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What does it mean to “rest in God?” Has the subject of the Sabbath ever confused you? Have you ever desired to celebrate this God-given day? The Sabbath: Entering God’s Rest shares the meaning of the Sabbath for both Jews and Christians. It answers some important questions: What is the Sabbath? When is the Sabbath? Should the Sabbath be kept? Whom is the Sabbath for? This book addresses these...

What is the Sabbath? The word Shabbat, or Sabbath, primarily means “to cease or desist.” In relation to God, it pertains to the Creation. On the seventh day God was finished with his work which he had made, so he rested on the seventh day.… God blessed the seventh day and separated it as holy (Gen. 2:2–3a). After six days of work, God had ceased creating and “rested.” Was God tired? Of course not. He has unlimited strength. Pertaining to the memorializing of this day, Rabbi Hayim Halevy Donin wrote
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