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Sabbath The seventh day of the week, when people are called to cease or rest from their labors and reflect on God. The observance of the Sabbath was demanded of the Israelites as part of the Ten Commandments. Christians are not under the first covenant and so are not obligated to keep the Sabbath (Col 2:16). Some people mistake the first day of the week (Sunday) for a Christian Sabbath. The only Sabbath rest for Christians is in heaven after the Judgment (Heb 4:1-13). Those who broke the Sabbath were stoned – Exo 31:14-15
Key KJV Scriptures:
Exodus 31:13-17; Deuteronomy 5:12-15; Nehemiah 9:13-14; Colossians 2:14-17; Acts 20:7
Key KJV Scriptures: Full Text
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Genesis 2:2 (KJV)
And on the seventh day God ended his work which he had made; and he rested on the seventh day from all his work which he had made.
Genesis 2:3 (KJV)
And God blessed the seventh day, and sanctified it: because that in it he had rested from all his work which God created and made.
Exodus 16:5 (KJV)
And it shall come to pass, that on the sixth day they shall prepare that which they bring in; and it shall be twice as much as they gather daily.
Exodus 16:22 (KJV)
And it came to pass, that on the sixth day they gathered twice as much bread, two omers for one man: and all the rulers of the congregation came and told Moses.
Exodus 16:23 (KJV)
And he said unto them, This is that which the LORD hath said, To morrow is the rest of the holy sabbath unto the LORD: bake that which ye will bake to day, and seethe that ye will seethe; and that which remaineth over lay up for you to be kept until the morning.
Exodus 16:24 (KJV)
And they laid it up till the morning, as Moses bade: and it did not stink, neither was there any worm therein.
Exodus 16:25 (KJV)
And Moses said, Eat that to day; for to day is a sabbath unto the LORD: to day ye shall not find it in the field.
Exodus 16:26 (KJV)
Six days ye shall gather it; but on the seventh day, which is the sabbath, in it there shall be none.
Exodus 16:27 (KJV)
And it came to pass, that there went out some of the people on the seventh day for to gather, and they found none.
Exodus 16:28 (KJV)
And the LORD said unto Moses, How long refuse ye to keep my commandments and my laws?
Exodus 16:29 (KJV)
See, for that the LORD hath given you the sabbath, therefore he giveth you on the sixth day the bread of two days; abide ye every man in his place, let no man go out of his place on the seventh day.
Exodus 16:30 (KJV)
So the people rested on the seventh day.
Exodus 20:8 (KJV)
Remember the sabbath day, to keep it holy.
Exodus 20:9 (KJV)
Six days shalt thou labour, and do all thy work:
Exodus 20:10 (KJV)
But the seventh day is the sabbath of the LORD thy God: in it thou shalt not do any work, thou, nor thy son, nor thy daughter, thy manservant, nor thy maidservant, nor thy cattle, nor thy stranger that is within thy gates:
Exodus 20:11 (KJV)
For in six days the LORD made heaven and earth, the sea, and all that in them is, and rested the seventh day: wherefore the LORD blessed the sabbath day, and hallowed it.
Exodus 23:12 (KJV)
Six days thou shalt do thy work, and on the seventh day thou shalt rest: that thine ox and thine ass may rest, and the son of thy handmaid, and the stranger, may be refreshed.
Exodus 31:13 (KJV)
Speak thou also unto the children of Israel, saying, Verily my sabbaths ye shall keep: for it is a sign between me and you throughout your generations; that ye may know that I am the LORD that doth sanctify you.
Exodus 31:14 (KJV)
Ye shall keep the sabbath therefore; for it is holy unto you: every one that defileth it shall surely be put to death: for whosoever doeth any work therein, that soul shall be cut off from among his people.
Exodus 31:15 (KJV)
Six days may work be done; but in the seventh is the sabbath of rest, holy to the LORD: whosoever doeth any work in the sabbath day, he shall surely be put to death.
Exodus 31:16 (KJV)
Wherefore the children of Israel shall keep the sabbath, to observe the sabbath throughout their generations, for a perpetual covenant.
Exodus 31:17 (KJV)
It is a sign between me and the children of Israel for ever: for in six days the LORD made heaven and earth, and on the seventh day he rested, and was refreshed.
Exodus 34:21 (KJV)
Six days thou shalt work, but on the seventh day thou shalt rest: in earing time and in harvest thou shalt rest.
Exodus 35:2 (KJV)
Six days shall work be done, but on the seventh day there shall be to you an holy day, a sabbath of rest to the LORD: whosoever doeth work therein shall be put to death.
Exodus 35:3 (KJV)
Ye shall kindle no fire throughout your habitations upon the sabbath day.
Leviticus 16:29 (KJV)
And this shall be a statute for ever unto you: that in the seventh month, on the tenth day of the month, ye shall afflict your souls, and do no work at all, whether it be one of your own country, or a stranger that sojourneth among you:
Leviticus 16:30 (KJV)
For on that day shall the priest make an atonement for you, to cleanse you, that ye may be clean from all your sins before the LORD.
Leviticus 16:31 (KJV)
It shall be a sabbath of rest unto you, and ye shall afflict your souls, by a statute for ever.
Leviticus 19:3 (KJV)
Ye shall fear every man his mother, and his father, and keep my sabbaths: I am the LORD your God.
Leviticus 19:30 (KJV)
Ye shall keep my sabbaths, and reverence my sanctuary: I am the LORD.
Leviticus 23:1 (KJV)
And the LORD spake unto Moses, saying,
Leviticus 23:2 (KJV)
Speak unto the children of Israel, and say unto them, Concerning the feasts of the LORD, which ye shall proclaim to be holy convocations, even these are my feasts.
Leviticus 23:3 (KJV)
Six days shall work be done: but the seventh day is the sabbath of rest, an holy convocation; ye shall do no work therein: it is the sabbath of the LORD in all your dwellings.
Leviticus 23:4 (KJV)
These are the feasts of the LORD, even holy convocations, which ye shall proclaim in their seasons.
Leviticus 23:5 (KJV)
In the fourteenth day of the first month at even is the LORD'S passover.
Leviticus 23:6 (KJV)
And on the fifteenth day of the same month is the feast of unleavened bread unto the LORD: seven days ye must eat unleavened bread.
Leviticus 23:7 (KJV)
In the first day ye shall have an holy convocation: ye shall do no servile work therein.
Leviticus 23:8 (KJV)
But ye shall offer an offering made by fire unto the LORD seven days: in the seventh day is an holy convocation: ye shall do no servile work therein.
Leviticus 23:9 (KJV)
And the LORD spake unto Moses, saying,
Leviticus 23:10 (KJV)
Speak unto the children of Israel, and say unto them, When ye be come into the land which I give unto you, and shall reap the harvest thereof, then ye shall bring a sheaf of the firstfruits of your harvest unto the priest:
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