Which Commandment Is The Sabbath?

Which Commandment Is The Sabbath?

When it comes to the Sabbath, there is a lot of debate surrounding which commandment is the most important. Some people believe that the Sabbath is a day of rest and should be treated as such, while others believe that it is a day of worship and should be spent in prayer and contemplation. Regardless of your personal beliefs, the Sabbath is an important day for Jews and should be respected as such.

In the Bible, the Sabbath is the day of rest. It is a day to worship God and to spend time with family and friends and to reflect on the week that has passed. The Sabbath is a day to be thankful for what we have and to enjoy the good things in life. For many people, the Sabbath is the most important day of the week.

The Sabbath is also a day to rest from our work. God commands us to work six days and to rest on the seventh day. This is for our good. Work can be very stressful and tiring. We need time to relax and rejuvenate. The Sabbath is a day to do just that.

So, which commandment is the Sabbath? The Sabbath is the fourth commandment. God commands us to keep the Sabbath holy. This means we are to set aside this day to worship him and to rest from our work. We are to use this day to enjoy the good things in life.

• “Remember the Sabbath day, to keep it holy. ⁹ Six days you shall labor, and do all your work, ¹⁰ but the seventh day is a Sabbath to the LORD your God. On it you shall not do any work, you, or your son, or your daughter, your male servant, or your female servant, or your livestock, or the sojourner who is within your gates. ¹¹ For in six days the LORD made heaven and earth, the sea, and all that is in them, and rested on the seventh day. Therefore the LORD blessed the Sabbath day and made it holy. Exodus 20:8-11

• “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 23:12

• And the LORD said to Moses, ¹³ “You are to speak to the people of Israel and say, ‘Above all you shall keep my Sabbaths, for this is a sign between me and you throughout your generations, that you may know that I, the LORD, sanctify you. ¹⁴ You shall keep the Sabbath, because it is holy for you. Everyone who profanes it shall be put to death. Whoever does any work on it, that soul shall be cut off from among his people. ¹⁵ Six days shall work be done, but the seventh day is a Sabbath of solemn rest, holy to the LORD. Whoever does any work on the Sabbath day shall be put to death. ¹⁶ Therefore the people of Israel shall keep the Sabbath, observing the Sabbath throughout their generations, as a covenant forever. ¹⁷ It is a sign forever between me and the people of Israel that in six days the LORD made heaven and earth, and on the seventh day he rested and was refreshed.’” Exodus 31:12-17

• “Six days shall work be done, but on the seventh day is a Sabbath of solemn rest, a holy convocation. You shall do no work. It is a Sabbath to the LORD in all your dwelling places. Leviticus 23:3

• “‘Observe the Sabbath day, to keep it holy, as the LORD your God commanded you. ¹³ Six days you shall labor and do all your work, ¹⁴ but the seventh day is a Sabbath to the LORD your God. On it you shall not do any work, you or your son or your daughter or your male servant or your female servant, or your ox or your donkey or any of your livestock, or the sojourner who is within your gates, that your male servant and your female servant may rest as well as you. ¹⁵ You shall remember that you were a slave in the land of Egypt, and the LORD your God brought you out from there with a mighty hand and an outstretched arm. Therefore the LORD your God commanded you to keep the Sabbath day. Deuteronomy 5:12-15