Not only was this a clarification of which day the Sabbath was to be observed, it was also an admission that God was testing his people—using Sabbath observance—to see if they would follow the Torah. Then, in the Ten Commandments, the Sabbath was codified: Remember the day, Shabbat, to set it apart for God. You have six days to labor and do all your work, but the seventh day is a Shabbat for ADONAI your God. On it, you are not to do any kind of work … For in six days ADONAI made heaven and earth,
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