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Sabbath and Sanctuary
Commentators like John Calvin emphasize that the Sabbath and the sanctuary were linked by an "indissoluble tie." The command to rest on the Sabbath was not merely for personal refreshment but was fundamentally connected to gathering for worship at the sanctuary. The rest prepared the people for reverence, and the reverence gave purpose to the rest.
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Charles Ellicott
On Leviticus 19:30
19th Century
Bishop
You shall keep my sabbaths. —The greatest safeguard against the above-named abomination, and the surest way to fulfill th…
John Calvin
On Leviticus 19:30
16th Century
Theologian
You shall keep my Sabbaths. From these two passages it is clear that the service of the tabernacle was joined to the Sabbath, and that the…
John Gill
On Leviticus 19:30
17th Century
Pastor
You shall keep my sabbaths By attending to the worship and service of God on sabbath days, they and their children would …
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Matthew Henry
On Leviticus 19:1–37
17th Century
Minister
There are some ceremonial precepts in this chapter, but most of these precepts are binding on us, for they are explanations of the Ten Commandments…