Seventh Day Baptist
Christian Education Council
PO BOX 1678
Janesville, WI 53547
—Nehemiah 13:15-22
by: Gem Barton.
Remember the Sabbath day to keep it holy (Exodus 20:8–11). Is it significant that God used the word “remember” to introduce the Fourth Commandment? Did He know we would forget its importance? God commanded His people to rest on Sabbath, but it became a day of trade in Jerusalem. It is easy to ask what was wrong with the Israelites, but let us look closer to home. Nehemiah’s restoration continued by re-establishing laws for Sabbath observance. What are your Sabbath day activities? Do you celebrate it from sundown to sundown? Can the people around you see you obeying God in the Sabbath?