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Genesis 2:3
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And God blessed the seventh day, and sanctified it: because that in it he had rested from all his work which God created and made.
About Genesis 2:3
In Genesis, Genesis 2:3 addresses the theme of The Saturday Sabbath in the Bible with clarity and depth. This Old Testament law text remains central to Christian understanding and devotional practice on this subject.
Related Verses
- Exodus 20:10
“But the seventh day is the sabbath of the Lord thy God: in it thou shalt not do any work, thou, nor thy son, nor thy daughter, thy manservant, nor thy maidservant, nor thy cattle, nor thy stranger that is within thy gates:”
- Exodus 31:15
“Six days may work be done; but in the seventh is the sabbath of rest, holy to the Lord: whosoever doeth any work in the sabbath day, he shall surely be put to death.”
- Genesis 2:2
“And on the seventh day God ended his work which he had made; and he rested on the seventh day from all his work which he had made.”
- Leviticus 23:3
“Six days shall work be done: but the seventh day is the sabbath of rest, an holy convocation; ye shall do no work therein: it is the sabbath of the Lord in all your dwellings.”
- Deuteronomy 5:14
“But the seventh day is the sabbath of the Lord thy God: in it thou shalt not do any work, thou, nor thy son, nor thy daughter, nor thy manservant, nor thy maidservant, nor thine ox, nor thine ass, nor any of thy cattle, nor thy stranger that is within thy gates; that thy manservant and thy maidservant may rest as well as thou.”
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How to Apply Genesis 2:3
Use Genesis 2:3 as a daily declaration. Speak it over your circumstances, inserting your name where relevant. Let its promise from Genesis anchor your perspective as you navigate decisions related to on the theme of The Saturday Sabbath in the Bible, and share it with one person who might need it today.