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Lesson 12 · September 19, 1908

Proper Sabbath Observance

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Questions

  1. 1.When Nehemiah returned to Jerusalem what did he find the people doing on the Sabbath day? .
  2. 2.What promise had they previously made the Lord concerning this matter? .
  3. 3.How did Nehemiah regard their slackness in Sabbath-keeping? .
  4. 4.Why had they been carried into captivity?

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  1. 5.When did Nehemiah close the gates of the city?

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  1. 6.What is the day before the Sabbath called? ; .
  2. 7.What preparation for the Sabbath should be made on this day? . Note.
  3. 8.What further instruction is given us concerning the proper observance of the Sabbath? .
  4. 9.How did Jesus emphasize the importance of keeping the Sabbath? .
  5. 10.What charge of breaking the Sabbath was brought by the Pharisees against the disciples upon a certain occasion? .
  6. 11.What reply did Jesus make to the accusation? .
  7. 12.What did the Lord of the Sabbath say was proper to do upon the Sabbath day? .
  8. 13.What example has been left us by the Saviour in reference to keeping the Sabbath? .
  9. 14.Among what evils does the Lord place a desire for the Sabbath to close that we may attend to business?

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  1. 15.What did Nehemiah say to those who came on the Sabbath to sell their wares? With what result? .

Notes

"God requires that His holy day be as sacredly kept now as in the time of Israel. The command given to the Hebrews should be regarded by all Christians as an injunction from Jehovah to them. The day before the Sabbath should be made a day of preparation, that everything may be in readiness for its sacred hours. In no case should our own business be allowed to encroach upon holy time. God has directed that the sick and suffering be cared for; the labor required to make them comfortable is a work of mercy, and no violation of the Sabbath; but all unnecessary work should be avoided. Many carelessly put off till the beginning of the Sabbath little things that might have been done on the day of preparation. This should not be. Work that is neglected until the beginning of the Sabbath should remain undone until it is past. This course might help the memory of these thoughtless ones, and make them careful to do their own work on the six working days."— page ⟦?⟧78.

Bible texts in this lesson

Nehemiah 13:15 · Nehemiah 13:16 · Nehemiah 10:31 · Nehemiah 13:17 · Nehemiah 13:18 · Nehemiah 13:19 · Exodus 16:5 · Luke 23:54 · Exodus 16:22 · Exodus 16:23 · Isaiah 58:13 · Matthew 24:20 · Matthew 12:1 · Matthew 12:2 · Matthew 12:3-8 · Matthew 12:9-12 · Luke 4:16 · Amos 8:4-7 · Nehemiah 13:20-22

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