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


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                           (By Eddie Chumney)

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                                       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). 


    ****************************************************************
    *
    *    Sabbath = Rest = Sanctified = Holy = Marriage = Bride =   
    *    Two witnesses = Light = Candle = Word of God = Torah =     
    *    Eternal Covenant that God made with Abraham and            
    *    Yeshua/Jesus                                               
    * 
    *****************************************************************




                          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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