The Israelites must keep the Sabbath, celebrating it as a permanent covenant for the generations to come. Cross References Exodus 31:15 For six days work may be done, but the seventh day is a Sabbath of complete rest, holy to the LORD. Whoever does any work on the Sabbath day must surely be put to death. Exodus 31:17 It is a sign between Me and the Israelites forever; for in six days the LORD made the heavens and the earth, but on the seventh day He rested and was refreshed.'" Isaiah 58:13 If you turn your foot from breaking the Sabbath, from doing as you please on My holy day, if you call the Sabbath a delight, and the LORD's holy day honorable, if you honor it by not going your own way or seeking your own pleasure or speaking idle words, Treasury of Scripture Why the children of Israel shall keep the sabbath, to observe the sabbath throughout their generations, for a perpetual covenant. a perpetual covenant Genesis 9:13 Genesis 17:11 Jeremiah 50:5 |
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