The Sabbath tradition originated from Adam's coincidental choosing of the 7th day for worship after a busy first six days in Eden. [1] The commandment to rest on the 7th day is a sacred and evolving concept, as seen in the changing reasons for Sabbath observance throughout history. [2] The worship shrine of the Most Highs on Edentia leads all in worship on every tenth day. [3]
It is lawful to do good on the Sabbath day. [4] The Jews respected Mesopotamian taboos regarding the Sabbath, carrying them back to Palestine from Babylon. [5] The Old Testament's reasons for keeping the Sabbath evolved from deliverance from Egypt to the recognition of creation. [6]
The Sabbath service in the synagogue was a beautiful occasion where Jesus, a former citizen of Nazareth, spoke to a crowded audience about the fulfillment of Scripture and the message of the Sons and Daughters of God. [7] Jesus had become the unquestioned head of the house by liberalizing his family’s observance of Sabbath. [8] Jesus performed the first miracle in response to his enemies, protesting against making the Sabbath a bondage of meaningless restrictions. [9] Jesus charged with breaking Sabbath laws by healing on the sacred day and plucking grain to eat on the Sabbath. [10] Not permissible to go in quest of health on the Sabbath, but all Capernaum rushed to Jesus for healing after sunset. [11] Jesus encouraged man at pool of Bethesda on Sabbath day, leading him to pick up his bed and walk. [12] The apostles rubbed grain on the Sabbath, prompting accusations of wrongdoing from the spies. [13] On the Sabbath, Jesus instructed Andrew to travel only 1000 yards, evading the charge of Sabbath breaking from the Jerusalem spies. [14] Jesus healed the sick woman on the Sabbath, just as one would care for their oxen and retrieve an animal from a well on that day. [15] The Sabbath was made for man, not man for the Sabbath. [16] The Sanhedrin met on Sabbath to condemn Jesus, in direct violation of their own self-imposed laws and rules. [17]