Now God speaks to us from Sinai's mount: "Remember the Sabbath day to keep it holy; six days shalt thou labor and do all thy work, but the seventh day is the Sabbath of the Lord thy God." It is the only commandment which is prefaced with a "remember," as though God had said, "Do not forget it." He has given to man the Sabbath as a memorial of creation. Man is to obey his command, and as he observes this memorial, the mind will be directed to the living God, who created the heavens and the earth. If man had always remembered to keep holy the Sabbath, there would never have been an atheist or an infidel in our world; but Satan has made an effort to keep God out of the mind, and has worked his plans so as to accomplish this; and having banished God from the memory of man, he puts himself, if possible, in the place of God, and even goes so far as to exalt himself above God, in compelling the consciences of men, which God has never done.

Nu taler Gud til os fra Sinais bjerg: "Kom sabbatsdagen i hus, og hold den hellig; i seks dage skal du arbejde og gøre al din gerning, men den syvende dag er Herren din Guds sabbat." Det er det eneste bud som begynder med et "kom i hu," som om Gud har sagt: "Glem det ikke." Han har givet menneskene sabbaten som et mindesmærke på skabelsen. Mennesket skal adlyde hans befaling, og idet han overholder dette mindesmærke, vil sindet rettes til den levende Gud, som skabte himlene og jorden. Hvis menneskene altid huskede på at helligholde Sabbaten, ville der aldrig have været en ateist eller hedning i vor verden; men Satan har anstrengt sig for at holde Gud ude af sindet, og har udfærdiget sine planer sådan at dette udrettes, og har bandlyst Gud fra menneskets hukommelse, sætter sig selv ind, om muligt, i stedet for Gud, og går endog så vidt at han ophøjer sig selv over Gud, og tvinger menneskenes samvittighed, som Gud aldrig har gjort.