Lev 19:30 | TNotes | STEP | 19:30 Sabbath days: The Hebrew word translated “Sabbath” ( shabbath ) is related to a verb which means simply “to cease,” implying rest from one’s labor. The Sabbath commemorated God’s resting on the seventh day after he had completed his work of creation (Gen 1:31 ; 2:1-3 ). It began at sundown on the sixth day. With the exodus from Egypt, the Sabbath gained covenantal significance (Exod 16:23-25 ; 31:13 ). Because only free people, not slaves, had a regular day of rest, the Sabbath became symbolic of Israel’s liberation from bondage in Egypt (see Deut 5:13-15 ). • The people were to show reverence (literally fear ) because the sanctuary , like the Sabbath, was holy. They were not to enter it when they were unclean or bring anything unclean into it.

bGen 1:31►

dExod 16:23-25►

fDeut 5:13-15►

‏ Leviticus 19:30

19:30 ^a Sabbath days: The Hebrew word translated “Sabbath” (shabbath) is related to a verb which means simply “to cease,” implying rest from one’s labor. The Sabbath commemorated God’s resting on the seventh day after he had completed his work of creation (Gen 1:31 ^b; 2:1-3 ^c). It began at sundown on the sixth day. With the exodus from Egypt, the Sabbath gained covenantal significance (Exod 16:23-25 ^d; 31:13 ^e). Because only free people, not slaves, had a regular day of rest, the Sabbath became symbolic of Israel’s liberation from bondage in Egypt (see Deut 5:13-15 ^f).

• The people were to show reverence (literally fear) because the sanctuary, like the Sabbath, was holy. They were not to enter it when they were unclean or bring anything unclean into it.