Freedom Quote by Dan B. Allender

“If exodus was God’s redemptive activity to give sabbath to slaves, then sabbath now is human non-activity to remember the exodus redemption. In effect…

— Patrick D. Miller Jr

“A great benefit of Sabbath keeping is that we learn to let God take care of us — not by becoming passive and lazy,…

— Marva J. Dawn

“Caring for the poor, resting on the Sabbath, showing hospitality and keeping the home—these are important things that can lead us to God, but…

— Rachel Held Evans

“The gift of the Sabbath must be treasured. Blessed are you who honour this day.”

— Lailah Gifty Akita

“The purpose of the Sabbath is for spiritual uplift, for a renewal of our covenants, for worship, for prayer. It is for the purpose…

— Ezra Taft Benson

“Sabbath is a time to transition from human doings to human beings.”

— Matthew Sleeth

“Sabbath-days. For the law commanded them to abstain from every servile work, that is, from all grasping after wealth which is procured by trading…

— The Church Fathers

Sabbath, in the first instance, is not about worship. It is about work stoppage. It is about withdrawal from the anxiety system of Pharaoh,…

— Walter Brueggemann

The purpose of Sabbath is not simply to rejuvenate yourself in order to do more production, nor is it the pursuit of pleasure. The…

— Timothy Keller

“One of the greatest gifts for my life as one who serves God is observing the Sabbath. Celebrating a holy day and living in…

— Marva J. Dawn

“Sabbath is a way of life (Heb 4:3; 9-11). It is simply "casting all your anxiety on Him," to find that in actual fact…

— Dallas Willard

The sabbath is God's special present to the working man, and one of its chief objects is to prolong his life, and preserve efficient…

— William Blaikie