IF YOU THINK YOU HAVE TO KEEP THE SABBATH THEN CONSIDER THIS

[Doug]

Read the prophecy of Daniel, the Oliver Discourse, all the words of Jesus about the coming wrath against Jerusalem. It happened in 70 AD.

If you expected a verse "Christ will destroy/destroyed the temple in 70 AD", then it would be absurd, prophecies do not give exact years. We know it happened in 70 AD because of history.

Similarly, we know that the Babylonian invasion happened in 605 BC, the Assyrian invasion between 745–612 BC... but there is no verse saying that.

I didnt expect a verse that spells it out, I wanted a verse that would say Jesus would destroy the physical temple. Do you have any, if so please give it to me

 

[HealthyShape]

I didnt expect a verse that spells it out, I wanted a verse that would say Jesus would destroy the physical temple. Do you have any, if so please give it to me

As Jesus was leaving the temple, one of his disciples said to him, “Look, Teacher! What massive stones! What magnificent buildings!”
“Do you see all these great buildings?” replied Jesus. “Not one stone here will be left on another; every one will be thrown down.”
Mk 13:1-2

 

[Button]

Here is something to consider if you think you are commanded to keep the sabbath.
[Exodus 20:8 KJV] "Remember the sabbath day, to keep it holy."
[Exodus 20:9 KJV] "Six days shalt thou labour, and do all thy work:"
[Exodus 20:10 KJV] "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 that [is] within thy gates:"...............Outside of emergencies do you refrain from any form of labor? Outside of emergencies do you rely on someone laboring to meet your needs? You do realize that verse 10 says you don't make servants work either. I guess you can claim to keep the ten commandments if you revise and spiritualize them so you can declare you do.

That's some serious nerve to condemn Jesus in such a way!

Enemies of the Sabbath,whatever it is that compels them, don't realize Jesus explained the Sabbath to us,and then lived that teaching as an example of how we are to proceed.

Jesus is the Lord of the Sabbath. He made the Sabbath for us. And nowhere in his word did he say it was rescinded.

The Apostles kept the Sabbath. Paul kept the Sabbath as Jesus taught it.

Apostate hypocrites condemn the Sabbath keeping,keepers,while going to a church on Sunday.

Sun-day was a pagan day of worship in Rome for the god sol-invictus. That day was when early Roman Christians switched their day of worship. Abandoning God's gift,the day of rest that is Sabbath.

Anti-Sabbath persons are foolish. And blasphemers. They somehow think Jesus dying on the cross erased his gift of a day of rest God tells us he made for us.

Sabbath is actually,as Jesus exampled,a day to take in rest in him and,as Jesus did,serve his will. Free of the distraction the world affords when we have to strive and labor to make a living.

We have our security,our rest in Jesus,every day,anti-Sabbitarians argue. No need to rest on one day.
That argument fails.

Why?
Because they rest on one day God did not make for man. The day of worship for Sol Invictus , Sun-day.

How come,when?
March 7, 321 AD. Emperor Constantine I decreed Sunday ,“the venerable day of the Sun”, Sol Invictus, as a mandatory day of rest.
Notice it isn't the venerable day of the Son? (of God)

God made Sabbath for man.


Constantine the 1st made Sunday for Christians. Sunday, the god of the sun.

 

[Button]

I didnt expect a verse that spells it out, I wanted a verse that would say Jesus would destroy the physical temple. Do you have any, if so please give it to me

John 2:19-22
Jesus answered and said to them, “Destroy this temple, and in three days I will raise it up.” Then the Jews said, “It has taken forty-six years to build this temple, and will You raise it up in three days?” But He was speaking of the temple of His body. Therefore, when He had risen from the dead, His disciples remembered that He had said this to them; and they believed the Scripture and the word which Jesus had said.

 

[Doug]

As Jesus was leaving the temple, one of his disciples said to him, “Look, Teacher! What massive stones! What magnificent buildings!”
“Do you see all these great buildings?” replied Jesus. “Not one stone here will be left on another; every one will be thrown down.”
Mk 13:1-2

He was only telling them what would happen. He didnt say he would destroy it

 

[Button]

He was only telling them what would happen. He didnt say he would destroy it

That's right. Jesus didn't destroy the temple.
The Jews did.

When they manipulated Pilate to crucify him.

 

[Adventageous]

Here is something to consider if you think you are commanded to keep the sabbath.
[Exodus 20:8 KJV] "Remember the sabbath day, to keep it holy."
[Exodus 20:9 KJV] "Six days shalt thou labour, and do all thy work:"
[Exodus 20:10 KJV] "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 that [is] within thy gates:"...............Outside of emergencies do you refrain from any form of labor? Outside of emergencies do you rely on someone laboring to meet your needs? You do realize that verse 10 says you don't make servants work either. I guess you can claim to keep the ten commandments if you revise and spiritualize them so you can declare you do.

1. I do not merely 'think' I am commanded to "keep the sabbath", but I "know" I am by Jesus' own words:

Joh 14:15 If ye love me, keep my commandments.​

Exo 20:6 And shewing mercy unto thousands of them that love me, and keep my commandments.​

2. It is not for me (you or anyone) to 'think' about that what I (you or they) want, apart from God's words, or to re-interpret (2 Pet. 1:20 KJB) what God has already interpreted (Gen. 40:8 KJB), but I (we) may only 'amen' what is already written therein (Isa. 8:20; 1 Pet. 4:11 KJB).

3. You have several mistaken assumptions, based on your incorrect previous a priori (bias), that you read into the text, when you ask your 'questions', which are more intended as 'gotchas' rather than sincere and earnest inquiry. Change this, and you will be able to better understand (Pro. 18:13,17 KJB) the answers.

a. The 4th commandment (Exo. 20:8-11 KJB) has two kinds of work involved in its wording.​

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I. that sacred work is in 'keep[ing]' the sabbath "holy", and is always allowed. Jesus gave several demonstrations of this keeping work (Jhn. 5:17 KJB), see the 7 sabbath miracles of Jesus - see pages 8-10 - The 7th Day The Sabbath - The Rest Of His Eternal Story (by Aaron Earnest) : Free Download, Borrow, and Streaming : Internet Archive​

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II. that common (non-sacred) work which may be done on any other day, that is not sacred, called "thy work" (vs 9), rather than the Holy work of God's choosing in the first section (vs 8), should not be done on the sabbath day.​

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b. The sabbath sacred work is not only for 'emergencies' but does also include them, such as healing those that are injured, taking care of the wounded, putting out fires (quench the violence of fire), &c. There is also police work, and guarding of the city, such as is done at the Sanctuary itself (Lev. 24:12; Num. 15:34 KJB), even as done in the days of the Kings of Israel, and days of Jesus itself (2 Kin. 11:7; Jhn. 7:32 KJB)., since it is peace-keeping, and keeping 'order', and are as God's "minister(s)" (Rom. 13:4 KJB).​

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c. Reliance on people happens every day, even on the sabbath day, as children to parents (ie children rely on parents), the people upon their religious leaders for spiritual; food / guidance / instruction (Luk. 4:16-21; Act. 15:21 KJB), pets to owners (Luk. 13:15 KJB), and especially God's people to God to provide all things needful for that day, in prepping as much as possible the day before, as in God's providence, and God sustaining the following day, the sabbath of the LORD, for God had provided all things needful previously, so that none would lack. The city and sanctuary rely upon police (military), health and fire protections, as set up by God throughout scripture. Those in their nursing homes, hospitals, etc are cared for by God's graces by the ministering people he sends to them on sabbath. Such ministering is never against the commandment, but always in harmony with it, as Jesus showed from Gen. 2. Even selfless ministerial "service", in volunteer labour for others is not against the commandment, but in harmony with it.​

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d. The commandment is only focused on what is within your personal control / authority / dominion, as per "within thy gates". What the mailcarrier does is not within that control, but governmental. What the power, water, gas, utilities do, is not within your control or boundaries, and has nothing to do with violating the commandment. Since the scriptures say it is well to 'open a gate' to even allow animals to eat / drink, turning on a faucet (is simply opening a gate, and letting water that is already running to flow through), and the same goes for electricity, that is already flowing through the rivers of electrical wiring, and flipping a switch, is not kindling a fire, but is simply channeling the current already active, already burning through the now opened gate (switch) for use in the home.​

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e. The portion in regards "servants", &c. are referring to paid workers that are under the employ of the household owner. In other words, the maid, the chauffeur, the butler, the caddy, the cook, &c., get the day off. If they desire to stick around as part of the family and selflessly minister to others, as the rest of the family minister to each other in the same, that is their prerogative, and not against the commandment, but in harmony with it.​

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No, I do not have to spiritualize anything. I simply have to know my Bible better than you do, so I do not fall into such inane observations.

 

[Button]

1. I do not merely 'think' I am commanded to "keep the sabbath", but I "know" I am by Jesus' own words:

Joh 14:15 If ye love me, keep my commandments.​

Exo 20:6 And shewing mercy unto thousands of them that love me, and keep my commandments.​

2. It is not for me (you or anyone) to 'think' about that what I (you or they) want, apart from God's words, or to re-interpret (2 Pet. 1:20 KJB) what God has already interpreted (Gen. 40:8 KJB), but I (we) may only 'amen' what is already written therein (Isa. 8:20; 1 Pet. 4:11 KJB).

3. You have several mistaken assumptions, based on your incorrect previous a priori (bias), that you read into the text, when you ask your 'questions', which are more intended as 'gotchas' rather than sincere and earnest inquiry. Change this, and you will be able to better understand (Pro. 18:13,17 KJB) the answers.

a. The 4th commandment (Exo. 20:8-11 KJB) has two kinds of work involved in its wording.​

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I. that sacred work is in 'keep[ing]' the sabbath "holy", and is always allowed. Jesus gave several demonstrations of this keeping work (Jhn. 5:17 KJB), see the 7 sabbath miracles of Jesus - see pages 8-10 - The 7th Day The Sabbath - The Rest Of His Eternal Story (by Aaron Earnest) : Free Download, Borrow, and Streaming : Internet Archive​

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II. that common (non-sacred) work which may be done on any other day, that is not sacred, called "thy work" (vs 9), rather than the Holy work of God's choosing in the first section (vs 8), should not be done on the sabbath day.​

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b. The sabbath sacred work is not only for 'emergencies' but does also include them, such as healing those that are injured, taking care of the wounded, putting out fires (quench the violence of fire), &c. There is also police work, and guarding of the city, such as is done at the Sanctuary itself (Lev. 24:12; Num. 15:34 KJB), even as done in the days of the Kings of Israel, and days of Jesus itself (2 Kin. 11:7; Jhn. 7:32 KJB)., since it is peace-keeping, and keeping 'order', and are as God's "minister(s)" (Rom. 13:4 KJB).​

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c. Reliance on people happens every day, even on the sabbath day, as children to parents (ie children rely on parents), the people upon their religious leaders for spiritual; food / guidance / instruction (Luk. 4:16-21; Act. 15:21 KJB), pets to owners (Luk. 13:15 KJB), and especially God's people to God to provide all things needful for that day, in prepping as much as possible the day before, as in God's providence, and God sustaining the following day, the sabbath of the LORD, for God had provided all things needful previously, so that none would lack. The city and sanctuary rely upon police (military), health and fire protections, as set up by God throughout scripture. Those in their nursing homes, hospitals, etc are cared for by God's graces by the ministering people he sends to them on sabbath. Such ministering is never against the commandment, but always in harmony with it, as Jesus showed from Gen. 2. Even selfless ministerial "service", in volunteer labour for others is not against the commandment, but in harmony with it.​

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d. The commandment is only focused on what is within your personal control / authority / dominion, as per "within thy gates". What the mailcarrier does is not within that control, but governmental. What the power, water, gas, utilities do, is not within your control or boundaries, and has nothing to do with violating the commandment. Since the scriptures say it is well to 'open a gate' to even allow animals to eat / drink, turning on a faucet (is simply opening a gate, and letting water that is already running to flow through), and the same goes for electricity, that is already flowing through the rivers of electrical wiring, and flipping a switch, is not kindling a fire, but is simply channeling the current already active, already burning through the now opened gate (switch) for use in the home.​

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e. The portion in regards "servants", &c. are referring to paid workers that are under the employ of the household owner. In other words, the maid, the chauffeur, the butler, the caddy, the cook, &c., get the day off. If they desire to stick around as part of the family and selflessly minister to others, as the rest of the family minister to each other in the same, that is their prerogative, and not against the commandment, but in harmony with it.​

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No, I do not have to spiritualize anything. I simply have to know my Bible better than you do, so I do not fall into such inane observations.

 

[Brakelite]

What you say makes no sense. We are not talking about God changing, we are talking about the intended audience of the book of Exodus. It was written by Jews to Jews, before Christ and until Christ.

What church are you from, if any?

If you think Exodus has no application to Christian life and practise, then you aren't reading the NT either.

“1 Moreover, brethren, I would not that ye should be ignorant, how that all our fathers were under the cloud, and all passed through the sea; 2 And were all baptized unto Moses in the cloud and in the sea; 3 And did all eat the same spiritual meat; 4 And did all drink the same spiritual drink: for they drank of that spiritual Rock that followed them: and that Rock was Christ. 5 But with many of them God was not well pleased: for they were overthrown in the wilderness. ”
1 Corinthians 10:1-5 KJV

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[Soyeong]

Here is something to consider if you think you are commanded to keep the sabbath.
[Exodus 20:8 KJV] "Remember the sabbath day, to keep it holy."
[Exodus 20:9 KJV] "Six days shalt thou labour, and do all thy work:"
[Exodus 20:10 KJV] "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 that [is] within thy gates:"...............Outside of emergencies do you refrain from any form of labor? Outside of emergencies do you rely on someone laboring to meet your needs? You do realize that verse 10 says you don't make servants work either. I guess you can claim to keep the ten commandments if you revise and spiritualize them so you can declare you do.

The issue of whether followers of Christ should follow his example of keeping the Sabbath holy is different from the issue of whether someone is correctly doing that, but yes we should also follow God's instructions for how to keep it holy. In 1 Peter 1:16, we are told to be holy for God is holy, which is a quote from Leviticus where God was giving instructions for how to do that, which includes keeping God's Sabbaths holy (Leviticus 19:2-3).

 

[Soyeong]

Also, God says in the Old Testament that He hates their Sabbaths. Again, hardly about health.

You are deliberately taking Isaiah 1 out of context, but do you consistently also think that God doesn't listen to prayers?

Isaiah 1:15
When you spread out your hands,
I will hide my eyes from you;
even though you make many prayers,
I will not listen;
your hands are full of blood.

 

[Button]

You are deliberately taking Isaiah 1 out of context, but do you consistently also think that God doesn't listen to prayers?

Isaiah 1:15
When you spread out your hands,
I will hide my eyes from you;
even though you make many prayers,
I will not listen;
your hands are full of blood.

You're in a discussion with two people who are not students of the Bible.

 

[HealthyShape]

You are deliberately taking Isaiah 1 out of context, but do you consistently also think that God doesn't listen to prayers?

Isaiah 1:15
When you spread out your hands,
I will hide my eyes from you;
even though you make many prayers,
I will not listen;
your hands are full of blood.

So, it was not about health, correct. It was about the sincerity of their religion. I am glad we agree on this.

 

[HealthyShape]

If you think Exodus has no application to Christian life and practise, then you aren't reading the NT either.

“1 Moreover, brethren, I would not that ye should be ignorant, how that all our fathers were under the cloud, and all passed through the sea; 2 And were all baptized unto Moses in the cloud and in the sea; 3 And did all eat the same spiritual meat; 4 And did all drink the same spiritual drink: for they drank of that spiritual Rock that followed them: and that Rock was Christ. 5 But with many of them God was not well pleased: for they were overthrown in the wilderness. ”
1 Corinthians 10:1-5 KJV

What church are you from? Your refusal to answer says a lot.

And it seems you do not understand what you are reading. Or you do not care, as long as you see some words you like in it.

My fathers surely were not under the cloud and did not pass through the Red Sea. Cannot you understand that Paul is talking specifically to Jews, here?

 

[HealthyShape]

He was only telling them what would happen. He didnt say he would destroy it

The destruction of Jerusalem and of the temple was not some kind of independent accident which God just witnessed.

Of course it was God's doing, it was the "coming wrath", the punishment of Israel Jesus and John the Baptist and the apostles were warning about through the gospels and throughout the New Testament.

I am sending you prophets and sages and teachers. Some of them you will kill and crucify; others you will flog in your synagogues and pursue from town to town.
And so upon you will come all the righteous blood that has been shed on earth, from the blood of righteous Abel to the blood of Zechariah son of Berekiah, whom you murdered between the temple and the altar. Truly I tell you, all this will come on this generation.
Mt 23:34-36

"John said to the crowds coming out to be baptized by him, “You brood of vipers! Who warned you to flee from the coming wrath?
...The ax is already at the root of the trees, and every tree that does not produce good fruit will be cut down and thrown into the fire.”
Lk 3:7-9

Jesus replied. “But I say to all of you: From now on you will see the Son of Man sitting at the right hand of the Mighty One and coming on the clouds of heaven.”
Mt 26:64 (coming on the clouds of heaven means judgement)

Or read The Parable of the Tenants in Mark 12.

 

[Doug]

That's right. Jesus didn't destroy the temple.
The Jews did.

When they manipulated Pilate to crucify him.

Now you are talking about his body. Jesus spoke of his body as being a temple......................[John 2:19 KJV] "Jesus answered and said unto them, Destroy this temple, and in three days I will raise it up."
[John 2:20 KJV] "Then said the Jews, Forty and six years was this temple in building, and wilt thou rear it up in three days?"
[John 2:21 KJV] "But he spake of the temple of his body."......................that is a far cry then saying in 70AD Jesus destroyed the physical temple. Jesus never said he would destroy the physical temple building (the temple made with hands) but false witnesses said he did...............[Mark 14:56 KJV] "For many bare false witness against him, but their witness agreed not together."
[Mark 14:57 KJV] "And there arose certain, and bare false witness against him, saying,"
[Mark 14:58 KJV] "We heard him say, I will destroy this temple that is made with hands, and within three days I will build another made without hands."

You still havent proved your claim Jesus destroyed the temple in 70AD, once again, can you show me this from scripture?

 

[HealthyShape]

You're in a discussion with two people who are not students of the Bible.

"Students of the Bible" - this is how specifically Jehovah Witnesses call themselves. They do not call themselves Christians, because they reject basic Christian doctrines.

If you are a Jehovah Witness, you do not belong here, this is "Christians only" section of the board.

 

[Soyeong]

My fathers surely were not under the cloud and did not pass through the Red Sea. Cannot you understand that Paul is talking specifically to Jews, here?

The Exodus teaches us about who God is and we should live in a way that testifies about the truth of who God rather than a way that bears false witness against who God is regardless of whether we are a Jew or a Gentile. This is why the Bible leaves room for Gentiles to also celebrate Passover (Exodus 12:48).

So, it was not about health, correct. It was about the sincerity of their religion. I am glad we agree on this.

The problem wasn't that they were doing those things, but that they were doing those things while their hands were full of blood and that they needed to do justice and cease to do evil. The Bible is consistent that we need to become right with our neighbor before we can become right with God. The Torah was given for our own good (Deuteronomy 6:24, 10:12-13). As Jesus said the Sabbath was made for man, not man for the Sabbath, so it was made for our benefit.

 

[Doug]

1. I do not merely 'think' I am commanded to "keep the sabbath", but I "know" I am by Jesus' own words:

Joh 14:15 If ye love me, keep my commandments.Exo 20:6 And shewing mercy unto thousands of them that love me, and keep my commandments.

[John 14:15 KJV] "If ye love me, keep my commandments.".............This verse commands Israel to obey the commandments Jesus gave them while on earth. If you think this applies to you then what it entails needs examination.

[John 13:1 KJV] "Now before the feast of the passover, when Jesus knew that his hour was come that he should depart out of this world unto the Father, having loved his own which were in the world, he loved them unto the end."
[John 13:4 KJV] "He riseth from supper, and laid aside his garments; and took a towel, and girded himself.".................To evaluate Jesus saying [John 14:15 KJV] "If ye love me, keep my commandments." you have to go back to who he was talking to. He was talking to the twelve disciples at the Lord's supper. If you think what he said to them is for you then let's look at what you have to obey:
1) [Mark 1:15 KJV] "And saying, The time is fulfilled, and the kingdom of God is at hand: repent ye, and believe the gospel."..............you must believe the gospel. The gospel he preached was that the kingdom was at hand and Israel had to repent, believe the gospel, be water baptized and keep the law. You can't believe that gospel, nor is being preached, because the kingdom is no longer at hand at this time.
2) [Matthew 10:32 KJV] "Whosoever therefore shall confess me before men, him will I confess also before my Father which is in heaven."
[Matthew 10:33 KJV] "But whosoever shall deny me before men, him will I also deny before my Father which is in heaven."................You must confess him publicly or be denied before the Father.
3) [Matthew 9:9 KJV] "And as Jesus passed forth from thence, he saw a man, named Matthew, sitting at the receipt of custom: and he saith unto him, Follow me. And he arose, and followed him." .................You must follow Jesus by physically doing so, which you can't, because this was for Israel to obey during his earthly ministry.
4) [Matthew 5:19 KJV] "Whosoever therefore shall break one of these least commandments, and shall teach men so, he shall be called the least in the kingdom of heaven: but whosoever shall do and teach [them], the same shall be called great in the kingdom of heaven."...............Jesus commanded to keep all the law. You must keep all the law, which you can't because there is no temple sacrifices at this time.
5) [Matthew 5:20 KJV] "For I say unto you, That except your righteousness shall exceed [the righteousness] of the scribes and Pharisees, ye shall in no case enter into the kingdom of heaven."..................The scribes and Pharisees kept the law, so to exceed their righteousness you must keep the law perfectly. Also, Jesus was saying that this was to enter the kingdom, which you can't obey because the kingdom isn't being offered at this time.
6) Luke 13:24 KJV] "Strive to enter in at the strait gate: for many, I say unto you, will seek to enter in, and shall not be able [...............Jin order to obey this command you must enter the strait gate. By this gate Israel would enter into their kingdom on earth. Jesus wasn't speaking of entering eternal life through him, he was speaking pf being able to enter into the millennial kingdom on earth (the kingdom was in view as can be seen in a following verse; [Luke 13:29 KJV] "And they shall come from the east, and [from] the west, and from the north, and [from] the south, and shall sit down in the kingdom of God.").
7) Last of all look at this verse................[1 John 3:22 KJV] "And whatsoever we ask, we receive of him, because we keep his commandments, and do those things that are pleasing in his sight.".............This verse was for Israel who were the ones to keep his commandments. Thinking you can and do all of his commandments will lead to disappointment and loss of faith when you find you aren't getting all you ask.
We are to keep his commandments, the commandments given us by Christ Jesus through Paul's epistles...............[1 Corinthians 7:19 KJV] "Circumcision is nothing, and uncircumcision is nothing, but the keeping of the commandments of God."

[Exodus 20:6 KJV] "And shewing mercy unto thousands of them that love me, and keep my commandments.",...............Now about this verse; This verse is found in the passage concerning the ten commandments. God was speaking to Israel...............[Exodus 20:2 KJV] "I [am] the LORD thy God, which have brought thee out of the land of Egypt, out of the house of bondage.".................He gave the ten commandments to Israel as a covenant.............[Exodus 34:28 KJV] "And he was there with the LORD forty days and forty nights; he did neither eat bread, nor drink water. And he wrote upon the tables the words of the covenant, the ten commandments."....................the covenant, which included the ten commandments, was made only to Israel...............[Exodus 24:7 KJV] "And he took the book of the covenant, and read in the audience of the people: and they said, All that the LORD hath said will we do, and be obedient."
[Exodus 24:8 KJV] "And Moses took the blood, and sprinkled [it] on the people, and said, Behold the blood of the covenant, which the LORD hath made with you concerning all these words."...............We aren't Israel, nor under any of the covenants, and therefore, are not required to keep all he commanded under the covenant, including the ten commandments. You cand find the essence expressed by the ten commandments in Paul's epistles: the only one not found is the sabbath.

 

[HealthyShape]

The Exodus teaches us about who God is

Jesus, the Holy Spirit and the Church teach us about who God is. Exodus is a book written specifically for Jews in Babylonia, to support their national identity. It is an interesting ancient reading and such, but it has no direct instructional meaning to modern days Christians.

Do you have the Holy Spirit? Do you have a church? These are simple yes/no questions.

The Torah was given for our own good (Deuteronomy 6:24, 10:12-13).

For the good of the Jews, not for "our" good. Do not include us into the Old Covenant of Israel.

As Jesus said the Sabbath was made for man, not man for the Sabbath, so it was made for our benefit.

You do not understand the context. At all.