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Making More of Pentecost The Fourth Commandment We should make more of Pentecost. Leviticus 23:9-11 And the LORD spoke to Moses, saying, “Speak to the people of Israel and say to them, When you come into the land that I…

Keep Them Holy The Fourth Commandment Are we as serious as the Lord about our holy days? Exodus 34:22-24 “You shall observe the Feast of Weeks, the firstfruits of wheat harvest, and the Feast of Ingathering at the year’s end.…

Easter and Pentecost The Fourth Commandment Do we appreciate the gifts of God? Exodus 23:14-17 “Three times in the year you shall keep a feast to me. You shall keep the Feast of Unleavened Bread. As I commanded you, you…

Holy Feasts The Fourth Commandment Holy days are part of our rest in the Lord. Leviticus 23:4-6 “These are the appointed feasts of the LORD, the holy convocations, which you shall proclaim at the time appointed for them. In the…

Reverence the Church The Fourth Commandment How shall we regard the Church? Leviticus 19:30 “You shall keep my Sabbaths and reverence my sanctuary: I am the LORD.” Leviticus 26:2 “You shall keep my Sabbaths and reverence my sanctuary: I am…

God’s Day, Not Ours The Fourth Commandment Remember: The Lord’s Day is the Lord’s! Leviticus 19:3 “… and you shall keep my Sabbaths: I am the LORD your God. “ Here is yet another—and, undoubtedly, the most compelling—reason for keeping…

Encumbering Others The Fourth Commandment We must not cause others to work on the Lord’s Day. Exodus 34:21 “Six days you shall work, but on the seventh day you shall rest.  In plowing time and in harvest you shall rest.”…

Rest and Convocation The Fourth Commandment Two purposes guide our use of the Lord’s Day. Leviticus 23:3 “Six days shall work be done, but on the seventh day is a Sabbath of solemn rest, a holy convocation. You shall do…

A Perpetual Covenant The Fourth Commandment Exodus 31:12-17 And the LORD said to Moses, “You are to speak to the people of Israel and say, ‘Above all you shall keep my Sabbaths, for this is a sign between me and…

Six Days to Work The Fourth Commandment Six days are appointed for our work. Exodus 31:12-17 And the LORD said to Moses, “You are to speak to the people of Israel and say, ‘Above all you shall keep my Sabbaths,…