He said to them,“ Here is what the Lord commanded. He said,‘ Tomorrow will be a day of rest. It will be a holy Sabbath day. It will be set apart for the Lord. So bake what you want to bake. Boil what you want to boil. Save what is left. Keep it until morning.’ ”
On the first and seventh days, come together for a sacred assembly. Do not work at all on these days. The only thing you are allowed to do is prepare food for everyone to eat.
The Israelites were in the desert. One Sabbath day, people saw a man gathering wood.They brought him to Moses and Aaron and the whole community.They kept him under guard. It wasn’t clear what should be done to him.Then the Lord said to Moses,“ The man must die. The whole community must kill him by throwing stones at him. They must do it outside the camp.”So the people took the man outside the camp. There they killed him by throwing stones at him. They did just as the Lord had commanded Moses.
“ Do not work on the Sabbath day. Do not do just anything you want to on my holy day. Make the Sabbath a day you can enjoy. Honor the Lord’ s holy day. Do not work on it. Do not do just anything you want to. Do not talk about things that are worthless.
