For anyone that has a bible with them?

Question

Please read Exodus 31; 14 and 15 for me.

What are your thoughts?

Answer 1

Ah! that Old Testament God was such a loving entity. I'll have to go over to my next door neighbors and remind them to stone me before it gets too late. It's already 10:10PM here and I just hate to be subjected to those kinds of things after 11PM.

Answer 2

Just for reference (Sourced below):

31:14 Ye shall keep the sabbath therefore; for it is holy unto you:
every one that defileth it shall surely be put to death: for whosoever
doeth any work therein, that soul shall be cut off from among his
people.

31:15 Six days may work be done; but in the seventh is the sabbath of
rest, holy to the LORD: whosoever doeth any work in the sabbath day,
he shall surely be put to death.

To me the Bible is filled with many statements such as this that are irrational, have too much stick vs. carrot and basically use fear (and back in the old days they backed it up with action such as the modern day radical Islamists do today) as an incentive to worship the Almighty.

Personally I like to take responsibility for my own actions and don't worry about a divine being or a body of like minded individuals to help decide what I do on my Sabbath - Friday nor my ever after. I believe in freedom of choice and somehow I believe the "divine" one respects that as well.

Somehow I think the Bible, Quran and other various holy books are all man inspired. All works of inspiration but not "divine".

Answer 3

Exodus 31:14-15
Therefore you are to observe the sabbath, for it is holy to you. Everyone who profanes it shall surely be put to death; for whoever does any work on it, that person shall be cut off from among his people.

For six days work may be done, but on the seventh day there is a sabbath of complete rest, holy to the LORD; whoever does any work on the sabbath day shall surely be put to death.

I see that you are probably not an antinomian! I have always believed in a 10 point decalogue (no pun intended).

Today, not many even understand that Christians have a duty to keep the Christian sabbath holy and they are taught to do so is nothing more than legalism. Matthew 7 says, "Why call Me Lord Lord and do not the things I say." Jesus kept the Sabbath spiritually the way His Father intended, but He did not keep it according to Pharasaic law. Jesus goes on to tell us in Matthew 7 that the many who would not make it into heaven would be called "lawless" ones. So then, the keeping (or not keeping) of the Sabbath may have eternal consequesnces.

Let me conclude by saying we should make sure we know what we are talking about before we abolish the very thing Jesus may want us to do.

Answer 4

Those are interesting passages, and there are a few ways to interpret them. They may refer to the death of the body literally, to the death of the soul, or to the death of the person as a member of the community. I am leaning towards the latter option because of the passage 'that soul shall be cut off from among his people.' This would have been equivalent to death in the nomadic/herding culture these books were originally written for. Remember that restrictions on work on the Sabbath are stil very strict in Hasidic Jewish communities: they do not drive, work, cook, or use electricty. They spend the whole day in study and prayer. This was common for many Christians until the turn of the last century too, although very few still keep this practise today. Many people who posted here reminded me that these restrictions were refuted by the New Testament, so Christians are not beholden to them. The laws of Moses are so strict because they were given as punishments to a wayward people.

Answer 5

These are my thoughts.

Luk 13:14 And the ruler of the synagogue answered with indignation, because that Jesus had healed on the sabbath day, and said unto the people, There are six days in which men ought to work: in them therefore come and be healed, and not on the sabbath day.
Luk 13:15 The Lord then answered him, and said, [Thou] hypocrite, doth not each one of you on the sabbath loose his ox or [his] *** from the stall, and lead [him] away to watering?
Luk 13:16 And ought not this woman, being a daughter of Abraham, whom Satan hath bound, lo, these eighteen years, be loosed from this bond on the sabbath day?

As soon as we can afford two refrigerators we will start observing the rest of the law. Where should we start?

Answer 6

Observe the Sabbath, because it is holy to you. Anyone who desecrates it must be put to death; whoever does any work on that day must be cut off from his people. For six days, work is to be done, but the seventh day is a Sabbath of rest, holy to the LORD. Whoever does any work on the Sabbath day must be put to death.
--Exodus 31:14-15

My thoughts? More biblical nonsense. Besides it's refuted by the NT.

Answer 7

I think many of the early laws including this one was to help the establishment of the of the Jewish Culture and their identity. It does seem like a harsh punishment for working on the sabbath, but in the New Testament Jesus does point out that the one without sin is the one to cast the first stone. He also points out that everyone, mostly unknowing, performs work on the sabbath.(loosing your animal to eat is the example he uses) The law is weak because of our nature, and our inability to follow that one and most others making Jesus a must for salvation. We are justified by our faith, and not of works.

Answer 8

The sabbath day is not binding on Christians. We enter God's Rest Day by faith and obedience, Hebrews chapter 4.
The Sabbath observance was required from ancient Israelites.
The Law was abolished on the basis of Jesus' death. Eph. 2:15

Answer 9

"You shall keep the Sabbath, because it is holy for you. Everyone who profanes it shall be put to death. Whoever does any work on it, that soul shall be cut off from among his people. Six days shall work be done, but the seventh day is a Sabbath of solemn rest, holy to the Lord. Whoever does any work on the Sabbath day shall be put to death."

I'm not sure what you are wondering about. It says that the Jews were to keep the Sabbath and if they did not they were to be killed. I does seem pretty severe of a punishment.

Have a nice day.
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Answer 10

When you read it it sounds too tough. You need to understand what's happening. The people of Israel had been in Egypt for 400 years as slaves and their beleifs had been mixed up with the egyiptians. After seeing what God did with the Pharaoh, how the sea was parted, and several miracles they were still seeking other gods (remember the gold calf). God was using tough love with his children.