Six days you shall labor and do all your work. The six days of work are not a concession or a secular compromise with the Sabbath's holiness — they are part of the commandment. The pattern six-and-one mirrors the creation week, and both work and rest are included. Genesis 2:15 says God placed the man in the garden to work it and take care of it — work is pre-fall, pre-curse, built into the human vocation. Colossians 3:23 says whatever you do, work at it with all your heart as working for the Lord, not for human masters. The six days of work done for the Lord are part of the same covenant rhythm as the seventh day of rest. Neither the work nor the rest is optional; both are covenantal.

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