The commandment means much more than “Don’t forget today is the Sabbath.” The commandment has in mind far more than a mere mental noting of the fact that it is the Sabbath Day when it rolls around each week. It has much more the meaning of, “Hold a service of memorial on the Sabbath.” This becomes very clear when one compares the version of the Ten Commandments found in Exodus with the version in Deuteronomy. In Deuteronomy we find that the fourth commandment begins, “Observe the sabbath day” (Deut. 5:12). To remember the Sabbath Day means to observe the day, to celebrate the religious rites
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