(The view expressed in this blog are my own and should not be taken as inspired in any way.)
Numbers 28:9–15, “And on the sabbath day two lambs of the first year without spot, and two tenth deals of flour for a meat offering, mingled with oil, and the drink offering thereof: This is the burnt offering of every sabbath, beside the continual burnt offering, and his drink offering. And in the beginnings of your months ye shall offer a burnt offering unto the LORD; two young bullocks, and one ram, seven lambs of the first year without spot; And three tenth deals of flour for a meat offering, mingled with oil, for one bullock; and two tenth deals of flour for a meat offering, mingled with oil, for one ram; And a several tenth deal of flour mingled with oil for a meat offering unto one lamb; for a burnt offering of a sweet savour, a sacrifice made by fire unto the LORD. And their drink offerings shall be half an hin of wine unto a bullock, and the third part of an hin unto a ram, and a fourth part of an hin unto a lamb: this is the burnt offering of every month throughout the months of the year. And one kid of the goats for a sin offering unto the LORD shall be offered, beside the continual burnt offering, and his drink offering.”
The Sabbath day was very important for it celebrated the Lord’s perfection and demonstrates mankind’s dependence on Him. The Lord God rested on the seventh day because He finished creating the heavens and the earth. He didn’t rest because He was tired or had put too much of Himself into creation. The Lord’s creation is entirely distinct from the Lord, He is Divine and Almighty was all creation is anchored in time and space. The Lord rested on the seventh day because He had achieved perfection and there was nothing left for Him to do. Everything in creation was established according to the Lord’s perfect patterns but everything that He had made depended on Him to continue. This is why creation, especially mankind, was called upon to rest on the Sabbath. Mankind is to show the Lord that we understand He is perfect and independent while we are dependent and incomplete without Him. If we are willing to remember this on a weekly basis then the Lord will improve the quality of His life because He is entirely consistent.
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