Reference

Leviticus 23:8

Sabbath at Creation Seventh-Day Sabbath Sabbath Commandment Sabbath as Perpetual First Day of the Week

“But ye shall offer an offering made by fire unto the Lord seven days: in the seventh day is an holy convocation: ye shall do no servile work therein.”

And on the fifteenth day of the same month is the feast of unleavened bread unto the Lord: seven days ye must eat unleavened bread.

In the first day ye shall have an holy convocation: ye shall do no servile work therein.

But ye shall offer an offering made by fire unto the Lord seven days: in the seventh day is an holy convocation: ye shall do no servile work therein.

And the Lord spake unto Moses, saying,

Speak unto the children of Israel, and say unto them, When ye be come into the land which I give unto you, and shall reap the harvest thereof, then ye shall bring a sheaf of the firstfruits of your harvest unto the priest:

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Seventh-Day Sabbath

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Sabbath Commandment

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Sabbath at Creation

This verse describes a specific offering and holy convocation within a seven-day period, but it does not explicitly mention or allude to God's act of resting on the seventh day at creation.

Seventh-Day Sabbath

The verse refers to "the seventh day" of a seven-day offering period, not necessarily the weekly Sabbath, and the term "Sabbath" is not explicitly used.

Sabbath Commandment

The verse refers to a "seventh day" with a prohibition on "servile work," which are characteristics of the Sabbath, but it does not explicitly use the term "Sabbath" nor does it directly reference the Ten Commandments or the broader Sabbath commandment.

Sabbath as Perpetual

This verse describes a specific seven-day offering period culminating in a holy convocation on the seventh day, which is a day of no servile work. It does not use terms like "everlasting," "perpetual," or "permanent sign" to describe this seventh day or the concept of Sabbath generally, nor does it imply that this particular observance is meant to continue indefinitely beyond its immediate context.

First Day of the Week

The verse explicitly mentions "seven days" and "the seventh day," but makes no mention of the "first day of the week" in any context.

Sabbath at Creation

Cross-References

Exodus 13:6Thematic

“Seven days thou shalt eat unleavened bread, and in the seventh day shall be a feast to the Lord.”

Leviticus 23:7Thematic

“In the first day ye shall have an holy convocation: ye shall do no servile work therein.”

Numbers 28:25Thematic

“And on the seventh day ye shall have an holy convocation; ye shall do no servile work.”

Ezekiel 45:23Thematic

“And seven days of the feast he shall prepare a burnt offering to the Lord, seven bullocks and seven rams without blemish daily the seven days; and a kid of the goats daily for a sin offering.”

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