Reference

Numbers 28:18

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

“In the first day shall be an holy convocation; ye shall do no manner of servile work therein:”

And in the fourteenth day of the first month is the passover of the Lord.

And in the fifteenth day of this month is the feast: seven days shall unleavened bread be eaten.

In the first day shall be an holy convocation; ye shall do no manner of servile work therein:

But ye shall offer a sacrifice made by fire for a burnt offering unto the Lord; two young bullocks, and one ram, and seven lambs of the first year: they shall be unto you without blemish:

And their meat offering shall be of flour mingled with oil: three tenth deals shall ye offer for a bullock, and two tenth deals for a ram;

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Sabbath Commandment

Semantic Discovery

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Counter-Arguments

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Sabbath Commandment

The verse refers to "the first day" of an unspecified event and a "holy convocation," but it does not explicitly mention the Sabbath, the Ten Commandments, or any recurring weekly observance.

Seventh-Day Sabbath

The verse refers to "the first day" and a "holy convocation" where no servile work is to be done, but it does not mention the seventh day or explicitly label it as a Sabbath or rest day.

First Day of the Week

The verse explicitly mentions "the first day" but does not specify "the first day of the week." It refers to the first day of a particular festival (likely Passover, given the context of Numbers 28), not the first day of the seven-day weekly cycle.

Sabbath at Creation

The verse describes a "holy convocation" on the first day of an unspecified event, and prohibits "servile work." There is no mention of creation, God resting on the seventh day, or any direct connection to the Sabbath as defined by the theme.

Sabbath Commandment

Related Verses

Numbers 28:25

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

Leviticus 23:35

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

Leviticus 23:7

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

Numbers 28:26

“Also in the day of the firstfruits, when ye bring a new meat offering unto the Lord, after your weeks be out, ye shall have an holy convocation; ye shall do no servile work:”

Numbers 29:35

“On the eighth day ye shall have a solemn assembly: ye shall do no servile work therein:”

Thematic Connections

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

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