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It is a Sabbath of solemn rest to you, and you shall afflict your souls; it is a statute forever.
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A Sabbath of Sabbaths
Commentators note the phrase 'sabbath of solemn rest' is literally a 'Sabbath of Sabbaths,' a title of supreme holiness used only for the weekly Sabbath, the Day of Atonement, and the Sabbatical year. This exceptional status was meant to show the immense sacredness and preciousness of the atonement it represented.
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Leviticus
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19th Century
Anglican
It shall be a Sabbath of rest to you. —Literally, a resting day of solemn resting, a Sabbath of Sabbaths, i.e., …
Baptist
This shows what sacredness the Lord attached to the great day of atonement, and gives us more than a hint of the preciousness of our Lord's atoning…
17th Century
Reformed Baptist
It [shall be] a sabbath of rest to you From all servile work, as before observed; typical of a cessation from the pe…
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Presbyterian
Here are typified the two great gospel privileges: the remission of sin and access to God, both of which we owe to our Lord Jesus. Consider the exp…
