Restoring the Biblical Sabbath | Truth Carriers Academy
This workbook uses the 6 Rs Learning Method for deep understanding and long-term retention:
"Remember the Sabbath day to keep it holy" - Exodus 20:8
The Sabbath was not an afterthought. It was the climax of creation week.
Elohim did three specific things to the seventh day that He did to no other day:
Fill in the Blanks:
1. On the seventh day, Elohim from all His work.
2. Elohim blessed and made the seventh day .
3. The Sabbath was established at , not at Sinai.
4. The Sabbath was made for , not just for Jews (Mark 2:27).
5. This happened sin entered the world.
True or False:
Discussion:
If the Sabbath was created before sin, is it part of the curse or the blessing? Why does this matter?
Close this workbook. Write the three things Elohim did to the seventh day.
Explain to someone why the Sabbath is for all humanity, not just Jews.
Person: Date:
"Then Elohim blessed the seventh day and made it holy, because on it he rested from all the work of creating that he had done."
Many believe the Sabbath was first given as a law to Moses at Mount Sinai. However, Scripture shows Israel keeping the Sabbath before they reached the mountain.
| Day | Instruction | Result |
|---|---|---|
| Days 1-5 | Gather one portion | Kept fresh for one day |
| Day 6 | Gather double portion | Kept fresh for two days |
| Day 7 | Do not go out | No manna fell |
Fill in the Blanks:
1. On the sixth day, the Israelites gathered a portion.
2. On the seventh day, no fell from heaven.
3. Exodus 16 happened the Ten Commandments were given at Sinai.
4. Yahuah asked, "How long do you refuse to keep My ?" (Ex 16:28).
5. The sixth day is established as the day.
True or False:
Close this workbook. Write the manna miracle pattern for days 1-7.
Explain to someone how the manna miracle proves the Sabbath existed before Sinai.
Person: Date:
"Bear in mind that Yahuah has given you the Sabbath."
The Sabbath is the only commandment that begins with the word "Remember," implying they were prone to forget what they already knew.
The command applies to five specific categories:
Fill in the Blanks:
1. " the Sabbath day by keeping it holy."
2. The seventh day is a sabbath to your Elohim.
3. categories of people/beings are commanded to rest.
4. The reason given in Exodus 20 is the days of creation.
5. Deuteronomy 5 adds the reason of from Egypt.
True or False:
Close this workbook. List the five categories of beings required to rest.
Explain why the fourth commandment begins with "Remember."
Person: Date:
"Remember the Sabbath day by keeping it holy."
The Sabbath is described as a "sign" (Hebrew: ot) between Yahuah and His people. A sign identifies the parties of a covenant.
Fill in the Blanks:
1. The Sabbath is a between Yahuah and His people.
2. It is described as a covenant.
3. The penalty for profaning the Sabbath was (Ex 31:14).
4. Ezekiel 20:12 says the Sabbath shows that Yahuah makes us .
5. The Hebrew word for "sign" is .
Discussion:
If the Sabbath is a "sign" identifying Yahuah's people, what does it mean when we stop displaying that sign?
Close this workbook. Write the Hebrew word for "sign" and what the Sabbath sign represents.
Explain to someone why the Sabbath is called an "eternal covenant."
Person: Date:
"My Sabbaths you shall keep, for it is a sign between Me and you throughout your generations."
The prophets did not treat the Sabbath as a ritual, but as a matter of the heart and a future reality.
Fill in the Blanks:
1. Isaiah 58 says we should call the Sabbath a .
2. In the new heavens and earth, all will worship on Sabbath.
3. Jeremiah 17 warned against bearing on the Sabbath.
4. Nehemiah shut the of Jerusalem to stop trading on Sabbath.
5. We should not do our own or speak our own words on His holy day.
True or False:
Close this workbook. What does Isaiah 66:23 say about Sabbath in the New Earth?
Explain to someone how Nehemiah protected the Sabbath.
Person: Date:
"From one Sabbath to another, shall all flesh come to worship before Me, saith Yahuah."
Did Yahusha (Jesus) break the Sabbath? Or did He break the man-made traditions about the Sabbath?
The Pharisees had added 39 categories of work (melachot) that were not in Scripture. Yahusha healed on the Sabbath, which they considered "work," but it is lawful to do good on the Sabbath (Matt 12:12).
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1. Going to the synagogue on Sabbath was Yahusha's .
2. Yahusha declared Himself " of the Sabbath."
3. He said the Sabbath was made for .
4. Yahusha broke Pharisaic , not the Law of Moses.
5. The 39 categories of forbidden work are called .
Discussion:
If Yahusha had broken the actual Sabbath command, He would have been a sinner (1 John 3:4). How does this affect our understanding of His actions?
Close this workbook. How did Yahusha observe the Sabbath? What did He say about being "Lord of the Sabbath"?
Explain to someone the difference between Sabbath law and Pharisaic tradition.
Person: Date:
"The Sabbath was made for man, and not man for the Sabbath. Therefore the Son of Man is Lord also of the Sabbath."
Many claim the apostles changed the day of worship to Sunday. However, the Book of Acts shows a different pattern.
Fill in the Blanks:
1. Acts 17:2 says Sabbath synagogue attendance was Paul's .
2. In Acts 18:4, Paul reasoned in the synagogue every .
3. Both Jews and were present to hear Paul on the Sabbath (Acts 13:42-44).
4. Hebrews 4:9 uses the Greek word .
5. This word means "a of the Sabbath."
True or False:
Close this workbook. How did the apostles observe the Sabbath? What does Hebrews 4:9 say?
Explain to someone how Paul kept the Sabbath with Gentiles.
Person: Date:
"There remains therefore a sabbatismos [Sabbath-keeping] for the people of Elohim."
If the Bible didn't change the Sabbath, who did? History provides a clear answer.
"On the venerable Day of the Sun let the magistrates and people residing in cities rest, and let all workshops be closed." - Edict of Constantine
"Christians must not judaize by resting on the Sabbath, but must work on that day, rather honouring the Lord's Day... But if any shall be found to be judaizers, let them be anathema from Christ." - Canon 29
Fill in the Blanks:
1. Constantine's Sunday law was issued in AD.
2. He called Sunday "the venerable day of the ."
3. The Council of Laodicea met around AD.
4. Canon 29 said Christians must not "" by keeping Sabbath.
5. The Catholic Church claims authority for the change.
True or False:
Close this workbook. Who changed the Sabbath? When? What was Canon 29?
Explain to someone how Sunday worship originated historically.
Person: Date:
"And he shall think to change times and laws."
A common objection is, "We don't know which day is the seventh because the calendar has changed." Is this true?
The weekly cycle of 7 days has never been broken in recorded history. While calendars have changed (Julian to Gregorian), the sequence of days remained intact.
The Jewish people have been scattered to every nation on earth for 2,000 years. Yet, Jews all over the world—in China, Europe, Africa, and America—all agree on which day is the Sabbath. If the day had been lost, different communities would be keeping different days.
Fill in the Blanks:
1. The seven-day weekly cycle has never been .
2. The 1582 calendar change skipped , not days.
3. Jews have kept the same seventh day.
4. Modern is the biblical seventh day.
5. If the cycle were lost, Jews would about which day is Sabbath.
True or False:
Close this workbook. What proofs exist that the weekly cycle has not been lost?
Explain to someone why we can still identify the seventh day today.
Person: Date:
"From one New Moon to another and from one Sabbath to another shall all flesh come to worship before Me."
Let's examine the most common verses used to argue against the Sabbath.
"Let no man therefore judge you in meat, or in drink, or in respect of an holyday, or of the new moon, or of the sabbath days."
Context: Paul is warning against Gnostic asceticism (v.21 "touch not, taste not"). He is telling believers not to let outsiders judge them for keeping these days, not that the days are abolished.
"One man esteemeth one day above another: another esteemeth every day alike."
Context: The chapter is about eating and fasting (v.2-3). It is likely referring to fast days, not the Sabbath commandment. Paul would not treat one of the Ten Commandments as a matter of personal opinion.
Context: Being "under the law" means being under its condemnation for breaking it. Grace forgives us, but it does not give us license to sin (break the law). See Romans 3:31: "Do we then make void the law through faith? God forbid: yea, we establish the law."
Fill in the Blanks:
1. "Under the law" refers to the law's , not its existence.
2. Colossians 2 addresses judgment about practices.
3. Romans 14:5 is likely about days, not commanded observances.
4. The Sabbath was made for , not for Jews only.
5. Scripture never Sunday observance.
True or False:
Close this workbook. List the common arguments against Sabbath and how to respond to them.
Explain to someone how Colossians 2:16 is often misused.
Person: Date:
"For sin shall not have dominion over you, for you are not under law but under grace. What then? Shall we sin because we are not under law but under grace? Certainly not!"
Practical guidelines for keeping the Sabbath holy in a modern world.
The biblical day begins at sunset. The Sabbath runs from Friday sunset to Saturday sunset.
Friday is the preparation day. Use it to cook, clean, and get ready so you can fully rest on Sabbath.
Fill in the Blanks:
1. The Sabbath begins at on Friday.
2. The Sabbath ends at on Saturday.
3. Preparation should be done on the day.
4. Isaiah 58 says to call the Sabbath a .
5. is always permitted on the Sabbath (Matt 12:12).
Discussion:
What are three practical things you can do to make the Sabbath a "delight" for your family?
Close this workbook. List the practical steps for keeping the Sabbath (when it begins, ends, preparation).
Explain to someone how to begin keeping the Sabbath practically.
Person: Date:
"If you call the Sabbath a delight... then you shall delight yourself in Yahuah."
Review each lesson at these intervals for maximum retention:
| Lesson | Done | D1 | D3 | D7 | D21 | D60 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. Sabbath at Creation | ||||||
| 2. Sabbath Before Sinai | ||||||
| 3. Fourth Commandment | ||||||
| 4. The Sign | ||||||
| 5. Prophets & New Earth | ||||||
| 6. Yahusha & Sabbath | ||||||
| 7. Apostles & Sabbath | ||||||
| 8. Who Changed It? | ||||||
| 9. Calendar Objection | ||||||
| 10. Objections Answered | ||||||
| 11. Practical Keeping |
"Precept upon precept, line upon line" - Isaiah 28:10
1. rested 2. holy 3. creation 4. man 5. before
True/False: F, F, T, T
1. double 2. manna 3. before 4. commandments 5. preparation
True/False: F, T, T, F
1. Remember 2. Yahuah 3. Five 4. six 5. redemption
True/False: F, T, F, T
1. sign 2. lasting 3. death 4. holy 5. ot
1. delight 2. flesh 3. burdens 4. gates 5. ways/words
True/False: F, T, F, T
1. custom 2. Lord 3. man 4. traditions 5. melachot
1. custom 2. Sabbath 3. Greeks 4. sabbatismos 5. keeping
True/False: F, F, T, F
1. 321 2. Sun 3. 364 4. judaize 5. church
True/False: F, T, T, F
1. broken 2. dates 3. worldwide 4. Saturday 5. argue
True/False: F, F, T, F
1. condemnation/penalty 2. ascetic 3. fasting 4. man 5. commands
True/False: F, F, T, F
1. sunset 2. sunset 3. sixth 4. delight 5. Mercy/Good
True/False: F