Solomon’s Prayer of Dedication
2 Chronicles 6:12-21
Key Verse: 6:21
Date: Dec. 16, 2016
Question
What are the reasons for the fourth commandment?
Answer
The reasons for the fourth commandment are these: God allows us six days of the week to take care of our own affairs; He claims the seventh day as His own; He set the example; and He blesses the Sabbath.
Reference Passages
1
Exodus 20:9
Exodus 31:15
Leviticus 23:3
2
Genesis 2:2-3
Exodus 20:11
Exodus 31:17