Exodus 1:8-14 The Egyptians enslaved the Israelites, making their lives bitter with unrelenting hard labor.

Exodus 2:23-25 God hears the cry of His enslaved people.

Exodus 6:5-8 God promises to deliver them from bondage and give them their own land.

Exodus 15:1-4 Moses sings a hallelujah song about God bringing them through the Red Sea.

Exodus 16:11-27 God established the Sabbath with His people through the collecting of manna.

Deuteronomy 5:12-15 The Sabbath celebrates liberation from slavery.

Leviticus 25:3-23 The land enjoyed rest every seven years.

Leviticus 26:2-5, 10-12 If they keep His Sabbaths, then He will prosper them.

2 Chronicles 36:19-21 Israel suffered exile for 70 years so the land could enjoy its Sabbaths.

Nehemiah 13:15-19 Nehemiah fought for the day of rest after Israel returned from exile.

Mark 2:23-28 The Pharisees criticized Jesus’ disciples for picking heads of grain on the Sabbath.

Mark 3:1-6 The Pharisees criticized Jesus for healing on the Sabbath.

Galatians 3:23-25; Ephesians 2:14-16; Hebrews 8:13 The Law is abolished and no longer required for God’s people.

Colossians 2:13-17; Romans 14:5-12 No one should judge you in respect to keeping the Sabbath day.