Another honourable Sabbath, another opportunity to take delight in the LORD our God, keeping the Sabbath holy, forsaking our own pleasure, desisting from our own ways, not talking idly or speaking our own words (see Isaiah 58:13-14), but finding rest for our souls in Him. Blessed is everyone who keeps the Sabbath and does not profane it.
The seventh day Sabbath is God’s gift to humanity. It was blessed and sanctified by God after He had created the heavens and the earth, and all the host of them. It was written into the Ten Commandments by His finger, was kept and taught by Jesus Christ, and was observed by the apostolic church. It should be faithfully remembered and kept by believers now as a day of rest, worship, and well-doing.
The Sabbath, as outlined in Genesis 2:1-3 and Exodus 20:8-11, falls on the seventh day of the week, which is Saturday. However, it’s important to note that according to Genesis 1:5, God declared that a new day begins at evening (sundown), not at midnight. Therefore, the Sabbath begins at evening on Friday and ends at evening on Saturday.
I really like this verse:
-- Mark 2:27
We were not meant to work and worry ourselves into the ground seven days a week. It's a day to worship, rest and heal for the benefit of your soul, your body, your emotions and your mind, and to glorify and bring yourself closer to God.
Also we should desist from our own ways seven days a week, not just on the Sabbath. One thing worship on the Sabbath was not meant to be was a "Get out of jail free" card for sinning all week, and going to church is not meant to be a hot tub feel-good seminar.
Yes a true Christian does not live in sin, regardless of the day of the week. This is fundamental to the faith and I don't believe that is what the LORD is referring to here. These are my notes, FYI:
If you turn away your foot from the Sabbath: This phrase means to stop treading on or treating the Sabbath as something common or ordinary. It calls for a change in how we approach the day—turning away from disrespectful or careless behaviour, and instead treating the Sabbath as sacred. It’s an invitation to step back from using the day for our own purposes and to honour it as God’s holy day. Refer also Exodus 20:8-11; Jeremiah 17:21-22; Nehemiah 13:15-22; Mark 2:27.
From doing your pleasure/nor finding your own pleasure: This means that the Sabbath isn’t a day to just do whatever we feel like—especially in terms of self-serving enjoyment—the things in your heart that do not align with righteousness or God's will; not just toil which is obviously prohibited, but from typical entertainments, parties, overeating, wild celebrations, etc., which are all out of place on the Sabbath. It’s not that the Sabbath should be joyless. Those who genuinely love God and His ways do find real pleasure in honouring the Sabbath—but that pleasure comes from serving God, not indulging in worldly fun. The point is to keep the Sabbath in a way that aligns with what God wants, not what we want. It’s about seeking His will, not self-interest.
Not doing your own ways: On the Sabbath, we are to set aside our usual routines, pursuits, and personal agendas. This means not engaging in our normal work, business, or self-directed activities. Instead of following our own desires or plans, we are to devote the day to what pleases God—resting in Him, worshipping, and focusing on spiritual things. The day is meant to be distinct from the rest of the week, set apart for God’s purposes rather than our own.
Nor speaking your own words: On the Sabbath, we are not to speak in a way that reflects our own worldly interests, casual amusements, or self-centred concerns. Just as we are to turn from our own ways and pleasures, we are also to refrain from ordinary, idle, or inappropriate speech. Instead, our words should reflect the sacredness of the day and honour God, showing reverence in both our actions and our conversations.
Only God gives and takes from every (all) to each (one)...keeping tempts one to ignore Gods divine/dividing process.
Bless/bloth (blood) from bhel - "to thrive"...thriving implies each ones growth within all, which once again cannot be kept aka taken into possession without diminishing growth potential.
Sabbath (rest) contradicts the (theos; God)...taking sabbath tempts one to ignore all given animation. There's no intermission of labor within Gods work...only ones ignorance thereof.
Pro (forwards) fane (to set) implies all setting each one forwards...not/nihilo (nothing) implies ones de-nial thereof.
To (towards) + de (to divide)...that's how all light moves towards each divided ray within. If one takes delight; then one obfuscates (to make dark) ones perception of all light.
Given de-light implies enlightenment; taking delight implies ignorance.
Holy (whole) implies Gods animation (procession) of each partial (potential) within...keeping (possession) tempts ones mind into the "motionless" state of ignorance.
Above (heaven) + below (earth) implies an internal division from one another, hence not a creation out of nothing, but a transformation within everything into each thing.
FOR implies a process; OUR implies a possession...SOULS implies a suggested pluralism tempting ones singular perception to take and hold onto a possession.
In reality...soul/sole implies the one and only process (God) animating each unit within.
Good thing i tied a string around the city and make goyim like vivek ramaswamy turn on my oven for me. I set a timer on my phone to turn the lights off and on. You know, because of the Sabbath.