Reference

Nehemiah 9:14

And madest known unto them thy holy sabbath, and commandedst them precepts, statutes, and laws, by the hand of Moses thy servant:
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Moreover thou leddest them in the day by a cloudy pillar; and in the night by a pillar of fire, to give them light in the way wherein they should go.

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Thou camest down also upon mount Sinai, and spakest with them from heaven, and gavest them right judgments, and true laws, good statutes and commandments:

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And madest known unto them thy holy sabbath, and commandedst them precepts, statutes, and laws, by the hand of Moses thy servant:

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And gavest them bread from heaven for their hunger, and broughtest forth water for them out of the rock for their thirst, and promisedst them that they should go in to possess the land which thou hadst sworn to give them.

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But they and our fathers dealt proudly, and hardened their necks, and hearkened not to thy commandments,

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Sabbath Commandment

There is no counter-argument that can be made against this verse supporting the theme "Sabbath Commandment" as the plain text explicitly states that God "madest known unto them thy holy sabbath, and commandedst them precepts, statutes, and laws, by the hand of Moses thy servant." This directly links the Sabbath to a divine command given through Moses.

Seventh-Day Sabbath

The verse mentions "thy holy sabbath" but does not explicitly state it is the *seventh day* or a *rest day*, only that it was made known and commanded.