By Wilson Measapogu Sundar Rao, a 27-year-old farm worker, was intrigued when a white man showed up at his Indian village and read about a Creator God from a black book on Saturdays. Sundar was attracted to U.S. missionary Theodore R. Flaiz’s Bible stories and decided to follow his God. Sundar’s employer was furious when … Continue reading –>
Further Thought: Read Ellen G. White, “From the Red Sea to Sinai”, pages 295-297, in Patriarchs and Prophets; “The Sabbath”, pages 281-289, in The Desire of Ages; Sigve K. Tonstad, “The Social Conscience of the Seventh Day”, pages 125-143, in The Lost Meaning of the Seventh Day. “Jesus stated to them that the work of relieving the afflicted was … Continue reading –>
As we have seen, Sabbath was an ingrained part of the lifecycle of the Israelite nation. But the Sabbath principle was not just about a day each week. It also included a special rest each seventh year, culminating in the year of jubilee after seven sets of seven years, meaning each 50th year. Read Leviticus 25:1-7. … Continue reading –>
While the original vision for the Sabbath and Sabbath keeping was broad and inclusive, the Sabbath had become something quite different for many of the religious leaders by the time Jesus came to earth. Instead of a day of freedom and equality, Sabbath had become a day of human, traditional rules and restrictions. In His … Continue reading –>
Good morning to a wonderful Sabbath Day of rest: Hymn 40, “The Dawn of God’s Dear Sabbath”. Here are just some of the hymns we have about the Sabbath: Hymn 381, “Holy Sabbath Day of Rest”, Hymn 387, “Come, O Sabbath Day”, Hymn 388, “Don’t Forget the Sabbath”, Hymn 390, “We Love Thy Sabbath, Lord”, … Continue reading –>
The main purpose for God’s creation of Sabbath. Is it hard for you to believe that the Sabbath came into being to celebrate the creation of a day of rest? Did mankind need a special time to mingle with one another in praise to God? Why? or why not? Sabbath is a time to … Continue reading –>
Key Thought: The Sabbath was used by Jesus to heal the sick and a day to benefit those in need. The Sabbath has many practical benefits. July 20, 2019 1. Have a volunteer read Exodus 16:16-18. Ask class members to share a thought on what the most important point in this text is. What can … Continue reading –>
One of the things obvious from a quick reading of the Ten Commandments in Exodus chapter 20 and Deuteronomy chapter 5 is that the fourth commandment is the most detailed by far. Whereas some of the commandments are recorded in as few as three words in some versions (in the Hebrew some can be expressed … Continue reading –>
Read Exodus 20:8-11 and Deuteronomy 5:12-15. How do these two versions of the fourth commandment complement each other? Remembering is an important part of the relationship that God seeks to re-establish with His people, a relationship centered on the fact that God is our Creator and Redeemer. Both roles appear in the two versions of the fourth commandment … Continue reading –>
After generations of slavery and the social degradation that such a condition can inflict on His oppressed people, God sought to lift up the newly freed Israelites, pointing them to a better way of living and giving them laws for the best ordering of their new society. But one of the first parts of this … Continue reading –>
