Charles Spurgeon Commentary Exodus 20:8-11

Charles Spurgeon Commentary

Exodus 20:8-11

1834–1892
Baptist
Charles Spurgeon
Charles Spurgeon

Charles Spurgeon Commentary

Exodus 20:8-11

1834–1892
Baptist
SCRIPTURE

"Remember the sabbath day, to keep it holy. Six days shalt thou labor, and do all thy work; but the seventh day is a sabbath unto Jehovah thy God: [in it] thou shalt not do any work, thou, nor thy son, nor thy daughter, thy man-servant, nor thy maid-servant, nor thy cattle, nor thy stranger that is within thy gates: for in six days Jehovah made heaven and earth, the sea, and all that in them is, and rested the seventh day: wherefore Jehovah blessed the sabbath day, and hallowed it." — Exodus 20:8-11 (ASV)

It is good for us that we make the Sabbath a day of rest – a day of holy worship – a day of drawing near to God. So far, we have the first table, containing the duties towards God. The rest inscribed on the second table are our duties towards man.