Catechisma

Q62. What are the reasons attached to the fourth commandment?

The reasons attached to the fourth commandment are God's allowing us six days of the week for our own work, his claiming a special ownership of the seventh, his own example, and his blessing the Sabbath day.

Scripture Proofs — King James Version

1

Exodus 20:9

Six days shalt thou labour, and do all thy work:

2

Exodus 20:11

For in six days the LORD made heaven and earth, the sea, and all that in them is, and rested the seventh day: wherefore the LORD blessed the sabbath day, and hallowed it.