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3. The Sabbath in Creation
From Creation to Sinai
From Sinai to our time:
Covenant sign
Sign of sanctification
A sign to remember
The Sabbath is special in many ways. It is a
reminder of Creation (Ex. 20:11) and
Redemption (Dt. 5:15). It is a sign of the
Everlasting Covenant, and it will last forever
(Is. 66:23). At the same time, it is also one of
the ritual laws that led to Christ (Nm. 28:9-10).
The Sabbath goes beyond being a mere
allotment of time; it is a promise of a rich and
meaningful relationship with God. It is a day we
set aside everything in our lives except God and
take time to strengthen our relationship with
Him.
4. “Then God blessed the seventh day and sanctified it, because in it He
rested from all His work which God had created and made.” (Génesis 2:3)
God created signs to determine specific time periods. The
Sun and the Moon set the days and the years
(Genesis 1:14), and the Sabbath set the weeks (Genesis 2:2).
Therefore, there are physical events that determine days
and years. These events are repetitive and measurable.
However, weeks cannot be measured by physical phenomena. God
established them, and we are still measuring weeks like God did.
God created the Sabbath as a sign for all humankind, not just for
Israel (Mark 2:27).
5. “Then he said to them, ‘This is what the Lord has said: “Tomorrow is a Sabbath rest, a
holy Sabbath to the Lord. Bake what you will bake today, and boil what you will boil;
and lay up for yourselves all that remains, to be kept until morning.”’” (Exodus 16:23)
In that moment, the people of Israel were grumbling about God
because of hunger at the Desert of Sin.
They were not able to keep the Sabbath while being slaves in
Egypt. In addition to giving them manna to eat, God also reminded
them of the importance of resting on the Sabbath day.
Miraculously, the manna got maggoty
the day after picking it up, but not on
Sabbath. Besides, manna did not come
on Sabbath. They gathered additional
manna and cooked it on Friday.
God wanted them to devote the Sabbath to be in
communion with Him (Ex. 16:29). He still wants to spend
the Sabbath with us today.
6. “Therefore the children of Israel shall keep the Sabbath, to observe
the Sabbath throughout their generations as a perpetual covenant.”
(Exodus 31:16)
Four times in the Bible the Sabbath is designated as a sign:
• To remind us that God sanctifies us
Exodus 31:13
• To remind us that God is our Creator
Exodus 31:17
• To remind us that God sanctifies us
Ezekiel 20:12
• So that we may know God
Ezekiel 20:20
The Sabbath is an external sign that marks us as participants of the Everlasting Covenant.
By dedicating a special day to God on the day He designated, we
acknowledge that we have accepted His Covenant, that we want to know
Him better every day, and that we want to be more like Him.
The Sabbath is also a sign of God’s grace. It is a reminder of Jesus’
work of redemption in our favor (Dt. 5:13-15).
7. “Surely My Sabbaths you shall keep, for it is a sign between Me and you throughout your
generations, that you may know that I am the Lord who sanctifies you” (Éxodo 31:13)
In two of the four times the Sabbath is introduced
as a sign, it is mentioned that God wants us to
know that He sanctifies us.
To know God means more than just intellectual
knowledge. It involves a close relationship with
Him. This relationship is specially strengthened
thanks to our communication with Him during
Sabbath.
Knowing the Lord involves serving Him (1Chr. 28:9);
fearing Him (Is. 11:2); believing in Him (Is. 43:10);
trusting Him and seeking Him (Ps. 9:10).
God can sanctify us through this close relationship
with Him.
8. “Remember the Sabbath day, to keep it holy.” (Exodus 20:8)
There are three things we must do with the Sabbath: to remember it,
to keep it, and to keep it holy (Ex. 20:8; Dt. 5:12). They cover three
aspects in time:
The Sabbath
reminds us of
Creation
Past
We enjoy a
special
moment of
communion
with God when
keeping it
Present
God is
sanctifying us to
prepare us for
an eternity with
Him (Is. 66:23;
Rev. 21:27)
Future
The Sabbath is a seal, a sign of
identity. It contains the
elements that identify its
creator: who is signing (God);
His realm (heavens and earth);
and the date of the signature
(at Creation).
9. “Great blessings are enfolded in the observance of the
Sabbath, and God desires that the Sabbath day shall be to
us a day of joy. There was joy at the institution of the
Sabbath. God looked with satisfaction upon the work of
His hands. All things that He had made He pronounced
“very good.” Genesis 1:31. Heaven and earth were filled
with rejoicing […] Our heavenly Father desires through
the observance of the Sabbath to preserve among men a
knowledge of Himself. He desires that the Sabbath shall
direct our minds to Him as the true and living God, and
that through knowing Him we may have life and peace.”
E. G. W. (Testimonies for the Church, book 6, cp. 44, p. 349)