Bible Handbook

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. BHB 76.13

• Exodus 31:15. The Sabbath of rest. Patriarchs and Prophets, 47. BHB 76.14

• Exodus 16:23. The rest of the holy Sabbath. BHB 76.15

• Isaiah 58:13. It is God’s holy day. BHB 77.1

• Revelation 1:10. It is the Lord’s day. The Acts of the Apostles, 581. BHB 77.2

• Genesis 2:2, 3. It is the rest day of the Lord. The Desire of Ages, 769. BHB 77.3

• Exodus 34:21. A rush of work is no excuse for breaking the Sabbath. Patriarchs and Prophets, 314. BHB 77.4

• Amos 8:5. Sabbath-breaking is classed with false balances and short measures. BHB 77.5

• Nehemiah 13:22. Saints observe the Sabbath. BHB 77.6

• Psalm 118:24; Isaiah 58:13. Saints rejoice in the Sabbath. BHB 77.7

• Nehemiah 13:15, 20, 21. Testify against those who desecrate the Sabbath. BHB 77.8

• Isaiah 58:13, 14. There is a blessedness in honoring it. The Desire of Ages, 207. BHB 77.9

• Isaiah 56:2-6. There is a blessing in keeping the Sabbath. Patriarchs and Prophets, 48. BHB 77.10

• Isaiah 66:22, 23. The Sabbath will be kept throughout eternity. BHB 77.11