John Gill's Exposition on Leviticus 23:3

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Exposition of the Old and New Testament
John Gill (1697–1771) · 18th-century historical commentary
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Six days shall work be done, etc.] Or may be done by men, any sort of lawful work and honest labour, for the sustenance of themselves and families: but the seventh day [is] the sabbath of rest; from all bodily labour and work of any kind; typical of rest by Christ and in him: an holy convocation; when the people were called to holy exercises, to pray and praise, and hear the word, and offer sacrifice: ye shall do no work [therein]; not any at all, (see <023115>Exodus 31:15) (<023502>Exodus 35:2,3); it [is] the sabbath of the Lord in all your dwellings: other feasts were kept in the sanctuary, in the tabernacle or temple, or where they were; but this was not only observed there and in their synagogues, but in their private houses, or wherever they were, whether, travelling by sea or land; and so the Targum of Jonathan and Aben Ezra interpret it.

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