Deuteronomy 5:12

“Keep the sabbath day to sanctify it, as the LORD thy God hath commanded thee.”

"Keep the sabbath day to sanctify it, as the LORD thy God hath commanded thee." - Deuteronomy 5:12
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What does Deuteronomy 5:12 mean?

Deuteronomy 5:12 from the King James Version (KJV) of the Bible states: "Keep the sabbath day to sanctify it, as the Lord thy God hath commanded thee." This verse is part of the Ten Commandments, which were given by God to Moses on Mount Sinai. The Ten Commandments serve as a…

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The Sacred Rhythm of Rest: Embracing the Sabbath

As we immerse ourselves in the sacred texts of the Bible, we find profound wisdom that transcends time and culture. One such commandment, highlighted in Deuteronomy 5:12, calls us to "Keep the sabbath day to sanctify it, as the LORD thy God hath commanded thee." This verse…

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A Prayer for Keeping the Sabbath Holy

Dear Heavenly Father, We come before You today with grateful hearts, acknowledging Your incredible power and mercy that guides our lives. As we reflect on Your Word, specifically Deuteronomy 5:12, which states, "Keep the sabbath day to sanctify it, as the LORD thy God hath…

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Deuteronomy 5:18 - "Neither shalt thou commit adultery."
Deuteronomy 28:5 - "Blessed shall be thy basket and thy store."
Deuteronomy 14:12 - "But these are they of which ye shall not eat: the eagle, and the ossifrage, and the ospray,"
Deuteronomy 24:12 - "And if the man be poor, thou shalt not sleep with his pledge:"
Deuteronomy 12:4 - "Ye shall not do so unto the LORD your God."
Deuteronomy 5:2 - "The LORD our God made a covenant with us in Horeb."
Deuteronomy 12:24 - "Thou shalt not eat it; thou shalt pour it upon the earth as water."
Deuteronomy 32:12 - "So the LORD alone did lead him, and there was no strange god with him."
Deuteronomy 5:30 - "Go say to them, Get you into your tents again."
"Thou shalt not kill." - Deuteronomy 5:17
Deuteronomy 5:7 - "Thou shalt have none other gods before me."
Deuteronomy 5:13 - "Six days thou shalt labour, and do all thy work:"
Deuteronomy 1:5 - "On this side Jordan, in the land of Moab, began Moses to declare this law, saying,"
Deuteronomy 20:12 - "And if it will make no peace with thee, but will make war against thee, then thou shalt besiege it:"
Deuteronomy 5:5 - "(I stood between the LORD and you at that time, to shew you the word of the LORD: for ye were afraid by reason of the fire, and went not up into the mount;) saying,"
Deuteronomy 5:20 - "Neither shalt thou bear false witness against thy neighbour."
Deuteronomy 5:4 - "The LORD talked with you face to face in the mount out of the midst of the fire,"
Deuteronomy 12:9 - "For ye are not as yet come to the rest and to the inheritance, which the LORD your God giveth you."
Deuteronomy 32:5 - "They have corrupted themselves, their spot is not the spot of his children: they are a perverse and crooked generation."
Deuteronomy 14:5 - "The hart, and the roebuck, and the fallow deer, and the wild goat, and the pygarg, and the wild ox, and the chamois."
Deuteronomy 5:10 - "And shewing mercy unto thousands of them that love me and keep my commandments."
Deuteronomy 12:19 - "Take heed to thyself that thou forsake not the Levite as long as thou livest upon the earth."
Deuteronomy 12:16 - "Only ye shall not eat the blood; ye shall pour it upon the earth as water."