Kindling of fire / Heating food on Sabbath: EGW vs Bible, DA 204.1 vs Ex 35:1-3, and suggestion how to obey both.
regarding heating food on sabbath:
bible vs egw?
and the "narrow way" to obey both.
------- egw says heat cold food during cold weather -----------
In cold weather the food prepared the day before should be heated. {CCh 226.2} https://egwwritings.org/?ref=en_CCh.226.2
------ moses says God does not want us to lit/kindle a fire on sabbath ----
Exodus 35
The Sabbath
1And Moses gathered all the congregation of the children of Israel together, and said unto them, These are the words which the LORD hath commanded, that ye should do them.
2Six days shall work be done, but on the seventh day there shall be to you an holy day, a sabbath of rest to the LORD: whosoever doeth work therein shall be put to death. 3Ye shall kindle no fire throughout your habitations upon the sabbath day.
--- EGW says kindling / liting of fire rule is from scribes and pharisees ----
Desire of Ages page 204 paragraph 2
The Jews had so perverted the law that they made it a yoke of bondage. Their meaningless requirements had become a byword among other nations. Especially was the Sabbath hedged in by all manner of senseless restrictions. It was not to them a delight, the holy of the Lord, and honorable. The scribes and Pharisees had made its observance an intolerable burden. A Jew was not allowed to kindle a fire nor even to light a candle on the Sabbath. As a consequence the people were dependent upon the Gentiles for many services which their rules forbade them to do for themselves. They did not reflect that if these acts were sinful, those who employed others to perform them were as guilty as if they had done the work themselves. They thought that salvation was restricted to the Jews, and that the condition of all others, being already hopeless, could be made no worse. But God has given no commandments which cannot be obeyed by all. His laws sanction no unreasonable or selfish restrictions.
----when Bible and SOP conflict, egw says obey bible -------
missing quotation...
----depends on the climate----
"During the sojourn in the wilderness the kindling of fires upon the seventh day had been strictly prohibited. The prohibition was not to extend to the land of Canaan where the severity of the climate, fires was needed for warmth" (Patriarchs and Prophets, p. 409)
SO IF THE CLIMATE IS like egypt/sinai (9C to 32C) kindling is prohibited.
if the climate is like israel (-13C to 54C) then kindling fire is not prohibited.
---- possible to obey both ----
how to obey both?
1) keep fire kindled since friday
2) use microwave to reheat food (no fire)
3) wait for food to uncold naturally (if no microwave)
4) use heat conserving devices to keep food warm. Styrofoam box, dayami, insulation, etc...
point to consider: if we allow others to do work on the sabbath, " those who employed others to perform them were as guilty as if they had done the work themselves." {DA 204.2}
bible vs egw?
and the "narrow way" to obey both.
------- egw says heat cold food during cold weather -----------
In cold weather the food prepared the day before should be heated. {CCh 226.2} https://egwwritings.org/?ref=en_CCh.226.2
------ moses says God does not want us to lit/kindle a fire on sabbath ----
Exodus 35
The Sabbath
1And Moses gathered all the congregation of the children of Israel together, and said unto them, These are the words which the LORD hath commanded, that ye should do them.
2Six days shall work be done, but on the seventh day there shall be to you an holy day, a sabbath of rest to the LORD: whosoever doeth work therein shall be put to death. 3Ye shall kindle no fire throughout your habitations upon the sabbath day.
--- EGW says kindling / liting of fire rule is from scribes and pharisees ----
Desire of Ages page 204 paragraph 2
The Jews had so perverted the law that they made it a yoke of bondage. Their meaningless requirements had become a byword among other nations. Especially was the Sabbath hedged in by all manner of senseless restrictions. It was not to them a delight, the holy of the Lord, and honorable. The scribes and Pharisees had made its observance an intolerable burden. A Jew was not allowed to kindle a fire nor even to light a candle on the Sabbath. As a consequence the people were dependent upon the Gentiles for many services which their rules forbade them to do for themselves. They did not reflect that if these acts were sinful, those who employed others to perform them were as guilty as if they had done the work themselves. They thought that salvation was restricted to the Jews, and that the condition of all others, being already hopeless, could be made no worse. But God has given no commandments which cannot be obeyed by all. His laws sanction no unreasonable or selfish restrictions.
----when Bible and SOP conflict, egw says obey bible -------
missing quotation...
----depends on the climate----
"During the sojourn in the wilderness the kindling of fires upon the seventh day had been strictly prohibited. The prohibition was not to extend to the land of Canaan where the severity of the climate, fires was needed for warmth" (Patriarchs and Prophets, p. 409)
SO IF THE CLIMATE IS like egypt/sinai (9C to 32C) kindling is prohibited.
if the climate is like israel (-13C to 54C) then kindling fire is not prohibited.
---- possible to obey both ----
how to obey both?
1) keep fire kindled since friday
2) use microwave to reheat food (no fire)
3) wait for food to uncold naturally (if no microwave)
4) use heat conserving devices to keep food warm. Styrofoam box, dayami, insulation, etc...
point to consider: if we allow others to do work on the sabbath, " those who employed others to perform them were as guilty as if they had done the work themselves." {DA 204.2}
