Exodus 31:15 NIV

Matthew Henry's Complete Commentary - Exodus 31:12-18

Here is, I. A strict command for the sanctification of the sabbath day, Exod. 31:13-17. The law of the sabbath had been given them before any other law, by was of preparation (Exod. 16:23); it had been inserted in the body of the moral law, in the fourth commandment; it had been annexed to the judicial law (Exod. 23:12); and here it is added to the first part of the ceremonial law, because the observance of the sabbath is indeed the hem and hedge of the whole law; where no conscience is made... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Exodus 31:15

Six days may work be done ;.... Allowed to be done by an Israelite, if he would; for this is not a command to work, but a permission or grant to do it; and therefore, seeing they had so many days granted them for their use, it could not be thought hard and unreasonable that God should claim one day in seven for his own use and service, and oblige them to refrain from work on it: but in the seventh is the sabbath of rest ; from worldly labour, and was typical of spiritual rest here, and... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Exodus 31:12-18

The Sabbath. If this prohibition to work upon the Sabbath is introduced, as probably it is, lest the people, in their zeal for the service of the sanctuary, should be tempted to infringe upon the holy day, it has certain obvious sides of instruction turned towards ourselves. We cannot but see in it the high honour which God puts upon his Sabbath . 1. It is the one command of the Decalogue to which reference is made in the conclusion of this series of instructions. This implies its... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Exodus 31:13-17

1. That the sabbath was to be a sign between God and Israel, a "distinguishing badge," a "sacramental bond" (Cook); and 2. That its desecration was to be punished with death ( Exodus 31:15 ). These were supplementary points of so much importance as to furnish ample reason against their announcement being delayed. read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Exodus 31:13-17

Covenant signs. To each covenant which he has made with man, God has attached some special sign or signs. And each sign has been significant, has set before the mind of those to whom it was given some great religious truth. I. THE FIRST COVENANT SIGN WAS THE RAINBOW . God had destroyed by a deluge the whole human race, except eight persons. It pleased him, after this, to enter into a covenant with Noah and his sons ( Genesis 9:8 , Genesis 9:9 ), and through them with... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Exodus 31:15

The sabbath of rest . Rather, "a sabbath." There were other sabbaths besides that of the seventh day ( Exodus 23:11 ; Le Exodus 25:2-12 ; etc.). By the expression, "a sabbath of rest"—literally, "a rest of resting"—the idea of completeness is given. Perhaps the best translation would be—"in the seventh is complete rest." read more

Albert Barnes

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - Exodus 31:12-17

The penal law of the Sabbath. Exodus 35:2-3. In the fourth commandment the injunction to observe the seventh day is addressed to the conscience of the people (see Exodus 20:8 note): in this place, the object is to declare an infraction of the commandment to be a capital offence. The two passages stand in a relation to each other similar to that between Leviticus 18:0, Leviticus 19:0, and Leviticus 20:0. It seems likely that the penal edict was especially introduced as a caution in reference to... read more

Joseph Benson

Joseph Benson's Commentary of the Old and New Testaments - Exodus 31:14-16

Exodus 31:14-16. It is holy unto you That is, it is designed for your benefit as well as for God’s honour; it shall be accounted holy by you. It is the sabbath of rest, holy to the Lord It is separated from common use to the service of God; and by the observance of it we are taught to rest from worldly pursuits, and devote ourselves, and all we are, have, and can do, to God’s glory. It was to be observed throughout their generations, in every age, for a perpetual covenant This was to be... read more

Donald C. Fleming

Bridgeway Bible Commentary - Exodus 31:12-18

The weekly day of rest (31:12-18)People might have thought that, because the tabernacle was a sacred structure, they could work on it on the Sabbath day. God reminded them to keep the weekly Sabbath as a holy day of rest. This rest was part of God’s plan for preserving the holiness of his people (12-17).God then gave Moses the ten basic commandments of the covenant engraved on stone as he had promised (see 24:12; cf. Deuteronomy 10:4). Having received God’s instructions for his people, Moses... read more

E.W. Bullinger

E.W. Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes - Exodus 31:15

sabbath of rest . Hebrew sabbath of sabbatizing". See note on Exodus 16:23 . read more

Matthew Henry's Complete Commentary - Exodus 31:12-18

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Exodus 31:15

The Pulpit Commentary - Exodus 31:12-18

The Pulpit Commentary - Exodus 31:13-17

The Pulpit Commentary - Exodus 31:13-17

The Pulpit Commentary - Exodus 31:15

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - Exodus 31:12-17

Joseph Benson's Commentary of the Old and New Testaments - Exodus 31:14-16

Bridgeway Bible Commentary - Exodus 31:12-18

E.W. Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes - Exodus 31:15

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