Why does Les place the Sabbath command with the commandments about man's relationship to God?
The Sabbath command is grouped with the first five commandments because it is called “the Sabbath of the Lord thy God.” That wording ties the day directly to God, so it belongs with commands governing man's relationship to God, not with the final six concerning man's relationship to man.
Les explains that he ties the Sabbath command in with the first five commandments because of the statement in verse 10 that “the seventh day is the Sabbath of the Lord thy God.” Since the day is called the Lord's Sabbath, he places it among the commands dealing with man's relationship to God. He acknowledges that some groups put this commandment with the final six as part of man's relationship with man, but he prefers to keep it where he has it on the board: the first five are man's relationship with God. He also notes that part of the Sabbath command includes working six days and resting the seventh.
But the seventh day is the sabbath of the LORD thy God: in it thou shalt not do any work, thou, nor thy son, nor thy daughter, thy manservant, nor thy maidservant, nor thy cattle, nor thy stranger that is within thy gates:
Do some groups put the Sabbath commandment with the commandments about man's relationship with man?
Yes. Some groups place the Sabbath commandment among the final six commandments, treating it as part of man's relationship with man. Others, however, keep it with the first five commandments, classifying those as man's relationship with God because of the phrase "the Lord thy God."
Where does Les place the Sabbath commandment among the Ten Commandments?
The Sabbath commandment is placed among the first five of the Ten Commandments, the group dealing with man’s relationship to God. It is kept there because the command contains the connecting phrase “the Lord thy God,” unlike the final five, which address man’s relationship with man.
More Questions
Why does the Sabbath commandment belong with the commandments about loving God?
The Sabbath commandment belongs with the first five commandments about man's relationship to God, because verse 10 calls the seventh day 'the Sabbath of the Lord thy God.'