A STUDY IN GENESIS
We now come to the final day of creation. The seventh day!
Genesis 2:1-3 “Thus the heavens and the earth, and all the host of them, were finished. 2 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. 3 Then God blessed the seventh day and sanctified it, because in it He rested from all His work which God had created and made.”
The human characteristic of a week was established. God not only had created the physical world, but was also establishing in creation the metaphysical world and all proper societal norms we enjoy today. Have there been some who have strayed from a week format? Yes, but in general the world has operated on such a principle.
Ironically, chapter two starts by making sure we understand what has been made and in the correct order. First, God creates the heavens, the Hebrew word is “Shamayim” which includes the sky where the birds are, stars, and Heaven. Next God makes the earth. The hosts of each category come at their appointed time with their relation of dimension.
God is a God of order, there is no chaos that He has created; the Spiritual and Natural are in perfect harmony. Just the way God created it. You might be wondering, “Why does the cosmos look like a war happened?” The answer to this, we will discuss next week. These three verses emphasize the importance of chapter one. However, it also provides us with something only God can do. He provided a day of the week that we can stop our busy schedule and reflect on God and reflect on His creation. Only God can provide mankind a beautiful opportunity to stop our busy life schedule and examine what God has done. Many people like to take and twist this day into something it is not. The seventh day is Saturday, and yet you can still worship on Sunday and should! Ironically, the early church gathered on Saturday and on Sunday. However, for the Christian, our entire life and future is built on what happened on Sunday. Acts 17:31 “because He has appointed a day on which He will judge the world in righteousness by the Man whom He has ordained. He has given assurance of this to all by raising Him from the dead.” Sunday is the day I go to Church with other believers, I also go on other days as scheduled for different events.
This post is not a post regarding what day to worship, but rather emphasizing what God emphasized. He made Saturday a day of rest. He gave us a day to stop and reflect on His word and creation.
I want to end on a positive note. At this moment in history, everything is good and is in order as designed. This means that for us today who ask the serious questions of “Why God is this happening?” We need to step back and realize it was not designed that way, and God intends to fix what was broken. Next week we will see how God builds on creation within the metephysical world, with something the forces of evil hate and wants to destroy at all cost. The following week, we will discuss what happens before the fall of man but after creation. After we will review how God knew this was coming and has ordained in creation a calendar of His work! Remember that God is always in control and is aware of all things. This we can take assurance in and be at peace; knowing that He can calm the very storm that He designed. He can be in the heights and depths wherever you find yourself calling out to God. He is there and He cares!
Hold until relieved, our Blessed Hope is coming,
JL