Read: Genesis 2: 1-3 Exodus: 20:8-11 Read: Nahum Sarna, Exploring Exodus Chap

Read:
Genesis 2: 1-3
Exodus: 20:8-11
Read: Nahum Sarna, Exploring Exodus Chap

Read:
Genesis 2: 1-3
Exodus: 20:8-11
Read: Nahum Sarna, Exploring Exodus Chapter VII “The Ten Commandments: Moses and Monotheism” (focus on The Sabbath) (located on D2l under Content)
Compare the way the Sabbath is described, explained and outlined in Genesis 2: 1-3 and Exodus 20: 8-11. Discuss the revolutionary notion of equality as you read Exodus 20: 8-11. In what ways does the biblical idea of keeping the Sabbath provide for social justice within the family, household and community? Integrate highlights from Nahum Sarna’s discussion of the history of the biblical Sabbath in Exploring Exodus.