Theological Branch: Soteriology



Topic: Sabbath as a test of loyalty

Exo 16:4-5 KJV 4 Then said the LORD unto Moses, Behold, I will rain bread from heaven for you; and the people shall go out and gather a certain rate every day, *that I may prove them,* whether they will walk in my law, or no. 5 And it shall come to pass, that on the sixth day they shall prepare that which they bring in; and it shall be twice as much as they gather daily.

Manna was provided for ancient Israel as provision in the wilderness. It is at this time that the practicality of the  Sabbath and the Sabbath was introduced to the Israelites. 

God gave it to them and in relation to the Sabbath they were to both follow the rules on Sabbath observance and follow the rules on how to care for Manna. The sixth day showed them that God can care for them so that they need not worry about providing for themselves on a Sabbath. 

Exo 16:26-27 KJV 26 Six days ye shall gather it; but on the seventh day, which is the sabbath, in it there shall be none. 27 And it came to pass, that there went out some of the people on the seventh day for to gather, and they found none.

Lack of faith is seen when some failed to observe that law and they went and gathered some on the Seventh day. Failure to find any shows that even in heaven there's proper Sabbath observance, hence there was  no Manna from heaven.

Exo 16:29-30 KJV 29 See, for that the LORD 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. 30 So the people rested on the seventh day.

The practicality of the Seventh day is again seen at the death and resurrection of Jesus. Psalm 16 gives us a view of the same test of loyalty but this time it's not man rather the Savior Himself.

Psa 16:9 KJV Therefore my heart is glad, and my glory rejoiceth: my flesh also shall rest in hope.

In the book of John 6 Jesus describes Himself as the bread that came down from Heaven. In contrast with Manna He further states that those that ate Manna died. This comparison is given in Ps 16.  Upon his death on the cross on Friday Jesus slept in his tomb on Sabbath. This symbolically was a way of proving that if he truly is the sinless one then he must like the Manna not go bad on the following day.

Psa 16:10 KJV For thou wilt not leave my soul in hell(grave) neither wilt thou suffer thine Holy One to see corruption(rotting and decay due to death)
Jesus being the bread of life that came down from Heaven, his death would prove that indeed by resting on the Sabbath, he would not stink the following day.

 Thus the Sabbath is more than just a day in a week but it was also paramount to prove the divinity of Christ upon his death. He also must be proved that He's as righteous as he says. The body of Christ did no see corruption as it lay in the grave from Friday, Sabbath till Sunday Resurrection. 

The Manna did the same too. Jesus is the bread that came down from Heaven. His body rested on Sabbath in the grave. According to psalm 16 His body was supposed to be preserved, from rotting and decay as a way of proving his sinlessness. 

Had he been sinful His body was going to see corruption and there was going to be no resurrection. Hence the Sabbath serves as test of loyalty for every person in this world to see if they'll be loyal to God, as much as Jesus had to be tested as the sinless son of God by going through the Sabbath at his death.

 Deu 8:16 KJV Who fed thee in the wilderness with manna, which thy fathers knew not, that he might humble thee, *and that he might prove thee* , to do thee good at thy latter end.

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