12-Shabbat-Verses
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Remember the following truth from our beloved Torah!
“Ye shall NOT ADD TO THE WORD which
I command you, NEITHER SHALL YE DIMINISH FROM
IT, that ye may keep the commandments of יְהוָה
אֱלֹהֵיכֶם - the LORD your Eloleichem,
which I command you”. Davarim - Deuteronomy 4:2. (JPS-1917).
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(And 21 More).
With
Rabbi, Dr. Reuven Ben Avraham-Goossens, PhD.
I am sure that any
faithful Hebrew, will love and uphold our blessed weekly Shabbas, it is a day
to praise and worship our beloved אֱלֹהִים - Elohim, blessed be He! Giving us time
to read the blessed Torah and more from the Tanakh Scriptures! Sabbath should
be a day of great joy, as we pour our hearts out to אֱלֹהִים יְהוָה - the LORD Elohim, בָּרוּךְ
שֵׁם
קָדוֹשׁוֹ – “Baruch Shem Kadosho” – “Blessed be His Holy Name!”
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I will commence with twelve powerful Sabbath statements from our Tanakh:
The Torah:
1: Genesis Chapter 1:5. (Why the Sabbath starts in the evening?).
“And אֱלֹהִים - Elohim called the light Day, and the darkness He called Night. And there was evening and there was morning, one day”.
2: Genesis Chapter 2:2-3. (אֱלֹהִים - Elohim rested on the sixth day after creating the world).
2. “And on the seventh day אֱלֹהִים - Elohim finished His work which He had made; and He rested on the seventh day from all His work which He had made. 3. And אֱלֹהִים - Elohim blessed the seventh day, and hallowed it; because that in it He rested from all His work which אֱלֹהִים - Elohim in creating had made”.
3. Exodus Chapter 20:10.
20. “For in six days יְהוָה - the LORD made heaven and earth, the sea, and all that in them is, and rested on the seventh day; wherefore יְהוָה - the LORD blessed the Sabbath day, and hallowed it”.
4. Exodus Chapter 16:23.
23 “And he said unto them: ‘This
is that which יְהוָה - the LORD hath spoken:
Tomorrow is a solemn rest, a holy Sabbath unto יְהוָה - the LORD. Bake
that which ye will bake, and seethe that which ye will seethe; and all that remaineth over lay up for you to be kept until the
morning’”.
5. Exodus Chapter 31:12-17. (Sabbath a sign throughout our generations).
12. “And יְהוָה - the LORD spoke
unto Moses, saying: 13. ‘Speak thou also unto the children
of
6. Exodus Chapter 35: 1-3.
1. And Moses assembled all the congregation of the
children of
7. Leviticus 23:1-3. (Sabbath is the first appointed time of יְהוָה - the LORD).
1. “And יְהוָה - the LORD spoke
unto Moses, saying: 2. Speak unto the children of
8. Leviticus 26:2. (Blessings that we receive by guarding the commandments of Elohim).
2. “Ye shall keep My Sabbaths, and reverence My
sanctuary: I am יְהוָה - the
LORD”.
9. Numbers 28:9-10: (Details specific offerings to be made on the Sabbath day).
9. “And on the Sabbath day two he-lambs of the first year without blemish, and two tenth parts of an ephah of fine flour for a meal-offering, mingled with oil, and the drink-offering thereof. 10. This is the burnt-offering of every Sabbath, beside the continual burnt-offering, and the drink-offering thereof”.
10. Deuteronomy 5:11-14. (Command to keep the Sabbath).
11. “Observe the Sabbath day, to keep it holy, as יְהוָה
אֱלֹהֶיךָ -
The LORD thy Eloheucha (God) commanded thee. 12 Six days shalt thou labour, and do all thy work; 13 but the seventh day is a Sabbath unto
יְהוָה
אֱלֹהֶיךָ -
The LORD thy Eloheucha, in it thou shalt not do any
manner of work, thou, nor thy son, nor thy daughter, nor thy man-servant, nor
thy maid-servant, nor thine ox, nor thine ass, nor any of thy cattle, nor thy
stranger that is within thy gates; that thy man-servant and thy maid-servant
may rest as well as thou. 14 And thou shalt remember that thou was a servant in the
The Tanakh:
11. Ezekiel 20: (Sabbat is a sign between the Lord and us).
19. “I am יְהוָה אֱלֹהֵיכֶם - the LORD your Eloheychem (God); walk in My statutes, and keep Mine ordinances, and do them; 20. and hallow My Sabbaths, and they shall be a sign between Me and you, that ye may know that I am יְהוָה אֱלֹהֵיכֶם - the LORD your Eloheychem”.
12. Isaiah 66:23. (From Sabbath to Sabbath).
23 “And it shall come to pass, that from one new moon to another, and from one Sabbath to another, shall all flesh come to worship before Me, saith יְהוָה - the LORD”.
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However there is so much more!
For in the Torah / Tanakh, the word “Sabbath” (Shabbat) appears approximately 86 times. It is first introduced in Exodus 16:23 regarding the gathering of manna, although the concept of the seventh-day rest is established of course much earlier in the creation narrative of Genesis 2:1-3.
Below is a categorised list of key verses and passages where the Sabbath is mentioned across the Tanakh.
The Torah:
Genesis 2:1-3: אֱלֹהִים - Elohim rests on the seventh day,
blessing it and making it holy.
Exodus 16:23-30: The first explicit mention of “Sabbath” as a commanded day of rest during the manna period.
Exodus 20:8-11: The Fourth Commandment in the Decalogue (Ten Commandments) at Sinai, to “remember the Sabbath day”.
Exodus 23:12: Specifies rest for livestock, servants, and strangers.
Exodus 31:12-17: Defines the Sabbath as a “sign” and an “everlasting covenant”
between אֱלֹהִים - Elohim and
Exodus 35:2-3: Reiterates the death penalty for working on the Sabbath and specifically forbids kindling a fire.
Leviticus 19:3, 30: Commands to “keep My Sabbaths” alongside honouring parents and revering “the sanctuary”.
Leviticus 23:3: Establishes the weekly Sabbath as the first of the “appointed festivals” and a “holy convocation”.
Leviticus 24:8: Requires the showbread to be set in order every Sabbath.
Leviticus 25:2-6: Introduces the Shmita or Sabbatical Year, a Sabbath of rest for the land every seven years.
Numbers 15:32-36: Record of a man put to death for gathering wood on the Sabbath.
Deuteronomy 5:12-15: The second recording of the Ten Commandments, grounding the Sabbath
in the memory of the Exodus from
The Prophets (Nevi'im).
2 Kings 4:23:
Mentions visiting prophets on the Sabbath and New Moon.
Isaiah 1:13: אֱלֹהִים - Elohim rejects the Sabbaths of a rebellious people.
Isaiah 56:2-6: Promises blessings to foreigners and eunuchs who “keep the Sabbath from profaning it”.
Isaiah 58:13-14: Exhorts the people to call the Sabbath a “delight” and the “holy of יְהוָה - the LORD”.
Isaiah 66:23: Predicts a future where all flesh comes to worship אֱלֹהִים - Elohim every Sabbath.
Jeremiah 17:19-27: Warning against carrying burdens through the gates of
Ezekiel 20:12-24: אֱלֹהִים - Elohim states He gave His
Sabbaths to be a sign, which
Ezekiel 46:1-4:
Describes how the inner court gate of the
Hosea 2:13: A
prophecy that אֱלֹהִים - Elohim will stop
Amos 8:5: Rebukes those eager for the Sabbath to end so they can resume dishonest business. (2, 3, 8, 11, 14).
Whishing every One, שלום שבת - Shabbat
Shalom!
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