When I first decided to take this journey into looking at
the meaning of the Sabbath, I honestly didn’t know where to begin. Strangely it just wasn’t a subject we did in
Bible School (unless I slept through that part). When Googling I found a Jewish website about
the Sabbath and decided this would be a good source of material. I was sceptical though as I did not want to
get lost in the “letter of the law.”
In
looking at this next point it does indeed speak to that concept. Jews forbid several types of work on the
Sabbath and the list is quite long, so I won’t share it here. The list does seem to focus on manual labour,
i.e. sowing, plowing, reaping etc. In interpreting
the spirit of the law, I guess that would apply to what we would classify as
our jobs.
To
redefine it another way, I would say that God desires to have all of our
attention. We should not partake in
activities that would otherwise legally be allowed to draw our attention to
everyday employment. I suppose it is
learning how to practically apply that is where the challenge lies. I suppose
the question we need to ask is, “Does what I am doing now worship God or money?”
Tough
one.
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