On the Jewish Sabbath or holy day, certain food is eaten,bread that is in the shape of a circle ,symbolising the circle of life,and the end of the year.There might also be a pomegranate on the table, because there is a tradition that they contain 613 seeds. These represent one for each of the commandments a Jewish person is supposed to keep.There are many laws relating to the Sabbath,also the food laws,and other laws,the Jewish religion is a religion of laws,indeed most religions are governed by laws,the cults are the same.In Deuteronomy 27 v 26 / 28 v 15. we read that a curse would fall upon those who disobeyed,these commandments. The apostle James reminds us ,that', whoever keeps the whole law and yet stumbles at just one point is guilty of breaking all of it (James 2 v 10) When we read in Romans 3 v 23,that all have sinned and come short of the glory of God,,it is stressing ,that no one can keep the law, and in fact all have broken it.So that leaves us all under a curse,that means that we are all standing under judgement, before a holy God, so how can we be saved?.God's answer,and only God's answer can suffice,what is God's answer? Christ Jesus,that was his sole purpose in coming into this world,on the cross .he would die ,the just one,for the unjust . In Galatians 3 v 13 we read,'Christ redeemed us from the curse of the law by becoming a curse for us'.So when we trust Christ to be our Saviour,the curse is removed from us,we are no longer under God's judgement and wrath,and we can sing, 'O happy day ,that fixed my choice,on Thee, my Saviour and my God' (Words by Philip Doddridge)
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