The command is, "Bake that ye will bake today, and seethe that ye will seethe; for tomorrow is the rest day of the holy Sabbath." That day is not to be given to the cooking of food, or pleasure seeking, or worldly employment. Explain your work and its purpose to your children, and let them help themselves and their parents in their preparation to keep the Sabbath according to the commandment -- Bible Echo, February 13, 1899).
The cooking may be so planned as to give the workers more advantages of the meeting than they have usually enjoyed, and on the Sabbath, in particular, their duties should be made as light as possible. We should have sympathy for those who are confined to the hot kitchen, engaged in the preparation of food, and should be willing to deny ourselves unnecessary luxuries for their sake. . .
The Sabbath should be as sacredly observed on the camp-ground as it is in our homes. We should not let the bustle and excitement around us detract from its sacred dignity. No cooking should be done on that day. The instruction which God gave to Israel should not be disregarded: "Bake that which ye will bake today, and seethe that ye will seethe;" for "tomorrow is the rest of the holy Sabbath unto the Lord." Ex. 16:23. God meant what he said when he gave these directions; and shall we, who are presenting to the people the claims of the divine law, break that law ourselves, merely to please the appetite? -- God forbid. There has sometimes been almost as much cooking done on the Sabbath as on other days; and the blessing of God has been shut out by our failure to honor him in keeping the Sabbath according to the commandment.
All needful preparation should be made beforehand. On Sabbath morning, if the weather is cool, let hot gruel, or something equally simple, be provided, and for dinner some kind of food may be warmed. Further than this, all cooking should be avoided as a violation of the Sabbath command.
All needful preparation should be made beforehand. On Sabbath morning, if the weather is cool, let hot gruel, or something equally simple, be provided, and for dinner some kind of food may be warmed. Further than this, all cooking should be avoided as a violation of the Sabbath command -- Gospel of Health, April 1, 1898).
Speak not lightly of the restrictions placed upon Israel in Sinai regarding the cooking of manna. The Lord has placed barriers around his Sabbath, that it may not be regarded with the least carelessness or irreverence. When the Lord said, "Tomorrow is the rest of the holy Sabbath: bake that which ye will bake today, and seethe that ye will seethe," he meant that Friday should be our preparation day, in which we are to do all our cooking. The Sabbath is not to be a day when titbits shall be prepared or cooked. If it is really essential to have beans on the Sabbath, let them be cooked on Friday, and kept warm in the oven. They need not be eaten cold unless preferred. But let no remarks be made as though it were a very light thing whether or not we regard the special requirements of God in regard to the Sabbath. It is not left for any man or woman to venture to disregard one requirement of God.
I see no question in this matter as to what we shall have on the Sabbath day. The food which we have provided on the preparation day can be placed on the table warm, especially in cold weather. In traveling, persons eat cold lunches for days together, and realize no inconvenience or harm. We want palatable, healthful food every day of the week; but upon the Sabbath, let your cook have her day of rest, in the place of cooking for a family. Let every provision be made on Friday. But do not let the Sabbath be regarded as a day in which to get something especially gratifying to eat. Educate your children and every member of the family to enjoy plain, simple food, and to be ready to receive the blessing which the Lord of the Sabbath is waiting to bestow upon all who are in an attitude to receive it. He has this for every one who shows his love for God in keeping holy the Sabbath day, God's great memorial of creation. Speak softly, walk softly. Let not a word of lightness or trifling come from your lips. This is God's day. He has blessed the seventh day, as his Sabbath, to be sacredly observed -- Review & Herald, June 8, 1897.
The Lord gave the children of Israel explicit instructions prohibiting unnecessary labor upon the Sabbath. "Tomorrow is the rest of the holy Sabbath unto the Lord. Bake that which ye will bake today, and seethe that which ye will seethe." Carelessness in the observance of the Sabbath has crept in among us as a people. Many have sought to please themselves rather than to honor God. If we would enjoy the blessing of the Lord, the Sabbath-day must be kept holy. All cooking should be done on Friday. On the camp-ground, when the mornings are cool, hot water or hot gruel should be provided. In winter, at our homes, the food previously cooked should be warmed before it is eaten. In warm weather this is unnecessary. Divine mercy has directed that the sick and suffering should be cared for; the labor required to do this is a work of necessity, and no violation of the Sabbath -- Signs of the Times, May 25, 1882.
On Friday let the preparation for the Sabbath be completed. See that all the clothing is in readiness, and that all the cooking is done. Let the boots be blacked, and the baths be taken. It is possible to do this. If you make it a rule, you can do it. The Sabbath is not to be given to the repairing of garments, to the cooking of food, to pleasure seeking, or to any other worldly employment. Before the setting of the sun, let all secular work be laid aside, and all secular papers be put out of sight. Parents, explain your work and its purpose to your children, and let them share in your preparation to keep the Sabbath according to the commandment -- Testimonies, vol. 6, p. 355, 356 (1901).
While cooking upon the Sabbath should be avoided, it is not necessary to eat cold food. In cold weather let the food prepared the day before be heated. And let the meals, though simple, be palatable and attractive. Provide something that will be regarded as a treat, something the family do not have every day -- Testimonies, vol. 6, p. 357 (1901).
counter points sa article mo Spy Nelven Alavanza:
TumugonBurahin1) manna didn't need to be cooked. but it did not come on Sabbath. manna still falls today in the SDA mission in angola (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ntadn2DHRGQ)
2) climate in israel lowest -13C highest 54C, climate in egypt lowest 9C highest 32C. so in climates of less variation maybe the law (kindling fire) still applies. because the possition was dependent on the climate variations according to EGW.
3) egw refuted prohibition of kindling of fires but did not refute prohibition of cooking on sabbath. in fact she affirmed the sabbath cooking prohibition.
4) because of technology it is actually easier to avoid cooking on sabbath. refrigerators.
5) the "let no man go out" command seems to come from Moses and not from God (Ex 16:29). the stoning of the man was for gathering sticks in Num 15:32-36. (how would they have found him if they themselves did not go out?) Jesus was walking around on the Sabbath but not gathering sticks.
There is a way of quoting Scripture—the words that Christ considered of so much consequence that death was the penalty of transgression—so as to pervert it. Should we not handle the words of Christ with sacredness? It was said, in the article mentioned, “There are numerous victims, too, of such a regimen who can say, as did certain murmurers of old, and with far more reason, ‘Our soul loatheth this.’” This is mixing up the restrictions of the plain, “Thus saith thy Redeemer,” with the murmuring of the children of Israel in loathing the light bread which was angels’ food. “Persons inclined to doubt the universal application of those ancient laws, still scruple to cook food on Sabbath, but merely rewarm what has been previously cooked; though one might question why there is more offense in baking or boiling what has been prepared beforehand than in rebaking, reboiling, or restewing what has been already cooked.” Did the writer take the word of God just as it reads? The Lord has said: “Tomorrow is the rest of the holy Sabbath unto the Lord; bake that which ye will bake today, and seethe that ye will seethe; and that which remaineth over lay up for you to be kept until the morning.” {RH June 1, 1897, par. 7}
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TumugonBurahinIn a discussion about cooking on Sabbath your article was sent to me. And this was my feedback:
TumugonBurahinThank you for the article that you sent me. Actually it's a post of a Filipino SDA blogger named Spy Nelven Alavanza.
The author seemed to erase all the warnings of the Bible and the Spirit of Prophecy about cooking on Sabbath. Accordingly, the context in the wilderness and Ellen White's time is cooking with firewood (Exodus 35:3; Numbers 15:32) unlike today we have the convenience of electric and gas stove. The blogger concluded that it is a sin to cook the laborious way and taking too much time (e.i. cooking with firewood) as in Ellen White's time. But if it's not laborious and taking much time (e.i. cooking in electric & gas stoves) as in today, it is not sin.
The turning point of Alavanza's fatal conclusion is his misquotation of Ellen White. The Lord's messenger writes, "Women spend a great share of their time over a heated cook-stove, preparing food, highly seasoned with spices to gratify the taste" (Spiritual Gifts,vol. 4, 132). Alavanza discussed heavily on the laborious and time consuming use of firewood in the kitchen ["women spend a great share of their time over a heated cook-stove"] which is not much relevant to modern homes today. While the laborious and more time consuming aspect of food preparation ["women spend a great share of their time . . . preparing food"] as peeling & chopping and boiling and baking which is still very relevant today was not discussed, to arrive to a sound Biblical yet contextualized interpretation. The author also forgot, while heating of food was allowed on Sabbath in Ellen White's time, they used still the firewood to heat those foods.
It appears the author realized that his explanation of the Biblical and Spirit of Prophecy's point of view on cooking on Sabbath in relation to modern living is incomplete and ambiguous. Now, he ended his conclusion by appealing to individual conviction or conscience or maybe choice by saying that if one thinks if cooking is violation of the Sabbath commandment, then cook before Friday sunset.
As I swiped below the article, to my surprise, it is found that the reference, 'Answers to Adventist Issues' is a work of another Filipino, Pastor Gideon Durante. If Alavanza's conclusion was greatly influenced by Durante's interpretation, it seems Filipino 'teachers of the law' benefitted much from the traditional Filipino hospitality and cooking on Sabbath.
On the other hand, as for me, I think the prohibition on cooking on Sabbath as violation of the fourth commandment is still valid today. Please consider the following observations.
TumugonBurahin1) Not all, especially in poor families or remote areas, have the privilege of having electric gas or stove. Many homes still survive by using firewood stove. As in Ellen White's time, heating foods in firewood stove is practical and necessity among ordinary families today.
2) However, gathering of firewoods for heating foods should be done early before Sabbath. As the Lord frowns over gathering of firewood on Sabbath (Numbers 15:32-36) in the wilderness, it makes sense this should be done as well before Sabbath on these last days.
3) I agree with the notion that we can light fire on Sabbath for heating our food. Lighting of fire on Sabbath was prohibited among Israelites in the Sinai wilderness. However, "the prohibition was not to extend to the land of Canaan, where the severity of the climate would often render fires a necessity; but in the wilderness, fire was not needed for warmth" (Patriarchs and Prophets, 409). In the same vein, we can heat our food on Sabbath, especially in cold weather. "In winter [or cold weather], at our homes, the food previously cooked should be warmed before it is eaten. In warm weather this is unnecessary" (Signs of the Times, May 25, 1882).
4) Healing the sick on Sabbath is one subject that the Lord taught and exemplified while on Earth (Mark 3:1-5). On the subject of cooking and heating food on Sabbath, Ellen White adds, "Divine mercy has directed that the sick and suffering should be cared for; the labor required to do this is a work of necessity, and no violation of the Sabbath" (Signs of the Times, May 25, 1882).
5) As the Lord reminds on the fourth commandment, "REMEMBER the Sabbath day to keep it holy" (Exodus 20:8, emphasis supplied), the Spirit of Prophecy as well highlights Sabbath-keeping as the prohibition on cooking on Sabbath in Exodus 16:23. Ellen White underscores, "SPEAK NOT LIGHTLY of the restrictions placed upon Israel in Sinai regarding the cooking of manna. The Lord has placed barriers around His Sabbath, that it may not be regarded with the least carelessness or irreverence (Review & Herald, June 8, 1897, emphasis supplied).
As Adam and Christ were tested in matters of food before their earthly journey (Gen 3:1-2; Matt 4:3-4), it seems the remnant will be tested again in matters of food in relation to Sabbath observance before their heavenly journey. This calls for revival and reformation in faith and deed.
As we invite people quantitatively to keep the Sabbath as the seal of God, let us also appeal to our brethren to keep it qualitatively by not cooking on Sabbath. Many have polished their boots, mend their garments before Sabbath. But almost every Adventist homes cook 2 to 4 times (food for Friday supper, Saturday breakfast, lunch and supper) during Sabbath hours at least in the here in the Philippines where I live.
That's the end of my review. Mr Alavanza, please revisit your view about cooking on Sabbath and make an update of your enlightenment. Adventists here in the Philippines are Laodiceac in true Sabbath observance because we are taught according to the argument you presented in the article that cooking on Sabbath is now permitted because of the sole reason that making fire with gas stoves is just one click away.
TumugonBurahinAs theologians or teachers of the law, we should be extra careful, by God's grace, in our interpretation of the Word of God. Ellen White is to help us rest from confusion but if we will still rationalize from her guidance we are in darkness as that of the world. Our carelessness will cause ruin and spiritual death if not for the strong in faith but for the weak ones. In fear that the Lord will require us their blood, please prayerfully study again Exodus 16:23.
With Pastor Gideon Durante, if you can reach him, please share to him your research that he might teach as well a sound and strong Biblical view. With that more Filipinos will be resolute to be true Sabbath keeper by not cooking on Sabbath when now there are only few. Thanks and God bless!