The Sabbath in the Prophets #2

In this part of the sermon: The second application warns against hearing the series on the Sabbath without any substantial change in practice. Drawing from Psalm 106, Martin illustrates the danger of…

The psalmist reflects on the generation delivered from Egypt who believed God's words and sang His praise at the time of deliverance, but soon forgot His words, lusted exceedingly, and tempted God, leading to 'leanness of soul'.

In this psalm, the psalmist reflects on God's dealing with the generation that experienced the redemption from Egypt that were delivered by God's mighty power from the hand of Pharaoh.

15:21 - 15:33 Read in full sermon

The point: Consider if your Sabbath practices are making your children believe that Christianity and hypocrisy are the same thing.

Martin warns that the price of a Sabbath-less Christianity might be children who believe Christianity and hypocrisy are the same, having heard parents confess belief in the Sabbath but seeing them do otherwise.

Or perhaps, brethren, perhaps the price will be children who believe that Christianity and hypocrisy are one and the same thing.

19:44 - 19:54 Read in full sermon

The point: Beware that a Sabbath-less Christianity, where the Fourth Commandment is not known or loved, can lead to a grieved Spirit and a powerless religion.

Paul's warning in Ephesians 4 about grieving the Holy Spirit is used as an example, where violations of commandments (like wrath, stealing, lying) are cited as things to be avoided, implying Sabbath-breaking also grieves the Spirit.

Perhaps the price will be a grieved spirit in this place. In Ephesians 4, where Paul warns us to grieve not the Holy Spirit of God. In that place, he gives examples. He gives examples of the kinds of things to be avoided.

20:56 - 21:11 Read in full sermon

In this part of the sermon: The third application explores whether God's turning a deaf ear to prayers is due to believers turning their ears away from His Word on the Sabbath. Expounding Isaiah 58, Martin…

The prophet Micah's prophecy against the oppressive rulers of the nation, stating God would not answer their prayers, is shown to be fulfilled when the elders of Judah come to Ezekiel and God refuses to be inquired of.

There is fulfilled in the seventh year of the captivity what the prophet Micah prophesied.

38:07 - 38:14 Read in full sermon

In this part of the sermon: The third application explores whether God's turning a deaf ear to prayers is due to believers turning their ears away from His Word on the Sabbath. Expounding Isaiah 58, Martin…

Ezekiel's vision of 25 men worshipping the sun in the temple is used to illustrate why God would not hear their prayers, as they were living contrary to the first commandment.

Ezekiel says that the Lord brought me into the inner court of Jehovah's house.

38:51 - 38:56 Read in full sermon

In this part of the sermon: The third application explores whether God's turning a deaf ear to prayers is due to believers turning their ears away from His Word on the Sabbath. Expounding Isaiah 58, Martin…

Zechariah's account of the people refusing to hearken to God's commands, pulling away their shoulder and stopping their ears, is used to explain why God would not hear their cries.

Execute true judgment and show kindness and compassion every man to his brother and oppress not the widow nor the fatherless, the sojourner nor the poor and let none of you devise evil against his brother in your heart. But they, they refused to hearken, pulled away the shoulder, stopped their ears that they might not hear. Yea, they made their hearts as an adamant stone, as hard as rock, lest they should hear the law and the words of Jehovah of hosts which he sent by his spirit by the former prophets. Therefore there came great wrath from the Lord of hosts and it is come to pass that as he cr...

40:41 - 41:45 Read in full sermon

The point: Do not be shaken or discouraged by the fact that so few in our day embrace the Bible's teaching on the Sabbath.

Martin notes that a survey of major Christian denominations' confessions reveals widespread historical recognition of the Christian duty to keep the Lord's Day, contrasting this with present-day ignorance and opposition.

If you were to take the time, if you were to have the opportunity as I have had to survey the confessions produced by the major Christian denominations in this land,

50:03 - 50:13 Read in full sermon