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# 1: The Sabbath is:

The Rest Day

The Blessed Day

The Sanctified Day

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• Genesis 2:1 - 3:

• v.1: Thus the heavens and the earth were finished, and all the host of them. v.2: And

on the seventh day God ended His work which He had made; and He rested on the seventh day from all His work which He

had made. v.3: And God blessed the seventh day, and sanctified it: because that

in it He had rested from all His work which God created and made.

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Exodus 20:8 - 11

• v.8: Remember the Sabbath day to keep it holy.

• v.9: Six days shalt thou labour and do all thy work:

• v.10: But the seventh day is the Sabbath of the Lord thy God: in it thou shalt not do any work, thou nor thy son, nor thy daughter, thy manservant nor thy maidservant, nor thy cattle, nor thy stranger within thy gates:

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• v.11: For in six days the Lord For in six days the Lord made heaven and earth, the sea made heaven and earth, the sea

and all that in them is, and and all that in them is, and rested the seventh day: rested the seventh day:

wherefore the Lord blessed the wherefore the Lord blessed the Sabbath day and hallowed it.Sabbath day and hallowed it.

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Ezekiel 20:20

• And hallow my Sabbaths; and they

shall be a sign between me and you,

that ye may know that I am the Lord

your God.

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• Exodus 31:12 - 18:

• “And the Lord spake unto Moses

saying, …”

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Leviticus 23:32 (last part)

• “… from even unto even, shall ye celebrate your Sabbath.”

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Mark 1:32

• “And at even when the sun did set, they brought unto him all that were diseased, and them that were possessed with devils.”

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Isaiah 58:13 & 14

• “If thou turn away thy foot from the Sabbath …”

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Luke 23:54 - 56

• “And that day was the preparation, and the Sabbath drew on.”

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Exodus 16:19 - 30

• “And Moses said, let no man leave of it until the morning …”

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Isaiah 66:22Isaiah 66:22

• ““For as the new heavens For as the new heavens and the new earth, which I and the new earth, which I will make, shall remain will make, shall remain before me, saith the Lord, before me, saith the Lord, so shall your seed and so shall your seed and your name remain.”your name remain.”

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Isaiah 66:23Isaiah 66:23

• ““And it shall come to pass, that And it shall come to pass, that from one new moon to another, from one new moon to another, and from one Sabbath to another, and from one Sabbath to another, shall all flesh come to worship shall all flesh come to worship before me, saith the Lord.”before me, saith the Lord.”

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• The Sabbath was made for The Sabbath was made for man man (Mark 2:27)(Mark 2:27) – for his – for his

enjoyment, for special enjoyment, for special fellowship and communion fellowship and communion

with God. Jesus is Lord of the with God. Jesus is Lord of the Sabbath Sabbath (v.28).(v.28). The Sabbath, if The Sabbath, if

observed the right way will observed the right way will bring us into full harmony with bring us into full harmony with

God – our Creator. You can God – our Creator. You can claim the blessings the Sabbath claim the blessings the Sabbath promises! Wont you begin promises! Wont you begin this this

weekweek? ?