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It was the ordinances, or dogma, of these Judaizers that had long kept uncircumcised and
divorced Israel from being "saved" and brought back into fellowship. First, they held these "gen-
tiles" under the judgment of divorce (cp. John 4:9) beyond the proper time. Even after Christ, the
Judaizers thought that the only way the "gentiles" could come into fellowship was through circum-
cision. But, by the sacrifice of Yahshua, in spite of the Judaizers, He "saved" His people anyway,
nailing their dogmatic requirements to His cross (Col. 2:14) and fulfilling the judgment of divorce
(Deut. 24:1-4 & Romans 7:1-4), thus bringing the uncircumcised House of Israel, "gentiles," in
dispersion back to himself and into fellowship with the House of Judah. This is vividly demon-
strated in Ephesians chapter 2:

vs. 11 Wherefore remember, that ye being in time past Gentiles in the flesh, who are called
Uncircumcision by that which is called the Circumcision in the flesh made by hands;

vs. 12 That at that time ye were without Christ, being aliens [Greek: alienated -- i.e. divorced]
from the commonwealth of Israel, and strangers from the covenants of promise, having no
hope, and without God in the world;

vs. 13 But now in Christ Jesus ye who sometimes were far off are made nigh by the blood of
Christ.

vs. 14 For he is our peace, who hath made both one, and hath broken down the middle wall of
partition between us;

vs. 15 Having abolished in his flesh the enmity, even the law of commandments contained in ordi-
nances [dogma]; for to make in himself of twain one new man, so making peace;

vs. 16 And that he might reconcile both unto God in one body by the cross, having slain the enmity
thereby:

vs. 17 And came and preached peace to you which were far off, and to them that were nigh.

vs. 18 For through him we both have access by one Spirit unto the Father.

vs. 19 Now therefore ye are no more strangers and foreigners, but fellow-citizens with the saints,
and of the household of God . . . (etc.) (emphasis added).

This passage perfectly sets forth fulfillment of the prophecy of the "two sticks" found in
Ezekiel 37:15-28 where the "sticks" or "scepters," representing both Houses of Israel and Judah,
were joined as one in the prophet's hand, symbolic of re-uniting the divided kingdom (See espe-
cially Ezek. 37 verse 22).

Fourth: This last and most important point is perhaps at the very heart of the question of
whether the sabbath was abolished in Christ. I repeat what Paul says in Colossians 2:

vs. 16 Let no man therefore judge you in meat, or in drink, or in respect of an holyday, or of
the new moon, or of the sabbath days:

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