Subject: Line upon Line: (Lesson #15) - The Sabbath
Date: Thu, 25 Jun 1998 00:01:42 +0000
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From: Eddie Chumney
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Subject: Line upon Line - Lesson #15: The Sabbath
FROM THE SERIES
LINE UPON LINE
(By Eddie Chumney)
http://www.geocities.com/Heartland/2175/lul15.html
LESSON #15
LESSON OBJECTIVES
Understand the meaning of the term "The Day of the Lord"
Learn that "The Day of the Lord" is a term which describes both
the Sabbath and the Messianic Age
Learn that the Sabbath is a prophetic picture of the Messianic
Age
Learn that the Sabbath is an eternal covenant between God and His
people which is to be kept forever
Learn that the Sabbath is personified as a bride
Learn that the Sabbath teaches us about the time when God will be
married to His Bride and the rest that we will have with God
whenever we are ruling and reigning with Him on the earth for all
eternity and dwelling in His presence
Learn that the Sabbath teaches us about our rest in the Messiah
and our rest in believing God's Torah/Word
Learn that it is the woman's duty to light the Sabbath candles
GOD'S PROPHETIC TIMETABLE
("The Day of the Lord")
===> God gave us a 7,000 year blueprint for time. From Creation to
the end of the millennial (1,000 year) reign of
Yeshua/Jesus was understood to be 7,000 years long. This
was based upon tying the 7 days of creation
(Genesis 1:1,5,8,13,19,23,31, Genesis 2:1-3) to Psalm
90:4 and II Peter 3:8.
In Psalm 90:4 and II Peter 3:8, God tells us that 1 day =
1,000 years. God gave us the creation story to be
prophetic of His plan for time. Each day in Genesis represented 1,000
years. God created the world in six days and rested on the
7th. The 7th day was referred to as the Sabbath (Genesis
2:1-3).
WHAT WAS THE PLAN OF GOD FOR THE SABBATH?
A. The Sabbath is a festival of God (Leviticus 23:1-3). The word
feast (#4150 in the Strong's Hebrew Lexicon) found
in Leviticus 23:2 is the Hebrew word "Mo'ed." Mo'ed means "An
appointment, a fixed time or season, a set time, an appointed time, or
an exact time."
B. The Sabbath is a picture given to us by God which is a shadow of
things to come (Colossians 2:16-17). The Sabbath is a picture
of a future time. This future time is the 1,000 year
millennial reign of Yeshua/Jesus (Revelation 20:4,6 -- in
part). The Sabbath is the 7th day (Genesis 2:1-3) and this
will correspond to the 7th day, the last 1,000 years of time. The
fullness is all eternity. The Sabbath is a foretaste of the
world to come, known in Hebrew as the "Olam
==> Haba" which means the world to come (Hebrews 6:5).
===> So, prophetically, the Sabbath is a picture of the 1,000
year millennium. Man and the earth will labor for six days
(6,000 years) but the last day, the 7th day, which lasts
for 1,000 years will be a time of rest for both man
and the earth.
C. The Sabbath is an ETERNAL COVENANT between God and His people to
be kept FOREVER (Exodus 31:16-17).
D. God gave the Sabbath as a picture to the believers to rest in
the finished work of God (Genesis 2:1-3). As a consequence
of sin in the Garden of Eden, man has been subject to the
devil and the bondages of sin ever since that time. Because
God loves us so much (John 3:16), He provided a finished work
for man to deliver man from his bondage to sin. Yeshua/Jesus was
the finished work of God and the cross was the finished work of
Yeshua/Jesus (Genesis 2:1-3, Hebrews 4:9-12, John 17:1,4, 19:30).
In the mind of God, Yeshua/Jesus was slain on the cross before
the foundation of the world (Revelation 13:8).
Therefore, man's deliverance from the devil and the bondages of sin
was already a finished work in the mind of God before He
created man in the Garden of Eden. The deliverance which the
cross provides will cover EVERY area of human existence. This would
include mental, physical, spiritual, financial, social etc. The
finished work of the cross is therefore a "Jubilee" in all
areas of our life to all who would believe and REST in that
finished work.
The 7th day is the Sabbath (Exodus 16:26, 20:8-10). The word
Sabbath is #7676 in the Strong's Hebrew Lexicon, which is the
Hebrew word "Shabbat." Shabbat in Hebrew means
"to rest." #7676 comes from #7673 = "to rest."
===> Yeshua/Jesus is the rest of God (Isaiah 11:1-2, 10).
The word rest is #4496 in the Strong's Hebrew
Lexicon, which is the Hebrew word "Menuchah."
Menuchah means "an abode." #4496 is from #4494,
which means " a settled spot or a home."
Yeshua/Jesus described that this abode or rest is
believing the Word of God or His Words (John 15:7, 14:23).
Some other scriptures which associate the "rest of
God" to believing the Word of God are (Isaiah
28:9-12 = I Peter 2:2; Hebrews 5:11-14; Psalm 132:12-14).
===> The believer's rest (Sabbath) is believing what God has
said or promised, trusting in the finished work of
Yeshua/Jesus on the cross for victory in EVERY area of our life.
After Yeshua/Jesus finished his work (John 17:1,4,
19:30), He sat down (rested) on
the right hand of God (Hebrews 10:12-13).
E. The Sabbath is personified as a bride. The Sabbath is the
feminine element of creation.
1. Genesis 2:3 ... God blessed the 7th day (the Sabbath) and
sanctified (#6942) it.
2. A term for marriage in Hebrew is "Kiddushin," which is
derived from the Hebrew word for Holy (#6944) which is
"Kodesh." Kodesh (#6944) comes from #6942 which is "Kadash,"
which means "to be made Holy."
Linking the Hebrew term for marriage "Kiddushin" from
#6944, which is "Kodesh" which is from #6942,
which is "Kadash" with Genesis 2:3 ... Sabbath is
sanctified (#6942), the Sabbath is personified as a
bride due to both "Kiddushin" and the Sabbath being
associated with the Hebrew word #6942.
===> Since the believer's are the bride of Yeshua/Jesus
(Revelation 21:9, 19:7-9), the Sabbath will teach about
our relationship to God and our marriage to Yeshua/Jesus,
our bridegroom. The marriage will take place during the
time of the Sabbath (marriage is linked with Sabbath)
which will be during the 1,000 year millennium.
===> The Sabbath is welcomed by the woman (a picture of
the believers) lighting two candles. These two candles
are called the two witnesses.
Two candles will be lit during every Jewish wedding.
Every Jewish wedding will have two witnesses. One is
called the friend of the bride, the other the friend
of the bridegroom.
===> The two candles will also represent the Word of
God. One candle will represent the Torah
(the law or instruction) and the other candle will represent the
prophets. Both the law and the prophets will
be witnesses that Yeshua/Jesus is the Messiah of God
(Luke 24:27, 44-48).
Therefore, during the time of the Sabbath (the 1,000
year millennium), the two witnesses will
appear (Zechariah 4:1-4, 11-14, Revelation 11:3-6).
F. The Sabbath speaks concerning the believer's relationship with
God. The two candles which are lit on the Sabbath by the women
(a picture of the believers) represents our spirits (Proverbs 20:27).
The word candle (#5216 from the Strong's Hebrew Lexicon) which
is found in (Proverbs 20:27) is the Hebrew word "Nerah." The
Word of God is our Lamp (#5216 = candle).
(Psalm 119:105, Proverbs 6:20-23, Psalms 132:12,14-15,17)
1. The believer's life is to shine as a candle (Matthew 5:14-16).
2. The candle is connected to marriage in (Jeremiah 25:10).
3. The wicked (because they do not believe) have no
light (Proverbs 24:20).
===> Yeshua/Jesus is the lamp of God (John 1:1, 4-9, 8:12,
9:5, 12:35-36, 46)
a. The Gospel is light (II Corinthians 4:4).
b. The lamp was represented in the tabernacle by a
burning candlestick (Exodus 27: 20-21). It
was to burn forever.
===> Yeshua/Jesus is the light of the world (John 12:35-36,
46). His light will burn forever (Revelation 21:23-25, 22:5).
G. The Sabbath is an ETERNAL COVENANT between God and His people to
be kept FOREVER (Exodus 31:16-17).
Yeshua/Jesus was the torch (lamp, light) that was present when
God made the covenant with Abraham (Genesis
15:1-12, 17-18, Galations 3:16,29).
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* Sabbath = Rest = Sanctified = Holy = Marriage = Bride =
* Two witnesses = Light = Candle = Word of God = Torah =
* Eternal Covenant that God made with Abraham and
* Yeshua/Jesus
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LESSON REVIEW/QUESTIONS
1. In the creation story in Genesis, how is the Sabbath, the
7th day, understood to be a prophetic picture of the
Messianic Age?
2. Is the Sabbath a festival of God?
3. What is the meaning of the word "festival/feast" in
Leviticus 23:1-3?
4. Was the Sabbath given by God to teach about the work of
Messiah Yeshua/Jesus?
5. Is the Sabbath a covenant between God and His people?
6. How is the Sabbath related to the 'World to Come/Eternity'?
7. What does the word 'Sabbath' mean in Hebrew?
8. How is the spiritual understanding of the Sabbath connected
to believing God's Word?
9. Spiritually speaking, who is the Sabbath/rest of God?
10. How is the Sabbath associated with the Biblical marriage?
11. What is the spiritual meaning of the two candles that are
lit on the Sabbath?
12. Why is it the woman's duty to light the Sabbath candles?
13. How is the light of the candle associated with God's Word,
the Messiah, and the believer's in the Messiah?
14. How long is the Sabbath to be kept and observed?
15. Who was the torch (lamp, light) that was present when God
made His covenant with Abraham in Genesis 15:17-18?
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Eddie Chumney
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