On p.19, Asimov was astute to notice that the Sabbath seemed of little consequence to the Israelites in Pre-Exilic times and of great importance in Post-Exilic times. However, to postulate that the Babylonian and Post-Exilic Jews were universally "hoodwinked" into a) believing their exile was due to failure to obey a command that was not in their Scriptures, and b) this was added in 59 places (35 of which were in the Torah) without anybody noticing the new concept, is incredulous.
Sabato ilionekana kuwa na umuhimu mdogo kwa Waisraeli kabla ya kwenda utumwani na yenye umuhimu mkubwa baada ya utumwa. Hata hivyo, kudhani kuwa Wayahudi wa wakati wa utumwa wa Babeli na wale wa baada ya utumwa walidanganyika a) kuamini kuwa kwenda kwao utumwani kulikuwa ni kwa sababu ya kushindwa kutii amri ambayo haikuwemo kwenye Maandiko, na b) hii iliongezwa kwenye sehemu 59 (35 kati ya hizo zikiwa kwenye Torati) bila mtu yoyote kutambua mambo mapya, ni jambo lisilo rahisi kuaminika.