plan of God?
During the Millennial Kingdom, what
role does the Sabbath play?
 Speaking of the priests it says, “And in
controversy they shall stand in
judgment; and they shall judge it
according to My judgments: and they
shall keep My Torah and My statutes in
all Mine assemblies; and they shall
hallow my Sabbaths. Ezekiel 44:24


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What is the Plan of God?
During the Millennial Kingdom, what
role does the Sabbath play?
 Likewise, the people of the land shall
worship at the door of this gate before
hw"hy in the Sabbaths and in the new


moons. Ezekiel 46:3
 It is clear that at this time, God cares
about the role the Sabbath will play for
all mankind.
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What is the Plan of God?
After the New Heavens and the New
Earth, what role does the Sabbath play?
 “For as the New Heavens and the New
Earth, which I will make, shall remain
before me, saith hw"hy, so shall your


seed and your name remain.”
Isaiah 66:22

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What is the Plan of God?
After the New Heavens and the New
Earth, what role does the Sabbath play?
 “And it shall come to pass, that from
one new moon to another, and from one
Sabbath to another, shall all flesh come
to worship before me, saith hw"hy…


Isaiah 66:23

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What is the Plan of God?
After the New Heavens and the New
Earth, what role does the Sabbath play?
 It is clear that at this time, God cares
about the role the Sabbath will play for
all mankind.
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The Restoration of All Things

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Malachi 3:6 For I am hw"hy,
I change not…

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The Time of the Gentiles
How long was the Sabbath to last?
 Exodus 31:16 Wherefore the children of
Israel shall keep the Sabbath, to observe
the Sabbath throughout their generations,
obeying the covenant on a continuous
basis.
 I have Good News and Bad News
 Romans 9:6, Galatians 6:16
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How long was the Sabbath
to last?

Acts 13:14 But when they departed from
Perga, they came to Antioch in Pisidia,
and went into the synagogue on the
Sabbath day, and sat down.
 v15 And after the reading of the law and
the prophets, the rulers of the
synagogue said unto them, “You men
and brethren, if ye have any word of
exhortation for the people, say on.”


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How long was the Sabbath
to last?

Acts 13:42 And when the Jews were
gone out of the synagogue, the Gentiles
asked that these words might be
preached to them the next Sabbath.
 v44 And the next Sabbath day came
almost the whole city together to hear
the word of God.


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How long was the Sabbath
to last?

Even with this evidence (and there is
much much more), some will say that at
the death of Yeshua, the Sabbath was
replaced with Sunday.
 Verses used to support that include
Colossians 2:16-17; Galatians 4:10;
Romans 10:4, 14:5-6; just to name a
few.
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What We Learned is that The Most
High cares about the Sabbath from
the time it was created until the
restoration is completed and beyond!

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1 Samuel 2:3 says “by Him actions
are weighed.”
Hosea 4:6a says “My people are
destroyed for lack of knowledge.”
Hosea 4:6b says “Since you have
forgotten the Torah of your God, I will
also forget your children.”
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Even a pagan understands that they
need to find out what their pagan deity
desires…
Why can’t we apply this same principle
and search the Scriptures for the truth,
and find the ancient paths.
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Matthew 7:21 “Many will say Lord,
Lord…”
He says “Depart from me, you who
disregard my Divine instructions.”
II Corinthians 13:5 Examine
yourselves. Determine if you are still
following the truth.
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Don’t get caught saying “But Lord, I
didn’t know” and Him responding “My
child, I put before you that which
could help you recover the truth, the
ancient paths (Jeremiah 6:16) and
you couldn’t even check it out?”

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Is this how a child honors their
Father?
Ezekiel 22:26 The leaders of Israel
have hidden their eyes from My
Sabbaths, and I am profaned among
them.
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September
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he Sabbath in

The Plan of God

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In the Beginning
First day: It was good
 Second day: It was good
 Third day: It was good
 Fourth day: It was good
 Fifth day: It was good
 Sixth day (living creatures): It was good
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In the Beginning


Genesis 1:31 And God saw everything
that he had made, and, behold, it was
very good…

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Next Actions
1. Rested on the 7th day and refreshed
Himself (Exodus 31:17)
 2. Blessed the 7th day
 3. Set apart the 7th day from all the other
days
 Note: While not self-evident on it’s face,
at this point, God cared about the role the
Sabbath played in His Plan.
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In the Beginning
1. Perfection (Deuteronomy 32:4)
 2. Very Good (Genesis 1:31)
 3. Could have gone on like this but…
 4. Adam sinned and sent the world into a
tailspin of destruction and imperfection
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Questions
1. Was God caught off guard, unprepared
for the impending disaster that would
destroy His perfection?
 2. If not, then God had a plan
(“slain from the foundation…”)
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ontinuing
MOVE FORWARD IN TIME

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Abrahamic Covenant


Cut a covenant with Abraham to establish
a nation that would receive His
instructions with the intention that in the
living out of them, they would become a
light to the rest of the world.
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Mosaic Covenant
Exodus 19:5 Now therefore, if ye will
obey My voice indeed, and keep My
covenant, then ye shall be a peculiar
treasure unto Me above all people: for all
the earth is Mine.
 Exodus 19:8 And all the people answered
together, and said, “All that hw"hy hath


spoken we will do.” And Moses returned
the words of the people unto hw"hy.

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Mosaic Covenant
Exodus 20 – The Ten Commandments
 Our focus is the fourth (except in Catholic
Bibles where it is the third)
 Exodus 20:8 Remember the Sabbath
day, to keep it set apart from the other
days.
 Once again, we see that God cares about
the Sabbath
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Establishing a Baseline
When is the Sabbath first mentioned?
 ANS:
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Establishing a Baseline
When is the Sabbath first mentioned?
 ANS: Genesis 2:2-3
 We have a very good creation that
included the seventh day, resting,
blessing, and the seventh day being set
apart from the other days of the week.
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Genesis 1:14 and
Definitions



Genesis 1:14 And God said, “Let there be
lights in the firmament of the heaven to
divide the day from the night; and let
them be for signs, and for seasons, and
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Genesis 1:14


Genesis 1:14 And God said, “Let there be
lights in the firmament of the heaven to
divide the day from the night; and let
them be for ttoa, and for dI[]Am , and

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Genesis 1:14
 Ttoa (ot) (sign)

To signal something in some way…
 Examples of signs:
 The rainbow, circumcision, all the plagues
on Egypt, Joshua’s stones in the Jordan,
Isaiah 7:14, and…
 The Sabbath
(Exodus 31:13, 17; Ezekiel 20:12)
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Genesis 1:14
 dI[]Am (moed) (appointment)

To designate a time for a meeting
 Do you know what that means?
 God has a Day Timer
 He has appointments set when He wants
to meet with us
 We should find out when they are so we
can be present
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Genesis 1:14 Expanded


Genesis 1:14 And God said, “Let there be
lights in the firmament of the heaven to
divide the day from the night; and let
them be for signs, and to designate the
times for divine appointments…
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Continuing the Foundation
 War>q (qari) (proclaim)

It denotes primarily the enunciation of a
specific message.
 It is customarily addressed to a specific
recipient and is intended to elicit a
specific response.
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Continuing the Foundation

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aer'q.m (miqra) ([dress] rehearsal)

Frequently translated as Convocation
and Assembly

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Review
 War>q (qari)

(proclaim)

 dI[]Am (moed) (appointment)


aer'q.m (miqra) (rehearsal, convocation)
assembly

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Leviticus 23:2-3


v2 Speak unto the children of Israel, and
say unto them, “Concerning the divinely
appointed times (sacred assemblings) of
hw"hy, which you shall proclaim to be holy

dress rehearsals, even these are My
divinely set appointments.”
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Leviticus 23:2-3
v3 Six days shall work be done: but the
seventh day is the Sabbath, a day for a
sacred assembly…
[HODF Expanded]
 Hebrews 10:25 Not forsaking the
assembling of ourselves together, as
some have begun to do…
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Note


If our Heavenly Father did not establish
a particular “appointment” as a call to
worship, we might want to look into who
did.

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Establishing a Baseline
Reasons the Sabbath were given?
 Exodus 31
 v13,17 – sign between hw"hy, and Israel


v15 – rest
 v17 – refreshing
 Leviticus 23:3 Sacred assembling
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Establishing a Baseline
Who is the Sabbath for?
 A popular answer is “the Jews”
 The Sabbath was one of the 10
commandments given in Exodus 20 at
Mount Sinai. Can you make a case that
the only people who were at the foot of
mount Sinai when the 10 commandments
were given were the tribe of Judah?
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Who is the Sabbath for?
Mark 2:27 And he [Yeshua] said unto
them, “The Sabbath was made for
mankind ( a;nqrwpoj ), and not man for the
Sabbath.”
 Prophecies about the Gentiles
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Who is the Sabbath for?


Isaiah 56:2 Blessed is the man that
doeth this, and the son of man that
layeth hold on it; that keepeth the
Sabbath from polluting it…

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Who is the Sabbath for?


Isaiah 56:4 For thus saith hw"hy unto the

eunuchs that keep My Sabbaths, and
choose the things that please Me, and
take hold of My covenant…

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Who is the Sabbath for?


Isaiah 56:6 Also the sons of the stranger,
that join themselves to hw"hy, to serve
Him, and to love the name of hw"hy, to be
His servants, every one that keepeth the
Sabbath from polluting it, and taketh hold
of My covenant;

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Who is the Sabbath for?


Isaiah 58:13 If thou turn away thy foot
from the Sabbath, from doing thy
pleasure on My holy day; and call the
Sabbath a delight, the holy of hw"hy,

honourable; and shalt honour Him, not
doing thine own ways, nor finding thine
own pleasure, nor speaking thine own
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Who is the Sabbath for?


Isaiah 58:14 Then shalt thou delight
thyself in hw"hy; and I will cause thee to

ride upon the high places of the earth,
and feed thee with the heritage of
Jacob thy father: for the mouth of hw"hy
hath spoken it.

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Who is the Sabbath for?
Ephesians 2:11 Wherefore remember,
that you, being in time past Gentiles in
the flesh…
 v12 That at that time you were without
Messiah, separated [ avphllotriwme,noi ] from
the Commonwealth of Israel, and
excluded [ xe,noi ] from the covenants of
promise, having no hope, and without
God in the world:


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Who is the Sabbath for?
Ephesians 2:13 But now in Messiah
Yeshua you, who previously were far
away have been brought near by the
blood of Messiah.
 v14 For he is our peace, who has joined
both groups into one, destroying the
barrier of tradition that had separated
Jews and Gentiles.


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Who is the Sabbath for?


Ephesians 2:15 Having abolished in his
flesh the enmity, even the law of
commandments contained in man’s
traditions; that in himself he might make
the two into one new man, thus
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Who is the Sabbath for?


Ephesians 2:19 Now therefore, you are
no longer excluded from citizenship in
God’s Kingdom, but fellow citizens with
the saints, and of the household of God.
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Who is the Sabbath for?
Romans 11:17 And if some of the
branches be broken off, and thou, being
a wild olive tree, were grafted in among
them, and with them partakest of the
root and fatness of the olive tree;
 v18 Boast not against the branches…
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At the Time of Creation
Creation was perfect
 During creation, the Sabbath was
established as a sign and a Divinely
Appointed Time of rest and refreshing
 At creation, God cared about the role
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At the Time of Moses
At the time of Moses, the 10
commandments were given to all the
tribes of Israel (not just Judah) as well
as all those who chose to leave Egypt
and become part of Israel.
 Within the 10 commandments, one
states: “Remember the Sabbath day, to
keep it holy”.


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At the Time of Moses
Exodus states that when Yahweh's
Sabbath is observed by Israel, it is a
sign.
 God explained that the Sabbath is to
provide rest from 6 days of labor and a
refreshing.
 It is clear that at this time, God cared
about the role the Sabbath would play
for Israel.
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At the Time of the Prophets
During the time of the prophets, Isaiah
states that the Sabbath is for all and in
the keeping of it is great blessing.
 It is clear that at this time, God cared
about the role the Sabbath would play
for Israel and all those who chose to
became a part of Israel.


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At the Time of the First
Century

Yeshua said that the Sabbath was
made for mankind.
 Romans states that we Gentiles have
been grafted into Israel.
 Ephesians states that in the past, we
were Gentiles who were separated from
the Commonwealth of Israel, excluded
from the covenants of promise, having
no hope, and without God.


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At the Time of the First
Century

Yeshua's work has allowed us Gentiles
to become a part of Israel, no longer
excluded from citizenship in God's
kingdom, fellow citizens with the saints,
and the household of God.
 It is clear that at this time, God cared
about the role the Sabbath would play
for Israel.
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he Plan of God

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What is the Plan of God?
Acts 3:20 And He shall send Yeshua
the Messiah, which before was
preached unto you:
 Acts 3:21 Where in heaven he must
remain until the time to begin the
restoration of all things, which God hath
spoken by the mouth of all His holy
prophets since the world began.


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What is the Plan of God?
When does the restoration of all things
begin?
 When does Yeshua leave heaven to
establish his kingdom on Earth?


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What is the Plan of God?
During the Millennial Kingdom, what
role does the Sabbath play?
 Speaking of the priests it says, “And in
controversy they shall stand in
judgment; and they shall judge it
according to My judgments: and they
shall keep My Torah and My statutes in
all Mine assemblies; and they shall
hallow my Sabbaths. Ezekiel 44:24


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What is the Plan of God?
During the Millennial Kingdom, what
role does the Sabbath play?
 Likewise, the people of the land shall
worship at the door of this gate before
hw"hy in the Sabbaths and in the new


moons. Ezekiel 46:3
 It is clear that at this time, God cares
about the role the Sabbath will play for
all mankind.
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What is the Plan of God?
After the New Heavens and the New
Earth, what role does the Sabbath play?
 “For as the New Heavens and the New
Earth, which I will make, shall remain
before me, saith hw"hy, so shall your


seed and your name remain.”
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What is the Plan of God?
After the New Heavens and the New
Earth, what role does the Sabbath play?
 “And it shall come to pass, that from
one new moon to another, and from one
Sabbath to another, shall all flesh come
to worship before me, saith hw"hy…


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After the New Heavens and the New
Earth, what role does the Sabbath play?
 It is clear that at this time, God cares
about the role the Sabbath will play for
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The Restoration of All Things

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Malachi 3:6 For I am hw"hy,
I change not…

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The Time of the Gentiles
How long was the Sabbath to last?
 Exodus 31:16 Wherefore the children of
Israel shall keep the Sabbath, to observe
the Sabbath throughout their generations,
obeying the covenant on a continuous
basis.
 I have Good News and Bad News
 Romans 9:6, Galatians 6:16


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How long was the Sabbath
to last?

Acts 13:14 But when they departed from
Perga, they came to Antioch in Pisidia,
and went into the synagogue on the
Sabbath day, and sat down.
 v15 And after the reading of the law and
the prophets, the rulers of the
synagogue said unto them, “You men
and brethren, if ye have any word of
exhortation for the people, say on.”


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How long was the Sabbath
to last?

Acts 13:42 And when the Jews were
gone out of the synagogue, the Gentiles
asked that these words might be
preached to them the next Sabbath.
 v44 And the next Sabbath day came
almost the whole city together to hear
the word of God.


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How long was the Sabbath
to last?

Even with this evidence (and there is
much much more), some will say that at
the death of Yeshua, the Sabbath was
replaced with Sunday.
 Verses used to support that include
Colossians 2:16-17; Galatians 4:10;
Romans 10:4, 14:5-6; just to name a
few.
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What We Learned is that The Most
High cares about the Sabbath from
the time it was created until the
restoration is completed and beyond!

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1 Samuel 2:3 says “by Him actions
are weighed.”
Hosea 4:6a says “My people are
destroyed for lack of knowledge.”
Hosea 4:6b says “Since you have
forgotten the Torah of your God, I will
also forget your children.”
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Even a pagan understands that they
need to find out what their pagan deity
desires…
Why can’t we apply this same principle
and search the Scriptures for the truth,
and find the ancient paths.
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Matthew 7:21 “Many will say Lord,
Lord…”
He says “Depart from me, you who
disregard my Divine instructions.”
II Corinthians 13:5 Examine
yourselves. Determine if you are still
following the truth.
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Don’t get caught saying “But Lord, I
didn’t know” and Him responding “My
child, I put before you that which
could help you recover the truth, the
ancient paths (Jeremiah 6:16) and
you couldn’t even check it out?”

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Is this how a child honors their
Father?
Ezekiel 22:26 The leaders of Israel
have hidden their eyes from My
Sabbaths, and I am profaned among
them.
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In the Beginning
First day: It was good
 Second day: It was good
 Third day: It was good
 Fourth day: It was good
 Fifth day: It was good
 Sixth day (living creatures): It was good
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In the Beginning


Genesis 1:31 And God saw everything
that he had made, and, behold, it was
very good…

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Next Actions
1. Rested on the 7th day and refreshed
Himself (Exodus 31:17)
 2. Blessed the 7th day
 3. Set apart the 7th day from all the other
days
 Note: While not self-evident on it’s face,
at this point, God cared about the role the
Sabbath played in His Plan.
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In the Beginning
1. Perfection (Deuteronomy 32:4)
 2. Very Good (Genesis 1:31)
 3. Could have gone on like this but…
 4. Adam sinned and sent the world into a
tailspin of destruction and imperfection
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Questions
1. Was God caught off guard, unprepared
for the impending disaster that would
destroy His perfection?
 2. If not, then God had a plan
(“slain from the foundation…”)
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ontinuing
MOVE FORWARD IN TIME

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Abrahamic Covenant


Cut a covenant with Abraham to establish
a nation that would receive His
instructions with the intention that in the
living out of them, they would become a
light to the rest of the world.
(Deuteronomy 4:6-8)

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Mosaic Covenant
Exodus 19:5 Now therefore, if ye will
obey My voice indeed, and keep My
covenant, then ye shall be a peculiar
treasure unto Me above all people: for all
the earth is Mine.
 Exodus 19:8 And all the people answered
together, and said, “All that hw"hy hath


spoken we will do.” And Moses returned
the words of the people unto hw"hy.

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Mosaic Covenant
Exodus 20 – The Ten Commandments
 Our focus is the fourth (except in Catholic
Bibles where it is the third)
 Exodus 20:8 Remember the Sabbath
day, to keep it set apart from the other
days.
 Once again, we see that God cares about
the Sabbath


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Establishing a Baseline
When is the Sabbath first mentioned?
 ANS:
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Establishing a Baseline
When is the Sabbath first mentioned?
 ANS: Genesis 2:2-3
 We have a very good creation that
included the seventh day, resting,
blessing, and the seventh day being set
apart from the other days of the week.


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Genesis 1:14 and
Definitions



Genesis 1:14 And God said, “Let there be
lights in the firmament of the heaven to
divide the day from the night; and let
them be for signs, and for seasons, and
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Genesis 1:14


Genesis 1:14 And God said, “Let there be
lights in the firmament of the heaven to
divide the day from the night; and let
them be for ttoa, and for dI[]Am , and

for days, and years.

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Genesis 1:14
 Ttoa (ot) (sign)

To signal something in some way…
 Examples of signs:
 The rainbow, circumcision, all the plagues
on Egypt, Joshua’s stones in the Jordan,
Isaiah 7:14, and…
 The Sabbath
(Exodus 31:13, 17; Ezekiel 20:12)


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Genesis 1:14
 dI[]Am (moed) (appointment)

To designate a time for a meeting
 Do you know what that means?
 God has a Day Timer
 He has appointments set when He wants
to meet with us
 We should find out when they are so we
can be present


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Genesis 1:14 Expanded


Genesis 1:14 And God said, “Let there be
lights in the firmament of the heaven to
divide the day from the night; and let
them be for signs, and to designate the
times for divine appointments…
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Continuing the Foundation
 War>q (qari) (proclaim)

It denotes primarily the enunciation of a
specific message.
 It is customarily addressed to a specific
recipient and is intended to elicit a
specific response.
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Continuing the Foundation



aer'q.m (miqra) ([dress] rehearsal)

Frequently translated as Convocation
and Assembly

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Review
 War>q (qari)

(proclaim)

 dI[]Am (moed) (appointment)


aer'q.m (miqra) (rehearsal, convocation)
assembly

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Leviticus 23:2-3


v2 Speak unto the children of Israel, and
say unto them, “Concerning the divinely
appointed times (sacred assemblings) of
hw"hy, which you shall proclaim to be holy

dress rehearsals, even these are My
divinely set appointments.”
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Leviticus 23:2-3
v3 Six days shall work be done: but the
seventh day is the Sabbath, a day for a
sacred assembly…
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 Hebrews 10:25 Not forsaking the
assembling of ourselves together, as
some have begun to do…
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

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Note


If our Heavenly Father did not establish
a particular “appointment” as a call to
worship, we might want to look into who
did.

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Establishing a Baseline
Reasons the Sabbath were given?
 Exodus 31
 v13,17 – sign between hw"hy, and Israel


v15 – rest
 v17 – refreshing
 Leviticus 23:3 Sacred assembling


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Establishing a Baseline
Who is the Sabbath for?
 A popular answer is “the Jews”
 The Sabbath was one of the 10
commandments given in Exodus 20 at
Mount Sinai. Can you make a case that
the only people who were at the foot of
mount Sinai when the 10 commandments
were given were the tribe of Judah?
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Who is the Sabbath for?
Mark 2:27 And he [Yeshua] said unto
them, “The Sabbath was made for
mankind ( a;nqrwpoj ), and not man for the
Sabbath.”
 Prophecies about the Gentiles
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Who is the Sabbath for?


Isaiah 56:2 Blessed is the man that
doeth this, and the son of man that
layeth hold on it; that keepeth the
Sabbath from polluting it…

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Who is the Sabbath for?


Isaiah 56:4 For thus saith hw"hy unto the

eunuchs that keep My Sabbaths, and
choose the things that please Me, and
take hold of My covenant…

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Who is the Sabbath for?


Isaiah 56:6 Also the sons of the stranger,
that join themselves to hw"hy, to serve
Him, and to love the name of hw"hy, to be
His servants, every one that keepeth the
Sabbath from polluting it, and taketh hold
of My covenant;

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Who is the Sabbath for?


Isaiah 58:13 If thou turn away thy foot
from the Sabbath, from doing thy
pleasure on My holy day; and call the
Sabbath a delight, the holy of hw"hy,

honourable; and shalt honour Him, not
doing thine own ways, nor finding thine
own pleasure, nor speaking thine own
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Who is the Sabbath for?


Isaiah 58:14 Then shalt thou delight
thyself in hw"hy; and I will cause thee to

ride upon the high places of the earth,
and feed thee with the heritage of
Jacob thy father: for the mouth of hw"hy
hath spoken it.

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Who is the Sabbath for?
Ephesians 2:11 Wherefore remember,
that you, being in time past Gentiles in
the flesh…
 v12 That at that time you were without
Messiah, separated [ avphllotriwme,noi ] from
the Commonwealth of Israel, and
excluded [ xe,noi ] from the covenants of
promise, having no hope, and without
God in the world:


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Who is the Sabbath for?
Ephesians 2:13 But now in Messiah
Yeshua you, who previously were far
away have been brought near by the
blood of Messiah.
 v14 For he is our peace, who has joined
both groups into one, destroying the
barrier of tradition that had separated
Jews and Gentiles.


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Who is the Sabbath for?


Ephesians 2:15 Having abolished in his
flesh the enmity, even the law of
commandments contained in man’s
traditions; that in himself he might make
the two into one new man, thus
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Who is the Sabbath for?


Ephesians 2:19 Now therefore, you are
no longer excluded from citizenship in
God’s Kingdom, but fellow citizens with
the saints, and of the household of God.
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Who is the Sabbath for?
Romans 11:17 And if some of the
branches be broken off, and thou, being
a wild olive tree, were grafted in among
them, and with them partakest of the
root and fatness of the olive tree;
 v18 Boast not against the branches…


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At the Time of Creation
Creation was perfect
 During creation, the Sabbath was
established as a sign and a Divinely
Appointed Time of rest and refreshing
 At creation, God cared about the role
the Sabbath would play for mankind.
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At the Time of Moses
At the time of Moses, the 10
commandments were given to all the
tribes of Israel (not just Judah) as well
as all those who chose to leave Egypt
and become part of Israel.
 Within the 10 commandments, one
states: “Remember the Sabbath day, to
keep it holy”.


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At the Time of Moses
Exodus states that when Yahweh's
Sabbath is observed by Israel, it is a
sign.
 God explained that the Sabbath is to
provide rest from 6 days of labor and a
refreshing.
 It is clear that at this time, God cared
about the role the Sabbath would play
for Israel.


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At the Time of the Prophets
During the time of the prophets, Isaiah
states that the Sabbath is for all and in
the keeping of it is great blessing.
 It is clear that at this time, God cared
about the role the Sabbath would play
for Israel and all those who chose to
became a part of Israel.


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At the Time of the First
Century

Yeshua said that the Sabbath was
made for mankind.
 Romans states that we Gentiles have
been grafted into Israel.
 Ephesians states that in the past, we
were Gentiles who were separated from
the Commonwealth of Israel, excluded
from the covenants of promise, having
no hope, and without God.


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At the Time of the First
Century

Yeshua's work has allowed us Gentiles
to become a part of Israel, no longer
excluded from citizenship in God's
kingdom, fellow citizens with the saints,
and the household of God.
 It is clear that at this time, God cared
about the role the Sabbath would play
for Israel.


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he Plan of God

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What is the Plan of God?
Acts 3:20 And He shall send Yeshua
the Messiah, which before was
preached unto you:
 Acts 3:21 Where in heaven he must
remain until the time to begin the
restoration of all things, which God hath
spoken by the mouth of all His holy
prophets since the world began.


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What is the Plan of God?
When does the restoration of all things
begin?
 When does Yeshua leave heaven to
establish his kingdom on Earth?


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What is the Plan of God?
During the Millennial Kingdom, what
role does the Sabbath play?
 Speaking of the priests it says, “And in
controversy they shall stand in
judgment; and they shall judge it
according to My judgments: and they
shall keep My Torah and My statutes in
all Mine assemblies; and they shall
hallow my Sabbaths. Ezekiel 44:24


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What is the Plan of God?
During the Millennial Kingdom, what
role does the Sabbath play?
 Likewise, the people of the land shall
worship at the door of this gate before
hw"hy in the Sabbaths and in the new


moons. Ezekiel 46:3
 It is clear that at this time, God cares
about the role the Sabbath will play for
all mankind.
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What is the Plan of God?
After the New Heavens and the New
Earth, what role does the Sabbath play?
 “For as the New Heavens and the New
Earth, which I will make, shall remain
before me, saith hw"hy, so shall your


seed and your name remain.”
Isaiah 66:22

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What is the Plan of God?
After the New Heavens and the New
Earth, what role does the Sabbath play?
 “And it shall come to pass, that from
one new moon to another, and from one
Sabbath to another, shall all flesh come
to worship before me, saith hw"hy…


Isaiah 66:23

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What is the Plan of God?
After the New Heavens and the New
Earth, what role does the Sabbath play?
 It is clear that at this time, God cares
about the role the Sabbath will play for
all mankind.
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The Restoration of All Things

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Malachi 3:6 For I am hw"hy,
I change not…

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The Time of the Gentiles
How long was the Sabbath to last?
 Exodus 31:16 Wherefore the children of
Israel shall keep the Sabbath, to observe
the Sabbath throughout their generations,
obeying the covenant on a continuous
basis.
 I have Good News and Bad News
 Romans 9:6, Galatians 6:16


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How long was the Sabbath
to last?

Acts 13:14 But when they departed from
Perga, they came to Antioch in Pisidia,
and went into the synagogue on the
Sabbath day, and sat down.
 v15 And after the reading of the law and
the prophets, the rulers of the
synagogue said unto them, “You men
and brethren, if ye have any word of
exhortation for the people, say on.”


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How long was the Sabbath
to last?

Acts 13:42 And when the Jews were
gone out of the synagogue, the Gentiles
asked that these words might be
preached to them the next Sabbath.
 v44 And the next Sabbath day came
almost the whole city together to hear
the word of God.


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How long was the Sabbath
to last?

Even with this evidence (and there is
much much more), some will say that at
the death of Yeshua, the Sabbath was
replaced with Sunday.
 Verses used to support that include
Colossians 2:16-17; Galatians 4:10;
Romans 10:4, 14:5-6; just to name a
few.


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What We Learned is that The Most
High cares about the Sabbath from
the time it was created until the
restoration is completed and beyond!

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1 Samuel 2:3 says “by Him actions
are weighed.”
Hosea 4:6a says “My people are
destroyed for lack of knowledge.”
Hosea 4:6b says “Since you have
forgotten the Torah of your God, I will
also forget your children.”
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Even a pagan understands that they
need to find out what their pagan deity
desires…
Why can’t we apply this same principle
and search the Scriptures for the truth,
and find the ancient paths.
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Matthew 7:21 “Many will say Lord,
Lord…”
He says “Depart from me, you who
disregard my Divine instructions.”
II Corinthians 13:5 Examine
yourselves. Determine if you are still
following the truth.
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Don’t get caught saying “But Lord, I
didn’t know” and Him responding “My
child, I put before you that which
could help you recover the truth, the
ancient paths (Jeremiah 6:16) and
you couldn’t even check it out?”

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Is this how a child honors their
Father?
Ezekiel 22:26 The leaders of Israel
have hidden their eyes from My
Sabbaths, and I am profaned among
them.
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he Sabbath in

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In the Beginning
First day: It was good
 Second day: It was good
 Third day: It was good
 Fourth day: It was good
 Fifth day: It was good
 Sixth day (living creatures): It was good
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In the Beginning
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Genesis 1:31 And God saw everything
that he had made, and, behold, it was
very good…

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Next Actions
1. Rested on the 7th day and refreshed
Himself (Exodus 31:17)
 2. Blessed the 7th day
 3. Set apart the 7th day from all the other
days
 Note: While not self-evident on it’s face,
at this point, God cared about the role the
Sabbath played in His Plan.
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In the Beginning
1. Perfection (Deuteronomy 32:4)
 2. Very Good (Genesis 1:31)
 3. Could have gone on like this but…
 4. Adam sinned and sent the world into a
tailspin of destruction and imperfection
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Questions
1. Was God caught off guard, unprepared
for the impending disaster that would
destroy His perfection?
 2. If not, then God had a plan
(“slain from the foundation…”)
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ontinuing
MOVE FORWARD IN TIME

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Abrahamic Covenant


Cut a covenant with Abraham to establish
a nation that would receive His
instructions with the intention that in the
living out of them, they would become a
light to the rest of the world.
(Deuteronomy 4:6-8)

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Mosaic Covenant
Exodus 19:5 Now therefore, if ye will
obey My voice indeed, and keep My
covenant, then ye shall be a peculiar
treasure unto Me above all people: for all
the earth is Mine.
 Exodus 19:8 And all the people answered
together, and said, “All that hw"hy hath


spoken we will do.” And Moses returned
the words of the people unto hw"hy.

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Mosaic Covenant
Exodus 20 – The Ten Commandments
 Our focus is the fourth (except in Catholic
Bibles where it is the third)
 Exodus 20:8 Remember the Sabbath
day, to keep it set apart from the other
days.
 Once again, we see that God cares about
the Sabbath


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Establishing a Baseline
When is the Sabbath first mentioned?
 ANS:
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Establishing a Baseline
When is the Sabbath first mentioned?
 ANS: Genesis 2:2-3
 We have a very good creation that
included the seventh day, resting,
blessing, and the seventh day being set
apart from the other days of the week.


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Genesis 1:14 and
Definitions



Genesis 1:14 And God said, “Let there be
lights in the firmament of the heaven to
divide the day from the night; and let
them be for signs, and for seasons, and
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Genesis 1:14


Genesis 1:14 And God said, “Let there be
lights in the firmament of the heaven to
divide the day from the night; and let
them be for ttoa, and for dI[]Am , and

for days, and years.

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Genesis 1:14
 Ttoa (ot) (sign)

To signal something in some way…
 Examples of signs:
 The rainbow, circumcision, all the plagues
on Egypt, Joshua’s stones in the Jordan,
Isaiah 7:14, and…
 The Sabbath
(Exodus 31:13, 17; Ezekiel 20:12)
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Genesis 1:14
 dI[]Am (moed) (appointment)

To designate a time for a meeting
 Do you know what that means?
 God has a Day Timer
 He has appointments set when He wants
to meet with us
 We should find out when they are so we
can be present


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Genesis 1:14 Expanded


Genesis 1:14 And God said, “Let there be
lights in the firmament of the heaven to
divide the day from the night; and let
them be for signs, and to designate the
times for divine appointments…
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Continuing the Foundation
 War>q (qari) (proclaim)

It denotes primarily the enunciation of a
specific message.
 It is customarily addressed to a specific
recipient and is intended to elicit a
specific response.
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Continuing the Foundation



aer'q.m (miqra) ([dress] rehearsal)

Frequently translated as Convocation
and Assembly

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Review
 War>q (qari)

(proclaim)

 dI[]Am (moed) (appointment)


aer'q.m (miqra) (rehearsal, convocation)
assembly

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Leviticus 23:2-3


v2 Speak unto the children of Israel, and
say unto them, “Concerning the divinely
appointed times (sacred assemblings) of
hw"hy, which you shall proclaim to be holy

dress rehearsals, even these are My
divinely set appointments.”
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Leviticus 23:2-3
v3 Six days shall work be done: but the
seventh day is the Sabbath, a day for a
sacred assembly…
[HODF Expanded]
 Hebrews 10:25 Not forsaking the
assembling of ourselves together, as
some have begun to do…
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Note


If our Heavenly Father did not establish
a particular “appointment” as a call to
worship, we might want to look into who
did.

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Establishing a Baseline
Reasons the Sabbath were given?
 Exodus 31
 v13,17 – sign between hw"hy, and Israel


v15 – rest
 v17 – refreshing
 Leviticus 23:3 Sacred assembling
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Establishing a Baseline
Who is the Sabbath for?
 A popular answer is “the Jews”
 The Sabbath was one of the 10
commandments given in Exodus 20 at
Mount Sinai. Can you make a case that
the only people who were at the foot of
mount Sinai when the 10 commandments
were given were the tribe of Judah?
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Who is the Sabbath for?
Mark 2:27 And he [Yeshua] said unto
them, “The Sabbath was made for
mankind ( a;nqrwpoj ), and not man for the
Sabbath.”
 Prophecies about the Gentiles
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Who is the Sabbath for?


Isaiah 56:2 Blessed is the man that
doeth this, and the son of man that
layeth hold on it; that keepeth the
Sabbath from polluting it…

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Who is the Sabbath for?


Isaiah 56:4 For thus saith hw"hy unto the

eunuchs that keep My Sabbaths, and
choose the things that please Me, and
take hold of My covenant…

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Who is the Sabbath for?


Isaiah 56:6 Also the sons of the stranger,
that join themselves to hw"hy, to serve
Him, and to love the name of hw"hy, to be
His servants, every one that keepeth the
Sabbath from polluting it, and taketh hold
of My covenant;

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Who is the Sabbath for?


Isaiah 58:13 If thou turn away thy foot
from the Sabbath, from doing thy
pleasure on My holy day; and call the
Sabbath a delight, the holy of hw"hy,

honourable; and shalt honour Him, not
doing thine own ways, nor finding thine
own pleasure, nor speaking thine own
words:

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Who is the Sabbath for?


Isaiah 58:14 Then shalt thou delight
thyself in hw"hy; and I will cause thee to

ride upon the high places of the earth,
and feed thee with the heritage of
Jacob thy father: for the mouth of hw"hy
hath spoken it.

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Who is the Sabbath for?
Ephesians 2:11 Wherefore remember,
that you, being in time past Gentiles in
the flesh…
 v12 That at that time you were without
Messiah, separated [ avphllotriwme,noi ] from
the Commonwealth of Israel, and
excluded [ xe,noi ] from the covenants of
promise, having no hope, and without
God in the world:


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Who is the Sabbath for?
Ephesians 2:13 But now in Messiah
Yeshua you, who previously were far
away have been brought near by the
blood of Messiah.
 v14 For he is our peace, who has joined
both groups into one, destroying the
barrier of tradition that had separated
Jews and Gentiles.


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Who is the Sabbath for?


Ephesians 2:15 Having abolished in his
flesh the enmity, even the law of
commandments contained in man’s
traditions; that in himself he might make
the two into one new man, thus
establishing peace.

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Who is the Sabbath for?


Ephesians 2:19 Now therefore, you are
no longer excluded from citizenship in
God’s Kingdom, but fellow citizens with
the saints, and of the household of God.
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Who is the Sabbath for?
Romans 11:17 And if some of the
branches be broken off, and thou, being
a wild olive tree, were grafted in among
them, and with them partakest of the
root and fatness of the olive tree;
 v18 Boast not against the branches…


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At the Time of Creation
Creation was perfect
 During creation, the Sabbath was
established as a sign and a Divinely
Appointed Time of rest and refreshing
 At creation, God cared about the role
the Sabbath would play for mankind.
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At the Time of Moses
At the time of Moses, the 10
commandments were given to all the
tribes of Israel (not just Judah) as well
as all those who chose to leave Egypt
and become part of Israel.
 Within the 10 commandments, one
states: “Remember the Sabbath day, to
keep it holy”.


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At the Time of Moses
Exodus states that when Yahweh's
Sabbath is observed by Israel, it is a
sign.
 God explained that the Sabbath is to
provide rest from 6 days of labor and a
refreshing.
 It is clear that at this time, God cared
about the role the Sabbath would play
for Israel.
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At the Time of the Prophets
During the time of the prophets, Isaiah
states that the Sabbath is for all and in
the keeping of it is great blessing.
 It is clear that at this time, God cared
about the role the Sabbath would play
for Israel and all those who chose to
became a part of Israel.


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At the Time of the First
Century

Yeshua said that the Sabbath was
made for mankind.
 Romans states that we Gentiles have
been grafted into Israel.
 Ephesians states that in the past, we
were Gentiles who were separated from
the Commonwealth of Israel, excluded
from the covenants of promise, having
no hope, and without God.


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At the Time of the First
Century

Yeshua's work has allowed us Gentiles
to become a part of Israel, no longer
excluded from citizenship in God's
kingdom, fellow citizens with the saints,
and the household of God.
 It is clear that at this time, God cared
about the role the Sabbath would play
for Israel.


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he Plan of God

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What is the Plan of God?
Acts 3:20 And He shall send Yeshua
the Messiah, which before was
preached unto you:
 Acts 3:21 Where in heaven he must
remain until the time to begin the
restoration of all things, which God hath
spoken by the mouth of all His holy
prophets since the world began.


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What is the Plan of God?
When does the restoration of all things
begin?
 When does Yeshua leave heaven to
establish his kingdom on Earth?
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What is the Plan of God?
During the Millennial Kingdom, what
role does the Sabbath play?
 Speaking of the priests it says, “And in
controversy they shall stand in
judgment; and they shall judge it
according to My judgments: and they
shall keep My Torah and My statutes in
all Mine assemblies; and they shall
hallow my Sabbaths. Ezekiel 44:24


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What is the Plan of God?
During the Millennial Kingdom, what
role does the Sabbath play?
 Likewise, the people of the land shall
worship at the door of this gate before
hw"hy in the Sabbaths and in the new


moons. Ezekiel 46:3
 It is clear that at this time, God cares
about the role the Sabbath will play for
all mankind.
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What is the Plan of God?
After the New Heavens and the New
Earth, what role does the Sabbath play?
 “For as the New Heavens and the New
Earth, which I will make, shall remain
before me, saith hw"hy, so shall your


seed and your name remain.”
Isaiah 66:22

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What is the Plan of God?
After the New Heavens and the New
Earth, what role does the Sabbath play?
 “And it shall come to pass, that from
one new moon to another, and from one
Sabbath to another, shall all flesh come
to worship before me, saith hw"hy…


Isaiah 66:23

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What is the Plan of God?
After the New Heavens and the New
Earth, what role does the Sabbath play?
 It is clear that at this time, God cares
about the role the Sabbath will play for
all mankind.
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The Restoration of All Things

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Malachi 3:6 For I am hw"hy,
I change not…

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The Time of the Gentiles
How long was the Sabbath to last?
 Exodus 31:16 Wherefore the children of
Israel shall keep the Sabbath, to observe
the Sabbath throughout their generations,
obeying the covenant on a continuous
basis.
 I have Good News and Bad News
 Romans 9:6, Galatians 6:16
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How long was the Sabbath
to last?

Acts 13:14 But when they departed from
Perga, they came to Antioch in Pisidia,
and went into the synagogue on the
Sabbath day, and sat down.
 v15 And after the reading of the law and
the prophets, the rulers of the
synagogue said unto them, “You men
and brethren, if ye have any word of
exhortation for the people, say on.”


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How long was the Sabbath
to last?

Acts 13:42 And when the Jews were
gone out of the synagogue, the Gentiles
asked that these words might be
preached to them the next Sabbath.
 v44 And the next Sabbath day came
almost the whole city together to hear
the word of God.


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How long was the Sabbath
to last?

Even with this evidence (and there is
much much more), some will say that at
the death of Yeshua, the Sabbath was
replaced with Sunday.
 Verses used to support that include
Colossians 2:16-17; Galatians 4:10;
Romans 10:4, 14:5-6; just to name a
few.
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What We Learned is that The Most
High cares about the Sabbath from
the time it was created until the
restoration is completed and beyond!

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1 Samuel 2:3 says “by Him actions
are weighed.”
Hosea 4:6a says “My people are
destroyed for lack of knowledge.”
Hosea 4:6b says “Since you have
forgotten the Torah of your God, I will
also forget your children.”
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Even a pagan understands that they
need to find out what their pagan deity
desires…
Why can’t we apply this same principle
and search the Scriptures for the truth,
and find the ancient paths.
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Matthew 7:21 “Many will say Lord,
Lord…”
He says “Depart from me, you who
disregard my Divine instructions.”
II Corinthians 13:5 Examine
yourselves. Determine if you are still
following the truth.
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Don’t get caught saying “But Lord, I
didn’t know” and Him responding “My
child, I put before you that which
could help you recover the truth, the
ancient paths (Jeremiah 6:16) and
you couldn’t even check it out?”

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Is this how a child honors their
Father?
Ezekiel 22:26 The leaders of Israel
have hidden their eyes from My
Sabbaths, and I am profaned among
them.
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September
2011
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he Sabbath in

The Plan of God

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In the Beginning
First day: It was good
 Second day: It was good
 Third day: It was good
 Fourth day: It was good
 Fifth day: It was good
 Sixth day (living creatures): It was good
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In the Beginning


Genesis 1:31 And God saw everything
that he had made, and, behold, it was
very good…

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Next Actions
1. Rested on the 7th day and refreshed
Himself (Exodus 31:17)
 2. Blessed the 7th day
 3. Set apart the 7th day from all the other
days
 Note: While not self-evident on it’s face,
at this point, God cared about the role the
Sabbath played in His Plan.


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In the Beginning
1. Perfection (Deuteronomy 32:4)
 2. Very Good (Genesis 1:31)
 3. Could have gone on like this but…
 4. Adam sinned and sent the world into a
tailspin of destruction and imperfection


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Questions
1. Was God caught off guard, unprepared
for the impending disaster that would
destroy His perfection?
 2. If not, then God had a plan
(“slain from the foundation…”)


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ontinuing
MOVE FORWARD IN TIME

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Abrahamic Covenant


Cut a covenant with Abraham to establish
a nation that would receive His
instructions with the intention that in the
living out of them, they would become a
light to the rest of the world.
(Deuteronomy 4:6-8)

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Mosaic Covenant
Exodus 19:5 Now therefore, if ye will
obey My voice indeed, and keep My
covenant, then ye shall be a peculiar
treasure unto Me above all people: for all
the earth is Mine.
 Exodus 19:8 And all the people answered
together, and said, “All that hw"hy hath


spoken we will do.” And Moses returned
the words of the people unto hw"hy.

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Mosaic Covenant
Exodus 20 – The Ten Commandments
 Our focus is the fourth (except in Catholic
Bibles where it is the third)
 Exodus 20:8 Remember the Sabbath
day, to keep it set apart from the other
days.
 Once again, we see that God cares about
the Sabbath


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Establishing a Baseline
When is the Sabbath first mentioned?
 ANS:
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Establishing a Baseline
When is the Sabbath first mentioned?
 ANS: Genesis 2:2-3
 We have a very good creation that
included the seventh day, resting,
blessing, and the seventh day being set
apart from the other days of the week.


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Genesis 1:14 and
Definitions



Genesis 1:14 And God said, “Let there be
lights in the firmament of the heaven to
divide the day from the night; and let
them be for signs, and for seasons, and
for days, and years.

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Genesis 1:14


Genesis 1:14 And God said, “Let there be
lights in the firmament of the heaven to
divide the day from the night; and let
them be for ttoa, and for dI[]Am , and

for days, and years.

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Genesis 1:14
 Ttoa (ot) (sign)

To signal something in some way…
 Examples of signs:
 The rainbow, circumcision, all the plagues
on Egypt, Joshua’s stones in the Jordan,
Isaiah 7:14, and…
 The Sabbath
(Exodus 31:13, 17; Ezekiel 20:12)


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Genesis 1:14
 dI[]Am (moed) (appointment)

To designate a time for a meeting
 Do you know what that means?
 God has a Day Timer
 He has appointments set when He wants
to meet with us
 We should find out when they are so we
can be present


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Genesis 1:14 Expanded


Genesis 1:14 And God said, “Let there be
lights in the firmament of the heaven to
divide the day from the night; and let
them be for signs, and to designate the
times for divine appointments…
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Continuing the Foundation
 War>q (qari) (proclaim)

It denotes primarily the enunciation of a
specific message.
 It is customarily addressed to a specific
recipient and is intended to elicit a
specific response.
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Continuing the Foundation

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aer'q.m (miqra) ([dress] rehearsal)

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and Assembly

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Review
 War>q (qari)

(proclaim)

 dI[]Am (moed) (appointment)


aer'q.m (miqra) (rehearsal, convocation)
assembly

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Leviticus 23:2-3


v2 Speak unto the children of Israel, and
say unto them, “Concerning the divinely
appointed times (sacred assemblings) of
hw"hy, which you shall proclaim to be holy

dress rehearsals, even these are My
divinely set appointments.”
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Leviticus 23:2-3
v3 Six days shall work be done: but the
seventh day is the Sabbath, a day for a
sacred assembly…
[HODF Expanded]
 Hebrews 10:25 Not forsaking the
assembling of ourselves together, as
some have begun to do…
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Note


If our Heavenly Father did not establish
a particular “appointment” as a call to
worship, we might want to look into who
did.

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Establishing a Baseline
Reasons the Sabbath were given?
 Exodus 31
 v13,17 – sign between hw"hy, and Israel


v15 – rest
 v17 – refreshing
 Leviticus 23:3 Sacred assembling
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Establishing a Baseline
Who is the Sabbath for?
 A popular answer is “the Jews”
 The Sabbath was one of the 10
commandments given in Exodus 20 at
Mount Sinai. Can you make a case that
the only people who were at the foot of
mount Sinai when the 10 commandments
were given were the tribe of Judah?
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Who is the Sabbath for?
Mark 2:27 And he [Yeshua] said unto
them, “The Sabbath was made for
mankind ( a;nqrwpoj ), and not man for the
Sabbath.”
 Prophecies about the Gentiles
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Who is the Sabbath for?


Isaiah 56:2 Blessed is the man that
doeth this, and the son of man that
layeth hold on it; that keepeth the
Sabbath from polluting it…

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Who is the Sabbath for?


Isaiah 56:4 For thus saith hw"hy unto the

eunuchs that keep My Sabbaths, and
choose the things that please Me, and
take hold of My covenant…

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Who is the Sabbath for?


Isaiah 56:6 Also the sons of the stranger,
that join themselves to hw"hy, to serve
Him, and to love the name of hw"hy, to be
His servants, every one that keepeth the
Sabbath from polluting it, and taketh hold
of My covenant;

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Who is the Sabbath for?


Isaiah 58:13 If thou turn away thy foot
from the Sabbath, from doing thy
pleasure on My holy day; and call the
Sabbath a delight, the holy of hw"hy,

honourable; and shalt honour Him, not
doing thine own ways, nor finding thine
own pleasure, nor speaking thine own
words:

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Who is the Sabbath for?


Isaiah 58:14 Then shalt thou delight
thyself in hw"hy; and I will cause thee to

ride upon the high places of the earth,
and feed thee with the heritage of
Jacob thy father: for the mouth of hw"hy
hath spoken it.

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Who is the Sabbath for?
Ephesians 2:11 Wherefore remember,
that you, being in time past Gentiles in
the flesh…
 v12 That at that time you were without
Messiah, separated [ avphllotriwme,noi ] from
the Commonwealth of Israel, and
excluded [ xe,noi ] from the covenants of
promise, having no hope, and without
God in the world:


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Who is the Sabbath for?
Ephesians 2:13 But now in Messiah
Yeshua you, who previously were far
away have been brought near by the
blood of Messiah.
 v14 For he is our peace, who has joined
both groups into one, destroying the
barrier of tradition that had separated
Jews and Gentiles.


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Who is the Sabbath for?


Ephesians 2:15 Having abolished in his
flesh the enmity, even the law of
commandments contained in man’s
traditions; that in himself he might make
the two into one new man, thus
establishing peace.

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Who is the Sabbath for?


Ephesians 2:19 Now therefore, you are
no longer excluded from citizenship in
God’s Kingdom, but fellow citizens with
the saints, and of the household of God.
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Who is the Sabbath for?
Romans 11:17 And if some of the
branches be broken off, and thou, being
a wild olive tree, were grafted in among
them, and with them partakest of the
root and fatness of the olive tree;
 v18 Boast not against the branches…


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At the Time of Creation
Creation was perfect
 During creation, the Sabbath was
established as a sign and a Divinely
Appointed Time of rest and refreshing
 At creation, God cared about the role
the Sabbath would play for mankind.
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At the Time of Moses
At the time of Moses, the 10
commandments were given to all the
tribes of Israel (not just Judah) as well
as all those who chose to leave Egypt
and become part of Israel.
 Within the 10 commandments, one
states: “Remember the Sabbath day, to
keep it holy”.


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At the Time of Moses
Exodus states that when Yahweh's
Sabbath is observed by Israel, it is a
sign.
 God explained that the Sabbath is to
provide rest from 6 days of labor and a
refreshing.
 It is clear that at this time, God cared
about the role the Sabbath would play
for Israel.
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At the Time of the Prophets
During the time of the prophets, Isaiah
states that the Sabbath is for all and in
the keeping of it is great blessing.
 It is clear that at this time, God cared
about the role the Sabbath would play
for Israel and all those who chose to
became a part of Israel.


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At the Time of the First
Century

Yeshua said that the Sabbath was
made for mankind.
 Romans states that we Gentiles have
been grafted into Israel.
 Ephesians states that in the past, we
were Gentiles who were separated from
the Commonwealth of Israel, excluded
from the covenants of promise, having
no hope, and without God.


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At the Time of the First
Century

Yeshua's work has allowed us Gentiles
to become a part of Israel, no longer
excluded from citizenship in God's
kingdom, fellow citizens with the saints,
and the household of God.
 It is clear that at this time, God cared
about the role the Sabbath would play
for Israel.


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he Plan of God

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What is the Plan of God?
Acts 3:20 And He shall send Yeshua
the Messiah, which before was
preached unto you:
 Acts 3:21 Where in heaven he must
remain until the time to begin the
restoration of all things, which God hath
spoken by the mouth of all His holy
prophets since the world began.


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What is the Plan of God?
When does the restoration of all things
begin?
 When does Yeshua leave heaven to
establish his kingdom on Earth?


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What is the Plan of God?
During the Millennial Kingdom, what
role does the Sabbath play?
 Speaking of the priests it says, “And in
controversy they shall stand in
judgment; and they shall judge it
according to My judgments: and they
shall keep My Torah and My statutes in
all Mine assemblies; and they shall
hallow my Sabbaths. Ezekiel 44:24


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What is the Plan of God?
During the Millennial Kingdom, what
role does the Sabbath play?
 Likewise, the people of the land shall
worship at the door of this gate before
hw"hy in the Sabbaths and in the new


moons. Ezekiel 46:3
 It is clear that at this time, God cares
about the role the Sabbath will play for
all mankind.
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What is the Plan of God?
After the New Heavens and the New
Earth, what role does the Sabbath play?
 “For as the New Heavens and the New
Earth, which I will make, shall remain
before me, saith hw"hy, so shall your


seed and your name remain.”
Isaiah 66:22

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What is the Plan of God?
After the New Heavens and the New
Earth, what role does the Sabbath play?
 “And it shall come to pass, that from
one new moon to another, and from one
Sabbath to another, shall all flesh come
to worship before me, saith hw"hy…


Isaiah 66:23

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What is the Plan of God?
After the New Heavens and the New
Earth, what role does the Sabbath play?
 It is clear that at this time, God cares
about the role the Sabbath will play for
all mankind.
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The Restoration of All Things

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Malachi 3:6 For I am hw"hy,
I change not…

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The Time of the Gentiles
How long was the Sabbath to last?
 Exodus 31:16 Wherefore the children of
Israel shall keep the Sabbath, to observe
the Sabbath throughout their generations,
obeying the covenant on a continuous
basis.
 I have Good News and Bad News
 Romans 9:6, Galatians 6:16
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How long was the Sabbath
to last?

Acts 13:14 But when they departed from
Perga, they came to Antioch in Pisidia,
and went into the synagogue on the
Sabbath day, and sat down.
 v15 And after the reading of the law and
the prophets, the rulers of the
synagogue said unto them, “You men
and brethren, if ye have any word of
exhortation for the people, say on.”


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How long was the Sabbath
to last?

Acts 13:42 And when the Jews were
gone out of the synagogue, the Gentiles
asked that these words might be
preached to them the next Sabbath.
 v44 And the next Sabbath day came
almost the whole city together to hear
the word of God.


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How long was the Sabbath
to last?

Even with this evidence (and there is
much much more), some will say that at
the death of Yeshua, the Sabbath was
replaced with Sunday.
 Verses used to support that include
Colossians 2:16-17; Galatians 4:10;
Romans 10:4, 14:5-6; just to name a
few.
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What We Learned is that The Most
High cares about the Sabbath from
the time it was created until the
restoration is completed and beyond!

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1 Samuel 2:3 says “by Him actions
are weighed.”
Hosea 4:6a says “My people are
destroyed for lack of knowledge.”
Hosea 4:6b says “Since you have
forgotten the Torah of your God, I will
also forget your children.”
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Even a pagan understands that they
need to find out what their pagan deity
desires…
Why can’t we apply this same principle
and search the Scriptures for the truth,
and find the ancient paths.
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Matthew 7:21 “Many will say Lord,
Lord…”
He says “Depart from me, you who
disregard my Divine instructions.”
II Corinthians 13:5 Examine
yourselves. Determine if you are still
following the truth.
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Don’t get caught saying “But Lord, I
didn’t know” and Him responding “My
child, I put before you that which
could help you recover the truth, the
ancient paths (Jeremiah 6:16) and
you couldn’t even check it out?”

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Is this how a child honors their
Father?
Ezekiel 22:26 The leaders of Israel
have hidden their eyes from My
Sabbaths, and I am profaned among
them.
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September
2011
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he Sabbath in

The Plan of God

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In the Beginning
First day: It was good
 Second day: It was good
 Third day: It was good
 Fourth day: It was good
 Fifth day: It was good
 Sixth day (living creatures): It was good
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In the Beginning


Genesis 1:31 And God saw everything
that he had made, and, behold, it was
very good…

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Next Actions
1. Rested on the 7th day and refreshed
Himself (Exodus 31:17)
 2. Blessed the 7th day
 3. Set apart the 7th day from all the other
days
 Note: While not self-evident on it’s face,
at this point, God cared about the role the
Sabbath played in His Plan.
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In the Beginning
1. Perfection (Deuteronomy 32:4)
 2. Very Good (Genesis 1:31)
 3. Could have gone on like this but…
 4. Adam sinned and sent the world into a
tailspin of destruction and imperfection
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Questions
1. Was God caught off guard, unprepared
for the impending disaster that would
destroy His perfection?
 2. If not, then God had a plan
(“slain from the foundation…”)
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ontinuing
MOVE FORWARD IN TIME

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Abrahamic Covenant


Cut a covenant with Abraham to establish
a nation that would receive His
instructions with the intention that in the
living out of them, they would become a
light to the rest of the world.
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Mosaic Covenant
Exodus 19:5 Now therefore, if ye will
obey My voice indeed, and keep My
covenant, then ye shall be a peculiar
treasure unto Me above all people: for all
the earth is Mine.
 Exodus 19:8 And all the people answered
together, and said, “All that hw"hy hath


spoken we will do.” And Moses returned
the words of the people unto hw"hy.

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Mosaic Covenant
Exodus 20 – The Ten Commandments
 Our focus is the fourth (except in Catholic
Bibles where it is the third)
 Exodus 20:8 Remember the Sabbath
day, to keep it set apart from the other
days.
 Once again, we see that God cares about
the Sabbath
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Establishing a Baseline
When is the Sabbath first mentioned?
 ANS:
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Establishing a Baseline
When is the Sabbath first mentioned?
 ANS: Genesis 2:2-3
 We have a very good creation that
included the seventh day, resting,
blessing, and the seventh day being set
apart from the other days of the week.
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Genesis 1:14 and
Definitions



Genesis 1:14 And God said, “Let there be
lights in the firmament of the heaven to
divide the day from the night; and let
them be for signs, and for seasons, and
for days, and years.

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Genesis 1:14


Genesis 1:14 And God said, “Let there be
lights in the firmament of the heaven to
divide the day from the night; and let
them be for ttoa, and for dI[]Am , and

for days, and years.

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Genesis 1:14
 Ttoa (ot) (sign)

To signal something in some way…
 Examples of signs:
 The rainbow, circumcision, all the plagues
on Egypt, Joshua’s stones in the Jordan,
Isaiah 7:14, and…
 The Sabbath
(Exodus 31:13, 17; Ezekiel 20:12)
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Genesis 1:14
 dI[]Am (moed) (appointment)

To designate a time for a meeting
 Do you know what that means?
 God has a Day Timer
 He has appointments set when He wants
to meet with us
 We should find out when they are so we
can be present
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Genesis 1:14 Expanded


Genesis 1:14 And God said, “Let there be
lights in the firmament of the heaven to
divide the day from the night; and let
them be for signs, and to designate the
times for divine appointments…
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Continuing the Foundation
 War>q (qari) (proclaim)

It denotes primarily the enunciation of a
specific message.
 It is customarily addressed to a specific
recipient and is intended to elicit a
specific response.
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Continuing the Foundation



aer'q.m (miqra) ([dress] rehearsal)

Frequently translated as Convocation
and Assembly

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Review
 War>q (qari)

(proclaim)

 dI[]Am (moed) (appointment)


aer'q.m (miqra) (rehearsal, convocation)
assembly

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Leviticus 23:2-3


v2 Speak unto the children of Israel, and
say unto them, “Concerning the divinely
appointed times (sacred assemblings) of
hw"hy, which you shall proclaim to be holy

dress rehearsals, even these are My
divinely set appointments.”
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Leviticus 23:2-3
v3 Six days shall work be done: but the
seventh day is the Sabbath, a day for a
sacred assembly…
[HODF Expanded]
 Hebrews 10:25 Not forsaking the
assembling of ourselves together, as
some have begun to do…
[HODF Expanded]


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Note


If our Heavenly Father did not establish
a particular “appointment” as a call to
worship, we might want to look into who
did.

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Establishing a Baseline
Reasons the Sabbath were given?
 Exodus 31
 v13,17 – sign between hw"hy, and Israel


v15 – rest
 v17 – refreshing
 Leviticus 23:3 Sacred assembling
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Establishing a Baseline
Who is the Sabbath for?
 A popular answer is “the Jews”
 The Sabbath was one of the 10
commandments given in Exodus 20 at
Mount Sinai. Can you make a case that
the only people who were at the foot of
mount Sinai when the 10 commandments
were given were the tribe of Judah?
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Who is the Sabbath for?
Mark 2:27 And he [Yeshua] said unto
them, “The Sabbath was made for
mankind ( a;nqrwpoj ), and not man for the
Sabbath.”
 Prophecies about the Gentiles
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Who is the Sabbath for?


Isaiah 56:2 Blessed is the man that
doeth this, and the son of man that
layeth hold on it; that keepeth the
Sabbath from polluting it…

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Who is the Sabbath for?


Isaiah 56:4 For thus saith hw"hy unto the

eunuchs that keep My Sabbaths, and
choose the things that please Me, and
take hold of My covenant…

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Who is the Sabbath for?


Isaiah 56:6 Also the sons of the stranger,
that join themselves to hw"hy, to serve
Him, and to love the name of hw"hy, to be
His servants, every one that keepeth the
Sabbath from polluting it, and taketh hold
of My covenant;

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Who is the Sabbath for?


Isaiah 58:13 If thou turn away thy foot
from the Sabbath, from doing thy
pleasure on My holy day; and call the
Sabbath a delight, the holy of hw"hy,

honourable; and shalt honour Him, not
doing thine own ways, nor finding thine
own pleasure, nor speaking thine own
words:

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Who is the Sabbath for?


Isaiah 58:14 Then shalt thou delight
thyself in hw"hy; and I will cause thee to

ride upon the high places of the earth,
and feed thee with the heritage of
Jacob thy father: for the mouth of hw"hy
hath spoken it.

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Who is the Sabbath for?
Ephesians 2:11 Wherefore remember,
that you, being in time past Gentiles in
the flesh…
 v12 That at that time you were without
Messiah, separated [ avphllotriwme,noi ] from
the Commonwealth of Israel, and
excluded [ xe,noi ] from the covenants of
promise, having no hope, and without
God in the world:


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Who is the Sabbath for?
Ephesians 2:13 But now in Messiah
Yeshua you, who previously were far
away have been brought near by the
blood of Messiah.
 v14 For he is our peace, who has joined
both groups into one, destroying the
barrier of tradition that had separated
Jews and Gentiles.


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Who is the Sabbath for?


Ephesians 2:15 Having abolished in his
flesh the enmity, even the law of
commandments contained in man’s
traditions; that in himself he might make
the two into one new man, thus
establishing peace.

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Who is the Sabbath for?


Ephesians 2:19 Now therefore, you are
no longer excluded from citizenship in
God’s Kingdom, but fellow citizens with
the saints, and of the household of God.
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Who is the Sabbath for?
Romans 11:17 And if some of the
branches be broken off, and thou, being
a wild olive tree, were grafted in among
them, and with them partakest of the
root and fatness of the olive tree;
 v18 Boast not against the branches…


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At the Time of Creation
Creation was perfect
 During creation, the Sabbath was
established as a sign and a Divinely
Appointed Time of rest and refreshing
 At creation, God cared about the role
the Sabbath would play for mankind.
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At the Time of Moses
At the time of Moses, the 10
commandments were given to all the
tribes of Israel (not just Judah) as well
as all those who chose to leave Egypt
and become part of Israel.
 Within the 10 commandments, one
states: “Remember the Sabbath day, to
keep it holy”.


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At the Time of Moses
Exodus states that when Yahweh's
Sabbath is observed by Israel, it is a
sign.
 God explained that the Sabbath is to
provide rest from 6 days of labor and a
refreshing.
 It is clear that at this time, God cared
about the role the Sabbath would play
for Israel.


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At the Time of the Prophets
During the time of the prophets, Isaiah
states that the Sabbath is for all and in
the keeping of it is great blessing.
 It is clear that at this time, God cared
about the role the Sabbath would play
for Israel and all those who chose to
became a part of Israel.


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At the Time of the First
Century

Yeshua said that the Sabbath was
made for mankind.
 Romans states that we Gentiles have
been grafted into Israel.
 Ephesians states that in the past, we
were Gentiles who were separated from
the Commonwealth of Israel, excluded
from the covenants of promise, having
no hope, and without God.


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At the Time of the First
Century

Yeshua's work has allowed us Gentiles
to become a part of Israel, no longer
excluded from citizenship in God's
kingdom, fellow citizens with the saints,
and the household of God.
 It is clear that at this time, God cared
about the role the Sabbath would play
for Israel.


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he Plan of God

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What is the Plan of God?
Acts 3:20 And He shall send Yeshua
the Messiah, which before was
preached unto you:
 Acts 3:21 Where in heaven he must
remain until the time to begin the
restoration of all things, which God hath
spoken by the mouth of all His holy
prophets since the world began.


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What is the Plan of God?
When does the restoration of all things
begin?
 When does Yeshua leave heaven to
establish his kingdom on Earth?


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What is the Plan of God?
During the Millennial Kingdom, what
role does the Sabbath play?
 Speaking of the priests it says, “And in
controversy they shall stand in
judgment; and they shall judge it
according to My judgments: and they
shall keep My Torah and My statutes in
all Mine assemblies; and they shall
hallow my Sabbaths. Ezekiel 44:24


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What is the Plan of God?
During the Millennial Kingdom, what
role does the Sabbath play?
 Likewise, the people of the land shall
worship at the door of this gate before
hw"hy in the Sabbaths and in the new


moons. Ezekiel 46:3
 It is clear that at this time, God cares
about the role the Sabbath will play for
all mankind.
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What is the Plan of God?
After the New Heavens and the New
Earth, what role does the Sabbath play?
 “For as the New Heavens and the New
Earth, which I will make, shall remain
before me, saith hw"hy, so shall your


seed and your name remain.”
Isaiah 66:22

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What is the Plan of God?
After the New Heavens and the New
Earth, what role does the Sabbath play?
 “And it shall come to pass, that from
one new moon to another, and from one
Sabbath to another, shall all flesh come
to worship before me, saith hw"hy…


Isaiah 66:23

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What is the Plan of God?
After the New Heavens and the New
Earth, what role does the Sabbath play?
 It is clear that at this time, God cares
about the role the Sabbath will play for
all mankind.
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The Restoration of All Things

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Malachi 3:6 For I am hw"hy,
I change not…

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The Time of the Gentiles
How long was the Sabbath to last?
 Exodus 31:16 Wherefore the children of
Israel shall keep the Sabbath, to observe
the Sabbath throughout their generations,
obeying the covenant on a continuous
basis.
 I have Good News and Bad News
 Romans 9:6, Galatians 6:16
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How long was the Sabbath
to last?

Acts 13:14 But when they departed from
Perga, they came to Antioch in Pisidia,
and went into the synagogue on the
Sabbath day, and sat down.
 v15 And after the reading of the law and
the prophets, the rulers of the
synagogue said unto them, “You men
and brethren, if ye have any word of
exhortation for the people, say on.”


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How long was the Sabbath
to last?

Acts 13:42 And when the Jews were
gone out of the synagogue, the Gentiles
asked that these words might be
preached to them the next Sabbath.
 v44 And the next Sabbath day came
almost the whole city together to hear
the word of God.


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How long was the Sabbath
to last?

Even with this evidence (and there is
much much more), some will say that at
the death of Yeshua, the Sabbath was
replaced with Sunday.
 Verses used to support that include
Colossians 2:16-17; Galatians 4:10;
Romans 10:4, 14:5-6; just to name a
few.
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What We Learned is that The Most
High cares about the Sabbath from
the time it was created until the
restoration is completed and beyond!

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1 Samuel 2:3 says “by Him actions
are weighed.”
Hosea 4:6a says “My people are
destroyed for lack of knowledge.”
Hosea 4:6b says “Since you have
forgotten the Torah of your God, I will
also forget your children.”
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Even a pagan understands that they
need to find out what their pagan deity
desires…
Why can’t we apply this same principle
and search the Scriptures for the truth,
and find the ancient paths.
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Matthew 7:21 “Many will say Lord,
Lord…”
He says “Depart from me, you who
disregard my Divine instructions.”
II Corinthians 13:5 Examine
yourselves. Determine if you are still
following the truth.
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Don’t get caught saying “But Lord, I
didn’t know” and Him responding “My
child, I put before you that which
could help you recover the truth, the
ancient paths (Jeremiah 6:16) and
you couldn’t even check it out?”

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Is this how a child honors their
Father?
Ezekiel 22:26 The leaders of Israel
have hidden their eyes from My
Sabbaths, and I am profaned among
them.
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September
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he Sabbath in

The Plan of God

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In the Beginning
First day: It was good
 Second day: It was good
 Third day: It was good
 Fourth day: It was good
 Fifth day: It was good
 Sixth day (living creatures): It was good
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In the Beginning


Genesis 1:31 And God saw everything
that he had made, and, behold, it was
very good…

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Next Actions
1. Rested on the 7th day and refreshed
Himself (Exodus 31:17)
 2. Blessed the 7th day
 3. Set apart the 7th day from all the other
days
 Note: While not self-evident on it’s face,
at this point, God cared about the role the
Sabbath played in His Plan.
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In the Beginning
1. Perfection (Deuteronomy 32:4)
 2. Very Good (Genesis 1:31)
 3. Could have gone on like this but…
 4. Adam sinned and sent the world into a
tailspin of destruction and imperfection
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Questions
1. Was God caught off guard, unprepared
for the impending disaster that would
destroy His perfection?
 2. If not, then God had a plan
(“slain from the foundation…”)
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ontinuing
MOVE FORWARD IN TIME

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Abrahamic Covenant


Cut a covenant with Abraham to establish
a nation that would receive His
instructions with the intention that in the
living out of them, they would become a
light to the rest of the world.
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Mosaic Covenant
Exodus 19:5 Now therefore, if ye will
obey My voice indeed, and keep My
covenant, then ye shall be a peculiar
treasure unto Me above all people: for all
the earth is Mine.
 Exodus 19:8 And all the people answered
together, and said, “All that hw"hy hath


spoken we will do.” And Moses returned
the words of the people unto hw"hy.

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Mosaic Covenant
Exodus 20 – The Ten Commandments
 Our focus is the fourth (except in Catholic
Bibles where it is the third)
 Exodus 20:8 Remember the Sabbath
day, to keep it set apart from the other
days.
 Once again, we see that God cares about
the Sabbath
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Establishing a Baseline
When is the Sabbath first mentioned?
 ANS:
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Establishing a Baseline
When is the Sabbath first mentioned?
 ANS: Genesis 2:2-3
 We have a very good creation that
included the seventh day, resting,
blessing, and the seventh day being set
apart from the other days of the week.
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Genesis 1:14 and
Definitions



Genesis 1:14 And God said, “Let there be
lights in the firmament of the heaven to
divide the day from the night; and let
them be for signs, and for seasons, and
for days, and years.

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Genesis 1:14


Genesis 1:14 And God said, “Let there be
lights in the firmament of the heaven to
divide the day from the night; and let
them be for ttoa, and for dI[]Am , and

for days, and years.

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Genesis 1:14
 Ttoa (ot) (sign)

To signal something in some way…
 Examples of signs:
 The rainbow, circumcision, all the plagues
on Egypt, Joshua’s stones in the Jordan,
Isaiah 7:14, and…
 The Sabbath
(Exodus 31:13, 17; Ezekiel 20:12)
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Genesis 1:14
 dI[]Am (moed) (appointment)

To designate a time for a meeting
 Do you know what that means?
 God has a Day Timer
 He has appointments set when He wants
to meet with us
 We should find out when they are so we
can be present


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Genesis 1:14 Expanded


Genesis 1:14 And God said, “Let there be
lights in the firmament of the heaven to
divide the day from the night; and let
them be for signs, and to designate the
times for divine appointments…
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Continuing the Foundation
 War>q (qari) (proclaim)

It denotes primarily the enunciation of a
specific message.
 It is customarily addressed to a specific
recipient and is intended to elicit a
specific response.
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Continuing the Foundation



aer'q.m (miqra) ([dress] rehearsal)

Frequently translated as Convocation
and Assembly

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Review
 War>q (qari)

(proclaim)

 dI[]Am (moed) (appointment)


aer'q.m (miqra) (rehearsal, convocation)
assembly

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Leviticus 23:2-3


v2 Speak unto the children of Israel, and
say unto them, “Concerning the divinely
appointed times (sacred assemblings) of
hw"hy, which you shall proclaim to be holy

dress rehearsals, even these are My
divinely set appointments.”
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Leviticus 23:2-3
v3 Six days shall work be done: but the
seventh day is the Sabbath, a day for a
sacred assembly…
[HODF Expanded]
 Hebrews 10:25 Not forsaking the
assembling of ourselves together, as
some have begun to do…
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

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Note


If our Heavenly Father did not establish
a particular “appointment” as a call to
worship, we might want to look into who
did.

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Establishing a Baseline
Reasons the Sabbath were given?
 Exodus 31
 v13,17 – sign between hw"hy, and Israel


v15 – rest
 v17 – refreshing
 Leviticus 23:3 Sacred assembling
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Establishing a Baseline
Who is the Sabbath for?
 A popular answer is “the Jews”
 The Sabbath was one of the 10
commandments given in Exodus 20 at
Mount Sinai. Can you make a case that
the only people who were at the foot of
mount Sinai when the 10 commandments
were given were the tribe of Judah?
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Who is the Sabbath for?
Mark 2:27 And he [Yeshua] said unto
them, “The Sabbath was made for
mankind ( a;nqrwpoj ), and not man for the
Sabbath.”
 Prophecies about the Gentiles
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Who is the Sabbath for?


Isaiah 56:2 Blessed is the man that
doeth this, and the son of man that
layeth hold on it; that keepeth the
Sabbath from polluting it…

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Who is the Sabbath for?


Isaiah 56:4 For thus saith hw"hy unto the

eunuchs that keep My Sabbaths, and
choose the things that please Me, and
take hold of My covenant…

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Who is the Sabbath for?


Isaiah 56:6 Also the sons of the stranger,
that join themselves to hw"hy, to serve
Him, and to love the name of hw"hy, to be
His servants, every one that keepeth the
Sabbath from polluting it, and taketh hold
of My covenant;

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Who is the Sabbath for?


Isaiah 58:13 If thou turn away thy foot
from the Sabbath, from doing thy
pleasure on My holy day; and call the
Sabbath a delight, the holy of hw"hy,

honourable; and shalt honour Him, not
doing thine own ways, nor finding thine
own pleasure, nor speaking thine own
words:

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Who is the Sabbath for?


Isaiah 58:14 Then shalt thou delight
thyself in hw"hy; and I will cause thee to

ride upon the high places of the earth,
and feed thee with the heritage of
Jacob thy father: for the mouth of hw"hy
hath spoken it.

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Who is the Sabbath for?
Ephesians 2:11 Wherefore remember,
that you, being in time past Gentiles in
the flesh…
 v12 That at that time you were without
Messiah, separated [ avphllotriwme,noi ] from
the Commonwealth of Israel, and
excluded [ xe,noi ] from the covenants of
promise, having no hope, and without
God in the world:


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Who is the Sabbath for?
Ephesians 2:13 But now in Messiah
Yeshua you, who previously were far
away have been brought near by the
blood of Messiah.
 v14 For he is our peace, who has joined
both groups into one, destroying the
barrier of tradition that had separated
Jews and Gentiles.


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Who is the Sabbath for?


Ephesians 2:15 Having abolished in his
flesh the enmity, even the law of
commandments contained in man’s
traditions; that in himself he might make
the two into one new man, thus
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Who is the Sabbath for?


Ephesians 2:19 Now therefore, you are
no longer excluded from citizenship in
God’s Kingdom, but fellow citizens with
the saints, and of the household of God.
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Who is the Sabbath for?
Romans 11:17 And if some of the
branches be broken off, and thou, being
a wild olive tree, were grafted in among
them, and with them partakest of the
root and fatness of the olive tree;
 v18 Boast not against the branches…


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At the Time of Creation
Creation was perfect
 During creation, the Sabbath was
established as a sign and a Divinely
Appointed Time of rest and refreshing
 At creation, God cared about the role
the Sabbath would play for mankind.
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At the Time of Moses
At the time of Moses, the 10
commandments were given to all the
tribes of Israel (not just Judah) as well
as all those who chose to leave Egypt
and become part of Israel.
 Within the 10 commandments, one
states: “Remember the Sabbath day, to
keep it holy”.


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At the Time of Moses
Exodus states that when Yahweh's
Sabbath is observed by Israel, it is a
sign.
 God explained that the Sabbath is to
provide rest from 6 days of labor and a
refreshing.
 It is clear that at this time, God cared
about the role the Sabbath would play
for Israel.


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At the Time of the Prophets
During the time of the prophets, Isaiah
states that the Sabbath is for all and in
the keeping of it is great blessing.
 It is clear that at this time, God cared
about the role the Sabbath would play
for Israel and all those who chose to
became a part of Israel.


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At the Time of the First
Century

Yeshua said that the Sabbath was
made for mankind.
 Romans states that we Gentiles have
been grafted into Israel.
 Ephesians states that in the past, we
were Gentiles who were separated from
the Commonwealth of Israel, excluded
from the covenants of promise, having
no hope, and without God.


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At the Time of the First
Century

Yeshua's work has allowed us Gentiles
to become a part of Israel, no longer
excluded from citizenship in God's
kingdom, fellow citizens with the saints,
and the household of God.
 It is clear that at this time, God cared
about the role the Sabbath would play
for Israel.
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he Plan of God

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What is the Plan of God?
Acts 3:20 And He shall send Yeshua
the Messiah, which before was
preached unto you:
 Acts 3:21 Where in heaven he must
remain until the time to begin the
restoration of all things, which God hath
spoken by the mouth of all His holy
prophets since the world began.


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What is the Plan of God?
When does the restoration of all things
begin?
 When does Yeshua leave heaven to
establish his kingdom on Earth?


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What is the Plan of God?
During the Millennial Kingdom, what
role does the Sabbath play?
 Speaking of the priests it says, “And in
controversy they shall stand in
judgment; and they shall judge it
according to My judgments: and they
shall keep My Torah and My statutes in
all Mine assemblies; and they shall
hallow my Sabbaths. Ezekiel 44:24


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What is the Plan of God?
During the Millennial Kingdom, what
role does the Sabbath play?
 Likewise, the people of the land shall
worship at the door of this gate before
hw"hy in the Sabbaths and in the new


moons. Ezekiel 46:3
 It is clear that at this time, God cares
about the role the Sabbath will play for
all mankind.
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What is the Plan of God?
After the New Heavens and the New
Earth, what role does the Sabbath play?
 “For as the New Heavens and the New
Earth, which I will make, shall remain
before me, saith hw"hy, so shall your


seed and your name remain.”
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What is the Plan of God?
After the New Heavens and the New
Earth, what role does the Sabbath play?
 “And it shall come to pass, that from
one new moon to another, and from one
Sabbath to another, shall all flesh come
to worship before me, saith hw"hy…


Isaiah 66:23

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What is the Plan of God?
After the New Heavens and the New
Earth, what role does the Sabbath play?
 It is clear that at this time, God cares
about the role the Sabbath will play for
all mankind.
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The Restoration of All Things

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Malachi 3:6 For I am hw"hy,
I change not…

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The Time of the Gentiles
How long was the Sabbath to last?
 Exodus 31:16 Wherefore the children of
Israel shall keep the Sabbath, to observe
the Sabbath throughout their generations,
obeying the covenant on a continuous
basis.
 I have Good News and Bad News
 Romans 9:6, Galatians 6:16


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How long was the Sabbath
to last?

Acts 13:14 But when they departed from
Perga, they came to Antioch in Pisidia,
and went into the synagogue on the
Sabbath day, and sat down.
 v15 And after the reading of the law and
the prophets, the rulers of the
synagogue said unto them, “You men
and brethren, if ye have any word of
exhortation for the people, say on.”


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How long was the Sabbath
to last?

Acts 13:42 And when the Jews were
gone out of the synagogue, the Gentiles
asked that these words might be
preached to them the next Sabbath.
 v44 And the next Sabbath day came
almost the whole city together to hear
the word of God.


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How long was the Sabbath
to last?

Even with this evidence (and there is
much much more), some will say that at
the death of Yeshua, the Sabbath was
replaced with Sunday.
 Verses used to support that include
Colossians 2:16-17; Galatians 4:10;
Romans 10:4, 14:5-6; just to name a
few.
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What We Learned is that The Most
High cares about the Sabbath from
the time it was created until the
restoration is completed and beyond!

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1 Samuel 2:3 says “by Him actions
are weighed.”
Hosea 4:6a says “My people are
destroyed for lack of knowledge.”
Hosea 4:6b says “Since you have
forgotten the Torah of your God, I will
also forget your children.”
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Even a pagan understands that they
need to find out what their pagan deity
desires…
Why can’t we apply this same principle
and search the Scriptures for the truth,
and find the ancient paths.
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Matthew 7:21 “Many will say Lord,
Lord…”
He says “Depart from me, you who
disregard my Divine instructions.”
II Corinthians 13:5 Examine
yourselves. Determine if you are still
following the truth.
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Don’t get caught saying “But Lord, I
didn’t know” and Him responding “My
child, I put before you that which
could help you recover the truth, the
ancient paths (Jeremiah 6:16) and
you couldn’t even check it out?”

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Is this how a child honors their
Father?
Ezekiel 22:26 The leaders of Israel
have hidden their eyes from My
Sabbaths, and I am profaned among
them.
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he Sabbath in

The Plan of God

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In the Beginning
First day: It was good
 Second day: It was good
 Third day: It was good
 Fourth day: It was good
 Fifth day: It was good
 Sixth day (living creatures): It was good
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In the Beginning


Genesis 1:31 And God saw everything
that he had made, and, behold, it was
very good…

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Next Actions
1. Rested on the 7th day and refreshed
Himself (Exodus 31:17)
 2. Blessed the 7th day
 3. Set apart the 7th day from all the other
days
 Note: While not self-evident on it’s face,
at this point, God cared about the role the
Sabbath played in His Plan.
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In the Beginning
1. Perfection (Deuteronomy 32:4)
 2. Very Good (Genesis 1:31)
 3. Could have gone on like this but…
 4. Adam sinned and sent the world into a
tailspin of destruction and imperfection
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Questions
1. Was God caught off guard, unprepared
for the impending disaster that would
destroy His perfection?
 2. If not, then God had a plan
(“slain from the foundation…”)
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ontinuing
MOVE FORWARD IN TIME

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Abrahamic Covenant


Cut a covenant with Abraham to establish
a nation that would receive His
instructions with the intention that in the
living out of them, they would become a
light to the rest of the world.
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Mosaic Covenant
Exodus 19:5 Now therefore, if ye will
obey My voice indeed, and keep My
covenant, then ye shall be a peculiar
treasure unto Me above all people: for all
the earth is Mine.
 Exodus 19:8 And all the people answered
together, and said, “All that hw"hy hath


spoken we will do.” And Moses returned
the words of the people unto hw"hy.

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Mosaic Covenant
Exodus 20 – The Ten Commandments
 Our focus is the fourth (except in Catholic
Bibles where it is the third)
 Exodus 20:8 Remember the Sabbath
day, to keep it set apart from the other
days.
 Once again, we see that God cares about
the Sabbath
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Establishing a Baseline
When is the Sabbath first mentioned?
 ANS:
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Establishing a Baseline
When is the Sabbath first mentioned?
 ANS: Genesis 2:2-3
 We have a very good creation that
included the seventh day, resting,
blessing, and the seventh day being set
apart from the other days of the week.
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Genesis 1:14 and
Definitions



Genesis 1:14 And God said, “Let there be
lights in the firmament of the heaven to
divide the day from the night; and let
them be for signs, and for seasons, and
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Genesis 1:14


Genesis 1:14 And God said, “Let there be
lights in the firmament of the heaven to
divide the day from the night; and let
them be for ttoa, and for dI[]Am , and

for days, and years.

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Genesis 1:14
 Ttoa (ot) (sign)

To signal something in some way…
 Examples of signs:
 The rainbow, circumcision, all the plagues
on Egypt, Joshua’s stones in the Jordan,
Isaiah 7:14, and…
 The Sabbath
(Exodus 31:13, 17; Ezekiel 20:12)
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Genesis 1:14
 dI[]Am (moed) (appointment)

To designate a time for a meeting
 Do you know what that means?
 God has a Day Timer
 He has appointments set when He wants
to meet with us
 We should find out when they are so we
can be present


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Genesis 1:14 Expanded


Genesis 1:14 And God said, “Let there be
lights in the firmament of the heaven to
divide the day from the night; and let
them be for signs, and to designate the
times for divine appointments…
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Continuing the Foundation
 War>q (qari) (proclaim)

It denotes primarily the enunciation of a
specific message.
 It is customarily addressed to a specific
recipient and is intended to elicit a
specific response.
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Continuing the Foundation



aer'q.m (miqra) ([dress] rehearsal)

Frequently translated as Convocation
and Assembly

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Review
 War>q (qari)

(proclaim)

 dI[]Am (moed) (appointment)


aer'q.m (miqra) (rehearsal, convocation)
assembly

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Leviticus 23:2-3


v2 Speak unto the children of Israel, and
say unto them, “Concerning the divinely
appointed times (sacred assemblings) of
hw"hy, which you shall proclaim to be holy

dress rehearsals, even these are My
divinely set appointments.”
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Leviticus 23:2-3
v3 Six days shall work be done: but the
seventh day is the Sabbath, a day for a
sacred assembly…
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 Hebrews 10:25 Not forsaking the
assembling of ourselves together, as
some have begun to do…
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

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Note


If our Heavenly Father did not establish
a particular “appointment” as a call to
worship, we might want to look into who
did.

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Establishing a Baseline
Reasons the Sabbath were given?
 Exodus 31
 v13,17 – sign between hw"hy, and Israel


v15 – rest
 v17 – refreshing
 Leviticus 23:3 Sacred assembling
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Establishing a Baseline
Who is the Sabbath for?
 A popular answer is “the Jews”
 The Sabbath was one of the 10
commandments given in Exodus 20 at
Mount Sinai. Can you make a case that
the only people who were at the foot of
mount Sinai when the 10 commandments
were given were the tribe of Judah?
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Who is the Sabbath for?
Mark 2:27 And he [Yeshua] said unto
them, “The Sabbath was made for
mankind ( a;nqrwpoj ), and not man for the
Sabbath.”
 Prophecies about the Gentiles
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Who is the Sabbath for?


Isaiah 56:2 Blessed is the man that
doeth this, and the son of man that
layeth hold on it; that keepeth the
Sabbath from polluting it…

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Who is the Sabbath for?


Isaiah 56:4 For thus saith hw"hy unto the

eunuchs that keep My Sabbaths, and
choose the things that please Me, and
take hold of My covenant…

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Who is the Sabbath for?


Isaiah 56:6 Also the sons of the stranger,
that join themselves to hw"hy, to serve
Him, and to love the name of hw"hy, to be
His servants, every one that keepeth the
Sabbath from polluting it, and taketh hold
of My covenant;

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Who is the Sabbath for?


Isaiah 58:13 If thou turn away thy foot
from the Sabbath, from doing thy
pleasure on My holy day; and call the
Sabbath a delight, the holy of hw"hy,

honourable; and shalt honour Him, not
doing thine own ways, nor finding thine
own pleasure, nor speaking thine own
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Who is the Sabbath for?


Isaiah 58:14 Then shalt thou delight
thyself in hw"hy; and I will cause thee to

ride upon the high places of the earth,
and feed thee with the heritage of
Jacob thy father: for the mouth of hw"hy
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Who is the Sabbath for?
Ephesians 2:11 Wherefore remember,
that you, being in time past Gentiles in
the flesh…
 v12 That at that time you were without
Messiah, separated [ avphllotriwme,noi ] from
the Commonwealth of Israel, and
excluded [ xe,noi ] from the covenants of
promise, having no hope, and without
God in the world:


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Who is the Sabbath for?
Ephesians 2:13 But now in Messiah
Yeshua you, who previously were far
away have been brought near by the
blood of Messiah.
 v14 For he is our peace, who has joined
both groups into one, destroying the
barrier of tradition that had separated
Jews and Gentiles.


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Who is the Sabbath for?


Ephesians 2:15 Having abolished in his
flesh the enmity, even the law of
commandments contained in man’s
traditions; that in himself he might make
the two into one new man, thus
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Who is the Sabbath for?


Ephesians 2:19 Now therefore, you are
no longer excluded from citizenship in
God’s Kingdom, but fellow citizens with
the saints, and of the household of God.
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Who is the Sabbath for?
Romans 11:17 And if some of the
branches be broken off, and thou, being
a wild olive tree, were grafted in among
them, and with them partakest of the
root and fatness of the olive tree;
 v18 Boast not against the branches…
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At the Time of Creation
Creation was perfect
 During creation, the Sabbath was
established as a sign and a Divinely
Appointed Time of rest and refreshing
 At creation, God cared about the role
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At the Time of Moses
At the time of Moses, the 10
commandments were given to all the
tribes of Israel (not just Judah) as well
as all those who chose to leave Egypt
and become part of Israel.
 Within the 10 commandments, one
states: “Remember the Sabbath day, to
keep it holy”.


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At the Time of Moses
Exodus states that when Yahweh's
Sabbath is observed by Israel, it is a
sign.
 God explained that the Sabbath is to
provide rest from 6 days of labor and a
refreshing.
 It is clear that at this time, God cared
about the role the Sabbath would play
for Israel.
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At the Time of the Prophets
During the time of the prophets, Isaiah
states that the Sabbath is for all and in
the keeping of it is great blessing.
 It is clear that at this time, God cared
about the role the Sabbath would play
for Israel and all those who chose to
became a part of Israel.


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At the Time of the First
Century

Yeshua said that the Sabbath was
made for mankind.
 Romans states that we Gentiles have
been grafted into Israel.
 Ephesians states that in the past, we
were Gentiles who were separated from
the Commonwealth of Israel, excluded
from the covenants of promise, having
no hope, and without God.


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At the Time of the First
Century

Yeshua's work has allowed us Gentiles
to become a part of Israel, no longer
excluded from citizenship in God's
kingdom, fellow citizens with the saints,
and the household of God.
 It is clear that at this time, God cared
about the role the Sabbath would play
for Israel.


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he Plan of God

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What is the Plan of God?
Acts 3:20 And He shall send Yeshua
the Messiah, which before was
preached unto you:
 Acts 3:21 Where in heaven he must
remain until the time to begin the
restoration of all things, which God hath
spoken by the mouth of all His holy
prophets since the world began.


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What is the Plan of God?
When does the restoration of all things
begin?
 When does Yeshua leave heaven to
establish his kingdom on Earth?


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What is the Plan of God?
During the Millennial Kingdom, what
role does the Sabbath play?
 Speaking of the priests it says, “And in
controversy they shall stand in
judgment; and they shall judge it
according to My judgments: and they
shall keep My Torah and My statutes in
all Mine assemblies; and they shall
hallow my Sabbaths. Ezekiel 44:24


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What is the Plan of God?
During the Millennial Kingdom, what
role does the Sabbath play?
 Likewise, the people of the land shall
worship at the door of this gate before
hw"hy in the Sabbaths and in the new


moons. Ezekiel 46:3
 It is clear that at this time, God cares
about the role the Sabbath will play for
all mankind.
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What is the Plan of God?
After the New Heavens and the New
Earth, what role does the Sabbath play?
 “For as the New Heavens and the New
Earth, which I will make, shall remain
before me, saith hw"hy, so shall your


seed and your name remain.”
Isaiah 66:22

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What is the Plan of God?
After the New Heavens and the New
Earth, what role does the Sabbath play?
 “And it shall come to pass, that from
one new moon to another, and from one
Sabbath to another, shall all flesh come
to worship before me, saith hw"hy…


Isaiah 66:23

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After the New Heavens and the New
Earth, what role does the Sabbath play?
 It is clear that at this time, God cares
about the role the Sabbath will play for
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The Restoration of All Things

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Malachi 3:6 For I am hw"hy,
I change not…

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The Time of the Gentiles
How long was the Sabbath to last?
 Exodus 31:16 Wherefore the children of
Israel shall keep the Sabbath, to observe
the Sabbath throughout their generations,
obeying the covenant on a continuous
basis.
 I have Good News and Bad News
 Romans 9:6, Galatians 6:16


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How long was the Sabbath
to last?

Acts 13:14 But when they departed from
Perga, they came to Antioch in Pisidia,
and went into the synagogue on the
Sabbath day, and sat down.
 v15 And after the reading of the law and
the prophets, the rulers of the
synagogue said unto them, “You men
and brethren, if ye have any word of
exhortation for the people, say on.”


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How long was the Sabbath
to last?

Acts 13:42 And when the Jews were
gone out of the synagogue, the Gentiles
asked that these words might be
preached to them the next Sabbath.
 v44 And the next Sabbath day came
almost the whole city together to hear
the word of God.


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How long was the Sabbath
to last?

Even with this evidence (and there is
much much more), some will say that at
the death of Yeshua, the Sabbath was
replaced with Sunday.
 Verses used to support that include
Colossians 2:16-17; Galatians 4:10;
Romans 10:4, 14:5-6; just to name a
few.
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What We Learned is that The Most
High cares about the Sabbath from
the time it was created until the
restoration is completed and beyond!

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1 Samuel 2:3 says “by Him actions
are weighed.”
Hosea 4:6a says “My people are
destroyed for lack of knowledge.”
Hosea 4:6b says “Since you have
forgotten the Torah of your God, I will
also forget your children.”
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Even a pagan understands that they
need to find out what their pagan deity
desires…
Why can’t we apply this same principle
and search the Scriptures for the truth,
and find the ancient paths.
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Matthew 7:21 “Many will say Lord,
Lord…”
He says “Depart from me, you who
disregard my Divine instructions.”
II Corinthians 13:5 Examine
yourselves. Determine if you are still
following the truth.
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Don’t get caught saying “But Lord, I
didn’t know” and Him responding “My
child, I put before you that which
could help you recover the truth, the
ancient paths (Jeremiah 6:16) and
you couldn’t even check it out?”

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Is this how a child honors their
Father?
Ezekiel 22:26 The leaders of Israel
have hidden their eyes from My
Sabbaths, and I am profaned among
them.
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he Sabbath in

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In the Beginning
First day: It was good
 Second day: It was good
 Third day: It was good
 Fourth day: It was good
 Fifth day: It was good
 Sixth day (living creatures): It was good
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In the Beginning


Genesis 1:31 And God saw everything
that he had made, and, behold, it was
very good…

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Next Actions
1. Rested on the 7th day and refreshed
Himself (Exodus 31:17)
 2. Blessed the 7th day
 3. Set apart the 7th day from all the other
days
 Note: While not self-evident on it’s face,
at this point, God cared about the role the
Sabbath played in His Plan.
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In the Beginning
1. Perfection (Deuteronomy 32:4)
 2. Very Good (Genesis 1:31)
 3. Could have gone on like this but…
 4. Adam sinned and sent the world into a
tailspin of destruction and imperfection
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Questions
1. Was God caught off guard, unprepared
for the impending disaster that would
destroy His perfection?
 2. If not, then God had a plan
(“slain from the foundation…”)
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ontinuing
MOVE FORWARD IN TIME

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Abrahamic Covenant


Cut a covenant with Abraham to establish
a nation that would receive His
instructions with the intention that in the
living out of them, they would become a
light to the rest of the world.
(Deuteronomy 4:6-8)

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Mosaic Covenant
Exodus 19:5 Now therefore, if ye will
obey My voice indeed, and keep My
covenant, then ye shall be a peculiar
treasure unto Me above all people: for all
the earth is Mine.
 Exodus 19:8 And all the people answered
together, and said, “All that hw"hy hath


spoken we will do.” And Moses returned
the words of the people unto hw"hy.

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Mosaic Covenant
Exodus 20 – The Ten Commandments
 Our focus is the fourth (except in Catholic
Bibles where it is the third)
 Exodus 20:8 Remember the Sabbath
day, to keep it set apart from the other
days.
 Once again, we see that God cares about
the Sabbath


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Establishing a Baseline
When is the Sabbath first mentioned?
 ANS:
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Establishing a Baseline
When is the Sabbath first mentioned?
 ANS: Genesis 2:2-3
 We have a very good creation that
included the seventh day, resting,
blessing, and the seventh day being set
apart from the other days of the week.


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Genesis 1:14 and
Definitions



Genesis 1:14 And God said, “Let there be
lights in the firmament of the heaven to
divide the day from the night; and let
them be for signs, and for seasons, and
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Genesis 1:14


Genesis 1:14 And God said, “Let there be
lights in the firmament of the heaven to
divide the day from the night; and let
them be for ttoa, and for dI[]Am , and

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Genesis 1:14
 Ttoa (ot) (sign)

To signal something in some way…
 Examples of signs:
 The rainbow, circumcision, all the plagues
on Egypt, Joshua’s stones in the Jordan,
Isaiah 7:14, and…
 The Sabbath
(Exodus 31:13, 17; Ezekiel 20:12)


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Genesis 1:14
 dI[]Am (moed) (appointment)

To designate a time for a meeting
 Do you know what that means?
 God has a Day Timer
 He has appointments set when He wants
to meet with us
 We should find out when they are so we
can be present


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Genesis 1:14 Expanded


Genesis 1:14 And God said, “Let there be
lights in the firmament of the heaven to
divide the day from the night; and let
them be for signs, and to designate the
times for divine appointments…
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Continuing the Foundation
 War>q (qari) (proclaim)

It denotes primarily the enunciation of a
specific message.
 It is customarily addressed to a specific
recipient and is intended to elicit a
specific response.
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Continuing the Foundation



aer'q.m (miqra) ([dress] rehearsal)

Frequently translated as Convocation
and Assembly

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Review
 War>q (qari)

(proclaim)

 dI[]Am (moed) (appointment)


aer'q.m (miqra) (rehearsal, convocation)
assembly

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Leviticus 23:2-3


v2 Speak unto the children of Israel, and
say unto them, “Concerning the divinely
appointed times (sacred assemblings) of
hw"hy, which you shall proclaim to be holy

dress rehearsals, even these are My
divinely set appointments.”
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Leviticus 23:2-3
v3 Six days shall work be done: but the
seventh day is the Sabbath, a day for a
sacred assembly…
[HODF Expanded]
 Hebrews 10:25 Not forsaking the
assembling of ourselves together, as
some have begun to do…
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

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Note


If our Heavenly Father did not establish
a particular “appointment” as a call to
worship, we might want to look into who
did.

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Establishing a Baseline
Reasons the Sabbath were given?
 Exodus 31
 v13,17 – sign between hw"hy, and Israel


v15 – rest
 v17 – refreshing
 Leviticus 23:3 Sacred assembling


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Establishing a Baseline
Who is the Sabbath for?
 A popular answer is “the Jews”
 The Sabbath was one of the 10
commandments given in Exodus 20 at
Mount Sinai. Can you make a case that
the only people who were at the foot of
mount Sinai when the 10 commandments
were given were the tribe of Judah?
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Who is the Sabbath for?
Mark 2:27 And he [Yeshua] said unto
them, “The Sabbath was made for
mankind ( a;nqrwpoj ), and not man for the
Sabbath.”
 Prophecies about the Gentiles
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Who is the Sabbath for?


Isaiah 56:2 Blessed is the man that
doeth this, and the son of man that
layeth hold on it; that keepeth the
Sabbath from polluting it…

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Who is the Sabbath for?


Isaiah 56:4 For thus saith hw"hy unto the

eunuchs that keep My Sabbaths, and
choose the things that please Me, and
take hold of My covenant…

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Who is the Sabbath for?


Isaiah 56:6 Also the sons of the stranger,
that join themselves to hw"hy, to serve
Him, and to love the name of hw"hy, to be
His servants, every one that keepeth the
Sabbath from polluting it, and taketh hold
of My covenant;

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Who is the Sabbath for?


Isaiah 58:13 If thou turn away thy foot
from the Sabbath, from doing thy
pleasure on My holy day; and call the
Sabbath a delight, the holy of hw"hy,

honourable; and shalt honour Him, not
doing thine own ways, nor finding thine
own pleasure, nor speaking thine own
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Who is the Sabbath for?


Isaiah 58:14 Then shalt thou delight
thyself in hw"hy; and I will cause thee to

ride upon the high places of the earth,
and feed thee with the heritage of
Jacob thy father: for the mouth of hw"hy
hath spoken it.

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Who is the Sabbath for?
Ephesians 2:11 Wherefore remember,
that you, being in time past Gentiles in
the flesh…
 v12 That at that time you were without
Messiah, separated [ avphllotriwme,noi ] from
the Commonwealth of Israel, and
excluded [ xe,noi ] from the covenants of
promise, having no hope, and without
God in the world:


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Who is the Sabbath for?
Ephesians 2:13 But now in Messiah
Yeshua you, who previously were far
away have been brought near by the
blood of Messiah.
 v14 For he is our peace, who has joined
both groups into one, destroying the
barrier of tradition that had separated
Jews and Gentiles.


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Who is the Sabbath for?


Ephesians 2:15 Having abolished in his
flesh the enmity, even the law of
commandments contained in man’s
traditions; that in himself he might make
the two into one new man, thus
establishing peace.

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Who is the Sabbath for?


Ephesians 2:19 Now therefore, you are
no longer excluded from citizenship in
God’s Kingdom, but fellow citizens with
the saints, and of the household of God.
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Who is the Sabbath for?
Romans 11:17 And if some of the
branches be broken off, and thou, being
a wild olive tree, were grafted in among
them, and with them partakest of the
root and fatness of the olive tree;
 v18 Boast not against the branches…


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At the Time of Creation
Creation was perfect
 During creation, the Sabbath was
established as a sign and a Divinely
Appointed Time of rest and refreshing
 At creation, God cared about the role
the Sabbath would play for mankind.
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At the Time of Moses
At the time of Moses, the 10
commandments were given to all the
tribes of Israel (not just Judah) as well
as all those who chose to leave Egypt
and become part of Israel.
 Within the 10 commandments, one
states: “Remember the Sabbath day, to
keep it holy”.


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At the Time of Moses
Exodus states that when Yahweh's
Sabbath is observed by Israel, it is a
sign.
 God explained that the Sabbath is to
provide rest from 6 days of labor and a
refreshing.
 It is clear that at this time, God cared
about the role the Sabbath would play
for Israel.


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At the Time of the Prophets
During the time of the prophets, Isaiah
states that the Sabbath is for all and in
the keeping of it is great blessing.
 It is clear that at this time, God cared
about the role the Sabbath would play
for Israel and all those who chose to
became a part of Israel.


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At the Time of the First
Century

Yeshua said that the Sabbath was
made for mankind.
 Romans states that we Gentiles have
been grafted into Israel.
 Ephesians states that in the past, we
were Gentiles who were separated from
the Commonwealth of Israel, excluded
from the covenants of promise, having
no hope, and without God.


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At the Time of the First
Century

Yeshua's work has allowed us Gentiles
to become a part of Israel, no longer
excluded from citizenship in God's
kingdom, fellow citizens with the saints,
and the household of God.
 It is clear that at this time, God cared
about the role the Sabbath would play
for Israel.


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he Plan of God

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What is the Plan of God?
Acts 3:20 And He shall send Yeshua
the Messiah, which before was
preached unto you:
 Acts 3:21 Where in heaven he must
remain until the time to begin the
restoration of all things, which God hath
spoken by the mouth of all His holy
prophets since the world began.


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What is the Plan of God?
When does the restoration of all things
begin?
 When does Yeshua leave heaven to
establish his kingdom on Earth?


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What is the Plan of God?
During the Millennial Kingdom, what
role does the Sabbath play?
 Speaking of the priests it says, “And in
controversy they shall stand in
judgment; and they shall judge it
according to My judgments: and they
shall keep My Torah and My statutes in
all Mine assemblies; and they shall
hallow my Sabbaths. Ezekiel 44:24


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What is the Plan of God?
During the Millennial Kingdom, what
role does the Sabbath play?
 Likewise, the people of the land shall
worship at the door of this gate before
hw"hy in the Sabbaths and in the new


moons. Ezekiel 46:3
 It is clear that at this time, God cares
about the role the Sabbath will play for
all mankind.
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What is the Plan of God?
After the New Heavens and the New
Earth, what role does the Sabbath play?
 “For as the New Heavens and the New
Earth, which I will make, shall remain
before me, saith hw"hy, so shall your


seed and your name remain.”
Isaiah 66:22

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What is the Plan of God?
After the New Heavens and the New
Earth, what role does the Sabbath play?
 “And it shall come to pass, that from
one new moon to another, and from one
Sabbath to another, shall all flesh come
to worship before me, saith hw"hy…


Isaiah 66:23

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What is the Plan of God?
After the New Heavens and the New
Earth, what role does the Sabbath play?
 It is clear that at this time, God cares
about the role the Sabbath will play for
all mankind.
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The Restoration of All Things

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Malachi 3:6 For I am hw"hy,
I change not…

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The Time of the Gentiles
How long was the Sabbath to last?
 Exodus 31:16 Wherefore the children of
Israel shall keep the Sabbath, to observe
the Sabbath throughout their generations,
obeying the covenant on a continuous
basis.
 I have Good News and Bad News
 Romans 9:6, Galatians 6:16


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How long was the Sabbath
to last?

Acts 13:14 But when they departed from
Perga, they came to Antioch in Pisidia,
and went into the synagogue on the
Sabbath day, and sat down.
 v15 And after the reading of the law and
the prophets, the rulers of the
synagogue said unto them, “You men
and brethren, if ye have any word of
exhortation for the people, say on.”


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How long was the Sabbath
to last?

Acts 13:42 And when the Jews were
gone out of the synagogue, the Gentiles
asked that these words might be
preached to them the next Sabbath.
 v44 And the next Sabbath day came
almost the whole city together to hear
the word of God.


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How long was the Sabbath
to last?

Even with this evidence (and there is
much much more), some will say that at
the death of Yeshua, the Sabbath was
replaced with Sunday.
 Verses used to support that include
Colossians 2:16-17; Galatians 4:10;
Romans 10:4, 14:5-6; just to name a
few.
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What We Learned is that The Most
High cares about the Sabbath from
the time it was created until the
restoration is completed and beyond!

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1 Samuel 2:3 says “by Him actions
are weighed.”
Hosea 4:6a says “My people are
destroyed for lack of knowledge.”
Hosea 4:6b says “Since you have
forgotten the Torah of your God, I will
also forget your children.”
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Even a pagan understands that they
need to find out what their pagan deity
desires…
Why can’t we apply this same principle
and search the Scriptures for the truth,
and find the ancient paths.
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Matthew 7:21 “Many will say Lord,
Lord…”
He says “Depart from me, you who
disregard my Divine instructions.”
II Corinthians 13:5 Examine
yourselves. Determine if you are still
following the truth.
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Don’t get caught saying “But Lord, I
didn’t know” and Him responding “My
child, I put before you that which
could help you recover the truth, the
ancient paths (Jeremiah 6:16) and
you couldn’t even check it out?”

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Is this how a child honors their
Father?
Ezekiel 22:26 The leaders of Israel
have hidden their eyes from My
Sabbaths, and I am profaned among
them.
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2011
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he Sabbath in

The Plan of God

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In the Beginning
First day: It was good
 Second day: It was good
 Third day: It was good
 Fourth day: It was good
 Fifth day: It was good
 Sixth day (living creatures): It was good


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In the Beginning


Genesis 1:31 And God saw everything
that he had made, and, behold, it was
very good…

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Next Actions
1. Rested on the 7th day and refreshed
Himself (Exodus 31:17)
 2. Blessed the 7th day
 3. Set apart the 7th day from all the other
days
 Note: While not self-evident on it’s face,
at this point, God cared about the role the
Sabbath played in His Plan.


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In the Beginning
1. Perfection (Deuteronomy 32:4)
 2. Very Good (Genesis 1:31)
 3. Could have gone on like this but…
 4. Adam sinned and sent the world into a
tailspin of destruction and imperfection


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Questions
1. Was God caught off guard, unprepared
for the impending disaster that would
destroy His perfection?
 2. If not, then God had a plan
(“slain from the foundation…”)


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ontinuing
MOVE FORWARD IN TIME

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Abrahamic Covenant


Cut a covenant with Abraham to establish
a nation that would receive His
instructions with the intention that in the
living out of them, they would become a
light to the rest of the world.
(Deuteronomy 4:6-8)

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Mosaic Covenant
Exodus 19:5 Now therefore, if ye will
obey My voice indeed, and keep My
covenant, then ye shall be a peculiar
treasure unto Me above all people: for all
the earth is Mine.
 Exodus 19:8 And all the people answered
together, and said, “All that hw"hy hath


spoken we will do.” And Moses returned
the words of the people unto hw"hy.

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Mosaic Covenant
Exodus 20 – The Ten Commandments
 Our focus is the fourth (except in Catholic
Bibles where it is the third)
 Exodus 20:8 Remember the Sabbath
day, to keep it set apart from the other
days.
 Once again, we see that God cares about
the Sabbath


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Establishing a Baseline
When is the Sabbath first mentioned?
 ANS:
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Establishing a Baseline
When is the Sabbath first mentioned?
 ANS: Genesis 2:2-3
 We have a very good creation that
included the seventh day, resting,
blessing, and the seventh day being set
apart from the other days of the week.


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Genesis 1:14 and
Definitions



Genesis 1:14 And God said, “Let there be
lights in the firmament of the heaven to
divide the day from the night; and let
them be for signs, and for seasons, and
for days, and years.

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Genesis 1:14


Genesis 1:14 And God said, “Let there be
lights in the firmament of the heaven to
divide the day from the night; and let
them be for ttoa, and for dI[]Am , and

for days, and years.

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Genesis 1:14
 Ttoa (ot) (sign)

To signal something in some way…
 Examples of signs:
 The rainbow, circumcision, all the plagues
on Egypt, Joshua’s stones in the Jordan,
Isaiah 7:14, and…
 The Sabbath
(Exodus 31:13, 17; Ezekiel 20:12)
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Genesis 1:14
 dI[]Am (moed) (appointment)

To designate a time for a meeting
 Do you know what that means?
 God has a Day Timer
 He has appointments set when He wants
to meet with us
 We should find out when they are so we
can be present


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Genesis 1:14 Expanded


Genesis 1:14 And God said, “Let there be
lights in the firmament of the heaven to
divide the day from the night; and let
them be for signs, and to designate the
times for divine appointments…
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Continuing the Foundation
 War>q (qari) (proclaim)

It denotes primarily the enunciation of a
specific message.
 It is customarily addressed to a specific
recipient and is intended to elicit a
specific response.
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Continuing the Foundation



aer'q.m (miqra) ([dress] rehearsal)

Frequently translated as Convocation
and Assembly

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Review
 War>q (qari)

(proclaim)

 dI[]Am (moed) (appointment)


aer'q.m (miqra) (rehearsal, convocation)
assembly

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Leviticus 23:2-3


v2 Speak unto the children of Israel, and
say unto them, “Concerning the divinely
appointed times (sacred assemblings) of
hw"hy, which you shall proclaim to be holy

dress rehearsals, even these are My
divinely set appointments.”
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Leviticus 23:2-3
v3 Six days shall work be done: but the
seventh day is the Sabbath, a day for a
sacred assembly…
[HODF Expanded]
 Hebrews 10:25 Not forsaking the
assembling of ourselves together, as
some have begun to do…
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Note


If our Heavenly Father did not establish
a particular “appointment” as a call to
worship, we might want to look into who
did.

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Establishing a Baseline
Reasons the Sabbath were given?
 Exodus 31
 v13,17 – sign between hw"hy, and Israel


v15 – rest
 v17 – refreshing
 Leviticus 23:3 Sacred assembling
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Establishing a Baseline
Who is the Sabbath for?
 A popular answer is “the Jews”
 The Sabbath was one of the 10
commandments given in Exodus 20 at
Mount Sinai. Can you make a case that
the only people who were at the foot of
mount Sinai when the 10 commandments
were given were the tribe of Judah?


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Who is the Sabbath for?
Mark 2:27 And he [Yeshua] said unto
them, “The Sabbath was made for
mankind ( a;nqrwpoj ), and not man for the
Sabbath.”
 Prophecies about the Gentiles
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Who is the Sabbath for?


Isaiah 56:2 Blessed is the man that
doeth this, and the son of man that
layeth hold on it; that keepeth the
Sabbath from polluting it…

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Who is the Sabbath for?


Isaiah 56:4 For thus saith hw"hy unto the

eunuchs that keep My Sabbaths, and
choose the things that please Me, and
take hold of My covenant…

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Who is the Sabbath for?


Isaiah 56:6 Also the sons of the stranger,
that join themselves to hw"hy, to serve
Him, and to love the name of hw"hy, to be
His servants, every one that keepeth the
Sabbath from polluting it, and taketh hold
of My covenant;

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Who is the Sabbath for?


Isaiah 58:13 If thou turn away thy foot
from the Sabbath, from doing thy
pleasure on My holy day; and call the
Sabbath a delight, the holy of hw"hy,

honourable; and shalt honour Him, not
doing thine own ways, nor finding thine
own pleasure, nor speaking thine own
words:

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Who is the Sabbath for?


Isaiah 58:14 Then shalt thou delight
thyself in hw"hy; and I will cause thee to

ride upon the high places of the earth,
and feed thee with the heritage of
Jacob thy father: for the mouth of hw"hy
hath spoken it.

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Who is the Sabbath for?
Ephesians 2:11 Wherefore remember,
that you, being in time past Gentiles in
the flesh…
 v12 That at that time you were without
Messiah, separated [ avphllotriwme,noi ] from
the Commonwealth of Israel, and
excluded [ xe,noi ] from the covenants of
promise, having no hope, and without
God in the world:


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Who is the Sabbath for?
Ephesians 2:13 But now in Messiah
Yeshua you, who previously were far
away have been brought near by the
blood of Messiah.
 v14 For he is our peace, who has joined
both groups into one, destroying the
barrier of tradition that had separated
Jews and Gentiles.


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Who is the Sabbath for?


Ephesians 2:15 Having abolished in his
flesh the enmity, even the law of
commandments contained in man’s
traditions; that in himself he might make
the two into one new man, thus
establishing peace.

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Who is the Sabbath for?


Ephesians 2:19 Now therefore, you are
no longer excluded from citizenship in
God’s Kingdom, but fellow citizens with
the saints, and of the household of God.
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Who is the Sabbath for?
Romans 11:17 And if some of the
branches be broken off, and thou, being
a wild olive tree, were grafted in among
them, and with them partakest of the
root and fatness of the olive tree;
 v18 Boast not against the branches…


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At the Time of Creation
Creation was perfect
 During creation, the Sabbath was
established as a sign and a Divinely
Appointed Time of rest and refreshing
 At creation, God cared about the role
the Sabbath would play for mankind.
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At the Time of Moses
At the time of Moses, the 10
commandments were given to all the
tribes of Israel (not just Judah) as well
as all those who chose to leave Egypt
and become part of Israel.
 Within the 10 commandments, one
states: “Remember the Sabbath day, to
keep it holy”.


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At the Time of Moses
Exodus states that when Yahweh's
Sabbath is observed by Israel, it is a
sign.
 God explained that the Sabbath is to
provide rest from 6 days of labor and a
refreshing.
 It is clear that at this time, God cared
about the role the Sabbath would play
for Israel.


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At the Time of the Prophets
During the time of the prophets, Isaiah
states that the Sabbath is for all and in
the keeping of it is great blessing.
 It is clear that at this time, God cared
about the role the Sabbath would play
for Israel and all those who chose to
became a part of Israel.


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At the Time of the First
Century

Yeshua said that the Sabbath was
made for mankind.
 Romans states that we Gentiles have
been grafted into Israel.
 Ephesians states that in the past, we
were Gentiles who were separated from
the Commonwealth of Israel, excluded
from the covenants of promise, having
no hope, and without God.


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At the Time of the First
Century

Yeshua's work has allowed us Gentiles
to become a part of Israel, no longer
excluded from citizenship in God's
kingdom, fellow citizens with the saints,
and the household of God.
 It is clear that at this time, God cared
about the role the Sabbath would play
for Israel.


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he Plan of God

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What is the Plan of God?
Acts 3:20 And He shall send Yeshua
the Messiah, which before was
preached unto you:
 Acts 3:21 Where in heaven he must
remain until the time to begin the
restoration of all things, which God hath
spoken by the mouth of all His holy
prophets since the world began.


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What is the Plan of God?
When does the restoration of all things
begin?
 When does Yeshua leave heaven to
establish his kingdom on Earth?


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What is the Plan of God?
During the Millennial Kingdom, what
role does the Sabbath play?
 Speaking of the priests it says, “And in
controversy they shall stand in
judgment; and they shall judge it
according to My judgments: and they
shall keep My Torah and My statutes in
all Mine assemblies; and they shall
hallow my Sabbaths. Ezekiel 44:24


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What is the Plan of God?
During the Millennial Kingdom, what
role does the Sabbath play?
 Likewise, the people of the land shall
worship at the door of this gate before
hw"hy in the Sabbaths and in the new


moons. Ezekiel 46:3
 It is clear that at this time, God cares
about the role the Sabbath will play for
all mankind.
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What is the Plan of God?
After the New Heavens and the New
Earth, what role does the Sabbath play?
 “For as the New Heavens and the New
Earth, which I will make, shall remain
before me, saith hw"hy, so shall your


seed and your name remain.”
Isaiah 66:22

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What is the Plan of God?
After the New Heavens and the New
Earth, what role does the Sabbath play?
 “And it shall come to pass, that from
one new moon to another, and from one
Sabbath to another, shall all flesh come
to worship before me, saith hw"hy…


Isaiah 66:23

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What is the Plan of God?
After the New Heavens and the New
Earth, what role does the Sabbath play?
 It is clear that at this time, God cares
about the role the Sabbath will play for
all mankind.
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The Restoration of All Things

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Malachi 3:6 For I am hw"hy,
I change not…

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The Time of the Gentiles
How long was the Sabbath to last?
 Exodus 31:16 Wherefore the children of
Israel shall keep the Sabbath, to observe
the Sabbath throughout their generations,
obeying the covenant on a continuous
basis.
 I have Good News and Bad News
 Romans 9:6, Galatians 6:16
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How long was the Sabbath
to last?

Acts 13:14 But when they departed from
Perga, they came to Antioch in Pisidia,
and went into the synagogue on the
Sabbath day, and sat down.
 v15 And after the reading of the law and
the prophets, the rulers of the
synagogue said unto them, “You men
and brethren, if ye have any word of
exhortation for the people, say on.”


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How long was the Sabbath
to last?

Acts 13:42 And when the Jews were
gone out of the synagogue, the Gentiles
asked that these words might be
preached to them the next Sabbath.
 v44 And the next Sabbath day came
almost the whole city together to hear
the word of God.


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How long was the Sabbath
to last?

Even with this evidence (and there is
much much more), some will say that at
the death of Yeshua, the Sabbath was
replaced with Sunday.
 Verses used to support that include
Colossians 2:16-17; Galatians 4:10;
Romans 10:4, 14:5-6; just to name a
few.
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What We Learned is that The Most
High cares about the Sabbath from
the time it was created until the
restoration is completed and beyond!

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1 Samuel 2:3 says “by Him actions
are weighed.”
Hosea 4:6a says “My people are
destroyed for lack of knowledge.”
Hosea 4:6b says “Since you have
forgotten the Torah of your God, I will
also forget your children.”
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Even a pagan understands that they
need to find out what their pagan deity
desires…
Why can’t we apply this same principle
and search the Scriptures for the truth,
and find the ancient paths.
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Matthew 7:21 “Many will say Lord,
Lord…”
He says “Depart from me, you who
disregard my Divine instructions.”
II Corinthians 13:5 Examine
yourselves. Determine if you are still
following the truth.
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Don’t get caught saying “But Lord, I
didn’t know” and Him responding “My
child, I put before you that which
could help you recover the truth, the
ancient paths (Jeremiah 6:16) and
you couldn’t even check it out?”

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Is this how a child honors their
Father?
Ezekiel 22:26 The leaders of Israel
have hidden their eyes from My
Sabbaths, and I am profaned among
them.
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September
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he Sabbath in

The Plan of God

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In the Beginning
First day: It was good
 Second day: It was good
 Third day: It was good
 Fourth day: It was good
 Fifth day: It was good
 Sixth day (living creatures): It was good
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In the Beginning


Genesis 1:31 And God saw everything
that he had made, and, behold, it was
very good…

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Next Actions
1. Rested on the 7th day and refreshed
Himself (Exodus 31:17)
 2. Blessed the 7th day
 3. Set apart the 7th day from all the other
days
 Note: While not self-evident on it’s face,
at this point, God cared about the role the
Sabbath played in His Plan.
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In the Beginning
1. Perfection (Deuteronomy 32:4)
 2. Very Good (Genesis 1:31)
 3. Could have gone on like this but…
 4. Adam sinned and sent the world into a
tailspin of destruction and imperfection
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Questions
1. Was God caught off guard, unprepared
for the impending disaster that would
destroy His perfection?
 2. If not, then God had a plan
(“slain from the foundation…”)
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ontinuing
MOVE FORWARD IN TIME

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Abrahamic Covenant


Cut a covenant with Abraham to establish
a nation that would receive His
instructions with the intention that in the
living out of them, they would become a
light to the rest of the world.
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Mosaic Covenant
Exodus 19:5 Now therefore, if ye will
obey My voice indeed, and keep My
covenant, then ye shall be a peculiar
treasure unto Me above all people: for all
the earth is Mine.
 Exodus 19:8 And all the people answered
together, and said, “All that hw"hy hath


spoken we will do.” And Moses returned
the words of the people unto hw"hy.

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Mosaic Covenant
Exodus 20 – The Ten Commandments
 Our focus is the fourth (except in Catholic
Bibles where it is the third)
 Exodus 20:8 Remember the Sabbath
day, to keep it set apart from the other
days.
 Once again, we see that God cares about
the Sabbath
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Establishing a Baseline
When is the Sabbath first mentioned?
 ANS:
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Establishing a Baseline
When is the Sabbath first mentioned?
 ANS: Genesis 2:2-3
 We have a very good creation that
included the seventh day, resting,
blessing, and the seventh day being set
apart from the other days of the week.


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Genesis 1:14 and
Definitions



Genesis 1:14 And God said, “Let there be
lights in the firmament of the heaven to
divide the day from the night; and let
them be for signs, and for seasons, and
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Genesis 1:14


Genesis 1:14 And God said, “Let there be
lights in the firmament of the heaven to
divide the day from the night; and let
them be for ttoa, and for dI[]Am , and

for days, and years.

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Genesis 1:14
 Ttoa (ot) (sign)

To signal something in some way…
 Examples of signs:
 The rainbow, circumcision, all the plagues
on Egypt, Joshua’s stones in the Jordan,
Isaiah 7:14, and…
 The Sabbath
(Exodus 31:13, 17; Ezekiel 20:12)
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Genesis 1:14
 dI[]Am (moed) (appointment)

To designate a time for a meeting
 Do you know what that means?
 God has a Day Timer
 He has appointments set when He wants
to meet with us
 We should find out when they are so we
can be present


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Genesis 1:14 Expanded


Genesis 1:14 And God said, “Let there be
lights in the firmament of the heaven to
divide the day from the night; and let
them be for signs, and to designate the
times for divine appointments…
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Continuing the Foundation
 War>q (qari) (proclaim)

It denotes primarily the enunciation of a
specific message.
 It is customarily addressed to a specific
recipient and is intended to elicit a
specific response.
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Continuing the Foundation



aer'q.m (miqra) ([dress] rehearsal)

Frequently translated as Convocation
and Assembly

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Review
 War>q (qari)

(proclaim)

 dI[]Am (moed) (appointment)


aer'q.m (miqra) (rehearsal, convocation)
assembly

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Leviticus 23:2-3


v2 Speak unto the children of Israel, and
say unto them, “Concerning the divinely
appointed times (sacred assemblings) of
hw"hy, which you shall proclaim to be holy

dress rehearsals, even these are My
divinely set appointments.”
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Leviticus 23:2-3
v3 Six days shall work be done: but the
seventh day is the Sabbath, a day for a
sacred assembly…
[HODF Expanded]
 Hebrews 10:25 Not forsaking the
assembling of ourselves together, as
some have begun to do…
[HODF Expanded]


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Note


If our Heavenly Father did not establish
a particular “appointment” as a call to
worship, we might want to look into who
did.

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Establishing a Baseline
Reasons the Sabbath were given?
 Exodus 31
 v13,17 – sign between hw"hy, and Israel


v15 – rest
 v17 – refreshing
 Leviticus 23:3 Sacred assembling
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Establishing a Baseline
Who is the Sabbath for?
 A popular answer is “the Jews”
 The Sabbath was one of the 10
commandments given in Exodus 20 at
Mount Sinai. Can you make a case that
the only people who were at the foot of
mount Sinai when the 10 commandments
were given were the tribe of Judah?
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Who is the Sabbath for?
Mark 2:27 And he [Yeshua] said unto
them, “The Sabbath was made for
mankind ( a;nqrwpoj ), and not man for the
Sabbath.”
 Prophecies about the Gentiles
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Who is the Sabbath for?


Isaiah 56:2 Blessed is the man that
doeth this, and the son of man that
layeth hold on it; that keepeth the
Sabbath from polluting it…

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Who is the Sabbath for?


Isaiah 56:4 For thus saith hw"hy unto the

eunuchs that keep My Sabbaths, and
choose the things that please Me, and
take hold of My covenant…

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Who is the Sabbath for?


Isaiah 56:6 Also the sons of the stranger,
that join themselves to hw"hy, to serve
Him, and to love the name of hw"hy, to be
His servants, every one that keepeth the
Sabbath from polluting it, and taketh hold
of My covenant;

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Who is the Sabbath for?


Isaiah 58:13 If thou turn away thy foot
from the Sabbath, from doing thy
pleasure on My holy day; and call the
Sabbath a delight, the holy of hw"hy,

honourable; and shalt honour Him, not
doing thine own ways, nor finding thine
own pleasure, nor speaking thine own
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Who is the Sabbath for?


Isaiah 58:14 Then shalt thou delight
thyself in hw"hy; and I will cause thee to

ride upon the high places of the earth,
and feed thee with the heritage of
Jacob thy father: for the mouth of hw"hy
hath spoken it.

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Who is the Sabbath for?
Ephesians 2:11 Wherefore remember,
that you, being in time past Gentiles in
the flesh…
 v12 That at that time you were without
Messiah, separated [ avphllotriwme,noi ] from
the Commonwealth of Israel, and
excluded [ xe,noi ] from the covenants of
promise, having no hope, and without
God in the world:


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Who is the Sabbath for?
Ephesians 2:13 But now in Messiah
Yeshua you, who previously were far
away have been brought near by the
blood of Messiah.
 v14 For he is our peace, who has joined
both groups into one, destroying the
barrier of tradition that had separated
Jews and Gentiles.


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Who is the Sabbath for?


Ephesians 2:15 Having abolished in his
flesh the enmity, even the law of
commandments contained in man’s
traditions; that in himself he might make
the two into one new man, thus
establishing peace.

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Who is the Sabbath for?


Ephesians 2:19 Now therefore, you are
no longer excluded from citizenship in
God’s Kingdom, but fellow citizens with
the saints, and of the household of God.
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Who is the Sabbath for?
Romans 11:17 And if some of the
branches be broken off, and thou, being
a wild olive tree, were grafted in among
them, and with them partakest of the
root and fatness of the olive tree;
 v18 Boast not against the branches…


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At the Time of Creation
Creation was perfect
 During creation, the Sabbath was
established as a sign and a Divinely
Appointed Time of rest and refreshing
 At creation, God cared about the role
the Sabbath would play for mankind.
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At the Time of Moses
At the time of Moses, the 10
commandments were given to all the
tribes of Israel (not just Judah) as well
as all those who chose to leave Egypt
and become part of Israel.
 Within the 10 commandments, one
states: “Remember the Sabbath day, to
keep it holy”.


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At the Time of Moses
Exodus states that when Yahweh's
Sabbath is observed by Israel, it is a
sign.
 God explained that the Sabbath is to
provide rest from 6 days of labor and a
refreshing.
 It is clear that at this time, God cared
about the role the Sabbath would play
for Israel.


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At the Time of the Prophets
During the time of the prophets, Isaiah
states that the Sabbath is for all and in
the keeping of it is great blessing.
 It is clear that at this time, God cared
about the role the Sabbath would play
for Israel and all those who chose to
became a part of Israel.


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At the Time of the First
Century

Yeshua said that the Sabbath was
made for mankind.
 Romans states that we Gentiles have
been grafted into Israel.
 Ephesians states that in the past, we
were Gentiles who were separated from
the Commonwealth of Israel, excluded
from the covenants of promise, having
no hope, and without God.


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At the Time of the First
Century

Yeshua's work has allowed us Gentiles
to become a part of Israel, no longer
excluded from citizenship in God's
kingdom, fellow citizens with the saints,
and the household of God.
 It is clear that at this time, God cared
about the role the Sabbath would play
for Israel.


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he Plan of God

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What is the Plan of God?
Acts 3:20 And He shall send Yeshua
the Messiah, which before was
preached unto you:
 Acts 3:21 Where in heaven he must
remain until the time to begin the
restoration of all things, which God hath
spoken by the mouth of all His holy
prophets since the world began.


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What is the Plan of God?
When does the restoration of all things
begin?
 When does Yeshua leave heaven to
establish his kingdom on Earth?


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What is the Plan of God?
During the Millennial Kingdom, what
role does the Sabbath play?
 Speaking of the priests it says, “And in
controversy they shall stand in
judgment; and they shall judge it
according to My judgments: and they
shall keep My Torah and My statutes in
all Mine assemblies; and they shall
hallow my Sabbaths. Ezekiel 44:24


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What is the Plan of God?
During the Millennial Kingdom, what
role does the Sabbath play?
 Likewise, the people of the land shall
worship at the door of this gate before
hw"hy in the Sabbaths and in the new


moons. Ezekiel 46:3
 It is clear that at this time, God cares
about the role the Sabbath will play for
all mankind.
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What is the Plan of God?
After the New Heavens and the New
Earth, what role does the Sabbath play?
 “For as the New Heavens and the New
Earth, which I will make, shall remain
before me, saith hw"hy, so shall your


seed and your name remain.”
Isaiah 66:22

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What is the Plan of God?
After the New Heavens and the New
Earth, what role does the Sabbath play?
 “And it shall come to pass, that from
one new moon to another, and from one
Sabbath to another, shall all flesh come
to worship before me, saith hw"hy…


Isaiah 66:23

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What is the Plan of God?
After the New Heavens and the New
Earth, what role does the Sabbath play?
 It is clear that at this time, God cares
about the role the Sabbath will play for
all mankind.
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The Restoration of All Things

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Malachi 3:6 For I am hw"hy,
I change not…

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The Time of the Gentiles
How long was the Sabbath to last?
 Exodus 31:16 Wherefore the children of
Israel shall keep the Sabbath, to observe
the Sabbath throughout their generations,
obeying the covenant on a continuous
basis.
 I have Good News and Bad News
 Romans 9:6, Galatians 6:16


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How long was the Sabbath
to last?

Acts 13:14 But when they departed from
Perga, they came to Antioch in Pisidia,
and went into the synagogue on the
Sabbath day, and sat down.
 v15 And after the reading of the law and
the prophets, the rulers of the
synagogue said unto them, “You men
and brethren, if ye have any word of
exhortation for the people, say on.”


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How long was the Sabbath
to last?

Acts 13:42 And when the Jews were
gone out of the synagogue, the Gentiles
asked that these words might be
preached to them the next Sabbath.
 v44 And the next Sabbath day came
almost the whole city together to hear
the word of God.


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How long was the Sabbath
to last?

Even with this evidence (and there is
much much more), some will say that at
the death of Yeshua, the Sabbath was
replaced with Sunday.
 Verses used to support that include
Colossians 2:16-17; Galatians 4:10;
Romans 10:4, 14:5-6; just to name a
few.
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What We Learned is that The Most
High cares about the Sabbath from
the time it was created until the
restoration is completed and beyond!

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1 Samuel 2:3 says “by Him actions
are weighed.”
Hosea 4:6a says “My people are
destroyed for lack of knowledge.”
Hosea 4:6b says “Since you have
forgotten the Torah of your God, I will
also forget your children.”
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Even a pagan understands that they
need to find out what their pagan deity
desires…
Why can’t we apply this same principle
and search the Scriptures for the truth,
and find the ancient paths.
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Matthew 7:21 “Many will say Lord,
Lord…”
He says “Depart from me, you who
disregard my Divine instructions.”
II Corinthians 13:5 Examine
yourselves. Determine if you are still
following the truth.
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Don’t get caught saying “But Lord, I
didn’t know” and Him responding “My
child, I put before you that which
could help you recover the truth, the
ancient paths (Jeremiah 6:16) and
you couldn’t even check it out?”

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Is this how a child honors their
Father?
Ezekiel 22:26 The leaders of Israel
have hidden their eyes from My
Sabbaths, and I am profaned among
them.
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September
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he Sabbath in

The Plan of God

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In the Beginning
First day: It was good
 Second day: It was good
 Third day: It was good
 Fourth day: It was good
 Fifth day: It was good
 Sixth day (living creatures): It was good
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In the Beginning


Genesis 1:31 And God saw everything
that he had made, and, behold, it was
very good…

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Next Actions
1. Rested on the 7th day and refreshed
Himself (Exodus 31:17)
 2. Blessed the 7th day
 3. Set apart the 7th day from all the other
days
 Note: While not self-evident on it’s face,
at this point, God cared about the role the
Sabbath played in His Plan.
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In the Beginning
1. Perfection (Deuteronomy 32:4)
 2. Very Good (Genesis 1:31)
 3. Could have gone on like this but…
 4. Adam sinned and sent the world into a
tailspin of destruction and imperfection
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Questions
1. Was God caught off guard, unprepared
for the impending disaster that would
destroy His perfection?
 2. If not, then God had a plan
(“slain from the foundation…”)
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ontinuing
MOVE FORWARD IN TIME

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Abrahamic Covenant


Cut a covenant with Abraham to establish
a nation that would receive His
instructions with the intention that in the
living out of them, they would become a
light to the rest of the world.
(Deuteronomy 4:6-8)

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Mosaic Covenant
Exodus 19:5 Now therefore, if ye will
obey My voice indeed, and keep My
covenant, then ye shall be a peculiar
treasure unto Me above all people: for all
the earth is Mine.
 Exodus 19:8 And all the people answered
together, and said, “All that hw"hy hath


spoken we will do.” And Moses returned
the words of the people unto hw"hy.

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Mosaic Covenant
Exodus 20 – The Ten Commandments
 Our focus is the fourth (except in Catholic
Bibles where it is the third)
 Exodus 20:8 Remember the Sabbath
day, to keep it set apart from the other
days.
 Once again, we see that God cares about
the Sabbath
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Establishing a Baseline
When is the Sabbath first mentioned?
 ANS:
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Establishing a Baseline
When is the Sabbath first mentioned?
 ANS: Genesis 2:2-3
 We have a very good creation that
included the seventh day, resting,
blessing, and the seventh day being set
apart from the other days of the week.


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Genesis 1:14 and
Definitions



Genesis 1:14 And God said, “Let there be
lights in the firmament of the heaven to
divide the day from the night; and let
them be for signs, and for seasons, and
for days, and years.

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Genesis 1:14


Genesis 1:14 And God said, “Let there be
lights in the firmament of the heaven to
divide the day from the night; and let
them be for ttoa, and for dI[]Am , and

for days, and years.

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Genesis 1:14
 Ttoa (ot) (sign)

To signal something in some way…
 Examples of signs:
 The rainbow, circumcision, all the plagues
on Egypt, Joshua’s stones in the Jordan,
Isaiah 7:14, and…
 The Sabbath
(Exodus 31:13, 17; Ezekiel 20:12)


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Genesis 1:14
 dI[]Am (moed) (appointment)

To designate a time for a meeting
 Do you know what that means?
 God has a Day Timer
 He has appointments set when He wants
to meet with us
 We should find out when they are so we
can be present


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Genesis 1:14 Expanded


Genesis 1:14 And God said, “Let there be
lights in the firmament of the heaven to
divide the day from the night; and let
them be for signs, and to designate the
times for divine appointments…
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Continuing the Foundation
 War>q (qari) (proclaim)

It denotes primarily the enunciation of a
specific message.
 It is customarily addressed to a specific
recipient and is intended to elicit a
specific response.


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Continuing the Foundation



aer'q.m (miqra) ([dress] rehearsal)

Frequently translated as Convocation
and Assembly

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Review
 War>q (qari)

(proclaim)

 dI[]Am (moed) (appointment)


aer'q.m (miqra) (rehearsal, convocation)
assembly

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Leviticus 23:2-3


v2 Speak unto the children of Israel, and
say unto them, “Concerning the divinely
appointed times (sacred assemblings) of
hw"hy, which you shall proclaim to be holy

dress rehearsals, even these are My
divinely set appointments.”
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Leviticus 23:2-3
v3 Six days shall work be done: but the
seventh day is the Sabbath, a day for a
sacred assembly…
[HODF Expanded]
 Hebrews 10:25 Not forsaking the
assembling of ourselves together, as
some have begun to do…
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

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Note


If our Heavenly Father did not establish
a particular “appointment” as a call to
worship, we might want to look into who
did.

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Establishing a Baseline
Reasons the Sabbath were given?
 Exodus 31
 v13,17 – sign between hw"hy, and Israel


v15 – rest
 v17 – refreshing
 Leviticus 23:3 Sacred assembling
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Establishing a Baseline
Who is the Sabbath for?
 A popular answer is “the Jews”
 The Sabbath was one of the 10
commandments given in Exodus 20 at
Mount Sinai. Can you make a case that
the only people who were at the foot of
mount Sinai when the 10 commandments
were given were the tribe of Judah?
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Who is the Sabbath for?
Mark 2:27 And he [Yeshua] said unto
them, “The Sabbath was made for
mankind ( a;nqrwpoj ), and not man for the
Sabbath.”
 Prophecies about the Gentiles
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Who is the Sabbath for?


Isaiah 56:2 Blessed is the man that
doeth this, and the son of man that
layeth hold on it; that keepeth the
Sabbath from polluting it…

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Who is the Sabbath for?


Isaiah 56:4 For thus saith hw"hy unto the

eunuchs that keep My Sabbaths, and
choose the things that please Me, and
take hold of My covenant…

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Who is the Sabbath for?


Isaiah 56:6 Also the sons of the stranger,
that join themselves to hw"hy, to serve
Him, and to love the name of hw"hy, to be
His servants, every one that keepeth the
Sabbath from polluting it, and taketh hold
of My covenant;

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Who is the Sabbath for?


Isaiah 58:13 If thou turn away thy foot
from the Sabbath, from doing thy
pleasure on My holy day; and call the
Sabbath a delight, the holy of hw"hy,

honourable; and shalt honour Him, not
doing thine own ways, nor finding thine
own pleasure, nor speaking thine own
words:

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Who is the Sabbath for?


Isaiah 58:14 Then shalt thou delight
thyself in hw"hy; and I will cause thee to

ride upon the high places of the earth,
and feed thee with the heritage of
Jacob thy father: for the mouth of hw"hy
hath spoken it.

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Who is the Sabbath for?
Ephesians 2:11 Wherefore remember,
that you, being in time past Gentiles in
the flesh…
 v12 That at that time you were without
Messiah, separated [ avphllotriwme,noi ] from
the Commonwealth of Israel, and
excluded [ xe,noi ] from the covenants of
promise, having no hope, and without
God in the world:


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Who is the Sabbath for?
Ephesians 2:13 But now in Messiah
Yeshua you, who previously were far
away have been brought near by the
blood of Messiah.
 v14 For he is our peace, who has joined
both groups into one, destroying the
barrier of tradition that had separated
Jews and Gentiles.


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Who is the Sabbath for?


Ephesians 2:15 Having abolished in his
flesh the enmity, even the law of
commandments contained in man’s
traditions; that in himself he might make
the two into one new man, thus
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Who is the Sabbath for?


Ephesians 2:19 Now therefore, you are
no longer excluded from citizenship in
God’s Kingdom, but fellow citizens with
the saints, and of the household of God.
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Who is the Sabbath for?
Romans 11:17 And if some of the
branches be broken off, and thou, being
a wild olive tree, were grafted in among
them, and with them partakest of the
root and fatness of the olive tree;
 v18 Boast not against the branches…


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At the Time of Creation
Creation was perfect
 During creation, the Sabbath was
established as a sign and a Divinely
Appointed Time of rest and refreshing
 At creation, God cared about the role
the Sabbath would play for mankind.
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At the Time of Moses
At the time of Moses, the 10
commandments were given to all the
tribes of Israel (not just Judah) as well
as all those who chose to leave Egypt
and become part of Israel.
 Within the 10 commandments, one
states: “Remember the Sabbath day, to
keep it holy”.


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At the Time of Moses
Exodus states that when Yahweh's
Sabbath is observed by Israel, it is a
sign.
 God explained that the Sabbath is to
provide rest from 6 days of labor and a
refreshing.
 It is clear that at this time, God cared
about the role the Sabbath would play
for Israel.


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At the Time of the Prophets
During the time of the prophets, Isaiah
states that the Sabbath is for all and in
the keeping of it is great blessing.
 It is clear that at this time, God cared
about the role the Sabbath would play
for Israel and all those who chose to
became a part of Israel.


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At the Time of the First
Century

Yeshua said that the Sabbath was
made for mankind.
 Romans states that we Gentiles have
been grafted into Israel.
 Ephesians states that in the past, we
were Gentiles who were separated from
the Commonwealth of Israel, excluded
from the covenants of promise, having
no hope, and without God.


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At the Time of the First
Century

Yeshua's work has allowed us Gentiles
to become a part of Israel, no longer
excluded from citizenship in God's
kingdom, fellow citizens with the saints,
and the household of God.
 It is clear that at this time, God cared
about the role the Sabbath would play
for Israel.
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he Plan of God

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What is the Plan of God?
Acts 3:20 And He shall send Yeshua
the Messiah, which before was
preached unto you:
 Acts 3:21 Where in heaven he must
remain until the time to begin the
restoration of all things, which God hath
spoken by the mouth of all His holy
prophets since the world began.


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What is the Plan of God?
When does the restoration of all things
begin?
 When does Yeshua leave heaven to
establish his kingdom on Earth?


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What is the Plan of God?
During the Millennial Kingdom, what
role does the Sabbath play?
 Speaking of the priests it says, “And in
controversy they shall stand in
judgment; and they shall judge it
according to My judgments: and they
shall keep My Torah and My statutes in
all Mine assemblies; and they shall
hallow my Sabbaths. Ezekiel 44:24
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What is the Plan of God?
During the Millennial Kingdom, what
role does the Sabbath play?
 Likewise, the people of the land shall
worship at the door of this gate before
hw"hy in the Sabbaths and in the new


moons. Ezekiel 46:3
 It is clear that at this time, God cares
about the role the Sabbath will play for
all mankind.
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What is the Plan of God?
After the New Heavens and the New
Earth, what role does the Sabbath play?
 “For as the New Heavens and the New
Earth, which I will make, shall remain
before me, saith hw"hy, so shall your


seed and your name remain.”
Isaiah 66:22

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What is the Plan of God?
After the New Heavens and the New
Earth, what role does the Sabbath play?
 “And it shall come to pass, that from
one new moon to another, and from one
Sabbath to another, shall all flesh come
to worship before me, saith hw"hy…


Isaiah 66:23

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What is the Plan of God?
After the New Heavens and the New
Earth, what role does the Sabbath play?
 It is clear that at this time, God cares
about the role the Sabbath will play for
all mankind.
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The Restoration of All Things

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Malachi 3:6 For I am hw"hy,
I change not…

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The Time of the Gentiles
How long was the Sabbath to last?
 Exodus 31:16 Wherefore the children of
Israel shall keep the Sabbath, to observe
the Sabbath throughout their generations,
obeying the covenant on a continuous
basis.
 I have Good News and Bad News
 Romans 9:6, Galatians 6:16
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How long was the Sabbath
to last?

Acts 13:14 But when they departed from
Perga, they came to Antioch in Pisidia,
and went into the synagogue on the
Sabbath day, and sat down.
 v15 And after the reading of the law and
the prophets, the rulers of the
synagogue said unto them, “You men
and brethren, if ye have any word of
exhortation for the people, say on.”
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How long was the Sabbath
to last?

Acts 13:42 And when the Jews were
gone out of the synagogue, the Gentiles
asked that these words might be
preached to them the next Sabbath.
 v44 And the next Sabbath day came
almost the whole city together to hear
the word of God.
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How long was the Sabbath
to last?

Even with this evidence (and there is
much much more), some will say that at
the death of Yeshua, the Sabbath was
replaced with Sunday.
 Verses used to support that include
Colossians 2:16-17; Galatians 4:10;
Romans 10:4, 14:5-6; just to name a
few.
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What We Learned is that The Most
High cares about the Sabbath from
the time it was created until the
restoration is completed and beyond!

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1 Samuel 2:3 says “by Him actions
are weighed.”
Hosea 4:6a says “My people are
destroyed for lack of knowledge.”
Hosea 4:6b says “Since you have
forgotten the Torah of your God, I will
also forget your children.”
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Even a pagan understands that they
need to find out what their pagan deity
desires…
Why can’t we apply this same principle
and search the Scriptures for the truth,
and find the ancient paths.
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Matthew 7:21 “Many will say Lord,
Lord…”
He says “Depart from me, you who
disregard my Divine instructions.”
II Corinthians 13:5 Examine
yourselves. Determine if you are still
following the truth.
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Don’t get caught saying “But Lord, I
didn’t know” and Him responding “My
child, I put before you that which
could help you recover the truth, the
ancient paths (Jeremiah 6:16) and
you couldn’t even check it out?”

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Is this how a child honors their
Father?
Ezekiel 22:26 The leaders of Israel
have hidden their eyes from My
Sabbaths, and I am profaned among
them.
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September
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he Sabbath in

The Plan of God

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In the Beginning
First day: It was good
 Second day: It was good
 Third day: It was good
 Fourth day: It was good
 Fifth day: It was good
 Sixth day (living creatures): It was good
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In the Beginning


Genesis 1:31 And God saw everything
that he had made, and, behold, it was
very good…

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Next Actions
1. Rested on the 7th day and refreshed
Himself (Exodus 31:17)
 2. Blessed the 7th day
 3. Set apart the 7th day from all the other
days
 Note: While not self-evident on it’s face,
at this point, God cared about the role the
Sabbath played in His Plan.
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In the Beginning
1. Perfection (Deuteronomy 32:4)
 2. Very Good (Genesis 1:31)
 3. Could have gone on like this but…
 4. Adam sinned and sent the world into a
tailspin of destruction and imperfection
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Questions
1. Was God caught off guard, unprepared
for the impending disaster that would
destroy His perfection?
 2. If not, then God had a plan
(“slain from the foundation…”)
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ontinuing
MOVE FORWARD IN TIME

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Abrahamic Covenant


Cut a covenant with Abraham to establish
a nation that would receive His
instructions with the intention that in the
living out of them, they would become a
light to the rest of the world.
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Mosaic Covenant
Exodus 19:5 Now therefore, if ye will
obey My voice indeed, and keep My
covenant, then ye shall be a peculiar
treasure unto Me above all people: for all
the earth is Mine.
 Exodus 19:8 And all the people answered
together, and said, “All that hw"hy hath


spoken we will do.” And Moses returned
the words of the people unto hw"hy.

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Mosaic Covenant
Exodus 20 – The Ten Commandments
 Our focus is the fourth (except in Catholic
Bibles where it is the third)
 Exodus 20:8 Remember the Sabbath
day, to keep it set apart from the other
days.
 Once again, we see that God cares about
the Sabbath
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Establishing a Baseline
When is the Sabbath first mentioned?
 ANS:
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Establishing a Baseline
When is the Sabbath first mentioned?
 ANS: Genesis 2:2-3
 We have a very good creation that
included the seventh day, resting,
blessing, and the seventh day being set
apart from the other days of the week.
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Genesis 1:14 and
Definitions



Genesis 1:14 And God said, “Let there be
lights in the firmament of the heaven to
divide the day from the night; and let
them be for signs, and for seasons, and
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Genesis 1:14


Genesis 1:14 And God said, “Let there be
lights in the firmament of the heaven to
divide the day from the night; and let
them be for ttoa, and for dI[]Am , and

for days, and years.

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Genesis 1:14
 Ttoa (ot) (sign)

To signal something in some way…
 Examples of signs:
 The rainbow, circumcision, all the plagues
on Egypt, Joshua’s stones in the Jordan,
Isaiah 7:14, and…
 The Sabbath
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Genesis 1:14
 dI[]Am (moed) (appointment)

To designate a time for a meeting
 Do you know what that means?
 God has a Day Timer
 He has appointments set when He wants
to meet with us
 We should find out when they are so we
can be present
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Genesis 1:14 Expanded


Genesis 1:14 And God said, “Let there be
lights in the firmament of the heaven to
divide the day from the night; and let
them be for signs, and to designate the
times for divine appointments…
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Continuing the Foundation
 War>q (qari) (proclaim)

It denotes primarily the enunciation of a
specific message.
 It is customarily addressed to a specific
recipient and is intended to elicit a
specific response.
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Continuing the Foundation

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aer'q.m (miqra) ([dress] rehearsal)

Frequently translated as Convocation
and Assembly

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Review
 War>q (qari)

(proclaim)

 dI[]Am (moed) (appointment)


aer'q.m (miqra) (rehearsal, convocation)
assembly

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Leviticus 23:2-3


v2 Speak unto the children of Israel, and
say unto them, “Concerning the divinely
appointed times (sacred assemblings) of
hw"hy, which you shall proclaim to be holy

dress rehearsals, even these are My
divinely set appointments.”
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Leviticus 23:2-3
v3 Six days shall work be done: but the
seventh day is the Sabbath, a day for a
sacred assembly…
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 Hebrews 10:25 Not forsaking the
assembling of ourselves together, as
some have begun to do…
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Note


If our Heavenly Father did not establish
a particular “appointment” as a call to
worship, we might want to look into who
did.

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Establishing a Baseline
Reasons the Sabbath were given?
 Exodus 31
 v13,17 – sign between hw"hy, and Israel
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v15 – rest
 v17 – refreshing
 Leviticus 23:3 Sacred assembling
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Establishing a Baseline
Who is the Sabbath for?
 A popular answer is “the Jews”
 The Sabbath was one of the 10
commandments given in Exodus 20 at
Mount Sinai. Can you make a case that
the only people who were at the foot of
mount Sinai when the 10 commandments
were given were the tribe of Judah?
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Who is the Sabbath for?
Mark 2:27 And he [Yeshua] said unto
them, “The Sabbath was made for
mankind ( a;nqrwpoj ), and not man for the
Sabbath.”
 Prophecies about the Gentiles
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Who is the Sabbath for?


Isaiah 56:2 Blessed is the man that
doeth this, and the son of man that
layeth hold on it; that keepeth the
Sabbath from polluting it…

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Who is the Sabbath for?


Isaiah 56:4 For thus saith hw"hy unto the

eunuchs that keep My Sabbaths, and
choose the things that please Me, and
take hold of My covenant…

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Who is the Sabbath for?


Isaiah 56:6 Also the sons of the stranger,
that join themselves to hw"hy, to serve
Him, and to love the name of hw"hy, to be
His servants, every one that keepeth the
Sabbath from polluting it, and taketh hold
of My covenant;

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Who is the Sabbath for?


Isaiah 58:13 If thou turn away thy foot
from the Sabbath, from doing thy
pleasure on My holy day; and call the
Sabbath a delight, the holy of hw"hy,

honourable; and shalt honour Him, not
doing thine own ways, nor finding thine
own pleasure, nor speaking thine own
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Who is the Sabbath for?


Isaiah 58:14 Then shalt thou delight
thyself in hw"hy; and I will cause thee to

ride upon the high places of the earth,
and feed thee with the heritage of
Jacob thy father: for the mouth of hw"hy
hath spoken it.

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Who is the Sabbath for?
Ephesians 2:11 Wherefore remember,
that you, being in time past Gentiles in
the flesh…
 v12 That at that time you were without
Messiah, separated [ avphllotriwme,noi ] from
the Commonwealth of Israel, and
excluded [ xe,noi ] from the covenants of
promise, having no hope, and without
God in the world:
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Who is the Sabbath for?
Ephesians 2:13 But now in Messiah
Yeshua you, who previously were far
away have been brought near by the
blood of Messiah.
 v14 For he is our peace, who has joined
both groups into one, destroying the
barrier of tradition that had separated
Jews and Gentiles.
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Who is the Sabbath for?


Ephesians 2:15 Having abolished in his
flesh the enmity, even the law of
commandments contained in man’s
traditions; that in himself he might make
the two into one new man, thus
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Who is the Sabbath for?


Ephesians 2:19 Now therefore, you are
no longer excluded from citizenship in
God’s Kingdom, but fellow citizens with
the saints, and of the household of God.
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Who is the Sabbath for?
Romans 11:17 And if some of the
branches be broken off, and thou, being
a wild olive tree, were grafted in among
them, and with them partakest of the
root and fatness of the olive tree;
 v18 Boast not against the branches…
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At the Time of Creation
Creation was perfect
 During creation, the Sabbath was
established as a sign and a Divinely
Appointed Time of rest and refreshing
 At creation, God cared about the role
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At the Time of Moses
At the time of Moses, the 10
commandments were given to all the
tribes of Israel (not just Judah) as well
as all those who chose to leave Egypt
and become part of Israel.
 Within the 10 commandments, one
states: “Remember the Sabbath day, to
keep it holy”.
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At the Time of Moses
Exodus states that when Yahweh's
Sabbath is observed by Israel, it is a
sign.
 God explained that the Sabbath is to
provide rest from 6 days of labor and a
refreshing.
 It is clear that at this time, God cared
about the role the Sabbath would play
for Israel.
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At the Time of the Prophets
During the time of the prophets, Isaiah
states that the Sabbath is for all and in
the keeping of it is great blessing.
 It is clear that at this time, God cared
about the role the Sabbath would play
for Israel and all those who chose to
became a part of Israel.
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At the Time of the First
Century

Yeshua said that the Sabbath was
made for mankind.
 Romans states that we Gentiles have
been grafted into Israel.
 Ephesians states that in the past, we
were Gentiles who were separated from
the Commonwealth of Israel, excluded
from the covenants of promise, having
no hope, and without God.
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At the Time of the First
Century

Yeshua's work has allowed us Gentiles
to become a part of Israel, no longer
excluded from citizenship in God's
kingdom, fellow citizens with the saints,
and the household of God.
 It is clear that at this time, God cared
about the role the Sabbath would play
for Israel.
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he Plan of God

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What is the Plan of God?
Acts 3:20 And He shall send Yeshua
the Messiah, which before was
preached unto you:
 Acts 3:21 Where in heaven he must
remain until the time to begin the
restoration of all things, which God hath
spoken by the mouth of all His holy
prophets since the world began.


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What is the Plan of God?
When does the restoration of all things
begin?
 When does Yeshua leave heaven to
establish his kingdom on Earth?
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What is the Plan of God?
During the Millennial Kingdom, what
role does the Sabbath play?
 Speaking of the priests it says, “And in
controversy they shall stand in
judgment; and they shall judge it
according to My judgments: and they
shall keep My Torah and My statutes in
all Mine assemblies; and they shall
hallow my Sabbaths. Ezekiel 44:24


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What is the Plan of God?
During the Millennial Kingdom, what
role does the Sabbath play?
 Likewise, the people of the land shall
worship at the door of this gate before
hw"hy in the Sabbaths and in the new


moons. Ezekiel 46:3
 It is clear that at this time, God cares
about the role the Sabbath will play for
all mankind.
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What is the Plan of God?
After the New Heavens and the New
Earth, what role does the Sabbath play?
 “For as the New Heavens and the New
Earth, which I will make, shall remain
before me, saith hw"hy, so shall your


seed and your name remain.”
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What is the Plan of God?
After the New Heavens and the New
Earth, what role does the Sabbath play?
 “And it shall come to pass, that from
one new moon to another, and from one
Sabbath to another, shall all flesh come
to worship before me, saith hw"hy…


Isaiah 66:23

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After the New Heavens and the New
Earth, what role does the Sabbath play?
 It is clear that at this time, God cares
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Malachi 3:6 For I am hw"hy,
I change not…

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The Time of the Gentiles
How long was the Sabbath to last?
 Exodus 31:16 Wherefore the children of
Israel shall keep the Sabbath, to observe
the Sabbath throughout their generations,
obeying the covenant on a continuous
basis.
 I have Good News and Bad News
 Romans 9:6, Galatians 6:16


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How long was the Sabbath
to last?

Acts 13:14 But when they departed from
Perga, they came to Antioch in Pisidia,
and went into the synagogue on the
Sabbath day, and sat down.
 v15 And after the reading of the law and
the prophets, the rulers of the
synagogue said unto them, “You men
and brethren, if ye have any word of
exhortation for the people, say on.”


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How long was the Sabbath
to last?

Acts 13:42 And when the Jews were
gone out of the synagogue, the Gentiles
asked that these words might be
preached to them the next Sabbath.
 v44 And the next Sabbath day came
almost the whole city together to hear
the word of God.
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How long was the Sabbath
to last?

Even with this evidence (and there is
much much more), some will say that at
the death of Yeshua, the Sabbath was
replaced with Sunday.
 Verses used to support that include
Colossians 2:16-17; Galatians 4:10;
Romans 10:4, 14:5-6; just to name a
few.
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What We Learned is that The Most
High cares about the Sabbath from
the time it was created until the
restoration is completed and beyond!

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1 Samuel 2:3 says “by Him actions
are weighed.”
Hosea 4:6a says “My people are
destroyed for lack of knowledge.”
Hosea 4:6b says “Since you have
forgotten the Torah of your God, I will
also forget your children.”
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Even a pagan understands that they
need to find out what their pagan deity
desires…
Why can’t we apply this same principle
and search the Scriptures for the truth,
and find the ancient paths.
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Matthew 7:21 “Many will say Lord,
Lord…”
He says “Depart from me, you who
disregard my Divine instructions.”
II Corinthians 13:5 Examine
yourselves. Determine if you are still
following the truth.
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Don’t get caught saying “But Lord, I
didn’t know” and Him responding “My
child, I put before you that which
could help you recover the truth, the
ancient paths (Jeremiah 6:16) and
you couldn’t even check it out?”

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Is this how a child honors their
Father?
Ezekiel 22:26 The leaders of Israel
have hidden their eyes from My
Sabbaths, and I am profaned among
them.
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he Sabbath in

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In the Beginning
First day: It was good
 Second day: It was good
 Third day: It was good
 Fourth day: It was good
 Fifth day: It was good
 Sixth day (living creatures): It was good
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In the Beginning


Genesis 1:31 And God saw everything
that he had made, and, behold, it was
very good…

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Next Actions
1. Rested on the 7th day and refreshed
Himself (Exodus 31:17)
 2. Blessed the 7th day
 3. Set apart the 7th day from all the other
days
 Note: While not self-evident on it’s face,
at this point, God cared about the role the
Sabbath played in His Plan.


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In the Beginning
1. Perfection (Deuteronomy 32:4)
 2. Very Good (Genesis 1:31)
 3. Could have gone on like this but…
 4. Adam sinned and sent the world into a
tailspin of destruction and imperfection


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Questions
1. Was God caught off guard, unprepared
for the impending disaster that would
destroy His perfection?
 2. If not, then God had a plan
(“slain from the foundation…”)
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ontinuing
MOVE FORWARD IN TIME

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Abrahamic Covenant


Cut a covenant with Abraham to establish
a nation that would receive His
instructions with the intention that in the
living out of them, they would become a
light to the rest of the world.
(Deuteronomy 4:6-8)

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Mosaic Covenant
Exodus 19:5 Now therefore, if ye will
obey My voice indeed, and keep My
covenant, then ye shall be a peculiar
treasure unto Me above all people: for all
the earth is Mine.
 Exodus 19:8 And all the people answered
together, and said, “All that hw"hy hath


spoken we will do.” And Moses returned
the words of the people unto hw"hy.

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Mosaic Covenant
Exodus 20 – The Ten Commandments
 Our focus is the fourth (except in Catholic
Bibles where it is the third)
 Exodus 20:8 Remember the Sabbath
day, to keep it set apart from the other
days.
 Once again, we see that God cares about
the Sabbath


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Establishing a Baseline
When is the Sabbath first mentioned?
 ANS:
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Establishing a Baseline
When is the Sabbath first mentioned?
 ANS: Genesis 2:2-3
 We have a very good creation that
included the seventh day, resting,
blessing, and the seventh day being set
apart from the other days of the week.


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Genesis 1:14 and
Definitions



Genesis 1:14 And God said, “Let there be
lights in the firmament of the heaven to
divide the day from the night; and let
them be for signs, and for seasons, and
for days, and years.

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Genesis 1:14


Genesis 1:14 And God said, “Let there be
lights in the firmament of the heaven to
divide the day from the night; and let
them be for ttoa, and for dI[]Am , and

for days, and years.

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Genesis 1:14
 Ttoa (ot) (sign)

To signal something in some way…
 Examples of signs:
 The rainbow, circumcision, all the plagues
on Egypt, Joshua’s stones in the Jordan,
Isaiah 7:14, and…
 The Sabbath
(Exodus 31:13, 17; Ezekiel 20:12)


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Genesis 1:14
 dI[]Am (moed) (appointment)

To designate a time for a meeting
 Do you know what that means?
 God has a Day Timer
 He has appointments set when He wants
to meet with us
 We should find out when they are so we
can be present


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Genesis 1:14 Expanded


Genesis 1:14 And God said, “Let there be
lights in the firmament of the heaven to
divide the day from the night; and let
them be for signs, and to designate the
times for divine appointments…
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Continuing the Foundation
 War>q (qari) (proclaim)

It denotes primarily the enunciation of a
specific message.
 It is customarily addressed to a specific
recipient and is intended to elicit a
specific response.


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Continuing the Foundation



aer'q.m (miqra) ([dress] rehearsal)

Frequently translated as Convocation
and Assembly

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Review
 War>q (qari)

(proclaim)

 dI[]Am (moed) (appointment)


aer'q.m (miqra) (rehearsal, convocation)
assembly

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Leviticus 23:2-3


v2 Speak unto the children of Israel, and
say unto them, “Concerning the divinely
appointed times (sacred assemblings) of
hw"hy, which you shall proclaim to be holy

dress rehearsals, even these are My
divinely set appointments.”
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Leviticus 23:2-3
v3 Six days shall work be done: but the
seventh day is the Sabbath, a day for a
sacred assembly…
[HODF Expanded]
 Hebrews 10:25 Not forsaking the
assembling of ourselves together, as
some have begun to do…
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

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Note


If our Heavenly Father did not establish
a particular “appointment” as a call to
worship, we might want to look into who
did.

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Establishing a Baseline
Reasons the Sabbath were given?
 Exodus 31
 v13,17 – sign between hw"hy, and Israel


v15 – rest
 v17 – refreshing
 Leviticus 23:3 Sacred assembling


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Establishing a Baseline
Who is the Sabbath for?
 A popular answer is “the Jews”
 The Sabbath was one of the 10
commandments given in Exodus 20 at
Mount Sinai. Can you make a case that
the only people who were at the foot of
mount Sinai when the 10 commandments
were given were the tribe of Judah?


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Who is the Sabbath for?
Mark 2:27 And he [Yeshua] said unto
them, “The Sabbath was made for
mankind ( a;nqrwpoj ), and not man for the
Sabbath.”
 Prophecies about the Gentiles


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Who is the Sabbath for?


Isaiah 56:2 Blessed is the man that
doeth this, and the son of man that
layeth hold on it; that keepeth the
Sabbath from polluting it…

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Who is the Sabbath for?


Isaiah 56:4 For thus saith hw"hy unto the

eunuchs that keep My Sabbaths, and
choose the things that please Me, and
take hold of My covenant…

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Who is the Sabbath for?


Isaiah 56:6 Also the sons of the stranger,
that join themselves to hw"hy, to serve
Him, and to love the name of hw"hy, to be
His servants, every one that keepeth the
Sabbath from polluting it, and taketh hold
of My covenant;

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Who is the Sabbath for?


Isaiah 58:13 If thou turn away thy foot
from the Sabbath, from doing thy
pleasure on My holy day; and call the
Sabbath a delight, the holy of hw"hy,

honourable; and shalt honour Him, not
doing thine own ways, nor finding thine
own pleasure, nor speaking thine own
words:

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Who is the Sabbath for?


Isaiah 58:14 Then shalt thou delight
thyself in hw"hy; and I will cause thee to

ride upon the high places of the earth,
and feed thee with the heritage of
Jacob thy father: for the mouth of hw"hy
hath spoken it.

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Who is the Sabbath for?
Ephesians 2:11 Wherefore remember,
that you, being in time past Gentiles in
the flesh…
 v12 That at that time you were without
Messiah, separated [ avphllotriwme,noi ] from
the Commonwealth of Israel, and
excluded [ xe,noi ] from the covenants of
promise, having no hope, and without
God in the world:


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Who is the Sabbath for?
Ephesians 2:13 But now in Messiah
Yeshua you, who previously were far
away have been brought near by the
blood of Messiah.
 v14 For he is our peace, who has joined
both groups into one, destroying the
barrier of tradition that had separated
Jews and Gentiles.


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Who is the Sabbath for?


Ephesians 2:15 Having abolished in his
flesh the enmity, even the law of
commandments contained in man’s
traditions; that in himself he might make
the two into one new man, thus
establishing peace.

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Who is the Sabbath for?


Ephesians 2:19 Now therefore, you are
no longer excluded from citizenship in
God’s Kingdom, but fellow citizens with
the saints, and of the household of God.
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Who is the Sabbath for?
Romans 11:17 And if some of the
branches be broken off, and thou, being
a wild olive tree, were grafted in among
them, and with them partakest of the
root and fatness of the olive tree;
 v18 Boast not against the branches…


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At the Time of Creation
Creation was perfect
 During creation, the Sabbath was
established as a sign and a Divinely
Appointed Time of rest and refreshing
 At creation, God cared about the role
the Sabbath would play for mankind.


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At the Time of Moses
At the time of Moses, the 10
commandments were given to all the
tribes of Israel (not just Judah) as well
as all those who chose to leave Egypt
and become part of Israel.
 Within the 10 commandments, one
states: “Remember the Sabbath day, to
keep it holy”.


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At the Time of Moses
Exodus states that when Yahweh's
Sabbath is observed by Israel, it is a
sign.
 God explained that the Sabbath is to
provide rest from 6 days of labor and a
refreshing.
 It is clear that at this time, God cared
about the role the Sabbath would play
for Israel.


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At the Time of the Prophets
During the time of the prophets, Isaiah
states that the Sabbath is for all and in
the keeping of it is great blessing.
 It is clear that at this time, God cared
about the role the Sabbath would play
for Israel and all those who chose to
became a part of Israel.


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At the Time of the First
Century

Yeshua said that the Sabbath was
made for mankind.
 Romans states that we Gentiles have
been grafted into Israel.
 Ephesians states that in the past, we
were Gentiles who were separated from
the Commonwealth of Israel, excluded
from the covenants of promise, having
no hope, and without God.


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At the Time of the First
Century

Yeshua's work has allowed us Gentiles
to become a part of Israel, no longer
excluded from citizenship in God's
kingdom, fellow citizens with the saints,
and the household of God.
 It is clear that at this time, God cared
about the role the Sabbath would play
for Israel.


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he Plan of God

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What is the Plan of God?
Acts 3:20 And He shall send Yeshua
the Messiah, which before was
preached unto you:
 Acts 3:21 Where in heaven he must
remain until the time to begin the
restoration of all things, which God hath
spoken by the mouth of all His holy
prophets since the world began.


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What is the Plan of God?
When does the restoration of all things
begin?
 When does Yeshua leave heaven to
establish his kingdom on Earth?


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What is the Plan of God?
During the Millennial Kingdom, what
role does the Sabbath play?
 Speaking of the priests it says, “And in
controversy they shall stand in
judgment; and they shall judge it
according to My judgments: and they
shall keep My Torah and My statutes in
all Mine assemblies; and they shall
hallow my Sabbaths. Ezekiel 44:24


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What is the Plan of God?
During the Millennial Kingdom, what
role does the Sabbath play?
 Likewise, the people of the land shall
worship at the door of this gate before
hw"hy in the Sabbaths and in the new


moons. Ezekiel 46:3
 It is clear that at this time, God cares
about the role the Sabbath will play for
all mankind.
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What is the Plan of God?
After the New Heavens and the New
Earth, what role does the Sabbath play?
 “For as the New Heavens and the New
Earth, which I will make, shall remain
before me, saith hw"hy, so shall your


seed and your name remain.”
Isaiah 66:22

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What is the Plan of God?
After the New Heavens and the New
Earth, what role does the Sabbath play?
 “And it shall come to pass, that from
one new moon to another, and from one
Sabbath to another, shall all flesh come
to worship before me, saith hw"hy…


Isaiah 66:23

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What is the Plan of God?
After the New Heavens and the New
Earth, what role does the Sabbath play?
 It is clear that at this time, God cares
about the role the Sabbath will play for
all mankind.


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The Restoration of All Things

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Malachi 3:6 For I am hw"hy,
I change not…

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The Time of the Gentiles
How long was the Sabbath to last?
 Exodus 31:16 Wherefore the children of
Israel shall keep the Sabbath, to observe
the Sabbath throughout their generations,
obeying the covenant on a continuous
basis.
 I have Good News and Bad News
 Romans 9:6, Galatians 6:16


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How long was the Sabbath
to last?

Acts 13:14 But when they departed from
Perga, they came to Antioch in Pisidia,
and went into the synagogue on the
Sabbath day, and sat down.
 v15 And after the reading of the law and
the prophets, the rulers of the
synagogue said unto them, “You men
and brethren, if ye have any word of
exhortation for the people, say on.”


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How long was the Sabbath
to last?

Acts 13:42 And when the Jews were
gone out of the synagogue, the Gentiles
asked that these words might be
preached to them the next Sabbath.
 v44 And the next Sabbath day came
almost the whole city together to hear
the word of God.


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How long was the Sabbath
to last?

Even with this evidence (and there is
much much more), some will say that at
the death of Yeshua, the Sabbath was
replaced with Sunday.
 Verses used to support that include
Colossians 2:16-17; Galatians 4:10;
Romans 10:4, 14:5-6; just to name a
few.


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What We Learned is that The Most
High cares about the Sabbath from
the time it was created until the
restoration is completed and beyond!

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1 Samuel 2:3 says “by Him actions
are weighed.”
Hosea 4:6a says “My people are
destroyed for lack of knowledge.”
Hosea 4:6b says “Since you have
forgotten the Torah of your God, I will
also forget your children.”
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Even a pagan understands that they
need to find out what their pagan deity
desires…
Why can’t we apply this same principle
and search the Scriptures for the truth,
and find the ancient paths.
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Matthew 7:21 “Many will say Lord,
Lord…”
He says “Depart from me, you who
disregard my Divine instructions.”
II Corinthians 13:5 Examine
yourselves. Determine if you are still
following the truth.
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Don’t get caught saying “But Lord, I
didn’t know” and Him responding “My
child, I put before you that which
could help you recover the truth, the
ancient paths (Jeremiah 6:16) and
you couldn’t even check it out?”

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Is this how a child honors their
Father?
Ezekiel 22:26 The leaders of Israel
have hidden their eyes from My
Sabbaths, and I am profaned among
them.
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September
2011
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he Sabbath in

The Plan of God

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In the Beginning
First day: It was good
 Second day: It was good
 Third day: It was good
 Fourth day: It was good
 Fifth day: It was good
 Sixth day (living creatures): It was good


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In the Beginning


Genesis 1:31 And God saw everything
that he had made, and, behold, it was
very good…

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Next Actions
1. Rested on the 7th day and refreshed
Himself (Exodus 31:17)
 2. Blessed the 7th day
 3. Set apart the 7th day from all the other
days
 Note: While not self-evident on it’s face,
at this point, God cared about the role the
Sabbath played in His Plan.


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In the Beginning
1. Perfection (Deuteronomy 32:4)
 2. Very Good (Genesis 1:31)
 3. Could have gone on like this but…
 4. Adam sinned and sent the world into a
tailspin of destruction and imperfection


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Questions
1. Was God caught off guard, unprepared
for the impending disaster that would
destroy His perfection?
 2. If not, then God had a plan
(“slain from the foundation…”)


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ontinuing
MOVE FORWARD IN TIME

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Abrahamic Covenant


Cut a covenant with Abraham to establish
a nation that would receive His
instructions with the intention that in the
living out of them, they would become a
light to the rest of the world.
(Deuteronomy 4:6-8)

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Mosaic Covenant
Exodus 19:5 Now therefore, if ye will
obey My voice indeed, and keep My
covenant, then ye shall be a peculiar
treasure unto Me above all people: for all
the earth is Mine.
 Exodus 19:8 And all the people answered
together, and said, “All that hw"hy hath


spoken we will do.” And Moses returned
the words of the people unto hw"hy.

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Mosaic Covenant
Exodus 20 – The Ten Commandments
 Our focus is the fourth (except in Catholic
Bibles where it is the third)
 Exodus 20:8 Remember the Sabbath
day, to keep it set apart from the other
days.
 Once again, we see that God cares about
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Establishing a Baseline
When is the Sabbath first mentioned?
 ANS:
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Establishing a Baseline
When is the Sabbath first mentioned?
 ANS: Genesis 2:2-3
 We have a very good creation that
included the seventh day, resting,
blessing, and the seventh day being set
apart from the other days of the week.


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Genesis 1:14 and
Definitions



Genesis 1:14 And God said, “Let there be
lights in the firmament of the heaven to
divide the day from the night; and let
them be for signs, and for seasons, and
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Genesis 1:14


Genesis 1:14 And God said, “Let there be
lights in the firmament of the heaven to
divide the day from the night; and let
them be for ttoa, and for dI[]Am , and

for days, and years.

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Genesis 1:14
 Ttoa (ot) (sign)

To signal something in some way…
 Examples of signs:
 The rainbow, circumcision, all the plagues
on Egypt, Joshua’s stones in the Jordan,
Isaiah 7:14, and…
 The Sabbath
(Exodus 31:13, 17; Ezekiel 20:12)


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Genesis 1:14
 dI[]Am (moed) (appointment)

To designate a time for a meeting
 Do you know what that means?
 God has a Day Timer
 He has appointments set when He wants
to meet with us
 We should find out when they are so we
can be present


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Genesis 1:14 Expanded


Genesis 1:14 And God said, “Let there be
lights in the firmament of the heaven to
divide the day from the night; and let
them be for signs, and to designate the
times for divine appointments…
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Continuing the Foundation
 War>q (qari) (proclaim)

It denotes primarily the enunciation of a
specific message.
 It is customarily addressed to a specific
recipient and is intended to elicit a
specific response.
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Continuing the Foundation



aer'q.m (miqra) ([dress] rehearsal)

Frequently translated as Convocation
and Assembly

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Review
 War>q (qari)

(proclaim)

 dI[]Am (moed) (appointment)


aer'q.m (miqra) (rehearsal, convocation)
assembly

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Leviticus 23:2-3


v2 Speak unto the children of Israel, and
say unto them, “Concerning the divinely
appointed times (sacred assemblings) of
hw"hy, which you shall proclaim to be holy

dress rehearsals, even these are My
divinely set appointments.”
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Leviticus 23:2-3
v3 Six days shall work be done: but the
seventh day is the Sabbath, a day for a
sacred assembly…
[HODF Expanded]
 Hebrews 10:25 Not forsaking the
assembling of ourselves together, as
some have begun to do…
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Note


If our Heavenly Father did not establish
a particular “appointment” as a call to
worship, we might want to look into who
did.

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Establishing a Baseline
Reasons the Sabbath were given?
 Exodus 31
 v13,17 – sign between hw"hy, and Israel


v15 – rest
 v17 – refreshing
 Leviticus 23:3 Sacred assembling
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Establishing a Baseline
Who is the Sabbath for?
 A popular answer is “the Jews”
 The Sabbath was one of the 10
commandments given in Exodus 20 at
Mount Sinai. Can you make a case that
the only people who were at the foot of
mount Sinai when the 10 commandments
were given were the tribe of Judah?


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Who is the Sabbath for?
Mark 2:27 And he [Yeshua] said unto
them, “The Sabbath was made for
mankind ( a;nqrwpoj ), and not man for the
Sabbath.”
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Who is the Sabbath for?


Isaiah 56:2 Blessed is the man that
doeth this, and the son of man that
layeth hold on it; that keepeth the
Sabbath from polluting it…

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Who is the Sabbath for?


Isaiah 56:4 For thus saith hw"hy unto the

eunuchs that keep My Sabbaths, and
choose the things that please Me, and
take hold of My covenant…

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Who is the Sabbath for?


Isaiah 56:6 Also the sons of the stranger,
that join themselves to hw"hy, to serve
Him, and to love the name of hw"hy, to be
His servants, every one that keepeth the
Sabbath from polluting it, and taketh hold
of My covenant;

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Who is the Sabbath for?


Isaiah 58:13 If thou turn away thy foot
from the Sabbath, from doing thy
pleasure on My holy day; and call the
Sabbath a delight, the holy of hw"hy,

honourable; and shalt honour Him, not
doing thine own ways, nor finding thine
own pleasure, nor speaking thine own
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Who is the Sabbath for?


Isaiah 58:14 Then shalt thou delight
thyself in hw"hy; and I will cause thee to

ride upon the high places of the earth,
and feed thee with the heritage of
Jacob thy father: for the mouth of hw"hy
hath spoken it.

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Who is the Sabbath for?
Ephesians 2:11 Wherefore remember,
that you, being in time past Gentiles in
the flesh…
 v12 That at that time you were without
Messiah, separated [ avphllotriwme,noi ] from
the Commonwealth of Israel, and
excluded [ xe,noi ] from the covenants of
promise, having no hope, and without
God in the world:
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Who is the Sabbath for?
Ephesians 2:13 But now in Messiah
Yeshua you, who previously were far
away have been brought near by the
blood of Messiah.
 v14 For he is our peace, who has joined
both groups into one, destroying the
barrier of tradition that had separated
Jews and Gentiles.


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Who is the Sabbath for?


Ephesians 2:15 Having abolished in his
flesh the enmity, even the law of
commandments contained in man’s
traditions; that in himself he might make
the two into one new man, thus
establishing peace.

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Who is the Sabbath for?


Ephesians 2:19 Now therefore, you are
no longer excluded from citizenship in
God’s Kingdom, but fellow citizens with
the saints, and of the household of God.
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Who is the Sabbath for?
Romans 11:17 And if some of the
branches be broken off, and thou, being
a wild olive tree, were grafted in among
them, and with them partakest of the
root and fatness of the olive tree;
 v18 Boast not against the branches…
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At the Time of Creation
Creation was perfect
 During creation, the Sabbath was
established as a sign and a Divinely
Appointed Time of rest and refreshing
 At creation, God cared about the role
the Sabbath would play for mankind.
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At the Time of Moses
At the time of Moses, the 10
commandments were given to all the
tribes of Israel (not just Judah) as well
as all those who chose to leave Egypt
and become part of Israel.
 Within the 10 commandments, one
states: “Remember the Sabbath day, to
keep it holy”.
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At the Time of Moses
Exodus states that when Yahweh's
Sabbath is observed by Israel, it is a
sign.
 God explained that the Sabbath is to
provide rest from 6 days of labor and a
refreshing.
 It is clear that at this time, God cared
about the role the Sabbath would play
for Israel.
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At the Time of the Prophets
During the time of the prophets, Isaiah
states that the Sabbath is for all and in
the keeping of it is great blessing.
 It is clear that at this time, God cared
about the role the Sabbath would play
for Israel and all those who chose to
became a part of Israel.
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At the Time of the First
Century

Yeshua said that the Sabbath was
made for mankind.
 Romans states that we Gentiles have
been grafted into Israel.
 Ephesians states that in the past, we
were Gentiles who were separated from
the Commonwealth of Israel, excluded
from the covenants of promise, having
no hope, and without God.
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At the Time of the First
Century

Yeshua's work has allowed us Gentiles
to become a part of Israel, no longer
excluded from citizenship in God's
kingdom, fellow citizens with the saints,
and the household of God.
 It is clear that at this time, God cared
about the role the Sabbath would play
for Israel.
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he Plan of God

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What is the Plan of God?
Acts 3:20 And He shall send Yeshua
the Messiah, which before was
preached unto you:
 Acts 3:21 Where in heaven he must
remain until the time to begin the
restoration of all things, which God hath
spoken by the mouth of all His holy
prophets since the world began.


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What is the Plan of God?
When does the restoration of all things
begin?
 When does Yeshua leave heaven to
establish his kingdom on Earth?


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What is the Plan of God?
During the Millennial Kingdom, what
role does the Sabbath play?
 Speaking of the priests it says, “And in
controversy they shall stand in
judgment; and they shall judge it
according to My judgments: and they
shall keep My Torah and My statutes in
all Mine assemblies; and they shall
hallow my Sabbaths. Ezekiel 44:24


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What is the Plan of God?
During the Millennial Kingdom, what
role does the Sabbath play?
 Likewise, the people of the land shall
worship at the door of this gate before
hw"hy in the Sabbaths and in the new


moons. Ezekiel 46:3
 It is clear that at this time, God cares
about the role the Sabbath will play for
all mankind.
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What is the Plan of God?
After the New Heavens and the New
Earth, what role does the Sabbath play?
 “For as the New Heavens and the New
Earth, which I will make, shall remain
before me, saith hw"hy, so shall your


seed and your name remain.”
Isaiah 66:22

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What is the Plan of God?
After the New Heavens and the New
Earth, what role does the Sabbath play?
 “And it shall come to pass, that from
one new moon to another, and from one
Sabbath to another, shall all flesh come
to worship before me, saith hw"hy…


Isaiah 66:23

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What is the Plan of God?
After the New Heavens and the New
Earth, what role does the Sabbath play?
 It is clear that at this time, God cares
about the role the Sabbath will play for
all mankind.
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The Restoration of All Things

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Malachi 3:6 For I am hw"hy,
I change not…

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The Time of the Gentiles
How long was the Sabbath to last?
 Exodus 31:16 Wherefore the children of
Israel shall keep the Sabbath, to observe
the Sabbath throughout their generations,
obeying the covenant on a continuous
basis.
 I have Good News and Bad News
 Romans 9:6, Galatians 6:16
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How long was the Sabbath
to last?

Acts 13:14 But when they departed from
Perga, they came to Antioch in Pisidia,
and went into the synagogue on the
Sabbath day, and sat down.
 v15 And after the reading of the law and
the prophets, the rulers of the
synagogue said unto them, “You men
and brethren, if ye have any word of
exhortation for the people, say on.”


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How long was the Sabbath
to last?

Acts 13:42 And when the Jews were
gone out of the synagogue, the Gentiles
asked that these words might be
preached to them the next Sabbath.
 v44 And the next Sabbath day came
almost the whole city together to hear
the word of God.


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How long was the Sabbath
to last?

Even with this evidence (and there is
much much more), some will say that at
the death of Yeshua, the Sabbath was
replaced with Sunday.
 Verses used to support that include
Colossians 2:16-17; Galatians 4:10;
Romans 10:4, 14:5-6; just to name a
few.
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What We Learned is that The Most
High cares about the Sabbath from
the time it was created until the
restoration is completed and beyond!

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1 Samuel 2:3 says “by Him actions
are weighed.”
Hosea 4:6a says “My people are
destroyed for lack of knowledge.”
Hosea 4:6b says “Since you have
forgotten the Torah of your God, I will
also forget your children.”
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Even a pagan understands that they
need to find out what their pagan deity
desires…
Why can’t we apply this same principle
and search the Scriptures for the truth,
and find the ancient paths.
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Matthew 7:21 “Many will say Lord,
Lord…”
He says “Depart from me, you who
disregard my Divine instructions.”
II Corinthians 13:5 Examine
yourselves. Determine if you are still
following the truth.
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Don’t get caught saying “But Lord, I
didn’t know” and Him responding “My
child, I put before you that which
could help you recover the truth, the
ancient paths (Jeremiah 6:16) and
you couldn’t even check it out?”

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Is this how a child honors their
Father?
Ezekiel 22:26 The leaders of Israel
have hidden their eyes from My
Sabbaths, and I am profaned among
them.
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September
2011
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he Sabbath in

The Plan of God

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In the Beginning
First day: It was good
 Second day: It was good
 Third day: It was good
 Fourth day: It was good
 Fifth day: It was good
 Sixth day (living creatures): It was good
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In the Beginning


Genesis 1:31 And God saw everything
that he had made, and, behold, it was
very good…

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Next Actions
1. Rested on the 7th day and refreshed
Himself (Exodus 31:17)
 2. Blessed the 7th day
 3. Set apart the 7th day from all the other
days
 Note: While not self-evident on it’s face,
at this point, God cared about the role the
Sabbath played in His Plan.
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In the Beginning
1. Perfection (Deuteronomy 32:4)
 2. Very Good (Genesis 1:31)
 3. Could have gone on like this but…
 4. Adam sinned and sent the world into a
tailspin of destruction and imperfection
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Questions
1. Was God caught off guard, unprepared
for the impending disaster that would
destroy His perfection?
 2. If not, then God had a plan
(“slain from the foundation…”)
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ontinuing
MOVE FORWARD IN TIME

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Abrahamic Covenant


Cut a covenant with Abraham to establish
a nation that would receive His
instructions with the intention that in the
living out of them, they would become a
light to the rest of the world.
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Mosaic Covenant
Exodus 19:5 Now therefore, if ye will
obey My voice indeed, and keep My
covenant, then ye shall be a peculiar
treasure unto Me above all people: for all
the earth is Mine.
 Exodus 19:8 And all the people answered
together, and said, “All that hw"hy hath


spoken we will do.” And Moses returned
the words of the people unto hw"hy.

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Mosaic Covenant
Exodus 20 – The Ten Commandments
 Our focus is the fourth (except in Catholic
Bibles where it is the third)
 Exodus 20:8 Remember the Sabbath
day, to keep it set apart from the other
days.
 Once again, we see that God cares about
the Sabbath
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Establishing a Baseline
When is the Sabbath first mentioned?
 ANS:
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Establishing a Baseline
When is the Sabbath first mentioned?
 ANS: Genesis 2:2-3
 We have a very good creation that
included the seventh day, resting,
blessing, and the seventh day being set
apart from the other days of the week.


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Genesis 1:14 and
Definitions



Genesis 1:14 And God said, “Let there be
lights in the firmament of the heaven to
divide the day from the night; and let
them be for signs, and for seasons, and
for days, and years.

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Genesis 1:14


Genesis 1:14 And God said, “Let there be
lights in the firmament of the heaven to
divide the day from the night; and let
them be for ttoa, and for dI[]Am , and

for days, and years.

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Genesis 1:14
 Ttoa (ot) (sign)

To signal something in some way…
 Examples of signs:
 The rainbow, circumcision, all the plagues
on Egypt, Joshua’s stones in the Jordan,
Isaiah 7:14, and…
 The Sabbath
(Exodus 31:13, 17; Ezekiel 20:12)


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Genesis 1:14
 dI[]Am (moed) (appointment)

To designate a time for a meeting
 Do you know what that means?
 God has a Day Timer
 He has appointments set when He wants
to meet with us
 We should find out when they are so we
can be present
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Genesis 1:14 Expanded


Genesis 1:14 And God said, “Let there be
lights in the firmament of the heaven to
divide the day from the night; and let
them be for signs, and to designate the
times for divine appointments…
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Continuing the Foundation
 War>q (qari) (proclaim)

It denotes primarily the enunciation of a
specific message.
 It is customarily addressed to a specific
recipient and is intended to elicit a
specific response.
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Continuing the Foundation



aer'q.m (miqra) ([dress] rehearsal)

Frequently translated as Convocation
and Assembly

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Review
 War>q (qari)

(proclaim)

 dI[]Am (moed) (appointment)


aer'q.m (miqra) (rehearsal, convocation)
assembly

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Leviticus 23:2-3


v2 Speak unto the children of Israel, and
say unto them, “Concerning the divinely
appointed times (sacred assemblings) of
hw"hy, which you shall proclaim to be holy

dress rehearsals, even these are My
divinely set appointments.”
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Leviticus 23:2-3
v3 Six days shall work be done: but the
seventh day is the Sabbath, a day for a
sacred assembly…
[HODF Expanded]
 Hebrews 10:25 Not forsaking the
assembling of ourselves together, as
some have begun to do…
[HODF Expanded]


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Note


If our Heavenly Father did not establish
a particular “appointment” as a call to
worship, we might want to look into who
did.

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Establishing a Baseline
Reasons the Sabbath were given?
 Exodus 31
 v13,17 – sign between hw"hy, and Israel


v15 – rest
 v17 – refreshing
 Leviticus 23:3 Sacred assembling
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Establishing a Baseline
Who is the Sabbath for?
 A popular answer is “the Jews”
 The Sabbath was one of the 10
commandments given in Exodus 20 at
Mount Sinai. Can you make a case that
the only people who were at the foot of
mount Sinai when the 10 commandments
were given were the tribe of Judah?


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Who is the Sabbath for?
Mark 2:27 And he [Yeshua] said unto
them, “The Sabbath was made for
mankind ( a;nqrwpoj ), and not man for the
Sabbath.”
 Prophecies about the Gentiles
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Who is the Sabbath for?


Isaiah 56:2 Blessed is the man that
doeth this, and the son of man that
layeth hold on it; that keepeth the
Sabbath from polluting it…

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Who is the Sabbath for?


Isaiah 56:4 For thus saith hw"hy unto the

eunuchs that keep My Sabbaths, and
choose the things that please Me, and
take hold of My covenant…

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Who is the Sabbath for?


Isaiah 56:6 Also the sons of the stranger,
that join themselves to hw"hy, to serve
Him, and to love the name of hw"hy, to be
His servants, every one that keepeth the
Sabbath from polluting it, and taketh hold
of My covenant;

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Who is the Sabbath for?


Isaiah 58:13 If thou turn away thy foot
from the Sabbath, from doing thy
pleasure on My holy day; and call the
Sabbath a delight, the holy of hw"hy,

honourable; and shalt honour Him, not
doing thine own ways, nor finding thine
own pleasure, nor speaking thine own
words:

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Who is the Sabbath for?


Isaiah 58:14 Then shalt thou delight
thyself in hw"hy; and I will cause thee to

ride upon the high places of the earth,
and feed thee with the heritage of
Jacob thy father: for the mouth of hw"hy
hath spoken it.

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Who is the Sabbath for?
Ephesians 2:11 Wherefore remember,
that you, being in time past Gentiles in
the flesh…
 v12 That at that time you were without
Messiah, separated [ avphllotriwme,noi ] from
the Commonwealth of Israel, and
excluded [ xe,noi ] from the covenants of
promise, having no hope, and without
God in the world:


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Who is the Sabbath for?
Ephesians 2:13 But now in Messiah
Yeshua you, who previously were far
away have been brought near by the
blood of Messiah.
 v14 For he is our peace, who has joined
both groups into one, destroying the
barrier of tradition that had separated
Jews and Gentiles.


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Who is the Sabbath for?


Ephesians 2:15 Having abolished in his
flesh the enmity, even the law of
commandments contained in man’s
traditions; that in himself he might make
the two into one new man, thus
establishing peace.

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Who is the Sabbath for?


Ephesians 2:19 Now therefore, you are
no longer excluded from citizenship in
God’s Kingdom, but fellow citizens with
the saints, and of the household of God.
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Who is the Sabbath for?
Romans 11:17 And if some of the
branches be broken off, and thou, being
a wild olive tree, were grafted in among
them, and with them partakest of the
root and fatness of the olive tree;
 v18 Boast not against the branches…


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At the Time of Creation
Creation was perfect
 During creation, the Sabbath was
established as a sign and a Divinely
Appointed Time of rest and refreshing
 At creation, God cared about the role
the Sabbath would play for mankind.
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At the Time of Moses
At the time of Moses, the 10
commandments were given to all the
tribes of Israel (not just Judah) as well
as all those who chose to leave Egypt
and become part of Israel.
 Within the 10 commandments, one
states: “Remember the Sabbath day, to
keep it holy”.


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At the Time of Moses
Exodus states that when Yahweh's
Sabbath is observed by Israel, it is a
sign.
 God explained that the Sabbath is to
provide rest from 6 days of labor and a
refreshing.
 It is clear that at this time, God cared
about the role the Sabbath would play
for Israel.


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At the Time of the Prophets
During the time of the prophets, Isaiah
states that the Sabbath is for all and in
the keeping of it is great blessing.
 It is clear that at this time, God cared
about the role the Sabbath would play
for Israel and all those who chose to
became a part of Israel.


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At the Time of the First
Century

Yeshua said that the Sabbath was
made for mankind.
 Romans states that we Gentiles have
been grafted into Israel.
 Ephesians states that in the past, we
were Gentiles who were separated from
the Commonwealth of Israel, excluded
from the covenants of promise, having
no hope, and without God.


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At the Time of the First
Century

Yeshua's work has allowed us Gentiles
to become a part of Israel, no longer
excluded from citizenship in God's
kingdom, fellow citizens with the saints,
and the household of God.
 It is clear that at this time, God cared
about the role the Sabbath would play
for Israel.


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he Plan of God

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What is the Plan of God?
Acts 3:20 And He shall send Yeshua
the Messiah, which before was
preached unto you:
 Acts 3:21 Where in heaven he must
remain until the time to begin the
restoration of all things, which God hath
spoken by the mouth of all His holy
prophets since the world began.


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What is the Plan of God?
When does the restoration of all things
begin?
 When does Yeshua leave heaven to
establish his kingdom on Earth?


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What is the Plan of God?
During the Millennial Kingdom, what
role does the Sabbath play?
 Speaking of the priests it says, “And in
controversy they shall stand in
judgment; and they shall judge it
according to My judgments: and they
shall keep My Torah and My statutes in
all Mine assemblies; and they shall
hallow my Sabbaths. Ezekiel 44:24


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What is the Plan of God?
During the Millennial Kingdom, what
role does the Sabbath play?
 Likewise, the people of the land shall
worship at the door of this gate before
hw"hy in the Sabbaths and in the new


moons. Ezekiel 46:3
 It is clear that at this time, God cares
about the role the Sabbath will play for
all mankind.
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What is the Plan of God?
After the New Heavens and the New
Earth, what role does the Sabbath play?
 “For as the New Heavens and the New
Earth, which I will make, shall remain
before me, saith hw"hy, so shall your


seed and your name remain.”
Isaiah 66:22

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What is the Plan of God?
After the New Heavens and the New
Earth, what role does the Sabbath play?
 “And it shall come to pass, that from
one new moon to another, and from one
Sabbath to another, shall all flesh come
to worship before me, saith hw"hy…


Isaiah 66:23

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What is the Plan of God?
After the New Heavens and the New
Earth, what role does the Sabbath play?
 It is clear that at this time, God cares
about the role the Sabbath will play for
all mankind.
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The Restoration of All Things

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Malachi 3:6 For I am hw"hy,
I change not…

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The Time of the Gentiles
How long was the Sabbath to last?
 Exodus 31:16 Wherefore the children of
Israel shall keep the Sabbath, to observe
the Sabbath throughout their generations,
obeying the covenant on a continuous
basis.
 I have Good News and Bad News
 Romans 9:6, Galatians 6:16
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How long was the Sabbath
to last?

Acts 13:14 But when they departed from
Perga, they came to Antioch in Pisidia,
and went into the synagogue on the
Sabbath day, and sat down.
 v15 And after the reading of the law and
the prophets, the rulers of the
synagogue said unto them, “You men
and brethren, if ye have any word of
exhortation for the people, say on.”


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How long was the Sabbath
to last?

Acts 13:42 And when the Jews were
gone out of the synagogue, the Gentiles
asked that these words might be
preached to them the next Sabbath.
 v44 And the next Sabbath day came
almost the whole city together to hear
the word of God.


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How long was the Sabbath
to last?

Even with this evidence (and there is
much much more), some will say that at
the death of Yeshua, the Sabbath was
replaced with Sunday.
 Verses used to support that include
Colossians 2:16-17; Galatians 4:10;
Romans 10:4, 14:5-6; just to name a
few.
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What We Learned is that The Most
High cares about the Sabbath from
the time it was created until the
restoration is completed and beyond!

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1 Samuel 2:3 says “by Him actions
are weighed.”
Hosea 4:6a says “My people are
destroyed for lack of knowledge.”
Hosea 4:6b says “Since you have
forgotten the Torah of your God, I will
also forget your children.”
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Even a pagan understands that they
need to find out what their pagan deity
desires…
Why can’t we apply this same principle
and search the Scriptures for the truth,
and find the ancient paths.
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Matthew 7:21 “Many will say Lord,
Lord…”
He says “Depart from me, you who
disregard my Divine instructions.”
II Corinthians 13:5 Examine
yourselves. Determine if you are still
following the truth.
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Don’t get caught saying “But Lord, I
didn’t know” and Him responding “My
child, I put before you that which
could help you recover the truth, the
ancient paths (Jeremiah 6:16) and
you couldn’t even check it out?”

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Is this how a child honors their
Father?
Ezekiel 22:26 The leaders of Israel
have hidden their eyes from My
Sabbaths, and I am profaned among
them.
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September
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he Sabbath in

The Plan of God

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In the Beginning
First day: It was good
 Second day: It was good
 Third day: It was good
 Fourth day: It was good
 Fifth day: It was good
 Sixth day (living creatures): It was good
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In the Beginning


Genesis 1:31 And God saw everything
that he had made, and, behold, it was
very good…

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Next Actions
1. Rested on the 7th day and refreshed
Himself (Exodus 31:17)
 2. Blessed the 7th day
 3. Set apart the 7th day from all the other
days
 Note: While not self-evident on it’s face,
at this point, God cared about the role the
Sabbath played in His Plan.
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In the Beginning
1. Perfection (Deuteronomy 32:4)
 2. Very Good (Genesis 1:31)
 3. Could have gone on like this but…
 4. Adam sinned and sent the world into a
tailspin of destruction and imperfection
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Questions
1. Was God caught off guard, unprepared
for the impending disaster that would
destroy His perfection?
 2. If not, then God had a plan
(“slain from the foundation…”)
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ontinuing
MOVE FORWARD IN TIME

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Abrahamic Covenant


Cut a covenant with Abraham to establish
a nation that would receive His
instructions with the intention that in the
living out of them, they would become a
light to the rest of the world.
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Mosaic Covenant
Exodus 19:5 Now therefore, if ye will
obey My voice indeed, and keep My
covenant, then ye shall be a peculiar
treasure unto Me above all people: for all
the earth is Mine.
 Exodus 19:8 And all the people answered
together, and said, “All that hw"hy hath


spoken we will do.” And Moses returned
the words of the people unto hw"hy.

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Mosaic Covenant
Exodus 20 – The Ten Commandments
 Our focus is the fourth (except in Catholic
Bibles where it is the third)
 Exodus 20:8 Remember the Sabbath
day, to keep it set apart from the other
days.
 Once again, we see that God cares about
the Sabbath
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Establishing a Baseline
When is the Sabbath first mentioned?
 ANS:
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Establishing a Baseline
When is the Sabbath first mentioned?
 ANS: Genesis 2:2-3
 We have a very good creation that
included the seventh day, resting,
blessing, and the seventh day being set
apart from the other days of the week.


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Genesis 1:14 and
Definitions



Genesis 1:14 And God said, “Let there be
lights in the firmament of the heaven to
divide the day from the night; and let
them be for signs, and for seasons, and
for days, and years.

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Genesis 1:14


Genesis 1:14 And God said, “Let there be
lights in the firmament of the heaven to
divide the day from the night; and let
them be for ttoa, and for dI[]Am , and

for days, and years.

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Genesis 1:14
 Ttoa (ot) (sign)

To signal something in some way…
 Examples of signs:
 The rainbow, circumcision, all the plagues
on Egypt, Joshua’s stones in the Jordan,
Isaiah 7:14, and…
 The Sabbath
(Exodus 31:13, 17; Ezekiel 20:12)
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Genesis 1:14
 dI[]Am (moed) (appointment)

To designate a time for a meeting
 Do you know what that means?
 God has a Day Timer
 He has appointments set when He wants
to meet with us
 We should find out when they are so we
can be present


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Genesis 1:14 Expanded


Genesis 1:14 And God said, “Let there be
lights in the firmament of the heaven to
divide the day from the night; and let
them be for signs, and to designate the
times for divine appointments…
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Continuing the Foundation
 War>q (qari) (proclaim)

It denotes primarily the enunciation of a
specific message.
 It is customarily addressed to a specific
recipient and is intended to elicit a
specific response.
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Continuing the Foundation



aer'q.m (miqra) ([dress] rehearsal)

Frequently translated as Convocation
and Assembly

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Review
 War>q (qari)

(proclaim)

 dI[]Am (moed) (appointment)


aer'q.m (miqra) (rehearsal, convocation)
assembly

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Leviticus 23:2-3


v2 Speak unto the children of Israel, and
say unto them, “Concerning the divinely
appointed times (sacred assemblings) of
hw"hy, which you shall proclaim to be holy

dress rehearsals, even these are My
divinely set appointments.”
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Leviticus 23:2-3
v3 Six days shall work be done: but the
seventh day is the Sabbath, a day for a
sacred assembly…
[HODF Expanded]
 Hebrews 10:25 Not forsaking the
assembling of ourselves together, as
some have begun to do…
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Note


If our Heavenly Father did not establish
a particular “appointment” as a call to
worship, we might want to look into who
did.

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Establishing a Baseline
Reasons the Sabbath were given?
 Exodus 31
 v13,17 – sign between hw"hy, and Israel


v15 – rest
 v17 – refreshing
 Leviticus 23:3 Sacred assembling
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Establishing a Baseline
Who is the Sabbath for?
 A popular answer is “the Jews”
 The Sabbath was one of the 10
commandments given in Exodus 20 at
Mount Sinai. Can you make a case that
the only people who were at the foot of
mount Sinai when the 10 commandments
were given were the tribe of Judah?
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Who is the Sabbath for?
Mark 2:27 And he [Yeshua] said unto
them, “The Sabbath was made for
mankind ( a;nqrwpoj ), and not man for the
Sabbath.”
 Prophecies about the Gentiles
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Who is the Sabbath for?


Isaiah 56:2 Blessed is the man that
doeth this, and the son of man that
layeth hold on it; that keepeth the
Sabbath from polluting it…

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Who is the Sabbath for?


Isaiah 56:4 For thus saith hw"hy unto the

eunuchs that keep My Sabbaths, and
choose the things that please Me, and
take hold of My covenant…

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Who is the Sabbath for?


Isaiah 56:6 Also the sons of the stranger,
that join themselves to hw"hy, to serve
Him, and to love the name of hw"hy, to be
His servants, every one that keepeth the
Sabbath from polluting it, and taketh hold
of My covenant;

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Who is the Sabbath for?


Isaiah 58:13 If thou turn away thy foot
from the Sabbath, from doing thy
pleasure on My holy day; and call the
Sabbath a delight, the holy of hw"hy,

honourable; and shalt honour Him, not
doing thine own ways, nor finding thine
own pleasure, nor speaking thine own
words:

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Who is the Sabbath for?


Isaiah 58:14 Then shalt thou delight
thyself in hw"hy; and I will cause thee to

ride upon the high places of the earth,
and feed thee with the heritage of
Jacob thy father: for the mouth of hw"hy
hath spoken it.

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Who is the Sabbath for?
Ephesians 2:11 Wherefore remember,
that you, being in time past Gentiles in
the flesh…
 v12 That at that time you were without
Messiah, separated [ avphllotriwme,noi ] from
the Commonwealth of Israel, and
excluded [ xe,noi ] from the covenants of
promise, having no hope, and without
God in the world:


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Who is the Sabbath for?
Ephesians 2:13 But now in Messiah
Yeshua you, who previously were far
away have been brought near by the
blood of Messiah.
 v14 For he is our peace, who has joined
both groups into one, destroying the
barrier of tradition that had separated
Jews and Gentiles.


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Who is the Sabbath for?


Ephesians 2:15 Having abolished in his
flesh the enmity, even the law of
commandments contained in man’s
traditions; that in himself he might make
the two into one new man, thus
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Who is the Sabbath for?


Ephesians 2:19 Now therefore, you are
no longer excluded from citizenship in
God’s Kingdom, but fellow citizens with
the saints, and of the household of God.
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Who is the Sabbath for?
Romans 11:17 And if some of the
branches be broken off, and thou, being
a wild olive tree, were grafted in among
them, and with them partakest of the
root and fatness of the olive tree;
 v18 Boast not against the branches…


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At the Time of Creation
Creation was perfect
 During creation, the Sabbath was
established as a sign and a Divinely
Appointed Time of rest and refreshing
 At creation, God cared about the role
the Sabbath would play for mankind.
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At the Time of Moses
At the time of Moses, the 10
commandments were given to all the
tribes of Israel (not just Judah) as well
as all those who chose to leave Egypt
and become part of Israel.
 Within the 10 commandments, one
states: “Remember the Sabbath day, to
keep it holy”.


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At the Time of Moses
Exodus states that when Yahweh's
Sabbath is observed by Israel, it is a
sign.
 God explained that the Sabbath is to
provide rest from 6 days of labor and a
refreshing.
 It is clear that at this time, God cared
about the role the Sabbath would play
for Israel.
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At the Time of the Prophets
During the time of the prophets, Isaiah
states that the Sabbath is for all and in
the keeping of it is great blessing.
 It is clear that at this time, God cared
about the role the Sabbath would play
for Israel and all those who chose to
became a part of Israel.
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At the Time of the First
Century

Yeshua said that the Sabbath was
made for mankind.
 Romans states that we Gentiles have
been grafted into Israel.
 Ephesians states that in the past, we
were Gentiles who were separated from
the Commonwealth of Israel, excluded
from the covenants of promise, having
no hope, and without God.


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At the Time of the First
Century

Yeshua's work has allowed us Gentiles
to become a part of Israel, no longer
excluded from citizenship in God's
kingdom, fellow citizens with the saints,
and the household of God.
 It is clear that at this time, God cared
about the role the Sabbath would play
for Israel.
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he Plan of God

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What is the Plan of God?
Acts 3:20 And He shall send Yeshua
the Messiah, which before was
preached unto you:
 Acts 3:21 Where in heaven he must
remain until the time to begin the
restoration of all things, which God hath
spoken by the mouth of all His holy
prophets since the world began.


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What is the Plan of God?
When does the restoration of all things
begin?
 When does Yeshua leave heaven to
establish his kingdom on Earth?


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What is the Plan of God?
During the Millennial Kingdom, what
role does the Sabbath play?
 Speaking of the priests it says, “And in
controversy they shall stand in
judgment; and they shall judge it
according to My judgments: and they
shall keep My Torah and My statutes in
all Mine assemblies; and they shall
hallow my Sabbaths. Ezekiel 44:24


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What is the Plan of God?
During the Millennial Kingdom, what
role does the Sabbath play?
 Likewise, the people of the land shall
worship at the door of this gate before
hw"hy in the Sabbaths and in the new


moons. Ezekiel 46:3
 It is clear that at this time, God cares
about the role the Sabbath will play for
all mankind.
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What is the Plan of God?
After the New Heavens and the New
Earth, what role does the Sabbath play?
 “For as the New Heavens and the New
Earth, which I will make, shall remain
before me, saith hw"hy, so shall your


seed and your name remain.”
Isaiah 66:22

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What is the Plan of God?
After the New Heavens and the New
Earth, what role does the Sabbath play?
 “And it shall come to pass, that from
one new moon to another, and from one
Sabbath to another, shall all flesh come
to worship before me, saith hw"hy…


Isaiah 66:23

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After the New Heavens and the New
Earth, what role does the Sabbath play?
 It is clear that at this time, God cares
about the role the Sabbath will play for
all mankind.
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The Restoration of All Things

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Malachi 3:6 For I am hw"hy,
I change not…

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How long was the Sabbath to last?
 Exodus 31:16 Wherefore the children of
Israel shall keep the Sabbath, to observe
the Sabbath throughout their generations,
obeying the covenant on a continuous
basis.
 I have Good News and Bad News
 Romans 9:6, Galatians 6:16
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How long was the Sabbath
to last?

Acts 13:14 But when they departed from
Perga, they came to Antioch in Pisidia,
and went into the synagogue on the
Sabbath day, and sat down.
 v15 And after the reading of the law and
the prophets, the rulers of the
synagogue said unto them, “You men
and brethren, if ye have any word of
exhortation for the people, say on.”
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How long was the Sabbath
to last?

Acts 13:42 And when the Jews were
gone out of the synagogue, the Gentiles
asked that these words might be
preached to them the next Sabbath.
 v44 And the next Sabbath day came
almost the whole city together to hear
the word of God.
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How long was the Sabbath
to last?

Even with this evidence (and there is
much much more), some will say that at
the death of Yeshua, the Sabbath was
replaced with Sunday.
 Verses used to support that include
Colossians 2:16-17; Galatians 4:10;
Romans 10:4, 14:5-6; just to name a
few.
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What We Learned is that The Most
High cares about the Sabbath from
the time it was created until the
restoration is completed and beyond!

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1 Samuel 2:3 says “by Him actions
are weighed.”
Hosea 4:6a says “My people are
destroyed for lack of knowledge.”
Hosea 4:6b says “Since you have
forgotten the Torah of your God, I will
also forget your children.”
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Even a pagan understands that they
need to find out what their pagan deity
desires…
Why can’t we apply this same principle
and search the Scriptures for the truth,
and find the ancient paths.
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Matthew 7:21 “Many will say Lord,
Lord…”
He says “Depart from me, you who
disregard my Divine instructions.”
II Corinthians 13:5 Examine
yourselves. Determine if you are still
following the truth.
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Don’t get caught saying “But Lord, I
didn’t know” and Him responding “My
child, I put before you that which
could help you recover the truth, the
ancient paths (Jeremiah 6:16) and
you couldn’t even check it out?”

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Is this how a child honors their
Father?
Ezekiel 22:26 The leaders of Israel
have hidden their eyes from My
Sabbaths, and I am profaned among
them.
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September
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he Sabbath in

The Plan of God

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In the Beginning
First day: It was good
 Second day: It was good
 Third day: It was good
 Fourth day: It was good
 Fifth day: It was good
 Sixth day (living creatures): It was good
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In the Beginning


Genesis 1:31 And God saw everything
that he had made, and, behold, it was
very good…

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Next Actions
1. Rested on the 7th day and refreshed
Himself (Exodus 31:17)
 2. Blessed the 7th day
 3. Set apart the 7th day from all the other
days
 Note: While not self-evident on it’s face,
at this point, God cared about the role the
Sabbath played in His Plan.
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In the Beginning
1. Perfection (Deuteronomy 32:4)
 2. Very Good (Genesis 1:31)
 3. Could have gone on like this but…
 4. Adam sinned and sent the world into a
tailspin of destruction and imperfection
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Questions
1. Was God caught off guard, unprepared
for the impending disaster that would
destroy His perfection?
 2. If not, then God had a plan
(“slain from the foundation…”)
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ontinuing
MOVE FORWARD IN TIME

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Abrahamic Covenant


Cut a covenant with Abraham to establish
a nation that would receive His
instructions with the intention that in the
living out of them, they would become a
light to the rest of the world.
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Mosaic Covenant
Exodus 19:5 Now therefore, if ye will
obey My voice indeed, and keep My
covenant, then ye shall be a peculiar
treasure unto Me above all people: for all
the earth is Mine.
 Exodus 19:8 And all the people answered
together, and said, “All that hw"hy hath


spoken we will do.” And Moses returned
the words of the people unto hw"hy.

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Mosaic Covenant
Exodus 20 – The Ten Commandments
 Our focus is the fourth (except in Catholic
Bibles where it is the third)
 Exodus 20:8 Remember the Sabbath
day, to keep it set apart from the other
days.
 Once again, we see that God cares about
the Sabbath
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Establishing a Baseline
When is the Sabbath first mentioned?
 ANS:
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Establishing a Baseline
When is the Sabbath first mentioned?
 ANS: Genesis 2:2-3
 We have a very good creation that
included the seventh day, resting,
blessing, and the seventh day being set
apart from the other days of the week.
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Genesis 1:14 and
Definitions



Genesis 1:14 And God said, “Let there be
lights in the firmament of the heaven to
divide the day from the night; and let
them be for signs, and for seasons, and
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Genesis 1:14


Genesis 1:14 And God said, “Let there be
lights in the firmament of the heaven to
divide the day from the night; and let
them be for ttoa, and for dI[]Am , and

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Genesis 1:14
 Ttoa (ot) (sign)

To signal something in some way…
 Examples of signs:
 The rainbow, circumcision, all the plagues
on Egypt, Joshua’s stones in the Jordan,
Isaiah 7:14, and…
 The Sabbath
(Exodus 31:13, 17; Ezekiel 20:12)
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Genesis 1:14
 dI[]Am (moed) (appointment)

To designate a time for a meeting
 Do you know what that means?
 God has a Day Timer
 He has appointments set when He wants
to meet with us
 We should find out when they are so we
can be present
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Genesis 1:14 Expanded


Genesis 1:14 And God said, “Let there be
lights in the firmament of the heaven to
divide the day from the night; and let
them be for signs, and to designate the
times for divine appointments…
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Continuing the Foundation
 War>q (qari) (proclaim)

It denotes primarily the enunciation of a
specific message.
 It is customarily addressed to a specific
recipient and is intended to elicit a
specific response.
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Continuing the Foundation

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aer'q.m (miqra) ([dress] rehearsal)

Frequently translated as Convocation
and Assembly

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Review
 War>q (qari)

(proclaim)

 dI[]Am (moed) (appointment)


aer'q.m (miqra) (rehearsal, convocation)
assembly

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Leviticus 23:2-3


v2 Speak unto the children of Israel, and
say unto them, “Concerning the divinely
appointed times (sacred assemblings) of
hw"hy, which you shall proclaim to be holy

dress rehearsals, even these are My
divinely set appointments.”
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Leviticus 23:2-3
v3 Six days shall work be done: but the
seventh day is the Sabbath, a day for a
sacred assembly…
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 Hebrews 10:25 Not forsaking the
assembling of ourselves together, as
some have begun to do…
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Note


If our Heavenly Father did not establish
a particular “appointment” as a call to
worship, we might want to look into who
did.

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Establishing a Baseline
Reasons the Sabbath were given?
 Exodus 31
 v13,17 – sign between hw"hy, and Israel


v15 – rest
 v17 – refreshing
 Leviticus 23:3 Sacred assembling
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Establishing a Baseline
Who is the Sabbath for?
 A popular answer is “the Jews”
 The Sabbath was one of the 10
commandments given in Exodus 20 at
Mount Sinai. Can you make a case that
the only people who were at the foot of
mount Sinai when the 10 commandments
were given were the tribe of Judah?
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Who is the Sabbath for?
Mark 2:27 And he [Yeshua] said unto
them, “The Sabbath was made for
mankind ( a;nqrwpoj ), and not man for the
Sabbath.”
 Prophecies about the Gentiles
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Who is the Sabbath for?


Isaiah 56:2 Blessed is the man that
doeth this, and the son of man that
layeth hold on it; that keepeth the
Sabbath from polluting it…

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Who is the Sabbath for?


Isaiah 56:4 For thus saith hw"hy unto the

eunuchs that keep My Sabbaths, and
choose the things that please Me, and
take hold of My covenant…

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Who is the Sabbath for?


Isaiah 56:6 Also the sons of the stranger,
that join themselves to hw"hy, to serve
Him, and to love the name of hw"hy, to be
His servants, every one that keepeth the
Sabbath from polluting it, and taketh hold
of My covenant;

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Who is the Sabbath for?


Isaiah 58:13 If thou turn away thy foot
from the Sabbath, from doing thy
pleasure on My holy day; and call the
Sabbath a delight, the holy of hw"hy,

honourable; and shalt honour Him, not
doing thine own ways, nor finding thine
own pleasure, nor speaking thine own
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Who is the Sabbath for?


Isaiah 58:14 Then shalt thou delight
thyself in hw"hy; and I will cause thee to

ride upon the high places of the earth,
and feed thee with the heritage of
Jacob thy father: for the mouth of hw"hy
hath spoken it.

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Who is the Sabbath for?
Ephesians 2:11 Wherefore remember,
that you, being in time past Gentiles in
the flesh…
 v12 That at that time you were without
Messiah, separated [ avphllotriwme,noi ] from
the Commonwealth of Israel, and
excluded [ xe,noi ] from the covenants of
promise, having no hope, and without
God in the world:
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Who is the Sabbath for?
Ephesians 2:13 But now in Messiah
Yeshua you, who previously were far
away have been brought near by the
blood of Messiah.
 v14 For he is our peace, who has joined
both groups into one, destroying the
barrier of tradition that had separated
Jews and Gentiles.
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Who is the Sabbath for?


Ephesians 2:15 Having abolished in his
flesh the enmity, even the law of
commandments contained in man’s
traditions; that in himself he might make
the two into one new man, thus
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Who is the Sabbath for?


Ephesians 2:19 Now therefore, you are
no longer excluded from citizenship in
God’s Kingdom, but fellow citizens with
the saints, and of the household of God.
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Who is the Sabbath for?
Romans 11:17 And if some of the
branches be broken off, and thou, being
a wild olive tree, were grafted in among
them, and with them partakest of the
root and fatness of the olive tree;
 v18 Boast not against the branches…
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At the Time of Creation
Creation was perfect
 During creation, the Sabbath was
established as a sign and a Divinely
Appointed Time of rest and refreshing
 At creation, God cared about the role
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At the Time of Moses
At the time of Moses, the 10
commandments were given to all the
tribes of Israel (not just Judah) as well
as all those who chose to leave Egypt
and become part of Israel.
 Within the 10 commandments, one
states: “Remember the Sabbath day, to
keep it holy”.
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At the Time of Moses
Exodus states that when Yahweh's
Sabbath is observed by Israel, it is a
sign.
 God explained that the Sabbath is to
provide rest from 6 days of labor and a
refreshing.
 It is clear that at this time, God cared
about the role the Sabbath would play
for Israel.
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At the Time of the Prophets
During the time of the prophets, Isaiah
states that the Sabbath is for all and in
the keeping of it is great blessing.
 It is clear that at this time, God cared
about the role the Sabbath would play
for Israel and all those who chose to
became a part of Israel.
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At the Time of the First
Century

Yeshua said that the Sabbath was
made for mankind.
 Romans states that we Gentiles have
been grafted into Israel.
 Ephesians states that in the past, we
were Gentiles who were separated from
the Commonwealth of Israel, excluded
from the covenants of promise, having
no hope, and without God.
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At the Time of the First
Century

Yeshua's work has allowed us Gentiles
to become a part of Israel, no longer
excluded from citizenship in God's
kingdom, fellow citizens with the saints,
and the household of God.
 It is clear that at this time, God cared
about the role the Sabbath would play
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he Plan of God

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What is the Plan of God?
Acts 3:20 And He shall send Yeshua
the Messiah, which before was
preached unto you:
 Acts 3:21 Where in heaven he must
remain until the time to begin the
restoration of all things, which God hath
spoken by the mouth of all His holy
prophets since the world began.


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What is the Plan of God?
When does the restoration of all things
begin?
 When does Yeshua leave heaven to
establish his kingdom on Earth?
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What is the Plan of God?
During the Millennial Kingdom, what
role does the Sabbath play?
 Speaking of the priests it says, “And in
controversy they shall stand in
judgment; and they shall judge it
according to My judgments: and they
shall keep My Torah and My statutes in
all Mine assemblies; and they shall
hallow my Sabbaths. Ezekiel 44:24


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What is the Plan of God?
During the Millennial Kingdom, what
role does the Sabbath play?
 Likewise, the people of the land shall
worship at the door of this gate before
hw"hy in the Sabbaths and in the new


moons. Ezekiel 46:3
 It is clear that at this time, God cares
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all mankind.
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What is the Plan of God?
After the New Heavens and the New
Earth, what role does the Sabbath play?
 “For as the New Heavens and the New
Earth, which I will make, shall remain
before me, saith hw"hy, so shall your


seed and your name remain.”
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What is the Plan of God?
After the New Heavens and the New
Earth, what role does the Sabbath play?
 “And it shall come to pass, that from
one new moon to another, and from one
Sabbath to another, shall all flesh come
to worship before me, saith hw"hy…


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After the New Heavens and the New
Earth, what role does the Sabbath play?
 It is clear that at this time, God cares
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The Restoration of All Things

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Malachi 3:6 For I am hw"hy,
I change not…

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The Time of the Gentiles
How long was the Sabbath to last?
 Exodus 31:16 Wherefore the children of
Israel shall keep the Sabbath, to observe
the Sabbath throughout their generations,
obeying the covenant on a continuous
basis.
 I have Good News and Bad News
 Romans 9:6, Galatians 6:16


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How long was the Sabbath
to last?

Acts 13:14 But when they departed from
Perga, they came to Antioch in Pisidia,
and went into the synagogue on the
Sabbath day, and sat down.
 v15 And after the reading of the law and
the prophets, the rulers of the
synagogue said unto them, “You men
and brethren, if ye have any word of
exhortation for the people, say on.”


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How long was the Sabbath
to last?

Acts 13:42 And when the Jews were
gone out of the synagogue, the Gentiles
asked that these words might be
preached to them the next Sabbath.
 v44 And the next Sabbath day came
almost the whole city together to hear
the word of God.


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How long was the Sabbath
to last?

Even with this evidence (and there is
much much more), some will say that at
the death of Yeshua, the Sabbath was
replaced with Sunday.
 Verses used to support that include
Colossians 2:16-17; Galatians 4:10;
Romans 10:4, 14:5-6; just to name a
few.


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What We Learned is that The Most
High cares about the Sabbath from
the time it was created until the
restoration is completed and beyond!

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1 Samuel 2:3 says “by Him actions
are weighed.”
Hosea 4:6a says “My people are
destroyed for lack of knowledge.”
Hosea 4:6b says “Since you have
forgotten the Torah of your God, I will
also forget your children.”
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Even a pagan understands that they
need to find out what their pagan deity
desires…
Why can’t we apply this same principle
and search the Scriptures for the truth,
and find the ancient paths.
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Matthew 7:21 “Many will say Lord,
Lord…”
He says “Depart from me, you who
disregard my Divine instructions.”
II Corinthians 13:5 Examine
yourselves. Determine if you are still
following the truth.
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Don’t get caught saying “But Lord, I
didn’t know” and Him responding “My
child, I put before you that which
could help you recover the truth, the
ancient paths (Jeremiah 6:16) and
you couldn’t even check it out?”

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Is this how a child honors their
Father?
Ezekiel 22:26 The leaders of Israel
have hidden their eyes from My
Sabbaths, and I am profaned among
them.
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he Sabbath in

The Plan of God

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In the Beginning
First day: It was good
 Second day: It was good
 Third day: It was good
 Fourth day: It was good
 Fifth day: It was good
 Sixth day (living creatures): It was good
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In the Beginning


Genesis 1:31 And God saw everything
that he had made, and, behold, it was
very good…

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Next Actions
1. Rested on the 7th day and refreshed
Himself (Exodus 31:17)
 2. Blessed the 7th day
 3. Set apart the 7th day from all the other
days
 Note: While not self-evident on it’s face,
at this point, God cared about the role the
Sabbath played in His Plan.
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In the Beginning
1. Perfection (Deuteronomy 32:4)
 2. Very Good (Genesis 1:31)
 3. Could have gone on like this but…
 4. Adam sinned and sent the world into a
tailspin of destruction and imperfection
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Questions
1. Was God caught off guard, unprepared
for the impending disaster that would
destroy His perfection?
 2. If not, then God had a plan
(“slain from the foundation…”)
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ontinuing
MOVE FORWARD IN TIME

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Abrahamic Covenant


Cut a covenant with Abraham to establish
a nation that would receive His
instructions with the intention that in the
living out of them, they would become a
light to the rest of the world.
(Deuteronomy 4:6-8)

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Mosaic Covenant
Exodus 19:5 Now therefore, if ye will
obey My voice indeed, and keep My
covenant, then ye shall be a peculiar
treasure unto Me above all people: for all
the earth is Mine.
 Exodus 19:8 And all the people answered
together, and said, “All that hw"hy hath


spoken we will do.” And Moses returned
the words of the people unto hw"hy.

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Mosaic Covenant
Exodus 20 – The Ten Commandments
 Our focus is the fourth (except in Catholic
Bibles where it is the third)
 Exodus 20:8 Remember the Sabbath
day, to keep it set apart from the other
days.
 Once again, we see that God cares about
the Sabbath


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Establishing a Baseline
When is the Sabbath first mentioned?
 ANS:
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Establishing a Baseline
When is the Sabbath first mentioned?
 ANS: Genesis 2:2-3
 We have a very good creation that
included the seventh day, resting,
blessing, and the seventh day being set
apart from the other days of the week.


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Genesis 1:14 and
Definitions



Genesis 1:14 And God said, “Let there be
lights in the firmament of the heaven to
divide the day from the night; and let
them be for signs, and for seasons, and
for days, and years.

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Genesis 1:14


Genesis 1:14 And God said, “Let there be
lights in the firmament of the heaven to
divide the day from the night; and let
them be for ttoa, and for dI[]Am , and

for days, and years.

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Genesis 1:14
 Ttoa (ot) (sign)

To signal something in some way…
 Examples of signs:
 The rainbow, circumcision, all the plagues
on Egypt, Joshua’s stones in the Jordan,
Isaiah 7:14, and…
 The Sabbath
(Exodus 31:13, 17; Ezekiel 20:12)


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Genesis 1:14
 dI[]Am (moed) (appointment)

To designate a time for a meeting
 Do you know what that means?
 God has a Day Timer
 He has appointments set when He wants
to meet with us
 We should find out when they are so we
can be present


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Genesis 1:14 Expanded


Genesis 1:14 And God said, “Let there be
lights in the firmament of the heaven to
divide the day from the night; and let
them be for signs, and to designate the
times for divine appointments…
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Continuing the Foundation
 War>q (qari) (proclaim)

It denotes primarily the enunciation of a
specific message.
 It is customarily addressed to a specific
recipient and is intended to elicit a
specific response.
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Continuing the Foundation



aer'q.m (miqra) ([dress] rehearsal)

Frequently translated as Convocation
and Assembly

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Review
 War>q (qari)

(proclaim)

 dI[]Am (moed) (appointment)


aer'q.m (miqra) (rehearsal, convocation)
assembly

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Leviticus 23:2-3


v2 Speak unto the children of Israel, and
say unto them, “Concerning the divinely
appointed times (sacred assemblings) of
hw"hy, which you shall proclaim to be holy

dress rehearsals, even these are My
divinely set appointments.”
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Leviticus 23:2-3
v3 Six days shall work be done: but the
seventh day is the Sabbath, a day for a
sacred assembly…
[HODF Expanded]
 Hebrews 10:25 Not forsaking the
assembling of ourselves together, as
some have begun to do…
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

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Note


If our Heavenly Father did not establish
a particular “appointment” as a call to
worship, we might want to look into who
did.

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Establishing a Baseline
Reasons the Sabbath were given?
 Exodus 31
 v13,17 – sign between hw"hy, and Israel


v15 – rest
 v17 – refreshing
 Leviticus 23:3 Sacred assembling


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Establishing a Baseline
Who is the Sabbath for?
 A popular answer is “the Jews”
 The Sabbath was one of the 10
commandments given in Exodus 20 at
Mount Sinai. Can you make a case that
the only people who were at the foot of
mount Sinai when the 10 commandments
were given were the tribe of Judah?


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Who is the Sabbath for?
Mark 2:27 And he [Yeshua] said unto
them, “The Sabbath was made for
mankind ( a;nqrwpoj ), and not man for the
Sabbath.”
 Prophecies about the Gentiles


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Who is the Sabbath for?


Isaiah 56:2 Blessed is the man that
doeth this, and the son of man that
layeth hold on it; that keepeth the
Sabbath from polluting it…

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Who is the Sabbath for?


Isaiah 56:4 For thus saith hw"hy unto the

eunuchs that keep My Sabbaths, and
choose the things that please Me, and
take hold of My covenant…

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Who is the Sabbath for?


Isaiah 56:6 Also the sons of the stranger,
that join themselves to hw"hy, to serve
Him, and to love the name of hw"hy, to be
His servants, every one that keepeth the
Sabbath from polluting it, and taketh hold
of My covenant;

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Who is the Sabbath for?


Isaiah 58:13 If thou turn away thy foot
from the Sabbath, from doing thy
pleasure on My holy day; and call the
Sabbath a delight, the holy of hw"hy,

honourable; and shalt honour Him, not
doing thine own ways, nor finding thine
own pleasure, nor speaking thine own
words:

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Who is the Sabbath for?


Isaiah 58:14 Then shalt thou delight
thyself in hw"hy; and I will cause thee to

ride upon the high places of the earth,
and feed thee with the heritage of
Jacob thy father: for the mouth of hw"hy
hath spoken it.

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Who is the Sabbath for?
Ephesians 2:11 Wherefore remember,
that you, being in time past Gentiles in
the flesh…
 v12 That at that time you were without
Messiah, separated [ avphllotriwme,noi ] from
the Commonwealth of Israel, and
excluded [ xe,noi ] from the covenants of
promise, having no hope, and without
God in the world:


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Who is the Sabbath for?
Ephesians 2:13 But now in Messiah
Yeshua you, who previously were far
away have been brought near by the
blood of Messiah.
 v14 For he is our peace, who has joined
both groups into one, destroying the
barrier of tradition that had separated
Jews and Gentiles.


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Who is the Sabbath for?


Ephesians 2:15 Having abolished in his
flesh the enmity, even the law of
commandments contained in man’s
traditions; that in himself he might make
the two into one new man, thus
establishing peace.

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Who is the Sabbath for?


Ephesians 2:19 Now therefore, you are
no longer excluded from citizenship in
God’s Kingdom, but fellow citizens with
the saints, and of the household of God.
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Who is the Sabbath for?
Romans 11:17 And if some of the
branches be broken off, and thou, being
a wild olive tree, were grafted in among
them, and with them partakest of the
root and fatness of the olive tree;
 v18 Boast not against the branches…


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At the Time of Creation
Creation was perfect
 During creation, the Sabbath was
established as a sign and a Divinely
Appointed Time of rest and refreshing
 At creation, God cared about the role
the Sabbath would play for mankind.
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At the Time of Moses
At the time of Moses, the 10
commandments were given to all the
tribes of Israel (not just Judah) as well
as all those who chose to leave Egypt
and become part of Israel.
 Within the 10 commandments, one
states: “Remember the Sabbath day, to
keep it holy”.


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At the Time of Moses
Exodus states that when Yahweh's
Sabbath is observed by Israel, it is a
sign.
 God explained that the Sabbath is to
provide rest from 6 days of labor and a
refreshing.
 It is clear that at this time, God cared
about the role the Sabbath would play
for Israel.


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At the Time of the Prophets
During the time of the prophets, Isaiah
states that the Sabbath is for all and in
the keeping of it is great blessing.
 It is clear that at this time, God cared
about the role the Sabbath would play
for Israel and all those who chose to
became a part of Israel.


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At the Time of the First
Century

Yeshua said that the Sabbath was
made for mankind.
 Romans states that we Gentiles have
been grafted into Israel.
 Ephesians states that in the past, we
were Gentiles who were separated from
the Commonwealth of Israel, excluded
from the covenants of promise, having
no hope, and without God.


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At the Time of the First
Century

Yeshua's work has allowed us Gentiles
to become a part of Israel, no longer
excluded from citizenship in God's
kingdom, fellow citizens with the saints,
and the household of God.
 It is clear that at this time, God cared
about the role the Sabbath would play
for Israel.


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he Plan of God

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What is the Plan of God?
Acts 3:20 And He shall send Yeshua
the Messiah, which before was
preached unto you:
 Acts 3:21 Where in heaven he must
remain until the time to begin the
restoration of all things, which God hath
spoken by the mouth of all His holy
prophets since the world began.


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What is the Plan of God?
When does the restoration of all things
begin?
 When does Yeshua leave heaven to
establish his kingdom on Earth?


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What is the Plan of God?
During the Millennial Kingdom, what
role does the Sabbath play?
 Speaking of the priests it says, “And in
controversy they shall stand in
judgment; and they shall judge it
according to My judgments: and they
shall keep My Torah and My statutes in
all Mine assemblies; and they shall
hallow my Sabbaths. Ezekiel 44:24


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What is the Plan of God?
During the Millennial Kingdom, what
role does the Sabbath play?
 Likewise, the people of the land shall
worship at the door of this gate before
hw"hy in the Sabbaths and in the new


moons. Ezekiel 46:3
 It is clear that at this time, God cares
about the role the Sabbath will play for
all mankind.
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What is the Plan of God?
After the New Heavens and the New
Earth, what role does the Sabbath play?
 “For as the New Heavens and the New
Earth, which I will make, shall remain
before me, saith hw"hy, so shall your


seed and your name remain.”
Isaiah 66:22

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What is the Plan of God?
After the New Heavens and the New
Earth, what role does the Sabbath play?
 “And it shall come to pass, that from
one new moon to another, and from one
Sabbath to another, shall all flesh come
to worship before me, saith hw"hy…


Isaiah 66:23

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What is the Plan of God?
After the New Heavens and the New
Earth, what role does the Sabbath play?
 It is clear that at this time, God cares
about the role the Sabbath will play for
all mankind.
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The Restoration of All Things

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Malachi 3:6 For I am hw"hy,
I change not…

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The Time of the Gentiles
How long was the Sabbath to last?
 Exodus 31:16 Wherefore the children of
Israel shall keep the Sabbath, to observe
the Sabbath throughout their generations,
obeying the covenant on a continuous
basis.
 I have Good News and Bad News
 Romans 9:6, Galatians 6:16


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How long was the Sabbath
to last?

Acts 13:14 But when they departed from
Perga, they came to Antioch in Pisidia,
and went into the synagogue on the
Sabbath day, and sat down.
 v15 And after the reading of the law and
the prophets, the rulers of the
synagogue said unto them, “You men
and brethren, if ye have any word of
exhortation for the people, say on.”


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How long was the Sabbath
to last?

Acts 13:42 And when the Jews were
gone out of the synagogue, the Gentiles
asked that these words might be
preached to them the next Sabbath.
 v44 And the next Sabbath day came
almost the whole city together to hear
the word of God.


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How long was the Sabbath
to last?

Even with this evidence (and there is
much much more), some will say that at
the death of Yeshua, the Sabbath was
replaced with Sunday.
 Verses used to support that include
Colossians 2:16-17; Galatians 4:10;
Romans 10:4, 14:5-6; just to name a
few.


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What We Learned is that The Most
High cares about the Sabbath from
the time it was created until the
restoration is completed and beyond!

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1 Samuel 2:3 says “by Him actions
are weighed.”
Hosea 4:6a says “My people are
destroyed for lack of knowledge.”
Hosea 4:6b says “Since you have
forgotten the Torah of your God, I will
also forget your children.”
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Even a pagan understands that they
need to find out what their pagan deity
desires…
Why can’t we apply this same principle
and search the Scriptures for the truth,
and find the ancient paths.
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Matthew 7:21 “Many will say Lord,
Lord…”
He says “Depart from me, you who
disregard my Divine instructions.”
II Corinthians 13:5 Examine
yourselves. Determine if you are still
following the truth.
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Don’t get caught saying “But Lord, I
didn’t know” and Him responding “My
child, I put before you that which
could help you recover the truth, the
ancient paths (Jeremiah 6:16) and
you couldn’t even check it out?”

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Is this how a child honors their
Father?
Ezekiel 22:26 The leaders of Israel
have hidden their eyes from My
Sabbaths, and I am profaned among
them.
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September
2011
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he Sabbath in

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In the Beginning
First day: It was good
 Second day: It was good
 Third day: It was good
 Fourth day: It was good
 Fifth day: It was good
 Sixth day (living creatures): It was good
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In the Beginning


Genesis 1:31 And God saw everything
that he had made, and, behold, it was
very good…

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Next Actions
1. Rested on the 7th day and refreshed
Himself (Exodus 31:17)
 2. Blessed the 7th day
 3. Set apart the 7th day from all the other
days
 Note: While not self-evident on it’s face,
at this point, God cared about the role the
Sabbath played in His Plan.


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In the Beginning
1. Perfection (Deuteronomy 32:4)
 2. Very Good (Genesis 1:31)
 3. Could have gone on like this but…
 4. Adam sinned and sent the world into a
tailspin of destruction and imperfection


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Questions
1. Was God caught off guard, unprepared
for the impending disaster that would
destroy His perfection?
 2. If not, then God had a plan
(“slain from the foundation…”)
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ontinuing
MOVE FORWARD IN TIME

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Abrahamic Covenant


Cut a covenant with Abraham to establish
a nation that would receive His
instructions with the intention that in the
living out of them, they would become a
light to the rest of the world.
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Mosaic Covenant
Exodus 19:5 Now therefore, if ye will
obey My voice indeed, and keep My
covenant, then ye shall be a peculiar
treasure unto Me above all people: for all
the earth is Mine.
 Exodus 19:8 And all the people answered
together, and said, “All that hw"hy hath


spoken we will do.” And Moses returned
the words of the people unto hw"hy.

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Mosaic Covenant
Exodus 20 – The Ten Commandments
 Our focus is the fourth (except in Catholic
Bibles where it is the third)
 Exodus 20:8 Remember the Sabbath
day, to keep it set apart from the other
days.
 Once again, we see that God cares about
the Sabbath


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Establishing a Baseline
When is the Sabbath first mentioned?
 ANS:
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Establishing a Baseline
When is the Sabbath first mentioned?
 ANS: Genesis 2:2-3
 We have a very good creation that
included the seventh day, resting,
blessing, and the seventh day being set
apart from the other days of the week.


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Genesis 1:14 and
Definitions



Genesis 1:14 And God said, “Let there be
lights in the firmament of the heaven to
divide the day from the night; and let
them be for signs, and for seasons, and
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Genesis 1:14


Genesis 1:14 And God said, “Let there be
lights in the firmament of the heaven to
divide the day from the night; and let
them be for ttoa, and for dI[]Am , and

for days, and years.

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Genesis 1:14
 Ttoa (ot) (sign)

To signal something in some way…
 Examples of signs:
 The rainbow, circumcision, all the plagues
on Egypt, Joshua’s stones in the Jordan,
Isaiah 7:14, and…
 The Sabbath
(Exodus 31:13, 17; Ezekiel 20:12)
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Genesis 1:14
 dI[]Am (moed) (appointment)

To designate a time for a meeting
 Do you know what that means?
 God has a Day Timer
 He has appointments set when He wants
to meet with us
 We should find out when they are so we
can be present


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Genesis 1:14 Expanded


Genesis 1:14 And God said, “Let there be
lights in the firmament of the heaven to
divide the day from the night; and let
them be for signs, and to designate the
times for divine appointments…
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Continuing the Foundation
 War>q (qari) (proclaim)

It denotes primarily the enunciation of a
specific message.
 It is customarily addressed to a specific
recipient and is intended to elicit a
specific response.
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Continuing the Foundation



aer'q.m (miqra) ([dress] rehearsal)

Frequently translated as Convocation
and Assembly

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Review
 War>q (qari)

(proclaim)

 dI[]Am (moed) (appointment)


aer'q.m (miqra) (rehearsal, convocation)
assembly

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Leviticus 23:2-3


v2 Speak unto the children of Israel, and
say unto them, “Concerning the divinely
appointed times (sacred assemblings) of
hw"hy, which you shall proclaim to be holy

dress rehearsals, even these are My
divinely set appointments.”
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Leviticus 23:2-3
v3 Six days shall work be done: but the
seventh day is the Sabbath, a day for a
sacred assembly…
[HODF Expanded]
 Hebrews 10:25 Not forsaking the
assembling of ourselves together, as
some have begun to do…
[HODF Expanded]
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Note


If our Heavenly Father did not establish
a particular “appointment” as a call to
worship, we might want to look into who
did.

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Establishing a Baseline
Reasons the Sabbath were given?
 Exodus 31
 v13,17 – sign between hw"hy, and Israel


v15 – rest
 v17 – refreshing
 Leviticus 23:3 Sacred assembling
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Establishing a Baseline
Who is the Sabbath for?
 A popular answer is “the Jews”
 The Sabbath was one of the 10
commandments given in Exodus 20 at
Mount Sinai. Can you make a case that
the only people who were at the foot of
mount Sinai when the 10 commandments
were given were the tribe of Judah?
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Who is the Sabbath for?
Mark 2:27 And he [Yeshua] said unto
them, “The Sabbath was made for
mankind ( a;nqrwpoj ), and not man for the
Sabbath.”
 Prophecies about the Gentiles
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Who is the Sabbath for?


Isaiah 56:2 Blessed is the man that
doeth this, and the son of man that
layeth hold on it; that keepeth the
Sabbath from polluting it…

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Who is the Sabbath for?


Isaiah 56:4 For thus saith hw"hy unto the

eunuchs that keep My Sabbaths, and
choose the things that please Me, and
take hold of My covenant…

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Who is the Sabbath for?


Isaiah 56:6 Also the sons of the stranger,
that join themselves to hw"hy, to serve
Him, and to love the name of hw"hy, to be
His servants, every one that keepeth the
Sabbath from polluting it, and taketh hold
of My covenant;

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Who is the Sabbath for?


Isaiah 58:13 If thou turn away thy foot
from the Sabbath, from doing thy
pleasure on My holy day; and call the
Sabbath a delight, the holy of hw"hy,

honourable; and shalt honour Him, not
doing thine own ways, nor finding thine
own pleasure, nor speaking thine own
words:

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Who is the Sabbath for?


Isaiah 58:14 Then shalt thou delight
thyself in hw"hy; and I will cause thee to

ride upon the high places of the earth,
and feed thee with the heritage of
Jacob thy father: for the mouth of hw"hy
hath spoken it.

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Who is the Sabbath for?
Ephesians 2:11 Wherefore remember,
that you, being in time past Gentiles in
the flesh…
 v12 That at that time you were without
Messiah, separated [ avphllotriwme,noi ] from
the Commonwealth of Israel, and
excluded [ xe,noi ] from the covenants of
promise, having no hope, and without
God in the world:
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Who is the Sabbath for?
Ephesians 2:13 But now in Messiah
Yeshua you, who previously were far
away have been brought near by the
blood of Messiah.
 v14 For he is our peace, who has joined
both groups into one, destroying the
barrier of tradition that had separated
Jews and Gentiles.


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Who is the Sabbath for?


Ephesians 2:15 Having abolished in his
flesh the enmity, even the law of
commandments contained in man’s
traditions; that in himself he might make
the two into one new man, thus
establishing peace.

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Who is the Sabbath for?


Ephesians 2:19 Now therefore, you are
no longer excluded from citizenship in
God’s Kingdom, but fellow citizens with
the saints, and of the household of God.
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Who is the Sabbath for?
Romans 11:17 And if some of the
branches be broken off, and thou, being
a wild olive tree, were grafted in among
them, and with them partakest of the
root and fatness of the olive tree;
 v18 Boast not against the branches…


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At the Time of Creation
Creation was perfect
 During creation, the Sabbath was
established as a sign and a Divinely
Appointed Time of rest and refreshing
 At creation, God cared about the role
the Sabbath would play for mankind.
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At the Time of Moses
At the time of Moses, the 10
commandments were given to all the
tribes of Israel (not just Judah) as well
as all those who chose to leave Egypt
and become part of Israel.
 Within the 10 commandments, one
states: “Remember the Sabbath day, to
keep it holy”.


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At the Time of Moses
Exodus states that when Yahweh's
Sabbath is observed by Israel, it is a
sign.
 God explained that the Sabbath is to
provide rest from 6 days of labor and a
refreshing.
 It is clear that at this time, God cared
about the role the Sabbath would play
for Israel.
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At the Time of the Prophets
During the time of the prophets, Isaiah
states that the Sabbath is for all and in
the keeping of it is great blessing.
 It is clear that at this time, God cared
about the role the Sabbath would play
for Israel and all those who chose to
became a part of Israel.
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At the Time of the First
Century

Yeshua said that the Sabbath was
made for mankind.
 Romans states that we Gentiles have
been grafted into Israel.
 Ephesians states that in the past, we
were Gentiles who were separated from
the Commonwealth of Israel, excluded
from the covenants of promise, having
no hope, and without God.
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At the Time of the First
Century

Yeshua's work has allowed us Gentiles
to become a part of Israel, no longer
excluded from citizenship in God's
kingdom, fellow citizens with the saints,
and the household of God.
 It is clear that at this time, God cared
about the role the Sabbath would play
for Israel.
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he Plan of God

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What is the Plan of God?
Acts 3:20 And He shall send Yeshua
the Messiah, which before was
preached unto you:
 Acts 3:21 Where in heaven he must
remain until the time to begin the
restoration of all things, which God hath
spoken by the mouth of all His holy
prophets since the world began.


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What is the Plan of God?
When does the restoration of all things
begin?
 When does Yeshua leave heaven to
establish his kingdom on Earth?
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What is the Plan of God?
During the Millennial Kingdom, what
role does the Sabbath play?
 Speaking of the priests it says, “And in
controversy they shall stand in
judgment; and they shall judge it
according to My judgments: and they
shall keep My Torah and My statutes in
all Mine assemblies; and they shall
hallow my Sabbaths. Ezekiel 44:24


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What is the Plan of God?
During the Millennial Kingdom, what
role does the Sabbath play?
 Likewise, the people of the land shall
worship at the door of this gate before
hw"hy in the Sabbaths and in the new


moons. Ezekiel 46:3
 It is clear that at this time, God cares
about the role the Sabbath will play for
all mankind.
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What is the Plan of God?
After the New Heavens and the New
Earth, what role does the Sabbath play?
 “For as the New Heavens and the New
Earth, which I will make, shall remain
before me, saith hw"hy, so shall your


seed and your name remain.”
Isaiah 66:22

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What is the Plan of God?
After the New Heavens and the New
Earth, what role does the Sabbath play?
 “And it shall come to pass, that from
one new moon to another, and from one
Sabbath to another, shall all flesh come
to worship before me, saith hw"hy…


Isaiah 66:23

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What is the Plan of God?
After the New Heavens and the New
Earth, what role does the Sabbath play?
 It is clear that at this time, God cares
about the role the Sabbath will play for
all mankind.
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The Restoration of All Things

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Malachi 3:6 For I am hw"hy,
I change not…

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The Time of the Gentiles
How long was the Sabbath to last?
 Exodus 31:16 Wherefore the children of
Israel shall keep the Sabbath, to observe
the Sabbath throughout their generations,
obeying the covenant on a continuous
basis.
 I have Good News and Bad News
 Romans 9:6, Galatians 6:16
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How long was the Sabbath
to last?

Acts 13:14 But when they departed from
Perga, they came to Antioch in Pisidia,
and went into the synagogue on the
Sabbath day, and sat down.
 v15 And after the reading of the law and
the prophets, the rulers of the
synagogue said unto them, “You men
and brethren, if ye have any word of
exhortation for the people, say on.”


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How long was the Sabbath
to last?

Acts 13:42 And when the Jews were
gone out of the synagogue, the Gentiles
asked that these words might be
preached to them the next Sabbath.
 v44 And the next Sabbath day came
almost the whole city together to hear
the word of God.


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How long was the Sabbath
to last?

Even with this evidence (and there is
much much more), some will say that at
the death of Yeshua, the Sabbath was
replaced with Sunday.
 Verses used to support that include
Colossians 2:16-17; Galatians 4:10;
Romans 10:4, 14:5-6; just to name a
few.
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What We Learned is that The Most
High cares about the Sabbath from
the time it was created until the
restoration is completed and beyond!

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1 Samuel 2:3 says “by Him actions
are weighed.”
Hosea 4:6a says “My people are
destroyed for lack of knowledge.”
Hosea 4:6b says “Since you have
forgotten the Torah of your God, I will
also forget your children.”
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Even a pagan understands that they
need to find out what their pagan deity
desires…
Why can’t we apply this same principle
and search the Scriptures for the truth,
and find the ancient paths.
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Matthew 7:21 “Many will say Lord,
Lord…”
He says “Depart from me, you who
disregard my Divine instructions.”
II Corinthians 13:5 Examine
yourselves. Determine if you are still
following the truth.
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Don’t get caught saying “But Lord, I
didn’t know” and Him responding “My
child, I put before you that which
could help you recover the truth, the
ancient paths (Jeremiah 6:16) and
you couldn’t even check it out?”

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Is this how a child honors their
Father?
Ezekiel 22:26 The leaders of Israel
have hidden their eyes from My
Sabbaths, and I am profaned among
them.
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September
2011
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he Sabbath in

The Plan of God

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In the Beginning
First day: It was good
 Second day: It was good
 Third day: It was good
 Fourth day: It was good
 Fifth day: It was good
 Sixth day (living creatures): It was good
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In the Beginning


Genesis 1:31 And God saw everything
that he had made, and, behold, it was
very good…

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Next Actions
1. Rested on the 7th day and refreshed
Himself (Exodus 31:17)
 2. Blessed the 7th day
 3. Set apart the 7th day from all the other
days
 Note: While not self-evident on it’s face,
at this point, God cared about the role the
Sabbath played in His Plan.
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In the Beginning
1. Perfection (Deuteronomy 32:4)
 2. Very Good (Genesis 1:31)
 3. Could have gone on like this but…
 4. Adam sinned and sent the world into a
tailspin of destruction and imperfection
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Questions
1. Was God caught off guard, unprepared
for the impending disaster that would
destroy His perfection?
 2. If not, then God had a plan
(“slain from the foundation…”)
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ontinuing
MOVE FORWARD IN TIME

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Abrahamic Covenant


Cut a covenant with Abraham to establish
a nation that would receive His
instructions with the intention that in the
living out of them, they would become a
light to the rest of the world.
(Deuteronomy 4:6-8)

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Mosaic Covenant
Exodus 19:5 Now therefore, if ye will
obey My voice indeed, and keep My
covenant, then ye shall be a peculiar
treasure unto Me above all people: for all
the earth is Mine.
 Exodus 19:8 And all the people answered
together, and said, “All that hw"hy hath


spoken we will do.” And Moses returned
the words of the people unto hw"hy.

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Mosaic Covenant
Exodus 20 – The Ten Commandments
 Our focus is the fourth (except in Catholic
Bibles where it is the third)
 Exodus 20:8 Remember the Sabbath
day, to keep it set apart from the other
days.
 Once again, we see that God cares about
the Sabbath


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Establishing a Baseline
When is the Sabbath first mentioned?
 ANS:
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Establishing a Baseline
When is the Sabbath first mentioned?
 ANS: Genesis 2:2-3
 We have a very good creation that
included the seventh day, resting,
blessing, and the seventh day being set
apart from the other days of the week.


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Genesis 1:14 and
Definitions



Genesis 1:14 And God said, “Let there be
lights in the firmament of the heaven to
divide the day from the night; and let
them be for signs, and for seasons, and
for days, and years.

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Genesis 1:14


Genesis 1:14 And God said, “Let there be
lights in the firmament of the heaven to
divide the day from the night; and let
them be for ttoa, and for dI[]Am , and

for days, and years.

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Genesis 1:14
 Ttoa (ot) (sign)

To signal something in some way…
 Examples of signs:
 The rainbow, circumcision, all the plagues
on Egypt, Joshua’s stones in the Jordan,
Isaiah 7:14, and…
 The Sabbath
(Exodus 31:13, 17; Ezekiel 20:12)


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Genesis 1:14
 dI[]Am (moed) (appointment)

To designate a time for a meeting
 Do you know what that means?
 God has a Day Timer
 He has appointments set when He wants
to meet with us
 We should find out when they are so we
can be present
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Genesis 1:14 Expanded


Genesis 1:14 And God said, “Let there be
lights in the firmament of the heaven to
divide the day from the night; and let
them be for signs, and to designate the
times for divine appointments…
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Continuing the Foundation
 War>q (qari) (proclaim)

It denotes primarily the enunciation of a
specific message.
 It is customarily addressed to a specific
recipient and is intended to elicit a
specific response.
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Continuing the Foundation



aer'q.m (miqra) ([dress] rehearsal)

Frequently translated as Convocation
and Assembly

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Review
 War>q (qari)

(proclaim)

 dI[]Am (moed) (appointment)


aer'q.m (miqra) (rehearsal, convocation)
assembly

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Leviticus 23:2-3


v2 Speak unto the children of Israel, and
say unto them, “Concerning the divinely
appointed times (sacred assemblings) of
hw"hy, which you shall proclaim to be holy

dress rehearsals, even these are My
divinely set appointments.”
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Leviticus 23:2-3
v3 Six days shall work be done: but the
seventh day is the Sabbath, a day for a
sacred assembly…
[HODF Expanded]
 Hebrews 10:25 Not forsaking the
assembling of ourselves together, as
some have begun to do…
[HODF Expanded]
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Note


If our Heavenly Father did not establish
a particular “appointment” as a call to
worship, we might want to look into who
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Establishing a Baseline
Reasons the Sabbath were given?
 Exodus 31
 v13,17 – sign between hw"hy, and Israel


v15 – rest
 v17 – refreshing
 Leviticus 23:3 Sacred assembling
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Establishing a Baseline
Who is the Sabbath for?
 A popular answer is “the Jews”
 The Sabbath was one of the 10
commandments given in Exodus 20 at
Mount Sinai. Can you make a case that
the only people who were at the foot of
mount Sinai when the 10 commandments
were given were the tribe of Judah?
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Who is the Sabbath for?
Mark 2:27 And he [Yeshua] said unto
them, “The Sabbath was made for
mankind ( a;nqrwpoj ), and not man for the
Sabbath.”
 Prophecies about the Gentiles
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Who is the Sabbath for?


Isaiah 56:2 Blessed is the man that
doeth this, and the son of man that
layeth hold on it; that keepeth the
Sabbath from polluting it…

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Who is the Sabbath for?


Isaiah 56:4 For thus saith hw"hy unto the

eunuchs that keep My Sabbaths, and
choose the things that please Me, and
take hold of My covenant…

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Who is the Sabbath for?


Isaiah 56:6 Also the sons of the stranger,
that join themselves to hw"hy, to serve
Him, and to love the name of hw"hy, to be
His servants, every one that keepeth the
Sabbath from polluting it, and taketh hold
of My covenant;

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Who is the Sabbath for?


Isaiah 58:13 If thou turn away thy foot
from the Sabbath, from doing thy
pleasure on My holy day; and call the
Sabbath a delight, the holy of hw"hy,

honourable; and shalt honour Him, not
doing thine own ways, nor finding thine
own pleasure, nor speaking thine own
words:

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Who is the Sabbath for?


Isaiah 58:14 Then shalt thou delight
thyself in hw"hy; and I will cause thee to

ride upon the high places of the earth,
and feed thee with the heritage of
Jacob thy father: for the mouth of hw"hy
hath spoken it.

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Who is the Sabbath for?
Ephesians 2:11 Wherefore remember,
that you, being in time past Gentiles in
the flesh…
 v12 That at that time you were without
Messiah, separated [ avphllotriwme,noi ] from
the Commonwealth of Israel, and
excluded [ xe,noi ] from the covenants of
promise, having no hope, and without
God in the world:


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Who is the Sabbath for?
Ephesians 2:13 But now in Messiah
Yeshua you, who previously were far
away have been brought near by the
blood of Messiah.
 v14 For he is our peace, who has joined
both groups into one, destroying the
barrier of tradition that had separated
Jews and Gentiles.


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Who is the Sabbath for?


Ephesians 2:15 Having abolished in his
flesh the enmity, even the law of
commandments contained in man’s
traditions; that in himself he might make
the two into one new man, thus
establishing peace.

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Who is the Sabbath for?


Ephesians 2:19 Now therefore, you are
no longer excluded from citizenship in
God’s Kingdom, but fellow citizens with
the saints, and of the household of God.
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Who is the Sabbath for?
Romans 11:17 And if some of the
branches be broken off, and thou, being
a wild olive tree, were grafted in among
them, and with them partakest of the
root and fatness of the olive tree;
 v18 Boast not against the branches…
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At the Time of Creation
Creation was perfect
 During creation, the Sabbath was
established as a sign and a Divinely
Appointed Time of rest and refreshing
 At creation, God cared about the role
the Sabbath would play for mankind.
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At the Time of Moses
At the time of Moses, the 10
commandments were given to all the
tribes of Israel (not just Judah) as well
as all those who chose to leave Egypt
and become part of Israel.
 Within the 10 commandments, one
states: “Remember the Sabbath day, to
keep it holy”.


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At the Time of Moses
Exodus states that when Yahweh's
Sabbath is observed by Israel, it is a
sign.
 God explained that the Sabbath is to
provide rest from 6 days of labor and a
refreshing.
 It is clear that at this time, God cared
about the role the Sabbath would play
for Israel.
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At the Time of the Prophets
During the time of the prophets, Isaiah
states that the Sabbath is for all and in
the keeping of it is great blessing.
 It is clear that at this time, God cared
about the role the Sabbath would play
for Israel and all those who chose to
became a part of Israel.
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At the Time of the First
Century

Yeshua said that the Sabbath was
made for mankind.
 Romans states that we Gentiles have
been grafted into Israel.
 Ephesians states that in the past, we
were Gentiles who were separated from
the Commonwealth of Israel, excluded
from the covenants of promise, having
no hope, and without God.
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At the Time of the First
Century

Yeshua's work has allowed us Gentiles
to become a part of Israel, no longer
excluded from citizenship in God's
kingdom, fellow citizens with the saints,
and the household of God.
 It is clear that at this time, God cared
about the role the Sabbath would play
for Israel.
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he Plan of God

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What is the Plan of God?
Acts 3:20 And He shall send Yeshua
the Messiah, which before was
preached unto you:
 Acts 3:21 Where in heaven he must
remain until the time to begin the
restoration of all things, which God hath
spoken by the mouth of all His holy
prophets since the world began.


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What is the Plan of God?
When does the restoration of all things
begin?
 When does Yeshua leave heaven to
establish his kingdom on Earth?
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What is the Plan of God?
During the Millennial Kingdom, what
role does the Sabbath play?
 Speaking of the priests it says, “And in
controversy they shall stand in
judgment; and they shall judge it
according to My judgments: and they
shall keep My Torah and My statutes in
all Mine assemblies; and they shall
hallow my Sabbaths. Ezekiel 44:24


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What is the Plan of God?
During the Millennial Kingdom, what
role does the Sabbath play?
 Likewise, the people of the land shall
worship at the door of this gate before
hw"hy in the Sabbaths and in the new


moons. Ezekiel 46:3
 It is clear that at this time, God cares
about the role the Sabbath will play for
all mankind.
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What is the Plan of God?
After the New Heavens and the New
Earth, what role does the Sabbath play?
 “For as the New Heavens and the New
Earth, which I will make, shall remain
before me, saith hw"hy, so shall your


seed and your name remain.”
Isaiah 66:22

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What is the Plan of God?
After the New Heavens and the New
Earth, what role does the Sabbath play?
 “And it shall come to pass, that from
one new moon to another, and from one
Sabbath to another, shall all flesh come
to worship before me, saith hw"hy…


Isaiah 66:23

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What is the Plan of God?
After the New Heavens and the New
Earth, what role does the Sabbath play?
 It is clear that at this time, God cares
about the role the Sabbath will play for
all mankind.
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The Restoration of All Things

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Malachi 3:6 For I am hw"hy,
I change not…

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The Time of the Gentiles
How long was the Sabbath to last?
 Exodus 31:16 Wherefore the children of
Israel shall keep the Sabbath, to observe
the Sabbath throughout their generations,
obeying the covenant on a continuous
basis.
 I have Good News and Bad News
 Romans 9:6, Galatians 6:16
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How long was the Sabbath
to last?

Acts 13:14 But when they departed from
Perga, they came to Antioch in Pisidia,
and went into the synagogue on the
Sabbath day, and sat down.
 v15 And after the reading of the law and
the prophets, the rulers of the
synagogue said unto them, “You men
and brethren, if ye have any word of
exhortation for the people, say on.”
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How long was the Sabbath
to last?

Acts 13:42 And when the Jews were
gone out of the synagogue, the Gentiles
asked that these words might be
preached to them the next Sabbath.
 v44 And the next Sabbath day came
almost the whole city together to hear
the word of God.


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How long was the Sabbath
to last?

Even with this evidence (and there is
much much more), some will say that at
the death of Yeshua, the Sabbath was
replaced with Sunday.
 Verses used to support that include
Colossians 2:16-17; Galatians 4:10;
Romans 10:4, 14:5-6; just to name a
few.
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What We Learned is that The Most
High cares about the Sabbath from
the time it was created until the
restoration is completed and beyond!

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1 Samuel 2:3 says “by Him actions
are weighed.”
Hosea 4:6a says “My people are
destroyed for lack of knowledge.”
Hosea 4:6b says “Since you have
forgotten the Torah of your God, I will
also forget your children.”
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Even a pagan understands that they
need to find out what their pagan deity
desires…
Why can’t we apply this same principle
and search the Scriptures for the truth,
and find the ancient paths.
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Matthew 7:21 “Many will say Lord,
Lord…”
He says “Depart from me, you who
disregard my Divine instructions.”
II Corinthians 13:5 Examine
yourselves. Determine if you are still
following the truth.
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Don’t get caught saying “But Lord, I
didn’t know” and Him responding “My
child, I put before you that which
could help you recover the truth, the
ancient paths (Jeremiah 6:16) and
you couldn’t even check it out?”

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Is this how a child honors their
Father?
Ezekiel 22:26 The leaders of Israel
have hidden their eyes from My
Sabbaths, and I am profaned among
them.
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September
2011
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he Sabbath in

The Plan of God

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In the Beginning
First day: It was good
 Second day: It was good
 Third day: It was good
 Fourth day: It was good
 Fifth day: It was good
 Sixth day (living creatures): It was good
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In the Beginning


Genesis 1:31 And God saw everything
that he had made, and, behold, it was
very good…

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Next Actions
1. Rested on the 7th day and refreshed
Himself (Exodus 31:17)
 2. Blessed the 7th day
 3. Set apart the 7th day from all the other
days
 Note: While not self-evident on it’s face,
at this point, God cared about the role the
Sabbath played in His Plan.
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In the Beginning
1. Perfection (Deuteronomy 32:4)
 2. Very Good (Genesis 1:31)
 3. Could have gone on like this but…
 4. Adam sinned and sent the world into a
tailspin of destruction and imperfection
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Questions
1. Was God caught off guard, unprepared
for the impending disaster that would
destroy His perfection?
 2. If not, then God had a plan
(“slain from the foundation…”)
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ontinuing
MOVE FORWARD IN TIME

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Abrahamic Covenant


Cut a covenant with Abraham to establish
a nation that would receive His
instructions with the intention that in the
living out of them, they would become a
light to the rest of the world.
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Mosaic Covenant
Exodus 19:5 Now therefore, if ye will
obey My voice indeed, and keep My
covenant, then ye shall be a peculiar
treasure unto Me above all people: for all
the earth is Mine.
 Exodus 19:8 And all the people answered
together, and said, “All that hw"hy hath


spoken we will do.” And Moses returned
the words of the people unto hw"hy.

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Mosaic Covenant
Exodus 20 – The Ten Commandments
 Our focus is the fourth (except in Catholic
Bibles where it is the third)
 Exodus 20:8 Remember the Sabbath
day, to keep it set apart from the other
days.
 Once again, we see that God cares about
the Sabbath
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Establishing a Baseline
When is the Sabbath first mentioned?
 ANS:
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Establishing a Baseline
When is the Sabbath first mentioned?
 ANS: Genesis 2:2-3
 We have a very good creation that
included the seventh day, resting,
blessing, and the seventh day being set
apart from the other days of the week.
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Genesis 1:14 and
Definitions



Genesis 1:14 And God said, “Let there be
lights in the firmament of the heaven to
divide the day from the night; and let
them be for signs, and for seasons, and
for days, and years.

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Genesis 1:14


Genesis 1:14 And God said, “Let there be
lights in the firmament of the heaven to
divide the day from the night; and let
them be for ttoa, and for dI[]Am , and

for days, and years.

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Genesis 1:14
 Ttoa (ot) (sign)

To signal something in some way…
 Examples of signs:
 The rainbow, circumcision, all the plagues
on Egypt, Joshua’s stones in the Jordan,
Isaiah 7:14, and…
 The Sabbath
(Exodus 31:13, 17; Ezekiel 20:12)
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Genesis 1:14
 dI[]Am (moed) (appointment)

To designate a time for a meeting
 Do you know what that means?
 God has a Day Timer
 He has appointments set when He wants
to meet with us
 We should find out when they are so we
can be present
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Genesis 1:14 Expanded


Genesis 1:14 And God said, “Let there be
lights in the firmament of the heaven to
divide the day from the night; and let
them be for signs, and to designate the
times for divine appointments…
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Continuing the Foundation
 War>q (qari) (proclaim)

It denotes primarily the enunciation of a
specific message.
 It is customarily addressed to a specific
recipient and is intended to elicit a
specific response.
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Continuing the Foundation



aer'q.m (miqra) ([dress] rehearsal)

Frequently translated as Convocation
and Assembly

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Review
 War>q (qari)

(proclaim)

 dI[]Am (moed) (appointment)


aer'q.m (miqra) (rehearsal, convocation)
assembly

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Leviticus 23:2-3


v2 Speak unto the children of Israel, and
say unto them, “Concerning the divinely
appointed times (sacred assemblings) of
hw"hy, which you shall proclaim to be holy

dress rehearsals, even these are My
divinely set appointments.”
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Leviticus 23:2-3
v3 Six days shall work be done: but the
seventh day is the Sabbath, a day for a
sacred assembly…
[HODF Expanded]
 Hebrews 10:25 Not forsaking the
assembling of ourselves together, as
some have begun to do…
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Note


If our Heavenly Father did not establish
a particular “appointment” as a call to
worship, we might want to look into who
did.

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Establishing a Baseline
Reasons the Sabbath were given?
 Exodus 31
 v13,17 – sign between hw"hy, and Israel


v15 – rest
 v17 – refreshing
 Leviticus 23:3 Sacred assembling
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Establishing a Baseline
Who is the Sabbath for?
 A popular answer is “the Jews”
 The Sabbath was one of the 10
commandments given in Exodus 20 at
Mount Sinai. Can you make a case that
the only people who were at the foot of
mount Sinai when the 10 commandments
were given were the tribe of Judah?
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Who is the Sabbath for?
Mark 2:27 And he [Yeshua] said unto
them, “The Sabbath was made for
mankind ( a;nqrwpoj ), and not man for the
Sabbath.”
 Prophecies about the Gentiles
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Who is the Sabbath for?


Isaiah 56:2 Blessed is the man that
doeth this, and the son of man that
layeth hold on it; that keepeth the
Sabbath from polluting it…

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Who is the Sabbath for?


Isaiah 56:4 For thus saith hw"hy unto the

eunuchs that keep My Sabbaths, and
choose the things that please Me, and
take hold of My covenant…

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Who is the Sabbath for?


Isaiah 56:6 Also the sons of the stranger,
that join themselves to hw"hy, to serve
Him, and to love the name of hw"hy, to be
His servants, every one that keepeth the
Sabbath from polluting it, and taketh hold
of My covenant;

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Who is the Sabbath for?


Isaiah 58:13 If thou turn away thy foot
from the Sabbath, from doing thy
pleasure on My holy day; and call the
Sabbath a delight, the holy of hw"hy,

honourable; and shalt honour Him, not
doing thine own ways, nor finding thine
own pleasure, nor speaking thine own
words:

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Who is the Sabbath for?


Isaiah 58:14 Then shalt thou delight
thyself in hw"hy; and I will cause thee to

ride upon the high places of the earth,
and feed thee with the heritage of
Jacob thy father: for the mouth of hw"hy
hath spoken it.

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Who is the Sabbath for?
Ephesians 2:11 Wherefore remember,
that you, being in time past Gentiles in
the flesh…
 v12 That at that time you were without
Messiah, separated [ avphllotriwme,noi ] from
the Commonwealth of Israel, and
excluded [ xe,noi ] from the covenants of
promise, having no hope, and without
God in the world:


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Who is the Sabbath for?
Ephesians 2:13 But now in Messiah
Yeshua you, who previously were far
away have been brought near by the
blood of Messiah.
 v14 For he is our peace, who has joined
both groups into one, destroying the
barrier of tradition that had separated
Jews and Gentiles.


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Who is the Sabbath for?


Ephesians 2:15 Having abolished in his
flesh the enmity, even the law of
commandments contained in man’s
traditions; that in himself he might make
the two into one new man, thus
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Who is the Sabbath for?


Ephesians 2:19 Now therefore, you are
no longer excluded from citizenship in
God’s Kingdom, but fellow citizens with
the saints, and of the household of God.
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Who is the Sabbath for?
Romans 11:17 And if some of the
branches be broken off, and thou, being
a wild olive tree, were grafted in among
them, and with them partakest of the
root and fatness of the olive tree;
 v18 Boast not against the branches…
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At the Time of Creation
Creation was perfect
 During creation, the Sabbath was
established as a sign and a Divinely
Appointed Time of rest and refreshing
 At creation, God cared about the role
the Sabbath would play for mankind.
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At the Time of Moses
At the time of Moses, the 10
commandments were given to all the
tribes of Israel (not just Judah) as well
as all those who chose to leave Egypt
and become part of Israel.
 Within the 10 commandments, one
states: “Remember the Sabbath day, to
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At the Time of Moses
Exodus states that when Yahweh's
Sabbath is observed by Israel, it is a
sign.
 God explained that the Sabbath is to
provide rest from 6 days of labor and a
refreshing.
 It is clear that at this time, God cared
about the role the Sabbath would play
for Israel.
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At the Time of the Prophets
During the time of the prophets, Isaiah
states that the Sabbath is for all and in
the keeping of it is great blessing.
 It is clear that at this time, God cared
about the role the Sabbath would play
for Israel and all those who chose to
became a part of Israel.
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At the Time of the First
Century

Yeshua said that the Sabbath was
made for mankind.
 Romans states that we Gentiles have
been grafted into Israel.
 Ephesians states that in the past, we
were Gentiles who were separated from
the Commonwealth of Israel, excluded
from the covenants of promise, having
no hope, and without God.
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At the Time of the First
Century

Yeshua's work has allowed us Gentiles
to become a part of Israel, no longer
excluded from citizenship in God's
kingdom, fellow citizens with the saints,
and the household of God.
 It is clear that at this time, God cared
about the role the Sabbath would play
for Israel.
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he Plan of God

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What is the Plan of God?
Acts 3:20 And He shall send Yeshua
the Messiah, which before was
preached unto you:
 Acts 3:21 Where in heaven he must
remain until the time to begin the
restoration of all things, which God hath
spoken by the mouth of all His holy
prophets since the world began.
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What is the Plan of God?
When does the restoration of all things
begin?
 When does Yeshua leave heaven to
establish his kingdom on Earth?
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What is the Plan of God?
During the Millennial Kingdom, what
role does the Sabbath play?
 Speaking of the priests it says, “And in
controversy they shall stand in
judgment; and they shall judge it
according to My judgments: and they
shall keep My Torah and My statutes in
all Mine assemblies; and they shall
hallow my Sabbaths. Ezekiel 44:24
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What is the Plan of God?
During the Millennial Kingdom, what
role does the Sabbath play?
 Likewise, the people of the land shall
worship at the door of this gate before
hw"hy in the Sabbaths and in the new
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moons. Ezekiel 46:3
 It is clear that at this time, God cares
about the role the Sabbath will play for
all mankind.
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What is the Plan of God?
After the New Heavens and the New
Earth, what role does the Sabbath play?
 “For as the New Heavens and the New
Earth, which I will make, shall remain
before me, saith hw"hy, so shall your
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seed and your name remain.”
Isaiah 66:22

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What is the Plan of God?
After the New Heavens and the New
Earth, what role does the Sabbath play?
 “And it shall come to pass, that from
one new moon to another, and from one
Sabbath to another, shall all flesh come
to worship before me, saith hw"hy…
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What is the Plan of God?
After the New Heavens and the New
Earth, what role does the Sabbath play?
 It is clear that at this time, God cares
about the role the Sabbath will play for
all mankind.
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The Restoration of All Things

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Malachi 3:6 For I am hw"hy,
I change not…

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The Time of the Gentiles
How long was the Sabbath to last?
 Exodus 31:16 Wherefore the children of
Israel shall keep the Sabbath, to observe
the Sabbath throughout their generations,
obeying the covenant on a continuous
basis.
 I have Good News and Bad News
 Romans 9:6, Galatians 6:16
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How long was the Sabbath
to last?

Acts 13:14 But when they departed from
Perga, they came to Antioch in Pisidia,
and went into the synagogue on the
Sabbath day, and sat down.
 v15 And after the reading of the law and
the prophets, the rulers of the
synagogue said unto them, “You men
and brethren, if ye have any word of
exhortation for the people, say on.”
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How long was the Sabbath
to last?

Acts 13:42 And when the Jews were
gone out of the synagogue, the Gentiles
asked that these words might be
preached to them the next Sabbath.
 v44 And the next Sabbath day came
almost the whole city together to hear
the word of God.
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How long was the Sabbath
to last?

Even with this evidence (and there is
much much more), some will say that at
the death of Yeshua, the Sabbath was
replaced with Sunday.
 Verses used to support that include
Colossians 2:16-17; Galatians 4:10;
Romans 10:4, 14:5-6; just to name a
few.
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What We Learned is that The Most
High cares about the Sabbath from
the time it was created until the
restoration is completed and beyond!

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1 Samuel 2:3 says “by Him actions
are weighed.”
Hosea 4:6a says “My people are
destroyed for lack of knowledge.”
Hosea 4:6b says “Since you have
forgotten the Torah of your God, I will
also forget your children.”
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Even a pagan understands that they
need to find out what their pagan deity
desires…
Why can’t we apply this same principle
and search the Scriptures for the truth,
and find the ancient paths.
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Matthew 7:21 “Many will say Lord,
Lord…”
He says “Depart from me, you who
disregard my Divine instructions.”
II Corinthians 13:5 Examine
yourselves. Determine if you are still
following the truth.
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Don’t get caught saying “But Lord, I
didn’t know” and Him responding “My
child, I put before you that which
could help you recover the truth, the
ancient paths (Jeremiah 6:16) and
you couldn’t even check it out?”

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Is this how a child honors their
Father?
Ezekiel 22:26 The leaders of Israel
have hidden their eyes from My
Sabbaths, and I am profaned among
them.
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