The common belief is the Seventh Day Rest (later known as Sabbath, or Shabbat) is not for a Christian, it is a "Jewish thing". And the Seventh Day Rest no longer needs to be observed because Jesus is a Christians Rest/Sabbath now.

Let's see what scripture says about that starting at the very beginning and then working from Genesis to Revelation.

Scripture: Exodus 35:1-3

Moses assembled all the congregation of the children of Israel, and said to them, "These are the words which Yahweh has commanded, that you should do them.

'Six days shall work be done, but on the seventh day there shall be a holy day for you, a Sabbath of solemn rest to Yahweh: whoever does any work in it shall be put to death.

You shall kindle no fire throughout your habitations on the Sabbath day.'"

Define:

• NA

Who:

• Assembly: Congregation ēḏāh (עֵדָה); Church ekklesia (ἐκκλησία)
• Israel: All the people, both Hebrew and foreigners, who came out of Egypt.

What:

• Commandment from Yah-God
• Six days work
• Seventh day shall be your set-apart day, a day of Sabbath rest
• Those who work will die.
• Do not kindle a fire in your dwellings.
  • This is the only place this is recorded and it is right before discussion on building elements of the Tabernacle which would require fire.

When:

• The tablets of stone (Tablets of Testimony) have been given, the Covenant cut, the Ten Words (aka Ten Commandments) spoken.
• But just before Moses is about to give the directions on how to build the Tabernacle, the Seventh Day Rest is addressed again.

Why:

• The Sabbath is always referenced "rest TO God."
• There isn't any reason given for why it is repeated. It was just given in Exodus 34:21 Exod-34#v21 and here it is repeated outside the Ten Words.

Findings

The Sabbath is not for a "Christian":

• Christian do not exist yet.

It is a Jewish thing:

• Jews do not exist yet.

Jesus replaced the Sabbath:

• Not yet.

Other Notes:

• This is given outside the Ten Words.

_Seventh Day Rest Scripture Survey