Q.118. Why is the command to keep the Sabbath specifically directed to heads of families and others in authority?

A. The command to keep the Sabba th is specifically directed to heads of families and others in authority because the command not only obligates them individually and personally but also makes them responsible for everyone under them. The command also recognizes that those in authority may be inclined to work themselves on the Sabbath day and so hinder the observance of it by those under them.[1]

1	Exodus 20:10	dummy text
	Joshua 24:15	dummy text
	Nehemiah 13:15	dummy text
	Nehemiah 13:17	dummy text
	Jeremiah 17:20-22	dummy text
	Exodus 23:12	dummy text