one of the Ten
Commandments, which are listed in Exodus 20 and Deuteronomy 5. God ALSO puts
emphasis on the Sabbath when giving Moses the two tablet’s of stone.
Exodus 31:13
13 "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.
14 "'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.
15 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.
16 The Israelites are to observe the Sabbath, celebrating it for the
generations to come as a lasting covenant.
17 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.'"
18 When the LORD finished speaking to Moses on Mount Sinai, he gave him the
two tablet’s of the Testimony, the tablet’s of stone inscribed by the finger
of God.
Although Gentiles were never required to obverse the Holy Days,
anyone who was a "descendent of Jacob" (any Jew) was.
150AD JUSTIN: ...those who have
persecuted and do persecute Christ, if they do not repent, shall not
inherit anything on the holy mountain. But the Gentiles, who have
believed on Him,