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Sabbath as Entering God's Rest
(From Forerunner Commentary)

Exodus 31:17  (Go to this verse :: Verse pop-up) Though He had just created the world and everything in it, God had no need for rest. Isaiah writes, "The everlasting God, the Lord, the Creator of the ends of the earth, neither faints nor is weary" (Isaiah 40:28). But this verse shows us how God rested on the first Sabbath: "For in six days the LORD made the heavens and the earth, and on the seventh day, He rested and was refreshed." God's Sabbath rest was a real rest—though He was not tired—because He was refreshed, at ease, and satisfied with His work. William Gray Sharpening Our Saws

Leviticus 23:3  (Go to this verse :: Verse pop-up) These scriptures give a few examples of things God prohibits on His Sabbath: working, cooking, carrying burdens. God does not make a comprehensive list of "dos and don'ts" for us to follow. Instead, He gives us principles of what is proper and improper Sabbath behavior, and we then must use God's Spirit to decide our actions. Richard T. Ritenbaugh God's Sabbath

Hebrews 4:9-10  (Go to this verse :: Verse pop-up) The Lamsa translation of the Bible from the Aramaic renders Hebrews 4:9-10 as: "It is therefore the duty of the people of God to keep the sabbath. For he that has entered into his rest also has ceased from his own works, as God did from his." Along with the examples of Christ, His apostles, and the early church, this scripture indeed shows us we have a responsibility in keeping the Sabbath. It is on the Sabbath day that we have the best opportunity each week to learn and grow toward entering God's rest, His Kingdom. William Gray Sharpening Our Saws

Hebrews 4:9  (Go to this verse :: Verse pop-up) In Greek, the word for "rest" here is sabbatismos. It means "a Sabbath rest." John W. Ritenbaugh The Fourth Commandment (Part 4)

Hebrews 4:9-10  (Go to this verse :: Verse pop-up) Have we entered into that rest? We have not entered into it yet; it has not occurred. So, what rest is God talking about here? The Kingdom of God, which still lies before us. John W. Ritenbaugh The Fourth Commandment (Part 4)

 

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