On our journey to learning more about the Biblical Feasts and Holy Days we can’t help but take some time to focus on the Sabbath Day. Many of us have heard of this one but some of us, myself included, haven’t ever really thought about how it should be observed. Well, let me tell you that I’ve been learning a lot and I’m trying to incorporate what I’ve learned into our lives but it has proven to be a bit more difficult than it should be.

The Sabbath is probably the hardest of all the 10 commandments to keep… I had never thought about it until lately but it’s true for most of us. God created the Sabbath day as a day of rest and too often we just look at it as a ‘day off’ or a ‘free day’ from our regular work but we will use it to ‘catch-up’ on projects that we need to get done… I’m so guilty of this!

Mark 2:27-28KJV

²⁷And he said unto them, The sabbath was made for man, and not man for the sabbath:

²⁸Therefore the Son of man is Lord also of the sabbath.

There are a lot of different opinions about when and how the Sabbath should be observed. I really liked this video HERE that I saw recently. I’m not an expert on the Sabbath or the Holy Days but I feel like we should ask God about how He wants us to observe them and then follow the directions that He leaves on our hearts to follow… we can’t always follow everyone else because God’s plans for us may be different than His plans for someone else.

I know that a lot of the preparations should be done in advance so that you can actually relax on the Sabbath but sometimes that is a little harder than you think… I mean we’ve been using all 7 days of the week to accomplish our normal activities and now we need to squeeze those things into 6 days.

Here are some of the resources that I’ve found helpful:

Sonya’s Prep on YouTube
Preparing for the Seventh Day Sabbath – Disciple Heart
Seven Tips for Preparing for Sabbath – Wesleyan Church
How to Celebrate the Sabbath Today – Seventh Day Adventist Church
7 Steps to Help Prepare for the Sabbath Day – The Modest Mom
How I Prepare for a 24-Hour Sabbath Rest with Four Children // No Cook, No Clean Weekend – Now That We’re a Family
How to honor the Sabbath | Sabbath Day activities for the family – The Foraging Family

We will probably try to utilize our crock pot for meals as well as make some items for Cold Plate Dinners.

57 Shabbat Dinner Recipes You’re Going to Love – The Nosher
Easy Shabbat in an hour – Quick Menu Plans and Ideas – Jewish Moms and Crafters
Super Simple Recipes for Last-Minute Shabbat Menu Planning – Kosher.com
33 Traditional and Modern Shabbat Dinner Recipes – Instacart (printable placemat)
Shabbat Dinner Menus and Recipes for Every Season – The Spruce Eats
Shabbat Recipes – Tori Avey
Shabbat Recipes – Jamie Geller

I’ve also purchased these books from AMAZON**:

A Book of Feasts and Seasons More about the feasts of Saints and not so much about Biblical Feasts
Celebrating Biblical Feasts: In your Home or Church

The kids also enjoyed watching these videos:

The Sabbath | The Fourth Commandment For Kids – Douglas Talks
Sophie and the Sabbath Day | Animated Scripture Lesson for Kids – Latter Day Saints
The Sabbath is a Delight | Animated Scripture Lesson for Kids – Latter Day Saints

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We are looking forward to incorporating the Sabbath into our lives so we can use this time to rest, relax, and restore our souls. We will also be able to study and closer to God and strengthen our faith. Hopefully, this time will also help to create memories and strengthen our family bonds and connections with those around us.

Have a blessed day!

Here is a link to some printable prayers I found as well: