The Fourth Commandment Exodus 23:12 “Six days you shall do your work, but on the seventh day you shall rest; that your ox and your donkey may have rest, and the son of your servant woman, and the alien, may be refreshed.” Exodus 35:2, 3 “ Six days work shall be done, but ...

The Fourth Commandment 4.1 Observe the Sabbath perpetually The Sabbath is a sign of our being made holy to the Lord. Keeping it is of the highest priority for all the generations of God’s people. Exodus 31:12-17 And the LORD said to Moses, “You are to speak to the people of Israel ...

The Fourth Commandment Remember the Sabbath to keep it holy God commands solemn rest for His people, times when they are to withdraw from their normal practices of work to be with Him in worship, meditation, giving, and remembering. We are carefully to guard and observe these times of rest, so ...

The Choice Is Ours Exodus 20:8 “Remember the Sabbath day, to keep it holy.” God has appointed the Lord’s Day as one of holy convocation and rest in Him. We can choose to submit to His purpose for the Lord’s Day, or we can disobey Him and do with it whatever ...

Holy Convocations Exodus 20:8 “Remember the Sabbath day, to keep it holy.” We are to remember the Lord’s Day and to guard it against anything that threatens its holy, restful purposes. In Leviticus 23:3 the Lord tells us that He has appointed this as a day of holy convocation–a time ...

Observe the Sabbath Exodus 20:8 “Remember the Sabbath day, to keep it holy.” We are to “remember” the Lord’s Day–to give diligent attention to preparing for it and keeping it holy. But in Deuteronomy 5:12 Moses changed the word from “remember” to “observe.” And if we thought “remember” was important, ...

Serious Attention Exodus 20:8 “Remember the Sabbath day, to keep it holy.” That word, “remember,” is very significant.  In the Hebrew it’s zachar, and it means something much more active and attentive than just “call to mind” (which is how we tend to use that word). To “remember” in OT terms is to ...

The Redemptive Work of God Exodus 20:8 “Remember the Sabbath day, to keep it holy.” Creation (and providence) provides the first focus for our Lord’s Day rest.  The second is God’s work of redemption: “You shall remember that you were a slave in the land of Egypt, and the LORD your God ...

Remember Your Creator Exodus 20:8 “Remember the Sabbath day, to keep it holy.” Two foci are provided for the rest we are to take on the Lord’s Day.  The first relates to God’s work as our Creator: “For in six days the LORD made heaven and earth, the sea, and all that ...

Planning to Rest? Exodus 20:8 “Remember the Sabbath day, to keep it holy.” God has determined, in His infinite wisdom and steadfast love, to set one day of each week apart for the purpose of rest.  This day is to be sanctified–kept as holy–and distinct from the other six days.  On ...