<P> When God gave the Israelites the Ten Commandments at biblical Mount Sinai , they were commanded to remember the Sabbath and keep it holy by not doing any work and allowing the whole household to cease from work . This was in recognition of God 's act of creation and the special status that God had conferred on the seventh day during the creation week . </P>
what does it mean to keep the sabath holy
not doing any work and allowing the whole household to cease from work