Delighting in the fourth commandment
Exodus 20:1+17
And God spoke all these words, saying, "I am the Lord your God, who brought you out of the land of Egypt, out of the house of slavery. "You shall have no other gods before me. "You shall not make for yourself a carved image, or any likeness of anything that is in heaven above, or that is in the earth beneath, or that is in the water under the earth. You shall not bow down to them or serve them, for I the Lord your God am a jealous God, visiting the iniquity of the fathers on the children to the third and the fourth generation of those who hate me, but showing steadfast love to thousands of those who love me and keep my commandments. "You shall not take the name of the Lord your God in vain, for the Lord will not hold him guiltless who takes his name in vain. "Remember the Sabbath day, to keep it holy. Six days you shall labor, and do all your work, but the seventh day is a Sabbath to the Lord your God. On it you shall not do any work, you, or your son, or your daughter, your male servant, or your female servant, or your livestock, or the sojourner who is within your gates. For in six days the Lord made heaven and earth, the sea, and all that is in them, and rested the seventh day. Therefore the Lord blessed the Sabbath day and made it holy. "Honor your father and your mother, that your days may be long in the land that the Lord your God is giving you. "You shall not murder. "You shall not commit adultery. "You shall not steal. "You shall not bear false witness against your neighbor. " You shall not covet your neighbor's house; you shall not covet your neighbor's wife, or his male servant, or his female servant, or his ox, or his donkey, or anything that is your neighbor's."
Ex 20:1-17 (ESV)
"If you turn back your foot from the Sabbath, from doing your pleasure on my holy day, and call the Sabbath a delight and the holy day of the Lord honorable; if you honor it, not going your own ways, or seeking your own pleasure, or talking idly; then you shall take delight in the Lord, and I will make you ride on the heights of the earth; I will feed you with the heritage of Jacob your father, for the mouth of the Lord has spoken."
Isaiah 58:13-14 (ESV)
Why is it we are still obligated to keep the fourth commandment?
The delight we have in the fourth commandment.
Isaiah 58:13
The command how we sanctify the Sabbath?: A two-fold command the Lord gives,
A) A command of self denial first half of verse 13.
B) We are actually commanded to delight in the Sabbath.
What is it that makes the Sabbath day such a joy?
Because it is Christ day. (short answer)
We delight to go into the house of the Lord, cause it is the Lord's house.
The blessings or the promises of the fourth commandment.
Three spiritual blessings in verse 14.
1). Then you shall take delight in the LORD. V.14
2). And I will make you ride on the heights of the earth.
The LORD promises if we keep this commandment, we will have victory over our enemies.
3). The Lord tells His people, I will feed you with the heritage of Jacob your father.
The third promise is that we shall be satisfied.
These are paraphrase notes of the sermon preached at Provident Presbyterian Church Bradenton,Florida. You can listen to the full sermon by clicking on the link.
http://www.sermonaudio.com/sermoninfo.asp?SID=27161834164
Exodus 20:1+17
And God spoke all these words, saying, "I am the Lord your God, who brought you out of the land of Egypt, out of the house of slavery. "You shall have no other gods before me. "You shall not make for yourself a carved image, or any likeness of anything that is in heaven above, or that is in the earth beneath, or that is in the water under the earth. You shall not bow down to them or serve them, for I the Lord your God am a jealous God, visiting the iniquity of the fathers on the children to the third and the fourth generation of those who hate me, but showing steadfast love to thousands of those who love me and keep my commandments. "You shall not take the name of the Lord your God in vain, for the Lord will not hold him guiltless who takes his name in vain. "Remember the Sabbath day, to keep it holy. Six days you shall labor, and do all your work, but the seventh day is a Sabbath to the Lord your God. On it you shall not do any work, you, or your son, or your daughter, your male servant, or your female servant, or your livestock, or the sojourner who is within your gates. For in six days the Lord made heaven and earth, the sea, and all that is in them, and rested the seventh day. Therefore the Lord blessed the Sabbath day and made it holy. "Honor your father and your mother, that your days may be long in the land that the Lord your God is giving you. "You shall not murder. "You shall not commit adultery. "You shall not steal. "You shall not bear false witness against your neighbor. " You shall not covet your neighbor's house; you shall not covet your neighbor's wife, or his male servant, or his female servant, or his ox, or his donkey, or anything that is your neighbor's."
Ex 20:1-17 (ESV)
"If you turn back your foot from the Sabbath, from doing your pleasure on my holy day, and call the Sabbath a delight and the holy day of the Lord honorable; if you honor it, not going your own ways, or seeking your own pleasure, or talking idly; then you shall take delight in the Lord, and I will make you ride on the heights of the earth; I will feed you with the heritage of Jacob your father, for the mouth of the Lord has spoken."
Isaiah 58:13-14 (ESV)
Why is it we are still obligated to keep the fourth commandment?
The delight we have in the fourth commandment.
Isaiah 58:13
The command how we sanctify the Sabbath?: A two-fold command the Lord gives,
A) A command of self denial first half of verse 13.
B) We are actually commanded to delight in the Sabbath.
What is it that makes the Sabbath day such a joy?
Because it is Christ day. (short answer)
We delight to go into the house of the Lord, cause it is the Lord's house.
The blessings or the promises of the fourth commandment.
Three spiritual blessings in verse 14.
1). Then you shall take delight in the LORD. V.14
2). And I will make you ride on the heights of the earth.
The LORD promises if we keep this commandment, we will have victory over our enemies.
3). The Lord tells His people, I will feed you with the heritage of Jacob your father.
The third promise is that we shall be satisfied.
These are paraphrase notes of the sermon preached at Provident Presbyterian Church Bradenton,Florida. You can listen to the full sermon by clicking on the link.
http://www.sermonaudio.com/sermoninfo.asp?SID=27161834164
