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Lesson 10 · December 3, 1904

The Sabbath in the New Testament

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Questions

  1. 1.What was the attitude of Christ toward the Sabbath when He was on the earth? ; . Note that this was His "custom."
  2. 2.Should Christians follow His example? ; .
  3. 3.If Jesus were on the earth to-day, what day would He observe as the Sabbath? .
  4. 4.In foretelling the destruction of Jerusalem, what command did Jesus give concerning the Sabbath? . Note 1.
  5. 5.At the crucifixion, what example of Sabbath observance is given us by His followers? .
  6. 6.According to what did they rest? Which day is the Sabbath "according to the commandment"? .
  7. 7.What did they do when the Sabbath was past? .
  8. 8.Which day did Paul and those who were with him observe at Antioch? .
  9. 9.At the close of the discourse, what request was made by the Gentile converts? With what result? . Note 2.
  10. 10.Where did the people assemble at Philippi for worship? Upon what day? . Note 3.
  11. 11.What example is given us by Paul at Thessalonica? .
  12. 12.How long did Paul remain at Corinth? .
  13. 13.What did he do on the Sabbath-day? .
  14. 14.What rule did Jesus give regulating the observance of the Sabbath? What work is permissible? .
  15. 15.From what should we refrain on the Sabbath? What blessing is promised to those who keep the Sabbath? .

Notes

1. Jerusalem was destroyed in A. D. 70. So, for nearly forty years, they were to pray that they might not have to flee from their homes upon the Sabbath day. That this was not because of a fear, as some claim, that the gates of the city would be closed on the Sabbath, is seen from the fact that all Judea is spoken of. . It was because the Sabbath was holy.

2. This would have been a good opportunity for Paul to have instructed these Gentile converts concerning the change of the Sabbath had such a change been made. That nothing was said concerning the matter, or any service held till the next Sabbath, shows that no change of the Sabbath had been made at this time. "We must go to later than apostolic times for the establishment of Sunday observance."—Christian at Work, 1884.

3. Upon this occasion they met for worship by the riverside, which shows that they did not meet in the synagogues on the Sabbath simply because the Jews met upon that day. Note that in all these texts the Spirit of God calls that day upon which they met the Sabbath day.

Bible texts in this lesson

Luke 4:16 · Mark 1:21 · Mark 6:2 · 1 Peter 2:21 · 1 John 2:6 · Hebrews 13:8 · Matthew 24:20 · Luke 23:50-56 · Exodus 20:10 · Luke 24:1 · Acts 13:14 · Acts 13:42 · Acts 13:44 · Acts 16:13 · Luke 17:2 · Luke 17:3 · Luke 18:11 · Luke 18:4 · Matthew 12:10-12 · Isaiah 58:13 · Isaiah 58:14 · Matthew 24:16

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