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No Poor? The Fourth Commandment Deuteronomy 15:1-6 “At the end of every seven years you shall grant a release. And this is the manner of the release: every creditor shall release what he has lent to his neighbor. He shall…

The Year of Release The Fourth Commandment Deuteronomy 15:1-6 “At the end of every seven years you shall grant a release. And this is the manner of the release: every creditor shall release what he has lent to his neighbor.…

A Rest for the Land The Fourth Commandment By Sabbath and Jubilee years, God reminded the people of His sovereign ownership and provision, of their need to trust in Him, and of their duty to the creation and to one…

Recovering Pentecost The Fourth Commandment Leviticus 23:9-11 And the LORD spoke to Moses, saying, “Speak to the people of Israel and say to them, When you come into the land that I give you and reap its harvest, you shall…

A Promise of Wellbeing The Fourth Commandment Exodus 34:22-24 “You shall observe the Feast of Weeks, the firstfruits of wheat harvest, and the Feast of Ingathering at the year’s end. Three times in the year shall all your males appear…

Redemption and Thanksgiving The Fourth Commandment Exodus 23:14-17 “Three times in the year you shall keep a feast to me. You shall keep the Feast of Unleavened Bread. As I commanded you, you shall eat unleavened bread for seven days…

From Holidays to Holy Days Again The Fourth Commandment Leviticus 23:4-6 “These are the appointed feasts of the LORD, the holy convocations, which you shall proclaim at the time appointed for them. In the first month, on the fourteenth day…

Reverence the Sanctuary The Fourth Commandment Leviticus 19:30 “You shall keep my Sabbaths and reverence my sanctuary: I am the LORD.” Leviticus 26:2 “You shall keep my Sabbaths and reverence my sanctuary: I am the LORD.” The Lord’s Day is…

Because He Says So The Fourth Commandment Observe holy convocations God’s people must take care to assemble regularly to worship Him both on His appointed Sabbaths and at the annual feasts, where they celebrate His sovereign and saving grace and…

A Witness to the World The Fourth Commandment Exodus 34:21 “Six days you shall work, but on the seventh day you shall rest.  In plowing time and in harvest you shall rest.” Exodus 23:12 “Six days you shall do your…