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"Observe the Sabbath day, to keep it holy, as Yahweh your God commanded you.
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A New Reason for Rest
Commentators highlight that while Exodus grounds the Sabbath in God's creation, Deuteronomy grounds it in Israel's deliverance from slavery in Egypt. This isn't a contradiction but a new, powerful motivation. It reminded the Israelites of their freedom from bondage, providing a deeply personal reason to honor God's command for rest.
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Deuteronomy
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18th Century
Presbyterian
Compare Exodus 20 and notes.
Moses here adopts the Ten Words as a ground from which he may proceed to reprove, warn, and exhort; and repeats…
19th Century
Anglican
The language of this commandment is identical with the form it takes in Exodus only as far as the 13th and 14th verses are concerned; and even here…
17th Century
Reformed Baptist
Ver. 12,13. Keep the sabbath day to sanctify it Or observe it, by setting it apart as a time of natural rest, and fo…
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There is some variation here from Exodus 20, similar to the variation between the Lord's Prayer in Matthew 6 and Luke 11. It is more necessary that…
