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Date: 1/8/23

Sermon Title: Holy Rest

Context: Genesis 2:1-4

(Genesis 2:1) Thus the heavens and the earth were completed, and all their hosts.

(Genesis 2:2) By the seventh day God completed His work which He had done, and He rested on the seventh day from all His work which He had done.

(Genesis 2:3) Then God blessed the seventh day and sanctified it, because in it He rested from all His work which God had created and made.

(Genesis 2:4) This is the account of the heavens and the earth when they were created, in the day that the LORD God made earth and heaven.

 

 

Preaching Note  

1. Holiday

Rest day is called holiday. The origin of this word is coming from the Genesis 2:1-4. After creating the world, at seventh day, God blessed and sanctified this day, and rested. Holiday is holy because of blessing and sanctification by God.

            According to the Bible, there are rules during the holiday, which means Sabbath. To keep this day holy, Jewish people try to follow it. However, beyond the rules which they set, there is more deep meaning at the Sabbath.

Q.1 If you were the CEO, what time would you like to leave work?

 

2. Sabbath Law in Exodus, and Deuteronomy

Exodus tells to keep the Sabbath day holy (Exodus 20:8). It is written that people must work hard six days and do nothing on the Sabbath (Exodus 20:9-10). Accordingly, Jews make 39 rules (Melochos) for not doing anything on the Sabbath. However, they overlook the reason why the Sabbath is holy and focus only on doing nothing. This perspective brough conflict with Jesus.

            Deuteronomy also describes the meaning of Sabbath. People should work hard for six days, and including slaves, everyone should keep the day holy by resting from work (Deuteronomy 5:12-14). And at the next verse, verse 15, when the Israelites were enslaved in the land of Egypt, God led them out of slavery with a mighty hand. And God tells them to keep the Sabbath. The reason to keep the Sabbath holy is because of the holiness that comes from the dignity of man created by God. Because of Cain and Abel's case, people cannot be freed from labor, but labor cannot harm people's dignity. Through rest, people should be able to feel their dignity.

Q.2 What do you do after finishing work?

 

3. Conclusion

In life, people must deal with many things. People cannot live without work. Although it requires many days of work, work cannot take away from people their dignity. When the day of rest is accepted not as a day of escape from work time (Cronos), but as a holy time (Kairos), as a day to participate in God's invitation, people can enjoy complete rest based on their divinely created dignity.

            The Sabbath is not a day to do nothing, but a day to feel dignity. Through the holy time given for rest, I hope it will be a time to feel God's almighty care and experience spiritual recovery.

Q.3 What do you like to do on Saturday and Sunday?


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