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The Sabbath's Ancient Roots
Commentators note that this instruction about the Sabbath predates the formal law given at Mount Sinai. Matthew Henry traces the principle of a seventh-day rest back to creation itself, highlighting that this command reinforces one of the most ancient divine laws, not a new rule just for Israel.
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Exodus
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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. …
John Gill
On Exodus 16:26
17th Century
Pastor
Six days you shall gather it
Day after day, every morning, as they had done the six days past, so they should during…
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 …