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The Fourth Commandment

The Fourth Commandment. Exodus 20:8-11. We live in an increasing fast-paced world. We live in an increasing fast-paced world. Fatigue has many negative effects. We live in an increasing fast-paced world. Fatigue has many negative effects.

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The Fourth Commandment

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  1. TheFourthCommandment Exodus 20:8-11

  2. We live in an increasing fast-paced world.

  3. We live in an increasing fast-paced world. • Fatigue has many negative effects.

  4. We live in an increasing fast-paced world. • Fatigue has many negative effects. • Learning difficulties in children & cognitive and memory problems in adults.

  5. We live in an increasing fast-paced world. • Fatigue has many negative effects. • Learning difficulties in children & cognitive and memory problems in adults. • At least 100,000 automobile accidents & 1,500 deaths are directly attributable to driver fatigue.

  6. We live in an increasing fast-paced world. • Fatigue has many negative effects. • Learning difficulties in children & cognitive and memory problems in adults. • At least 100,000 automobile accidents & 1,500 deaths are directly attributable to driver fatigue. • God, as man’s Creator, fully understands the negative consequences of fatigue.

  7. Exodus 20:8-11

  8. We normally mention—rightfully so—that the Sabbath is no longer binding on man today.

  9. We normally mention—rightfully so—that the Sabbath is no longer binding on man today. • Jesus “himself is our peace, who has made us both one and has broken down in his flesh the dividing wall of hostility by abolishing the law of commandments expressed in ordinances, that he might create in himself one new man in place of the two, so making peace, and might reconcile us both to God in one body through the cross, thereby killing the hostility” (Eph 2:14-16, ESV).

  10. We normally mention—rightfully so—that the Sabbath is no longer binding on man today. • Jesus “himself is our peace, who has made us both one and has broken down in his flesh the dividing wall of hostility by abolishing the law of commandments expressed in ordinances, that he might create in himself one new man in place of the two, so making peace, and might reconcile us both to God in one body through the cross, thereby killing the hostility” (Eph 2:14-16, ESV). • “Let no one pass judgment on you in questions of food and drink, or with regard to a festival or a new moon or a Sabbath. These are a shadow of the things to come, but the substance belongs to Christ” (Col 2:16-17, ESV).

  11. While the Sabbath command is not binding, we can learn important lessons from it.

  12. While the Sabbath command is not binding, we can learn important lessons from it. • This command originated with God, not man: “All Scripture is breathed out by God and profitable for teaching, for reproof, for correction, and for training in righteousness” (2 Tm 3:16, ESV).

  13. While the Sabbath command is not binding, we can learn important lessons from it. • This command originated with God, not man: “All Scripture is breathed out by God and profitable for teaching, for reproof, for correction, and for training in righteousness” (2 Tm 3:16, ESV). • We can learn even from non-binding sections of Scripture.

  14. While the Sabbath command is not binding, we can learn important lessons from it. • This command originated with God, not man: “All Scripture is breathed out by God and profitable for teaching, for reproof, for correction, and for training in righteousness” (2 Tm 3:16, ESV). • We can learn even from non-binding sections of Scripture. • “Now these things happened to them as an example, but they were written down for our instruction, on whom the end of the ages has come” (1 Cor 10:11, ESV).

  15. While the Sabbath command is not binding, we can learn important lessons from it. • This command originated with God, not man: “All Scripture is breathed out by God and profitable for teaching, for reproof, for correction, and for training in righteousness” (2 Tm 3:16, ESV). • We can learn even from non-binding sections of Scripture. • “Now these things happened to them as an example, but they were written down for our instruction, on whom the end of the ages has come” (1 Cor 10:11, ESV). • In context, Paul writes about the destruction of thousands of Israelites because of idolatry.

  16. While the Sabbath command is not binding, we can learn important lessons from it. • This command originated with God, not man: “All Scripture is breathed out by God and profitable for teaching, for reproof, for correction, and for training in righteousness” (2 Tm 3:16, ESV). • We can learn even from non-binding sections of Scripture. • “Now these things happened to them as an example, but they were written down for our instruction, on whom the end of the ages has come” (1 Cor 10:11, ESV). • In context, Paul writes about the destruction of thousands of Israelites because of idolatry. • Notice that Paul declares these events were recorded “for our instruction.”

  17. Jesus gave direct commands that are NOT binding on us today.

  18. Jesus gave direct commands that are NOT binding on us today. • The Lord told two disciples to go into Bethphage, find a donkey & her colt, and bring them to him (Mt 21:1-6).

  19. Jesus gave direct commands that are NOT binding on us today. • The Lord told two disciples to go into Bethphage, find a donkey & her colt, and bring them to him (Mt 21:1-6). • Jesus commanded a leper to tell no one of his healing (Mk 1:40-45).

  20. Jesus gave direct commands that are NOT binding on us today. • The Lord told two disciples to go into Bethphage, find a donkey & her colt, and bring them to him (Mt 21:1-6). • Jesus commanded a leper to tell no one of his healing (Mk 1:40-45). • The epistles contain commands that we cannot obey.

  21. Jesus gave direct commands that are NOT binding on us today. • The Lord told two disciples to go into Bethphage, find a donkey & her colt, and bring them to him (Mt 21:1-6). • Jesus commanded a leper to tell no one of his healing (Mk 1:40-45). • The epistles contain commands that we cannot obey. • Timothy was to bring Mark to Paul (2 Tm 4:11).

  22. Jesus gave direct commands that are NOT binding on us today. • The Lord told two disciples to go into Bethphage, find a donkey & her colt, and bring them to him (Mt 21:1-6). • Jesus commanded a leper to tell no one of his healing (Mk 1:40-45). • The epistles contain commands that we cannot obey. • Timothy was to bring Mark to Paul (2 Tm 4:11). • Timothy was to beware of Alexander the coppersmith (2 Tm 4:14-15).

  23. The purpose in going through these non-binding commands is two-fold.

  24. The purpose in going through these non-binding commands is two-fold. • First, we must properly teach the Scriptures.

  25. The purpose in going through these non-binding commands is two-fold. • First, we must properly teach the Scriptures. • “Do your best to present yourself to God as one approved, a worker who has no need to be ashamed, rightly handling the word of truth” (2 Tm 2:15, ESV).

  26. The purpose in going through these non-binding commands is two-fold. • First, we must properly teach the Scriptures. • “Do your best to present yourself to God as one approved, a worker who has no need to be ashamed, rightly handling the word of truth” (2 Tm 2:15, ESV). • The word “rightly handling” means to cut in a straight line—metaphorically, it means to know how to use something.

  27. The purpose in going through these non-binding commands is two-fold. • First, we must properly teach the Scriptures. • Second, we can learn important lessons as we properly teach the Scriptures.

  28. The purpose in going through these non-binding commands is two-fold. • First, we must properly teach the Scriptures. • Second, we can learn important lessons as we properly teach the Scriptures. • Tonight, we want to teach properly about the Sabbath & learn from it.

  29. The purpose in going through these non-binding commands is two-fold. • First, we must properly teach the Scriptures. • Second, we can learn important lessons as we properly teach the Scriptures. • Tonight, we want to teach properly about the Sabbath & learn from it. • A SENSE, A SWEAT, & A SLUMBER.

  30. v 8 A SENSE

  31. “Remember the Sabbath day, to keep it holy” (v 8, ESV).

  32. Why did god say to remember the Sabbath?

  33. It’s possible that “remember” means “keep holy.”

  34. It’s possible that “remember” means “keep holy.” • But, I believe the Israelites are being told not to forget the Sabbath.

  35. It’s possible that “remember” means “keep holy.” • But, I believe the Israelites are being told not to forget the Sabbath. • God had previously commanded the Sabbath in relation to the gathering of manna (Ex 16:22-30).

  36. It’s possible that “remember” means “keep holy.” • But, I believe the Israelites are being told not to forget the Sabbath. • God had previously commanded the Sabbath in relation to the gathering of manna (Ex 16:22-30). • On Friday, the Israelites were to gather twice as much manna, for there would be none on the Sabbath.

  37. It’s possible that “remember” means “keep holy.” • But, I believe the Israelites are being told not to forget the Sabbath. • God had previously commanded the Sabbath in relation to the gathering of manna (Ex 16:22-30). • On Friday, the Israelites were to gather twice as much manna, for there would be none on the Sabbath. • The Israelites who thought they’d wait to gather on the Sabbath went out to gather manna, but they found none!

  38. It’s possible that “remember” means “keep holy.” • But, I believe the Israelites are being told not to forget the Sabbath. • God had previously commanded the Sabbath in relation to the gathering of manna (Ex 16:22-30). • On Friday, the Israelites were to gather twice as much manna, for there would be none on the Sabbath. • The Israelites who thought they’d wait to gather on the Sabbath went out to gather manna, but they found none! • The point could be to remember what happened when some of you disobeyed the Sabbath—you went hungry!

  39. The Israelites also needed to remember what day of the week it was so that they could honor the Sabbath.

  40. The Israelites also needed to remember what day of the week it was so that they could honor the Sabbath. • The Israelites are also likely being commanded not to forget what the Sabbath represents.

  41. The Israelites also needed to remember what day of the week it was so that they could honor the Sabbath. • The Israelites are also likely being commanded not to forget what the Sabbath represents. • For them, the Sabbath was a representation of who God is & what God had done.

  42. The Israelites also needed to remember what day of the week it was so that they could honor the Sabbath. • The Israelites are also likely being commanded not to forget what the Sabbath represents. • For them, the Sabbath was a representation of who God is & what God had done. • For us, the Lord’s Day is a representation of who God is & what God has done.

  43. The point is that we need a solid memory.

  44. We need to keep the Law of God in remembrance.

  45. We need to keep the Law of God in remembrance. • We need to remember God’s expectation about caring for the needy—“In all things I have shown you that by working hard in this way we must help the weak and remember the words of the Lord Jesus, how he himself said, ‘It is more blessed to give than to receive’” (Acts 20:35, ESV).

  46. We need to keep the Law of God in remembrance. • We need to remember God’s expectation about caring for the needy—Acts 20:35. • “This is now the second letter that I am writing to you, beloved. In both of them I am stirring up your sincere mind by way of reminder, that you should remember the predictions of the holy prophets and the commandment of the Lord and Savior through your apostles” (2 Pt 3:1-3, ESV).

  47. Do we remember the will of god?

  48. v 9 A sweat

  49. “Six days you shall labor, and do all your work” (v 9, ESV).

  50. “Six days you shall labor, and do all your work” (v 9, ESV). • God expects his people to work.

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