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Deuteronomy 5:15

Seventh-Day Sabbath Sabbath Commandment Stewardship of Creation Land Sabbath / Rest for the Earth Dominion Over Creation

“And remember that thou wast a servant in the land of Egypt, and that the Lord thy God brought thee out thence through a mighty hand and by a stretched out arm: therefore the Lord thy God commanded thee to keep the sabbath day.”

Six days thou shalt labour, and do all thy work:

But the seventh day is the sabbath of the Lord thy God: in it thou shalt not do any work, thou, nor thy son, nor thy daughter, nor thy manservant, nor thy maidservant, nor thine ox, nor thine ass, nor any of thy cattle, nor thy stranger that is within thy gates; that thy manservant and thy maidservant may rest as well as thou.

And remember that thou wast a servant in the land of Egypt, and that the Lord thy God brought thee out thence through a mighty hand and by a stretched out arm: therefore the Lord thy God commanded thee to keep the sabbath day.

Honour thy father and thy mother, as the Lord thy God hath commanded thee; that thy days may be prolonged, and that it may go well with thee, in the land which the Lord thy God giveth thee.

Thou shalt not kill.

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Sabbath Commandment

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Seventh-Day Sabbath

The verse commands keeping "the sabbath day" but does not explicitly state it is the seventh day, nor does the provided theme definition include "rest day" as a sufficient condition without explicit reference to the seventh day.

Sabbath Commandment

There is no argument that this verse does not support the theme "Sabbath Commandment" as it explicitly states, "therefore the Lord thy God commanded thee to keep the sabbath day."

Stewardship of Creation

The verse focuses on the Israelites' past liberation from slavery in Egypt and the divine command to observe the Sabbath as a remembrance of that event, without any direct mention of humanity's role in tending or managing creation. The command to keep the Sabbath is presented as a consequence of their deliverance, not as an act of stewardship over the natural world.

Land Sabbath / Rest for the Earth

The verse explicitly connects the command to keep the Sabbath day to the Israelites' liberation from slavery in Egypt, not to the resting of the land or agricultural cycles. The "Sabbath day" here refers to a weekly observance for people, not a seven-year cycle for the earth.

Dominion Over Creation

The verse focuses on God's power in delivering Israel from slavery and commanding them to observe the Sabbath, with no mention of humanity's authority or rule over the earth or living things.

Seventh-Day Sabbath

Related Verses

Deuteronomy 24:18

“But thou shalt remember that thou wast a bondman in Egypt, and the Lord thy God redeemed thee thence: therefore I command thee to do this thing.”

Deuteronomy 5:6

“I am the Lord thy God, which brought thee out of the land of Egypt, from the house of bondage.”

Deuteronomy 6:21

“Then thou shalt say unto thy son, We were Pharaoh’s bondmen in Egypt; and the Lord brought us out of Egypt with a mighty hand:”

Exodus 13:9

“And it shall be for a sign unto thee upon thine hand, and for a memorial between thine eyes, that the Lord’s law may be in thy mouth: for with a strong hand hath the Lord brought thee out of Egypt.”

Exodus 20:2

“I am the Lord thy God, which have brought thee out of the land of Egypt, out of the house of bondage.”

Thematic Connections

Seventh-Day Sabbath Sabbath Commandment Stewardship of Creation Land Sabbath / Rest for the Earth Dominion Over Creation

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