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Exodus 20:10 On the seventh day is the Sabbath of the LORD your God. In it you shall do no work: you, nor your son, nor your daughter, nor your male servant, nor your female servant, nor your cattle, nor your stranger who is within your gates. The main issue is that Ceremonial Sabbath meant NO one work at all. Not cleaning, not cooking, not even shopping (milking the cow). Every seventh day, each member of the will rest on their chosen seventh day of the week. It is my belief that sabbath (a day of rest) to the pattern of work six days and rest one day. Another issue is this: The Sabbath observance was a part of the ceremonial law of the Old Testament, along with such things as circumcision and eating restrictions. Would we be rejoicing to live in a Pharisaic-dominated society as they were part of "Ceremonial Law" followers? These ceremonial laws showed that the Israelites were set apart (sanctified) from all other nations (Exodus 31:12, 13). The New Testament shows that all ceremonial law (restrictive eating - Timothy 4:4, 5), circumcision - I Corinthians 7:18, and Sabbath-keeping - Colossians 2:16, 17) was fulfilled in Christ, and our need to observe it for justification and sanctification abolished. We are even warned against Sabbath-keepers who want to judge others for not keeping it: "Let no man judge you...regarding...sabbaths" (Colossians 2:16). The Ceremonial Pharisees hated Christ not only because He broke their ceremonial traditions in order to help people (Matthew 15:1-9) but because He saw through their religion to their hearts. Sabbath was the only Ceremonial law in the Ten Commandment. The other 9 are moral laws. Now with the New Testament, every day is ONE of Sabbath rest (Hebrews 4:9-11). Quote In Colossians 2:16-17, Paul explicitly refers to the Sabbath as a shadow of Christ, which is no longer binding since the substance (Christ) has come. It is quite clear in those verses that the weekly Sabbath is in view. The phrase "a festival or a new moon or a Sabbath day" refers to the annual, monthly, and weekly holy days of the Jewish calendar (cf. 1 Chronicles 23:31; 2 Chronicles 2:4; 31:3; Ezekiel 45:17; Hosea 2:11). If Paul were referring to special ceremonial dates of rest in that passage, why would he have used the word "Sabbath?" He had already mentioned the ceremonial dates when he spoke of festivals and new moons. The Sabbath was the sign to Israel of the Mosaic Covenant (Exodus 31:16-17; Ezekiel 20:12; Nehemiah 9:14). Since we are now under the New Covenant (Hebrews 8), we are no longer required to observe the sign of the Mosaic Covenant. Source: John MacArthur