Why would God command his covenant people to stop working one day a week? Watch this video and explore the wisdom of rhythmic rest.

In this video, you will learn …

• The meaning of the Hebrew word for “Sabbath”

• What it means to treat the Sabbath day as holy

• Who is supposed to treat the Sabbath day as holy

• The significance of the Hebrew word for “seven”

• What’s unique about the seventh day in the Genesis 1 creation narrative

• Whether the Sabbath needs to be observed on a specific day of the week

00:00 The meaning of Shabbat (“Sabbath”)

00:30 Treating the Sabbath as holy

01:02 The significance of sheva‘ (seven)

01:24 The seventh day of creation

03:30 The day of the week for Sabbath

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Credits -

A Conversation with: Jon Collins, Tim Mackie

Director: Everett Patterson

Producer: Jae Velasco

Executive Producers: Jon Collins, Tim Mackie

Creative Director: Robert Pérez

Animation Technical Lead: Greg Stewart

Art Director, Animation: PMurphy

Technical Supervisor: Guy Van Bogart

Original Music: “Sabbath” by Lofi Sunday, Wes Harris

Visual Development: BibleProject Animation Studio

Story Artist: Rose Mayer

2D Artists: Mac Cooper, Nyssa Oru, Everett Patterson, Braeden Sherrell

Character Animator: PMurphy

Clean-Up Animator: Phillip Watson

Animators: Darrin Casler, Drew Jackson, Greg Stewart

Effects Artist: Joshua Swain

Sound Designer: Reed Harvey

Audio Engineer: Tyler Bailey