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A thorough but highly accessible guide to thinking more creatively and biblically about the theme of Sabbath Rest throughout Scripture. Homeward Bound examines the biblical theme of ‘rest’ and how this should impact on our understanding of faith and life. While many Christians today have focused on a Sabbath rest as somehow just relating to what we do or do not do on a Sunday, Goldsworthy takes...

days the LORD made heaven and earth, and on the seventh day he rested and was refreshed. Exod. 31:16–17 There is no doubt that God intends Israel to take the Sabbath law extremely seriously as it is stressed in several places that the penalty for breaking it is death. As Calvin remarks, ‘The Lord enjoined obedience to almost no other commandment as severely as to this [Num. 15:32–36; cf. Exod. 31:13ff.; 35:2].’7 Nevertheless, I believe it is a mistake to read the simple statement of fact—God rested
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