1. Matthew 24:20 (ESV)
  2. Exposition

Why should believers pray for their flight to take place in summer and not on the Sabbath?

Matthew 24:20 (ESV)

20 Pray that your flight may not be in winter or on a Sabbath.

Winter and Sabbath regulations would make flight difficult. In Palestine, winter meant a scarcity of food and swollen rivers that are difficult to cross. The restrictive Sabbath laws of the Pharisees would also make it hard to flee on the Sabbath.