~ The Sabbath ~

Then the Lord said to Moses,
"Say to the Israelites,
'You must observe My Sabbaths.
this will be a sign between Me and you
for the generations to come,
so you may know that I am the Lord,
who makes you holy.

"'Observe the Sabbath, because it is holy to you.
Anyone who desecrates it must be put to death;
whoever does any work on that day
must be cut off from his people.
For six days,
work is to be done,
but the seventh day is a Sabbath of rest,
holy to the Lord.
Whoever does any work on the Sabbath day
must be put to death.
The Israelites are to observe the Sabbath,
celebrating it for the generations to come
as a lasting covenant.
It will be 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 abstained from work and rested.'"

When the Lord finished
speaking to Moses on Mount Sinai,
He gave him the two tablets of stone
inscribed by the finger of God.

(Exodus 31:12-18)