“The Sabbath Made for Man.”
By Arthur L. Manous
“And He said unto them, The Sabbath was made for man, and not man for the Sabbath.” Mark 2:27. “ALL mankind are included in the privilege of the seventh-day rest.”—Bible Cyclopedia. “The Sabbath was not for Israel merely, but for the world.”—“Desire of Ages,” Chap. 29, par. 8. “‘The Sabbath was made for man,’ not for the Hebrews, but for all men.”—Pillars of Truth, p. 88. “Christ . . . says, ‘The Sabbath was made for man,’ i. e. not for Israel only, but for universal ‘man’ (Mark 2:27, 28).”—Bible Cyclopedia. “‘The Sabbath was made for man,’ not for the Jews or Gentiles, but for the species, for all mankind, even to the end of the world.”—Pulpit Cyclopedia. “‘The Sabbath was made for man,’ not as he may be a Jew or a Christian, but as man, a creature bound to love, worship, and serve his God and Maker, in time and eternity.”—Kitto’s Cyclopedia of Biblical Literature. “‘The Sabbath was made for man,’ not as he may be a Jew, or a Christian; but as man, a creature bound to love, worship, and obey his God and Maker, and on his trial for eternity.”—Watson’s Theological Dictionary. ARTHUR L. MANOUS.