Exodus 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 ceased and was refreshed.”

Genesis 1:31

God saw everything that He had made, and behold, it was very good and He validated it completely. And there was evening and there was morning, a sixth day.

Exodus 31:13

“But as for you, say to the Israelites, ‘You shall most certainly observe My Sabbaths, for it is a sign between Me and you throughout your generations, so that you may know [without any doubt] and acknowledge that I am the Lord who sanctifies you and sets you apart [for Myself].

Genesis 2:2-3

And by the seventh day God completed His work which He had done, and He rested (ceased) on the seventh day from all His work which He had done.

Ezekiel 20:12

Also I gave them My Sabbaths to be a sign between Me and them, that they might know [without any doubt] that I am the Lord who sanctifies them (separates and sets them apart).

Hebrews 4:10

For the one who has once entered His rest has also rested from [the weariness and pain of] his [human] labors, just as God rested from [those labors uniquely] His own.

Job 38:7


When the morning stars sang together
And all the sons of God (angels) shouted for joy?

Psalm 104:31


May the glory of the Lord endure forever;
May the Lord rejoice and be glad in His works—

Jeremiah 32:41

I will rejoice over them to do them good, and I will faithfully plant them in this land with all My heart and with all My soul.

Ezekiel 20:20

Sanctify My Sabbaths and keep them holy; and they shall be a sign between Me and you, that you may know [without any doubt] that I am the Lord your God.’

Hebrews 4:3-4

For we who believe [that is, we who personally trust and confidently rely on God] enter that rest [so we have His inner peace now because we are confident in our salvation, and assured of His power], just as He has said,

As I swore [an oath] in My wrath,
They shall not enter My rest,”


[this He said] although His works were completed from the foundation of the world [waiting for all who would believe].

Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

Summary

It is a sign between me and the children of Israel for ever: for in six days the LORD made heaven and earth, and on the seventh day he rested, and was refreshed.

General references

Bible References

A sign

Exodus 31:13
“But as for you, say to the Israelites, ‘You shall most certainly observe My Sabbaths, for it is a sign between Me and you throughout your generations, so that you may know [without any doubt] and acknowledge that I am the Lord who sanctifies you and sets you apart [for Myself].
Ezekiel 20:12
Also I gave them My Sabbaths to be a sign between Me and them, that they might know [without any doubt] that I am the Lord who sanctifies them (separates and sets them apart).

And was refreshed

Genesis 1:31
God saw everything that He had made, and behold, it was very good and He validated it completely. And there was evening and there was morning, a sixth day.
Job 38:7

When the morning stars sang together
And all the sons of God (angels) shouted for joy?
Psalm 104:31

May the glory of the Lord endure forever;
May the Lord rejoice and be glad in His works—
Jeremiah 32:41
I will rejoice over them to do them good, and I will faithfully plant them in this land with all My heart and with all My soul.

General references

Exodus 20:11
For in six days the Lord made the heavens and the earth, the sea and everything that is in them, and He rested (ceased) on the seventh day. That is why the Lord blessed the Sabbath day and made it holy [that is, set it apart for His purposes].
Ezekiel 20:20
Sanctify My Sabbaths and keep them holy; and they shall be a sign between Me and you, that you may know [without any doubt] that I am the Lord your God.’