Would you like to explain the following that was practiced by the children of Israel for (40) years in (v.35) ...
Ex 16:22-30
22 And it came to pass, that on the sixth day they gathered twice as much bread, two omers for one man: and all the rulers of the congregation came and told Moses.
23 And he said unto them, This is that which the LORD hath said, To morrow is the rest of the holy sabbath unto the LORD: 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.
24 And they laid it up till the morning, as Moses bade: and it did not stink, neither was there any worm therein.
25 And Moses said, Eat that to day; for to day is a sabbath unto the LORD: to day ye shall not find it in the field.
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.
28 And the LORD said unto Moses, How long refuse ye to keep my commandments and my laws?
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.
Present day
'Although variations on Sabbath observance exist among the branches of Judaism and even among families, the basic pattern is universal. The Sabbath begins on Friday at sundown and lasts until sundown on Saturday, but preparation for the Sabbath begins well in advance. The majority of Sabbath activity is carried out in the home, so Friday is a day of hard work by the women of the household as they shop and prepare. All cooking and baking for the Sabbath day must be completed before the Sabbath begins, so the Jewish home is a hive of activity in the morning and afternoon. In addition to the preparation of food, the house is likely to receive a thorough cleaning. Fortunately for the housewife, the men of the house may assist her in this task.'
Are you still going to tell me that it would be a different story if they were plucking corn on the Sabbath in order to sell it as opposed to eating it. The Sabbath for the Jews to observe must be kept with complete ceasing of all work and labour, plucking corn was considered part of the preparation. When the disciples plucked their corn on the Sabbath to eat they were violating the Sabbath, but Christ was here as the bread and manna from heaven and as the Lord of the Sabbath being made for man. This is why so many of the disciples were offended, when they heard this saying from Jesus, 'Unless you eat my flesh and drink my blood (of the new covenant) you have no life in you.' He was telling them that He was bread that came down from heaven...
Jn 6:30-40
30 They said therefore unto him, What sign shewest thou then, that we may see, and believe thee? what dost thou work?
31 Our fathers did eat manna in the desert; as it is written, He gave them bread from heaven to eat.
32 Then Jesus said unto them, Verily, verily, I say unto you, Moses gave you not that bread from heaven; but my Father giveth you the true bread from heaven.
33 For the bread of God is he which cometh down from heaven, and giveth life unto the world.
34 Then said they unto him, Lord, evermore give us this bread.
35 And Jesus said unto them, I am the bread of life: he that cometh to me shall never hunger; and he that believeth on me shall never thirst.
36 But I said unto you, That ye also have seen me, and believe not.
37 All that the Father giveth me shall come to me; and him that cometh to me I will in no wise cast out.
38 For I came down from heaven, not to do mine own will, but the will of him that sent me.
39 And this is the Father's will which hath sent me, that of all which he hath given me I should lose nothing, but should raise it up again at the last day.
40 And this is the will of him that sent me, that every one which seeth the Son, and believeth on him, may have everlasting life: and I will raise him up at the last day.
(v47-58)
47 Verily, verily, I say unto you, He that believeth on me hath everlasting life.
48 I am that bread of life.
49 Your fathers did eat manna in the wilderness, and are dead.
50 This is the bread which cometh down from heaven, that a man may eat thereof, and not die.
51 I am the living bread which came down from heaven: if any man eat of this bread, he shall live for ever: and the bread that I will give is my flesh, which I will give for the life of the world.
52 The Jews therefore strove among themselves, saying, How can this man give us his flesh to eat?
53 Then Jesus said unto them, Verily, verily, I say unto you, Except ye eat the flesh of the Son of man, and drink his blood, ye have no life in you.
54 Whoso eateth my flesh, and drinketh my blood, hath eternal life; and I will raise him up at the last day.
55 For my flesh is meat indeed, and my blood is drink indeed.
56 He that eateth my flesh, and drinketh my blood, dwelleth in me, and I in him.
57 As the living Father hath sent me, and I live by the Father: so he that eateth me, even he shall live by me.
58 This is that bread which came down from heaven: not as your fathers did eat manna, and are dead: he that eateth of this bread shall live for ever.
Are we to prepare to eat His flesh and drink His blood only on that one Sabbath day, or do we have Him as our eternal life to partake of His bread (the word) every morning, noon and night of every day because we have entered into His rest (Heb 4:10,11, Mt 11:28-30) when we came to Him and believed upon Him? You won't find any teaching in the epistles (written by that little Jewish apostle Paul who had more zeal for the law than any of his peers) that were written to the church (of both Jew and Gentile) to keep the Sabbath holy. There is just no instruction in there and if remembering and keeping the Sabbath was to be practiced and honored by the church, as the fourth commandment, we would see some kind of testimony in the NT scriptures to the church, but there is none.
Ex 16:22-30
22 And it came to pass, that on the sixth day they gathered twice as much bread, two omers for one man: and all the rulers of the congregation came and told Moses.
23 And he said unto them, This is that which the LORD hath said, To morrow is the rest of the holy sabbath unto the LORD: 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.
24 And they laid it up till the morning, as Moses bade: and it did not stink, neither was there any worm therein.
25 And Moses said, Eat that to day; for to day is a sabbath unto the LORD: to day ye shall not find it in the field.
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.
28 And the LORD said unto Moses, How long refuse ye to keep my commandments and my laws?
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.
Present day
'Although variations on Sabbath observance exist among the branches of Judaism and even among families, the basic pattern is universal. The Sabbath begins on Friday at sundown and lasts until sundown on Saturday, but preparation for the Sabbath begins well in advance. The majority of Sabbath activity is carried out in the home, so Friday is a day of hard work by the women of the household as they shop and prepare. All cooking and baking for the Sabbath day must be completed before the Sabbath begins, so the Jewish home is a hive of activity in the morning and afternoon. In addition to the preparation of food, the house is likely to receive a thorough cleaning. Fortunately for the housewife, the men of the house may assist her in this task.'
Are you still going to tell me that it would be a different story if they were plucking corn on the Sabbath in order to sell it as opposed to eating it. The Sabbath for the Jews to observe must be kept with complete ceasing of all work and labour, plucking corn was considered part of the preparation. When the disciples plucked their corn on the Sabbath to eat they were violating the Sabbath, but Christ was here as the bread and manna from heaven and as the Lord of the Sabbath being made for man. This is why so many of the disciples were offended, when they heard this saying from Jesus, 'Unless you eat my flesh and drink my blood (of the new covenant) you have no life in you.' He was telling them that He was bread that came down from heaven...
Jn 6:30-40
30 They said therefore unto him, What sign shewest thou then, that we may see, and believe thee? what dost thou work?
31 Our fathers did eat manna in the desert; as it is written, He gave them bread from heaven to eat.
32 Then Jesus said unto them, Verily, verily, I say unto you, Moses gave you not that bread from heaven; but my Father giveth you the true bread from heaven.
33 For the bread of God is he which cometh down from heaven, and giveth life unto the world.
34 Then said they unto him, Lord, evermore give us this bread.
35 And Jesus said unto them, I am the bread of life: he that cometh to me shall never hunger; and he that believeth on me shall never thirst.
36 But I said unto you, That ye also have seen me, and believe not.
37 All that the Father giveth me shall come to me; and him that cometh to me I will in no wise cast out.
38 For I came down from heaven, not to do mine own will, but the will of him that sent me.
39 And this is the Father's will which hath sent me, that of all which he hath given me I should lose nothing, but should raise it up again at the last day.
40 And this is the will of him that sent me, that every one which seeth the Son, and believeth on him, may have everlasting life: and I will raise him up at the last day.
(v47-58)
47 Verily, verily, I say unto you, He that believeth on me hath everlasting life.
48 I am that bread of life.
49 Your fathers did eat manna in the wilderness, and are dead.
50 This is the bread which cometh down from heaven, that a man may eat thereof, and not die.
51 I am the living bread which came down from heaven: if any man eat of this bread, he shall live for ever: and the bread that I will give is my flesh, which I will give for the life of the world.
52 The Jews therefore strove among themselves, saying, How can this man give us his flesh to eat?
53 Then Jesus said unto them, Verily, verily, I say unto you, Except ye eat the flesh of the Son of man, and drink his blood, ye have no life in you.
54 Whoso eateth my flesh, and drinketh my blood, hath eternal life; and I will raise him up at the last day.
55 For my flesh is meat indeed, and my blood is drink indeed.
56 He that eateth my flesh, and drinketh my blood, dwelleth in me, and I in him.
57 As the living Father hath sent me, and I live by the Father: so he that eateth me, even he shall live by me.
58 This is that bread which came down from heaven: not as your fathers did eat manna, and are dead: he that eateth of this bread shall live for ever.
Are we to prepare to eat His flesh and drink His blood only on that one Sabbath day, or do we have Him as our eternal life to partake of His bread (the word) every morning, noon and night of every day because we have entered into His rest (Heb 4:10,11, Mt 11:28-30) when we came to Him and believed upon Him? You won't find any teaching in the epistles (written by that little Jewish apostle Paul who had more zeal for the law than any of his peers) that were written to the church (of both Jew and Gentile) to keep the Sabbath holy. There is just no instruction in there and if remembering and keeping the Sabbath was to be practiced and honored by the church, as the fourth commandment, we would see some kind of testimony in the NT scriptures to the church, but there is none.
