How does someone keep the Sabbath? We are instructed to “remember the Sabbath day” (Exodus 12:8) and to “observe the Sabbath day” (Deuteronomy 5:12). So how do we keep this commandment? What should we do?
Continue reading →Here is every reference in both the Old and New Testaments where the Hebrew and Greek words for “Sabbath” occur, no matter how they are translated. I wanted to see the context in which they were used, see where they are used the most, and observe where they are not mentioned at all.
Continue reading →It was an exciting day – the worship team had prepared, the praise band was playing their instruments with all their energy, and the whole congregation was lifting their voices and hands in sincere heart-felt worship. Then someone died.
Continue reading →At the beginning of Exodus 35 we are reminded again that we are to observe the Sabbath day. This time the instruction includes a very specific admonition: You shall not kindle a fire in any of your dwellings on the … Continue reading →
When is the Sabbath day? Does it really matter? For many, the issue of the Sabbath is one of the first things they encounter when they begin to discover the Hebrew roots of their faith.
Continue reading →When we gather together on the Sabbath with our families or in our home fellowship groups, we usually don’t have a Hebrew-speaking cantor or the other benefits of a larger congregation reciting a Sabbath liturgy. You likely won’t have a … Continue reading →
The feasts are joyous times that we look forward with great anticipating to celebrating at their appointed time. This most certainly describes the weekly Sabbath. But should the Sabbath be thought of as the “First of the Feasts?”
Continue reading →A Siddur is a Hebrew book of blessings and prayers in a set order. The word comes from a root meaning “order,” the same place we get the word seder that describes the Passover celebration. The plural form in Hebrew … Continue reading →
If you are a Sabbath keeper, I have a question for you. Why do you keep the Sabbath? There are probably multiple reasons, and some of them are easy answers. Here are a few of the most obvious.
Continue reading →Many who are awakened to the truth about the Sabbath, the Biblical Feasts and following Torah find themselves feeling alone in their walk. Maybe a friend introduced you to this lifestyle and you can get together on the Sabbath. But … Continue reading →
