"The seventh day......an holy convocation" Lev. 23:3

[Anna]

Was the Sabbath ordained by YHWH as a day for congregational worship?

For you Bereans, the following texts are where we get our answer:

Lev 23:2 Speak unto the children of Israel and say unto them, [Concerning] the feasts of the LORD which ye shall proclaim [to be] holy *convocations* (H4744), [even] these [are] my feasts .

Lev 23:3 Six days shall work be done: but the seventh day [is] the sabbath of rest,
an holy *convocation* (H4744); ye shall do no work [therein]: it [is] the sabbath of the LORD in all your dwellings.

The Strong's Hebrew Lexicon entry below, provides the evidence that the Sabbath (and his other Feasts) were indeed a time for communal gatherings for worship, as was the example of Messiah and the Apostles in the NT:

Strong's H4744 - miqra' מקרא

Pronunciation

mik·rä' (Key)

Outline of Biblical Usage

1) convocation, convoking, reading, a calling together

a) convocation, sacred assembly

b) convoking

c) reading


We are free to and should worship any and every day, but it is written, that the Almighty Himself of all the days of the week, has Himself ordained the Sabbath as a day for communal worship that we should not forget....

...........let God be true, but every man a liar;