God looked at everything he had made. And he saw that everything was very good. There was evening, and then there was morning. This was the sixth day.
Genesis 2:2 - Holy Bible: Easy-to-Read Version God finished the work he was doing, so on the seventh day he rested from his work. Tuilleadh leaganachaKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 And on the seventh day God ended his work which he had made; and he rested on the seventh day from all his work which he had made. Amplified Bible - Classic Edition And on the seventh day God ended His work which He had done; and He rested on the seventh day from all His work which He had done. [Heb. 4:9, 10.] American Standard Version (1901) And on the seventh day God finished his work which he had made; and he rested on the seventh day from all his work which he had made. Common English Bible On the sixth day God completed all the work that he had done, and on the seventh day God rested from all the work that he had done. Catholic Public Domain Version And on the seventh day, God fulfilled his work, which he had made. And on the seventh day he rested from all his work, which he had accomplished. Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version And on the seventh day God ended his work which he had made: and he rested on the seventh day from all his work which he had done. |
God looked at everything he had made. And he saw that everything was very good. There was evening, and then there was morning. This was the sixth day.
God blessed the seventh day and made it a holy day. He made it special because on that day he rested from all the work he did while creating the world.
“Work for six days, but on the seventh day, rest! This will allow your slaves and other workers a time to rest and relax. And your bulls and donkeys will also have a time of rest.
There are six other days in the week for working. But the seventh day is a very special day of rest. That is the special day to honor the Lord. Anyone who works during the Sabbath must be killed.
The Sabbath will be a sign between me and the Israelites forever.’” (The Lord worked six days and made the sky and the earth, and on the seventh day he rested and relaxed.)
That will happen when you stop sinning against God’s law about the Sabbath and when you stop doing things to please yourself on that special day. You should call the Sabbath a happy day. You should honor the Lord’s special day by not saying and doing things that you do every other day of the week.
But he said to them, “My Father never stops working, and so I work too.”
but the seventh day is a day of rest in honor of the Lord your God. So on that day no one should work—not you, your sons and daughters, foreigners living in your cities or your men and women slaves. Not even your cattle, donkeys, and other animals should do any work! Your slaves should be able to rest just as you do.
God rested after he finished his work. So everyone who enters God’s place of rest will also have rest from their own work just as God did.
Yes, somewhere in the Scriptures he talked about the seventh day of the week. He said, “So on the seventh day God rested from all his work.”