At this point in Genesis, all is well. God, out of His infinite love, has made the world. He has created man and woman in His image. They are in love and in relationship with each other. God with them. And, as good as everything was, man and woman still had freedom. They were free to obey. Or free to rebel. (8 Minutes/2000 Words)
Read moreDay 7: What Can We Learn From The First Sabbath? (Genesis 2:1-3)
Because of the finality of creation, **the seventh day** receives special treatment in this verse. It doesn't follow the order of the first six days, where God spoke something into being and assessed it, all within the evening and morning of that day. Instead, the seventh day breaks the mold and becomes the day **God rested on** and the day He **blessed** and **made holy** (2-3). (5 Minutes/1300 Words)
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