2007-07-06 23:45:44 · 13 answers · asked by Anonymous in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
It means, don't be a work-a-holic... you'll kill yourself. among other things.
2007-07-07 14:13:01 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
It means you should not work on the Sabbath (keep the Sabbath). Everyone who works on the Sabbath (profanes it) will be put to death.
2007-07-07 06:51:37 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Just another people control rule from the past. Remember, there was no TV in those days, so stoning to death a sabbath breaker was a way to pass the time.
2007-07-07 07:11:11 · answer #3 · answered by Namlevram 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It means that those stiff necked people needed a firm word to keep them clear on the law for the Sabbath.
And we are no longer under the Law...so don't be using it as an excuse to do away with anyone who works on the sabbath.
And He did that to insist that they take a day of rest. Rest from all work ment not a finger be lifted to milk a cow, cook a meal, clean anything...rest with family, and rest in Him.
I would love to have someone make it a law to rest just one day a week.
2007-07-07 07:10:47 · answer #4 · answered by MiMiHaHaSki 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I am afraid it means exactly what it says: It is a law that mandates the death penalty for working on or otherwise profaning the 7th day of the week, which is the "Bible" Sabbath.
Like much of the Bible's moral/ethical advice, it is useless, and has no application for today.
2007-07-07 07:15:52 · answer #5 · answered by Darrol P 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
This was said to the Jews as part of the Law Covenant. Christians are not told to honor this law. Rather, they are told to honor the greater Sabbath.
Colossians 2:16 16Let not any man therefore judge you in eating, or in drinking, or in the matter of a festival or a new moon or Sabbaths, (ACV)
2007-07-07 07:00:34 · answer #6 · answered by Fuzzy 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
It means the level of civility about missing a Sabbath has improved a bit since the Bronze Age.
2007-07-07 06:48:19 · answer #7 · answered by Paul Hxyz 7 · 1⤊ 2⤋
Jesus came to fulfill the law...We are not under those strict rules any longer....although they are a good guideline.
Back in Bible times no one was to do anything on the sabbath
We today honor and worship Jehovah every day. And we have a work to do every day...To help others come to know Jehovah God.
2007-07-07 07:11:46 · answer #8 · answered by debbie2243 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Take rest in our Lord!,.......he is the Sabbath,.....we should seek him every day of the week.............many misinterpretations in this day and age.
2007-07-07 07:11:11 · answer #9 · answered by Pistol Pete 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
If the Bible says so, that's it.
If your friend works on Sabbath, you have moral obligation to kill him or her.
2007-07-07 06:52:05 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
Religious stuff.
Religious jews don't work on saturdays. Some christians don't either.
2007-07-07 06:48:55 · answer #11 · answered by doruletz1999 7 · 1⤊ 1⤋