03/09/19

Q174: What did God make on the seventh day in creation in the old testament?

I reckon He would have made a cuppa tea, got a biscuit and had a lie down! The Bible simply says: “So on the seventh day, having finished His task, God ceased from the work He had been doing, and God blessed the seventh day and declared it holy, because it was the day when He ceased this work of creation.” (Genesis Ch.2:verse2-3, The Living Bible)

Why did I put in the bit about a cuppa tea? For a bit of fun – but also to indicate that He may have been tired. Read Genesis chapter one – it would seem a mighty lot of work even if He had ten zillion angels helping.

So, what did God make? He made an ordinance to rest on the seventh day and that is in The Ten Commandments: “Remember to observe the Sabbath as a holy day. Six days a week are for your daily duties and your regular work, but the seventh day is a day of Sabbath rest before the Lord your God.” (Exodus Ch.20.Verse 8-9)

Today the Christian church only partly follows this commandment. Some say that Jesus changed it because salvation removed that requirement and every day is a day to worship and do work for Him. Policemen, doctors, nurses, firemen and so on must work on the ‘Sabbath’ day (Sunday). The Jewish people and Seventh Day Adventist people worship on Saturday which they call the Sabbath. A bit confusing sometimes isn’t it.

Jesus was accused by the Temple religious leaders for doing work on the Sabbath. Jesus asked them: “If your cow falls into a pit, don’t you proceed at once to get it out?” (see Luke Ch.14:verses 1 to 6) They were humiliated because Jesus showed them up as hypocrites for not having common sense. Of course you would help a cow out of a pit on the Sabbath.

In Jerusalem today, some Jews throw rocks at other Jews who drive to the Synagogue in their Mercedes-Benz cars – ‘that’s work on the Sabbath,’ they say, and say that all Jews should walk to the synagogue. I heard that on the radio. Bit of a problem there.

A little personal view: At more than 80 years old now, I find that the society I live in seems to be going too fast. We never seem to slow down to ‘smell the flowers’, to be still and just rest. Too many people work too much or too hard and get Chronic Fatigue Syndrome, have mental or emotional problems, and get just ‘worn out’ and finish up in a hospital having a forced rest. Maybe God did know that a day of rest is best for us all.

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