Exodus 31:16

God's Word

The Israelites must observe this day of rest as a holy day, celebrating it for generations to come as a permanent reminder of my promise.

Cross References

Genesis 17:11

All of you must be circumcised. That will be the sign of the promise from me to you.

Genesis 9:13

I will put my rainbow in the clouds to be a sign of my promise to the earth.

Nehemiah 13:15

In those days I saw people in Judah stomping grapes in the winepresses on the day of rest—a holy day. I saw them bringing in loads of wine, grapes, figs, and every other kind of load. They piled the loads on donkeys and brought them into Jerusalem on the day of rest. I warned them about selling food on that day.

Exodus 31:15

You may work for six days, but the seventh day is a day of rest—a holy day, a day when you don’t work. It is holy to the Lord. Whoever works on that day must be put to death.

Exodus 31:17

It will be a permanent sign between me and the Israelites, because the Lord made heaven and earth in six days, and on the seventh day he stopped working and was refreshed.’ ”

Isaiah 58:13

If you stop trampling on the day of rest and doing as you please on my holy day, if you call the day of rest a delight and the Lord’s holy day honorable, if you honor it by not going your own way, by not going out when you want, and by not talking idly,

Jeremiah 50:5

They will ask which road goes to Zion and turn in that direction. They will go there to make a permanent agreement with the Lord. It will not be forgotten.