Leviticus 16:31 It shall be a sabbath of rest to you, and you shall afflict your souls, by a statute for ever. Ye shall afflict your souls. The true penitence is the true peace. The" sabbath" represents the joyful acceptance of the creature, and his entrance into the Divine satisfaction. The Lord rested, and he invites man to rest with him. Sin is the only obstacle to that reconciliation and fellowship which blends man's sabbath with God's sabbath. "Once a year" the Jews celebrated this restoration, to us a statute of daily life - every day a sabbath. - R. Parallel Verses KJV: It shall be a sabbath of rest unto you, and ye shall afflict your souls, by a statute for ever.WEB: It is a Sabbath of solemn rest to you, and you shall afflict your souls; it is a statute forever. |
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