Exodus 31:15
Six days you can work, but the seventh day is to be a Sabbath of rest, holy to the Lord. Anyone who does any work on the Sabbath day must be killed.
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Genesis 2:2By the time the seventh day came, God had finished the work he'd done, and he rested on the seventh day from all the work he'd been doing.
Exodus 16:26You can go out collecting for six days, but on the seventh day, the Sabbath, it won't be there.”
Exodus 31:14You shall keep the Sabbath because it is holy to you. Anyone who dishonors it must be killed. Anyone who works on that day must be cut off from their people.
Exodus 34:21You shall work for six days, but you shall rest on the seventh day. Even during the times of sowing and harvest you shall rest.
Leviticus 23:3You have six days to work, but the seventh day is a Sabbath of complete rest, a holy day of meeting together. Don't do any work. It is the Lord's Sabbath everywhere you live.
Numbers 15:32During the time the Israelites were wandering in the desert, a man was caught collecting firewood on the Sabbath.
Matthew Henry on Exodus 31:13-18
The Observance of the Sabbath. ( b. c. 1491.) 12 And the Lord spake unto Moses, saying, 13 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. 14 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. 15 Six… Read the whole commentary →