The inquiry about a New Testament Sabbath-rest command
Claim examined: Covenants and the Law
Scriptural Answer
Zarove, Thanks for giving us the [Concordance] definition of the Hebrew word day which is "Yom." You wrote, "It does not always mean days." You are incorrect in saying this word does not = a 24 hour period. There is not a single example in the Bible where the Hebrew word "Yom " means anything other than a period of 24 hours when modified by a number. You wrote, "As I said, its a poetic statement. 7 Cycles where used by God to create the Universe, and 7 days are offered us for our work cycles, and on the seventh he rested," So now you are changing the word "day" to read "cycles"??? There is no mention in the Bible that God created the heavens and the earth in "cycles" as you assert above as this is nothing but pure speculation on your part. Moses through inspiration of the Holy Spirit could have used a word that would have expressed long periods of time or cycles as you assert, but purposely did not use it. Why is this the case Zarove??? You can claim all day that the days in the book of Genesis are "cycles" however you cannot prove this to be true. Try substituting your term "cycles" for the words day or days in Exodus 20:8-11, and see just how much (non)sense it makes. It is absurd to state the days of creation in the book of Genesis are merely "poetic statement(s)". You wrote, "Likewise, Adam is not sid to have lived pas the 7th day in cretion omto the 8th." If you take the 6 days of creation and the 7th day of rest as written in the Bible then Adam did live past the 7th day and into the 8th day and so on. It is people who seek to change what has been written who have a hard time comprehending this concept. What were the "evening" and "morning" of each day as presented in the book of Genesis??? Were there long periods of light and darkness during this time??? You wrote, "liekwise, we are to rest on our seventh. Where is this written in the New Testament that we as Christians are to "rest on our seventh"???
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