Hands-free narration of this study — good for the car.
Synopsis
The Sabbath was given at creation as the memorial of a finished work and stands in the covenant as the sign of sanctification. For the believer it is the weekly enactment of the gospel: God has worked, we rest — and the rest of the seventh day pictures the rest of faith.
Key points
- The Sabbath memorialises a finished creation and a finished redemption.
- It is a sign that God sanctifies, not that we do.
- Legalistic Sabbath-keeping contradicts the meaning of the day.
Key texts
- Genesis 2:1-3
- Exodus 31:13
- Hebrews 4:9-10
- Mark 2:27-28
- Comprehension
1. What does the Sabbath memorialise, and how does that shape its keeping?
- Scripture
2. Read Exodus 31:13. What is the Sabbath a sign of?
- Scripture
3. Read Hebrews 4:10. What does the one entering God's rest cease from?
- Doctrinal Clarity
4. Explain how the Sabbath can become legalistic and how the gospel corrects it.
- Contrast
5. Contrast Sabbath as a burden of rules with Sabbath as a delight.
- Doctrinal Clarity
6. Read Mark 2:27. For whom was the Sabbath made?
- Application
7. Has your Sabbath keeping felt more like rest or like inspection?
- Application
8. What one change would make next Sabbath a genuine delight in your home?