SEV Biblia, Chapter 34:21
Seis días obrarás, mas en el séptimo día cesarás; cesarás aun en la arada y en la siega.
Clarke's Bible Commentary - Exodus 34:21
Verse 21. In earing time and in harvest thou shalt rest.] This commandment is worthy of especial note; many break the Sabbath on the pretense of absolute necessity, because, if in harvest time the weather happens to be what is called bad, and the Sabbath day be fair and fine, they judge it perfectly lawful to employ that day in endeavouring to save the fruits of the field, and think that the goodness of the day beyond the preceding, is an indication from Providence that it should be thus employed. But is not the above command pointed directly against this? I have known this law often broken on this pretense, and have never been able to discover a single instance where the persons who acted thus succeeded one whit better than their more conscientious neighbours, who availed themselves of no such favourable circumstances, being determined to keep God's law, even to the prejudice of their secular interests; but no man ever yet ultimately suffered loss by a conscientious attachment to his duty to God. He who is willing and obedient, shall eat the good of the land; but God will ever distinguish those in his providence who respect his commandments.
Matthew Henry Commentary
Verses 18-27 - Once a week they must rest, even in ploughing time, and in harvest. All worldly business must give way to that holy rest; even harvest wor will prosper the better, for the religious observance of the sabbat day in harvest time. We must show that we prefer our communion with God, and our duty to him, before the business or the joy of harvest Thrice a year they must appear before the Lord God, the God of Israel Canaan was a desirable land, and the neighbouring nations were greedy yet God says, They shall not desire it. Let us check all sinful desire against God and his glory, in our hearts, and then trust him to chec all sinful desires in the hearts of others against us. The way of duty is the way of safety. Those who venture for him never lose by him Three feasts are here mentioned: 1. The Passover, in remembrance of the deliverance out of Egypt. 2. The feast of weeks, or the feast of Pentecost; added to it is the law of the first-fruits. 3. The feast of in-gathering, or the feast of Tabernacles. Moses is to write thes words, that the people might know them better. We can never be enoug thankful to God for the written word. God would make a covenant with Israel, in Moses as a mediator. Thus the covenant of grace is made with believers through Christ.
Original Hebrew
שׁשׁת 8337 ימים 3117 תעבד 5647 וביום 3117 השׁביעי 7637 תשׁבת 7673 בחרישׁ 2758 ובקציר 7105 תשׁבת׃ 7673
