Lowercase G
“Remember the Sabbath”
Exodus 20:8-11

Lowercase “g” gods keep us from the true God and influence our priorities, values, morality, and choices.  

Lowercase “g” god for the 4th commandment = pride and workaholism
   
Exodus 20: The 10 Commandments
1.	You shall have no other gods before Me.
2.	You shall not make idols.
3.	You shall not take the name of the LORD your God in vain.
4.	Remember the Sabbath day, to keep it holy.
5.	Honor your father and your mother.
6.	You shall not murder.
7.	You shall not commit adultery.
8.	You shall not steal.
9.	You shall not lie.
10.	You shall not covet.

4th Commandment
“Remember the Sabbath day, to keep it holy. Six days you shall labor, and do all your work, but the seventh day is a Sabbath to the Lord your God. On it you shall not do any work, you, or your son, or your daughter, your male servant, or your female servant, or your livestock, or the sojourner who is within your gates. For in six days the Lord made heaven and earth, the sea, and all that is in them, and rested on the seventh day. Therefore the Lord blessed the Sabbath day and made it holy.” –Exodus 20:8-11

Hebrew word for Sabbath = Shabbat: to cease or end

Karoshi = Death from overwork

3 Things about the Sabbath:
1. God called the Sabbath “holy”
	Hebrew word for holy = Kadosh: sacred, set apart, distinct  
2. It isn’t just for you, but for everyone
3. The only command beginning with “remember”

The Sabbath was both a command and a gift 

There is a rhythm of rest sewn into the fabric of creation: 6 days of work and 1 day of rest

And on the seventh day God finished his work that he had done, and he rested on the seventh day from all of his work that he had done. –Genesis 2:2

Karoshi = Death from overwork

The LORD is my shepherd; I shall not want. He makes me lie down in green pastures. He leads me beside still waters. He restores my soul. He leads me in paths of righteousness for his name’s sake. –Psalm 23:1-3