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Rest is Non-Negotiable
All the commentators agree that the specific mention of 'plowing time and in harvest' is a deliberate emphasis. This shows that Sabbath rest is non-negotiable, even during the most urgent and economically critical seasons. As Matthew Henry puts it, we must show that we prefer communion with God over the business or even the joy of harvest.
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Exodus
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Albert Barnes
On Exodus 34:12–27
18th Century
Theologian
The precepts contained in these verses are, for the most part, identical in substance with some of those which follow the Ten Commandments and are …
Charles Ellicott
On Exodus 34:21
19th Century
Bishop
The law of the Sabbath meets us at every turn in Exodus. It was so fundamental to the entire polity, that it naturally held a place in every sectio…
John Gill
On Exodus 34:21
17th Century
Pastor
Six days shall you work, but on the seventh day you
shall rest
This is the law of the…
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Matthew Henry
On Exodus 34:18–27
17th Century
Minister
Once a week they must rest, even in plowing time and in harvest. All worldly business must give way to that holy rest; even harvest work will prosp…