B. W. Johnson's Bible Commentary
Exodus 20:10
The seventh day is the Sabbath of the Lord.
The day the Lord rested and made his Sabbath, and the day that the Lord claimed of the Jewish nation as the day when they should rest and hallow his name.
The seventh day is the Sabbath of the Lord.
The day the Lord rested and made his Sabbath, and the day that the Lord claimed of the Jewish nation as the day when they should rest and hallow his name.
The Hebrew name which is rendered in our King James Version as the ten commandments occurs in Exodus 34:28; Deuteronomy 4:13; Deuteronomy 10:4. It literally means “the Ten Words.” The Ten Commandmen
CHAPTER 20 THE COVENANT REVEALED _ 1. The Ten Commandments (Exodus 20:1)_ 2. Jehovah's gracious provision (Exodus 20:18) This law covenant is now stated. It was given three times. First orally here,...
EXODUS 20-24, 34. THE CODES IN EXODUS. Recent study has by many converging lines of argument, based on subject matter, choice of words, relation to the context, idiomatic phrasing, comparison with the...
ANY. Figure of speech _Synecdoche_ (of Genus). App-6. not any forbidden work. Compare Leviticus 23:7; Leviticus 23:8; Numbers 28:18. nor. Note the Figure of speech _Paradiastole_ (App-6), for emphasis...
The _fourth_commandment. The observance of the Sabbath....
The rest is to be a general one: no work is to be done either by the Israelite himself, or any member of his household (including his servants), or by his cattle, or by the -sojourner" settled in his...
Explanation _how_the sabbath is to be kept holy....
SIX DAYS SHALT THOU LABOUR, &C.— See note on Genesis 2:3. The plain meaning of these verses is, that men should dedicate six days of the week to the common and ordinary business of life; but should wh...
THE TEXT OF EXODUS TRANSLATION 20 AND GOD SPAKE ALL THESE WORDS, SAYING, (2) I am Je-ho-vah thy God, who brought thee out of the land of E-gypt, out of the house of bondage. (3) Thou shalt have no ot...
_REMEMBER THE SABBATH DAY, TO KEEP IT HOLY._ Remember the sabbath day, to keep it holy. To keep holy or sanctify the Sabbath is to appropriate it to sacred purposes; and the purport of this commandme...
THE TEN COMMANDMENTS (VV. 1-21) Exodus 20-23, containing (1) the Decalogue (Gk. = 'Ten Words' or 'Commandments') and (2) a code of laws regulating the religious and social life of the people, and call...
SHALT NOT DO ANY WORK] such as gathering manna (see on Exodus 16:22), lighting a fire (Exodus 35:3), gathering sticks (Numbers 15:32), agricultural labour (cp....
EXODUS: *ISRAEL BECOMES A NATION GOD’S INSTRUCTIONS TO MOSES EXODUS CHAPTER S 19 TO 40 _HILDA BRIGHT AND KITTY PRIDE_ CHAPTER 20 GOD’S TEN *COMMANDMENTS – VERSES 1-17 V1 God spoke all these wor...
BUT THE SEVENTH DAY IS THE SABBATH OF THE LORD THY GOD. — Heb., _But the seventh day_ (_shall be_) _a sabbath to the Lord thy God_ — _i.e.,_ it shall be a day of holy rest from things worldly, and of...
וְ יֹ֨ום֙ הַ שְּׁבִיעִ֔֜י שַׁבָּ֖֣ת ׀ לַ יהוָ
THE “TEN WORDS” SPOKEN AT SINAI Exodus 20:1 The Law was given by the disposition of angels, through the medium of Moses. See John 1:17; Acts 7:53. It tells us, not what God is, for that is only shown...
Here we have the Ten Words of the moral Law. They are introduced by a proclamation of God concerning Himself: first as to His name, "I am Jehovah"; second, as to His relation to them, "thy God"; and,...
_Stranger. Of some other nation. Good policy required that all should conform to this regulation, whatever their religion might be. (Grotius) --- Maimonides says, without any probablility, that "a Gen...
These verses contain the fourth commandment. This is among the earliest precepts of God. Genesis 2:3. And how much more ought its observance to be endeared to us, since the resurrection of the Lord Je...
"In the third month, when the children of Israel were gone forth out of the land of Egypt, the same day came they into the wilderness of Sinai." Up to this point all the dealings of God have been the...
10._Thou shalt not do any work. _That is, whatever could have been finished yesterday, or postponed till to-morrow. (For instance, (333)) it was not lawful for judges to give a hearing to two litigant...
THE FOLLOWING COMMENTARY COVERS CHAPTER S 19 THROUGH 23. But having thus terminated the course of grace, the scene changes entirely. They do not keep the feast on the mountain, whither God, as He had...
BUT THE SEVENTH DAY IS THE SABBATH OF THE LORD THY GOD,.... Not which he rested on, and ceased from the works of creation in, though he did rest on the seventh day of the creation, and so on every oth...
But the seventh day [is] the sabbath of the LORD thy God: [in it] thou shalt not do any work, thou, nor thy son, nor thy daughter, thy manservant, nor thy maidservant, nor thy cattle, nor thy stranger...
The fourth commandment concerns the _time_ of worship; God is to be served and honoured daily; but _one day in seven_ is to be particularly dedicated to his honour, and spent in his service. _Remember...
1 The ten Commandements. 18 The people are afraid. 20 Moses comforteth them. 22 Idolatrie is forbidden. 24 Of what sort the Altar should be. 1 AND God spake all these words, saying, 2 [NOTE: Deut...
THE DECALOGUE...
but the seventh day is the Sabbath of the Lord, thy God; in it thou shalt not do any work, perform the labor of your ordinary occupations, THOU, NOR THY SON, NOR THY DAUGHTER; THY MANSERVANT, NOR THY...
SECOND SECTION The Threefold Law of the Covenant for the Covenant People on the Basis of the Prophetic, Ethico-religious Divine Law of the Ten Commandments. Historical Prophecy Exodus 20-31 A. THE T...
THE TEN COMMANDMENTS (vs.1-17) Before God gives the ten commandments, He makes is abundantly clear that Israel's obedience to law had nothing to do with God's previous grace toward them in delivering...
3-11 The first four of the ten commandments, commonly called the FIRST table, tell our duty to God. It was fit that those should be put first, because man had a Maker to love, before he had a neighbo...
THE SABBATH OF THE LORD, or, _to the Lord_, i.e. consecrated to his use, honour, and service. Hence God calls them _my sabbaths_, LEVITICUS 26:2 ISAIAH 56:4, because they are _commended_ by his exampl...
It is of the utmost importance to understand the true character and object of the moral law, as set forth in this chapter. There is a tendency in the mind to confound the principles of law and grace,...
Exodus 20:10 seventh H7637 day H3117 Sabbath H7676 LORD H3068 God H430 do H6213 (H8799) work H4399 son...
Exodus 20:8 The early reference to the Sabbath in the Book of Genesis is no proof of its early institution, for there can be no doubt that in the Pentateuch Moses felt himself at perfect liberty, whil...
Exodus 20:1. _And God spake all these words saying, I am the LORD thy God, which have brought thee out of the land of Egypt, out of the house of bondage. Thou shalt have no other gods before me._ God...
CONTENTS: Ten commandments delivered to Moses at Sinai. CHARACTERS: God, Moses. CONCLUSION: A holy and righteous God has holy and righteous standards. Those who love God will constantly endeavor to...
Exodus 20:1. _God spake all these words._ In compassion to man, and the increasing weakness of human traditions, it has pleased the infinitely wise and Holy One to renew the evidences of revelation at...
_Remember the Sabbath Day._ THE FOURTH COMMANDMENT I. The first word of the Fourth Commandment reminds us that the Sabbath Day was already established among the Israelites when the law was delivered...
EXODUS 20:1 Covenant Words and Rules. This section records what will later be referred to as the “Book of the Covenant” (Exodus 24:7) and includes: the Ten Commandments ...
EXODUS—NOTE ON EXODUS 20:8 Israel is to REMEMBER THE SABBATH DAY by keeping it HOLY (see notes on Deut. 5:12–15). The Lord had already begun to form the people’s life in the rhyt
CRITICAL NOTES.— Exodus 20:8. Before Me.] That is, “in presence of Me:” suggesting that the Divine presence in Israel would greatly aggravate the sin of idolatry—under the circumstances, the worship...
EXPOSITION THE DELIVERY OF THE MORAL LAW. Every necessary preparation had now been made. The priests, as well as the people, had "sanctified themselves." A wholesome dread of "breaking" through the fe...
And God spake these words, saying (Exodus 20:1), Now the people said, "All that the Lord commands, we will do." All right this is what the Lord has spoken. Now these are the commandments of God. I am...
the seventh Exodus 31:13 Exodus 34:21 thou shalt Exodus 16:27 Exodus 16:28...
THE TEN COMMANDMENTS Exodus 20:1 INTRODUCTORY WORDS As introductory to this study we wish to answer some statements relative to the Christian and the Law. 1. SAINTS ARE NOT UNDER THE LAW FOR SALVA...
BREAKING THE TEN COMMANDMENTS Exodus 20:1 INTRODUCTORY WORDS We have today a study on the Ten Commandments. These Commandments were written upon two tables of stone. The first four, written on one...
Why do Christians worship on Sunday when the commandment sets apart Saturday as the day of worship? PROBLEM: This commandment states that the seventh day of the week, Saturday, is the day which the L...