God gave it to be a blessing to those who had been working on everyday things for six days of the week. It is a time when God can meet with us and share our time with us. It is a full 24 hours from Sunset on Friday to sunset on Saturday. God’s Sabbath today is not just Saturday. God’s Sabbath crosses two of our days, Friday and Saturday. At creation the dark part of the day came first, then the daylight. The evening and the morning were the first day, and so on. The Sabbath fits this same pattern. God knows we are tired on a Friday night and need to stop. Those who keep the Christian Sunday Sabbath frequently spend Friday night in clubs and pubs with continued activity even though they are tired. God however, gives us the much-needed refreshment, and allows us to stop and relax and unwind.
