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The Sabbath Before the Law
Commentators emphasize that this event formally institutes (or re-institutes) the practical observance of the Sabbath before the Ten Commandments were given at Mount Sinai. Scholars like Albert Barnes and Charles Ellicott see this as preparing Israel for the formal law, while Matthew Henry notes the Sabbath principle dates back to creation itself, establishing it as a foundational principle of rest and worship.
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Exodus
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Albert Barnes
On Exodus 16:25
18th Century
Theologian
Eat that today - The practical observance of the Sabbath was thus formally instituted before the giving of the law. The people were…
Charles Ellicott
On Exodus 16:25
19th Century
Bishop
Today is a sabbath—that is to say, a rest. By these words the Sabbath was either instituted, or re-instituted, and became…
Charles Spurgeon
On Exodus 16:23–27
19th Century
Preacher
Bake that which you will bake today, and seethe that you will seethe; and that which remains over lay up for you to be kept until the morning. …
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John Gill
On Exodus 16:25
17th Century
Pastor
And Moses said, eat that today
That is, he said this on the seventh day in the morning, and bid them eat of it wheth…
Matthew Henry
On Exodus 16:22–31
17th Century
Minister
Mention is made here of a seventh-day sabbath. It was known not only before the giving of the law upon Mount Sinai but also before the bringing of …