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A Permission, Not a Precept
Commentators clarify that this verse is not primarily a command forcing people to work, but rather a gracious permission. God grants six days for personal and family needs, setting a limit on labor before the required Sabbath rest. The focus is on the allowance to work for six days, not a strict mandate to do so.
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Exodus
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Albert Barnes
On Exodus 20:1–17
18th Century
Theologian
The Hebrew name which is rendered in our King James Version as the Ten Commandments occurs in Exodus 34:28; Deuteronomy 4:13; and Deuter…
Charles Ellicott
On Exodus 20:9
19th Century
Bishop
Six days you shall labor. —The form is certainly imperative; and it has been held that the fourth commandment is “not lim…
Charles Spurgeon
On Exodus 20:8–11
19th Century
Preacher
It is good for us that we make the Sabbath a day of rest – a day of holy worship – a day of drawing near to God. So far, we have the first table, c…
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John Gill
On Exodus 20:9
17th Century
Pastor
Six days shall you labour
This is not to be taken for a precept, but a permission; not as a command enjoining men to…
Matthew Henry
On Exodus 20:3–11
17th Century
Minister
The first four of the Ten Commandments, commonly called the First Table, tell us our duty to God. It was fitting that these should be put …