Message Notes

18 August 2014

CHURCH PRAYER MEETING
Text: Exodus 31

THE LAW OF THE SABBATH

1. The Sabbath is to be kept    Exodus 31:13

2. It is a sign between God and Israel    Exodus 31:13

3. Significance
“I am the LORD who sanctifies you”    Exodus 31:13

THE KEEPING OF THE SABBATH COMMANDED

1. You shall keep the Sabbath    Exodus 31:14

2. It is holy to you    Exodus 31:14

PENALTY FOR BREAKING THE SABBATH

1. The person who profanes it is guilty
By working    Exodus 31:14

2. Punishable by death    Exodus 31:14

UNDERSTANDING THE WEEK

1. Work shall be done for 6 days    Exodus 31:15

2. The 7th Day is the Sabbath of rest    Exodus 31:15

3. Added significance

a) The Lord rested on the Seventh Day    Exodus 31:17

A PERPETUAL COVENANT SIGN

1. The Sabbath was meant to be a perpetual Covenant between God and Israel    Exodus 31:16

2. It is essentially a sign between God and the children of Israel    Exodus 31:17

THE TEN COMMANDMENTS

Given to Moses by the Lord    Exodus 31:18