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Heb 4:9 " So then, there remains a Sabbath rest for the people of God,"
In Ex 20, God commands the people to keep the Sabbath (they already knew the ordinance) because of creation. In Dt 5, they are commanded to keep the Sabbath because they have been redeemed.
Joshua didn't finalize Israel's rest by bringing them into the land, Heb. 4:8. Jesus has gone ahead of us into the Land. It's still waiting there for us. We go there by faith every NT Sabbath. So , because we enjoy it in Christ, and in prospect of our full salvation, one remains for us here.
__________________ Rev. Bruce G. Buchanan
ChainOLakes Presbyterian Church, CentralLake, MI Made both Lord and Christ--Jesus, the Destroyer
Acts 2:36 - 1 Cor. 10:9-10 & 15:22-26 - Hebrews 2:9-15 - 1 John 3:8 - James 4:12
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