What does the Bible say about sabbath?
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The Bible presents the Sabbath as God’s holy gift of rest, worship, and trust in him, fulfilled in Christ and still instructive for the church’s weekly devotion to the Lord. Genesis 2:2-3 grounds it in God’s creation rest, while Exodus 16:22 shows Israel learning to depend on God rather than ordinary labor. Leviticus 23 and 25 connect Sabbath rest with worship, mercy, and the land’s rest, and Leviticus 26:34-35 warns that rejecting God’s commands brings judgment. The Gospels note that Jesus rested in the tomb on the Sabbath after his saving work was finished (Matthew 27:62; Mark 15:42; Luke 23:54). Christians therefore honor the pattern of regular rest and gathered worship, rejoicing especially in the risen Lord.
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- Signifying a period of rest Genesis 2:2; Genesis 2:3; Leviticus 23; Leviticus 25; Leviticus 26:34; Leviticus 26:35
- Preparations for the Exodus 16:22; Matthew 27:62; Mark 15:42; Luke 23:54; John 19:31
- Religious usages on the Genesis 2:3; Mark 6:2; Luke 4:16; Luke 4:31; Luke 6:6; Luke 13:10; Acts 13:14
- Sacrifices on the Numbers 28:9; Numbers 28:10; Ezekiel 46:4; Ezekiel 46:5
- UNCLASSIFIED SCRIPTURES RELATING TO Genesis 2:2; Genesis 2:3; Exodus 16:5; Exodus 16:23-30; Exodus 20:8-11; Exodus 23:12; Exodus 31:13-17; Exodus 34:21; Exodus 35:2; Exodus 35:3; Leviticus 16:29-31; Leviticus 19:3
- OBSERVANCE OF
- By Moses Numbers 15:32-34
- By Nehemiah Nehemiah 13:15; Nehemiah 13:21
- By the women preparing to embalm the corpse of Jesus Luke 23:56
- By Paul Acts 13:14
- By the disciples Acts 16:13
- By John Revelation 1:10
- VIOLATIONS OF
- INSTANCES OF
- Gathering manna Exodus 16:27
- Gathering sticks Numbers 15:32
- Men of Tyre Nehemiah 13:16
- The inhabitants of Jerusalem Jeremiah 17:21-23
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