SABBATH REST
Key verse: 3
NIV
2 Thus the heavens and the earth were completed in all their vast array.(A)
Cross references
- Genesis 2:1 : Dt 4:19; 17:3; 2Ki 17:16; 21:3; Ps 104:2; Isa 44:24; 45:12; 48:13; 51:13
- Genesis 2:2 : Dt 5:14
- Genesis 2:2 : ver 2-3; Ex 20:11; 31:17; 34:21; Jn 5:17; Heb 4:4*
- Genesis 2:3 : Ex 16:23; 20:10; 23:12; 31:15; 35:2; Lev 23:3; Ne 9:14; Isa 58:13; Jer 17:22
- Genesis 2:3 : Ps 95:11; Heb 4:1-11
- Genesis 2:3 : S Ge 1:1
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ESV
The Seventh Day, God Rests
2 Thus the heavens and the earth were finished, and (A)all the host of them. 2 And (B)on the seventh day God finished his work that he had done, and he rested on the seventh day from all his work that he had done. 3 So God blessed the seventh day and made it holy, because on it God rested from all his work that he had done in creation.
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1. The heavens and earth were completed (1)
For six days God worked hard and completed the heavens and the earth in all their vast array. He set an example which he commanded us to follow (Ex 2
:11). He wants us to work hard for six days; he wants us to finish what we start.
2. On the seventh day God rested (2-3)
God blessed the seventh day and made it holy, because on that day he rested from all the work of creating he had done. He commanded mankind to keep the Sabbath day holy (Ex 2
:8-11). Music needs rests; mankind needs rest in order to restore his soul and body, so the Sabbath was made for man. Jesus is Lord of the Sabbath. We cannot find true rest apart from him (Mk 2:27,28; Mt 11:28,29). Now, God is working all the time; we find rest and restoration when we participate in his work (Jn 5:17).
Prayer: Father, thank you for creating the Sabbath. Help me to work hard for six days and take time to come apart and worship and serve you one day in seven.
One Word: Keep the Lord's day holy
