Question 8
Isn’t the Sabbath only for Israelites or Jews?
Bible
Mark 2:27
"And He said unto them, The Sabbath was made for man."
Isaiah 56:6-7
"Also the sons of the stranger that join themselves to the LORD, …every one that keeps the Sabbath from polluting it, and takes hold of My covenant, even them will I bring to My holy mountain."
Answer
Jesus said the Sabbath was made for man, not just Jews. The original word for "man" is "Anthropos", which is Greek for "Human". Even in the Old Testament, the Bible tells us that non-Jews, or "The sons of the stranger", were invitied to join themselves to God’s people and keep the Sabbath, and God would accept them.
"My house shall be called an house of prayer for all people." Isaiah 56:7