Friday, March 25, 2022

Creation Moment 3/26/2022 - Creation of the Sabbath

"The Bible says, “And on the seventh day God ended His work which He had done” (Gen. 2:2, NKJV)
 
After resting upon the seventh day, God sanctified it, or set it apart, as a day of rest for man”. — Ellen G. White, Patriarchs and Prophets, p. 47
 
This is why Jesus can say, “The Sabbath was made for man, and not man for the Sabbath (Mark 2:27, NKJV)
 
Jesus could make this authoritative statement because He made or created the Sabbath as the eternal sign and seal of God’s covenant with His people. The Sabbath was not for the Hebrew people only, but for all humanity.
 
Genesis indicates three things that Jesus did after He created the Sabbath day
First, He “rested” (Gen. 2:2), giving us a divine example of His desire to rest with us. 
Second, He “blessed” the seventh day (Gen. 2:3)
In the Creation narrative, animals are blessed (Gen. 1:22), and Adam and Eve are blessed (Gen. 1:28), but the only day specifically blessed is the seventh day. 
Third, God “sanctified it” (Gen. 2:3) or “made it holy”. 
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