Wednesday, January 14, 2009

Deuteronomy 5

Indeed, as I suspected yesterday, it looks like Moses is going to reiterate the law as a reminder to the Israelites of how they are to act in the Promised Land. Today covered the ten commandments, and a description of how the law was given to Moses on Mount Sinai.

I don't remember if I mentioned this during the original rendition of these ten laws back in Exodus, but the one that many modern Christians - myself included - disregard is the Sabbath. I've had jobs where I worked on Sunday (and Saturday, which may be a more accurate choice for a 'sabbath' since it is the end of our seven-day calendar week), and even now I often shop, travel, and do chores on that day. I would know for sure I was sinning if I broke any one of the other ten commandments, so why do I not feel the same way about the Sabbath? I wonder if it truly a law we need no longer follow, or if I just casually disregard it because of the era in which I live. I would be very curious to hear what others out there think on this subject!

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