Exodus 31:16
“Wherefore the children of Israel shall keep the sabbath, to observe the sabbath throughout their generations, for a perpetual covenant.”
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Gill's ExpositionBaptist theologian, 1697–1771
Wherefore the children of Israel shall keep the sabbath,.... On whom the sabbath of the seventh day was only enjoined,…
Barnes' NotesPresbyterian pastor, 1798–1870Exodus 31:12-17
The penal law of the Sabbath. Exo 35:2-3. In the fourth commandment the injunction to observe the seventh day is…
Adam ClarkeMethodist theologian, 1762–1832
A perpetual covenant - Because it is a sign of this future rest and blessedness, therefore the religious observance of…
Matthew HenryNonconformist minister, 1662–1714Exodus 31:12-18
Here is, I. A strict command for the sanctification of the sabbath day, Exo 31:13-17. The law of the sabbath had been…
Cambridge BibleAcademic commentary, 1882–1921Exodus 31:16-17
The main thoughts of vv.13 15 repeated, and emphasized, in P's manner: cf. on Exo 6:27.