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Legos Expose Consumer Conditioning
- John Mark Comer describes giving his son an expensive Millennium Falcon Lego set at Christmas and watching marketing nudge them toward more purchases.
- His son immediately asked how to earn money for another set, illustrating early cultural formation toward consumption.
Sabbath Balances Work And Rest
- The Sabbath command pairs six days of work with one day of rest, framing work as good but limited.
- Comer emphasizes both halves: many need permission to rest and others need direction to work well.
Deuteronomy Reframes Sabbath Purpose
- Deuteronomy retells the Sabbath command to a new generation and shifts language from 'remember' to 'observe' (shamar).
- The reason for Sabbath changes from creation to remembering slavery and liberation in the Exodus.