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Lesson 2 · October 12, 1907

The Sabbath of the Creator

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Questions.

  1. 1.After creating our world and all that pertains to it in six days, what was done to complete the week? . Note 1.
  2. 2.What was the second act of the Creator with reference to the seventh day? . Note 2.
  3. 3.For whom did the Lord make the Sabbath? .
  4. 4.Since the Sabbath was made for man, what therefore is man's duty regarding it? .
  5. 5.During how many days of each week may work be done? .
  6. 6.Why are we commanded to abstain from work on the seventh day? . Note 3.
  7. 7.What holy relation between God and His people is indicated by their obedience to the Sabbath commandment? . Note 4.
  8. 8.What in the heart of many of God's professed people, caused them to profane the Sabbath day? .
  9. 9.What gracious promise does the Lord make to those who sacredly observe the Sabbath? . Note 5.
  10. 10.When does the Sabbath begin? When does it end? , last part.
  11. 11.What marks the beginning and the ending of each day? . Note 6.
  12. 12.What was Christ's custom with reference to the Sabbath day? .
  13. 13.Upon what day of the week does the Sabbath come? .
  14. 14.With what sacredness did the Christian women who had been with Jesus during His ministry regard the Sabbath of the Lord? .
  15. 15.What day of the week follows the Sabbath "according to the commandment"? .
  16. 16.What was Paul's custom regarding the Sabbath? .
  17. 17.What was he doing at Corinth during the six working-days? .

Notes

1. Dr. Adam Clarke says, in his comments on , "It is worthy of notice that the Septuagint, the Syriac, and the Samaritan, read the sixth day instead of the seventh; and this should be considered the genuine reading, which appears from these versions to have been originally that of the Hebrew text."

2. "The blessing and sanctification of the seventh day were because that God had rested upon it. His resting upon it, then, was to lay the foundation for blessing and sanctifying the day."—"Andrew's History of the Sabbath," page 15.

3. The Sabbath commandment is very definite. It relates to a definite day and gives the reasons why this particular day should be observed. The day to be kept holy is the seventh day which God made holy by resting upon it and placing His blessing upon that day.

4. The Sabbath was designed that man might have a perpetual, weekly reminder of the power of God to create the world, and therefore His power and ability to sanctify and save the believer. The Sabbath is a sign of sanctification which the Lord has given to His people.

5. The heritage of Jacob spoken of in this text is a part in the new earth—a share with the redeemed people of God in the eternal kingdom.

6. At the time when Christ was on the earth the Pharisees thought it wrong to heal the afflicted on the Sabbath day. They therefore waited till the setting of the sun, or closing of the Sabbath, before bringing the sick to Jesus to be healed.

Bible texts in this lesson

Genesis 2:1 · Genesis 2:2 · Genesis 2:3 · Mark 2:27 · Exodus 20:8 · Exodus 20:9 · Exodus 20:10 · Exodus 20:11 · Ezekiel 20:20 · Ezekiel 20:24 · Isaiah 58:13 · Isaiah 58:14 · Leviticus 23:32 · Mark 1:32 · Luke 4:16 · Mark 16:1 · Mark 16:2 · Luke 23:55 · Luke 23:56 · Luke 24:1 · Acts 17:1-3 · Acts 18:4 · Acts 18:1-3

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