Reference

Numbers 29:7

Sabbath Commandment First Day of the Week Seventh-Day Sabbath Sabbath at Creation Day of Atonement (Judgment Phase)

“And ye shall have on the tenth day of this seventh month an holy convocation; and ye shall afflict your souls: ye shall not do any work therein:”

And one kid of the goats for a sin offering, to make an atonement for you:

Beside the burnt offering of the month, and his meat offering, and the daily burnt offering, and his meat offering, and their drink offerings, according unto their manner, for a sweet savour, a sacrifice made by fire unto the Lord.

And ye shall have on the tenth day of this seventh month an holy convocation; and ye shall afflict your souls: ye shall not do any work therein:

But ye shall offer a burnt offering unto the Lord for a sweet savour; one young bullock, 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 to a bullock, and two tenth deals to one ram,

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Day of Atonement (Judgment Phase)

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Sabbath Commandment

This verse describes a specific holy convocation on the tenth day of the seventh month, which is distinct from the weekly Sabbath mentioned in the Ten Commandments. While it shares the "no work" command, it does not explicitly identify itself as *the* Sabbath or part of the Ten Commandments.

First Day of the Week

The verse explicitly refers to "the tenth day of this seventh month" and makes no mention of the first day of the week, nor does it provide any information from which such a connection could be inferred.

Seventh-Day Sabbath

This verse refers to the "tenth day of this seventh month" as a holy convocation and a day of affliction and no work, not the seventh day of the week, nor does it use the term "Sabbath."

Sabbath at Creation

This verse describes a specific holy convocation on the tenth day of the seventh month, requiring affliction of souls and cessation of work, but it does not mention creation, God resting on the seventh day, or the Sabbath as a weekly observance.

Day of Atonement (Judgment Phase)

The verse explicitly mentions "an holy convocation" and "afflict your souls" on the tenth day of the seventh month, which are indeed elements of Yom Kippur. However, the verse itself does not explicitly mention sanctuary cleansing, the scapegoat ritual, or implications for final judgment and the removal of sin, which are key components of the theme definition.

Sabbath Commandment

Related Verses

Leviticus 16:29

“And this shall be a statute for ever unto you: that in the seventh month, on the tenth day of the month, ye shall afflict your souls, and do no work at all, whether it be one of your own country, or a stranger that sojourneth among you:”

Numbers 29:12

“And on the fifteenth day of the seventh month ye shall have an holy convocation; ye shall do no servile work, and ye shall keep a feast unto the Lord seven days:”

Numbers 29:1

“And in the seventh month, on the first day of the month, ye shall have an holy convocation; ye shall do no servile work: it is a day of blowing the trumpets unto you.”

Numbers 28:25

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

Leviticus 23:7

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

Thematic Connections

Sabbath Commandment First Day of the Week Seventh-Day Sabbath Sabbath at Creation Day of Atonement (Judgment Phase)

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