Daniel Whedon

Whedon's Commentary on the Bible - Isaiah 58:13-14

13, 14. To the foregoing duties of love is added the duty of sabbath observance. See Isaiah 54:2; Isaiah 54:4. For preserving the unity of a theocratic nation this was a vital duty. It is singled out here from other commands (Exodus 20:0) to represent the whole first table of the decalogue. If thou turn away thy foot Namely, from walking in its usual paths from pursuing its customary avocations. From doing thy pleasure That in which thou usually delightest, and lovest. A lesson of... read more