Sabbath Rest: What the Bible Says and How Our Family Practices It

What does the Bible say about rest and the Sabbath? Rest is a wonderful idea, and we're so glad God came up with it. In this episode Aaron and Jennifer Smith trace the biblical Sabbath from God resting on the seventh day in Genesis 2, through the Hebrew letters of the word sabbath, to the freed Israelites who had known only 400 years of work. They explain why the Fourth Commandment is uniquely fulfilled in Christ (Matthew 11:28, Hebrews 4), so that Jesus himself is our rest, and why keeping a Sabbath is good but never makes us holy. They close with the practical ways their family rests each week: no agenda on Sundays, fellowship, no technology, and leaving chores for Monday.