“i Will Be Your God”
Exodus 5:22-6:30
Key Verse: 5:6:7
Date: Apr. 11, 2025
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