Genesis 2:3 Cross References

Genesis 2:3

3: And God blessed the seventh day and declared it holy, because it was the day when he rested from his work of creation.

Leviticus 23:3

  1. You may work for six days each week, but on the seventh day all work must come to a complete stop. It is the LORD's Sabbath day of complete rest, a holy day to assemble for worship. It must be observed wherever you live.

Mark 2:27

  1. Then he said to them, "The Sabbath was made to benefit people, and not people to benefit the Sabbath.

Ezekiel 20:12

  1. And I gave them my Sabbath days of rest as a sign between them and me. It was to remind them that I, the LORD, had set them apart to be holy, making them my special people.

Luke 23:56

  1. Then they went home and prepared spices and ointments to embalm him. But by the time they were finished it was the Sabbath, so they rested all that day as required by the law.

Jeremiah 17:21

  1. This is what the LORD says: Listen to my warning and live! Stop carrying on your trade at Jerusalem's gates on the Sabbath day.
  2. Do not do your work on the Sabbath, but make it a holy day. I gave this command to your ancestors,
  3. but they did not listen or obey. They stubbornly refused to pay attention and would not respond to discipline.
  4. " `But if you obey me, says the LORD, and do not carry on your trade or work on the Sabbath day, and if you keep it holy,
  5. then this nation will continue forever. There will always be a descendant of David sitting on the throne here in Jerusalem. Kings and their officials will always ride among the people of Judah in chariots and on horses, and this city will remain forever.

Isaiah 58:13

  1. "Keep the Sabbath day holy. Don't pursue your own interests on that day, but enjoy the Sabbath and speak of it with delight as the LORD's holy day. Honor the LORD in everything you do, and don't follow your own desires or talk idly. If you do this,
  2. the LORD will be your delight. I will give you great honor and give you your full share of the inheritance I promised to Jacob, your ancestor. I, the LORD, have spoken!"

Exodus 35:2

  1. Each week, work for six days only. The seventh day is a day of total rest, a holy day that belongs to the LORD. Anyone who works on that day will die.
  2. Do not even light fires in your homes on that day."

Nehemiah 9:14

  1. You instructed them concerning the laws of your holy Sabbath. And you commanded them, through Moses your servant, to obey all your commands, laws, and instructions.

Proverbs 10:22

  1. The blessing of the LORD makes a person rich, and he adds no sorrow with it.

Exodus 20:8

  1. "Remember to observe the Sabbath day by keeping it holy.
  2. Six days a week are set apart for your daily duties and regular work,
  3. but the seventh day is a day of rest dedicated to the LORD your God. On that day no one in your household may do any kind of work. This includes you, your sons and daughters, your male and female servants, your livestock, and any foreigners living among you.
  4. For in six days the LORD made the heavens, the earth, the sea, and everything in them; then he rested on the seventh day. That is why the LORD blessed the Sabbath day and set it apart as holy.

Exodus 31:13

  1. "Tell the people of Israel to keep my Sabbath day, for the Sabbath is a sign of the covenant between me and you forever. It helps you to remember that I am the LORD, who makes you holy.
  2. Yes, keep the Sabbath day, for it is holy. Anyone who desecrates it must die; anyone who works on that day will be cut off from the community.
  3. Work six days only, but the seventh day must be a day of total rest. I repeat: Because the LORD considers it a holy day, anyone who works on the Sabbath must be put to death.
  4. The people of Israel must keep the Sabbath day forever.
  5. It is a permanent sign of my covenant with them. For in six days the LORD made heaven and earth, but he rested on the seventh day and was refreshed."

Exodus 23:12

  1. "Work for six days, and rest on the seventh. This will give your ox and your donkey a chance to rest. It will also allow the people of your household, including your slaves and visitors, to be refreshed.

Hebrews 4:4

  1. We know it is ready because the Scriptures mention the seventh day, saying, "On the seventh day God rested from all his work."
  2. But in the other passage God said, "They will never enter my place of rest."
  3. So God's rest is there for people to enter. But those who formerly heard the Good News failed to enter because they disobeyed God.
  4. So God set another time for entering his place of rest, and that time is today. God announced this through David a long time later in the words already quoted: "Today you must listen to his voice. Don't harden your hearts against him."
  5. This new place of rest was not the land of Canaan, where Joshua led them. If it had been, God would not have spoken later about another day of rest.

Deuteronomy 5:12

  1. " `Observe the Sabbath day by keeping it holy, as the LORD your God has commanded you.
  2. Six days a week are set apart for your daily duties and regular work,
  3. but the seventh day is a day of rest dedicated to the LORD your God. On that day no one in your household may do any kind of work. This includes you, your sons and daughters, your male and female servants, your oxen and donkeys and other livestock, and any foreigners living among you. All your male and female servants must rest as you do.

Exodus 34:21

  1. "Six days are set aside for work, but on the Sabbath day you must rest, even during the seasons of plowing and harvest.

Leviticus 25:2

  1. "Give these instructions to the Israelites: When you have entered the land I am giving you as an inheritance, the land itself must observe a Sabbath to the LORD every seventh year.
  2. For six years you may plant your fields and prune your vineyards and harvest your crops,

Isaiah 56:2

  1. Blessed are those who are careful to do this. Blessed are those who honor my Sabbath days of rest by refusing to work. And blessed are those who keep themselves from doing wrong.
  2. "And my blessings are for Gentiles, too, when they commit themselves to the LORD. Do not let them think that I consider them second-class citizens. And my blessings are also for the eunuchs. They are as much mine as anyone else.
  3. For I say this to the eunuchs who keep my Sabbath days holy, who choose to do what pleases me and commit their lives to me:
  4. I will give them--in my house, within my walls--a memorial and a name far greater than the honor they would have received by having sons and daughters. For the name I give them is an everlasting one. It will never disappear!
  5. "I will also bless the Gentiles who commit themselves to the LORD and serve him and love his name, who worship him and do not desecrate the Sabbath day of rest, and who have accepted his covenant.

Exodus 16:22

  1. On the sixth day, there was twice as much as usual on the ground--four quarts for each person instead of two. The leaders of the people came and asked Moses why this had happened.
  2. He replied, "The LORD has appointed tomorrow as a day of rest, a holy Sabbath to the LORD. On this day we will rest from our normal daily tasks. So bake or boil as much as you want today, and set aside what is left for tomorrow."
  3. The next morning the leftover food was wholesome and good, without maggots or odor.
  4. Moses said, "This is your food for today, for today is a Sabbath to the LORD. There will be no food on the ground today.
  5. Gather the food for six days, but the seventh day is a Sabbath. There will be no food on the ground for you on that day."

Nehemiah 13:15

  1. One Sabbath day I saw some men of Judah treading their winepresses. They were also bringing in bundles of grain and loading them on their donkeys. And on that day they were bringing their wine, grapes, figs, and all sorts of produce to Jerusalem to sell. So I rebuked them for selling their produce on the Sabbath.
  2. There were also some men from Tyre bringing in fish and all kinds of merchandise. They were selling it on the Sabbath to the people of Judah--and in Jerusalem at that!
  3. So I confronted the leaders of Judah, "Why are you profaning the Sabbath in this evil way?
  4. Wasn't it enough that your ancestors did this sort of thing, so that our God brought the present troubles upon us and our city? Now you are bringing even more wrath upon the people of Israel by permitting the Sabbath to be desecrated in this way!"
  5. So I commanded that from then on the gates of the city should be shut as darkness fell every Friday evening, not to be opened until the Sabbath ended. I also sent some of my own servants to guard the gates so that no merchandise could be brought in on the Sabbath day.
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