Now on the first day of the week, when the disciples came together to break bread, Paul, ready to depart the next day, spoke to them and continued his message until midnight. Acts 20:7

Having worked through some key principles set forth in scripture regarding the Sabbath and the Lord’s Day, let me conclude this mini-series by considering the Father’s role in establishing the Sabbath and how the Lord’s Day points us to and glorifies the Son.

The last verse of the Fourth Commandment (Exodus 20:11) reminds us that God Himself exemplified observance of the Sabbath. Was God tired after creating the universe and everything in it in six days? Did He need a breather? Hardly. He did it to underscore the Fourth Commandment’s universal importance.

Additionally, changing the day of observance from the seventh day to the first day of the week points us to Jesus. We call it “The Lord’s Day,” in part because it commemorates His resurrection (that took place on the first day of the week). It also points us to Jesus in that when He was raised, He established in a new beginning. According to 2 Corinthians 5:17, believers are “new creatures” in Christ.

A Footnote: Is it not ironic that Fourth Commandment, that is the longest of the Ten Commandments—and is the only one that God presents Himself as keeping—is routinely dismissed by so many Christians?