Note.—The evening begins “at the going down of the sun.” See Deut. 16:6; Mark 1:32; Deut. 23:11; 1 Kings 22:35,36; 2 Chron. 18:34.
8. Does the Bible recognize this as the proper time for beginning and ending the Sabbath?
“From even unto even, shall ye celebrate your Sabbath.” Lev. 23:32.
Note.—One great advantage of keeping the Sabbath according to the Bible method of reckoning the day, that is, from sunset to sunset, over keeping it according to the Roman reckoning, or from midnight to midnight, is that by the former one is awake to welcome and to bid adieu to the day when it comes and goes, while by the latter he is asleep when the day begins and ends. God's ways are always best. The setting of the sun is a great natural sign for marking the division of time into days.
9. What kind of labor is to be done through the week?
“Six days shalt thou labor, and do all thy work.” Ex. 20:9.
10. Is any of this kind of work to be done on the Sabbath?
“In it thou shalt not do any work.” Verse 10.
Note.—If the Sabbath is to be kept “holy,” mere physical rest one day in seven cannot be the great object of the Sabbath institution.
11. How does the Lord, through the prophet Isaiah, indicate what is true Sabbath-keeping?