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Deuteronomy 5:12
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Keep the sabbath day to sanctify it, as the Lord thy God hath commanded thee.
About Deuteronomy 5:12
Few verses address The Sabbath Day in the Bible as directly as Deuteronomy 5:12. This Old Testament passage from the law of Deuteronomy has become a cornerstone of biblical teaching on the subject, treasured for its precision and pastoral warmth.
Related Verses
- Exodus 20:8
“Remember the sabbath day, to keep it holy.”
- Exodus 20:9
“Six days shalt thou labour, and do all thy work:”
- Exodus 20:10
“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 that is within thy gates:”
- Exodus 20:11
“For in six days the Lord made heaven and earth, the sea, and all that in them is, and rested the seventh day: wherefore the Lord blessed the sabbath day, and hallowed it.”
- Isaiah 58:13
“If thou turn away thy foot from the sabbath, from doing thy pleasure on my holy day; and call the sabbath a delight, the holy of the Lord, honourable; and shalt honour him, not doing thine own ways, nor finding thine own pleasure, nor speaking thine own words:”
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How to Apply Deuteronomy 5:12
Pray through Deuteronomy 5:12 slowly, pausing at each phrase. Journal what God highlights regarding on the theme of The Sabbath Day in the Bible. Commit to one concrete application over the next seven days, and revisit your notes at the end of the week to see how your perspective has shifted through the lens of this passage.