"....when we consider the meaning of the word “hallow.”
Webster defines it thus: To make holy; to set apart for holy or religious use; to consecrate.
The word in the original is defined similarly.
The word in the original is defined similarly.
It is the same word that is rendered “sanctified” in Genesis 2:3, and “appoint” in Joshua 20:7.
The fourth commandment, then, tells us plainly that God commanded the Sabbath to be kept holy in the beginning.
Turning to the 1st chapter of Genesis we read the record of
the first six days of time, in which the heavens and the earth,
and all that they contain, were created, the work of each day
being specified.
the first six days of time, in which the heavens and the earth,
and all that they contain, were created, the work of each day
being specified.
At the close of the sixth day God looked over the whole of His creation,
Genesis 1
31 ...and behold, it was a very good.
He was satisfied with His work, because it was perfect.
Genesis 1
31 ...and behold, it was a very good.
He was satisfied with His work, because it was perfect.
The record continues:
Genesis 2
1 Thus the heavens and the earth were finished, and all the
host of them.
2 And on the seventh day God ended His work which He had
made; and He rested on the seventh day from all His work
which He had made.
3 And God blessed the seventh day, and sanctified it: because
that in it He had rested from all His work which God created
and made." E.G. Waggoner
1 Thus the heavens and the earth were finished, and all the
host of them.
2 And on the seventh day God ended His work which He had
made; and He rested on the seventh day from all His work
which He had made.
3 And God blessed the seventh day, and sanctified it: because
that in it He had rested from all His work which God created
and made." E.G. Waggoner