Children In The Son

Exodus 16:11-31; 20:8-11; 31:13-17 Part Three: Final Jesus is our rest: The sabbath is a sign between God and those who trust in Jesus for salvation because they are redeemed by Him.  It symbolizes resting in God’s work for salvation not our own.  In the New Testament Jesus is our Sabbath.  He is our rest from the works of trying to make ourselves better and acceptable to The Holy God.  What we do in our strength and our best efforts [...]

The sabbath of the Old Testament was an image of something greater to come. It symbolically observed to teach a deeper truth about God’s salvation through His Messiah, Jesus. Let us look at the comparisons below. We read in the gospels that Jesus was crucified and buried on the same day before the sabbath observance, sunset Friday to sunset Saturday. It was on the sabbath His followers mourned His death. This was the first time that they had not been [...]

Throughout the Old Testament God shares His plan of salvation for the world through the people of Israel. He often uses imagery and symbolism to give insight into deeper truths. In the Old Testament God used Israel, individuals, and the tabernacle or temple, to tell the world that He is a holy, merciful, and loving God. It is by His commands to the Israelites that He demonstrates that He is The Lord God and holy, and that people are incapable [...]