• What's A Burden?

  Contributed by Alison Bucklin on Jun 10, 2011 (message contributor)

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  Scripture:  Matthew 5:17-20

  Tags:  Sabbath

  Denomination: Presbyterian/Reformed

WHAT'S A BURDEN?

What a "burden" is according to Scribal Law (re: Sabbath observance):

* Food equal in weight to a dried fig

* Enough wine for mixing in a goblet

* Milk enough for one swallow

* Honey enough to put upon a wound

* Oil enough to anoint a small member

* Water enough to moisten an eye-salve

* Paper enough to write a customs house notice upon

* Ink enough to write two letters of the alphabet

* Reed enough to make a pen ...