The Sabbath Day
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Which day or what day is the sabbath in the Bible?
You can find Bible verses below that will help you learn the seventh day Sabbath – the Bible Sabbath day.
The Sabbath
- Genesis 2:3 – Instituted by God
- Genesis 2:2, 3; Exodus 20:11 – The Sabbath is a memorial of creation
- Exodus 20:9-11 – The seventh day is the Sabbath of the Bible
- Mark 2:27 – It was made for man
- Genesis 2:3 – God blessed the Sabbath
- Exodus 31:15 – Sanctified the Sabbath
- Exodus 20:11 – Hallowed the Sabbath
- Leviticus 19:30 – Commands us to keep the Sabbath
- Exodus 20:8 – Commands us to recognize the sanctity of the Sabbath
- Exodus 16:23, 25, 26 – A threefold miracle marked the Sabbath during the wilderness wanderings
- Deuteronomy 5:15 – God will have His goodness commemorated in the observance of the Sabbath
- Nehemiah 9:12-14 – The Lord shows favor to His people in appointing a Sabbath
- Exodus 23:12 – Considerate kindness was shown in appointing the Sabbath
- Exodus 31:13 – The Sabbath is a sign of God’s power to sanctify His people
- Hebrews 4:4, 9 – The Sabbath is a type of the heavenly rest
Jesus on the Sabbath
- Mark 2:28 – Christ is Lord of the Sabbath
- Luke 4:16 – Jesus was accustomed to keep the Sabbath when He was on the earth
- Matthew 24:20 – Taught his disciple to pray that they might not break the Sabbath
- Luke 4:31, Luke 6:6 – Christ taught on the Sabbath day
- John 5:5-9 – Healed on the Sabbath day
- Mark 3:1-5 – He taught that it was right to perform acts of mercy on the Sabbath day
- Matthew 12:12, Luke 13:16 – The Savior recognized the Sabbath law
The Relation of God and His People on the Sabbath
- Exodus 20:10; Leviticus 23:3; Deuteronomy 5:14 – It is the Sabbath of the Lord thy God.
- Exodus 31:15 – The Sabbath of rest
- Exodus 16:23 – The rest of the holy Sabbath
- Isaiah 58:13 – It is God’s holy day
- Revelation 1:10 – It is the Lord’s day
- Genesis 2:2, 3 – It is the rest day of the Lord
- Exodus 34:21 – A rush of work is no excuse for breaking the Sabbath
- Amos 8:5 – Sabbath breaking is classed with false balances and short measures
- Nehemiah 13:22 – Saints observe the Sabbath
- Psalm 118:24, 58:13 – Saints rejoice in the Sabbath
- Nehemiah 13:15, 20, 21 – Testify against those who desecrate the Sabbath
- Isaiah 58:13, 14 – There is a blessedness in honoring it
- Isaiah 56:2-6 – There is a blessing in keeping the Sabbath
- Isaiah 66:22, 23 – The Sabbath will be kept throughout eternity
Learn More About the Seventh Day Bible Sabbath:
Source: S. N. Haskell, Bible Handbook, pp.74-77
