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Knowing about the sanctity and purpose of the Sabbath is vital because it concerns the basic concepts of time, life and relationships. Let's begin by noting how our Creator established this 24-hour period of time for mankind.
In the beginning of Genesis, where the creation week is described, we learn: "And on the seventh day [Friday evening to Saturday evening] God ended His work which He had done, and He rested on the seventh day from all His work which He had done. Then God blessed the seventh day and sanctified it, because in it He rested from all His work which God had created and made" (Genesis 2:2-3).
In Exodus 20 we see that the Sabbath is one of the Ten Commandments that
God gave to mankind: "Remember the Sabbath day, to keep it holy. Six days
you shall labor and do all your work, but the seventh day is the Sabbath
of the LORD your God. In it you shall do no work: you, nor your son, nor
your daughter, nor your male servant, nor your female servant, nor your
cattle, nor your stranger who is within your gates" (Exodus 20:8-10).
When God explained to ancient Israel—and to all who would follow His ways thereafter—His special days of rest and celebration, the seventh-day Sabbath was at the beginning of the list (Leviticus 23:1,3). This list has never changed, and God's instruction has never been revoked.
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