Friday, April 20, 2007
Sabbath--The Commands
I had never really thought about the differences between the two places where we find the command to keep the Sabbath. The Exodus reason...keep Sabbath to emulate God and therefore get in on what God does. The Deuteronomy reason...keep Sabbath as a simple act of justice. Good food for thought, that Sabbath helps us NOT to reduce the gift of time to money or what we can get out of it. It also helps us NOT breed oppression through "lethargic procrastination" because we are attentive to God's creation.
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I agree that I never saw the difference between the two commands on the Sabbath. What I especially like about it is that is connects with the two NT great commands - love God and love neighbor - when Peterson writes, "The Exodus reason supports a life of believing in God ... the Dt. reason supports ... a way to love your neighbor." (p. 111)
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