Category Archives: Sabbath

the appropriate fast

Posted on July 17, 2015 by Jefferson Vann

Isaiah 58:7-14 7 Is the appropriate fast not to share your bread with the hungry, and bring the homeless poor into your house; when you see the poorly dressed, to cover them, and not to isolate yourself from your own … Continue reading →

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sacred rest

Posted on November 11, 2014 by Jefferson Vann

Exodus 35:1-3 1 Moses assembled all the congregation of the sons of Israel and said to them, “These are the words that reflect what the LORD has commanded you to do. 2 Work should be done for six days, but … Continue reading →

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the sign day

Posted on October 31, 2014 by Jefferson Vann

Exodus 31:12-18 12 And the LORD told Moses, 13 “You are to speak to the sons of Israel and tell them, ‘You must keep my Sabbaths, because this is a sign between me and you throughout your generations, so that … Continue reading →

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the land Sabbath

Posted on September 30, 2014 by Jefferson Vann

Exodus 23:10-13 10 ” You shall plant on your land for six years and collect what it produces, 11 but the seventh year you shall let it stop producing, lying fallow, so that the poor of your people may eat; … Continue reading →

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covenant constitution (part one)

Posted on September 20, 2014 by Jefferson Vann

Exodus 20:1-11 1 Then God spoke all these words, saying, 2 “I am the LORD your God, who rescued you from the land of Egypt, taking you out of the house of slavery. 3 “No other gods before me are … Continue reading →

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dead flies and bad apples

Posted on July 17, 2013 by Jefferson Vann

Ecclesiastes 10 The Philosopher considers the reality of life that the wrong people in the wrong places, or the wrong choices at the wrong times – can lead to disaster.  It’s like dead flies in scented oil, or (to use … Continue reading →

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in retrospect: seeking freedom

Posted on June 13, 2012 by Jefferson Vann

Deuteronomy 15:1-18 The same LORD who commanded rest at the end of the week commanded release of servants at the end of a seven year cycle.  He wanted his people to be known for their kindness to one another, and … Continue reading →

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Exodus: God alone … Israel alone

Posted on March 26, 2012 by Jefferson Vann

  Exodus 30-31.   Every one of the instructions in this chapter has particular application to the Hebrew people and the Israelite nation alone.  The altar was for the tabernacle from which only the people of Israel could worship.  The atonement census … Continue reading →

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