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You shall remember that you were a servant in the land of Egypt, and Yahweh your God brought you out of there by a mighty hand and by an outstretched arm: therefore Yahweh your God commanded you to keep the Sabbath day.
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Redemption as a Reason for Rest
Commentators unanimously note that Deuteronomy gives a different reason for the Sabbath than Exodus. While Exodus grounds it in God's creation rest, this verse grounds it in God's redemption of Israel from slavery. This isn't a contradiction, but a new layer of meaning. The Exodus provides a powerful, personal motivation for God's people to remember His saving power through 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
And remember that you were a servant in the land of Egypt , &c.] Even a bondservant; for Egypt was an house of bonda…
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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…
