The Sabbath & Rest

Rest instituted at creation, its purpose in the law, and Jesus's own claim over it.

Gen 2:2-3

2And on the seventh day God ended his work which he had made; and he rested on the seventh day from all his work which he had made.

See also: Hebrews 4:4, Babylonian Talmud Megillah 9a

3And God blessed the seventh day, and sanctified it: because that in it he had rested from all his work which God created and made.

See also: Leviticus 23:3, Ezekiel 20:12

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Exod 20:8-11

8Remember the sabbath day, to keep it holy.

See also: Biblical Antiquities (Pseudo-Philo) 11:8, Babylonian Talmud Berakhot 20b

9Six days shalt thou labour, and do all thy work:

See also: Luke 13:14, Exodus 23:12

10But 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:

See also: Kebra Nagast 42:6, Deuteronomy 5:14-15

11For 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.

See also: Genesis 1:1, Jeremiah 32:17

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Jubilees 2:17-18

17And He gave us a great sign, the Sabbath day, that we should work six days, but keep Sabbath on the seventh day from all work.

18And all the angels of the presence, and all the angels of sanctification, these two great classes -He hath bidden us to keep the Sabbath with Him in heaven and on earth.

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Mark 2:27-28

27And he said unto them, The sabbath was made for man, and not man for the sabbath:

See also: Genesis 2:3, Colossians 2:16

28Therefore the Son of man is Lord also of the sabbath.

See also: Matthew 12:8, Revelation 1:10

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Heb 4:9-10

9There remaineth therefore a rest to the people of God.

See also: 1 Peter 2:10, Revelation 21:4

10For he that is entered into his rest, he also hath ceased from his own works, as God did from his.

See also: Revelation 14:13, Hebrews 4:3-4

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