351 Then Moses assembled all the congregation of the sons of Israel , and said to them, " These are the things that the Lord has commanded you to do : 2 " For six days work may be done , but on the seventh day you shall have a holy day, a sabbath of complete rest to the Lord ; whoever does any work on it shall be put to death . 3 " You shall not kindle a fire in any of your dwellings on the sabbath day ."
Matthew Henry's Commentary on Exodus 35:1-3
Commentary on Exodus 35:1-3
(Read Exodus 35:1-3)
The mild and easy yoke of Christ has made our sabbath duties more delightful, and our sabbath restraints less irksome, than those of the Jews; but we are the more guilty by neglecting them. Surely God's wisdom in giving us the sabbath, with all the mercy of its purposes, are sinfully disregarded. Is it nothing to pour contempt upon the blessed day, which a bounteous God has given to us for our growth in grace with the church below, and to prepare us for happiness with the church above?