John Gill Commentary


John Gill Commentary
"Six days shall work be done: but on the seventh day is a sabbath of solemn rest, a holy convocation; ye shall do no manner of work: it is a sabbath unto Jehovah in all your dwellings." — Leviticus 23:3 (ASV)
Six days shall work be done Or may be done by men, any sort of lawful work and honest labour, for the sustenance of themselves and families:
but the seventh day is the sabbath of rest; from all bodily labour and work of any kind; typical of rest by Christ and in him:
an holy convocation; when the people were called to holy exercises, to pray and praise, and hear the word, and offer sacrifice:
you shall do no work therein; not any at all, see (Exodus 31:15) (Exodus 35:2Exodus 35:3);
it is the sabbath of the Lord in all your dwellings: other feasts were kept in the sanctuary, in the tabernacle or temple, or where they were; but this was not only observed there and in their synagogues, but in their private houses, or wherever they were, whether travelling by sea or land; and so the Targum of Jonathan and Aben Ezra interpret it.