Many people will be surprised to learn that the true Sabbath day is not Sunday but Saturday. Sunday is the
first day of the week. Saturday is the seventh and in Scripture is called the Sabbath of YHWH. In other
words, Saturday is the true Rest Day of YHWH. The Sabbath starts at sunset on Friday evening and ends 24
hours later at sunset on Saturday evening. Lev 23:32 ―From evening unto evening shall you celebrate your
Sabbath‖. The Sabbath commandment is part of the Ten Commandments, which were written with the
finger of God!
―And the LORD said unto Moses, Come up to me into the mount, and be there: and I will give thee tables
of stone, and a law, and commandments which I have written; that thou mayest teach them‖. (Exod
24:12―And he gave unto Moses, when he had made an end of communing with him upon mount Sinai, two
tables of testimony, tables of stone, written with the finger of God‖. (Exod 31:18, see also Deut 9:10)―Remember the sabbath day, to keep it holy. Six days shalt thou labour, and do all thy work: But the
seventh day is the sabbath of the LORD thy God: in it thou shalt not do any work, thou, nor thy son,
nor thy daughter, thy manservant, nor thy maidservant, nor thy cattle, nor thy stranger that is within thy
gates: For in six days the LORD made heaven and earth, the sea, and all that in them is, and rested the
seventh day: wherefore the LORD blessed the sabbath day, and hallowed it‖. (Exod 20:8-11)You may read the Bible from cover to cover and you will not find a single verse, which cancels or amends the
Sabbath commandment. That is a fact. You will, instead, find many texts which call for the observance of
Sabbath, the seventh day of the week, commonly called Saturday. Most Christians strive to adhere to nine of
the Ten Commandments but reject the fourth one—is it not is strange?
What and when is YHWH's Sabbath Day?
In view of the above facts, it is a mistake to refer to the Sabbath as the Jewish Sabbath, or that it is only to
be observed by Jews. The Sabbath is YHWH's Sabbath; or, as the Scriptures put it: ―the Sabbath of the
LORD thy God!‖ Surely, it is kept by Israel and the Jews; but it is not for Israel alone, any more than the Ten
Commandments are for the Jews alone. According to the fourth commandment, even 'strangers' (Gentiles)
are expected to keep the Sabbath day. If they obey this royal command, Gentiles will also be greatly
blessed. Notice the word 'stranger' in the following texts:
Exod 20:8-10: ―Remember the Sabbath day to keep it holy...in it thou shalt not do any work, thou, nor
thy son, nor thy daughter, thy manservant, nor thy maidservant, nor thy cattle, nor thy stranger that is
within thy gates:‖Isaiah 56:6-7: ―Also the sons of the stranger, that join themselves to the LORD, to serve him, and to
love the name of the LORD, to be his servants, every one that keepeth the sabbath from polluting
it, and taketh hold of my covenant; Even them will I bring to my holy mountain, and make them joyful
in my house of prayer...‖Yes, the Sabbath belongs to the LORD and, like all the other nine commandments; He made it to be
remembered and kept holy by all nations. In obedience to this commandment, the seventh day Sabbath was
kept by all the great and holy personalities mentioned in the Bible:
By all the Old Covenant Prophets of YHWH God of Israel. Yes, by the early Believers long after the death and resurrection of the Saviour. By all the early Apostles, including the Apostle Paul. By Y‟shua the Messiah. And by God (YHWH) Himself.Neither is there any evidence in the New Covenant to suggest that the Saviour or his Apostles changed the
Ten Commandments and transferred the sanctity of the Sabbath from the seventh to the first day of the
week. Instead, Y‘shua kept his Father's commandments (John 15:10). If he hadn't done so, he would have
been classified as 'a sinner'! But we read that the Saviour kept the Sabbath day as it was meant to be kept,
much to the irritation of the Scribes and Pharisees who had burdened the day with many petty, man-
made restrictions. These the Master brushed aside. Commenting on the eternal nature of his Father's Law
the Saviour said these words:
Matt 5:17-18: ―Think not that I am come to destroy the law, or the prophets: I am not come to destroy, but
to fulfil. For verily I say unto you, Till heaven and earth pass, one jot or one tittle shall in no wise
pass from the law, till all be fulfilled‖.