...land of Egypt, and that the Lord thy God brought thee out thence by a mighty hand and a stretched-out arm; therefore the Lord thy God commanded thee to keep the sabbath day.] ^f 11 Honour thy father and thy mother, that thy days may be long [and that it may go well with thee]...

...deliverance from the Egyptian bondage through a mighty hand, and by a stretched-out arm; and then follows, therefore the Lord thy God commanded thee to keep the sabbath day. That is, as they suffered a long and severe servitude in Egypt, and were at length miraculously delivered...

...through a mighty hand and a stretched out arm.—Therefore," that is, on account of this deliverance—" therefore the Lord thy God commanded thee to keep the Sabbath day."* That the Jewish Sabbath was different from the paradisiacal Sabbath, we learn from its being appointed...

...stranger that is within thy gates ; that thy man-servant, and thy maid-servant, may rest as "well as thou. And remember that thou wast a servant in the land...therefore the Lord thy God commanded thee to keep the Sabbath-day." (Deuteronomy v. 13, 15.) In order to induce the Jews more particularly to observe this...

...Remember, that thou wast a servant in the land of Egypt ; and that the Lord thy God brought theeout thence, through a mighty hand, and by a stretched...Lord thy God commanded thee to keep the Sabbath day — Hence the Sabbath is called in; Scripture, a sign between God and the children of Israel, for ever,...

...sign of the release of the Jews from their bondage in Egypt. God says to the Jews (Deuteronomy, 5 : 15,) " And remember that thou wast a servant in the...Lord thy God commanded thee to keep the Sabbath day." Learned men say it is highly probable that the exact reckoning of time, from the creation, was lost...

...in the land of Egypt, and that the Lord thy God brought thee out thence, through a mighty hand dnd by a stretched out arm; therefore, the Lord thy God commanded thee to keep the sabbath-day." Learned men say, it is highly probable that the exact reckoning of time, from the creation,...

...blessed the seventh day, and hallowed it ;" — and in this of Deuteronomy is added the further reason, " Remember that thou wast a servant in the land of Egypt,...Lord thy God commanded thee to keep the Sabbath day" — therefore He renewed the command ; having chosen the Israelites for His people, He repeated it...

...servant in the land of Egypt, and the Lord thy God brought thee out thence, through a mighty hand and a stretched out arm, therefore the Lord thy God commanded thee to keep the Sabbath Day." Deut. v. 1 5. And when, in the fulness of time, Jesus Christ appeared as the Son of Man, we find him...

...exclusively to the Israelites : The Lord brought thee up out of the land of Egypt through a mighty hand, and a stretched out arm ; therefore, the Lord thy God commanded) thee to keep the Sabbath day. I reply, that this argument is useless by proving too much. The fifth commandment is unquestionably...