Timeline for Rest and Holiday for Gentiles
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| Mar 15, 2023 at 17:32 | comment | added | Thales | I understand. They, at least those here in Brazil, are very attached to Sola Scriptura, that is, if there is no convincing and clear biblical basis regarding the exclusivity of the Sabbath to Jews, it is almost impossible to convince them. They even argue that the Bible encourages Sabbath keeping by Gentiles based on Isaiah 56:6 | |
| Mar 15, 2023 at 16:14 | comment | added | Rabbi Kaii | @Thales based on the above and what you've said (I am not familiar with their religion), it sounds like they are violating (3) above. It would be hard to convince them though - unless you think they are only breaking this out of ignorance of the law, or if you feel they would be interested in hearing what the Torah has to say - because they probably do not accept the Talmud, and the Oral Torah on the pasuk is required to understand it this way. Advise on this is outside the scope of this site. Note: all Christians keep a "ritual sabbath" on sunday. If that is forbidden is a separate question | |
| Mar 15, 2023 at 16:00 | comment | added | Thales | Only one thing was left unanswered. The question of Seventh-day Adventists, they say they follow the rule of keeping the Sabbath, not if they keep it like the Jews but in any case they do it purposefully and religiously. Are they wrong and if so in what way could it help them to understand that it is a precept purely for Jews and they don't count? | |
| Mar 15, 2023 at 15:56 | vote | accept | Thales | ||
| Mar 15, 2023 at 15:55 | history | edited | Rabbi Kaii | CC BY-SA 4.0 |
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| Mar 15, 2023 at 15:54 | comment | added | Thales | Thanks, I viewed the link you left me and it answered everything I wanted to know. | |
| Mar 15, 2023 at 15:50 | history | edited | Rabbi Kaii | CC BY-SA 4.0 |
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| Mar 15, 2023 at 15:49 | comment | added | Rabbi Kaii | If a non-Jew ritualistically abstains from any weekday activities and makes a sabbath for himself, even on a weekday, he is liable. Religiously prohibiting oneself from work (any work!) would count. However, simply establishing a day off from occupational work (resting), even Saturday, without any religious reasoning, is fine @Thales. Still CYLOR please | |
| Mar 15, 2023 at 15:41 | comment | added | Thales | What a complex and difficult subject to express in words. I'll ask better. Are Gentiles forbidden to rest on the Sabbath but may they do so on any other day of the week? What is rest? Not going to work or copying the Jews? If I don't go to work on Saturday would I be disobeying this precept? I think that's what I really wanted to know. | |
| Mar 15, 2023 at 15:33 | comment | added | Rabbi Kaii | See here: asknoah.org/essay/noahide-holidays | |
| Mar 15, 2023 at 15:30 | history | answered | Rabbi Kaii | CC BY-SA 4.0 |