Exodus 35:2
Six days you can work, but the seventh day is to be a holy Sabbath of rest to the Lord. Anyone who does any work on the Sabbath day must be killed.
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In Context
1Moses summoned all the Israelites and told them, “This is what the Lord has ordered you to do:
3Don't even light a fire in any of your homes on the Sabbath day.”
Cross References
Exodus 23:12You have six days to do your work, but on the seventh day you must stop working, so that your ox and your donkey can rest, and your slaves' families can catch their breath, as well as the foreigners living among you.
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.
Numbers 15:32During the time the Israelites were wandering in the desert, a man was caught collecting firewood on the Sabbath.
Luke 13:14However, the synagogue leader was upset that Jesus had healed on the Sabbath. He said to the crowd, “There are six days for work. Come and be healed on those days, not on the Sabbath.”
Hebrews 2:2If the message the angels brought was trustworthy, and every sin and disobedient act brings its own consequence,
Matthew Henry on Exodus 35:2-20
Orders Concerning the Tabernacle. ( b. c. 1491.) 1 And Moses gathered all the congregation of the children of Israel together, and said unto them, These are the words which the Lord hath commanded, that ye should do them. 2 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. 3 Ye shall kindle no fire throughout your habitations upon the sabbath day. 4 And Moses spake unto all the congregation of… Read the whole commentary →