Surprised by the Sabbath

I. God is the total focus of the 7th Day (Then & Now): God finished - 2:1-2a God rested - 2:2b God blessed - 2:3 II. The Surprises on the Sabbath: Man is not mentioned - Sabbath is not stated - Exodus 16:22-26; Exodus 20:8-11 The Prophets rebuked over it - Isaiah 1:13; Hosea 2:11 Jesus didn’t follow it - Matthew 12:1-8, 9-14; Mark 2 :23-28 ; Luke 4:1-6; John 5:1-18 “The Son of Man is Lord of the Sabbath” “Sabbath was made for man, not man for the Sabbath” The Early Church & Paul - The Silence of the in JC - Acts 15 The Statements - Romans 14:5-6; Galatians 4:8-11; Colossians 2:16-19, 20-23; Hebrews 3:7-19 The Savior / Salvation - Matthew 11:28-30 III. Jesus came and… Abolished the temple - Abolished the priesthood - Abolished the sacrificial system - Did He abolish the sabbath?