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2: Manna and the Sabbath in the Wilderness
Text: Exodus 16:22–30Theme: Obedience, Provision, and the Testing of Faith 1. Introduction The narrative of manna in Exodus 16 precedes…
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3: The Sabbath Commandment at Sinai
Text: Exodus 20:8–11Theme: The Sabbath as Moral Law and Creation Memorial 1. Introduction The giving of the Ten Commandments at…
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4: Death Penalty and Tabernacle Instructions
Theme: Covenant Sign, Holiness, and Sacred Limits 1. Introduction Following the giving of the Ten Commandments, the Sabbath command is…
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5: The Man Gathering Sticks on the Sabbath
Text: Numbers 15:32–36Theme: Deliberate Defiance, Community Holiness, and Judicial Precedent 1. Introduction This is the first recorded incident of Sabbath…
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6: Sabbath and the Sacred Calendar
Theme: Liturgical Integration and Sacred Time in the Worship Calendar 1. Introduction The sixth major biblical reference to the Sabbath…
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7: The Sabbath Year Law
Text: Leviticus 25:1–7Theme: Rest for the Land, Social Equity, and Economic Justice 1. Introduction The Sabbath principle expands in Leviticus…
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8: Jubilee Year and Sabbath
Text: Leviticus 25:8–17Theme: Liberation, Land Restoration, and Sabbath in Economic Cycles 1. Introduction The Jubilee Year (Hebrew: יֹבֵל, yōvēl) is…
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9: Priestly Sabbath Duties in the Temple
Theme: Liturgical Continuity, Sacred Duty, and the Perpetual Honour of God’s Time 1. Introduction While the Sabbath commanded rest for…
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10: The Shunammite Woman’s Sabbath Reference
Text: 2 Kings 4:23Theme: Cultural Sabbath Awareness and Unofficial Worship Practices 1. Introduction In 2 Kings 4, we encounter a…
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11: Isaiah’s Prophetic Call to Honour the Sabbath
Theme: Sabbath as a Covenant of Inclusion, Delight, and Social Righteousness 1. Introduction Among the prophets, Isaiah provides one of…