Exodus 31:17
31:17 It is a sign between me and the Israelites forever; for in six days
the
Lord made the heavens and the earth, and on the seventh day he rested and was refreshed.’”
Genesis 2:2-3
2:2 By
the seventh day God finished the work that he had been doing,
and he ceased
on the seventh day all the work that he had been doing.
2:3 God blessed the seventh day and made it holy
because on it he ceased all the work that he
had been doing in creation.
Psalms 95:4-7
95:4 The depths of the earth are in his hand,
and the mountain peaks belong to him.
95:5 The sea is his, for he made it.
His hands formed the dry land.
95:6 Come! Let’s bow down and worship!
Let’s kneel before the Lord, our creator!
95:7 For he is our God;
we are the people of his pasture,
the sheep he owns.
Today, if only you would obey him!
Mark 2:27-28
2:27 Then
he said to them, “The Sabbath was made for people,
not people for the Sabbath.
2:28 For this reason the Son of Man is lord
even of the Sabbath.”
Acts 20:7
20:7 On the first day
of the week, when we met
to break bread, Paul began to speak
to the people, and because he intended
to leave the next day, he extended
his message until midnight.