The Seventh Day, God Rests. So the heavens and the earth were completed, and all their hosts (inhabitants).
And by the seventh day God completed His work which He had done, and He rested (ceased) on the seventh day from all His work which He had done. [Heb_4:9-10]
So God blessed the seventh day and sanctified it [as His own, that is, set it apart as holy from other days], because in it He rested from all His work which He had created and done. [Exo_20:11] Gen 2:1-3
For in six days the LORD made the heavens and the earth, the sea and everything that is in them, and He rested (ceased) on the seventh day. That is why the LORD blessed the Sabbath day and made it holy [that is, set it apart for His purposes]. Exo 20:11
It is a sign between Me and the Israelites forever; for in six days the LORD made the heavens and the earth, and on the seventh day He ceased and was refreshed.” Exo 31:17
INTRODUCTION TO THE OLD TESTAMENT
I.GOD AND THE RACE, Genesis 1-11
1. The Beginnings of the World and of Man, Genesis 1:1-2:25
4. What was true of man’s first home?
THE SEVENTH DAY, GOD RESTS
So the heavens and the earth were completed, and all their hosts (inhabitants).
And by the seventh day God completed His work which He had done, and He rested (ceased) on the seventh day from all His work which He had done. [Heb_4:9-10]
So God blessed the seventh day and sanctified it [as His own, that is, set it apart as holy from other days], because in it He rested from all His work which He had created and done. [Exo_20:11]
EDEN
This is the history of [the origin of] the heavens and of the earth when they were created, in the day [that is, days of creation] that the LORD God made the earth and the heavens–
no shrub or plant of the field was yet in the earth, and no herb of the field had yet sprouted, for the LORD God had not caused it to rain on the earth, and there was no man to cultivate the ground,
but a mist (fog, dew, vapor) used to rise from the land and water the entire surface of the ground–
then the LORD God formed [that is, created the body of] man from the dust of the ground, and breathed into his nostrils the breath of life; and the man became a living being [an individual complete in body and spirit]. [1Co_15:45-49]
And the LORD God planted a garden (oasis) in the east, in Eden (delight, land of happiness); and He put the man whom He had formed (created) there.
And [in that garden] the LORD God caused to grow from the ground every tree that is desirable and pleasing to the sight and good (suitable, pleasant) for food; the tree of life was also in the midst of the garden, and the tree of the [experiential] knowledge (recognition) of [the difference between] good and evil. [Rev_2:7; Rev_22:14, Rev_22:19]
Now a river flowed out of Eden to water the garden; and from there it divided and became four [branching] rivers.
The first [river] is named Pishon; it flows around the entire land of Havilah, where there is gold.
The gold of that land is good; bdellium (a fragrant, valuable resin) and the onyx stone are found there.
The name of the second river is Gihon; it flows around the entire land of Cush [in Mesopotamia].
The third river is named Hiddekel (Tigris); it flows east of Assyria. And the fourth river is the Euphrates.
So the LORD God took the man [He had made] and settled him in the Garden of Eden to cultivate and keep it.
And the LORD God commanded the man, saying, “You may freely (unconditionally) eat [the fruit] from every tree of the garden;
but [only] from the tree of the knowledge (recognition) of good and evil you shall not eat, otherwise on the day that you eat from it, you shall most certainly die [because of your disobedience].”
Comments by
F.B.Meyer
On
Genesis 2:1-17
MAN IN EDEN, INNOCENCE
The first paragraph belongs to the previous chapter, as is clear from the use of the same term for God-Elohim. God’s Rest was not from weariness, or exhaustion, but because His work of Creation was finished. He is ever at work, remember Joh_5:17. We enter into His rest, when we cease to worry, and trust Him in all and for all. In Gen_2:4, Moses incorporates another of those wonderful God-given narratives, which had been handed down from the lips of the patriarchs. It is marked by the use of another term for God-Jehovah Elohim. Every man is entrusted with a garden, that he may keep it. God’s goodness is no excuse for idleness. Whether your heart and life shall produce weeds, or flowers and fruits, depends on yourself. Ponder Pro_4:23; Pro_24:30-31.
Comments by
WILLIAM MACDONALD
Believers Bible Commentary
On
Genesis 2:1-14
I. EARTH’S EARLIEST AGES (Chaps. 1-11)
A. The Creation (Chaps. 1, 2)
2:1-3 God rested from His creative activity on the seventh day. This is not the rest that follows weariness but the rest of satisfaction and completion of a job well done. Although God did not command man to keep the Sabbath at this time, He taught the principle.
2:4-6 The name LORD God (Jehovah [Yahweh] Elohim) appears for the first time in verse 4, but only after the creation of man (Gen_1:27). As Elohim, God is the Creator. As Jehovah, He is in covenant relation with man. Failing to see this, some Bible critics have concluded that these different names for God can only be explained by a change in authorship.
This is the history (v. 4) refers to the beginnings described in chapter 1. Verse 5, which reads, “before any plant of the field was in the earth and before any herb of the field had grown,” describes conditions on the earth in Gen_1:10, when the dry land appeared but before vegetation appeared. The earth was watered by a mist rather than by rain.
2:7 A fuller account of the creation of man is now given. God formed his body from the dust of the ground, but only the impartation of the breath of God made him a living being. Adam (“red” or “ground”) was named after the red earth from which he was made.
2:8-14 The garden that God planted in Eden was toward the east, i.e., east of Palestine, the point of reference for Bible directions. It was located in the region of Mesopotamia, near the Hiddekel (Tigris) and Euphrates Rivers. The tree of the knowledge of good and evil provided a test of man’s obedience. The only reason it was wrong to eat of that fruit was because God had said so. In different forms, that fruit is still with us today.
Note:*
*God taught Israel for forty years in the Desert which day the Sabbath is and they still keep it today as a witness to us the Gentiles. Saturday is the seventh day the Lord Blessed and sanctified and is today still a sign between God and Israel. Please see Romans 11:11-24. If you as a Gentile and Jew are not Grafted into the Olive tree of Israel, you will not see eternal life. The Jews were broken off due to their disbelieve in the Gospel of Jesus Christ and need to be grafted back in to be saved.
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