Exodus 16:23
And he said unto them, This is that which the Lord hath said, To morrow is the rest of the holy sabbath unto the Lord: bake that which ye will bake to day, and seethe that ye will seethe; and that which remaineth over lay up for you to be kept until the morning.
Cross-references
Exodus 16:5 instructs to gather double on the sixth day, directly setting up the Sabbath rest command in this verse.
Exodus 16:25 continues: 'Eat it today, for today is a Sabbath to the Lord' — immediate follow-up to this verse's instruction.
Exodus 20:8-11 later codifies the Sabbath command first observed and explained in Exodus 16:23.
Exodus 31:15 reinforces the Sabbath sanctity introduced in Exodus 16:23, adding the death penalty for violation.
Exodus 35:3 provides a specific Sabbath prohibition (kindling fire) that expands on the rest command given in Exodus 16:23.
Exodus 12:16 commands a holy convocation and rest during Unleavened Bread — a similar but distinct Sabbath-like regulation.
Genesis 2:2 shows God resting on the seventh day, providing the creation precedent for the Sabbath rest declared in Exodus 16:23.
Genesis 2:3 records God blessing the seventh day, the same Sabbath day that Moses calls a holy Sabbath in Exodus 16:23.
Leviticus 23:3 reiterates the Sabbath command, mirroring the instruction given to Israel in Exodus 16:23.
Mark 2:27 reinterprets the Sabbath's purpose: made for man's benefit, not as a burden — expanding on the rest command here.
Mark 2:28 declares Jesus as Lord of the Sabbath, asserting authority over the day instituted here — a christological fulfillment.
Luke 23:56 shows the women resting on the Sabbath 'according to the commandment,' directly obeying the Sabbath law given here.
Jeremiah 17:22 repeats the Sabbath command to not carry burdens, directly recalling the holiness command given here.
Numbers 15:32 records a man gathering sticks on the Sabbath — an example of violating the rest commanded here and its punishment.