Chapter 29
You Are Not Told…
You Are Not Told…
And such intent can’t focus on “rest” on the week’s seventh day, and exclusively focus entirely on that, as if in itself that surpasses in urgency the need to “remember”, and “observe the day of the sabbath to make it holy“, or “sanctify it [each day, in sequence, without interruption, just] as Yahweh, your God directed you” (deMSby Exodus 20:8 and Deuteronomy 5:15) initially in Exodus 20:8-11…
Because: This italicized personal initiative summarizes “this, your sanctification”, which constitutes, and “is the will of God” (deMSby I Thessalonians 4:3).
And this constant must be “throughout” every day: It neither interruption nor lapse can have. It never discontinued, or paused can be:
“Observe”, and “remember”
“Throughout” this day
Of the week means a daily
“Remembrance” topay
And a failure to do so
Will lead you astray
Such results, that a person
God’s “will” disobey
For specifics of scheduling
Are here assigned
“To remember” must mean
Ever present in mind
And to contemplate this
And transpose it to reason
Deduces its logical
Schedule and season
“Remember” requires
Application at present
“Your sanctification”
Needs must be incessant
On whatever day
Of the week it might be
And the rational of this
We instantly see
If “remember the day
Of the sabbath” applies
Only one day a week
Nothing more to comprise
Is “your sanctification”
“Forgotten” to be
“Throughout” most of the week
As involves you and me?
If it actually with
But one day is concerned
And for only that day
Of the week is it learned
It is, then, through the other
Six days to be stored
In irrelevance, there
To be mainly ignored?
How attaches “remember”
As must it pertain
To the other six days
Of the weekly domain?
For “your sanctification”
Must so preconceive
If its purpose is “practice”
Allowed to achieve
And essential to this
Is one’s constant attention
Throughout every measure
Of daily dimension
“Remember” right now
Every day must involve
That “your sanctification”
Be daily resolve
Therefore, needed this day
Is “your holyization”
Throughout each and every
Diverse situation
Amidst interaction
With its population
Expected “this day”
Is “your sanctification”
And most apparent and evident is this.
It most conspicuous and obvious is, if we observantly examine, and inspect what the Fourth Directive says about the seventh day itself. For plainly, in it, one needs to “remember”, precisely as one must “throughout” the other days.
A. You Are Not Told…
Because: Unequivocally must you perceive, and an understanding of this realization have…
You are not told by the Fourth Directive to do nothing at all and absolutely nothing on the week’s seventh day (deMSby Deuteronomy 5:14):
14“And1 throughout the seventh day, a sabbath (or ‘ceasing’) to Yahweh, your God, you shall not undertake any work”.
You are not told to be simply idle, desist, and abstain from activity itself and essential, unavoidable and necessary motion, particularly that, which does “the will of God”.
14“And throughout the seventh day, a sabbath (or ‘ceasing’) to Yahweh, your God, you shall not undertake any work” (deMSby Deuteronomy 5:14).
Here, you are not utterly forbidden to do unavoidable and practical action, particularly if it achieves “the will of God”:
14“And throughout the seventh day, a sabbath (or ‘ceasing’) to Yahweh, your God, you shall not undertake any work” (deMSby Deuteronomy 5:14).
To “avoid any deed, any movement or action” misperceives what this restriction requires, and thoroughly obliterates what it encourages.
Because: It does not mean to prohibit “the will of God”, “this, your sanctification”, which, sir and madam, “remember” we must, and must not “forget”.
B. Unconditionally
Because: Deuteronomy 5:12 (deMSby) says, and says unconditionally…
Take constant care to “observe the day of the sabbath to make it holy“, or “sanctify it“, “as did Yahweh, your God direct you” initially in Exodus 20:8-11, which commissions you to “remember the day of the sabbath [today] to make it holy”, or “sanctify it” (deMSby Exodus 20:8) on each one of the week’s seven days, and never to neglect “this, your sanctification”:
12“…Observe the day of the sabbath [or ‘ceasing’] to make it holy” [or ‘sanctify it’], as did Yahweh, your God direct you: 13Throughout six days, you shall labour, and do all your work” (deMSby Deuteronomy 5:12-13).
Affirmed through the wording of these two verses, the Fourth Directive’s first and preeminent concern is the practice of “this, your sanctification”.
And this accordingly must be applied with the subsequent prohibitive, designing day seven:
14“And throughout the seventh day, a sabbath [or ‘ceasing’] to Yahweh, your God, you shall not undertake any work” (deMSby Deuteronomy 5:14).
Absolutely established, certain, and fixed here is “your sanctification” the Fourth Directive’s purpose.
In this prohibitive, designing day seven, every bit as absolute is that concern:
14“And throughout the seventh day, a sabbath [or ‘ceasing’] to Yahweh, your God, you shall not undertake any work” (deMSby Deuteronomy 5:14).
Because: To forbid one to do “any work” is not meant to introduce an alternate or counteractive Fourth Directive purpose, supplanting, or annulling “this, your sanctification”.
To ban, or prohibit one’s doing “any work” does not make illegal “this, your sanctification”. This prohibition has no such design and no such intention.
C. Be You Not Beguiled
Because: Understood, in this verse as well is the need to “remember the day of the sabbath to make it holy”, or “sanctify it” continuously “throughout” the week’s seven days (deMSby Deuteronomy 5:15).
“You shall remember, that you were a servant in the land of Egypt,and Yahweh, your God brought you out thence with a mighty hand and an outstretched arm. Therefore Yahweh, your God directed you to practise the day of sabbath”.
So be not duped, misinformed, or deceived, when tradition suggests, or persuasively seems to direct, authorize, indicate, or allow, that you may “forget” “this, your sanctification”.
Because: That must sanction misinterpretation.
Thus, when traditional illusion appears, and exhibits a façade, that so says “forget”, be you not beguiled. Neither be you misled:
14“And throughout the seventh day, a sabbath [or ‘ceasing’] to Yahweh, your God, you shall not undertake any work” (deMSby Deuteronomy 5:14).
For “your sanctification is the will of God” (deMSby I Thessalonians 4:3) here also, as authenticated throughout this Directive, not idleness and inactivity on the seventh day.
And it is the purpose in this verse as well, where tacitly, implicitly attaches this phrase, which serves as “completion” to this above verse, and facilitates an orientation to this verse: “Nevertheless, you will, without any interruption ‘remember the day of the sabbath [or ‘ceasing’] to make it holy‘, or ‘sanctify it‘”, just “as Yahweh, your God directed you” initially, in Exodus 20, verse 8.
And without any lapse (!), this will you do (!), all “throughout” each day of the week’s seven days and among those with whom they are shared!
15“You shall remember, that you were a servant in the land of Egypt,and Yahweh, your God brought you out thence with a mighty hand and an outstretched arm. Therefore, Yahweh, your God directed you to practise the day of the sabbath” (deMSby Deuteronomy 5:15).
“This, your sanctification is the will of God” now, “throughout” this, present day, whatever weekly day it is (deMSby I Thessalonians 4:3), which embraces necessarily the week’s seventh day.
14“And throughout the seventh day, a sabbath [or ‘ceasing’] to Yahweh, your God, you shall not undertake any work” (deMSby Deuteronomy 5:14)…
Nevertheless, you are to “remember”, and “observe the day of the sabbath to make it holy“, or “sanctify it“, without any pause, interruption or lapse…
Which is God’s “will”, and applies God’s “will”. This wouldn’t contravene, or subvert his “will”!…
“You shall remember, that you were a servant in the land of Egypt,and Yahweh, your God brought you out thence with a mighty hand and an outstretched arm. Therefore, Yahweh, your God directed you to practise the day of the sabbath” (deMSby Deuteronomy 5:15), and to practise it continuously, each and every day.
D. And Self-Presentation
This, therefore, assigns one’s treatment of people and self-presentation, “throughout” every one of the week’s seven days (deMSby Deuteronomy 5:12-13):
12“…Observe the day of the sabbath [or ‘ceasing’] to make it holy [or ‘sanctify it’], as did Yahweh, your God direct you: 13Throughout six days shall you labour, and do all your work”…
While remaining conscientious, ever diligent and keen to “remember the day of the sabbath [or ‘ceasing’] to make it holy”, or “sanctify it”.
14“And throughout the seventh day, a sabbath [or ‘ceasing’] to Yahweh, your God, you shall not undertake any work” (deMSby Deuteronomy 5:14).
But you will persist ever ready, ever constant and keen to “observe”, and “remember the day of the sabbath [or ‘ceasing’] to make it holy”, or “sanctify it” (deMSby Deuteronomy 5:12 and Exodus 20:8).
And thus assigns you “throughout” every day to persist in the “practice” of “the day of the sabbath”, accordingly associating “you with your son2 and your daughter, and your manservant, and your maidservant, and your ox, and your donkey, and all of your cattle, and your stranger, who is within your gates, that your manservant and your maidservant may rest as well as you” yourself, or find for themselves other means of diversion.
Because: That prerogative have they from you.
For “your holyization” or “your sanctification” projects you to others, relates you to others, and joins you to others, precisely as it must do with yourself: It is how you would yourself be treated.
E. “Therefore”
“For this, your sanctification” both “is the will of God” (deMSby I Thessalonians 4:3), and recalls the way of God, and the way he invariably has treated you (deMSby Deuteronomy 5:15):
15“You shall remember, that you were a servant in the land of Egypt,and Yahweh, your God brought you out thence with a mighty hand and an outstretched arm. Therefore, Yahweh, your God directed you to practise the day of the sabbath”…
And “to practise the day of the sabbath [or ‘ceasing’]” “throughout” every day and without any aberration or interruption, the which unconcerned is with idleness the seventh day.
You God’s “example” of “your sanctification” will constantly promote throughout each coming day for all named above and unnamed above.
“Therefore, Yahweh, your God directed you to practise the day of the sabbath” (deMSby Deuteronomy 5:15).
And “to practise the day of the sabbath [or ‘ceasing’]” “throughout” every day and at all occasion, and represent no interruption to how God did himself “set” “example” of such: You will incite this “practice” today.
And this “practice” be, and exemplify it on each single day, with all, who are met, whom any day includes. “For this, your sanctification ‘is the will of God'” (deMSby I Thessalonians 4:3), “the good and well-pleasing and ‘perfect'” or “finished” (deMSby Romans 12:2).
“Therefore, Yahweh, your God directed you to practise the day of the sabbath” (deMSby Deuteronomy 5:15).
And this well-envisions, and represents the Knighthood3 of the Order of the Sabbath, who consummate the proper “practice” of “the day of the sabbath”.
1There will yet be more explanation of this, the more accurate and biblically consistent translation and exhibition of this conjunction, which virtually invariably means simply “and”. Though throughout the traditional Fourth Directive wording, this is persistently ignored, and discounted. But that you have some experience with it, which will provide you an introduction to it, consider this brief comment on its translation, which though redundant is urgently important…
It is this conjunction’s ubiquitous use, that accounts for that frequent and familiar biblical trait: So many of the Old Testament’s sentences begin, and commence, using this word, “and”. It is this conjunction, which causes that trait, and induces that trait, that repetitive, familiar and customary trait, which reverberates throughout the Old Testament’s tract, as you will yourself have experienced, and read.
And effectively that affirms this conjunction’s meaning, which obviously is, and must be “and”, or something, which equivalently serves as “and”. And this alone properly presents this Directive.
While showing it, using “or” and “but” is to represent tradition instead of the Bible. Which “ludicrously inappropriate” often must sound, if you attempt to use either “or” or “but”, where the Old Testament’s sentences commence with “and”.
2There is much more immediate and practical relevance, than is at first recognizable and visible in this listing of all of these “others”. And in the book, This, Your Sanctification, Fourth Remembrance, Its Application (which published will be by de MontSabbathby at deMontSabbathby.org), this will be thoroughly addressed, and discussed.
3To learn of the Knighthood of the Order of the Sabbath, one needs to inspect the book, This, Your Sanctification, First Remembrance, an Orientation, which published will be by de MontSabbathby at deMontSabbathby.org.
And such intent can’t focus on “rest” on the week’s seventh day, and exclusively focus entirely on that, as if in itself that surpasses in urgency the need to “remember”, and “observe the day of the sabbath to make it holy“, or “sanctify it [each day, in sequence, without interruption, just] as Yahweh, your God directed you” (deMSby Exodus 20:8 and Deuteronomy 5:15) initially in Exodus 20:8-11…
Because: This italicized personal initiative summarizes “this, your sanctification”, which constitutes, and “is the will of God” (deMSby I Thessalonians 4:3).
And this constant must be “throughout” every day: It neither interruption nor lapse can have. It never discontinued, or paused can be:
“Observe”, and “remember”
“Throughout” this day
Of the week means a daily
“Remembrance” topay
And a failure to do so
Will lead you astray
Such results, that a person
God’s “will” disobey
For specifics of scheduling
Are here assigned
“To remember” must mean
Ever present in mind
And to contemplate this
And transpose it to reason
Deduces its logical
Schedule and season
“Remember” requires
Application at present
“Your sanctification”
Needs must be incessant
On whatever day
Of the week it might be
And the rational of this
We instantly see
If “remember the day
Of the sabbath” applies
Only one day a week
Nothing more to comprise
Is “your sanctification”
“Forgotten” to be
“Throughout” most of the week
As involves you and me?
If it actually with
But one day is concerned
And for only that day
Of the week is it learned
It is, then, through the other
Six days to be stored
In irrelevance, there
To be mainly ignored?
How attaches “remember”
As must it pertain
To the other six days
Of the weekly domain?
For “your sanctification”
Must so preconceive
If its purpose is “practice”
Allowed to achieve
And essential to this
Is one’s constant attention
Throughout every measure
Of daily dimension
“Remember” right now
Every day must involve
That “your sanctification”
Be daily resolve
Therefore, needed this day
Is “your holyization”
Throughout each and every
Diverse situation
Amidst interaction
With its population
Expected “this day”
Is “your sanctification”
And most apparent and evident is this.
It most conspicuous and obvious is, if we observantly examine, and inspect what the Fourth Directive says about the seventh day itself. For plainly, in it, one needs to “remember”, precisely as one must “throughout” the other days.
A. You Are Not Told…
Because: Unequivocally must you perceive, and an understanding of this realization have…
You are not told by the Fourth Directive to do nothing at all and absolutely nothing on the week’s seventh day (deMSby Deuteronomy 5:14):
14“And1 throughout the seventh day, a sabbath (or ‘ceasing’) to Yahweh, your God, you shall not undertake any work”.
You are not told to be simply idle, desist, and abstain from activity itself and essential, unavoidable and necessary motion, particularly that, which does “the will of God”.
14“And throughout the seventh day, a sabbath (or ‘ceasing’) to Yahweh, your God, you shall not undertake any work” (deMSby Deuteronomy 5:14).
Here, you are not utterly forbidden to do unavoidable and practical action, particularly if it achieves “the will of God”:
14“And throughout the seventh day, a sabbath (or ‘ceasing’) to Yahweh, your God, you shall not undertake any work” (deMSby Deuteronomy 5:14).
To “avoid any deed, any movement or action” misperceives what this restriction requires, and thoroughly obliterates what it encourages.
Because: It does not mean to prohibit “the will of God”, “this, your sanctification”, which, sir and madam, “remember” we must, and must not “forget”.
B. Unconditionally
Because: Deuteronomy 5:12 (deMSby) says, and says unconditionally…
Take constant care to “observe the day of the sabbath to make it holy“, or “sanctify it“, “as did Yahweh, your God direct you” initially in Exodus 20:8-11, which commissions you to “remember the day of the sabbath [today] to make it holy”, or “sanctify it” (deMSby Exodus 20:8) on each one of the week’s seven days, and never to neglect “this, your sanctification”:
12“…Observe the day of the sabbath [or ‘ceasing’] to make it holy” [or ‘sanctify it’], as did Yahweh, your God direct you: 13Throughout six days, you shall labour, and do all your work” (deMSby Deuteronomy 5:12-13).
Affirmed through the wording of these two verses, the Fourth Directive’s first and preeminent concern is the practice of “this, your sanctification”.
And this accordingly must be applied with the subsequent prohibitive, designing day seven:
14“And throughout the seventh day, a sabbath [or ‘ceasing’] to Yahweh, your God, you shall not undertake any work” (deMSby Deuteronomy 5:14).
Absolutely established, certain, and fixed here is “your sanctification” the Fourth Directive’s purpose.
In this prohibitive, designing day seven, every bit as absolute is that concern:
14“And throughout the seventh day, a sabbath [or ‘ceasing’] to Yahweh, your God, you shall not undertake any work” (deMSby Deuteronomy 5:14).
Because: To forbid one to do “any work” is not meant to introduce an alternate or counteractive Fourth Directive purpose, supplanting, or annulling “this, your sanctification”.
To ban, or prohibit one’s doing “any work” does not make illegal “this, your sanctification”. This prohibition has no such design and no such intention.
C. Be You Not Beguiled
Because: Understood, in this verse as well is the need to “remember the day of the sabbath to make it holy”, or “sanctify it” continuously “throughout” the week’s seven days (deMSby Deuteronomy 5:15).
“You shall remember, that you were a servant in the land of Egypt,and Yahweh, your God brought you out thence with a mighty hand and an outstretched arm. Therefore Yahweh, your God directed you to practise the day of sabbath”.
So be not duped, misinformed, or deceived, when tradition suggests, or persuasively seems to direct, authorize, indicate, or allow, that you may “forget” “this, your sanctification”.
Because: That must sanction misinterpretation.
Thus, when traditional illusion appears, and exhibits a façade, that so says “forget”, be you not beguiled. Neither be you misled:
14“And throughout the seventh day, a sabbath [or ‘ceasing’] to Yahweh, your God, you shall not undertake any work” (deMSby Deuteronomy 5:14).
For “your sanctification is the will of God” (deMSby I Thessalonians 4:3) here also, as authenticated throughout this Directive, not idleness and inactivity on the seventh day.
And it is the purpose in this verse as well, where tacitly, implicitly attaches this phrase, which serves as “completion” to this above verse, and facilitates an orientation to this verse: “Nevertheless, you will, without any interruption ‘remember the day of the sabbath [or ‘ceasing’] to make it holy‘, or ‘sanctify it‘”, just “as Yahweh, your God directed you” initially, in Exodus 20, verse 8.
And without any lapse (!), this will you do (!), all “throughout” each day of the week’s seven days and among those with whom they are shared!
15“You shall remember, that you were a servant in the land of Egypt,and Yahweh, your God brought you out thence with a mighty hand and an outstretched arm. Therefore, Yahweh, your God directed you to practise the day of the sabbath” (deMSby Deuteronomy 5:15).
“This, your sanctification is the will of God” now, “throughout” this, present day, whatever weekly day it is (deMSby I Thessalonians 4:3), which embraces necessarily the week’s seventh day.
14“And throughout the seventh day, a sabbath [or ‘ceasing’] to Yahweh, your God, you shall not undertake any work” (deMSby Deuteronomy 5:14)…
Nevertheless, you are to “remember”, and “observe the day of the sabbath to make it holy“, or “sanctify it“, without any pause, interruption or lapse…
Which is God’s “will”, and applies God’s “will”. This wouldn’t contravene, or subvert his “will”!…
“You shall remember, that you were a servant in the land of Egypt,and Yahweh, your God brought you out thence with a mighty hand and an outstretched arm. Therefore, Yahweh, your God directed you to practise the day of the sabbath” (deMSby Deuteronomy 5:15), and to practise it continuously, each and every day.
D. And Self-Presentation
This, therefore, assigns one’s treatment of people and self-presentation, “throughout” every one of the week’s seven days (deMSby Deuteronomy 5:12-13):
12“…Observe the day of the sabbath [or ‘ceasing’] to make it holy [or ‘sanctify it’], as did Yahweh, your God direct you: 13Throughout six days shall you labour, and do all your work”…
While remaining conscientious, ever diligent and keen to “remember the day of the sabbath [or ‘ceasing’] to make it holy”, or “sanctify it”.
14“And throughout the seventh day, a sabbath [or ‘ceasing’] to Yahweh, your God, you shall not undertake any work” (deMSby Deuteronomy 5:14).
But you will persist ever ready, ever constant and keen to “observe”, and “remember the day of the sabbath [or ‘ceasing’] to make it holy”, or “sanctify it” (deMSby Deuteronomy 5:12 and Exodus 20:8).
And thus assigns you “throughout” every day to persist in the “practice” of “the day of the sabbath”, accordingly associating “you with your son2 and your daughter, and your manservant, and your maidservant, and your ox, and your donkey, and all of your cattle, and your stranger, who is within your gates, that your manservant and your maidservant may rest as well as you” yourself, or find for themselves other means of diversion.
Because: That prerogative have they from you.
For “your holyization” or “your sanctification” projects you to others, relates you to others, and joins you to others, precisely as it must do with yourself: It is how you would yourself be treated.
E. “Therefore”
“For this, your sanctification” both “is the will of God” (deMSby I Thessalonians 4:3), and recalls the way of God, and the way he invariably has treated you (deMSby Deuteronomy 5:15):
15“You shall remember, that you were a servant in the land of Egypt,and Yahweh, your God brought you out thence with a mighty hand and an outstretched arm. Therefore, Yahweh, your God directed you to practise the day of the sabbath”…
And “to practise the day of the sabbath [or ‘ceasing’]” “throughout” every day and without any aberration or interruption, the which unconcerned is with idleness the seventh day.
You God’s “example” of “your sanctification” will constantly promote throughout each coming day for all named above and unnamed above.
“Therefore, Yahweh, your God directed you to practise the day of the sabbath” (deMSby Deuteronomy 5:15).
And “to practise the day of the sabbath [or ‘ceasing’]” “throughout” every day and at all occasion, and represent no interruption to how God did himself “set” “example” of such: You will incite this “practice” today.
And this “practice” be, and exemplify it on each single day, with all, who are met, whom any day includes. “For this, your sanctification ‘is the will of God'” (deMSby I Thessalonians 4:3), “the good and well-pleasing and ‘perfect'” or “finished” (deMSby Romans 12:2).
“Therefore, Yahweh, your God directed you to practise the day of the sabbath” (deMSby Deuteronomy 5:15).
And this well-envisions, and represents the Knighthood3 of the Order of the Sabbath, who consummate the proper “practice” of “the day of the sabbath”.
1There will yet be more explanation of this, the more accurate and biblically consistent translation and exhibition of this conjunction, which virtually invariably means simply “and”. Though throughout the traditional Fourth Directive wording, this is persistently ignored, and discounted. But that you have some experience with it, which will provide you an introduction to it, consider this brief comment on its translation, which though redundant is urgently important…
It is this conjunction’s ubiquitous use, that accounts for that frequent and familiar biblical trait: So many of the Old Testament’s sentences begin, and commence, using this word, “and”. It is this conjunction, which causes that trait, and induces that trait, that repetitive, familiar and customary trait, which reverberates throughout the Old Testament’s tract, as you will yourself have experienced, and read.
And effectively that affirms this conjunction’s meaning, which obviously is, and must be “and”, or something, which equivalently serves as “and”. And this alone properly presents this Directive.
While showing it, using “or” and “but” is to represent tradition instead of the Bible. Which “ludicrously inappropriate” often must sound, if you attempt to use either “or” or “but”, where the Old Testament’s sentences commence with “and”.
2There is much more immediate and practical relevance, than is at first recognizable and visible in this listing of all of these “others”. And in the book, This, Your Sanctification, Fourth Remembrance, Its Application (which published will be by de MontSabbathby at deMontSabbathby.org), this will be thoroughly addressed, and discussed.
3To learn of the Knighthood of the Order of the Sabbath, one needs to inspect the book, This, Your Sanctification, First Remembrance, an Orientation, which published will be by de MontSabbathby at deMontSabbathby.org.