For this is what the Lord God, the Holy One of Israel, has said: “In repentance and rest you will be saved, In quietness and trust is your strength.” But you were not willing, And you said, “No, for we will flee on horses!” Therefore you shall flee! “And we will ride on swift horses!” Therefore those who pursue you…
Jesus said to them, “The Sabbath was made for man, and not man for the Sabbath. Mark 2:27 NASB Made for man – Because we have so little working knowledge of the rabbinic material, we often think that Yeshua was the original author of many apparent modifications of biblical regulations. That actually isn’t the case,…
Remember the Sabbath day, to keep it holy; six days you shall labor and do all your work; and the seventh day is a sabbath to YHVH your God; you shall not do any work, . . . Exodus 20:8-10 J. Green translation Work – Work/worship/serve is the combination of meanings associated with the…
“I tell you, something greater than the Temple is here.” Matthew 12:6 ESV Something greater – In footnote to a discussion of this event, Marc Turnage makes an incredible important observation. It’s worth citing in full: Many interpreters of Matthew 12:6 assume that, when Jesus spoke about “something greater than the temple,” He referred to…
Behold, the rulers of Israel, each according to his power, have been in you for the purpose of shedding blood. They have treated father and mother lightly within you. The alien they have oppressed in your midst; the fatherless and the widow they have wronged in you. You have despised My holy things and profaned…
He who testifies to these things says, “Yes, I am coming quickly.” Amen. Come, Lord Jesus. Revelation 22:20 NASB Quickly – I don’t know about you, but it doesn’t seem too quickly to me. Two thousand years and counting. Maybe God’s idea of quick is completely irrelevant to ours. There are plenty of days when…
One of my Ph.D. students, Paul Thompson, completed his dissertation on the subject, “What Happened to the Sabbath?” Since it is a well-documented account of the history of replacing the Sabbath with Sunday worship, I thought you might be interested in his work as a definitive source examining this controversy. Paul has agreed to allow…
Remember the Sabbath day, to keep it holy. Exodus 20:8 ESV Sabbath – Followers of the God of Israel are Sabbath keepers. This ritual is the most conspicuous symbol of association with YHWH in all of the Tanakh. In fact, YHWH holds His people accountable for the sin of not keeping Sabbath. It is of…
Remember the sabbath day, to keep it holy Exodus 20:8 NASB Sabbath day – Donna Dozier wrote her doctoral dissertation on the transition from Judaism to Christianity in the early centuries. In it she discusses the shift from Sabbath to Sunday. As part of the historical record, she provides the following citation: “There is a…
Remember the Sabbath day, to keep it holy; six days you shall labor and do all your work; and the seventh day is a sabbath to YHWH your God; you shall not do any work, . . . Exodus 20:8-10 J. Green translation Work – Work/worship/serve is the combination of meanings associated with the Hebrew…
