{"id":41155,"date":"2016-01-07T08:00:37","date_gmt":"2016-01-07T16:00:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/redeeminggod.com\/?p=41155"},"modified":"2017-04-18T12:30:37","modified_gmt":"2017-04-18T19:30:37","slug":"genesis_2_1-3-p1","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/redeeminggod.com\/genesis_2_1-3-p1\/","title":{"rendered":"[#22] Genesis 2:1-3 (Part 1) \u2013 The Sabbath Rest of God"},"content":{"rendered":"<!--powerpress_player--><div itemscope itemtype=\"http:\/\/schema.org\/AudioObject\"><meta itemprop=\"name\" content=\"[#22] Genesis 2:1-3 (Part 1) \u2013 The Sabbath Rest of God\" \/><meta itemprop=\"uploadDate\" content=\"2016-01-07T08:00:37-08:00\" \/><meta itemprop=\"encodingFormat\" content=\"audio\/mpeg\" \/><meta itemprop=\"duration\" content=\"PT29M06S\" \/><meta itemprop=\"description\" content=\"Lots of people struggle with whether or not we should observe the Sabbath. On the one hand, Sabbath observance seems like a very religious and legalistic thing to do, but on the other hand, God did set up the Sabbath as an everlasting covenant (Exod 31:16), did He not?\r\n\r\nThis episode begins to look at Genesis 2:1-3 and Day 7 of the creation week as we begin to answer these important questions.\" \/><meta itemprop=\"contentUrl\" content=\"https:\/\/media.blubrry.com\/one_verse\/feeds.soundcloud.com\/stream\/240694408-redeeminggod-22_genesis_2_1-3-sabbath-rest-of-god.mp3\" \/><meta itemprop=\"contentSize\" content=\"27.0\" \/><div class=\"powerpress_player\" id=\"powerpress_player_9753\"><!--[if lt IE 9]><script>document.createElement('audio');<\/script><![endif]-->\n<audio class=\"wp-audio-shortcode\" id=\"audio-41155-1\" preload=\"none\" style=\"width: 100%;\" controls=\"controls\"><source type=\"audio\/mpeg\" src=\"https:\/\/media.blubrry.com\/one_verse\/feeds.soundcloud.com\/stream\/240694408-redeeminggod-22_genesis_2_1-3-sabbath-rest-of-god.mp3?_=1\" \/><a href=\"https:\/\/media.blubrry.com\/one_verse\/feeds.soundcloud.com\/stream\/240694408-redeeminggod-22_genesis_2_1-3-sabbath-rest-of-god.mp3\">https:\/\/media.blubrry.com\/one_verse\/feeds.soundcloud.com\/stream\/240694408-redeeminggod-22_genesis_2_1-3-sabbath-rest-of-god.mp3<\/a><\/audio><\/div><\/div><p>Do you observe the Sabbath? Why or why not?<\/p>\n<p>Lots of people struggle with whether or not we should observe the Sabbath. On the one hand, Sabbath observance seems like a very religious and legalistic thing to do, but on the other hand, God set up the Sabbath as an everlasting covenant (Exod 31:16).<\/p>\n<p>This episode\u00a0begins to look at Genesis 2:1-3 and Day 7 of the creation week as we begin to answer these important questions.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_41158\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-41158\" style=\"width: 570px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/redeeminggod.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/01\/sabbath-570x338.jpg\" alt=\"Genesis 2:1-3 Sabbath\" width=\"570\" height=\"338\" class=\"wp-image-41158 size-medium\" srcset=\"https:\/\/redeeminggod.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/01\/sabbath-570x338.jpg 570w, https:\/\/redeeminggod.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/01\/sabbath-300x178.jpg 300w, https:\/\/redeeminggod.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/01\/sabbath.jpg 580w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 570px) 100vw, 570px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-41158\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Ironically, this image shows that Sunday is the Sabbath&#8230;<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<h2>The Text of Genesis 2:1-3<\/h2>\n<p><strong>Thus the heavens and the earth, and all the host of them, were finished.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>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. Then God blessed the seventh day and sanctified it, because in it He rested from all His work which God had created and made.<\/strong><\/p>\n<h2>In this discussion of Genesis 2:1-3 we look at:<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li>The last day of Creation, Day 7<\/li>\n<li>How Moses used this day to set Yahweh apart from other gods<\/li>\n<li><span>Why Moses doesn\u2019t actually use the word for \u201cSabbath\u201d<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span>Why Moses presents God as needing to rest<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2>Resources:<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/redeeminggod.com\/sermons\/luke\/luke-6_1-5\/\">Going Against the Grain on the Sabbath<\/a><span><\/span><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/redeeminggod.com\/sermons\/luke\/luke_6_6-11\/\">Jesus Gives a Hand on the Sabbath<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/redeeminggod.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/Creation-Myths-Johnston.pdf\">Johnston Article on Genesis 1<\/a><\/li>\n<li>Hamilton, <i>Genesis 1\u201317<\/i> \u2013 <a 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