Thanks for asking. God does not change. God's morals do not change. Matthew 5:17-19. One thing to keep in mind, if today's modern day Jews (they are anti-Christ) do something that looks similar to what scripture talks about, they do it incorrectly. Their book is the pornographic Talmud. They do not follow the old testament. We worship the same God today as Abraham did. Isaiah 43:11 I, I am Yahweh; and beside me there is no savior. - http://www.oraclesofyah.org/sabbath.php
I've understood the Sabbath to be a sign of the Mosaic covenant and, just as circumcision was a sign of the Abrahamic covenant and expired with the completion of it, the requirement to keep the Sabbath expired with the Mosaic covenant.
This is something I am studying very closely because I spent some time in an SDA church. Thank you for the link. I am still seeking the truth and will include the thoughts at that path in my studies.
God did not command Sabbath observance until Mt. Sinai. Exodus 19:5 states the intent of making the Mosaic covenant. This was after spending 40 years in the desert chastising the Israelites for getting up to gather food on the Sabbath. Yet Christ did not rebuke His disciples for picking corn on the Sabbath. There's also the matter of Romans 14:5-6. It is a difficult question.
God's law does change though. It isn't arbitrary or without purpose. When the purpose is fulfilled the law no longer obtains. God's character is eternal.
Ii still have some questions myself, but concerning circumcision. As I currently understand it, immersion, baptism has replaced circumcision. One important thing is to separate out the teaching of the Pharisees. They added rules to make the Sabbath a burden and get around it. Grabbing an ear of corn to eat is fine. Creating a Sabbath day's journey distance is a way to get around the Sabbath rest. Enjoy your study.
Circumcision was required of Moses's son shortly before God sent him on his mission. It's not a Pharisee creation.
Speaking of corn, in the Exodus, while teaching the Sabbath to the Israelites for 40 years, God gave them food 6 days a week with a double portion on the 6th day and told them to stay inside and not go gathering food on the 7th day. The Pharisee objection to Christ's disciples gathering food has a sound foundation.
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