{"id":49636,"date":"2019-02-18T08:39:24","date_gmt":"2019-02-18T06:39:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/wp.929.org.il\/?p=49636"},"modified":"2022-09-11T14:43:23","modified_gmt":"2022-09-11T11:43:23","slug":"two-revelations","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/wp.929.org.il\/en\/two-revelations\/","title":{"rendered":"Two Revelations!?"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Deuteronomy chapter 5 is a central part of the book of Deuteronomy, in that it holds the Ten Commandments. The Deuteronomistic version of the Ten Commandments, that is. I find the differences between the Ten Commandments in Exodus chapter 20 to the Ten Commandments in our chapter fascinating. I will focus on one of the commandments today, that shines some light on the meaning of Shabbat.<\/span><\/p>\n

The laws of Shabbat are widely debated all over the Jewish world. The traditions will vary depending on one\u2019s denomination. But what about the <\/span>reason<\/span><\/i> for Shabbat? The Torah gives us two different reasons for Shabbat. One is in Exodus chapter 20 verse 11: \u201cFor in six days the LORD made heaven and earth and sea, and all that is in them, and He rested on the seventh day; therefore the LORD blessed the sabbath day and hallowed it.\u201d <\/span><\/p>\n

We find a different reason in Deuteronomy chapter 5 verses 14-15. One must keep the Shabbat \u201cso that your male and female slave may rest as you do. Remember that you were a slave in the land of Egypt […] therefore the LORD your God has commanded you to observe the sabbath day.\u201d In Exodus, the Shabbat exists to remind us of the creation of the world. In Deuteronomy, the Shabbat exists to remind us that we were slaves.<\/span><\/p>\n

This difference in the reason for Shabbat comes from a difference in philosophy. A difference that creates two distinct Shabbat experiences. The Exodus Shabbat asks us to remember the creation, and just as God rested on the seventh day, so should we. In a sense, then, the goal of the Shabbat is to be more like God. The Deuteronomy Shabbat asks us to give rest to the slaves and remember that we used to be slaves. Here, the goal of Shabbat is for the slave to be more like us.<\/span><\/p>\n

What interesting perspectives of life we get from these two Shabbatot! One reminds us that we are almost gods in this world. As the Psalmist says: \u201cthat You have made him [man] little less than divine\u201d (Psalms 8:6). The other reminds us that we are just moments away from becoming slaves ourselves. As the same Psalmist says: \u201cwhat is man that You have been mindful of him\u201d (Psalms 8:5).<\/span><\/p>\n

Looking at these two different philosophies of Shabbat, it seems like they are both based on the same idea; That Shabbat has an equalizing quality to it. For twenty-five hours every week, all the creatures of the world are required to stop and rest. 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