Greetings & Happy Sabbath!
In Eden, God set up the memorial of His work of creation, in placing His blessing upon the seventh day. The Sabbath was committed to Adam, the father and representative of the whole human family. It's observance was to be an act of grateful acknowledgment, on the part of all who should dwell upon the earth, that God was their Creator and their rightful Sovereign; that they were the work of His hands, and the subjects of His authority. Thus the institution was wholly commemorative, and given to all mankind. There was nothing in it shadowy, or of restricted application to any people.
God saw that the Sabbath was essential for man, even in Paradise. He needed to lay aside his own interests and persuits for one day of the seven, that he might more fully contemplate the works of God and meditate upon His power and goodness. He needed a Sabbath, to remind him more vividly of God, and to awaken gratitude because all that he enjoyed and posessed came from the beneficent hand of the Creator.
God designs that the Sabbath shall direct the minds of men to the contemplation of His created works. Nature speaksto their senses, declaring that there is a living God, the Creator, the supreme Ruler of all.
"The heavens declare the glory of God; and the firmament showeth His handiwork. Day unto day uttereth speech, and night unto night showeth knowledge." (Psalm 19:1)
The beauty that clothes the earth is a token of Gods love. We may behold it in the everlasting hills, the lofty trees, in the opening of the buds and the delicate flowers. All speak to us of God. The Sabbath, ever pointing to Him that made them all, bids men open the great book of nature, and trace therein the wisdom. the power, and the love of the Creator.
Patriarchs & Prophets
Happy Sabbath!
In Eden, God set up the memorial of His work of creation, in placing His blessing upon the seventh day. The Sabbath was committed to Adam, the father and representative of the whole human family. It's observance was to be an act of grateful acknowledgment, on the part of all who should dwell upon the earth, that God was their Creator and their rightful Sovereign; that they were the work of His hands, and the subjects of His authority. Thus the institution was wholly commemorative, and given to all mankind. There was nothing in it shadowy, or of restricted application to any people.
God saw that the Sabbath was essential for man, even in Paradise. He needed to lay aside his own interests and persuits for one day of the seven, that he might more fully contemplate the works of God and meditate upon His power and goodness. He needed a Sabbath, to remind him more vividly of God, and to awaken gratitude because all that he enjoyed and posessed came from the beneficent hand of the Creator.
God designs that the Sabbath shall direct the minds of men to the contemplation of His created works. Nature speaksto their senses, declaring that there is a living God, the Creator, the supreme Ruler of all.
"The heavens declare the glory of God; and the firmament showeth His handiwork. Day unto day uttereth speech, and night unto night showeth knowledge." (Psalm 19:1)
The beauty that clothes the earth is a token of Gods love. We may behold it in the everlasting hills, the lofty trees, in the opening of the buds and the delicate flowers. All speak to us of God. The Sabbath, ever pointing to Him that made them all, bids men open the great book of nature, and trace therein the wisdom. the power, and the love of the Creator.
Patriarchs & Prophets
Happy Sabbath!