Moses spoke to the people: Exodus 16:23 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.
Then it was recorded (etched in stone) in the 10 Comandments:
Number 4 in the Ten Commandments:
Exodus 20:8 Remember the sabbath day, to keep it holy.
The Sabbath is the 7th Day of the week (Saturday)
No Travel! Can’t leave Home.
Exodus 16:29 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.
Thou shalt not do any work Includes all of the household.
Exodus 20:10 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:
Moses reminds WHY! It is a hallowed day.
Exodus 20:11 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.
Those who disobeyed it suffered DEATH! No WORK!
Exodus 31:14 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.
Reminded again, Work 6 days then rest! OR Death!
Exodus 31:15 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 35:2 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.
No Fires
Exodus 35:3 Ye shall kindle no fire throughout your habitations upon the sabbath day.
These rules are repeated in Leviticus, Numbers and Deuteronomy and even expanded.
An example is found in Numbers 15:32-36:
A young man was found gathering sticks on the Sabbath – He was stoned to death.
In the New Testament the Lord Jesus did many things On The Sabbath!
The Apostle Paul, Apostle to the Gentiles, only mentions the Sabbath only once in all his epistles:
Colossians 2:16 Let no man therefore judge you in meat, or in drink, or in respect of an holyday, or of the new moon, or of the sabbath days:
God knows everything, the beginning and the end. Giving the Sabbath to the Jews was Him seeing heir faith.
The Observance of the Sabbath would not work in today’s technology.
Think about it: Police, Firemen, Doctors, Nurses, Hospitals, Airplanes, Trains, even driving of cars, all these (and many other work related activitys) would have to cease one day (Saturday) of the week.
Attend Church on the first day of the week, worship the Lord Jesus. Enjoy the day with your family. If you have to work, there’s Sunday evening, Mid-week services to attend, most of all keep your mind and heart on the Lord Jesus who died for you.
God know everything.Also See … SABBATH
Also See … SUNDAY SABBATH
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