Note.—All through the week the keeping holy of the Sabbath day is to be remembered, or borne in mind. No business contracts or arrangements are to be made, no manner of living indulged in, which will prevent or interfere with the proper or holy observance of the day when it comes. The keeping of this commandment, therefore, is in the interests of, and with a view to, holy living all the time. The commandment itself enjoins a duty, and is to be kept, all through the week; the Sabbath is to be kept when it comes. The Sabbath commandment, therefore, like every other precept of the decalogue, but contrary to the conception of many, is to be kept all the time, and not simply one day in the week. In this matter we should distinguish between the Sabbath and the Sabbath commandment.
4. Who made the Sabbath day holy?
“Wherefore the Lord blessed the Sabbath day, and hallowed it.” Verse 11.
Note.—God made the Sabbath day holy; we are to keep it holy.
5. What is it that makes a thing holy?
God's presence in it. See Ex. 3:5; 29:43-46; Joshua 5:13-15.
6. Then in order to keep the Sabbath day holy, what must be recognized?
God's presence in the day; His blessing upon it; and His sanctification of it.
7. When, according to the Bible, does the Sabbath begin?
“And the evening and the morning were the first day.” “And the evening and the morning were the second day,” etc. See Gen. 1:5, 8, 13, 19, 23, 31.