From Introduction Books that describe the manners and customs of a bygone age constitute, it is well known, the driest and dustiest reading imaginable. And yet such books are indispensable if we desire to read the Bible intelligently. The men who wrote it wrote for people like themselves and they could be fairly certain that the words they used would conjure up pictures which did not differ from ...
SABBATH In all generations the Sabbath brought the Jew respite from his earthly toil and drudgery and was eagerly awaited as an oasis of joy in a desert of endless burdens and sorrows. The prophet proclaimed: “And [you shall] call the Sabbath a delight” (Isaiah 58:13). The joy of a day of rest, bringing relief and renewal of spirit after the humdrum weekday routine, promised richer living and a brighter future to the Jew. “He who took the pains to prepare on the eve of the Sabbath will enjoy ...
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