After the Babylonian exile I brought back the Sabbath observance to Jerusalem. Who am I?

My name is Nehemiah. I rebuilt the wall and city of Jerusalem.

Source: Many mentions throughout the book of Nehemiah

God ordained the Sabbath to the nation of Israel. Who was obligated to keep the Sabbath?

All of Israel including the children, their servants and anyone visiting them.

Source: Exodus 20:10 and Deuteronomy 5:14

The Sabbath became a Jewish tradition that exists to this day. When was the word Sabbath first mentioned in the Bible?

The Sabbath was first mentioned in the book of Exodus Chapter 16. When God provided Manna to the nation of Israel.

Source: Exodus 16:23

Hello

My roommate is finally home. We are again visiting my Mom he is catching up on his TCM movies. The dog is thrilled he’s back. I’m glad to see him back too.

This week we are going to discuss the Jewish Sabbath, to this day observant Jews keep the Sabbath. The Sabbath was one of the topics that Jesus often disputed with the Pharisees and other Jewish elders. While God did command the Sabbath in the 4^th Commandment Jewish leaders did add a lot of rules to God’s simple command. These were men’s laws not God’s laws. We should be careful in our own lives that we follow God rather than men.

The Picture is: The Sabbath Rest. by Samuel Hirsszenberg. Date 1894 from Wikimedia commons.

Thanks so much for reading and have a good day at church.

Dave

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