Exodus 20:10
Exodus · Old Testament · Chapter 20
“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 20:10
What Does Exodus 20:10 Mean?
Exodus 20:10 is found in the book of Exodus, chapter 20, verse 10 of the Old Testament. This verse connects to 18 other passages through cross-references, placing it within a rich network of biblical meaning.
Key themes in this passage include Work & Rest.
Cross-References (18)
These passages are connected to Exodus 20:10 through shared themes, quotations, or prophetic fulfillment.
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.”Exodus 34:21“Six days thou shalt work, but on the seventh day thou shalt rest: in earing time and in harvest thou shalt rest.”Exodus 16:27“And it came to pass, that there went out some of the people on the seventh day for to gather, and they found none.”Numbers 15:32“And while the children of Israel were in the wilderness, they found a man that gathered sticks upon the sabbath day.”Isaiah 56:2“Blessed is the man that doeth this, and the son of man that layeth hold on it; that keepeth the sabbath from polluting it, and keepeth his hand from doing any evil.”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.”Exodus 23:9“Also thou shalt not oppress a stranger: for ye know the heart of a stranger, seeing ye were strangers in the land of Egypt.”Exodus 31:13“Speak thou also unto the children of Israel, saying, Verily my sabbaths ye shall keep: for it is a sign between me and you throughout your generations; that ye may know that I am the LORD that doth sanctify you.”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:”Deuteronomy 24:14“Thou shalt not oppress an hired servant that is poor and needy, whether he be of thy brethren, or of thy strangers that are in thy land within thy gates:”Nehemiah 10:31“And if the people of the land bring ware or any victuals on the sabbath day to sell, that we would not buy it of them on the sabbath, or on the holy day: and that we would leave the seventh year, and the exaction of every debt.”Nehemiah 13:15“In those days saw I in Judah some treading wine presses on the sabbath, and bringing in sheaves, and lading asses; as also wine, grapes, and figs, and all manner of burdens, which they brought into Jerusalem on the sabbath day: and I testified against them in the day wherein they sold victuals.”Mark 2:24“And the Pharisees said unto him, Behold, why do they on the sabbath day that which is not lawful?”Luke 23:56“And they returned, and prepared spices and ointments; and rested the sabbath day according to the commandment.”Exodus 12:16“And in the first day there shall be an holy convocation, and in the seventh day there shall be an holy convocation to you; no manner of work shall be done in them, save that which every man must eat, that only may be done of you.”Exodus 24:16“And the glory of the LORD abode upon mount Sinai, and the cloud covered it six days: and the seventh day he called unto Moses out of the midst of the cloud.”Deuteronomy 16:11“And thou shalt rejoice before the LORD thy God, thou, and thy son, and thy daughter, and thy manservant, and thy maidservant, and the Levite that is within thy gates, and the stranger, and the fatherless, and the widow, that are among you, in the place which the LORD thy God hath chosen to place his name there.”Ezekiel 14:7“For every one of the house of Israel, or of the stranger that sojourneth in Israel, which separateth himself from me, and setteth up his idols in his heart, and putteth the stumblingblock of his iniquity before his face, and cometh to a prophet to enquire of him concerning me; I the LORD will answer him by myself:”
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