[15] In those days saw I in Judah some treading
wine presses on the sabbath, and bringing in sheaves, and lading asses; as also
wine, grapes, and figs, and all manner of burdens, which they brought
into Jerusalem on the sabbath day: and I testified against them in the day
wherein they sold victuals. [16] There dwelt men of Tyre also therein, which
brought fish, and all manner of ware, and sold on the sabbath unto the children
of Judah, and in Jerusalem. [17] Then I contended with the nobles of Judah, and
said unto them, What evil thing is this that ye do, and profane the
sabbath day? [18] Did not your fathers thus, and did not our God bring all this
evil upon us, and upon this city? yet ye bring more wrath upon Israel by
profaning the sabbath. [19] And it came to pass, that when the gates of Jerusalem
began to be dark before the sabbath, I commanded that the gates should be shut,
and charged that they should not be opened till after the sabbath: and some
of my servants set I at the gates, that there should no burden be
brought in on the sabbath day. [20] So the merchants and sellers of all kind of
ware lodged without Jerusalem once or twice. [21] Then I testified against them,
and said unto them, Why lodge ye about the wall? if ye do so again, I
will lay hands on you. From that time forth came they no more on the
sabbath. [22] And I commanded the Levites that they should cleanse themselves,
and that they should come and keep the gates, to sanctify the
sabbath day. Remember me, O my God, concerning this also, and spare me
according to the greatness of thy mercy. Nehemiah 13:15-22
The people had returned to their “old ways” Nehemiah
10:31. Nehemiah reestablishes the rules of the Sabbath. He stops the buying and
selling on the Sabbath. He went so far as to lock the gates of the city to guarantee
those merchants and their wares would not enter in. He told the merchants not to come to the gates on the
Sabbath as this was forbidden. He threatened harsh results if they did not heed
his words.
We no longer fall under the rules and restrictions of the
law, but the law was our schoolmaster (Galatians 3:24). Learning and applying
from the schoolmaster is a great way to live our life. We should live the principles
of the Bible. Once Christ came the disciples started to worship on the first
day of the week, Sunday, instead of the Sabbath, Saturday.
I thought it was so fitting that this blog topic fell on
a Sunday. As we keep today as a day of worship and rest dwell on the wonderful attributes
of our Lord.
Dwell on His:
Awesomeness
Blessings
Creation
Direction
Excellentness
Fairness
Goodness
Holiness
Immutableness
Justice
Kindness
Longsuffering
Magnificence
Nobleness
Omnipresence
Perfectness
Quiet still voice
Righteousness
Sovereignty
Truth
Unity
Victory
Wisdom
eXciting future
unYielding love
Zeal
Remember the sabbath day, to keep it holy. Exodus 20:8
Not forsaking the assembling of ourselves together, as
the manner of some is; but exhorting one another: and so much the
more, as ye see the day approaching. Hebrews 10:25
Have a blessed day,
Donna
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