Deuteronomy 5:12

10 ^abut showing mercy to thousands, to those who love Me and¹ keep My commandments.

11 ^a‘You shall not take the name of the Lord your God in vain, for the Lord will not hold him¹ guiltless who takes His name in vain.

12 ^a‘Observe the Sabbath day, to¹ keep it holy, as the Lord your God commanded you.

13 ^aSix days you shall labor and do all your work,

14 but the seventh day is the ^aSabbath of the Lord your God. In it you shall do no work: you, nor your son, nor your daughter, nor your male servant, nor your female servant, nor your ox, nor your donkey, nor any of your cattle, nor your stranger who is within your gates, that your male servant and your female servant may rest as well as you.

15 ^aAnd remember that you were a slave in the land of Egypt, and the Lord your God brought you out from there ^bby a mighty hand and by an outstretched arm; therefore the Lord your God commanded you to keep the Sabbath day.

Commentaries:

Barnes' Notes

<< Deuteronomy 5:11

Deuteronomy 5:13 >>

Deuteronomy 5:6-21

Compare Exodus 20 and notes.

Moses here adopts the Ten Words as a ground from which he may proceed to reprove, warn, and exhort; and repeats them, with a certain measure of freedom and adaptation. Our Lord Mark 10:19 and Paul Ephesians 6:2-3 deal similarly with the same subject. Speaker and hearers recognized, however, a statutory and authoritative form of the laws in question, which, because it was familiar to both parties, needed not to be reproduced with verbal fidelity.

Deuteronomy 5:12-15

The exhortation to observe the Sabbath and allow time of rest to servants (compare Exodus 23:12) is pointed by reminding the people that they too were formerly servants themselves. The bondage in Egypt and the deliverance from it are not assigned as grounds for the institution of the Sabbath, which is of far older date (see Genesis 2:3), but rather as suggesting motives for the religious observance of that institution. The Exodus was an entrance into rest from the toils of the house of bondage, and is thought actually to have occurred on the Sabbath day or "rest" day.

Deuteronomy 5:16

The blessing of general well-being here annexed to the keeping of the fifth commandment, is no real addition to the promise, but only an amplification of its expression.

Deuteronomy 5:21

The "field" is added to the list of objects specifically forbidden in the parallel passage Exodus 20:17. The addition seems very natural in one who was speaking with the partition of Canaan among his hearers directly in view.

Other Barnes' Notes entries containing Deuteronomy 5:12:

Exodus 20:1-17
Deuteronomy 5:6-21

<< Deuteronomy 5:11

Deuteronomy 5:13 >>

DISCLAIMER: Church of the Great God (CGG) provides these resources to aid the individual in studying the Bible. However, it is up to the individual to "prove all things, and hold fast to that which is good" (I Thessalonians 5:21). The content of these resources does not necessarily reflect the views of CGG. They are provided for information purposes only.

Join 137,320+ readers

A Verse and a Thought,
Every Morning

Consistent Bible study is hard to start.

The Berean gives you the starting point: one scripture and a focused commentary in your inbox each morning — read it in minutes, or go as deep as you like.

Free, daily, and spam-free. We never share your address. Unsubscribe anytime.

A Verse and a Thought,Every Morning

A Verse and a Thought,
Every Morning