Exodus - 47 - VIDEO Lesson 11 Part 3 - Exod. 20:8-11 Ten Commandments/God’s Sabbath/Same Now as Then

Exodus - 47 - VIDEO Lesson 11 Part 3 - Exod. 20:8-11 Ten Commandments/God’s Sabbath/Same Now as Then

From LIGHT OF MENORAH by Rev John Ferret

May 28, 2026 · 20 min · Episode 250

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This episode explores the historical context of the Bible and its relevance to contemporary understanding of the Sabbath and the Ten Commandments.

Lesson 11 Part 3 The Bible was clearly meant for those the first ones to hear it. Like the Torah. It was meant for the Hebrews coming out of Egypt. The New Testament was written for the first disciples like John and Mark and Matthew and Paul and Mary. And once we understand what the "first hearers" heard and understood, we then an see how it relates to us. God gave them His word so they understood it and passed it down to us. The Messianic Jewish believers lived in a Jewish culture 2000 years ago and they perhaps saw things and understood things a lot differently than us. So we will again put the Bible in its historical context. Once again we will study His word taking in account the ancient Jewish culture of those first disciples. When we do and study the GREEK and not the English, we find there is a compelling alternative understanding to verses that supposedly suggest Jesus changed everything. Contemporary theologians say that these verses show that Jesus changed the Sabbath from its Biblical practice to the way the "church" does it today. The three verses we will study are shown below taken from the NASB version. We will study these verses in their historical context. When we…

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