🕊️ The Sacred Sabbath

𐤉𐤄𐤅𐤄's Gift of Rest and Holiness

📜 THE FOURTH COMMANDMENT

"Remember the sabbath day, to keep it holy. Six days shalt thou labour, and do all thy work: But the seventh day is the sabbath of 𐤉𐤄𐤅𐤄 thy Elohiym: in it thou shalt not do any work, thou, nor thy son, nor thy daughter, thy manservant, nor thy maidservant, nor thy cattle, nor thy stranger that is within thy gates: For in six days 𐤉𐤄𐤅𐤄 made heaven and earth, the sea, and all that in them is, and rested the seventh day: wherefore 𐤉𐤄𐤅𐤄 blessed the sabbath day, and hallowed it."

— Exodus 20:8-11 (CEPHER)

⏰ WHEN THE SABBATH BEGINS AND ENDS

🌅 Biblical Time Keeping

The Sabbath begins at sunset on Friday evening and ends at sunset on Saturday evening, following the biblical pattern where each day begins at evening:

"And the evening and the morning were the first day." — Genesis 1:5

⚠️ Preparation Day

Friday is called the preparation day (paraskeue in Greek), when all necessary work should be completed before the Sabbath begins. This includes cooking, cleaning, and any servile labor.

🚫 WHAT CONSTITUTES SERVILE WORK

The Hebrew term for servile work is "melakah" (מְלָאכָה), referring to creative, productive labor. The Sabbath prohibits:

❌ FORBIDDEN ACTIVITIES

• Buying and selling - Commercial transactions, shopping, business dealings
• Cooking and food preparation - Elaborate meal preparation (light warming permitted)
• Regular employment/business - Professional work, office tasks, labor for wages
• Construction and crafts - Building, repairs, creative projects, artwork
• Heavy cleaning - Deep cleaning, laundry, major household tasks
• Carrying burdens - Heavy lifting, moving items outside private domain
• Kindling fires for work - Starting fires for productive purposes

✅ PERMITTED ACTIVITIES

• Prayer and worship - Individual and corporate worship, praise, thanksgiving
• Scripture study - Reading, meditation, Torah study, spiritual learning
• Fellowship and rest - Visiting, conversation, relaxation, family time
• Acts of mercy/healing - Caring for sick, helping those in need
• Light meal preparation - Simple food warming, basic meal assembly
• Walking and meditation - Leisurely walks, nature appreciation, contemplation
• Caring for urgent needs - Essential care for people, animals, emergencies

"If thou turn away thy foot from the sabbath, from doing thy pleasure on my holy day; and call the sabbath a delight, the holy of 𐤉𐤄𐤅𐤄, honourable; and shalt honour him, not doing thine own ways, nor finding thine own pleasure, nor speaking thine own words: Then shalt thou delight thyself in 𐤉𐤄𐤅𐤄..." — Isaiah 58:13-14

🌍 LINGUISTIC EVIDENCE: THE WORLD REMEMBERS

𐤉𐤄𐤅𐤄 has preserved evidence of the true Sabbath in the languages of the world

🇪🇸 ROMANCE LANGUAGES

• Spanish: Sábado (Saturday)
• Portuguese: Sábado
• Italian: Sabato
• French: Samedi (from Sambati)
• Romanian: Sâmbătă

🏺 SEMITIC LANGUAGES

• Hebrew: Shabbat (שַׁבָּת)
• Arabic: As-Sabt (السبت)
• Aramaic: Shabta
• Maltese: Is-Sibt

🌍 SLAVIC LANGUAGES

• Russian: Subbota (Суббота)
• Polish: Sobota
• Czech: Sobota
• Bulgarian: Sabota
• Serbian: Subota

🗺️ OTHER LANGUAGES

• Greek: Sabbaton (Σάββατον)
• Georgian: Shabati
• Armenian: Shabat
• Bosnian: Subota
• Indonesian: Sabtu

🎯 THE TESTIMONY IS CLEAR

Over 100 languages around the world preserve the Hebrew word "Sabbath" in their name for Saturday, proving that the seventh day has always been recognized as the day of rest ordained by 𐤉𐤄𐤅𐤄.

✨ THE SPIRITUAL SIGNIFICANCE

🎁 A Sign of the Covenant

"It is a sign between me and the children of Yisra'el forever: for in six days 𐤉𐤄𐤅𐤄 made heaven and earth, and on the seventh day he rested, and was refreshed." — Exodus 31:17

🕊️ A Foretaste of Eternal Rest

The Sabbath is a weekly reminder of the eternal rest that awaits the faithful, a rehearsal for the Kingdom of 𐤉𐤄𐤅𐤄. It teaches us to cease from our own works and trust in His provision.

⚖️ A Test of Obedience

Sabbath observance reveals whether we truly trust 𐤉𐤄𐤅𐤄 to provide for our needs when we set aside our own efforts. It distinguishes those who serve Him from those who serve mammon.

🙏 THE SABBATH BLESSING

"And Elohiym blessed the seventh day, and sanctified it: because that in it he had rested from all his work which Elohiym created and made."

— Genesis 2:3

📖 REMEMBER & OBSERVE

The Sabbath is not a burden but a delight, not a restriction but a liberation. It calls us to step out of the world's frantic pace and into 𐤉𐤄𐤅𐤄's perfect rest, to cease from our labors and remember that He is Elohiym.

The FUNDamental Qahal of the Most High
Guarding the Sabbath • Keeping the Commandments • Walking in Truth