# 21 2025 Dev. Ex.31:12. Sunday! Read all of chapter thirty one first. We invite you into God’s space, to read His Word, to think on and interact with. This is God’s Story. Do you believe that this may also be part of our story, in our time? All passages are taken from the NIV.
Ex.31:12 “Then the Lord said to Moses, ‘say to the Israelites, You must observe my Sabbaths.’”
Ex.31 Moses is now ready to come down from the mountain of God. When He gave him the two tablets of the covenant law, the tablets of stone inscribed by the finger of God, the Ten Commandments.
In this chapter God endows Bezalel from the tribe of Judah, with the Spirit of God. God also appointed Oholiab from the tribe of Dan as a helper. “ Also I have given ability to all the skilled workers to make everything I have commanded you.”
Vs.1-11 “The Lord said to Moses, see I have Chosen Bezalel… ‘I have filled him with the Spirit of God, with wisdom, with understanding, with knowledge and with all kinds of skills — to make artistic designs for work in gold, silver and bronze, to cut and set stones, to work in wood, and to engage in all kinds of crafts.” What follows is a long list of all the furniture and the garments that God had commanded Moses to make for the Tabernacle that was to be constructed. (see in the previous Chs.)
People are gifted naturally, but it comes from the Holly spirit, and there are a great verity of gifts, every healthy person has a gift, some have more than one but gifts come from God. Our responsibility is to develop our gifts, for the advancement of Spiritual wellbeing, for others and for ourselves.
Vs. 12-18 The Sabbath. “Then the Lord said to Moses, Say to the Israelites, ‘You must observe my Sabbaths. This will be a sign between me and you for the generations to come, so you may know that I am the Lord, who makes you holy.’” Observing Sabbath was a command under the pain of death. The Israelites were to be set aside and not be like other Nations. The sabbath was holy because God had made them holy, it was to reflect God’s rest after creation and God’s eternal rest promised to His people, all Christians, after this life. The New Testament Church moved the Sabbath to the first day of the week, the day Jesus rose from the dead. Sunday has since been considered to be the day of rest. That practice has been a great help to Mankind, by having one day a week to rest. Today, not religiously adhered to but most people want and get two days off a week.
Paul tells us in Rom.14:4-6 “One person considers one day more sacred than another; another considers every day alike. Each of them should be fully convinced in their own mind. Whoever regards one day as special does so to the Lord. Whoever eats meat does so to the Lord, for they give thanks to God; and whoever abstains does so to the Lord and gives thanks to God.” This applies to all areas of life, but for our spiritual health Sunday is a blessing when taking the time to worship. The “weekend” has become an idol for many but taking time for God on Sunday or any other day of the week is the recipe for a healthy happy life. God knows what is good for us!
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