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Originally Posted by Evang.Benincasa
Why did God Himself rest on the Sabbath?
Could it of had a deeper meaning? Jesus telling us to come under His yoke and there we will have sabbath?
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I think the contrast of yokes is seen in the New Testament. That verse you quoted goes along with
Acts 15 where the yoke of Moses could not be borne. And I think Jesus' yoke is a sabbath beyond a mere day.
From what I read, Esaias agrees that the sabbath day foreshadowed the spiritual priesthood of Christ on the throne. He just thinks we do not have to dispose of the shadow just because we have the "body".
Jesus's humanity rested and relied wholly on the Spirit, and we are invited to enter that rest, too. It's ceasing from the works that
Hebrews 4 spoke about in telling us that we can find grace to help in the time of need at his throne of mercy.
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