Does it really say in the bible that people who work on the sabbath MUST be put to death?

Does it really say that in the bible? I stumbled onto a website the other day and it claimed it said that. Why would god say something like that? I've seen christian bookstores open on sunday so how can that be? Just about everything is open on sunday. How could god call for the murder of millions of innocent people just for working on the wrong day? That doesn't sound like a loving god to me, which is probably the reason I've never heard a preacher calling for the death penalty for a 65 year old lady mowing her lawn on sunday after churchDoes it really say in the bible that people who work on the sabbath MUST be put to death?
Yes, it really does say that people who work on the sabbath must be put to death...I believe by stoning. (Exodus, ch. 35, v. 2).



It also had a story about god killing children who made fun of some prophet.Does it really say in the bible that people who work on the sabbath MUST be put to death?
Not exactly. In Numbers 15:32 there is a story of people in the wilderness, who had seen the glory of YHVH on the mountain and had affirmed that they would keep the law.... who were stoned for deliberately gathering sticks on the Sabbath. The Sabbath is the 7th day, which YHVH set apart. Not the day of the Sun.Does it really say in the bible that people who work on the sabbath MUST be put to death?
There are two aspects of this question that need to be taken into account.



First - the sabbath observance was part of the Old Law Covenant given to the Israelite nation. When Christ came, he fulfilled the Law. And that is why the apostle Paul said in Romans 10:4 - "Christ is THE END of the Law."



That end of the Law included the necessity of observing the sabbath as outlined under the Law. So we today do not live under those requirements as the Israelites did.



If you read the other 650 individual laws contained in that Law Covenant, you can see that we should all be very appreciative of being relieved of the requirement to live under the Law.



Second, we should understand the reason for the sabbath observance. The Israelites had just spent over 200 years as slaves in Egypt without a day off.



By giving the Israelites a day off every week, it showed the loving kindness and generosity of their heavenly Father toward them as individuals and as a nation.



But they were to do something constructive with their time off. Their thoughts and actions were to be God-centered on this day of observance. Therefore they were to use their time to instruct their children, read scriptures, meet with and learn from fellow Israelites,



There was a punishment for carelessly leaving work and other unnecessary items to be done and take up the time that was to be set aside for worship, prayer, and family instruction.



The previous six days were to be used by man for the benefit of man. The seventh day was to honor God for the strength and the means he gave to us to care for our needs. He deserves our praise and recognition for that.



Today, since we are not strictly under the sabbath observance, we do not need nor are we required to set aside one whole day in which we care for our spiritual needs and praise/worship. We can do that on any day, and in smaller periods of time.



BUT we MUST still do it.



Acts 2:46 , 47 - in part -says of early apostles of Christ -



"And day after day they were in constant attendance at the temple with one accord...praising God and finding favor with all the people."
The Bible says this in relation to the old covenant between God and Israelites. Christians were never a party to the old covenant, and it ended.



Sunday is not the sabbath; and there is no commandment in the Bible to treat is like a sabbath. There is no requirement to observe days in the New Covenant.



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