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What evidence from the Bible indicates that, for Jewish law-keeping, the day began at sunset? [duplicate]
Another questioner asks about historical evidence for a day beginning at sunset (see Historical Evidence that the Jewish Calendar Day Began at Sunset?) I am interested in evidence specifically and ...
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What are the "Sabbaths," "New Moons," and "Feasts"?
Several Old Testament passages reference "Sabbaths" (Strongs 07676, shabbath), "New Moons" (Strongs 02320, chodesh), and "Set Feasts" (Strongs 04150, mow‘ed), along with ...
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Does calling the Sabbath a "sign" (אות) between God and Israel mean it was given to distinguish Israel from other nations?
In various passages, God calls the Sabbath a "sign" (Hebrew, אות) between Him and Israel (all NKJV, emphasis mine):
"Speak also to the children of Israel, saying: 'Surely My Sabbaths ...
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Did the Sabbath originate in the wilderness per Exodus 16:29?
Exodus 16:29 reads (NKJV, emphasis mine):
See! For the LORD has given you the Sabbath; therefore He gives you on the sixth day bread for two days. Let every man remain in his place; let no man go out ...
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Does Nehemiah 9:14 teach that the Sabbath was made known through Moses rather than from the beginning?
Nehemiah 9:5-15 lists a brief chronology of God's people from creation to Moses, emphasizing all that God had done. (The verses following show the proud, disobedient reaction of the people.) While God ...
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What law of Moses forbade the lame man from "carrying his pallet" on the Sabbath (John 5:10)?
In the Gospel of John we read:
John 5:6, 8-10: "When Jesus saw [the lame man] lying there... 8Jesus said to him, 'Get up, pick up your pallet and walk.' 9Immediately the man became well, and ...
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Did Abraham keep the sabbath? [closed]
This concerns the position of the seventh day sabbath in world history from creation.
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Amos 6:3 Sabbath or Seat?
Amos 6:3 has a different reading between the Masoretic Text (MT) and Septuagint (LXX).
Seat;
Ye that put far away the evil day, and cause the seat of violence
to come near; (Amos 6:3 - KJV) (Read KJV)...
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can Nisan 15 be referred to as "the sabbath"?
6And on the fifteenth day of the same month is the Feast of Unleavened Bread to the LORD; for seven days you shall eat unleavened bread. 7On the first day you shall have a holy convocation; you shall ...
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What's wrong with flight on the Sabbath?
Matthew 24:20
Pray that your flight will not take place in winter or on the Sabbath.
To what does this refer - why the concern about flight on the Sabbath?
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Is God assigning equal importance to the new moons, the Sabbaths, and the holy convocations in Isaiah 1:13-14?
Isaiah 1:12-17 (ESV):
12 “When you come to appear before me, who has required of you this trampling of my courts?
13 Bring no more vain offerings; incense is an abomination to me. New moon and ...
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How did Yahshua/Jesus observe the Sabbath? [closed]
Peace, Blessings, and Divine Love. Being how Christ was ethnically a Hebrew, being an Israelite from the tribe of Judah, he observed the teachings/laws of Moses. Numerous times he was able to ...
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Did Daniel prophesy a change from Sabbath observance to Sunday observance in Daniel 7:25?
Daniel 7:25 (ESV):
25 He shall speak words against the Most High, and shall wear out the saints of the Most High, and shall think to change the times and the law; and they shall be given into his ...
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What is meant by "seeking/doing one's own pleasure" in Isaiah 58?
Isaiah 58:3,13-14 (ESV)
3 ‘Why have we fasted, and you see it not? Why have we humbled ourselves, and you take no knowledge of it?’ Behold, in the day of your fast you seek your own pleasure, and ...
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Are the multiple mentions of Gentiles attending synagogues on Sabbath in Acts evidence that the Gentiles are to keep the Sabbath?
Acts 13:42-48 (ESV)
42 As they went out, the people begged that these things might be told them the next Sabbath. 43 And after the meeting of the synagogue broke up, many Jews and devout converts to ...
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Different reason for Sabbath
In Exodus 20:1-17 and in Deuteronomy 5:6-21 we read about the 10 Commandments. The major difference between both passages is in the following two excerpts
Exodus 20:8-11
8 “Remember the Sabbath day, ...
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Was the commandment to keep the Sabbath holy created at Mount Sinai and given to the Israelites only?
Exodus 31:12-17 (NIV) reads:
12 Then the Lord said to Moses, 13 “Say to the Israelites, ‘You must observe my Sabbaths. This will be a sign between me and you for the generations to come, so you may ...
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Is the weekly Sabbath nothing but just one of many festivals / holy convocations (Leviticus 23, Numbers 28, 29)?
Leviticus 23:1-3 (NIV) says:
The Appointed Festivals
23 The Lord said to Moses, 2 “Speak to the Israelites and say to them: ‘These are my appointed festivals, the appointed festivals of the Lord, ...
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Is the Sabbath part of the "special days and months and seasons and years" Paul is referring to in Galatians 4:10?
Galatians 4:8-11 (NIV) says:
8 Formerly, when you did not know God, you were slaves to those who by nature are not gods. 9 But now that you know God—or rather are known by God—how is it that you are ...
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Does Isaiah 56 mean Gentile Christians have to keep sabbath?
Isaiah 56:6 (NET):
As for foreigners who become followers of the Lord and serve him,
who love the name of the Lord and want to be his servants —
all who observe the Sabbath and do not defile it,
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What is the "rest" referred to at Hebrews 4:9-11, and how does one "enter into that rest"?
Hebrews 4:9-11 NET
Consequently, a Sabbath rest remains for the people of God. 10 For the
one who enters God’s rest has also rested from his works, just as
God did from his own works. 11 Thus we must ...
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What is the meaning of "works" in Hebrews 4:10? [duplicate]
Hebrews 4:8-11 (NIV)
8 For if Joshua had given them rest, God would not have spoken later about another day. 9 There remains, then, a Sabbath-rest for the people of God; 10 for anyone who enters God’...
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Which day is the "another day" mentioned in Hebrews 4:8?
Hebrews 4:1-11 (NIV):
Therefore, since the promise of entering his rest still stands, let us
be careful that none of you be found to have fallen short of it. 2 For
we also have had the good news ...
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Is Colossians 2:16 addressing "ceremonial" Sabbaths only and excluding the "moral" Sabbath?
Colossians 2:16 (NIV)
16 Therefore do not let anyone judge you by what you eat or drink, or with regard to a religious festival, a New Moon celebration or a Sabbath day.
Can we infer from the ...
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Can we conclude that the mandate to keep a literal seventh day Sabbath is obsolete from Exodus 31:12-17, Hebrews 8 and Hebrews 4? [closed]
I will present 3 passages from Scripture and what I understand from each one.
1) Exodus 31:12-17 (NIV)
12 Then the Lord said to Moses, 13 “Say to the Israelites, ‘You must observe my Sabbaths. This ...
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What is the significance that the word Sabbath is often plural?
At that time Jesus went on the sabbath day (σαββασιν - plural) through the corn; and his disciples were an hungred, and began to pluck the ears of corn, and to eat. But when the Pharisees saw it, they ...
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Are Christians being licensed not to keep the Sabbath according to Colossians 2:16-17, Romans 14:5-8 and Acts 15?
Is Paul giving Christians license to omit Sabbath observance in Colossians 2:16-17 and Romans 14:5-8? Is this corroborated by Acts 15?
Below the passages:
Colossians 2:16-17
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Is Jesus implying that He expects his disciples to be Sabbath-keepers in Matthew 24:20?
In Matthew 24:15-25 (NIV) we read:
15 “So when you see standing in the holy place ‘the abomination that causes desolation,’ spoken of through the prophet Daniel—let the reader understand— 16 then let ...
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How did they keep warm on the Sabbath day?
Exodus 35:3
Do not light a fire in any of your dwellings on the Sabbath day.
How did they keep warm on the Sabbath day?
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In Mark 15:42, had the Sabbath already begun?
Since the evening had already begun and the Sabbath begins in the evening, had the Sabbath already started? Or was it still the ending of the day of preparation for the Sabbath?
[Mar 15:42 NASB] When ...
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Why were the Sabbath breakers not punished in Exodus 16:27-28?
Exodus 16:27 NIV
27 Nevertheless, some of the people went out on the seventh day to gather it, but they found none. 28 Then the Lord said to Moses, “How long will you[c] refuse to keep my commands and ...
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Does Leviticus 23 Contradict the Rabbinical Sunset Reckoning of Calendar Days?
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If a "Jewish Calendar Day" is from Sunset to Sunset, and if the 10th is Yom Kippur, then does Leviticus 23 create a contradiction by excluding the daytime portion of the 10th?
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Why does Jesus ask about saving a life in Mark 3:4?
In Mark 3:1-6, Jesus goes into a synagogue where there is a man with a shriveled hand and the Pharisees are watching to see if he will heal on the Sabbath. Jesus then
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Sabbath on Saturday or anyway? Mark 2:27 [closed]
Is Jesus changing the meaning of what "Sabbath" is for us? Like the sermon on the Mount Mt. 5-7 where Jesus is taking the next step,
" You have heard that it was said to the people long ago, ‘You ...
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In John 7:23, which law is not broken—circumcision or the Sabbath?
John 7:23
23 If a man receives circumcision on the Sabbath so that the Law of Moses will not be broken, are you angry with Me because I made an entire man well on the Sabbath? NASB, ©1995
Is it ...
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Does the sixth day before the Passover in John 12:1 rule out a Friday crucifixion day?
John 12:1-3,
"Jesus, therefore, six days before the passover, came to Bethany, where was Lazarus, who had died, whom he raised out of the dead;
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On which day was the wave offering made in Leviticus 23:10-11?
Leviticus 23:10-11 New International Version (NIV)
10 “Speak to the Israelites and say to them: ‘When you enter the land I am going to give you and you reap its harvest, bring to the priest a sheaf ...
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According to Exodus 20:8-11 when is the Sabbath to be observed?
Which day is the correct Sabbath as prescribed in the ten commandments found in Exodus 20:8-11?
8 “Remember the Sabbath day by keeping it holy. 9 Six days you shall labor and do all your work, 10 ...
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Was the city of Emmaus along a populated route from Jerusalem?
Luke 24:13,
"And, behold, two of them went that same day to a village called Emmaus, which was from Jerusalem about threescore furlongs." (KJV)
As Emmaus was 60 furlongs from Jerusalem, and as 1 ...
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Gen 4:3 Is this a specific time / day that Cain/Abel were to come and meet with YHWH? If so what time/day is it?
In Gen 4:3 it says that "in the course of time" (NASB) they brought an offering to YHVH. The 2 Hebrew words are typically translated "at the end of days" which seems to me to imply a specific end of ...
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The purpose of resting on the Sabbath
There are two main reasons given in the Old Testament as to why the Israelites are to observe the Sabbath. The first one is mentioned in Exodus 31:16-17 [KJV]:
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Hebraically, did God ordain the weekly Sabbath in Genesis 2?
By the seventh day God completed His work which He had done, and He rested on the seventh day from all His work which He had done. Then God blessed the seventh day and sanctified it, because in it He ...
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John 19:31 - How does the Sabbath Explain why Jesus' Body had to be Taken Down?
1. Question, for Historical Interpretation of Sabbath Law
What Sabbath considerations might have applied - that would lead to a request to take Jesus' body down from the cross?
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Does the Greek ...
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Luke 23:54 - Historical Evidence that the Jewish Calendar Day began at Sunrise?
Closely Related:
- Historical Evidence that the Jewish Calendar Day Began at Sunset?
- Luke 23:54 - How should "Sabbath Dawning" be Interpreted?
- Historical Evidence of the Sabbath Rest ...
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In Genesis, Did God Work and Rest on the Sabbath?
Closely Related:
- Judaism.Stackexchange - Did God Create the Sabbath Rest?
1. Question - Hebrew, Aramaic, and Greek Analysis :
Setting aside Jewish and Christian doctrines, and traditional ...
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During the Passion - What laws might Jesus and his disciples been accused of breaking?
Related to:
Luke 22 : What was Jesus' Basis to Order His Disciples to Violate the Passover Sabbath?
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During the Passion Narrative1 - What laws might Jesus and his disciples been ...
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Luke 22 : What was Jesus' Basis to Order His Disciples to Violate the Passover Sabbath?
Related:
- In the early church, was the Last Supper Considered a Passover Feast?
- During the Passion - What laws might Jesus and his disciples been accused of breaking?
NOTE: Hopefully, this ...
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Why is Jesus the Lord of the Sabbath and NOT the Father?
In Matt. 12:8,1 the Lord Jesus Christ refers to himself, the Son of Man, being “Lord of the Sabbath”:
8 “For the Son of Man is Lord of the Sabbath.” NASB
Ηʹ κύριος γάρ ἐστιν τοῦ σαββάτου ὁ υἱὸς τοῦ ...
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In Genesis 2:3, what are the practical implications of God "blessing" and "sanctifying" the seventh day?
In Genesis 2:3, what are the practical implications of God "blessing" and "sanctifying" the seventh day?:
Gen 2:3 Then God blessed the seventh day and made it holy, because on
it God stopped ...
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Pronoun confusion in Exodus 31:17? Who rested?
Exodus 31 closes with Moses being told what to say to the people, verbatim. The use of first person pronoun to refer to the LORD is consistent throughout the section. I quote it all just to display ...
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