“The Sabbath: Stop Sign Of The (Old) Covenant” | Exodus 20:8-11 Bible Study ✞-word Puzzle | 5.8.24

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  1. 2. By resting on the seventh day, Israel imitated the LORD, who rested on the seventh day of _____ (Ex 20:11; cf. Gen 2:2-3; Lev 19:1-3).
  2. 6. The Sabbath was not only about rest and recuperation, or a commemoration of creation, but also a celebration of _____, remembering when the LORD delivered His people from Egyptian slavery (Dt 5:12-15). Israel was now free to worship the LORD (Ex 7:16, 8:1, 8:20, 9:1, 9:13, 10:3).
  3. 10. Rest from endless toil and working the land is a reverse of the ____ (cf. Gen 3:17-19, 23).
  4. 12. (Two words) The Sabbath was not just a day off, but a day dedicated to ___ ____ on purpose – including sacred assemblies and sacrifices (Lev 23:1-3; Num 28:9-10).
  5. 13. Israel was to consecrate the seventh day, the _____ (Ex 20:8).
  6. 14. Israel was not to forget the Sabbath; they were to ____ the Sabbath (Ex 20:8), as they had been instructed before (Exodus 16).
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  1. 1. The Sabbath was the ____ of the old covenant (Ex 31:12-17), which pointed to the new creation, new exodus (cf. Lk 9:31), and new salvation of the new covenant with eternal Sabbath rest (cf. Dt 25:19; Jos 1:13, 23:1-3; Ps 95:6-11; Heb 3:7-11, 4:1-11; Mt 11:28-30, Col 2:16-17).
  2. 3. Sabbatical days and years meant ___ for people, animals, and even the earth (Ex 23:10-12).
  3. 4. The Sabbath was to be a ___, not a curse (cf. Mk 2:27-28). It was to be beneficial, not detrimental to life (cf. 1 Macc 2:35-38, NRSV; 1 Macc 2:41, NRSV).
  4. 5. The Sabbath was not to be treated like any ordinary day. It was to be ___ (i.e., divinely different, set apart) (Ex 20:8).
  5. 7. The penalty for failing to rest on the Sabbath was ___ (Ex 31:12-17, 35:2-3; Num 15:32-36; Jer 17:21-22, 27).
  6. 8. Though the Sabbath was from Friday at sundown to Saturday at sundown, Christians worship on ___ – “the Lord’s Day” (Rev 1:10), the first day of the week (1 Cor 16:2; Ac 20:7) – since that was the day that Christ rose from the dead (1 Cor 15:4). As a sign of the old covenant, the Sabbath does not have to be strictly observed by new covenant Christians (cf. Col 2:16-17; Gal 4:10-11; Rom 14:5).
  7. 9. Sabbatical days and years entail liberty – physical, economic, and spiritual ____ (cf. Ex 21:2; Lev 25:8-13; Dt 15:1).
  8. 11. Regardless of their status in society, on the Sabbath, there was to be no __ for nobody (Ex 20:9-10; cf. Ex 16:29, 34:21, 35:2-3; Num 15:32-36; Jer 17:21-22, 27; Neh 13:15-21).