Editor, desiringGod.org
Of the Ten Commandments that God gave to Israel, perhaps none has provoked more controversy and debate than the fourth: âRemember the Sabbath day, to keep it holyâ (Exodus 20:8). Does the Sabbath commandment still hold today?
None of those who answer in the negative suggests the Sabbath was a second-tier command in the Decalogue, a good idea but not mandatory. No, the Sabbath served as the covenant sign between Israel and her God, unfolding a weekly drama that testified to God as mighty Creator (Exodus 20:11) and merciful Redeemer (Deuteronomy 5:15). On the Sabbath, Israel declared total dependence on her covenant Lord, a Lord more than able to uphold his people even though, for one day in seven, they hung up their shovels, laid aside their plows, and rested from their labors.
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