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    Sabbath: A Gift of Time
    Sabbath: A Gift of Time
    Sabbath: A Gift of Time
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    Sabbath: A Gift of Time

    By Bonnie Saul Wilks

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    You have to stop to go forward.

    Everyone is busy. The pace of life is fast. Families struggle to connect and have quality time. People are just burned out. Rest is a luxury we think we can’t afford. However, we can’t afford not to rest. Sabbath celebration is good for you. It is God’s gift to all men and women—not just the Jewish people.

    The rhythm of rest allows time to breathe.
    Families learn to bless one another.
    Relationships are refreshed.
    Joy is restored.
    Energy is renewed.

    Take one day to rest and see what God will do with the remaining six.

    Includes seven authentic Sabbath recipes.
    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherBookBaby
    Release dateFeb 28, 2018
    ISBN9781945529535
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      Sabbath - Bonnie Saul Wilks

      Praise for Sabbath: A Gift of Time

      Bonnie Saul Wilks has blessed us with her articulate description of the place of the Sabbath and provided simple guidelines for observing it in a way that will inspire all of us. It is easy reading, but profound in its clarity. It is especially to be recommended for those who would like a New Covenant way of observing the Sabbath without getting into joy-robbing legalism.

      —DON FINTO

      Founder of Caleb Company and author of

      Your People Shall Be My People

      What a delightful introduction to the Shabbat this booklet provides for those unfamiliar with the history, traditions, and practice of Shabbat observance in the home. It even includes interesting recipes for Shabbat dinner and the traditional bread challah, which is served only on the Sabbath. Your understanding of the importance of Shabbat as the day of rest will be enriched and strengthened by reading this book.

      —RABBI MARTY WALDMAN

      Baruch HaShem Congregation, Dallas, Texas

      Sabbath: A Gift of Time

      Copyright ©2009, 2018 by Bonnie Saul Wilks

      Revised edition

      Part of the Eternal Promise series

      Scripture quotations marked (TLV) are taken from the Messianic Jewish Family Bible,

      Tree of Life Version. Copyright ©2015 by the Messianic Jewish Family Bible Society. Used by permission of the Messianic Jewish Family Bible Society, TLV and Tree of Life Version and Tree of Life Holy Scriptures are trademarks registered in the United States Patent and Trademark office by the Messianic Jewish Family Bible Society.

      Scripture quotations marked (NKJV) are taken from the New King James

      Version®. Copyright © 1982 by Thomas Nelson. Used by permission.

      All rights reserved.

      Scripture quotations marked (NIV) are taken from the Holy Bible, New

      International Version®, NIV®. Copyright © 1973, 1978, 1984, 2011 by

      Biblica, Inc.™ Used by permission of Zondervan. All rights reserved

      worldwide, www.zondervan.com. The NIV and "New International

      Version" are trademarks registered in the United States Patent and

      Trademark Office by Biblica, Inc.™

      All rights reserved. No portion of this publication may be reproduced, stored in a retrieval system, or transmitted in any form by any means—electronic, mechanical, photocopying, recording, or any other—without prior permission from the publisher.

      ISBN: 978-1-945529-52-8 Paperback

      ISBN: 978-1-945529-53-5 eBook

      We hope you hear from the Holy Spirit and receive God’s richest blessings

      from this book by Gateway Press. We want to provide the highest quality

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      Printed in the United States of America

      This digital document has been produced by Nord Compo.

      Thank you David and Emma Rudolph, founders of

      Gateways Beyond International in Cyprus, Geneva,

      Germany, USA, and Israel, and their Messianic

      missional communities for demonstrating faithfully

      how to keep, with gladness of heart and fullness of joy,

      Sabbath principles and celebrations

       (www.gatewaysbeyond.org).

      What would be a world without Sabbath? It would be a

      world that knew only itself or God distorted as a thing

      or the abyss separating Him from the world; a world

      without the vision of a window in eternity

      that opens into time.

      —Abraham Joshua Heschel

      CONTENTS

      Title Page

      Copyright Page

      Dedication Page

      Foreword

      Preface

      Acknowledgments

      Introduction - Sabbath Foundations

      Chapter 1 - Three Purposes

      Chapter 2 - A Blessing and Not a Burden

      Chapter 3 - Not Just for Israel

      Chapter 4 - A Source of Jewish Longevity

      Chapter 5 - Sabbath Restores

      Chapter 6 - As Old as Creation

      Chapter 7 - A Universal Need

      Chapter 8 - Suggestion or Commandment?

      Chapter 9 - Not Always Convenient

      Chapter 10 - Approaching Sabbath as Holy Ground

      Chapter 11 - Centered in the Home

      Chapter 12 - The Resurgence of Sabbath

      Chapter 13 - The Father’s Role

      Chapter 14 - God of Time

      Chapter 16 - An Eternal Covenant

      Chapter 17 - Compared to a Bride

      Chapter 18 - Renewal and Relaxation

      Chapter 19 - Intercessory Purposes

      Chapter 20 - Ritually Set Apart

      Appendix A - Messianic Jewish Sabbath Traditions and Prayers

      Table

      Food and Dress

      Candle Lighting (Hadlakat Nerot)

      Traditional Prayer

      Messianic Prayer

      Hand Washing (Netilat Yadayim)

      Traditional and Messianic Prayer

      Recited in Unison (Messianic response)

      Blessing the Children (Birkat HaYeladim)

      Blessing Over the Wife (Birkat HaEeshah)

      Blessing over the Wine (Kiddush)

      Blessing over the Bread (HaMotzi Lechem)

      The Meal

      After the Meal

      The Sabbath Day

      Havdalah

      Appendix B - Sabbath Songs

      Appendix C - Sabbath Recipes

      Creamy White Bean and Rosemary Soup for Sabbath

      Roast Chicken with Orange Glaze

      Shabbat Couscous

      Sabbath Tzimmes (Stew)

      Mandarin and Almond Green Salad

      Red Wine Vinaigrette

      Hannah’s Festive Honey Cake

      Challah (Sabbath Bread)

      Appendix D - Sabbath Quick Evening Meal Guide

      Candle Lighting (Hadlakat Nerot)

      Messianic Prayer

      Hand Washing (Netilat Yadayim)

      Recited in Unison (Messianic response)

      Blessing the Children (Birkat HaYeladim)

      Blessing Over the Wife (Birkat HaEeshah)

      Blessing over the Wine (Kiddush)

      Blessing over the Bread (HaMotzi Lechem)

      Other References

      Foreword

      AS A JEWISH believer in Jesus, my ministry is dedicated to reaching my people with the Good News of Jesus their Messiah and engaging the Church

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