Leviticus 23:3 (ESV)
The Sabbath
“Six days shall work be done, but on the seventh day is a Sabbath of solemn rest, a holy convocation. You shall do no work. It is a Sabbath to the LORD in all your dwelling places.
Exodus 20:8-11 (ESV)
“Remember the Sabbath day, to keep it holy. Six days you shall labor, and do all your work, but the seventh day is a Sabbath to the LORD your God. On it you shall not do any work, you, or your son, or your daughter, your male servant, or your female servant, or your livestock, or the sojourner who is within your gates. For in six days the LORD made heaven and earth, the sea, and all that is in them, and rested on the seventh day. Therefore the LORD blessed the Sabbath day and made it holy.
The Law of the Sabbath rest was a major law for the nation of Israel. They were to rest from all labor each Saturday. The reason given for this law, in the Ten Commandment list in Exodus, was because God, Himself, rested from His work of creation. That is a significant point to understand the Sabbath principle of rest. Yes, it is one of the Ten Commandments. No, we don’t observe the Ten Commandments today like they did in the Old Testament. However, the point of rest from our labor is not based upon the Law of Moses. As seen, it is based upon the example of God. To have intentional rest each week, from our labor, is still a principle we should follow. God designed us to be this way. The fact that we don’t rest with intentionality might be a major reason for burnt out and our stress levels. God created day and night to give our bodies rest. God created this law to remind us to intentionally take rest. Rest is not laziness. Rest is godliness.
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