THE DAY GOD …
Genesis 2
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DAY 7�THE DAY GOD�RESTED
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Class Notes:
So the creation of the heavens and the earth and everything in them was completed. On the seventh day God had finished His work of creation, so He rested from all His work. And God blessed the seventh day and declared it holy, because it was the day when He rested from all His work of creation.
Genesis 2:1-3
Genesis 2
שָׁבַת – shabath ; to cease, desist, rest
Genesis 2:2
2 By the seventh day God had finished the work He had been doing; so on the seventh day He rested from all His work.
Genesis 2
שָׁבַת – shabath ; to cease, desist, rest
שַׁבָּת – shabbath ; Sabbath Day
Genesis 2:2
2 By the seventh day God had finished the work He had been doing; so on the seventh day He rested from all His work.
Genesis 2
Genesis 2:3
3 And God blessed the seventh day and made it holy, because on it He rested from all the work of creating that He had done.
קָדַשׁ – qadash ; to consecrate, sanctify, prepare, dedicate, be hallowed, be holy, be sanctified, be separate
Genesis 2:3
3 And God blessed the seventh day and made it holy, because on it He rested from all the work of creating that He had done.
שַׁבָּת – shabbath ; Sabbath Day
Exodus 16:26
26 Six days you are to gather it [manna], but on the seventh day, the Sabbath, there will not be any.”
שַׁבָּת – shabbath ; Sabbath Day
Exodus 20:8
8 “Remember the Sabbath day by keeping it holy.
שַׁבָּת – shabbath ; Sabbath Day
Isaiah 56:6-7 �6 And foreigners who bind themselves to the LORD to serve Him, to love the name of the LORD, and to worship Him, all who keep the Sabbath without desecrating it and who hold fast to My covenant— �7 these I will bring to My holy mountain and give them joy in My house of prayer. Their burnt offerings and sacrifices will be accepted on My altar; for My house will be called a house of prayer for all nations.”
שַׁבָּת – shabbath ; Sabbath Day
Matthew 12:8
8 For the Son of Man is Lord of the Sabbath.”
שַׁבָּת – shabbath ; Sabbath Day
Mark 16:2
2 Very early on the first day of the week, just after sunrise, they were on their way to the tomb.
שַׁבָּת – shabbath ; Sabbath Day
Acts 20:7
7 On the first day of the week we came together to break bread. Paul spoke to the people …
שַׁבָּת – shabbath ; Sabbath Day
Romans 14:5-6
5 One man considers one day more sacred than another; another man considers every day alike. Each one should be fully convinced in his own mind. 6 He who regards one day as special, does so to the Lord.
שַׁבָּת – shabbath ; Sabbath Day
Colossians 2:16-17
16 Therefore do not let anyone judge you by what you eat or drink, or with regard to a religious festival, a New Moon celebration or a Sabbath day. 17 These are a shadow of the things that were to come; the reality, however, is found in Christ.
שַׁבָּת – shabbath ; Sabbath Day
Hebrews 4: 1-11
1 Therefore, since the promise of entering His rest still stands, let us be careful that none of you be found to have fallen short of it …
שַׁבָּת – shabbath ; Sabbath Day
Hebrews 4: 1-11
3 Now we who have believed enter that rest, just as God has said …
שַׁבָּת – shabbath ; Sabbath Day
Hebrews 4: 1-11
And yet His work has been finished since the creation of the world. 4 For somewhere He has spoken about the seventh day in these words: “And on the seventh day God rested from all His work.” …
שַׁבָּת – shabbath ; Sabbath Day
Hebrews 4: 1-11
6 It still remains that some will enter that rest, and those who formerly had the gospel preached to them did not go in, because of their disobedience. …
שַׁבָּת – shabbath ; Sabbath Day
Hebrews 4: 1-11
9 There remains, then, a Sabbath-rest for the people of God; 10 for anyone who enters God’s rest also rests from his own work, just as God did from His. 11 Let us, therefore, make every effort to enter that rest, so that no one will fall by following their example of disobedience.
שַׁבָּת – shabbath ; Sabbath Day
Ephesians 2:8-9
8 For it is by grace you have been saved, through faith—and this not from yourselves, it is the gift of God— 9 not by works, so that no one can boast.
שַׁבָּת – shabbath ; Sabbath Day
Ezekiel 46:1
1 “‘This is what the Sovereign LORD says: The gate of the inner court facing east is to be shut on the six working days, but on the Sabbath day and on the day of the New Moon it is to be opened.
שַׁבָּת – shabbath ; Sabbath Day
Age of the Church
Hebrews 4: 1-11
… and yet His work has been finished since the creation of the world.
God’s Law of Completion
Nothing else is needed.
When He had cleansed us from our sins, He sat down in the place of honor at the right hand of the majestic God in heaven. Hebrews 1:3
It was the day when He rested from all His work of creation.
Genesis 2:3
God’s Law of Completion
What does it mean for us?
God saved you by His grace when you believed. And you can’t take credit for this; it is a gift from God. Salvation is not a reward for the good things we have done, so none of us can boast about it. Ephesians 2:8-9
God’s Law of Completion
What does it mean for us?
Energy and matter cannot be created or destroyed; it can only be converted from one form to another.
First Law of Thermodynamics
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Experiment Time
The Physical Universe is an Isolated System
Only God can step into an Isolated System and, when He does …
extraordinary things happen.
THE DAY GOD …
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