The Hebrew three-letter
homograph shin bet/vet tav, when
pronounced Shabbat, means Sabbath;
when pronounced shevet, it means
dwelling; with an added silent letter as
shin ayin bet/vet tav and pronounced
shivat, it is the number seven. The
words Sabbath, dwelling, and seven are
related.
Sabbath is
neither only for “Jews” nor only for some
previous era. It was created for Adam – man,
and for eternity! It was created as the
seventh day of the week (sunset to sunset),
never to change. It is to be kept holy –
meaning dedicated to our Savior, in contrast
to our other days of labor. It is the time
created for God to dwell with man – in the
original Eden (when God was finished with
His work of creation), in our weekly day to
meet with Him (setting aside our weekly
work), and in the future when Messiah will
dwell in Eden/Paradise with the meek who
inherit the earth (when our redemption is
completed). Sabbath is a glorious crown of
God’s creation, when everything says “Holy!”
