"...a sabbath of rest: whosoever doeth work on this day shall be put to death."
If the Bible was written 6 thousand years ago, that means this law was followed for 4 thousand years.
I wonder how many people were put to death?
Did the Priest of the time do the killing themselves, and did they get to keep all the money from the person they put to death?
Are the Priest who did the killing in Heaven now?
What about Native Americans? Did they go to Hell for working on the Sabbath?
2006-12-24 07:42:49 · 14 answers · asked by Honest Opinion 5 in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
No where in either Testament can I find scripture that supports breaking the Ten Commandments.
The Sabbath Day, and only the Sabbath Day, was made Holy by God at the time of Creation. See Genesis 2:1-3 KJV
The Sabbath Day is not the "Jewish Sabbath," it is God's Sabbath. See Mark 1:21 KJV and Mark 6:2 KJV
Christians continued to observe the Sabbath after Christ's sacrifice. See Acts 13:42-44 KJV
The seventh day never stopped being God's Sabbath. It has always been observed by Christians who base their Christianity on the Word of God, the Holy Bible, and it will always be observed into the future. Isaiah 66:22-23 KJV
In 321, the Roman emperor Constantine issued an edict which outlawed work on the "venerable day of the sun," Sunday, and within 3 years the corrupted version of Christianity had become the official religion of the Roman empire. From that, the Roman Catholic Church, and its many Protestant daughter churches, got the commonly-accepted Sunday observance of today - utterly pagan in origin, and completely contrary to God's command.
Sorry I used your question to make a point, I wish everyone would open their minds and read the truth for themselves and stop relying on what they have been taught by church, state, or whatever.
2006-12-24 08:22:38 · answer #1 · answered by rezany 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
The giving of this law in Exodus occurred about 1500-1400BC. It remained in effect until around 500BC when the Israelites were taken into captivity in Babylon. They would return after 70 years, and continue to live in the land until 70AD, but as subjects to other empires, and were not free to impose the death sentence for the breaking of the Law. Since the actual time in which the Law was strictly enforced was about 1000 years, not 4000.
Almost immediately, "modifications" to the law were made to allow for emergency situations, such as Jesus mentioned in Matthew 12:5 and 12:11, and Luke 6:9. The penalty was reserved for those who deliberated disregarded the law. As strong as the social pressure would have been, it the number of people would have been small.
The priest did not keep the property of persons executed. It remained with the persons family. And the executions were a public affair, with the person who brought the charges being the one who threw the first stone.
Such executions did not occur until after an investigation, trial, and conviction. As such, they would be the same as any court ordered execution today. The persons conducting the executions were appointed agents of the court, not murderers, carrying out a legal sentence. If a person would bare any "quilt" for the actions, it would be the initial accuser - and then only if they were falsely accusing the person. (One of the reasons the perjury made God's "top 10 list" of no-no's)
The Sabbath law was also given to the Jewish people. No other nation was ever commanded to keep it. Its purpose was to serve as a sign so that the Jews would recognize Jesus when he appeared. It would have been pointless for any other group to keep it, since Jesus was not appearing to the other groups. So a Native American (or anyone else) would not "go to hell" for working on the sabbath. It is also why the sabbath is no longer practiced by Christians today. Once Christ came, it is no longer needed as a sign to who he would be.
Hope that answers your questions....
2006-12-24 08:06:45 · answer #2 · answered by dewcoons 7 · 4⤊ 0⤋
this is the problem with reading only the written text, each verse in a vacuum. First, you need to define "work" and without a knowledge of Hebrew and the bible from within the Jewish culture into which it was introduced, you can't do that. Then you need to look at an established legal and judicial system. If you see a sign that says "no trespassing -- violators will be fined $500 or given 30 days in jail" these are not automatic punishments -- there must be an elaborate process in order to prove to the approrpiate level, guilt. In fact, the sages declare that a rabbinical court which executed one person in 70 was unduly harsh.
2006-12-24 07:48:59 · answer #3 · answered by rosends 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The Bible says in James 4:17 "Therefore to him that knoweth to do good and doeth it not, to Him it is a sin"...alot of people way back then didnt know what was considered a sin and what was right and wrong....So I would say that the Native Americans were not held accountable for their actions seeing how they did not know that working on the Sabbath was wrong then...They probably had to work to keep their families alive and things like that which the Lord takes into account...if it is a have to deal, then the Lord says its alright...Matthew 12:1"At that time Jesus went on the Sabbath day through the corn; and his disciples were hungry, and began to pluck the ears of corn, and to eat."
I would consider that work to feed his disciples...If it has to be done, then it has to be done, but if its for your own personal gain and thats it, then i'd say that its a sin...
2006-12-24 08:03:29 · answer #4 · answered by ♥ωέςтєяиΝСģαζ♥ 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The Bible writer, Moses, started the first writing of Genesis in 1513 bce. The sentence was only carried out, to anyone who showed a total disrespect for God and the teaching of the sabbath.
When Jesus fulfilled the law, he did not abolish the principles of the sabbath, meaning keeping time especially for God etc. The sabbath was no longer a doctrine that Christians would be judged in. Please notice:
(Colossians 2:16-19) 16 Therefore let no man judge YOU in eating and drinking or in respect of a festival or of an observance of the new moon or of a sabbath; 17 for those things are a shadow of the things to come, but the reality belongs to the Christ. 18 Let no man deprive YOU of the prize who takes delight in a [mock] humility and a form of worship of the angels, “taking his stand on” the things he has seen, puffed up without proper cause by his fleshly frame of mind, 19 whereas he is not holding fast to the head, to the one from whom all the body, being supplied and harmoniously joined together by means of its joints and ligaments, goes on growing with the growth that God gives."
The law of Moses is no longer binding on Christians directly.
Number one there is no fire-hell, that is a false religious teaching.
Why would anyone go to heaven for killing someone? The Bible teaching is quite different from the bizaar teachings of religions that do not adhere to its teachings, especially since Christ.
If you are being sarcastic, please get your info correct before being critical of God's dealings & legitimate adjustments He wishes to have made & will make.
2006-12-24 08:10:42 · answer #5 · answered by THA 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The translation may have totally mucked up the meaning of this verse. Quite a few of the Bible's verses have completely different meanings depending on the translation or the original language the Bible was written in. There are quite a few books which discuss this in detail.
Your best bet is to just talk to God and seek direction through your own relationship with God. A book is only as good as its writer. The Bible was written by men. Men are flawed and their understanding of what God intended is what is in the Bible--not God's actual intentions. The Bible should be used for guidance and for the basic lessons it teaches regarding human behavior. Everything is in there. But, to know what God intends for you, talk to God and ask for guidance in the name of Christ.
I hate to see people poking fun at the Bible and trying to say a belief in God is flawed thinking because the Bible contains contradictions. God existed long before one single word of the Bible was written. Trying to put down a belief in the power over all Creation based on what is in the Bible is flawed logic.
2006-12-24 07:59:23 · answer #6 · answered by graff_monster@sbcglobal.net 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Probably about 100. For the past 2000 years, we haven't had the necessary court system (unbroken from Moses, on Temple Mount). Also, in order to be killed, there needed to be 2 adult men as witnesses, who warned the person that it was a capital crime, and he had to acknowledge the warning.
No, the witnesses did, and the money was inherited by the convict's family
Probably
Only Jews.
2006-12-24 08:00:59 · answer #7 · answered by ysk 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
This is another example of a non-believer taking scripture and twisting it to prove your sad, sorry, ill-conceived point.
Jesus Christ is the scarlet thread that runs through every page, every verse, and every word of the Holy Bible. The Old Testament is PICTURES of New Testament TRUTHS.
The commandment for the Hebrews to keep the Sabbath is a picture for us Christians to understand the work of the cross.
JESUS CHRIST is our Sabbath, HE is our day of rest. There is not a single thing we can do (no working on the Sabbath) that can add to work done on the cross. Christ said it is finished, he paid the penalty and now we (believers) can rest in Him (our sabbath).
To try to "work" your way to Heaven, that is, to reject Christ's work on the cross, will result in DEATH, by that He means spiritual death, you will be sent to Hell.
Merry Christmas!
2006-12-24 07:51:02 · answer #8 · answered by Last Ent Wife (RCIA) 7 · 2⤊ 2⤋
I have wondered about that too. I mean, in our society today, some people caan't chose their days they work, and days they are off. As a girl without a job, I usually try and take some time out of my day to think about God, and read his word, and pray. I do this by going to Church. But I would like to know about this too, for it is a fairly good question!! Thanks for asking and God Bless!
Merry Christmas too by the way.
2006-12-24 11:57:19 · answer #9 · answered by NA N 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Sorry, I wanted to answer but I read the King James Bible and that quote is not there... at least not in Exodus 35:2?
2006-12-24 08:24:40 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋