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Shabbat shalom all! I just came across something as I was studying Exodus 35:2 that I had not considered before.
Exo 35:2 Six days shall work be done, but on the seventh day there shall be to you an holy day, a sabbath of rest to YHWH (laYHWH): whosoever does work therein shall be put to death.
I used to think "to YHWH" meant in His honor or something similar. I searched for "sabbath of rest" in eSword and noticed Leviticus 25:4.
Lev 25:4 But in the seventh year shall be a sabbath of rest unto the land (laaretz), a sabbath for YHWH (laYHWH): you shall neither sow thy field, nor prune thy vineyard.
If the phrase "a sabbath of rest uno the land" means the land gets to rest, wouldn't the phrase "a Sabbath of rest to YHWH" mean YHWH gets to rest? If so, does our working on the weekly Sabbath or Sabbatical year cause YHWH to not rest?