FOUNDATIONS | WEEK 18

📖 What is the SIGN between Yahuah and His People?

Key Texts:
Exod 31:12–17 • Ezek 20:12, 20

📖 WHAT IS THE SIGN?

Scripture does not leave this vague.

📖 Exodus 31:13

“Verily my sabbaths ye shall keep: for it is a sign between me and you…”

📖 Ezekiel 20:12

“I gave them my sabbaths, to be a sign between me and them…”

📖 Ezekiel 20:20

“Hallow my sabbaths; and they shall be a sign… that ye may know that I am YAHUAH your Elohim.”

👉 The sign is clear:

The Sabbath. A sign of relationship with Yahuah. It is the fruit of knowing Him and being set apart (sanctified).

🔑 WHAT DOES A SIGN MEAN?

A sign identifies:

• ownership

• relationship

• covenant

The Sabbath is not just a day, nor can it be every day which would undermine every scripture on the topic.

👉 It is a marker between YAHUAH and His people. The sign of relationship with Him (Matthew 7).

⚖️ WHAT THE SABBATH DECLARES

When you keep His Sabbath, you are declaring:

👉 He is your Creator
👉 He is your Elohim
👉 You are set apart unto Him

That your relationship with Him is more important than the pressure to abolish His ways. Sadly, that conflict begins in many churches who take a position against the Word claiming Yahusha abolished the sign and shadow of Heaven's ways (Col. 2:15-17, be sure to read the whole concept as many supposed theologians have not on this passage), which He said He would never do (Matt. 5:17-20). Their attempt to even redefine the English word "shadow" and "fulfill" are fruitless. Make scripture your authority and do not allow any man to claim such above Yahusha. Peter never did made himself "the rock" but defined that "rock" as Yahusha, the Chief Cornerstone. No Apostle, Pastor, [or insert any title], can ever usurp such authority from our Savior.  Even Paul is accused of this, yet, never once did he elevate himself in such ways. His fruit was to keep and teach the Sabbath. [read REST: The Case for Sabbath free in eBook at: thegodculture.org/books]

🔥 THIS IS NOT SYMBOLIC ONLY

This is not:

• optional

• cultural

• temporary

📖 Exodus 31:16–17

“The children of Israel shall keep the sabbath… for a perpetual covenant.”

👉 Perpetual = ongoing, forever and ever

🧠 WHY THIS MATTERS

Many claim relationship with Him…

But Scripture gives a sign of that relationship.

👉 Not by words
👉 Not by labels

👉 By obedience to His Sabbath

Obedience is not legalism and though there are some who attempt to redefine legalism as obedience only to abhor Yahuah's ways in rebellion, their attempts are vain. The underlying principle behind abolishing law, is to justify living in sin. Sin is lawlessness and never justified. When repentance is true, forgiveness acts, but only Yahuah and Yahusha can define sin which definition cannot change, as they do not (Mal. 3:5; Heb. 13:8). "New" covenant does create a "new" God. If it does, that is no covenant nor sign with Yahuah and Yahusha.

⚠️ WHEN THE SIGN IS REJECTED

Ezekiel 20 shows what happens:

• rebellion

• separation

• loss of identity

Rejecting the Sabbath is not neutral.

👉 It breaks covenant alignment. That is not figurative or symbolic, it is contrary to His ways defined in scripture as sin.

🌿 THE PURPOSE OF THE SIGN

📖 Ezekiel 20:12

“That they might know…”

The Sabbath is how we:

• know Him

• remember Him

• walk with Him

• remain a sanctified and set apart people (a prayer alone does not do that, a relationship does)

🔥 FOUNDATION TRUTH

The Sabbath is not a burden.

👉 It is a gift
👉 It is a sign
👉 It is a covenant marker

🌅 FINAL WORD

If He gave a sign…

Why ignore it?

🌿 Keep His Sabbath.
Honor His sign.
Walk in covenant.

Yah Bless.

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