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Lesson 7 Hope of Israel Ministries BIBLE Correspondence Course 15

COMMENT: Notice carefully that the you to TRUST HIM]: as it is written, the just
Messiah did NOT say he would take the FIRST shall live by [YEHOVAH’S] faith" (Romans
STEP for us! Rather the Messiah said, “ [You] 1:17). You must make the FIRST MOVE, then
COME to Me" -- come to the Messiah -- that is, YEHOVAH will help you.
OBEY and FOLLOW his example as he follows How abundantly clear that we must make
the Father -- and keep the commandments as the initial move by beginning to rest on the
well as you humanly can, and seek the Sabbath. YEHOVAH God exhorts us to step out
MANNER in which you may draw close to him in faith -- even though obstacles to our obeying
-- and THEN he promises: “I will give you Him may SEEM insurmountable -- and then
REST"! CONTINUE TO OBEY YEHOVAH
WE MUST TAKE THE FIRST STEP IN THROUGH THE DIVINE FAITH WHICH HE
OBEYING YEHOVAH GOD. Then YE- PROMISES TO SUPPLY!
HOVAH God will give us His holy spirit --
through the Messiah -- which will impart the What to Do
ADDITIONAL strength and faith we need to
obey Him! We are practically at the tip end of the
5. If we run into difficulty in being able SIXTH “day” in YEHOVAH’s “week” of 7,000
to keep YEHOVAH’s Sabbath -- think we will years. Very soon the SEVENTH 1,000-year
lose our job because of keeping it, or whatever -- “day” will be ushered in by the appearance of
how may we receive DIVINE help in keeping Yeshua the Messiah. The time is indeed VERY
this day, and in doing what we are taught on it? SHORT!
Hebrews 4:14, 16. Are we to come “boldly” to YEHOVAH God has shown you in His
YEHOVAH God in PRAYER and ASK FOR Word that if you have TRULY REPENTED of
HIS GUIDANCE AND STRENGTH in your disobedience to His laws, you will want to
overcoming all obstacles which SEEM TO zealously BEGIN keeping YEHOVAH’s true
prevent us? Verse 16. Sabbath Day. You will want to STEP OUT IN
COMMENT: The whole chapter of FAITH by RESTING on this day! And you’ll
Hebrews 4 is about keeping the Sabbath! And it want to QUIT OBSERVING ANY DAY
closes with HOW we may receive Divine help in OTHER THAN YEHOVAH’S SABBATH!
keeping it, and doing the things which are taught ONLY the keeping of YEHOVAH’s
on this Day. SABBATH (as well as His other
Even the apostles who had the human commandments) in the way HE ordains, will fit
faith to follow the Messiah, found they did not you for your goal of eternal life and sonship in
have ENOUGH faith for their needs -- “The YEHOVAH’s glorious Kingdom!
apostles said unto the Lord, INCREASE OUR YEHOVAH will especially CON-
FAITH" (Luke 17:5). But the Messiah replied, DITION YOU toward this marvelous future on
“Serve Me [first step out on your OWN faith and the Sabbath. On this day you will be
OBEY me as I obey the Father -- REST upon ESPECIALLY CLOSE to YEHOVAH, and
YEHOVAH’s Sabbath Day]...And AFTER- you’ll grow in His SPIRITUAL grace and
WARD thou shalt eat and drink [afterward you knowledge through PRAYER and BIBLE
will be given DIVINE FAITH]" (verse 8). STUDY.
You must keep the Sabbath through your But keeping the Sabbath as YEHOVAH
OWN faith FIRST -- “FROM faith [of SELF] to God commands does not mean that you must
FAITH” OF GOD -- “... from [your own] faith attend a church on this day. You may KEEP
TO [the DIVINE POWERFUL] FAITH [which THE SABBATH RIGHT IN YOUR OWN
YEHOVAH God will miraculously place within HOME for the present.

YEHOVAH God’s TRUE Sabbath Day -- Part 1