Sabbath

Characteristics of the Sabbath

Sabbath Blessing

Gen2:2-3 And on the seventh day Eloheem ended his work which he had made; and he rested on the seventh day from all his work which he had made. And Eloheem blessed the seventh day, and sanctified it: because that in it he had rested from all his work which Eloheem created and made.

What exactly is this special blessing/sanctification which Eloheem made upon the sabbath which was not applied to any other day? Surely the other days are also blessed in one or another way, various creations were done on those days, however only the Sabbath was blessed and sanctified. What does that mean and how does it effect us today?

Application of the Sabbath

Preparation

Exo16:23-30 And he said unto them, This is that which the Yahuah hath said, To morrow is the rest of the holy sabbath unto Yahuah: bake that which ye will bake to day, and seethe that ye will seethe; and that which remaineth over lay up for you to be kept until the morning. And they laid it up till the morning, as Moses bade: and it did not stink, neither was there any worm therein. And Moses said, Eat that to day; for to day is a sabbath unto Yahuah: to day ye shall not find it in the field. Six days ye shall gather it; but on the seventh day, which is the sabbath, in it there shall be none. And it came to pass, that there went out some of the people on the seventh day for to gather, and they found none. And the Yahuah said unto Moses, How long refuse ye to keep my commandments and my laws? See, for that the Yahuah hath given you the sabbath, therefore he giveth you on the sixth day the bread of two days; abide ye every man in his place, let no man go out of his place on the seventh day. So the people rested on the seventh day.

What is the situation here? The elect were lead out of Egypt and find themselves in the desert where Yahuah provides them with manna. Moses teaches that they are to collect a double portion on the sixth day. That they are to prepare for the seventh. Yet, on the seventh day, there is still some that go out to collect, yet they find nothing. Yahuah questions - how long refuse ye to keep my commandments?

The point is that you are not supposed to cook, bake or prepare meals on the Sabbath, but are to do so on the sixth day in preparation of the Sabbath. Yahushua provides everyone with a double portion on the sixth day, enabling the observance of rest on the Sabbath.